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☆ Bronx day care where boy died of suspected overdose had trap door, drugs hidden in floor, NYPD says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Mark Morales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Authorities discovered a trap floor containing drugs, including fentanyl, inside a Bronx day care center where a 1-year-old boy died of a suspected fentanyl overdose last week, the New York Police Department announced Thursday. The NYPD says a large quantity of fentanyl and other narcotics were discovered in a trap floor in the play area of the day care center. One-year-old Nicholas Dominici died after a suspected exposure to fentanyl last week at Divino Niño day care center. “More evidence has been recovered that leads to the conclusion that this was more than just a day care center,” Clark said Thursday. Carlisto Acevedo-Brito lived in a bedroom within the day care facility and is related to Mendez's husband.

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☆ 'Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin and other writers sue ChatGPT's maker claiming copyright infringement: 'Generative AI threatens to decimate the author profession'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Martin and other authors are suing ChatGPT owner OpenAI claiming copyright infringement. It follows a series of lawsuits writers launched against OpenAI over similar accusations. This latest lawsuit joins a series of legal disputes that writers have launched against OpenAI on similar accusations of copyright infringement. Associated Press, for instance, struck a two-year agreement with OpenAI that gives the AI company permission to train ChatGPT on its archive of news stories. As for the Authors Guild, writers "must have the ability to control if and how their works are used by generative AI," Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger wrote in a statement.

Persons: George R.R, Martin, OpenAI, —, John Grisham, Mona Awad, Paul Tremblay, Weeks, Sarah Silverman —, Christophe Golden, Richard Kadrey —, It's, Mary Rasenberger, Rasenberger Organizations: Service, OpenAI, of, Hollywood, The New York Times, Stability, Getty, Associated Press, Authors Guild Locations: Wall, Silicon, ChatGPT, Southern, of New York

☆ George R. R. Martin, Jodi Picoult and other famous writers join Authors Guild in class action lawsuit against OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —A group of famous fiction writers joined the Authors Guild in filing a class action suit against OpenAI on Wednesday, alleging the company’s technology is illegally using their copyrighted work. Martin, Jodi Picoult, John Grisham and Jonathan Franzen are among the 17 prominent authors who joined the suit led by the Authors Guild, a professional organization that protects writers’ rights. “Generative AI threatens to decimate the author profession,” the Authors Guild wrote in a press release Wednesday. Two other authors sued OpenAI in June over the company’s alleged misuse of their works to train ChatGPT. Authors should have the right to decide when their works are used to ‘train’ AI,” author Jonathan Franzen said in the release on Wednesday.

Persons: OpenAI, George R.R, Martin, Jodi Picoult, John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, Mary Rasenberger, “, Sarah Silverman, Silverman –, ” Sam Altman, Rasenberger, James Patterson, Roxane Gay, Margaret Atwood —, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, OpenAI, Authors, of, CNN, Amazon, Meta, San, Microsoft Locations: New York, Southern, of New York, San Francisco federal

☆ SpaceX countersues Justice Department, seeking to dismiss hiring discrimination case
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's SpaceX sued the U.S. Department of Justice in a Texas federal court, as the company aims to stop the DOJ's hiring discrimination case on constitutional grounds. Unlike SpaceX's suit, filed in the Southern District of Texas, the DOJ suit was filed within a division of the agency that adjudicates immigration cases, a key point of contention in the company's response. "SpaceX has not engaged in any practice or pattern of discriminating against anyone, including asylees or refugees. SpaceX's suit names a trio of defendants, including U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. SpaceX's hiring tops the acceptance rates of even the most selective, elite U.S. colleges, as "only about 1% of applications result in a hire," according to the company.

Persons: Elon, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer, Feld, General Merrick Garland Organizations: SpaceX, U.S . Department of Justice, DOJ, Southern District of, U.S, Export Administration, Persons Locations: Texas, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of Texas

So from that perspective, if I’m DOJ, I’d much rather have a Miami jury pool than a Fort Pierce jury pool,” he added. Given its sprawling geographic size, the district has five courthouses — in Key West, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce. “The bigger issue is going to become, can the Fort Pierce courtroom handle this case? “And if they send it to Miami, how are they going to get the jurors there because technically it’s not a Miami case." In St. Lucie, home to Fort Pierce, he won by only 50.4%, but Republicans have continued to gain ground there, and Florida Gov.

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☆ West Point is the target of a new lawsuit over affirmative action which says the school values 'skin color' over a soldier's 'loyalty'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Students for Fair Admissions filed a lawsuit against West Point on Tuesday. "For most of its history, West Point has evaluated cadets based on merit and achievement," the lawsuit said. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Over the past few decades, however, West Point has strayed from that approach," the lawsuit added. Students for Fair Admissions argued that the issues those leaders referenced have "not existed for the past half century." "Put differently, it assumes that soldiers apply the same racial stereotypes to one another that West Point applies to them."

Persons: —, John Roberts, it's, Elizabeth Prelogar, I've Organizations: Fair, West, Service, United States Military Academy, Court Southern District of, U.S . Military Academy, Yale, Ivy League, United States Locations: Wall, Silicon, Court Southern District of New York, Vietnam

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)on Tuesday accused Walmart Inc of failing to put an end to severe sexual harassment of female workers by the manager of a West Virginia store and of firing a woman after she complained to the commission. Debra Lawrence, the EEOC's regional attorney in Philadelphia, said preventing sexual harassment requires employers to act "promptly and forcefully." The EEOC filed Tuesday's lawsuit on behalf of a class of female workers who were allegedly harassed by the manager. The commission is seeking an order requiring Walmart to revise its policies on preventing sexual harassment and retaliation, along with backpay and other money damages for the class of women. The case is EEOC v. Walmart Stores East LP, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, No.

Persons: groped, Debra Lawrence, Lawrence, Delaney Anderson, Jason Bailey, Daniel Wiessner Organizations: Walmart, Opportunity Commission, Walmart Inc, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: West Virginia, Lewisburg, Bentonville , Arkansas, Philadelphia, Southern District of West Virginia

☆ FTX sues Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is suing founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents, accusing them of siphoning millions of dollars in company funds to enrich themselves and their “pet causes.”The lawsuit aims to recover funds that the company claims were “fraudulently transferred and misappropriated” by Bankman-Fried’s parents. FTX collapsed into bankruptcy in November last year as questions about its finances rattled crypto markets and prompted a sudden, massive drawdown of customer funds. Despite Bankman-Fried’s assertions that his parents weren’t involved in “any of the relevant parts” of FTX, the lawsuit claims that his parents played a role from the beginning. She described herself as her son’s “partner in crime of the noncriminal sort,” the lawsuit claims. In April, FTX told the bankruptcy court it had recovered $7.3 billion in assets.

Persons: Sam Bankman, “, Joe Bankman, Barbara Fried, Fried, Joe, Barbara, FTX, weren’t, Bankman, …, ” Fried, Fried’s, John J, Ray III, ”, Ray Organizations: New, New York CNN, Stanford, Southern, of, Bankman, FTX Group, Super Bowl, Alameda Research Locations: New York, of New York, Bahamas, FTX

Congressman Stephen Buyer arrives for his insider trading trial at the United States Courthouse in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., March 8, 2023. Congressman Stephen Buyer was sentenced to 22 months in prison on Tuesday for trading on inside information he learned in 2018 as a consultant to T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) ahead of its $23 billion merger with Sprint. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in New York sentenced Buyer, who was found guilty on four counts of securities fraud at a trial in March. Buyer took the stand at trial and denied trading on inside information. Buyer asked to be sentenced to home confinement, citing his service in Congress and the U.S. military.

Persons: Stephen Buyer, Brendan McDermid, Richard Berman, Buyer, Prosecutors, Jody Godoy, Deepa Babington Organizations: U.S, United, Courthouse, REUTERS, Mobile, Former U.S, Mobile US Inc, Sprint, District, New York, Republican, U.S . House, Navigant Consulting, Guidehouse, U.S ., Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, U.S, Former, New, Indiana, Congress, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

☆ US SEC charges investment firm linked to Russian billionaire
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The headquarters of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are seen in Washington, July 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Bourg/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Concord Management, Ltd FollowWASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday charged Concord Management and its owner with failing to register with regulators while operating as an investment adviser to an unidentified billionaire former Russian official. Concord Management LLC of Tarrytown, New York, and owner Michael Matlin were operating as unregistered investment advisers to a single client, a former Russian official with apparent connections to the Russian Federation, the SEC said in a statement. Matlin founded Concord in 1999 to provide investment advice and supervise investments in U.S. private funds, the SEC said. The firm monitored investments for the Russian individual until March 2022, when the United Kingdom and European Union sanctioned the unidentified client, it said.

Persons: Jim Bourg, Michael Matlin, Matlin, Abramovich, Chris Prentice, Rami Ayyub, Katharine Jackson, Josie Kao, Mark Potter, David Gregorio Our Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, REUTERS, Concord Management, WASHINGTON, Russian, Russian Federation, Concord, New York Times, Reuters, European Union, Thomson Locations: Washington, Tarrytown , New York, United Kingdom, New York

☆ Sunac China files for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —One of China’s leading property developers, Sunac, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States, shortly after winning approval from its creditors to restructure nearly $10 billion worth of debt. The company filed a petition for Chapter 15 protection with the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday. It’s the second big distressed Chinese developer in weeks to seek such protection: Evergrande made a Chapter 15 filing in the United States a month ago, after posting losses of $81 billion in the last two years. Entering the process may help Sunac China negotiate with overseas lenders as it works to overhaul its debt. “While Evergrande is still struggling to get their offshore creditors on board, Sunac has really overtaken them,” she said.

Persons: It’s, Evergrande, Sunac, Sandra Chow, it’s, Chow, ”, —, ” Chow, “, Andy Rose Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, US, Court, Southern, of, Asia, CNN, Evergrande Locations: China, Hong Kong, United States, of New York

REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Starbucks Corp FollowNEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Starbucks (SBUX.O) was ordered by a federal judge on Monday to face a lawsuit claiming that several of its Refresher fruit beverages lacked a key ingredient: fruit. Consumers complained that Starbucks' Mango Dragonfruit, Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade, Pineapple Passionfruit, Pineapple Passionfruit Lemonade, Strawberry Açai and Strawberry Açai Lemonade Refreshers contained none of the advertised mango, passion fruit or açai. The judge dismissed a fraud claim, finding no proof Starbucks intended to defraud consumers, and an unjust enrichment claim. Starbucks in a statement called the allegations in the lawsuit "inaccurate and without merit," and said it looked forward to defending itself. The case is Kominis et al v Starbucks Corp, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

Persons: Lucas Jackson, John Cronan, Joan Kominis, Jason McAllister, Cronan, Robert Abiri, Jonathan Stempel, Aurora Ellis, Richard Chang, William Maclean Organizations: REUTERS, Companies Starbucks Corp, District, Starbucks, Consumers, Honey Citrus, Starbucks Corp, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Brooklyn, New York, U.S, Manhattan, Astoria , New York, Fairfield , California, Seattle, Southern District, Southern District of New York

☆ Rudy Giuliani's ex-lawyers sue him for the $1.4 million they say he owes for defending him in election interference investigations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jack Newsham | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rudy Giuliani's ex-lawyer has filed a lawsuit seeking nearly $1.4 million in unpaid bills. Costello and Giuliani's advisor Ted Goodman didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on Monday evening. One of Trump's PAC has also paid $340,000 to a legal records firm that Giuliani owed money to, records show. In July, a panel of the DC Bar recommended that Giuliani's law license be revoked. Giuliani isn't the only Trump ally to fail to pay legal fees to Costello.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani's, Giuliani, Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Davidoff Hutcher, Citron, Robert Costello, Costello, Jack Smith's, Fani Willis, . Costello, Ted Goodman didn't, Eduardo Munoz Rudy Giuliani's, Trump, it's, Steve Bannon Organizations: Service, US, Office, of, New York City, New York Law, REUTERS, CNN, Trump's PAC, DC Locations: Wall, Silicon, Manhattan, Georgia, Southern, of New York, Bedminster , New Jersey, New York, Mexico

☆ Rudy Giuliani 'may have been compromised' by the Kremlin, and FBI leaders didn't care, alleges special agent Johnathan Buma
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Johnathan Buma says his FBI supervisors didn't care about his leads tying Giuliani to Russian intelligence. They are also investigating Hunter Biden for the firearm-related charges that he was indicted for this week. FBI didn't care about Giuliani's possible Kremlin ties, Buma says"Rudy Giuliani may have been compromised by individuals suspected of being involved in Russian counterintelligence influence operations," Buma told Insider. According to Buma's disclosure, an FBI Intelligence Information Report asserted that Fuks was "a co-opted asset of the RIS" or the Russian intelligence services. Hunter Biden left his laptop at a computer repair store in April 2019.

Persons: Johnathan Buma, Giuliani, Hunter Biden, Robert Mueller's Trump, Donald Trump's, Buma, Biden, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Pavel Fuks, Fuks, Burisma, Hunter's, George Soros, Hunter Biden's, Bill Barr's, Geoffrey Berman, Bill Barr, Barr, Berman, he's, Amelia Kosciulek, we're, aren't, Mattathias Schwartz Organizations: FBI, Service, Los Angeles Field Office, Trump, GOP, of Justice, New York Post, Southern, of New, Washington Field Office, New York Field Office Locations: Russian, Wall, Silicon, Russia, Mar, Lago, Ukrainian, Moscow, Washington, Ukraine, Ukraine —, Delaware, of New York, Buma, schwartz79@protonmail.com

☆ Family of late U.S. billionaire return looted artifacts to Cambodia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The family of late American pipeline billionaire George Lindemann has agreed to return 33 looted artifacts to Cambodia, according to the US Attorney’s Office, a decision described as “momentous” by the Southeast Asian country. In a statement it said the family’s decision to return the artifacts was voluntary. Lawyers for the Lindemann family did not immediately respond to a request for comment. He said he understood the Lindemann family had paid more than $20 million for the artifacts. US authorities have spent more than a decade working on locating artifacts from Cambodia and have so far repatriated 65.

Persons: George Lindemann, Koh Ker, Lindemann, Bradley Gordon, Hun Manet, ”, Douglas Latchford Organizations: US, Office, Southern, of, Lawyers, Attorney's, Southern District of, United, Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, American Chamber of Commerce Locations: Cambodia, Angkor, of New York, Koh Ker, Southern District, Southern District of New York, United States

☆ Family of late U.S. billionaire return looted artefacts to Cambodia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The family of late American pipeline billionaire George Lindemann has agreed to return 33 looted artefacts to Cambodia, according to the US Attorney’s Office, a decision described as “momentous” by the Southeast Asian country. In a statement it said the family’s decision to return the artefacts was voluntary. Lawyers for the Lindemann family did not immediately respond to a request for comment. He said he understood the Lindemann family had paid more than $20 million for the artefacts. US authorities have spent more than a decade working on locating artefacts from Cambodia and have so far repatriated 65.

Persons: George Lindemann, Koh Ker, Lindemann, Bradley Gordon, Hun Manet, ”, Douglas Latchford Organizations: US, Office, Southern, of, Lawyers, Attorney's, Southern District of, United, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, American Chamber of Commerce Locations: Cambodia, Angkor, of New York, Koh Ker, Southern District, Southern District of New York, United States

☆ Federal judge again declares Obama-era DACA program unlawful
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A federal judge in Texas ruled Wednesday that a regulation intended to preserve the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is unlawful, delivering a major blow to the Biden administration. The Biden administration released a rule last year to “preserve and fortify” DACA, largely maintaining the criteria for the program. Hanen’s ruling comes after a federal appeals court largely upheld his previous ruling finding DACA unlawful. In his Wednesday ruling, Hanen cited the ongoing legal fight over the program and put the onus on Congress. Democrats and Republicans have been sympathetic to the hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children, many of whom were under the age of 10.

Persons: Biden, –, Andrew Hanen, ” Hanen, Hanen, Hanen’s, ” Organizations: CNN, Southern, Southern District of, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Justice, of Homeland Security, ” DACA, Republican, “, Republicans Locations: Texas, Southern District, Southern District of Texas, United States, DACA, ”

☆ Family of late U.S. billionaire agrees to return looted Cambodian artefacts
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Clare Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 13 (Reuters) - The family of late American pipeline billionaire George Lindemann has agreed to return 33 looted artefacts to Cambodia, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, a decision described as "momentous" by the Southeast Asian country. In a statement it said the family's decision to return the artefacts was voluntary. Lawyers for the Lindemann family did not immediately respond to a request for comment. He said he understood the Lindemann family had paid more than $20 million for the artefacts. U.S. authorities have been spent more than a decade working on locating artefacts from Cambodia and have so far repatriated 65.

Persons: George Lindemann, Koh Ker, Lindemann, Bradley Gordon, Hun Manet, Douglas Latchford, Clare Baldwin, Chantha Lach, Martin Petty Organizations: Attorney's, Southern, of, Lawyers, United, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, American Chamber of Commerce, Thomson Locations: Cambodia, Angkor, U.S, of New York, United States, Hong Kong, Phnom Penh

☆ A 4th FTX executive reportedly plans to plead guilty over crypto exchange's collapse, isolating Sam Bankman-Fried ahead of trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former FTX executive Ryan Salame is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges. Salame would be the fourth top official in the exchange to plead guilty to charges brought by the US Attorney's office in Manhattan. Sam Bankman-Fried, the company's former CEO and founder, is scheduled to go to trial on fraud and conspiracy charges in October. It's not immediately clear which charges Salame may plead guilty to and whether he will testify at Bankman-Fried's trial, as the other former executives are expected to. Within FTX, Salame connected Bankman-Fried to political power brokers and helped try to legitimize cryptocurrency in the corridors of Washington, DC.

Persons: Ryan Salame, Sam Bankman, Salame, It's, Fried, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, Nishad Singh, Haven, Egresitz Organizations: Service, US, of, Prosecutors, Alameda Research, Justice Department, Heritage, Democratic, Republican Locations: Wall, Silicon, Manhattan, Southern, of New York, Bankman, Massachusetts, Lenox —, Washington, DC, United States, Bahamas, Brooklyn

☆ A Blockbuster-era video law is being used to ding big-name brands like General Mills, Geico, and Chick-Fil-A with privacy lawsuits
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Ryan Joe | Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Brands like Chick-Fil-A and Geico are being accused of violating 1980s privacy law the VPPA. Broadcasters have long been wary of running afoul of a 1988 privacy law called the Video Privacy Protection Act that went into effect after the video rental history of then-Supreme Court nominee Judge Robert Bork was leaked to a newspaper. Since November last year, brands as diverse as Hallmark, Folgers, Mattel, Chick-Fil-A, General Mills, Mars, La-Z-Boy, Geico, and Fossil have faced lawsuits accusing them of VPPA violations. But these dismissals don't completely neutralize the threat of VPPA lawsuits. At least 70 VPPA class action lawsuits have been filed in the past year, according to Bloomberg Law.

Persons: Chick, Robert Bork, VPPA, Mills, General Mills, Scott Ferrell, FloSports, Smucker, Keith Carroll, Rebeka Rodriguez, Melissa Fox, Eversheds Sutherland, Labaton Sucharow, Corepower, Garthwaite, Fox, Julie Rubash Organizations: ., Broadcasters, Hallmark, Mattel, Pacific, Hulu, Bloomberg Law, Meta, Protection Law, Facebook, AMC, Us, GameStop, Disney, United States, Court, Southern, of Locations: Mars, California, Virginia, of New York

Trump is appealing the May 9 jury verdict, as well as Kaplan's June 29 refusal to dismiss the current lawsuit, to the 2nd U.S. REPUTATIONAL HARMIn his 25-page decision, Kaplan said the May 9 jury verdict eliminated the need to relitigate the alleged attack. Kaplan also said the verdict precluded Trump from arguing that his June 2019 statements, which were similar to his October 2022 statements, were not defamatory. On Aug. 18, Judge Kaplan called Trump's appeal of his decision to let the second case go to trial "frivolous." In his June 2019 statements, Trump also disparaged Carroll by saying "she's not my type" and the alleged rape "never happened."

Persons: Donald Trump, Lindsay DeDario, Jean Carroll, District Judge Lewis Kaplan, Trump, Carroll, Kaplan, Goodman, she's, Trump's, Roberta Kaplan, Judge Kaplan, Jonathan Stempel, William Maclean Organizations: U.S, Republican, REUTERS, District, Circuit, Elle, Carroll, Trump, Court, Southern District of, Thomson Locations: Erie , Pennsylvania, U.S, Manhattan, Trump, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

☆ Man Tried to Travel the Atlantic in a Hamster Wheel, U.S. Says. Again.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | More About Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They next day, officers tried again, but this time Mr. Baluchi showed them two knives, again threatening to kill himself. It was two days before officers — who had tried to deliver food, water and news of the approaching hurricane to Mr. Baluchi — were finally able to coax him from his floating wheel. Neither Mr. Baluchi, a former professional cyclist who was born in Iran and was granted asylum in the United States, nor his lawyer could immediately be reached for comment on Wednesday evening. According to court documents, the voyage was Mr. Baluchi’s fourth attempt in a decade at traveling on the ocean in a homemade contraption. Each time, the Coast Guard ultimately intervened, according to court records.

Persons: Baluchi, —, Baluchi —, Baluchi’s Organizations: Coast Guard, Southern, Southern District of, Justice Locations: Tybee, U.S, Southern District, Southern District of Florida, Miami, Miami Beach, Iran, United States

In a complaint filed in Manhattan bankruptcy court, Genesis is seeking to recoup $500 million that DCG borrowed under four loans. In a statement on Wednesday, DCG said it expects to file a settlement with the bankruptcy court soon. Genesis filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors in January, two months after halting withdrawals. The cases are Genesis Global Capital LLC v. Digital Currency Group Inc, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, No. 23-ap-01168; and Genesis Global Capital LLC v. DCG International Investments Ltd in the same court, No.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Genesis, DCG, Barry Silbert, Jonathan Stempel, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Group, Genesis Global Capital, Digital Currency Group International, Arrows Capital, Alameda Research, Genesis Global, LLC, Digital Currency Group Inc, Bankruptcy, Southern District of, DCG, Investments Ltd, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, Southern District, Southern District of New York, New York

Members of the New York Police Department (NYPD) watch a Black Lives Matter protest in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. November 5, 2020. Kettling involves creating a cordon of police officers to surround a crowd in order to control it. Critics say the tactic ensnares lawful protesters and innocent bystanders. The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, the Legal Aid Society and the New York Civil Liberties Union. The NYPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, George Floyd, Letitia James, Corey Stoughton, Daniel Trotta, Leslie Adler Organizations: New York Police Department, REUTERS, New York City Police Department, Southern, of, New York, Legal Aid Society, New, Civil Liberties Union, Minneapolis, NYPD, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, of New York, New York

☆ To Settle Suit, NYPD Agrees to Scale Back Enforcement of Protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Kettling involves creating a cordon of police officers to surround a crowd in order to control it. Critics say the tactic ensnares lawful protesters and innocent bystanders. The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, the Legal Aid Society and the New York Civil Liberties Union. Similar protests rocked cities across the United Sates. The NYPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Daniel Trotta, George Floyd, Letitia James, Corey Stoughton, Leslie Adler Organizations: New York City Police Department, Southern, of, New York, Legal Aid Society, New, Civil Liberties Union, Minneapolis, NYPD Locations: of New York, New York

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