Author: Pauline Edwards

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By MARK SHERMAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first came up for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the court, said that officials […]

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules Thursday requiring cable and satellite television providers to clearly display their “all-in” prices, as part of the Biden administration’s effort to crack down on so-called “junk fees.” Under the new rules, providers will have to include the total cost of video programming, including any additional programming-related fees,…

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– 202401Japan Lunar Launch A Closer Look 38022 8afc1e 13

This AP digital embed graphic shows how the SpaceX Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever created, stacks up against other rockets in terms of size, thrust, and payload capacity. This graphic was last updated on March 14, 2024.

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The Biden administration announced on Friday its intention to combat unfair fees for college students and individuals with student loans. The White House is targeting four types of unfair fees in its initiative: fees for originating student loans, excessive banking fees for college students, automatic charges for textbooks, and the practice of colleges retaining unused money in…

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New York’s highest court decided that laws against unfair treatment at work include people who are looking for jobs in New York but live in other places. The New York Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that New York City and New York State Human Rights Laws protect nonresidents who are not yet employed in the city or state…

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– 202402APTOPIX Georgia Election Indictment 03369 621d53 2

The judge in the Georgia election interference case involving Donald Trump and others stated that before the case can proceed, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside or remove the special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship. Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade confirmed at a hearing last month that they were in a romantic relationship but denied claims that Willis benefited improperly from it, as alleged by lawyers for Trump and some of his co-defendants. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said on Friday that he found the “allegations and evidence legally insufficient to support a finding of an actual conflict of interest.” However, the judge mentioned that there is an “appearance of impropriety.”

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