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Meta takes legal action against celeb-bait scammers
The new filings are part of a larger effort to protect users by taking stronger legal measures against scam activity...
VIDEO: Legal challenges certain as Gov. Ferguson prepares to sign new income tax
Three key opponents of the income tax talked to The Center Square about what they expect will happen after Ferguson signs the legislation into law Carleen Johnson The Center Square Washington A bill to institute a state income tax ( SB 6346 ) has been on Gov. Bob Ferguson’s desk for five days, and he’s
Legal blow for Mathibeli as court clears path for firearms inspection
DURBAN - The Durban High Court has dismissed an urgent application by businessman Calvin Mathibeli to interdict police from searching his premises. Mathibeli launched legal action in an attempt to prevent the police from conducting a firearms compliance inspection at his company premises in Durban. On 11 March he received a notice from police on
US cuts legal foundation for federal climate regulation
On Feb. 12, the United States repealed the so-called endangerment finding, a 2009 cornerstone rule that enabled the federal government to regulate greenhouse gas emissions as a pollutant. Established under former President Barack Obama, the rule codified the long-held scientific consensus that anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions “threaten the public health and welfare of current and
Late-2025 Legal Paperwork Flies Between the Majors (Minus Warner Music) and Suno — New Confidentiality Order Points to Intensifying 2026 Showdown
Photo Credit: Romain Dancre With days remaining in 2025 – and despite Warner Music’s Suno settlement – the legal paperwork is continuing to fly between the AI platform as well as Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME). This latest indication of a protracted courtroom confrontation arrived in the form of a signed-and-sealed
Ripple–SEC Legal Battle Ends as Both Sides Drop Appeals
Ripple and SEC mutually dismiss appeals, officially ending the long-running XRP lawsuit. Judge Torres’ mixed 2023 ruling remains as the final, unchallenged judgment. Each party agrees to pay its own legal costs in the final court filing. Ripple Labs and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have formally ended their long-running legal dispute, with
Could legal Georgia sports betting drive tax revenue spike?
Testimony before Georgia’s House Study Committee on Gaming highlighted not only sports betting revenue potential but also the prospect of billion-dollar casino resorts and thousands of new jobs. Georgia could mirror North Carolina’s early success with sports betting, witnesses told lawmakers this week, projecting more than $100 million in annual tax revenue if voters approve
Legal practitioners alerted on rising cases of women abuse in Nigeria
Perturbed by rising cases of rape, incest, teenage pregnancies and maternal mortality, legal practitioners and advocates have called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s legal system on sexual and reproductive health rights to curb the trend. This was the epicentre of a one-day knowledge and experience sharing session on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Development
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Former Angels Top Prospect Jordyn Adams, 26, Commits To SMU Football
The 2018 wide receiver recruiting class was spearheaded by top prospects Amon-Ra St. Brown and Ja’Marr Chase. Both elite talents lived up to the immense hype and have since become All-Pro receivers in the NFL. Lost in that group was the player who sat between Brown and Chase in the rankings — a once highly-touted
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College football rankings by returning production: Notre Dame ready for revenge tour
Returning production used to be one of the most important predictors of success in an upcoming college football season. Before the transfer portal ushered in a new era of player movement, replacing starters was a lot more difficult — and identifying which teams had the fewest holes to fill was a surefire why to identify which
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What Is Actually Different This Season About Houston Football?
In just the second year under head coach Willie Fritz, Houston football finished with a 10-3 overall record, and the Cougars were one of the best teams in the Big 12 Conference. While the Cougars lost a lot of talent in the offseason, Houston reloaded through the transfer portal and 2026 recruiting class. Now, one
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Martin Scorsese has officially joined the AI camp and it’s not what anyone expected
Martin Scorsese has partnered with AI startup Black Forest Labs to use generative AI for storyboarding Martin Scoresese Everett Collection / Shutterstock.com Hollywood’s complicated romance with artificial intelligence just got a whole lot more interesting. Martin Scorsese, the 83-year-old director behind Goodfellas, Raging Bull, and The Departed, has signed on as a partner and adviser
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Trump quietly signs a downsized AI executive order asking companies to voluntarily submit models for review 30 days before release
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday establishing a voluntary framework for government review of frontier AI models before public release, ending weeks of internal White House conflict over how aggressively to regulate the technology. The order, titled “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security,” was signed privately without the usual livestream or public ceremony, a