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☆ An American soldier went missing in the Korean War. How his late mother’s faith he’d come home has finally been realized
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Kaila Nichols | Brammhi Balarajan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

With limited logistics and no hope of reinforcement, 30,000 UN soldiers faced over 120,000 Chinese troops in a battle considered one of the most brutal of the Korean War. A lack of proof and a mother’s faithSoon after the war, the opposing nations embarked on Operation Glory, a 1954 exchange of thousands of sets of remains of Korean War dead. Spruell’s name also was recorded, it said, at the cemetery’s Courts of the Missing, where the names of 8,210 Americans lost in the Korean War were listed when it was dedicated in 1966. But the brother rarely spoke of the young man last seen halfway around the world near the Chosin Reservoir, said another one of his children, Dennis Spruell. More recently, it called Dennis Spruell with the news.

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CNN —Hamas released a video of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Wednesday, the first proof that he survived being badly wounded during his capture on October 7. He is shown in the undated video with part of his left arm missing several inches above the hand. Video filmed on October 7 showed Goldberg-Polin with his arm severely injured. Hersh Goldberg-Polin's mutilated arm could be seen a still from the video, as he told his parents he loved them. He criticizes the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as other Israeli hostages in Hamas propaganda videos have done.

Persons: CNN —, Hersh Goldberg, Goldberg, Polin, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hersh, ”, Rachel, Jonathan, Rachel Goldberg, Maya Alleruzzo, ” Rachel Goldberg Organizations: CNN, CNN — Hamas, Nova, Hamas Locations: Israel, Gaza, Jerusalem, Washington

☆ Traveling Light: How to Pack a Carry-on
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Stephanie Rosenbloom | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For some travelers, the mere thought of packing a carry-on bag can sour even the most potent vacation anticipation. But packing light can also be a creative endeavor that helps build excitement for your upcoming getaway. And with fees for checked bags on the rise, it makes economic sense to master the art of packing a carry-on. Get in the minimalist mind-setIf you tend to over-pack, begin by thinking about why you’re traveling in the first place. “When you’re traveling,” she explained, “it’s more about you seeing the world than the world seeing you.”Pack colors that coordinate so you can bring fewer items yet still have options, like re-wearing the same pants with various shirts.

Persons: you’re, ”, Pauline Frommer, “ Locations: Patagonia

☆ Paris waiters compete in race to get a coffee and croissant across the capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Xiaofei Xu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“I tried holding the tray, it’s pretty heavy!” Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told journalists shortly before the race started. Waiters start the Course des Cafes race on March 24, 2024. The “Course des Garçons de Café” (cafe waiters race) was first launched in 1914 to highlight the cafés and restaurants of the French capital, according to French historian Laurent Bihl. Throughout the years, it found popularity not only in Paris but across France in cities such as Nice, Belfort and Calais. Back on the streets of Paris, the quickest entrants completed Sunday’s Course des Cafés race – the name of the revived version has been shortened, dropping the ‘garçons’ – in less than 14 minutes.

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Some Nevada Republicans say the story demonstrates Brown’s deeper understanding of the complexities of reproductive healthcare in a state where voters guaranteed the right to abortion through a referendum. They also hope it illuminates a gray area that many Republican women feel extends beyond “yes” or “no” answers on abortion rights. She said Nevada Republicans have no desire to overturn the state’s existing protections, unlike in Republican-led states like Texas and South Carolina. She also hopes the Browns’ announcement helps move abortion access, largely a winning issue for Democrats, “off the table” in the Senate race. When left to the states, women in Texas facing the same circumstances today would not have the options his wife had in the state in 2008.

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Munich, Germany CNN —Hamas’s demands for a hostage deal are “delusional” and need to be “close to reality,” Israel’s Coordinator for the Captives and the Missing, Gal Hirsch, told CNN Saturday. But Hamas’s demands are disconnected from reality - delusional,” the former Israel Defense Forces commander said in an interview with CNN’s Alex Marquardt at the Munich Security Conference in Germany. He suggested that, though Israel and Hamas had previously agreed on a deal to supply medication to Israeli hostages, the hostages did not receive this medication. Hamas will be dismantled, but we would like very much to make a deal and to bring our hostages back home. “They wanted very much to break the potential deal just as they did in the previous one,” he suggested.

Persons: Germany CNN —, ”, Gal Hirsch, CNN’s Alex Marquardt, counteroffer, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Hirsch, ” Hirsch, Khan Younis, “, Martin Meissner, Marquardt, Deir al Balah Organizations: Germany CNN, CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Munich, Israeli, Minister’s, Hamas, Nasser, IDF, UN Locations: Munich, Germany, Gaza, Israel, Israel’s, Khan, The Hague, Netherlands, Rafah, Deir al

(AP) — Inmates at a Mississippi prison were forced to mix raw cleaning chemicals without protective equipment, with one alleging she later contracted terminal cancer and was denied timely medical care, a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges. Susan Balfour, 62, was incarcerated for 33 years at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility until her release in December 2021. Prisoners were required to clean the facility, without protective equipment, using chemicals that might cause cancer, Balfour's lawsuit says. “I feel betrayed by our system that failed to provide timely medical care for me. The companies contracted to provide health care to prisoners at the facility — Wexford Health Sources, Centurion Health and VitalCore — delayed or failed to schedule follow-up cancer screenings for Baflour even though they had been recommended by prison physicians, the lawsuit says.

Persons: JACKSON, Susan Balfour, Balfour, I'm, VitalCore —, Drew Tominello, Tominello, Pauline Rogers ,, ” Rogers, ” ___ Michael Goldberg Organizations: Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, U.S . Southern, U.S . Southern District of, Centurion Health, Mississippi Department of Corrections, of Corrections, Mississippi Supreme, Rech Foundation, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Miss, Mississippi, U.S, U.S . Southern District, U.S . Southern District of Mississippi, Wexford, @mikergoldberg

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities have exhumed the body of the wife of a famed former Tennessee sheriff more than a half-century after she was fatally shot in a still-unsolved killing. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed that it oversaw the exhumation of the body of Pauline Pusser on Thursday at Adamsville Cemetery. A TBI statement said the agency received a new tip that led agents to find that there was never an autopsy performed on Pauline Pusser's body. The Pusser car was hit 11 times. Buford Pusser spent six years as McNairy County sheriff beginning in 1964, and aimed to rid McNairy County of organized crime, from moonshiners to gamblers.

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☆ Everything we know about Quentin Tarantino's 10th and final movie reportedly starring Brad Pitt
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The legendary director is currently working on "The Movie Critic," which he says will be his 10th and final film. For more than a decade, Tarantino has declared that he wants to stop directing films after his 10th movie. During a 2019 press conference for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," Tarantino said that he's envisioned his final movie as "a little more epilogue-y." The movie is inspired by a real-life film critic who worked for a pornography magazineWhen "The Movie Critic" was first reported to be in the works back in March, the premise was a little bit different. Brad Pitt is reportedly set to star in 'The Movie Critic'Brad Pitt has starred in two of Quentin Tarantino's previous movies.

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☆ Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, linked with cognitive decline, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Polycystic ovary syndrome, known as PCOS, has long been known for symptoms such as missed periods or excess body hair. Polycystic ovary syndrome refers to symptoms related to a hormonal imbalance in people assigned female at birth. “Our results suggest that people with this condition have lower memory and thinking skills and subtle brain changes at midlife. The findings highlight “potential cognitive vulnerabilities in women with PCOS, though it’s important to know that these are cognitive weaknesses, not impairments,” Maki said. For one, the study showed an association between PCOS and cognitive decline, but didn’t prove that the condition causes cognitive decline, the authors said.

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☆ US aims to show Trump's history of vote fraud claims at 2020 election trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Andrew Goudsward | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a Manhattan courthouse trial in a civil fraud case in New York, U.S., October 18, 2023. The case in Washington federal court is one of four criminal prosecutions facing Trump as he seeks to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 election. Trump continues to argue that his 2020 loss to Biden was the result of widespread fraud, a false claim that was rejected by multiple courts, state reviews and members of Trump's own administration. Trump is scheduled to stand trial beginning in March on charges that he interfered in the counting of votes and sought to block Congress’ certification of the 2020 election. Prosecutors have accused Trump of spreading “destabilizing lies” about widespread voter fraud to sow distrust in the election.

Persons: Donald Trump, Michael M Santiago, Jack Smith's, Trump, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Biden, Andrew Goudsward, Scott Malone, Nick Zieminski Organizations: U.S, Rights, Republican, Democratic, Trump, Prosecutors, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York, U.S, Washington

☆ Trump seeks to appeal reinstated gag orders in New York civil fraud case -filing
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | October | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Carlos Barria Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking permission to appeal a decision reinstating gag orders in his New York civil fraud case to the state's highest court, a court filing showed on Monday. A mid-level state appeals court last week reinstated the gag orders, which barred Trump and his lawyers from making public statements about court staff. Justice Arthur Engoron imposed the gag order on Trump on Oct. 3 after Trump accused Engoron's top clerk of political bias in a post on his Truth Social platform. The post left the court "inundated" with hundreds of threats from Trump supporters, Engoron said in a court filing. In Monday's filing, Trump lawyer Clifford Robert asked the mid-level appeals court, known as the Appellate Division, to allow Trump to appeal its reinstatement of the orders to the Albany-based Court of Appeals.

Persons: Donald Trump, Carlos Barria, Trump, Arthur Engoron, Engoron's, Engoron, Clifford Robert, Luc Cohen, Nick Zieminski Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Former U.S, Trump, Appeals, Thomson Locations: Ankeny , Iowa, U.S, Former, New York, Albany

☆ US appeals court says Trump must face lawsuits over US Capitol attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Andrew Goudsward | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a 2024 presidential election campaign event in Summerville, South Carolina, U.S. September 25, 2023. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that Donald Trump must face civil lawsuits over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by his supporters, rejecting the former president's claim that he is immune. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that Trump was acting "in his personal capacity as a presidential candidate" when he urged his supporters to march to the Capitol. U.S. presidents are immune from civil lawsuits only for official actions. The unanimous decision focused only on whether Trump could be sued, and said nothing about the merits of the cases themselves.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sam Wolfe, Trump, Joe Biden, Andrew Goudsward, Scott Malone, Alistair Bell Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, Rights, Capitol, U.S ., Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Capitol ., Trump, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Summerville , South Carolina, U.S

☆ US jury awards $17.7 mln to Kraft, other producers in egg price-fixing case
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Mike Scarcella | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The damages award could be tripled under U.S. antitrust law to more than $53 million. The same jury on Nov. 21 found the egg producers liable for the alleged antitrust conspiracy after a more than five-week trial. The damages award was limited to alleged overpayments during a four-year window in the mid-2000s. The jury's liability decision held Cal-Maine accountable with other defendants, including trade associations United Egg Producers and United States Egg Marketers. The case is Kraft Foods Global Inc v. United Egg Producers Inc, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, No.

Persons: Oscar Mayer, Heinz, General Mills, Kellogg, Brandon Fox, Jenner, Steven Seeger, Robin Sumner, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders, Patrick Collins of King, Rose Acre, James King, Porter Wright Morris, Mike Scarcella Organizations: Kraft, Kraft Foods Group Inc, 3G Capital, Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Food, Nestle, Friday, Cal, Maine Foods, United Egg Producers, United States Egg, U.S, Kraft Foods Global Inc, United Egg Producers Inc, Northern, Northern District of, Jenner, Patrick Collins of King & Spalding, Arthur, Thomson Locations: Northfield , Illinois, Acre, Ridgeland , Mississippi, Maine, Cal, Northern District, Northern District of Illinois

☆ US judge blocks Montana from banning TikTok use in state
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( David Shepardson | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies TikTok FollowNov 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge late on Thursday blocked Montana's first-of-its kind state ban on the use of short-video sharing app TikTok from taking effect on Jan. 1, saying it violated the free speech rights of users. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy issued a preliminary injunction to block the ban on the Chinese-owned app, saying the state ban "oversteps state power and infringes on the constitutional rights of users." TikTok users in Montana also filed suit to block the ban. During an October hearing, Molloy questioned why no other state had followed Montana in banning TikTok and asked if the state was being "paternalistic" in arguing the ban was necessary to protect the data of TikTok users. Montana could have imposed fines of $10,000 for each violation by TikTok in the state but the law did not impose penalties on individual TikTok users.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Montana's, Donald Molloy, China's ByteDance, TikTok, Molloy, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, David Shepardson, Chris Reese, Sonali Paul Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, District, Montana, Democratic, Biden, Thomson Locations: U.S, Montana

Paxton said the claim was based on only two months of clinical trial data, and vaccine recipients' "absolute risk reduction" showed that the vaccine was just 0.85% effective. Infectious disease experts have said relative risk reduction is a more meaningful way to judge a vaccine's efficacy than absolute risk reduction. Relative risk shows how well a vaccine protects recipients relative to a study's control group. "Pfizer did not tell the truth about their COVID-19 vaccines," Paxton said in a statement. The status of the probe into Moderna and Johnson & Johnson was not immediately clear.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Ken Paxton, Paxton, BioNTech, Biden, Johnson, Pfizer, Jonathan Stempel, Caroline Humer, Chizu Nomiyama, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Pfizer, REUTERS, Texas, Republican, Moderna, Johnson, Thomson Locations: Lubbock County, New York, Texas, Moderna

☆ US Supreme Court is again asked to block Illinois assault weapons ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Andrew Chung | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A man examines an AR-10 for sale at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Expo Center Gun Show, after the state of Illinois passed its "assault weapons" ban into law, in Belleville, Illinois, U.S., January 14, 2023. The National Association for Gun Rights, Robert Bevis and his firearms store, Law Weapons & Supply, made the request after a lower court denied their bid for a preliminary injunction against the ban, as well as a similar ban enacted by another Chicago suburb, Naperville. The plaintiffs also asked the Supreme Court for an injunction at an earlier stage of the case, but were rebuffed in May. The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has taken an expansive view of the Second Amendment, broadening gun rights in three landmark rulings since 2008. In 2022, the court recognized a constitutional right to carry a handgun in public for self defense, striking down a New York state law.

Persons: Kate Munsch, Robert Bevis, Democratic Illinois Governor J.B, Pritzker, Bevis, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: Belle, Clair Fairgrounds, REUTERS, Wednesday, U.S, Supreme, Democratic, National Association for Gun Rights, Weapons & Supply, Democratic Illinois Governor, AK, Circuit, Thomson Locations: Illinois, Belleville , Illinois, U.S, Highland Park, Chicago, Naperville, . Illinois, New York

☆ Chemours, DuPont, Corteva reach $110 mln 'forever chemicals' Ohio settlement
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | October | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A logo is pictured outside of Dupont offices in Geneva, Switzerland, April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompaniesLaw Firms 3M Co FollowChemours Co FollowCorteva Inc Follow Show more companiesNov 29 (Reuters) - Chemours (CC.N), Dupont De Nemours (DD.N) and Corteva (CTVA.N) have reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. state of Ohio for $110 million to resolve claims associated with toxic "forever chemicals", the companies said on Wednesday. Chemours said it would be responsible for half of the settlement costs, while DuPont would provide about $39 million. 3M (MMM.N) agreed in June to pay $10.3 billion to settle hundreds of claims that the company polluted public drinking water with the chemicals, while Chemours, DuPont and Corteva reached a similar deal with U.S. water providers for $1.19 billion. Reporting by Tanay Dhumal and Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar and Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt Acquire Licensing RightsLONGMONT, Colorado, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Two Colorado paramedics go on trial on Wednesday for their alleged role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who died after police roughly detained him and medics injected him with a powerful sedative. The trial is the last of three in the death of McClain, 23. Prosecutors allege the paramedics injected him with 500 mg of the sedative ketamine after incorrectly estimating his weight to be 200 pounds (91 kg). After Floyd's death ignited global protests, Colorado Governor Jared Polis in June 2020 asked the state attorney general's office to investigate McClain's case. Reporting by Brad Brooks in Longmont, Colorado Editing by Donna Bryson and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Nathan Woodyard, Elijah McClain, Black, Kevin Mohatt, McClain, Jeremy Cooper, Peter Cichuniec, Cooper, Cichuniec, George Floyd, Jared Polis, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Court, REUTERS, Prosecutors, Police, Minneapolis police, Thomson Locations: Adams County, Brighton , Colorado, U.S, , Colorado, Colorado, Denver, Aurora, Minneapolis, Longmont

A bitcoin is seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, June 23, 2017. Anticipation of easing U.S. borrowing costs and a possible U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund have lifted crypto prices since the summer, with market bitcoin gaining by about half since the end of August. Ether , the layer 1 token linked to the Ethereum blockchain on which most layer 2 tokens are based, has leapt 13.8% to $2,028.80 in the past month. They are often among the last ones to catch a bid when broader crypto market rises and among the first ones to sell off when sentiment is shaken. Numerous projects and their tokens were launched as the crypto market boomed in 2020, before sinking during the crypto winter of 2022.

Persons: Benoit Tessier, It's, Matteo Greco, Joshua Peck, Peck, Alyse Killeen, Fineqia International's, Lisa Mattackal, Medha Singh, Tom Wilson Organizations: La Maison du, REUTERS, Fineqia, Reuters, Thomson Locations: La, Paris, France, U.S, Stillmark, Bengaluru

☆ FDIC watchdog planning 'special inquiry' on agency leadership, sexual harassment
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Douglas Gillison | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A "new evaluation project" will also review FDIC reform efforts since a 2020 investigation found its handling of sexual harassment complaints was deficient, according to Caitlin Savino, spokesperson for the FDIC Office of Inspector General. Previously, FDIC officials said the agency had satisfied recommendations from that investigation. Gruenberg has expressed personal alarm at the accounts and vowed to address the matter as a top agency priority. Republican lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee have announced the start of a "rigorous" congressional probe into the matter. Reporting by Douglas Gillison; editing by Franklin Paul, Jonathan Oatis and David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sheila Bair, Jason Reed, Caitlin Savino, Martin Gruenberg, Gruenberg, Douglas Gillison, Franklin Paul, Jonathan Oatis, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, REUTERS, Companies United, U.S . Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Republican, Financial Services, Thomson Locations: Washington, Companies United States, America

☆ Meta says it will appeal US judge's ruling in privacy fight with FTC
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | October | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Meta logo is seen on a beach during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in Cannes, France, June 19, 2023. Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion filed by Meta on Monday for the court to hear the dispute with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Meta in a court filing on Tuesday said it would appeal Kelly's decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The dispute started in May when the FTC proposed changing a settlement reached in 2019 that required Facebook, which became Meta in 2021, to pay $5 billion. The FTC said it would tighten the 2019 settlement to bar Meta from making money off data collected on users under age 18, including in its virtual reality business.

Persons: Eric Gaillard, Timothy Kelly, Diane Bartz, Mark Porter, Richard Chang Organizations: Cannes Lions International, Creativity, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, Facebook, U.S, District of Columbia, Meta, Federal Trade Commission, U.S ., Appeals, FTC, Thomson Locations: Cannes, France, U.S

☆ Jewish groups sue UC Berkeley over 'unchecked' antisemitism
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Prospective students tour the University of California, Berkeley campus before beginning of the new semester, in Berkeley, California, U.S., June 8, 2023. The complaint also said "no fewer" than 23 law school groups have anti-Jewish policies. Law school dean Erwin Chemerinsky, a constitutional law specialist, said the complaint painted a "stunningly inaccurate" picture of the school. The law school, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ, the University of California system and its President Michael Drake are among the other defendants. Other plaintiffs include the Brandeis Center's Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education, a nationwide group whose members include UC Berkeley staff and students.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Louis, Erwin Chemerinsky, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ, Michael Drake, Hitler, Louis D, Jonathan Stempel, Richard Chang Organizations: University of California, REUTERS, Louis D, Brandeis Center, UC Berkeley's, UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley Chancellor, Brandeis Center's, Fairness, UC, New York University, NYU, Regents, Court, Northern District of, Thomson Locations: Berkeley, Berkeley , California, U.S, Israel, San Francisco federal, Northern District, Northern District of California, New York

☆ Judge rejects Trump bid for US House Jan. 6 committee records
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Andrew Goudsward | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington found that Trump "has not sufficiently justified his requests" for information tied to the Democratic-led House of Representatives probe, which concluded in 2022. Trump sought to subpoena materials that his lawyers said were "missing" from the House investigation, including transcripts and video recordings of interviews with law enforcement officials. Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges that he illegally sought to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. Trump’s Twitter account was suspended following the 2021 riot at the Capitol by his supporters. Prosecutors convinced a judge to bar Twitter from informing Trump about the warrant, a move the company opposed.

Persons: Donald Trump, Leah Millis, Donald Trump’s, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Jack Smith, Elon Musk, Andrew Goudsward, Jack Queen, Scott Malone, Stephen Coates Organizations: U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Capitol, Democratic, Trump, Republican, Twitter, Prosecutors, New, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Washington, New York

☆ U.S. federal judge rules against Meta in privacy fight with FTC
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | October | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. The judge ruled that Facebook must face a review of an earlier agreement that it struck with the FTC. Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied a motion filed by Meta for the court to take over the fight. The FTC has argued that it was up to the agency to decide whether its settlements should be changed and that the district court had no jurisdiction. The FTC proposed changing a settlement reached in 2019 which required Facebook to pay $5 billion.

Persons: Yves Herman, Timothy Kelly, Diane Bartz, Angus MacSwan Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Facebook, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, U.S, District of Columbia, Meta, FTC, Thomson Locations: Brussels, Belgium

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