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Tarana Burke, founder and leader of the #MeToo movement, sits in her home in Baltimore on Tuesday, …
April 25, 2024 10:42 PM ET

#MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturned

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Harvey Weinstein's accusers and their advocates were shocked and angered by an appellate court’s decision to overturn the ex-movie mogul’s 2020 rape conviction

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April 25, 2024 12:49 PM ET

Native American tribes want US appeals court to weigh in on $10B SunZia energy transmission project

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Native American tribes and environmentalists want a U.S. appeals court to weigh in on their request to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line

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Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough and other local officials speak at a news conferenc…
April 25, 2024 12:21 PM ET

Athletic director used AI to frame principal with racist remarks in fake audio clip, police say

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Authorities in Maryland say a high school athletic director used artificial intelligence to impersonate a principal on an audio recording

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April 24, 2024 7:09 PM ET

TikTok has promised to sue over the potential US ban. What's the legal outlook?

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Legislation forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. has received President Joe Biden’s official signoff

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April 24, 2024 11:17 AM ET

With lawsuits in rearview mirror, Disney World government gets back to being boring

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For the first time in more than a year, the monthly board meeting of Walt Disney World’s governing district was back to being what many municipal government forums often are — boring

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April 23, 2024 10:07 AM ET

A legal challenge over the UK's role in arms sales to Israel will go ahead

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April 22, 2024 10:26 PM ET

Starbucks appears likely to win Supreme Court dispute with federal labor agency

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition, March 9, 2020, in…
April 22, 2024 10:12 PM ET

Elon Musk accuses Australia of censorship after court bans violent video

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People work on a standing section of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, Monday, April 15, 2024…
April 22, 2024 3:22 PM ET

Baltimore leaders accuse ship's owner and manager of negligence in Key Bridge collapse

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Donald Trump stands as the jury files into the courtroom at the start of the trial in Manhattan cri…
April 22, 2024 2:28 PM ET

Without cameras to go live, the Trump trial is proving the potency of live blogs as news tools

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Celebrity handbag designer Nancy Gonzalez hides under an umbrella as she walks with her lawyer Andr…
April 22, 2024 9:45 AM ET

Celebrity handbag designer sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile handbags

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April 22, 2024 8:12 AM ET

Supreme Court allows soccer promoter's antitrust suit over FIFA policy on league matches to proceed

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April 22, 2024 7:36 AM ET

Supreme Court will take up the legal fight over ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese carries a candle during a candlelight vigil at Sydney's …
April 22, 2024 2:28 AM ET

Australian judge bans X from sharing video of bishop being stabbed in Sydney church

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Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a demonstration calling for freedom of expre…
April 21, 2024 2:43 PM ET

Conservative Brazilians laud Elon Musk at rally in support of ex-president Bolsonaro

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April 18, 2024 6:54 PM ET

Nevada Supreme Court rulings hand setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists

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Elon Musk arrives at the 10th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures …
April 18, 2024 5:22 PM ET

US committee releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk's X, shedding light on account suspensions

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April 18, 2024 2:34 PM ET

San Francisco sues Oakland over new airport name that includes 'San Francisco'

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April 17, 2024 9:02 AM ET

Supreme Court makes it easier to sue for job discrimination over forced transfers

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April 17, 2024 6:46 AM ET

Hugh Grant says he took 'enormous sum' to settle suit alleging illegal snooping by The Sun tabloid

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April 16, 2024 10:34 AM ET

Supreme Court won't hear election denier Mike Lindell's challenge over FBI seizure of cellphone

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April 16, 2024 7:54 AM ET

Ohio man fatally shot Uber driver after scam phone calls targeted both of them, authorities say

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April 16, 2024 3:04 AM ET

Biden visits his Pennsylvania hometown to call for more taxes on the rich and cast Trump as elitist

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April 15, 2024 10:07 PM ET

Trump trial: Why can't Americans see or hear what is going on inside the courtroom?

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April 13, 2024 10:13 PM ET

Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court

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April 13, 2024 7:11 AM ET

Nearing 50 Supreme Court arguments in, lawyer Lisa Blatt keeps winning

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April 11, 2024 10:20 PM ET

If O.J. Simpson's assets go to court, Goldman, Brown families could be first in line

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April 11, 2024 1:26 PM ET

What to know about Elon Musk's 'free speech' feud with a Brazilian judge

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April 11, 2024 11:00 AM ET

Freight railroads ask courts to throw out new rule requiring two-person crews on trains

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