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Mangione has retained a prominent New York attorney to represent him on charges in Thompson’s murder. It was one week ago that President Bashar al-Assad fled the country as rebels entered Damascus. South Korean president impeachedLawmakers voted Saturday to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law. Yoon was immediately suspended from state duties after the vote, with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo serving as acting president. She said she directed the New York State Intelligence Center to actively investigate the drone sightings and coordinate with federal law enforcement agencies to address the drones.

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☆ Texas sues New York doctor for telemedicine prescription of abortion pills
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Texas sued a New York physician for prescribing a woman abortion pills, according to a lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Ken Paxton. In the lawsuit, filed Thursday in Collin County, Paxton said that Margaret Daley Carpenter, a New York doctor, provided mifepristone and misprostol, a pair of abortion-inducing drugs, to a 20-year-old pregnant woman there, which led to a medical abortion. "Carpenter's conduct violates the Texas Health and Safety Code’s prohibition on prescribing abortion-inducing drugs via telemedicine," the lawsuit said. Carpenter is the co-medical director and founder of the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine, an advocacy group working to advance telemedicine abortion nationwide, the group's website says. "Make no mistake: I will do everything in my power to enforce the laws of New York State,” Hochul said in a statement Friday.

Persons: Ken Paxton, Paxton, Margaret Daley Carpenter, Daley, ” Paxton, Carpenter, Carpenter’s, Kathy Hochul, ” Hochul Organizations: Texas, Texas Health, Safety, Abortion Coalition, Telemedicine, New York Gov Locations: York, Collin County, New York, Texas, “ In Texas, New York State, . Idaho , Missouri, Kansas

☆ Timeline: How South Korea President Yoon Lost His Country's Trust and Approval
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Agnes Chang | Pablo Robles | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, may have sealed his political fate on Dec. 3 when he declared martial law, triggering public outrage. Here’s how Mr. Yoon lost the trust of much of his electorate. 2022 March Mr. Yoon was voted into office by the thinnest margin since South Korea began holding free presidential elections in 1987. The person who committed the act must resolve it” Mr. Yoon Let’s get Yoon Suk Yeol out!” First lady Kim Keon Hee The person who committed the act must resolve it” Mr. Yoon Let’s get Yoon Suk Yeol out!” First lady Kim Keon Hee The person who committed the act must resolve it” First lady Kim Keon Hee Mr. Yoon December Mr. Yoon vetoed a union-backed bill that would have limited companies’ ability to sue workers for losses during strikes. The results were widely seen as a verdict on Mr. Yoon, and his approval rating hit a new low: 23 percent.

Persons: Yoon Suk, Mr, Yoon, Jae, Weeks, Biden, Rice, Yoon’s, Kim Keon Hee, Yoon Let’s, Kim Keon Hee Mr, “, ” Organizations: Journalists Farmers Marines, Farmers, National Assembly, Gallup, Korea, Defense Ministry, Records, “, Atomic Energy Agency, Yoon International Atomic Energy Agency, Marine Corps Locations: South Korea, North Korea, U.S, Itaewon, Seoul, Tokyo, Japan, South

☆ OpenAI publishes more of Elon Musk's internal emails showing he originally favored a for-profit structure
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI published Elon Musk's old emails in a blog post on Friday. Advertisement"Now that OpenAI is the leading AI research lab and Elon runs a competing AI company, he's asking the court to stop us from effectively pursuing our mission," OpenAI wrote this week. OpenAI also published Musk's private emails in March after Musk sued OpenAI and Altman. Musk's most recent filing is his fourth attempt in less than a year to "reframe his claims," OpenAI said in the blog post. Advertisement"You can't sue your way to AGI," the company wrote in the blog post.

Persons: OpenAI, Elon, Musk, Elon Musk, Tesla, Sam Altman, xAI, Altman Organizations: Elon, Tesla

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday that it will hear a case related to California's ability to set its own, often strict, vehicle emissions standards that include curbs on greenhouse gases. Due to the size of the California market, the state’s regulations hold considerable sway over vehicle manufacturers. The Obama administration granted California a waiver to regulate greenhouse gas tailpipe emissions but the first Trump administration sought to change course. The most recent EPA waiver, in 2022, prompted 17 Republican states led by Ohio and the business groups to sue. In court papers, Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar pointed out that manufacturers are already meeting the state's standards.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Obama, Trump, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Prelogar Organizations: federal, Air, EPA, Republican, The U.S, Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit Locations: California, Ohio, The

Smith & Wesson voluntarily agreed, among other product safety changes, to make magazine disconnects available as an option on all its pistols. “I can’t really go around talking about how there needs to be more gun safety for 25-year-old men who know better,” she said. But in a second interview months later, Skipper said that after talking with NBC News she had come around to the idea that more guns should have magazine disconnects. And law enforcement agencies that previously required magazine disconnects in standard-issue weapons have largely moved to guns without them. Magazine disconnects are “becoming much less common for sure.”Consumers may have moved on, but the deadly accidents have persisted.

Persons: New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, ” Morial, Clinton, Smith, gunmakers, ” Wayne LaPierre, ”, Gregory Smith, Beretta, Jonathan Lowy, “, ” John Burnsworth III, J.R . Gustafson, Burnsworth, ” Burnsworth, —, Gustafson, ’, hasn’t, Keane, “ That’s, Sharon Skipper, Thomas Gage Skipper, Gage, Tyler Shepperd, he’d, Sharon Skipper Gage, Skipper, Shepperd, Glock, Natalie Behring, ” Glock, Preston Spicher, Lowy, Sig Sauer, ” Smith, ” Reno, he’s, that’s Organizations: New, New Orleans Mayor, Smith, Wesson, NRA, Getty, Beretta, Global, NBC News, Springfield Armory, U.S . Marine Corps, NBC, Delaware ., Industry, Ruger, California, Association, Republicans, U.S . House, Senate, ”, YouTube Locations: New Orleans, Dallas, Illinois, Mount Pleasant , Pennsylvania, Florida, Austrian, Rexburg , Idaho, Delaware, Knoxville , Tennessee, Las Vegas, California, Pennsylvania

☆ A new Google AI-powered weather model could be key to the future of your forecast – but there’s a catch
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

A big problem to solveGenCast is a critical advancement in modeling, but like any other weather forecast model, it isn’t perfect. Jeffrey Collins/AP Len Frisbee dumps a wheelbarrow of dirt as he helps with cleanup in Hot Springs, North Carolina, on October 1. Marco Bello/Reuters Linda Bandy, left, and Carissa Sheehan clean up inside the International Moulding frame shop in Morganton, North Carolina. Jonathan Drake/Reuters Floodwaters are seen in Asheville in this image released by the North Carolina Department of Transportation on September 28. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Hurricane Helene is seen in a satellite photo on September 26.

Persons: Google’s DeepMind, DeepMind, ”, Peter Dueben, GenCast, “, Skip, Ilan Price, Price, ” Price, ” Dueben, It’s, Jonathan Drake, Reuters Martika, Helene, Erik S, Eduardo Munoz, Sean Rayford, Allison Joyce, Mike Stewart, Emily Ogburn, Cody Klein, Melissa Sue Gerrits, Sam Soughail, Van Hutchins, Dennis Rector, Josh Morgan, Andy Brown, Jeffrey Collins, Len Frisbee, Jeff Roberson, Christian Monterrosa, Marco Bello, Reuters Linda Bandy, Carissa Sheehan, Kathy Kmonicek, Janice Whitley, Terry Wilson, Melinda, Kathleen Flynn, Paul Hennessy, Gerald Herbert, Elmira Glover, Joe Raedle, John Falchetto, Cassandra Randall, Jessica Downey, Greg Lovett, Hurricane Helene, Hailey Morgan, Phelan M, Megan Varner, Sarah Cribbins, Michael, Luis Santana, Miguel J, Rodriguez Carrillo, Richard Burkhart, Mike Carlson, Candice Ocvil, Jibri Tolen, Cristobal Herrera, Candace Redwine, Guy Ford, George G, Tapper, Ricardo Arduengo, Joe Burbank, Carol Poulson, Andrew West, Cynthia Centeno, Reuters Charles Starling, Stephen M, Dowell, Chandan Khanna, Thomas Simonetti, Pete Beach, Ramon Espinosa, Paola Chiomante Organizations: CNN, European Centre, Hemisphere, Google, Reuters, Reuters Helicopters, Getty, Homes, AP, & Sons Department, USA, New York Times, Anadolu, Workers, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Tampa Bay Times, AFP, East, Savannah Morning, United States Coast Guard, Walt Disney, Orlando Sentinel, Tribune, Service, Fairview Middle School, Fishel, State Emergency Operations Center, Washington Post, NOAA Locations: Boone , North Carolina, Canton , North Carolina, Swannanoa , North Carolina, Cruso , North Carolina, Swannanoa, Bat Cave , North Carolina, Bills, , North Carolina, AFP, Lake Lure , North Carolina, Rock , North Carolina, Barnardsville , North Carolina, Lure, Asheville , North Carolina, Marshall , North Carolina, Augusta , Georgia, Springs , North Carolina, Bat, Bat Cave, Morganton , North Carolina, Old Fort, Fletcher , North Carolina, Steinhatchee , Florida, Tampa , Florida, Steinhatchee, Boone, Asheville, Treasure Island , Florida, Horseshoe Beach , Florida, Valdosta , Georgia, Horseshoe Beach, Laurel, Vilas , North Carolina, Crystal River , Florida, Hurricane, Crystal River, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, , Florida, Savannah , Georgia, Savannah, Shore, St . Petersburg , Florida, Valdosta, Key , Florida, Tarpon Springs , Florida, Watauga, Sugar Grove , North Carolina, Florida, Port Saint Joe , Florida, Bay Lake , Florida, St . Petersburg, Fort Myers Beach , Florida, Tallahassee, Leon County , Florida, Eastpoint , Florida, Villages, Tallahassee , Florida, Gulfport , Florida, St, Cross City , Florida, Guanimar, Cuba, Panacea , Florida, Puerto Juarez, Mexico, Clearwater , Florida

The civil lawsuits, filed anonymously in New York state’s Supreme Court by lawyer Thomas Giuffra, involve incidents that happened between 2019 and 2022. One man alleged Combs’ associates threatened him into keeping quiet. The third man alleged Combs and “his associates from Bad Boy Records” took turns sexually assaulting him. He said in the summer of 2020 he was invited by one of Comb’s “associates” at Bad Boy Records to a party at Comb’s mansion in East Hampton, New York. The man said in the lawsuit, Combs and “his associates from Bad Boy Records” took turns sexually assaulting and raping him.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Thomas Giuffra, Combs, Bad Boy Records ”, ” Giuffra, he’d, Prosecutors, They’re, “, ” Combs, John Doe, ”, Plaintiff, Combs “, Comb’s “, Casandra, Cassie ” Ventura, Ventura, Dawn Richard, Danity Kane Organizations: Bad Boy Records, NBC News, Metropolitan Detention, Giuffra, Bad Boy Entertainment Holdings Inc, Bad Boy Entertainment LLC, Bad Boy Productions Holdings, Inc, Sony Music Holdings Inc, CNN Locations: New York, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Comb’s, East Hampton , New York, Ventura

Ted Turner / NBC NewsWhen NBC News gained access to the squat, modernist palace perched in the mountains above the capital Damascus on Wednesday, it was relatively calm, despite the appearance of having been robbed. Ted Turner / NBC NewsIt also appeared that no expense had been spared at one of Assad's guest palaces nearby. Ted Turner / NBC NewsElsewhere, there was an expansive library large enough to warrant a rolling ladder. Ted Turner / NBC NewsNow he is gone the reality of what happened under his rule is being exposed. As the Assad's lived a life of luxury, their regime locked up, tortured and killed thousands of its citizens.

Persons: Bashar Al, Assad, Asma, Ted Turner, Michael Moore’s, Sue Black’s ‘, Richard Engel, David Hodari Organizations: NBC, NBC News, Fighters Locations: DAMASCUS, Syria, Russia, Damascus, Hayat Tahrir, Uruguay, Croatia, Sudan, London

Robert Kennedy Jr. speaks with others before a ceremony with President-elect Donald Trump at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday December 12, in New York. He said he would consider getting rid some vaccines for children, falsely suggesting autism may be caused by vaccines. Scientists have repeatedly debunked the theory that vaccines cause autism. Several subsequent studies trying to reproduce the results have found no link between vaccines and autism. Autism diagnoses have been increasing — up from one in 150 children in 2000 to about 1 in 36 children in 2020.

Persons: Robert Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump, Alex Brandon, ” Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Trump, he’s “, ” Kennedy, he’s, Andrew Wakefield, Wakefield Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Time, Department of Health, Human Services, Trump, NBC News, US Centers for Disease Control, Autism Locations: New York

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Whitaker, will step down Jan. 20, leaving the key agency that oversees Boeing and the U. S. airline industry again without a leader. Mark House, the assistant administrator for finance and management at the FAA, will becoming acting deputy administrator. Trump's last nominee to lead the FAA, ex-Delta captain Steve Dickson, resigned in 2022, midway through his term. "You have seen leadership come and go – and through every transition you have kept air travel steady and safe. A spokesman for the transition team for President-elect Donald Trump, who is scheduled to take office Jan. 20, didn't immediately comment.

Persons: Mike Whitaker, Whitaker, Mark House, Steve Dickson, Donald Trump, didn't, Trump, Elon Musk's, Jeff Bezos, Musk Organizations: Aviation, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration Headquarters, Federal Aviation Administration, Max, FAA, U.S, Delta, eventual, Elon, Elon Musk's SpaceX, SpaceX Locations: Washington ,

CNN —Accompanying his selection as Time’s Person of the Year, President-elect Donald Trump sat down with the magazine for a wide-ranging interview that published on Thursday. “I want to reach an agreement, and the only way you’re going to reach an agreement is not to abandon,” Trump said. He said the war is a “tragedy” with a “staggering” number of people killed on both sides of the conflict. He said he would consider getting rid of some vaccines for children, falsely suggesting autism may be caused by vaccines. Several subsequent studies trying to reproduce the results have found no link between vaccines and autism.

Persons: Donald Trump, ‘, ’, Ukraine Trump, “, ”, ” Trump, “ We’re, Joe Biden, Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, ’ Trump, We’ll, we’ll, we’re, —, “ I’m, they’ve, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, We’re, Kennedy, he’s “, ” Kennedy, he’s, It’s, Andrew Wakefield, Wakefield, ” “ Organizations: CNN, Capitol, Biden, Army Tactical Missile Systems, Trump, National Guard, NBC, Press, Time, Justice Department, NBC News, Department of Health, Human Services, US Centers for Disease Control, Autism, West Bank, Education Department Trump, Department of Education, of Education, Civil Locations: Ukraine, Russia, East, Israel, Washington

☆ What we know about the lawsuit accusing Jay-Z of raping a teen with Sean 'Diddy' Combs
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Combs’ legal team dismissed the suit as a “shameless publicity stunt.”Here’s what we know about the litigation. The lawsuit was originally filed in October against Combs, and it was amended Sunday to include Carter as a defendant. Jay-Z and Sean Combs attend Puffy's Fourth of July Party at Sean Combs' House, in East Hampton, N.Y., on July 2, 2000. The plaintiff lay down in a room, the lawsuit says, and Combs and Carter entered. Carter described a pre-litigation demand letter from the lawyer who filed the suit as an effort to “blackmail” him into settling.

Persons: Jay, Shawn Carter, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Carter, Combs, Jane Doe ”, She’d, Sean Combs, Patrick McMullan, Diddy, ’, I’m, ”, Tony Buzbee, Buzbee, Alex Spiro, “ Organizations: MTV, Radio City Music Hall, Getty, Combs, Bad Boy Records, Records, Roc Nation, Forbes, Prosecutors, U.S, Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Locations: New York’s, Manhattan, East Hampton, N.Y, Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn’s

A lawyer for rapper Azealia Banks sent a cease-and-desist letter to The 1975 frontman Matty Healy after he threatened to slap her during a heated exchange on X last week. The letter, dated Saturday, accuses Healy of making defamatory comments and threatening violence toward Banks. Healy and Banks began trading barbs last week after Healy criticized her over her post commenting on Charli XCX’s appearance. Healy told Banks that “the women you attack seem to be culturally relevant, attractive, divisive and NICE people. In a series of posts on X last week, Banks had said she planned to sue Healy for his remarks.

Persons: Azealia Banks, Matty Healy, Healy, Banks, Wallace Collins, ” Collins, X, ”, it’s, ” Healy, Gabbriette Bechtel, Bechtel, “, “ I’m, I’m, Collins Organizations: Entertainment, NBC News, NICE Locations: Banks

WASHINGTON — Conservative justices objected as the Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a new dispute over race in education by declining to consider whether an admissions program for public high schools in Boston unlawfully considered race. The court's refusal to hear the case marks the second time the court has declined to review a policy aimed at increasing diversity in public high schools since the high court ended the consideration of race in college admissions last year. The policy, implemented by the Boston School Committee in 2021, applied to three selective high schools in Boston: Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy and John D. O’Bryant School. The Supreme Court in February turned away a similar challenge to an admissions policy at a Virginia high school that was also aimed at increasing diversity. In a statement, Gorsuch said that the fact the Boston schools' policy was no longer in effect was one reason not to hear the case.

Persons: Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Alito, John D, Jonathan Wiggs, Gorsuch, Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh Organizations: WASHINGTON, Boston School Committee, Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy, O’Bryant, O'Bryant, of Math, Boston Globe, Getty, Boston, Boston Parent Coalition, Circuit, Appeals, Eau Claire Area School, Parents Locations: Boston, Virginia, Wisconsin

☆ Lizzo dismissed from harassment suit filed by wardrobe sylist
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A federal judge has dismissed Grammy award-winning singer Lizzo from a harassment lawsuit filed by a wardrobe stylist but her production company remains a defendant. Lizzo’s production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc., remains a defendant in the suit. Martin D. Singer, Lizzo’s attorney, praised the court ruling earlier this week and threatened to take legal action against Daniels. “We are very pleased that the court dismissed every claim against Lizzo and the overtime wages claim against all of our clients including Big Grrrl Touring in this specious lawsuit,” he told Rolling Stone. The singer’s team called the suit a bogus and absurd publicity stunt.

Persons: Lizzo, Fernando L, Rocha, Asha Daniels, Lizzo weren't, Martin D, Singer, Daniels, “, ”, Amanda Nomura, Nomura, ” Daniels, “ sully ”, Quincy Organizations: District, Stone, Big, Touring Inc, Lizzo, NBC News, NBC, Black Locations: U.S

☆ What’s next for TikTok now that the app might get banned?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Clare Duffy | Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Under the law, app stores could face major fines if they continue to host TikTok following the deadline, if it’s not sold. While the ruling increases the likelihood that TikTok will be banned, it’s not a done deal just yet. TikTok indicated that it plans to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court. However, Schiller said TikTok is still likely to face an uphill battle in the Supreme Court. “However, there has been much discussion about TikTok being banned since 2020 and nothing has happened yet, so I’m skeptical.

Persons: it’s, “, ”, Michael Hughes, Hughes, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, TikTok, ” Josh Schiller, Boies Schiller Flexner, Schiller, Gautam Hans, Hans, Trump, Alan Rozenshtein, ” Rozenshtein, You’re, doesn’t, ” Rozenstein, Friday’s, Carrie Berk, ” “, Keenya Kelly Organizations: New, New York CNN, TikTok’s, Supreme, CNN, Amendment Clinic, Cornell Law School, Trump, University of Minnesota, Apple Locations: New York, United States, —, TikTok

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an unusual case in which Congress intervened to help victims of terrorism sue Palestinian entities. Other plaintiffs involved in the litigation had previously won a $655 million judgment that the lower court threw out. One condition is that the defendants paid a terrorist convicted of or killed while committing a terrorist attack. The PLO represents the Palestinian people internationally, while the PA exercises domestic government authority. The victims of terrorist attacks filed a separate petition.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Ari Fuld, Biden, Elizabeth Prelogar Organizations: Promoting Security, Justice, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Palestinian Authority, Circuit, Appeals, West Locations: York, American, Palestinian, West Bank

☆ Village People front man says ‘YMCA’ isn’t a gay anthem – and he’ll sue anyone who disagrees
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

is somehow a gay anthem,” Willis, who wrote the lyrics for the 1978 hit, said on Facebook on Monday. “As I’ve said numerous times in the past, that is a false assumption based on the fact that my writing partner was gay, and some (not all) of Village People were gay, and that the first Village People album was totally about gay life. It is not.”The song, from the band’s third studio album, “Cruisin,’” has spent years as an informal anthem of the LGBTQ community. Willis said that when writing the song he had no idea that the YMCA was “a hang out for gays.”He said: “I therefore wrote Y.M.C.A. is somehow a gay anthem because such notion is based solely on the song’s lyrics alluding to elicit activity for which it does not.

Persons: ” Victor Willis, Jacques Morali, “ There’s, ” Willis, I’ve, ’ ”, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Lago, Michael Ochs, Willis, Association –, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, “ YMCA, Facebook, People, YMCA, Casablanca Records, Michael Ochs Archives, ABBA, Foo Fighters, Trump, Young Men’s, Association Locations: ”, Mar, London, San Francisco

☆ Around the World in the Second Trump Administration
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Eamon Javers | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAround the World in the Second Trump AdministrationSue Gordon, former U.S. Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and the Brookings Institution's Michael O'Hanlon, Director of Research in Foreign Policy, discuss the global implications of the Trump administration's appointments and policies at the CNBC CFO Council Summit on Dec. 4, 2024. Will tariffs successfully intimidate China, or will Trump leadership increase the risk of war in the Taiwan Strait? Will Trump's promise to end the war in Ukraine be realized, and at what cost? And what does the return of Trump-brand diplomacy mean for the Middle East?

Persons: Second Trump Administration Sue Gordon, Michael O'Hanlon, Will Trump's Organizations: Second Trump Administration, National Intelligence, Brookings, Research, Trump, CNBC, Summit Locations: China, Taiwan, Ukraine

☆ An Apple employee is suing, saying the company monitors personal devices and stops staff from talking about pay
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementA lawsuit says Apple invades the privacy of employees by monitoring personal devices. The suit was filed by an Apple worker who says it barred him from publicly discussing his work. A lawsuit says Apple illegally limits the freedom of employees by monitoring personal devices and iCloud accounts and prohibiting them from talking about their pay and working conditions. AdvertisementOutten & Golden is also representing two women suing Apple in a suit saying the company paid more than 12,000 female workers in California less than male colleagues with similar roles. "Apple's broad speech suppression policies create a danger of discrimination going unchallenged far too long, which harms all Apple employees and Californians in general," he added.

Persons: Amar Bhakta, Bhakta, whistleblowing, Baker, Schwartz, Jahan, we're Organizations: Apple, California Superior Court, Private, Outten, Dolinko, Business Locations: California, Santa Clara

Debbie Nelson, the mother of rap star Eminem, has died, a representative for the musician confirmed to NBC News. Nelson and her son's strained relationship was often highlighted in his music early in his career. Nelson filed a $10 million lawsuit against her son, born Marshall Mathers, for defamation in 1999, and won, Variety reported. She also responded to her son's music with a book in 2008 titled "My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem," in an attempt to clear her name. In an interview with "TODAY" after the book was published, Nelson said it wasn't her intention to sue Mathers.

Persons: Debbie Nelson, Eminem, Nelson, Marshall Mathers, Marshall, Son Marshall, Mathers Organizations: NBC News, TMZ, Variety, Eminem Locations: Missouri, Nelson's

☆ Village People singer defends Trump's use of 'Y.M.C.A.,' says song isn't a 'gay anthem'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Kaitlyn Schwanemann | Kaitlyn Schwanemann Is An Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

“Y.M.C.A.” singer and co-writer Victor Willis of the band Village People defended President-elect Donald Trump’s use of the song Monday on Facebook. Willis denied that the disco tune was intended as a “gay anthem,” saying he “knew nothing about the Y being a hang out for gays” when he wrote the lyrics. Willis said he wrote “Y.M.C.A.” based on what he knew about the worldwide youth organization at the time, particularly the YMCA branches in the urban areas of San Francisco. Willis said he has received more than 1,000 complaints about the use of “Y.M.C.A” at Trump’s campaign rallies. Data suggests the staple campaign moment drove the song up the charts, with search interest and listenership soaring on Election Day.

Persons: “, Victor Willis, Donald Trump’s, Willis, ”, Trump, Donald Trump, James Devaney, didn’t “, Elect’s, ” Willis, didn’t Organizations: Village People, Facebook, YMCA, BMI, Getty, People Locations: San Francisco, —, New York City

☆ Four friends posed for a photo on vacation in 1972. Over 50 years later, they recreated it
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

For the four women in the photo, Marion Bamforth, Sue Morris, Carol Ansbro and Mary Helliwell, the picture is a firm favorite. “It’s always been our memory of Torquay,” Sue Morris tells CNN Travel. Fast forward to 2024 and Bamforth, Morris, Ansbro and Helliwell remain firm friends. “We always said, when we were younger, that one day we would go back to Torquay,” Ansbro tells CNN Travel. “But just make sure that you still make time for your friends,” Morris says.

Persons: Marion Bamforth, Sue Morris, Carol Ansbro, Mary Helliwell, they’re, “ It’s, ” Sue Morris, Bamforth, Morris, ”, —, England —, They’ve, Sue, Here's, “, ” Ansbro, Susan, she’d, Mary, Marion weren’t, It’s, they’d, Tammy Girl, She’s, Ansbro, Jane Brook, Carole Connell, Connell, ” Bamforth, Ansbro’s, ‘, ’ ”, ” Morris, you’ve, don’t, Helliwell, they’ve, “ We’ve, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Ford, CNN Travel, Torquay, Halifax Courier Locations: Torquay, Devon, Ansbro, Halifax, England, Majorca, Portugal, West Yorkshire, Spain, Blackpool

☆ A San Jose State University volleyball player is at the center of controversy over transgender athletes. Here’s what we know
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Taylor Romine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Neither the player in question nor San Jose State University have commented publicly on the player’s gender. San Jose State effectively advanced to Saturday’s final match when Boise State announced Wednesday it was withdrawing from its semifinal match against the Spartans. Workers monitor a women's volleyball game between San Jose State and Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colorado in October. Crews noted none of the defendants disputed that San Jose State has a trans woman in the women’s volleyball team. San Jose State is having a strong season despite the legal challengesDespite the multiple forfeitures, San Jose State has won more games than they did last season.

Persons: Emily Kohan, ”, Brooke Slusser, Slusser, “, Santiago Mejia, S, Kato Crews, Crews, William Bock III, ” Bock, Todd Kress, CNN’s Thomas Schlachter, Kevin Dotson Organizations: CNN, San Jose State University, Colorado, Mountain West Conference, San, Jose State University, Colorado State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Associated Press, Boise State, Spartans, Boise, San Jose, San Jose State volleyball, Jose, Sports Medicine, Boise State –, University of Nevada, AP, West Conference, NCAA, Jose State, ”, Workers, San Francisco Chronicle, California State University Board of, San Jose State University women’s, San Jose State women’s, Mountain, Conference, USA, ” San Jose State University, California State University, Fresno State University, The Mercury News Locations: women’s volleyball, San Jose State, Colorado State, ” San Jose State, Las Vegas, Jose State, Wyoming, Southern Utah , Utah State , Nevada, Idaho , Wyoming , Nevada, Utah, Fort Collins , Colorado, volleyball, ” San, San Jose

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