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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis attends a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, March 1, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. A California man was indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta on charges of threatening Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced Friday. The indictment detailed more threats Schultz made, including, "FANI WILLIS WILL BE DEAD IN 2024," and other threats using racial slurs. In a statement released by Willis' office, she referenced GOP state Sen. Bill Cowsert, who is leading an investigation of Willis' office. In March, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled Willis could continue prosecuting the case, but she and Wade could not work on it together.

Persons: Fani Willis, Willis, Nathan Wade, Donald Trump, Mark Schultz, Schultz, FANI WILLIS, Trump, Keri Farley, Sen, Bill Cowsert, Ryan Buchanan, Wade, Scott McAfee Organizations: U.S, Attorney's, Northern, Northern District of Georgia, Department of Justice, American, United States Attorney, FBI, African American, Trump Locations: Fulton County, Georgia, Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, California, Atlanta, Northern District, Chula Vista

☆ From Australia to the UK: Where pro-Palestinian university protests are happening around the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Here’s a look at some of the pro-Palestinian campus protests around the world. AustraliaOver the past few weeks, pro-Palestinian protest camps have appeared in at least seven universities across Australia. FranceIn Paris, pro-Palestinian protests erupted at the Sciences Po university and the Sorbonne university in late April. At McGill University in downtown Montreal, pro-Palestinian student protesters have set up an encampment on the front lawn. On May 2, a Quebec Superior Court judge rejected an injunction request that would have forced the pro-Palestinian protesters to leave their encampment.

Persons: Hilary Whiteman, ”, Owen Humphreys, Miguel Medina, Emmanuel Macron, ” Louise, ” Samuel Lejoyeaux, “ I’ll, “, India Eric Garcetti, Christinne, Oliver Marsden, ” Ali Organizations: CNN, New York’s Columbia University, Portland State, UCLA, United Nations, The University of Queensland, Students for Palestine, Palestine, University of Sydney, Sydney, United, United Kingdom Pro, Newcastle University, Newcastle University’s, ”, Sciences Po, Sorbonne, . Riot, Sorbonne University, Getty Images Sciences, Columbia University, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, UNC, Vanderbilt, “, Union of Jewish Students of France, Le Monde, CRS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jamia Milia Islamia University, BJP, Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party, ’ Federation of India, At McGill University, Palestinian, Israel . Mounted, McGill University's, University of Toronto’s, University of British, CBC News, Reuters, American University of Beirut, American University of, Getty Locations: Gaza, United States, Europe, Asia, Israel, Gaza’s Rafah, Australia, Brisbane, United Kingdom, Newcastle, England, Leeds, Bristol, Warwick, Britain, France, Paris, Palestine, AFP, de, India, New Delhi, Columbia, Jamia, Canada, Montreal, Quebec, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Lebanon, American University of Beirut, Beirut

☆ A judge has ordered the owners of get-rich-on-Amazon startup Wealth Assistants to have their assets frozen
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Clients paid upfront fees ranging from $35,000 to more than $100,000 to have their stores run by Wealth Assistants. AdvertisementThe complaint also alleges that Carroll — who was Wealth Assistants' founder and CEO — and the Days violated securities laws because the business opportunity they sold through Wealth Assistants could be considered unregistered securities. Related stories"Plaintiffs' evidence shows that each of the Individual Defendants made intentional misrepresentations in connection with Wealth Assistants' services," the order reads. It follows another lawsuit that was brought against Wealth Assistants in California Superior Court in San Bernardino County in January. Wealth Assistants claimed that the digital bank froze its accounts without warning or explanation in October and is still withholding its funds.

Persons: —, — Ryan Carroll, Max K, Michael Day —, Max O, Carroll —, Judge Wesley Hsu, Carroll, Nico Banks Organizations: Service, Court, Central, Central District of, Wealth, Business, Washington, Banks Law Office, Bank Locations: Central District, Central District of California, DC, California, San Bernardino County, Tennessee, mstone@insider.com

☆ Arizona Rancher Accused of Killing Migrant Won’t Be Retried After Mistrial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Prosecutors in Arizona said on Monday that they would not retry a rancher who was charged with murdering an unarmed migrant on his property last year after a mistrial was declared last week. Judge Thomas Fink of Santa Cruz County Superior Court declared a mistrial on April 22. The Santa Cruz District Attorney’s Office said in a statement on Monday that “because of the unique circumstances and challenges surrounding” the case, Mr. Kelly would not be retried. “However, our office’s decision in this case should not be construed as a position on future cases of this type,” the office said. “Our office is mandated by statute to prosecute criminal acts, and we take that statutory mandate seriously.”

Persons: George Kelly, Gabriel Cuen, Cuen, Buitimea, Judge Thomas Fink, Kelly, “, ” Organizations: Santa, Superior Court, Attorney’s Locations: Arizona, Kino Springs, Ariz, Mexico, Santa Cruz

☆ Billy Vunipola: England rugby player fined for resisting arrest at Mallorca nightclub, court says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( George Ramsay | Al Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —England international rugby player Billy Vunipola has been fined and handed a suspended four-month prison sentence after resisting arrest at a nightclub in Mallorca, a Spanish court said on Monday. He was charged with serious disobedience to an authority and resisting arrest, according to the court sentence document seen by CNN. “The accused admitted that he was in a nightclub in Palma where some police officers came because of a fight,” the court statement said. The 31-year-old also confirmed that he had been charged with resisting the law and had paid a €240 fine. According to the three-page court sentence document, Vunipola admitted that he had not followed police orders and subsequently caused an injury to an officer’s right wrist and hand, requiring medical attention.

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☆ Pedro Sanchez: Spanish PM refuses to quit, vowing to fight ‘unfounded’ attack on his wife
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Al Goodman | Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“I have decided to continue, with more force if possible, as the head of the Spanish government,” the 52-year-old prime minister said. Sanchez thanked his Spanish Socialist Party members for their support. Manos Limpias acknowledged on the same day that it had relied on press reports for its court complaint. Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty ImagesSanchez’ Socialist party performed strongly in recent regional elections in Spain’s northern Basque region. Sanchez became prime minister in 2018 after winning a no-confidence vote against the conservative Mariano Rajoy.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Begoña Gomez, Sanchez, Gomez, Manos Limpias, “, ”, it’s, Gomez “, Manos, General’s, Hazte, Javier Soriano, Mariano Rajoy, “ Pedro, –, we’ve, Español’s Pau Mosquera Organizations: CNN, Spanish, Spanish Socialist Party, Madrid, Superior Court of Justice, AFP, Getty, Socialist, Socialist Party, Español, Español’s Locations: Madrid, Spanish, Spain’s, Basque, Catalonia, Ukraine, Kyiv, Spain, ”

☆ Former Amazon exec alleges she was told to ignore the law while developing an AI model — 'everyone else is doing it'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Viviane Ghaderi, a former Amazon exec, is suing the company, alleging misconduct and discrimination. She said her boss told her to ignore legal advice to limit the material an Amazon AI model could use. AdvertisementA former Amazon executive is accusing the company of telling her to violate copyright law to compete with other tech giants in AI. Viviane Ghaderi filed a lawsuit against Amazon in Los Angeles Superior Court, saying she was discriminated against and ultimately fired. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Viviane, Ghaderi, —, Viviane Ghaderi Organizations: Amazon, Service, Los Angeles Superior Court, Business Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Britney Spears and Her Father Settle Legal Dispute Over Conservatorship
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Liz Day | Lauren Herstik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

More than two years after a judge ended the conservatorship that had given James P. Spears control of his pop star daughter’s life, Britney Spears and her father have settled their outstanding legal dispute over the payment of his legal fees and his management of her finances. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed in court filings made by both parties in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday. But the two sides had been at odds over the size of Mr. Spears’s legal fees and questions about his oversight of her money as conservator. Ms. Spears’s 13-year-long conservatorship, which began in 2008 after a series of public breakdowns, was terminated in 2021. Mr. Rosengart argued that, in particular, his client should not have to pay her father’s current legal bills, asserting in court papers that Mr. Spears had paid himself $6 million, improperly surveilled his daughter and engaged in financial misconduct during his tenure.

Persons: James P, Britney Spears, Spears’s, Mathew S, Rosengart, Spears Organizations: Los Angeles Superior Court Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer Who Criticized Trump Says Bureau Failed to Warn Her About Stalker
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Glenn Thrush | Adam Goldman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A troubled veteran stalked a high-profile former F.B.I. official at her house in Washington last year — just weeks after the bureau determined he did not pose an imminent threat despite his documented obsession with guns and mass shootings, investigators said. lawyer, Lisa Page, who became a persistent target of President Donald J. Trump after her text messages became public in 2017, attended Mr. Perez’s hearing in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. She asked the judge for more stringent restrictions and accused the bureau of failing to warn her of the possible threat posed by Mr. Perez. During one visit, he interacted with Ms. Page’s 11-year-old son.

Persons: —, John C, Perez, Lisa Page, Donald J, Trump, Mr, Page’s Organizations: ex, Marine, District of Columbia, Metropolitan Police Department Locations: Washington, California, Superior

☆ Pedro Sanchez: Spanish leader says he will ‘reflect’ on whether to remain prime minister, as court probes wife
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Al Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Madrid CNN —Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Wednesday that he was cancelling his public duties until next week to “reflect” on whether to continue leading the government, just hours after a Spanish court said it had opened a probe against his wife. In the surprise move, Sanchez said on X that he would announce his decision on whether to remain as prime minister next Monday, in an appearance before the news media. Sanchez said “I need to stop and reflect” about “if I should continue leading the government” or step down. Sanchez, head of Spain’s Socialist Party, leads a coalition government with a narrow parliamentary majority. And a poll predicts the Socialist Party will also fare better than conservatives and the far right in regional elections in Catalonia next month around Barcelona.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Sanchez, Begoña Gomez, “, Manos, ” Sanchez, Begoña Gomez “, Javier Maroto, Spain’s Organizations: Madrid CNN, Spanish, Wednesday, Madrid, Superior Court, Justice, Spain’s Socialist Party, Popular Party, Socialist Party, Vox Locations: Madrid, Basque, Catalonia, Barcelona

☆ Mistrial Declared in Case of Arizona Rancher Accused of Murdering Migrant
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Remy Tumin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A judge on Monday declared a mistrial in the case of an Arizona rancher who was accused of murdering an unarmed migrant on his property after he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border last year, in a case that inflamed people on both sides of the national debate over immigration. The mistrial was declared after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict during deliberations that began on Thursday. The judge scheduled a hearing for April 29, according to the Arizona Superior Court in Santa Cruz County. Calls on Monday evening to prosecutors and to Brenna Larkin, a lawyer for Mr. Kelly, were not immediately returned. Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea was among a group of undocumented migrants who were crossing the high desert in Kino Springs, Ariz., near the border with Mexico on Jan. 30, 2023, when they spotted a Border Patrol vehicle and scattered, according to the authorities.

Persons: Brenna Larkin, Kelly, Gabriel Cuen, Buitimea Organizations: Arizona Superior Court, Patrol Locations: Arizona, Mexico, Santa Cruz County, Kino Springs, Ariz

☆ Karen Read trial: Boston cop John O’ Keefe’s girlfriend goes on trial for murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

O’Keefe’s body was found in the snow on January 29, 2022, outside the home of a fellow Boston police officer in Canton, Massachusetts. Boston Police Department/AP“It’s fair to say a large number of people in Massachusetts know about this case,” Medwed told CNN. As the trial gets underway at the Norfolk County Superior Court building in Dedham, Massachusetts, here are the key highlights. The body of police officer John O'Keefe was found near the fire hydrant outside this home on Fairview Road in Canton, Massachusetts. Protesters gather outside the courthouse during a recent pretrial hearing for Karen Read at Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts.

Persons: John O’Keefe, Karen Read, Daniel Medwed, John O'Keefe, ” Medwed, haven’t, Read, Craig F, Walker, Alan Jackson, David Yannetti, Jackson, O’Keefe, ” Jackson, “, Kevin Reddington, Michael Morrissey, ” Morrissey, David L, Ryan, Adam Lally, “ It’s, ” Lally, Helena Rafferty, Karen Read ”, Beverly Cannone, Cannone, ” Cannone, Read’s Organizations: CNN, Boston Police, Boston, Lexus, Northeastern University . Boston Police, Boston Police Department, Court, Boston Globe, US, Office, District of, Massachusetts State Police, Protesters, Superior, WFXT, Canton Police Locations: Canton , Massachusetts, Canton, Norfolk County, Boston, Massachusetts, Norfolk, Dedham , Massachusetts, Fairview, …, Aruba, District of Massachusetts, Superior Court

☆ National Sciences Academy Asks Court to Strip Sackler Name From Endowment
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Christina Jewett | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The National Academy of Sciences is asking a court to allow it to repurpose about $30 million in donations from the wealthy Sackler family, who controlled the company at the center of the opioid epidemic, and to remove the family name from the endowment funds. The petition filed by the Academy in Superior Court in Washington, D.C., Thursday aims to modify the terms of the donations so the institution can use them for scientific studies, projects and educational activities. The move follows a report in The New York Times last year that examined donations from several Sackler members, including an executive of Purdue Pharma, which produced the painkiller OxyContin that has long been blamed for fueling the opioid crisis that has claimed thousands of lives. “The notoriety of the Sackler name has made it impossible for the Academy to carry out the purposes for which it originally accepted the funds,” Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Sciences, said in a statement released on Thursday.

Persons: Sackler, ” Marcia McNutt Organizations: National Academy of Sciences, Academy, Washington , D.C, The New York Times, Sackler, Purdue Pharma Locations: Superior Court, Washington ,, The

☆ Native teens are nearly 4 times as likely to commit suicide. Tribes suing Meta, Google, TikTok, and Snapchat say social media addiction fuels the problem.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewTwo tribes are suing social media giants, accusing them of contributing to the high suicide rates among Native teenagers by purposely getting kids hooked on their platforms. The lawsuits name Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, and their parent companies, including Meta and Google as defendants. In collaboration with youth, mental health, and parenting experts, we built services and policies to provide young people with age-appropriate experiences and parents with robust controls. Other lawsuits have been brought over social media addiction, including by dozens of state attorneys general who sued Meta last year. However, these are the first lawsuits over social media addiction brought by federally recognized tribes, according to Robins Kaplan, the firm that filed the suits.

Persons: —, Lonna Jackson, Gena Kakkak, José Castaneda, Snapchat, Robins Kaplan, Tim Purdon, Meta Organizations: Service, Superior Court, Facebook, YouTube, Meta, Google, Business, Street, Spirit, Center for Native American, Tribal Nations, American Indian Law, Policy, New, Inc, Associated Press Locations: Los Angeles, Lake, North Dakota, Menominee, Wisconsin, Country, Spirit Lake, New York City

☆ Big donation to Rudy Giuliani defense fund is target of lawsuit alleging fraud by donor
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There is no public evidence that Giuliani and Martorano know each other. Giuliani spokesman Ted Goodman, in an email to CNBC, said "This is a lawsuit unrelated to us." CNBC requested comment from lawyers for Martorano, his wife, and the other defendants in both the Georgia lawsuit and a federal civil racketeering and fraud lawsuit in California related to the alleged skincare cream scam. In her ruling, the judge wrote that the plaintiff "has shown by a preponderance of the evidence that Konnektive Defendants deceived banks and credit card companies." "The Konnektive software was designed specifically for the purpose of facilitating automated bank fraud," according to the federal suit.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Bonnie Cash, Rudy Giuliani's, Matthew Martorano, Giuliani, Donald Trump, Trump, —, Martorano, Kevin Kneupper, LeAnne Tan, Ted Goodman, Kathryn Martorano, Konnektive, Kneupper, San Diego judge's, Don Emmert Organizations: New York, U.S, Reuters, New York City, CNBC, La, Visa, Mastercard, Fulton County Superior Court, San Diego, Federal, New, Trump National Golf, AFP, Getty, Trump Save America, Save, Commission Locations: Washington , U.S, Georgia, Martorano, Fulton County, California, San Diego, San, New York, Bedminster , New Jersey

☆ Arizona woman accused of trying to kill husband with poison in his coffee pleads guilty to lesser charge
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Steve Almasy | Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A woman in Arizona pleaded guilty this week to attempting to poison her husband’s coffee every day for months, court documents show. The defendant’s husband, Roby Johnson, told investigators he “believes she was trying to kill him to collect death benefits,” according to a criminal report obtained last year by CNN affiliate KVOA. Roby Johnson said he first noticed a foul taste to his coffee in March 2023 while he was an airman stationed in Germany, the document says. Roby Johnson told investigators he pretended to continue drinking the coffee so he could wait until they returned to Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson before filing a police report. Melody Felicano Johnson had been charged in August with attempted first-degree murder, attempting to commit aggravated assault, and poisoning food or drink.

Persons: Melody Felicano Johnson –, –, Roby Johnson, “, Melody Johnson, Melody Felicano Johnson Organizations: CNN, Court, KVOA, Johnsons, Davis Monthan Air Force Base Locations: Arizona, Pima County, Germany, Tucson

☆ People online took less than 24 hours to find a man accused of ghosting his pregnant wife. The law seems to be on their side.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewIt's been a big week for internet sleuths, who took less than 24 hours to find a man who apparently ghosted his family. On April 7, an X post went viral, containing screenshots of a Facebook post by a woman named Ashley McGuire. McGuire determined that Withers was "unreachable," but it took less than a day for the internet to uncover where he had been. AdvertisementIn a follow-up post, McGuire said she wished Withers no "ill will." Andrew Zashin, a professor of law at Case Western Reserve University and co-managing partner of Zashin Law, where he practices family law, told BI there are distinctions between the stories of Murrey and Withers.

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☆ It’s time to give caregivers more support
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Katia Hetter | Phyllis Fagell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Conversations with a wide variety of caregivers, paid and unpaid, helped her realize she wasn’t alone. And yet we are very isolated now, more isolated than ever—and isolation does not work for caregivers. This is bigger than the retail sector and yet so many caregivers are made to feel as though our efforts are small–and not worthy of support. Elissa Strauss: Whether someone is caring for an adult parent, a sick spouse or a child, caregivers are failed across the board. CNN: How could we as individuals support caregivers more?

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☆ Tesla is headed to trial over deadly 2018 Autopilot crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Tesla is going to trial over a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of Walter Huang. The family alleges that flaws in Tesla's Autopilot system caused the 2018 crash that killed Huang. Walter Huang's Tesla Model X crashed in March 2018 in Mountain View, California. Days after the fatal crash, Tesla said in a blog post that Huang "received several visual and one audible hands-on warning earlier in the drive." Tesla also wants to call the engineer to testify during the trial, but Huang's family opposes it.

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For much of this year, the high-profile case took a detour as Mr. Trump and his co-defendants sought to disqualify Ms. Willis, claiming that her romantic relationship with Nathan J. But last month, Judge Scott McAfee of Fulton Superior Court ruled that an actual conflict of interest did not exist. He allowed Ms. Willis to keep the case, though only if Mr. Wade stepped aside to resolve an “appearance of impropriety.” Mr. Wade resigned after the ruling. Lawyers for Mr. Trump and other defendants have asked the Georgia Court of Appeals to reverse the decision. The court, which leans conservative, has until mid-May to decide whether to take up the matter.

Persons: Willis, Donald J, Trump, Nathan J, Wade, Scott McAfee, Mr Organizations: Trump, Fulton Superior Court, Mr Locations: Fulton County ,, Fulton, Georgia

☆ Tesla settles lawsuit over crash that killed Apple engineer driving in Autopilot mode
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla settled a wrongful-death lawsuit related to a fatal 2018 crash . Walter Huang's family sued after the Apple engineer died when his Tesla was in Autopilot mode. AdvertisementTesla settled a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of an Apple engineer who died when his Tesla crashed while in Autopilot mode, according to court records viewed by Business Insider. "The Huang family wants to help prevent this tragedy from happening to other drivers using Tesla vehicles or any semi-autonomous vehicles." AdvertisementRepresentatives for Tesla and the Huang family did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Tesla, Walter Huang's, —, Walter Huang, Huang, Mark Fong, Bryant Walker Smith Organizations: Apple, Service, Business, Court, The Washington Post, University of South Locations: California's Santa Clara, The, University of South Carolina

☆ Tesla settles lawsuit over Autopilot crash that killed Apple engineer
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Tesla Model X burns after crashing on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View, California, U.S. on March 23, 2018. Tesla has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Walter Huang, an Apple engineer and father of two who died after his Model X SUV, with Autopilot features switched on, crashed into a highway barrier near Mountain View, California, in 2018. The settlement comes as jury selection and a trial were just beginning on Monday in a California Superior court. The case was Sz Huang et al v. Tesla Inc. et al in a California Superior Court in Santa Clara County. In internal Tesla e-mails referenced in court filings, Tesla execs and engineers discussed how they had become complacent while driving their Tesla vehicles with Autopilot or related premium features switched on.

Persons: Tesla, Walter Huang, Huang, Huang's, Elon Musk Organizations: Tesla, Apple, National Transportation Safety, NTSB, California Superior Court Locations: U.S, Mountain View , California, View , California, California, Santa Clara County

☆ Trump is just days from his first criminal trial after latest legal gambit fails
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And if there’s one of the four criminal trials that Trump would prefer to take place first, it’s this one. But there is a clear trend of him using frivolous legal challenges to slow the road to trials. With only four weekdays until the New York trial begins, the chances that it will be further delayed are fading fast. If he’s reelected, Trump would regain presidential powers that would allow him to stall or even end the federal case against him completely. “There is no democracy without robust and uninhibited freedom of expression,” Trump attorney Steve Sadow said in a statement.

Persons: Donald Trump, –, Trump, he’d, “, Judge Juan Merchan, ”, they’ve, Stormy Daniels, can’t, Joe Biden, Biden, couldn’t, “ Trump, He’s, Jack Smith, Smith, ” Smith, he’s, Smith’s, Aileen Cannon, ” Trump, Steve Sadow, Scott McAfee, Lizbeth González Organizations: CNN, Republican, Trump, Prosecutors, GOP Locations: Manhattan, New York, York, Trump, Chicago, Washington, Florida, Georgia, Fulton County, Washington , DC

☆ Sean 'Diddy' Combs' son accused of groping female steward on luxury charter yacht
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewMusic mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is once again entangled in legal problems related to sex crimes, AP reports. The plaintiff, Grace O'Marcaigh, filed a lawsuit against Sean Combs and his son, rapper Christian "King" Combs. In the suit, she alleges that Christian Combs assaulted her on a yacht chartered by his father in December 2022. Christian Combs' "penis was erect, and he grabbed her arms"The suit claims O'Marcaigh was then drugged and sexually assaulted by Christian Combs. AdvertisementThe suit accuses Sean Combs of intentionally failing to ensure a safe environment on the yacht.

Persons: —, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Sean Combs, Grace O'Marcaigh, Christian, King, Christian Combs, O'Marcaigh, Fraser, Aaron Dyer, Lucas Jackson Sean Combs, Rodney Jones Organizations: Service, Business, Los Angeles Superior Court, BI, REUTERS, Los Angeles, Superior Court Locations: The Bahamas

☆ Sanofi to settle 4,000 Zantac cancer lawsuits in US state courts
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Sanofi has reached an agreement in principle to settle 4,000 US lawsuits linking the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to cancer, the company said on Wednesday. Sanofi still faces about 20,000 lawsuits over Zantac in Delaware state court. That judge concluded that the opinions of the plaintiffs’ expert witnesses that Zantac can cause cancer were not supported by sound science. “We are pushing forward aggressively against GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim and are preparing for multiple trials in California state court this year,” Moore said. Lawsuits began piling up from people who said they developed cancer after taking Zantac.

Persons: Sanofi, “ Sanofi, Boehringer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Jennifer Moore, Brent Wisner, ” Moore, Zantac, ranitidine Organizations: Court, Sanofi, GSK, Pfizer, Boehringer, US Food and Drug Administration Locations: Delaware, Zantac, Wilmington, Florida, California

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