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☆ Trump demands immediate dismissal of hush-money case, saying he can't be sentenced while president-elect or president
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementLawyers for Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded the immediate dismissal of his hush-money case. Trump can't be sentenced while either president-elect or president, they argued. Donald Trump's legal team filed for immediate dismissal of his New York hush-money case on Wednesday, arguing that he cannot be sentenced while either president-elect or president. "On November 5, 2024, the Nation's People issued a mandate that supersedes the political motivations of DANY's 'People,'" the defense filing concludes, using the acronym for the District Attorney of New York. One prosecutor should not have "practical power to interfere with the ability of a popularly elected president to carry out his constitutional functions," the defense filing says.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Donald Trump's, Trump's, DANY's, Todd Blanche, Emil Bove, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Bragg, Juan Merchan, Stormy Daniels Organizations: Wednesday, District, Manhattan, Attorney, Democrat, New York City Locations: Manhattan, York, New York, New

☆ Marc Rowan is the visionary behind Apollo's private-credit boom. Here's what happens if he leaves for the Trump White House.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementApollo CEO Marc Rowan has transformed Apollo since he took over as CEO in 2021. Since Marc Rowan took over Apollo Global Management in 2021, he's transformed the firm — sending the stock skyrocketing. Representatives for Apollo didn't return a request for comment on Rowan's plans or the firm's succession plans. Rowan is Apollo's second CEO since the firm was founded in 1990. In a presentation to investors in October, Rowan unveiled plans to double down on the firm's lending business.

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☆ Whether Trump will ever get sentenced on his hush-money conviction may become clear on Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementTrump's felony hush-money sentencing had been scheduled for November 26. Trump's election and SCOTUS-bestowed immunity have thrown a giant monkey wrench in the schedule. Prosecutors have said they'll tell the judge how they wish to move forward by Tuesday, November 19. Whether President-elect Donald Trump will ever get sentenced on his now six-month-old hush-money conviction could become clearer as early as Tuesday, when prosecutors are scheduled to announce — at least to the judge — how they wish to proceed with the case. Since his decisive victory on Election Day, Trump's November 26 sentencing date has remained on hold indefinitely.

Persons: SCOTUS, Donald Trump, Trump, hampers, Juan Merchan, Merchan, Matthew Colangelo, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Colangelo, Stormy Daniels Organizations: Prosecutors, New, Attorney, Trump, New York City Locations: Manhattan, New York

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s consistent campaign pledge to impose sweeping tariffs on products imported into the U.S. is likely to face stiff challenges in court and potentially pushback from Congress. There are potential legal limits to Trump’s authority, even though he has said he would unilaterally impose the increases. But a broad array of tariffs on allies “could cross the line,” especially as the Supreme Court has taken a generally pro-business stance in recent years, he added. During the Biden administration, the Supreme Court embraced a theory called the “major questions doctrine.” Biden’s ambitious plan to wipe out billions of dollars in student debt was one of the proposals the Supreme Court faulted. The Supreme Court declined to take up the issue.

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☆ 'It's gross, it's unprofessional': Some LinkedIn users are being put off the platform by unsolicited flirtatious DMs
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

studioEAST | Getty ImagesSome LinkedIn users have reported receiving unsolicited flirtatious messages via the platform, with expert Bernie Hogan at the Oxford Internet Institute saying the employment-focused social website is increasingly being used for dating purposes. "It's just a gross feeling ... it's gross, it's unprofessional," Huddy told CNBC. "LinkedIn is not a workplace, it merely frames itself as a workplace," he told CNBC Make It. A recent Forbes Health Survey of 1,000 Americans who have used dating apps in the past year found that 78% felt fatigued emotionally, mentally, or physically by dating apps sometimes, often, or always. "So LinkedIn has effectively created a dating site without dating," Hogan added.

Persons: Bernie Hogan, Blair Huddy, Huddy, She's, Shriya, DatingNews.com, Hogan, Courtney Boyer, Boyer, Sasha Dutta, Dutta, Oscar Wong Organizations: Getty, Oxford Internet Institute, Hudson Davis Communications, CNBC, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Facebook, Forbes Health Survey Locations: studioEAST, Los Angeles, U.S, Central Florida, Asian

☆ 'Adjourn, adjourn, adjourn' — Trump is expected to use new status as president-elect to delay hush-money sentencing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Laura Italiano | Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementDonald Trump will use his new status as president-elect in a renewed effort to challenge his upcoming sentencing on his Manhattan hush-money conviction, legal experts predicted Wednesday. A US District Court judge rejected that effort in September, and it remains under appeal by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. "Any of those tracks can get you to the US Supreme Court pretty fast, if that's his goal," Paradis said. REUTERS/Jane RosenbergA 'unique place in this nation's history'Merchan addressed the unique circumstances of prosecuting, trying, and sentencing Trump in September, when he agreed to delay the sentencing for a second time. "A state judge is now potentially setting himself up to sentence the most powerful federal officer in the world."

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Sarah Edmondson is a former member and whistleblower of Nxivm, a cult disguised as a self-help organization run by Keith Raniere, a convicted sex offender. Edmondson was a central character in HBO's documentary on Nxivm, "The Vow," and is now a podcaster and broadcaster. She is the author of "Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped Nxivm, the Cult That Bound My Life" and runs the "A Little Bit Culty" podcast with her husband, Nippy, who is also a former member of Nxivm. If you are a survivor of sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline (1-800-656-4673) or visit its website to receive confidential support. Find out more:"Scarred""A Little Bit Culty"

Persons: Sarah Edmondson, Keith Raniere, Edmondson, Nxivm, Nippy Organizations: Business Locations: Vancouver, Canada

☆ Netflix's 'This is the Zodiac Speaking' tells the story of the hunt for a serial killer. Here's what happened to murder suspect Arthur Leigh Allen.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"This is the Zodiac Speaking" details the hunt for a serial killer in the 1970s. The Netflix docuseries explains that police suspected Arthur Leigh Allen was the Zodiac Killer. Police suspected a man called Arthur Leigh Allen, a convicted sex offender, may have been the Zodiac Killer. Related stories"Arthur Leigh Allen does not match the partial DNA fingerprint developed from bona fide Zodiac letters," he said. A screenshot of archive footage of Arthur Leigh Allen as seen in "This Is the Zodiac Killer."

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☆ Community leaders call for hate crime charge as Jewish man shot on his way to synagogue
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A Chicago man has been charged with 14 felonies after allegedly shooting a Jewish man who was on his way to a local synagogue. But some community leaders are questioning why hate crime charges have not been filed. Snelling said that there wasn't enough evidence to add hate crime charges to the list but said it remained a possibility. "A man wearing the kippah as he walked to synagogue was shot and this has just escalated our anxieties." But I think it’s equally important to understand that whether or not there is a hate crime charge, that’s a technicality.

Persons: Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, Larry Snelling, Snelling, Abdallahi, Ward Ald, Debra Silverstein, Silverstein, Rabbi Shlomo Soroka, “, It's, that's Organizations: The Chicago Police Department, NBC Chicago, FBI, “, ADL, Extremism, Islamic Relations, Synagogue Locations: Israel, Illinois, United States, U.S, Pittsburgh

☆ Former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model says Trump groped her to show off for Jeffrey Epstein
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Jeremy Herb | Sunlen Serfaty | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

New York CNN —A former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model is alleging that former President Donald Trump groped her in the 1990s, in what she believes was an attempt to show off for Jeffrey Epstein. “These accusations, announced on a Harris Campaign call two weeks before the election, are false,” said Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt. Trump and EpsteinWhen she and Epstein left Trump Tower, Williams said that he was silent while they rode down the elevator. After Epstein was charged, Trump told reporters that he did not know about his misconduct. “I was not a fan of Jeffrey Epstein,” Trump said.

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☆ Prince Andrew's future is murkier than ever. But the royals may never fully cut ties.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Prince Andrew's "Newsnight" interview has been depicted in a new series. AdvertisementThe public may not completely forgive Prince Andrew's controversies – but the royal family might, according to royal experts. AdvertisementSchofield said the institution is unlikely to ever fully reject Prince Andrew. However, she noted that his involvement in family events could be scaled back when Prince William ascends the throne. "Prince William is incredibly intelligent and recognizes that you are only as strong as your weakest member.

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☆ California man accused of drugging, sexually assaulting nine women is charged with murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

A Southern California man is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting nine women, one of whom died, prosecutors said. Michael DiGiorgio, 50, has been charged with murder, three felony counts of rape by use of a drug in connection to events that the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office say happened at his homes in Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach. He was arrested Thursday morning by Redondo Beach police and remains in jail, NBC Los Angeles reported. “I extend my deepest sympathy to the victims, whose lives have been irrevocably changed and the life lost by the alleged brutal acts of the offender,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement. “Our office is committed to holding him accountable for the pain and trauma he has inflicted.”

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CNN —A Travis County judge granted a Texas House committee’s last-minute temporary restraining order request against the state just 90 minutes before Robert Roberson was scheduled to be executed Thursday. While authorities have not confirmed the execution is delayed, Roberson’s attorneys and the committee fighting for him told CNN they believe the execution is currently halted. “This is an injustice and his blood is on Abbott and Anderson County,” she told CNN. I did not hear his voice,” Brian Wharton, the former detective who oversaw the investigation into Nikki’s death, told state lawmakers Wednesday at a hearing featuring the case. I don’t want to be there, I don’t want to watch it happen,” Wharton told CNN.

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☆ Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returns: Here’s what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Kate Moss, 50, makes her Victoria's Secret Fashion Show debut. Kate Moss, who turned 50 in January, made her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut, with her daughter Lila also modeling. Taylor Hill/WireImage/Getty ImagesShe said that Victoria’s Secret was listening to their customers, who wanted the show to return. Ashley Graham walks the runway for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2024. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesBlackpink's Lisa performs during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2024.

Persons: Lisa, Blackpink, Gigi Hadid, Barbie, Hadid, Brown, Kate Moss, Dimitrios Kambouris, Adriana Lima —, —, Bella Hadid, Alex Consani, Paloma Elsesser, Lila, Cher, Roxanne Robinson, ” Cher, Evan Agostini, Destiny’s Child, Justin Timberlake, Kanye, Barbara Palvin, Yasmin Wijnaldum, Winnie Harlow, Kendall Jenner, Alexina Graham, Naomi Campbell, Quannah, Megan Rapinoe, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, “, ”, Chantal Fernandez, Lauren Sherman, Victoria’s, Sarah Sylvester, Critics, Janie Schaffer, Liu Wen, Taylor, Victoria’s Secret’s, Tyra Banks, Law Roach, Banks, Angela Weiss, Ashley Graham —, ’ ”, ” Adriana Lima, Roy Raymond, Leslie Wexner, Reagan, ” Sherman, ” Fernandez, Heidi Klum, Gisele Bundchen, Stephen Cherrnin, Sherman, Sharleen, Brands ’, Ed Razek “, Razek, Wexner, Vogue, didn’t, Lily Aldrige, Karlie Kloss, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Ashley Graham, Blackpink's Lisa Organizations: New, New York CNN, PETA, CNN, Brands, Getty, Brooklyn Navy, AP Locations: New York, Brooklyn, White, Lagos, Bogotá, London, Tokyo, American

☆ The 9 Elements of a Trump Rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Ian Prasad Philbrick | Ashley Wu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +89 min

We have some voters, they’re for us, but they’ve never voted and they’re going to want to vote. There’s something wrong with Kamala and I just don’t know what it is, but there is definitely something missing. They’re going to get him in Florida.” It was always… That seemed to be the documents case. That’s great. They’re great.

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In reality, a federal judge, not Smith, made the decision to release that filing to the public. After hearing opposition from Trump's team about the redactions Smith's team suggested, Chutkan reviewed the brief and ultimately decided that the redactions were appropriate. Chuck Rosenberg, a Justice Department veteran and NBC News legal analyst, said Smith's team was doing things by the book. Litigating that case is an obligation of the Smith team and not a violation of Justice Department guidelines," Rosenberg said. "In any event, the Smith team properly sealed its filing.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Donald Trump, Jack Smith, Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, James Comey’s, Hillary Clinton’s, ” Chutkan, Trump, Trump's, that's, Chuck Rosenberg, Rosenberg, It’s, ”, they've, Jan Organizations: WASHINGTON, Trump, Justice Department, NBC News, Justice, DOJ, Department

☆ Ex-LAPD detective who hid murder for decades won't be paroled, reversing earlier decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

“Lazarus had her parole time up front, evading arrest for 23 years after the murder,” Taylor said in a statement. Lazarus will have a new parole hearing in 18 months, the spokesperson said. She then staged the killing to look like a robbery, the investigator, Greg Stearns, previously said at a parole hearing for Lazarus. During the November hearing, Lazarus said she had no intention of killing Rasmussen when she went to her home, according to the transcript. After the board found Lazarus suitable for release, California Gov.

Persons: Sherri Rasmussen, Stephanie Lazarus, John Taylor, “ Lazarus, ” Taylor, ”, Lazarus, Rasmussen, Greg Stearns, DNA, Lazarus didn’t, Rasmussen’s, Lazarus didn't, Gavin Newsom, hadn't Organizations: LAPD, California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, Los Angeles Police Department Locations: Los, California, Los Angeles

☆ Startups are using ‘rock dust’ to make agriculture carbon friendly
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Agriculture is responsible for more than 10% of global carbon emissions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. But while agriculture is a massive carbon offender, it could now be part of a solution, as startups are trying new ways of using nature to save itself. Startups like Lithos, UNDO Carbon and California-based Eion are experimenting with several types of carbon-absorbing rocks that can accomplish what lime does while permanently removing carbon from the atmosphere at the same time. "We apply a rock dust onto farms, and that helps farmers condition the soil or make the soil better for improvements," said Anastasia Pavlovic, CEO of Eion. "Then over time, that manages to secure and sequester carbon, permanently removing it from the atmosphere."

Persons: Anastasia Pavlovic, Eion, " Pavlovic, Dan Prevost, Prevost, Elon, Pavlovic, Lisa Rizzolo Organizations: U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, Farmers, Eion, Midwest, CNBC Locations: California, Norway, Mississippi, Illinois

☆ Former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed a ‘monster,’ say lawyers representing his alleged victims
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Caitlin Danaher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The legal team representing the alleged victims of the former owner of Harrods, Mohamed Al Fayed, say the late billionaire was a “monster” whose crimes were “enabled” by the high-end department store. Armstrong said Al-Fayad was a “monster” who committed a “vast web of abuse.”Setting out the legal claim being brought against Harrods, Armstrong said Al-Fayad was “enabled by a system” that pervaded the store. “This is and was a systematic failure of corporate responsibility, and that systematic failure is on the shoulders of Harrods,” Armstrong said. The legal team involved in the BBC investigation claimed Harrods knew of Al Fayed’s alleged crimes. Al Fayed’s son, Dodi Fayed, died in 1997 along with Princess Diana in a high-speed car crash in Paris.

Persons: Mohamed Al Fayed, Al, Fayed, Dean Armstrong, Armstrong, Fayad, ”, ” Armstrong, Al Fayed’s, Jeffrey Epstein, Jimmy Savile, Bruce Drummond, Shaun Curry, Gloria Allred, Harvey Weinstein, ” Allred, Dodi Fayed, Princess Diana, CNN’s Catherine Nicholls Organizations: CNN, Harrods, BBC, Getty, London’s Fulham Football Club Locations: ”, London, British, AFP, Britain, Paris

☆ Former CIA officer jailed for 30 years for drugging and sexually assaulting women
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A former CIA officer was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for drugging and sexually abusing and filming multiple women without their consent, in one of the most serious misconduct cases in the agency's history. Former CIA officer Brian Jeffrey Raymond FBI / AP fileRaymond had pleaded guilty in Nov. 2023 to one count each of sexual abuse, abusive sexual contact, coercion and enticement, and transportation of obscene material. He also pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually abusing four women, as well as engaging in nonconsensual sexual contact with six women, as part of a plea agreement. "After drugging these women, he stripped, sexually abused, and photographed them. Raymond read out a statement in court in which he expressed remorse for his actions, according to the AP.

Persons: Brian Jeffrey Raymond, Brian Jeffrey Raymond FBI, Raymond, drugging, Matthew M, Graves, David Sundberg, Sundberg, That’s, Howard Katzoff, Colleen Kollar, Kotelly Organizations: CIA, United States Attorney's, U.S, FBI, Washington Field Office, Associated Press, AP Locations: La Mesa , California, United, U.S, Mexico City

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police officers violated protocol when they used excessive force against Tyre Nichols and overstated his actions, a former officer who has pleaded guilty in the case testified. Tyre Nichols. “Because I exaggerated what he had done … and it escalated,” Martin said, adding that officers violated protocol by pursuing a nonviolent offender. Martin, the first former officer to testify at their trial, and Desmond Mills Jr., have pleaded guilty to the federal charges. I was seeing red.”After Nichols was stopped, Martin said Haley brandished his gun and told Nichols to “get the f--- out of the car.” Martin then pulled out his gun before Haley snatched Nichols from the car.

Persons: Tyre Nichols, Emmitt Martin III, Nichols, Martin, Ben Crump, ” Martin, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Desmond Mills Jr, Kathryn Gilbert, “, ”, Haley brandished, Haley, Black, Rebecca Byrd, Deon J Organizations: — Police, Former Memphis, Memphis Police Department Locations: MEMPHIS, Tenn, Our, Memphis, Hampton, Denver

☆ Huw Edwards: Former BBC presenter gets suspended prison sentence for having indecent images of children
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment suspended for two years by a London court for having indecent images of children, according to PA Media. Edwards, who was the BBC’s highest-paid journalist, pleaded guilty in July to having 41 indecent images of children. The adult man who sent Edwards the images is a convicted pedophile, the court heard on Monday. Edwards sent him hundreds of pounds “apparently off the back of (him) sending pornographic images,” prosecutor Ian Hope said. No more illegal images were sent after that message, the court heard, but the pair were said to continue exchanging legal pornographic images until April 2022.

Persons: Huw Edwards, Edwards, Paul Goldspring, Ian Hope, Philip Evans KC, “, Evans, Edwards “, ” Evans, BBC Edwards, Queen Elizabeth II, Lisa Nandy, CNN’s Jessie Gretener Organizations: London CNN —, BBC, PA Media, Crown, Service of, BBC’s, BBC News Locations: London, tatters, Service of England, Wales

☆ How the New Hampshire National Guard failed to protect women
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

His attorney told CNN Patterson is expected to retire as a major, one rank below lieutenant colonel, by November 1. His case is perhaps the most high-profile example of a problem women say has plagued the New Hampshire National Guard for years: A toxic, sexist work environment. The New Hampshire National Guard told CNN in a statement that 2023 was an anomalous year for sexual assault reports. “There’s way too much of ‘foxes guarding the henhouse’ in every angle of the [National Guard Bureau],” the IRC member said. “The National Guard belongs to the governors, and so they can do what they want.”The office of New Hampshire Gov.

Persons: Mark Patterson, Patterson, ”, he’d, CNN Patterson, “, Kennith Kruger, Patterson “, ’, Katrina Dupuis, Dupuis, weren’t, ’ ” Dupuis, ” Dupuis, she’d, “ aren’t, David Mikolaities, didn’t, Emily Paige Kamal, ” Kamal, Kate Kuzminski, ” Kuzminski, Maj, Charles Johnston, Chris Sununu, Sununu, Jaleesa Ackerman, Ackerman, ’ ”, Keri Wareing, Wareing, ” Wareing, Jeanne Shaheen, they’ve, Shaheen, OCI, Shaheen “, They’re Organizations: CNN, New Hampshire National Guard, Army, National Guard, Guard, New Hampshire National, New Hampshire National Guard’s Army, Department of, New, New Hampshire Department of Military Affairs, Veterans Services, The New Hampshire National Guard, ‘, Pentagon, Military, Veterans, Center, New American Security, Pembroke , New Hampshire . Tech, Defense, Independent Review Commission, National Guard Bureau, New Hampshire Gov, Services, Manchester Police Department, Mikolaities, Criminal, Organization, Independent, Capitol, Senate Armed Services Committee, Senate National Guard Caucus Locations: New Hampshire, Wyoming, NH, The, New American, Pembroke , New Hampshire, New

☆ Traveler ordered to pay more than $5,000 in fuel costs after flight diverted due to bad behavior
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A problematic airline passenger has been hit with an unusual form of punishment – he has to pay back the airline for the cost of fuel. According to the Australian Federal Police, a then-32-year-old man from Western Australia was disruptive on a flight headed from Perth to Sydney. Now, the passenger has been ordered to pay $8,630 AUD ($5,806 USD) back to the airline to cover the cost of the wasted fuel. While charging a disruptive traveler for the cost of fuel is not a typical penalty, other kinds of fines are more common. The single highest individual penalty, $40,823, was issued to a traveler who brought their own alcohol on board, was intoxicated, attempted to smoke marijuana in the lavatory, and sexually assaulted a flight attendant – all in a single flight.

Persons: ” Shona Davis, “, – Organizations: CNN, Australian Federal Police, US Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Justice Locations: Western Australia, Perth, Sydney, United States

☆ When Do Women Have the Right to Kill in Self-Defense? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Rachel Louise Snyder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +45 min

Mr. Ford kept their daughter at home to ensure Ms. Ford wouldn’t tell anyone in the emergency room how Robert’s injury happened. Ms. Ford, now 65, is serving a sentence of life without parole at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla. Leigh Goodmark, the author of the book “Imperfect Victims,” said that self-defense law imagines two parties of equal strength, size, weight and physical capability. But where self-defense law really fails to capture a woman’s experience is around the question of imminence. For women like Ms. Ford, Ms. Ayobi and many others, killing their way out of a relationship was an act of salvation — for themselves, for their children.

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