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therealdeal.com
2 months ago
LA real estate

Beverly Hills' Building Halt May Tap the Brakes on Deals

The City of Beverly Hills has been ordered to stop issuing building permits for anything but new residential developments, affecting kitchen upgrades and swimming pools.
The court order could impact the housing market, with existing remodeled homes potentially in higher demand and houses needing work possibly facing a decrease in value.
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Chicago Tribune
9 months ago
Chicago

Judge: Dad of accused Highland Park shooter should have trial this fall

A judge said Friday that he wants to hold the trial for the father of accused Highland Park gunman in October or November."I'm somewhat bound and determined that we're gonna go to trial in October or early November," Lake County Judge George Strickland said at a hearing for Robert Crimo Jr. "I'm gonna move you along, fair warning."
Truthout
10 months ago
Left-wing politics

Judge Bans Trump From Posting About Hush Money Case Evidence on Social Media

Last month, Trump targeted the judge himself in a Truth Social rant after learning he would be presiding over the case.Donald Trump plays golf at Trump Turnberry course in South Ayrshire, Scotland, during his visit to the U.K., on May 3, 2023.Andrew Milligan / PA Images via Getty Images ANew York judge on Monday banned former President Donald Trump from sharing evidence related to his criminal hush money case on social media.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Passenger Tried to Open Door During Flight and Attacked Attendant, U.S. Says

A passenger on a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston was arrested on Sunday after he tried to open an emergency exit door while the plane was in flight and then attempted to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken spoon, the authorities said.The passenger, Francisco Severo Torres, 33, of Leominster, Mass., was arrested after other passengers tackled him and the flight landed safely at Boston Logan International Airport, the authorities said.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

A judge blocks the release of additional footage of the beating death of Tyre Nichols

A candlelight vigil for Tyre Nichols in Memphis is held in January.Scott Olson/Getty Images A judge in Tennessee has blocked the release of some 20 hours of additional video and audio recordings of the beating death of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers in January.Those recordings, along with other reports and personnel files related to an administrative investigation by Memphis city officials, had been slated to be released Wednesday.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Charges filed against one teen tied to 7-year-old's death; charges against second teen dropped

A Cook County judge on Thursday ordered a 19-year-old man accused of firing shots that killed a 7-year-old boy inside his West Side home held without bail shortly after prosecutors dropped murder charges against a second young man linked to the death.Joseph Serrano, 19, of the West Garfield Park neighborhood, faces first-degree murder charges in the Oct. 26 slaying of Akeem Briscoe, whom authorities said was an unintended victim.
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US news
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

A Priest' Walked Into a Taqueria. Investigators Say It Was Intimidation.

An owner of a Northern California taqueria was the target of a federal wage theft investigation in November 2021 when he brought in a strange guest to talk to his employees.Eduardo Hernandez told workers at Taqueria Garibaldi in Sacramento that the man, who claimed to be a priest, was there to hear confession and help with mental health, according to an account that one employee gave federal regulators.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

Washington State Woman Is Arrested After Refusing TB Treatment

A Washington State woman who for over a year refused a court order to receive treatment for tuberculosis was taken into custody on Thursday, more than three months after a civil warrant was issued for her arrest, the authorities said.The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department said in a statement that the woman, who has been identified in court documents only by the initials V.N., had been taken to the Pierce County Jail, where she would be housed in a room that is specially equipped for isolation, testing and treatment.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

Arrest Order Extended for Washington State Woman Refusing TB Treatment

A Washington State woman who has refused to receive treatment for tuberculosis for more than a year remains at large three months after a civil warrant was issued for her arrest, officials said this week.The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department said on Monday that the woman, identified as V.N. in court documents, was still refusing treatment and that a judge on Friday extended the civil warrant he had issued in February authorizing law enforcement to detain her.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

Federal Judge Says Border Patrol Can't Forgo Release Notices to Ease Backups

A federal judge in Florida issued an order on Thursday directing the U.S. Border Patrol not to release any migrants without issuing them formal notices to appear in immigration court.The order does not affect the expiration of the pandemic-era Title 42 immigration restrictions, Lee Gelernt, the American Civil Liberties Union's lead attorney in Title 42 litigation, said.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

Phoenix to Start Clearing Sprawling Downtown Homeless Encampment

Phoenix officials will begin clearing one of the nation's largest homeless encampments this week in a downtown area known as the Zone, where neighbors and business owners have filed a lawsuit calling the tent community a great humanitarian crisis because of open drug use, violence and property damage.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Judge Cites 1849 Slavery Law in Ruling Embryos Can Be Considered Property

A Virginia judge relied in part on a 19th century law that defined enslaved people as property in a recent decision to allow a divorced woman to pursue using embryos that she shared with her former husband a ruling that has drawn criticism.The request by the woman, Honeyhline Heidemann, 45, represented an issue that had not been previously addressed by the court, Richard E. Gardiner, a Fairfax County Circuit Court judge, wrote in an opinion last month.
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Sun Sentinel
9 months ago
Miami

Army recruit says special protections prevent tow company from holding and selling his vehicle

John Culbertson is in Fort Moore, near Columbus, Georgia, enduring basic training for the U.S. Army.According to a lawsuit filed last week in federal court, his vehicle - a 2008 silver Honda Fit - is impounded in All-Ways Towing & Storage's lot in Hallandale Beach, along with all of the 23-year-old's possessions.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Editorial: Dozens of sheriffs say they won't enforce Illinois' assault weapons ban. Did they forget their oaths of office?

The horrific mass shooting at Highland Park's Fourth of July parade last year demanded swift, resolute action - and the General Assembly delivered.The passage of the Protect Illinois Communities Act makes the state safer by banning high-powered firearms, and magazines with more than 10 rounds for long guns and more than 15 rounds for handguns.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Websites selling abortion pills are sharing sensitive data with Google

This story originally appeared on ProPublica.Online pharmacies that sell abortion pills are sharing sensitive data with Google and other third parties, which may allow law enforcement to prosecute those who use the medications to end their pregnancies, a ProPublica analysis has found.Using a tool created by the Markup, a nonprofit tech-journalism newsroom, ProPublica ran checks on 11 online pharmacies that sell abortion medication to reveal the web tracking technology they use.
Intellectual Property Law Blog
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

Protecting Semiconductor Chip Design under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA) - Part I (Registration and Inspection)

Mask work is a type of intellectual property protection designed to protect layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits.It is authorized by the federal Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (SCPA).The SCPA legally protects layouts of integrated circuits upon registration, making them illegal to copy without permission.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

11-month High Court injunction granted to deter unlawful M25 protests

A new injunction granted by the High Court and lasting almost a year could see Just Stop Oil activists face fresh penalties for demonstrating on the M25.National Highways said it secured the civil order to prevent unlawful protests on the country's busiest motorway after a series of stunts during which members of the environmental group scaled gantries and caused major traffic disruption.
GSMArena.com
9 months ago
Mobile UX

Xiaomi has violated India's FEMA, according to the Enforcement Directorate

India's Enforcement Directorate just issued a show cause order to Xiaomi Technology India Ltd and three foreign banks - Citi bank, HSBC Bank and Deutsche Bank AG.An order to show cause is the type of court order that requires one or more parties to prove or disprove something to the court.In this case, it's about a Foreign Exchange Management Act violation amounting to the equivalent of $6.7 million.
BBC News
9 months ago
London

More pain for renters as landlords look to sell up

Cost of living correspondent

Rising interest rates are putting pressure on landlords, pushing some to consider selling up, surveyors say.In turn, that could further squeeze the availability of rental properties and raise costs for tenants, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
www.standard.co.uk
10 months ago
London

TikToker Mizzy charged by police after breaching court order

T ikTok prankster Mizzy has been charged breaching a court order just days after he was released, police have said.The 18-year-old, whose real name is Bacari-Bronze O'Garro of Manor Road, Hackney, appeared to be filmed being arrested by a plain clothes officer on Friday.In a statement, police have confirmed that the TikToker has been charged with three counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order.
www.standard.co.uk
10 months ago
London

TikToker Mizzy arrested for allegedly breaching court order

T ikTok prankster Mizzy has been arrested for allegedly breaching a court order just days after he was released.The 18-year-old, whose real name is Bacari-Bronze O'Garro of Manor Road, Hackney, appeared to be filmed as he was detained by a plain clothes Met Police officer.In a statement the Met said: On Friday, 26 May, officers arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order.
www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Court order granted to crack down on Dagenham ASB 'hotspot'

The court order gives police the power to arrest anyone causing antisocial behaviour in Millard Terrace, Dagenham (Image: Met Police) Police can arrest anyone causing antisocial behaviour (ASB) in Millard Terrace, Dagenham after a closure order was granted.Barking and Dagenham Council said the order, issued at Barkingside Magistrates Court, means that anyone who enters or remains in Millard Terrace "without reasonable excuse" is committing an offence under The Antisocial Behaviour Police and Crime Act 2014.
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
Los Angeles

Attorneys in Danny Masterson rape case sanctioned for giving discovery to Scientology

(Lucy Nicholson / Pool Photo)

Two of Danny Masterson's former attorneys were hit with financial sanctions Wednesday, after a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled they improperly shared information about the actor's victims with the Church of Scientology, which has long been accused of harassing and stalking the women.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Hotel residents settle dispute with AIDS Healthcare Foundation over elevator failures

Tenants in a nearly century-old skid row residential hotel reached a settlement Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to force its owner, the nonprofit AIDS Healthcare Foundation, to fix a chronically failing elevator.Terms of the settlement, which came two days before the case was scheduled to go to trial, were not disclosed.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Paedar Phair family devastated by Concepta Leonard killing, inquest hears

The family of Paedar Phair have said they are devastated that he killed his former partner Concepta Leonard.Ms Leonard, 51, was stabbed by Mr Phair, 55, at her home in Co Fermanagh on May 15 2017.Her son, Conor Gallagher, who has Down's syndrome and was 30 at the time, was also injured in the attack at the house in Maguiresbridge.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Epsom Derby: 19 animal rights activists arrested over plans to disrupt race event

Nineteen people have been arrested in connection with plans to disrupt the Epsom Derby Festival on Saturday, Surrey Police said.Officers said 11 people were arrested at addresses in Mitcham and Byfleet in the early hours of the morning following warrants based on intelligence received ahead of the festival.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

19 animal rights activists arrested ahead of Epsom Derby

Nineteen activists have been arrested ahead of plans to disrupt the Epsom Derby on Saturday, police said.The group Animal Rising accused Surrey Police of abusing their powers after 19 people were arrested on Saturday morning based on intelligence received by officers.A spokesman for the force said 11 people were arrested at addresses in Mitcham and Byfleet in the early hours and a further eight people were arrested after their vehicle was stopped on Canons Lane in Burgh Heath at around 10.20am.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Animal Rising protester vows to do what's right for horses' at Epsom

An animal rights protester has indicated she is prepared to break the law in order to do what's right by the horses at Epsom this weekend.The Jockey Club was last week granted a High Court injunction against Animal Rising demonstrators planning to disrupt the Betfred Derby on Saturday.The application was lodged by the club, which owns Epsom Downs, because it felt the organisation made it explicitly clear it intends to breach security at the Surrey racecourse to stage a disruptive protest.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Parents killed baby after family court told they did not pose unmanageable risk

Ten-month-old Finley Boden was placed back in his drug-taking parents' care just months before they murdered him after a Family Court was told they did not pose an unmanageable risk, new documents show.A transcript of a Family Court hearing, held over the phone during the pandemic, has been released following an application to the High Court by the PA news agency and other media.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Former finance firm CEO spared jail after breaching restraint order on assets

The former chief executive of a collapsed finance firm has been spared jail after spending thousands on luxuries while his assets were restrained under a court order.Michael Thomson, also known as Andy Thomson, had his assets restrained under a court order in March 2019 as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigated the collapse of London Capital & Finance where Thomson had been CEO which resulted in 11,000 investors affected and 230 million in losses.
www.dw.com
10 months ago
London politics

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan refuses to allow police search DW 05/19/2023

Pakistan remained tense on Friday as former Prime Minister Imran Khan refused to allow police to search his house, laying out his terms for any such operation.Hundreds of police officers were deployed around Khan's home in eastern Lahore ahead of the planned search for suspects said to be involved in attacks on state and army buildings earlier this month.
www.aljazeera.com
10 months ago
London politics

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan returns home after arrest saga

Khan was dragged away by dozens of paramilitary troops and arrested during a routine court appearance on Tuesday, leading to widespread unrest.Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan has arrived safely back at his Lahore residence after being freed on bail following days of nationwide protests over his arrest on corruption charges.
www.france24.com
10 months ago
London politics

Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested during court appearance

Protected by a bulletproof barrier, former prime minister Imran Khan speaks during a rally in Lahore, Pakistan on March 26, 2023.K.M. Chaudary, AP Pakistan's anti-graft agents on Tuesday arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan as he appeared in a court in the capital, Islamabad, to face charges in multiple graft cases, police and officials from his party said.
Independent
1 year ago
London politics

Pakistani court extends pause in bid to arrest ex-premier Imran Khan

A Pakistani court has extended a pause in the effort to arrest former premier Imran Khan, a sign of easing tension in the country's cultural capital after clashes erupted this week when police tried to detain him.ahore High Court ordered police to suspend the plan to arrest the 70-year-old opposition leader until Friday, and asked his legal team for talks to resolve the issue.
Washington Post
1 year ago
London politics

Pakistani court extends pause in arresting ex-premier Khan

A supporter of former Prime Minister Imran Khan throws a stone towards riot police officers, during clashes, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 15, 2023.Pakistani police have paused efforts to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan on graft charges after clashes continued for a second day outside his home in the eastern city of Lahore.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
London politics

Pakistan court stops police action against Imran Khan till Friday

Lahore High Court order defuses a surge in violence that saw supporters of the ex-PM clashing with security forces.A Pakistani high court has ordered the police to postpone an operation to arrest Imran Khan to Friday, defusing a surge in violence that saw supporters of the former prime minister fighting pitched battles with security forces.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

People we meet: Violinist and mayoral hopeful Ben Barnes

Decked out in black bow tie, dress shirt, and worn leather jacket, Ben Barnes regularly greets commuters at the 16th and Mission BART station with his sweeping violin melodies."I'm a performer," said the 52-year-old musician."What brings me out here is playing in front of an audience, in front of people."
Mission Local
11 months ago
Mission District

Appeals board implores SF officials to take action on parcel 36

On Wednesday evening, the San Francisco Board of Appeals voted unanimously to revoke a seemingly minor permit that gave local business Monkeybrains permission to replace a fence on the hotly contested parcel 36.At the end of the four-hour long meeting, the board also decided to draft a letter pleading with elected officials and city staff to find a lasting solution regarding how the slice of land, which cuts between 22nd and Harrison and Treat Avenue, is used.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
Los Angeles

18-year-old man admits to fatally shooting rapper Pop Smoke in Hollywood Hills home

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An 18-year-old man charged in the fatal 2020 shooting of Pop Smoke admitted to killing the rapper in juvenile court Friday.The defendant, who was 15 at the time of the crime, admitted to a juvenile court petition charging him with first-degree murder in the Feb. 19, 2020, death of Pop Smoke, whose real name was Bashar Jackson.
www.aljazeera.com
10 months ago
London politics

Timeline: Imran Khan, from ouster to arrest in Pakistan

The former PM has been charged in a number of cases that his party says are politically motivated.Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested while appearing for hearings at the Islamabad High Court.The arrest on Tuesday is the latest twist in a months-long political crisis and follows several unsuccessful attempts to apprehend the cricketer-turned-politician, including a police raid in March at his residence in the eastern city of Lahore that he had managed to evade.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Nurse accused of murdering babies thought of killing herself' over allegations

A nurse accused of multiple murders and attempted murders of babies broke down in court as she told a jury she had not harmed any children.Seven months on from the start of her trial at Manchester Crown Court, Lucy Letby, 33, entered the witness box on Tuesday to give evidence.She is alleged to have murdered five boys and two girls, and attempted to murder another five boys and five girls, between June 2015 and June 2016.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Murder-accused nurse tells jury she had not harmed any children

A nurse accused of multiple murders and attempted murders of babies has told a jury she had not harmed any children.Seven months on from the start of her trial at Manchester Crown Court, Lucy Letby, 33, entered the witness box on Tuesday to give evidence.She is alleged to have murdered five boys and two girls, and attempted to murder another five boys and five girls, between June 2015 and June 2016.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Culture Club bandmates to pay 1.75m to ex-drummer as High Court trial dropped

Culture Club founding member Jon Moss will be paid 1.75 million by his former bandmates after a High Court battle over the group's profits was resolved a week before trial.The drummer had previously brought legal action against the band's lead singer Boy George, guitarist Roy Hay and bassist Michael Craig, after allegedly being expelled by their manager in September 2018 after 37 years playing together.
Hogs Haven
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

Report: Mary Jo White's investigation of Dan Snyder and the Washington Commanders reveals more financial irregularities

A.J. Perez has a new report on Front Office Sports about Dan Snyder, the Mary Jo White investigation, and the continuing scrutiny he is receiving for the team's toxic workplace and financial improprieties.The House Committee on Oversight and Reform concluded their report last year, but that investigation has led to multiple new investigations, including the NFL's which is being led by Mary Jo White.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Pensioner's body left undiscovered for six years

A pensioner lay dead in his home for six years until his skeletal remains were discovered by housing officials who forced entry to the property to carry out a gas safety test, an inquest heard.Retired bookkeeper Robert Alton is believed to have died in 2017 aged 70 but his passing went unnoticed by his landlord.
www.harrowtimes.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Outrage over 'loophole' as ULEZ cameras installed in Harrow

Harrow is one of the five councils that have launched a judicial review over plans to extend the 12.50 charge to include outer London boroughs.But TfL has started putting up cameras in Pinner, with four having now been installed on traffic lights on Pinner Green, at the junction of Uxbridge Road, Pinner Hill Road and Elm Park Road.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Scary experience' for rent protesters removed from university building

A student rent protester has described how they were removed by bailiffs from a University of Manchester building in the early hours of the morning, describing it as a very scary experience.Protesters at the University of Manchester are demanding a 30% rent reduction, a rent freeze and a cost-of-living payment of 1,500, among other things.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Locals accuse Haringey council of Orwellian tactics to fell 120-year-old tree

H aringey council have been accused of employing Orwellian tactics as they enlisted a dozen security guards including one on 24/7 sentry duty from a watchtower to prevent environmentalists from protecting a 120-year-old tree in north London.Locals say they were awoken to a dawn raid on their beloved plane tree on Oakfield Road, Stroud Green at 4.45am on Sunday.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Mail publisher in bid to end High Court cases over alleged unlawful activity

The publisher of the Daily Mail will bring a bid to end legal action against it by a group including the Duke of Sussex, Sir Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence over alleged unlawful information-gathering at its titles.The group of high-profile people, which includes Sir Elton's husband David Furnish and actresses Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, announced in October they were bringing claims for misuse of private information against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Judge puts hold on California law that could have raised fast-food worker wages

A Sacramento County Superior Court judge has put a temporary hold on a new California law boosting protections for fast-food workers that was set to go into effect Jan. 1.The order comes in response to a lawsuit filed Thursday by a coalition of major restaurant and business trade groups that is backing an effort to overturn the law, called Assembly Bill 257, through a referendum on the California ballot in November 2024.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

DOJ asks judge to put Trump deposition on hold in lawsuit from ex-FBI agent Peter Strzok

The Justice Department asked a judge on Thursday to put on hold the deposition of former President Donald Trump in a lawsuit from ex-FBI agent Peter Strzok, who sued over his 2018 termination.The deposition is scheduled to take place on May 24, according to court documents.In its filing, the Justice Department argued that FBI Director Christopher Wray should be deposed first, before Trump.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

FBI disrupts Russian hacking tool used to steal information from foreign governments

The FBI announced Tuesday that it has disrupted a network of hacked computers that Russian spies have used for years to steal sensitive information from at least 50 countries, including NATO governments.The action appears to be a major blow to Russia's domestic intelligence service, the FSB, which has allegedly used the sophisticated hacking tool to infiltrate US and Western diplomatic and military agencies for nearly two decades.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

McCarthy grants access to Capitol security footage to January 6 defendants

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office said on Tuesday that lawyers for defendants facing charges in the January 6, 2021, insurrection will be granted access to US Capitol security footage as the top House Republican has faced scrutiny for allowing Fox News host Tucker Carlson to view the video before widely releasing it.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Child killer's sentencing to be broadcast in legal first after media victory

A child murderer will be sentenced on television for the first time in England and Wales following a successful legal challenge by the media.Marques Walker, 17, can now be identified as the killer of Jermaine Cools, who at the age of 14 was the youngest victim of fatal knife crime in 2021.Jermaine was stabbed as he lay defenceless on the ground outside a chicken shop in Croydon, south London, on November 18 2021.
www.standard.co.uk
10 months ago
London

Grandmother sued by Brixton neighbour after making lives a misery playing 90s dance music at 2am'

Dominic Hyde, 57, says next-door neighbour Heather Akinwunmi uses bass-heavy 90s dance music as a weapon to punish him and his family.He told Central London county court the noise has driven him out of his bedroom, and he now sleeps on a mattress in the living room of his 750,000 home in Brixton, south London.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Poachers banned from keeping dogs for three years in legal first'

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Two poachers have been banned from owning or keeping dogs for three years in what prosecutors described as a legal first.Essex Police said David Hilden, 39, and 35-year-old Tyron Young were stopped by officers while walking with four dogs across crop fields on October 15 2022.
www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk
1 year ago
London

South London poachers banned from keeping dogs in legal first,' say prosecutors

Essex Police said David Hilden, 39, and 35-year-old Tyron Young were stopped by officers while walking with four dogs across crop fields on October 15 2022.Two of the dogs were lurchers on slip leads.The force said there were no public footpaths in the area, on Peacock Hill near Littlebury, Saffron Walden, and the landowner had not given the men permission to be on the land.
BBC News
1 year ago
London

Afghan refugees made to move school take UK to court

A group of Afghan families brought to London after the Taliban took power are taking the government to court because a subsequent move north meant their children had to leave a local school during their GCSE studies.Four families were moved from a London hotel to one in northern England.A lack of school places near their new temporary home has since set back the teenagers' education, the families say.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Tech industry

Carlson's Text That Alarmed Fox Leaders: It's Not How White Men Fight'

A text message sent by Tucker Carlson that set off a panic at the highest levels of Fox on the eve of its billion-dollar defamation trial showed its most popular host sharing his private, inflammatory views about violence and race.The discovery of the message contributed to a chain of events that ultimately led to Mr. Carlson's firing.
Boston.com
10 months ago
Parenting

Parents who had children taken from home sue City of Waltham, police, DCF workers

Local Sarah Perkins and Joshua Sabey allege their civil rights were violated when their two young sons were taken from their Waltham home in the middle of the night last July.A former Waltham couple whose children were taken from them in the middle of the night by police and employees of the state's Department of Children and Families filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that their civil rights were violated.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Parenting

Police stopped a couple in Tennessee. Then they took their children away

Nearly a month ago, Bianca Clayborne, Deonte Williams, and their five children were on their way from Georgia to Chicago for Clayborne's uncle's funeral when a highway patrol officer stopped them in Manchester, Tennessee.That moment about 60 miles outside Nashville has since upended their lives as Clayborne and Williams try to regain custody of their children after they say state authorities kidnapped them on account of a minuscule amount of marijuana in the car, the Tennessee Lookout first reported.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Parenting

Dear Abby: Their mom left the kids with us. Should we tell them they can't stay?

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have always had a big hand in helping our daughter Lauren raise her three kids, ages 5, 10 and 15.She has moved in with us and out many times.About a year ago, she decided she would not do it again.Instead, she moved in with a boyfriend.The kids tried it there but told us, We don't want to live there.
Theregister
11 months ago
Privacy professionals

Google gets court order to shut down CryptBot domains

Google said it obtained a court order to shut down domains used to distribute CryptBot after suing the distributors of the info-stealing malware.According to the Chocolate Factory's estimates, the software nasty infected about 670,000 Windows computers in the past year, and specifically targeted Chrome users to pilfer login details, browser cookies, cryptocurrencies, and other sensitive materials from their PCs.
SecurityWeek
11 months ago
Privacy professionals

Google Obtains Court Order to Disrupt CryptBot Distribution

Google this week announced that it has obtained a court order that helped it disrupt the CryptBot information stealer's distribution.Initially designed to harvest and exfiltrate sensitive information such as credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and more, CryptBot was also seen distributing banking trojans.
Theregister
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Twitter sued over alleged data leak exposing 200m users' PII

A Twitter user has sued the troubled social media platform over an alleged data leak that exposed more than 200 million account users' information.In a class-action lawsuit [PDF] filed January 13 in a US district court in San Francisco, Stephen Gerber claims Twitter exposed his and "tens of millions" of other users' personal information - specifically email addresses and phone numbers linked to accounts - between June 2021 and January 2022 because of an API flaw.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Data Sanctuary for Abortion and Trans Health Care: 2022 in Review

In the wake of this year's Supreme Court decision in Dobbs overruling Roe v. Wade, sheriffs and bounty hunters in anti-abortion states will try to investigate and punish abortion seekers based on their internet browsing, private messaging, and location data.We can expect similar tactics from officials in states that have prohibited transgender youths from obtaining gender-affirming health care.
Battery Power
11 months ago
Atlanta Braves

This Day in Braves History: SunTrust Park opens

Braves Franchise History
1958 - The Milwaukee Braves acquire veteran Dick Littlefield from the Chicago Cubs for cash.1959 - The Milwaukee Braves acquire catcher Stan Lopata, shortstop Ted Kazanski and infielder Johnny O'Brien from the Phillies in exchange for pitcher Gene Conley and infielders Joe Koppe and Harry Hanebrink.
Pension Plan Puppets
1 year ago
Toronto Maple Leafs

FTB: Two Days, Two Games

The Leafs finish their road trip this weekend with a back-to-back with travel and a crossing into th Western Conference.Today is the Hurricanes, tomorrow is the Predators.And note the weird time of the Sunday game: it starts at 6:00 pm.Matt Knies and Mike Koster play today at 6:30 pm as Minnesota meets Veeti Mietenen's St. Cloud State.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

EU judges close to backing down' on injunction blocking Rwanda flights

European judges could be close to backing down on a court injunction blocking the UK from sending migrants to Rwanda, as the home secretary hails constructive talks.Suella Braverman said she was encouraged after constructive discussions between the government and the European Court of Human Rights over possible reforms to the court order that grounded deportation flights last year.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

A lawsuit picks a bone with Buffalo Wild Wings: Are 'boneless wings' really wings?

Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Buffalo Wild Wings Can a "boneless chicken wing" truly be called a wing?That's the question posed by a new class-action lawsuit filed last week in federal court by a Chicago man who purchased a round of boneless wings in January at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Mount Prospect, Ill.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

A Texas judge strikes down Biden's student loan-forgiveness plan

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Dover, Del.A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2022, blocked Biden's plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness.Evan Vucci/AP FORT WORTH, Texas  A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden's plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness  a program that was already on hold as a federal appeals court in St. Louis considers a separate lawsuit by six states challenging it.
Independent
1 year ago
London politics

Pakistan police and supporters of former PM Imran Khan scuffle near his home

Pakistani police have scuffled with supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan as officers arrived outside his home to arrest him for failing to appear in court on graft charges, police and officials said.
he police operation triggered clashes between Mr Khan's supporters and police in the country's major cities.
toronto.ctvnews.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Mississauga man pulled over by police twice in four days | CTV News

A Mississauga man who was under multiple driving-related prohibitions is facing a long list of charges after he was twice found operating a vehicle, police say.The suspect was initially charged back in April 2022 with operation while impaired and failure to stop at the scene of an accident.Police say that he was under two separate driving related prohibitions when he was pulled over by 11 Division officers on March 3 and charged with dangerous operation.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Inquest to be held in death of Keira Kagan, 4, found with father at bottom of cliff | CBC News

Ontario will hold an inquest into the case of Keira Kagan, a four-year-old girl found dead with her father at the bottom of a cliff west of Toronto in 2020, the province's chief coroner says.The date and location of the inquest has not yet been announced; however, the focus will be on examining the circumstances of the little girl's death.
ProFootballTalk
1 year ago
Dallas Cowboys

Marriott reveals allegations against Michael Irvin; his lawyer calls them "total hogwash" - ProFootballTalk

Marriott, on the ropes early in its legal fight against Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin, has finally tried to counterpunch.Via Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News, Marriott disclosed on Friday specific details about the allegations a female employee of a Phoenix hotel made against Irvin.The complaint got Irvin removed from NFL Network's and ESPN's Super Bowl-week programming.
Patently-O
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

Federal Circuit: System is Not a Method (and therefore patent must be delisted from Orange Book).

by Dennis Crouch
Jazz Pharms, Inc. v. Avadel CNS Pharms, LLC (Fed.Cir.2023) In the pharmaceutical industry, there is a lot of interplay between the patents and FDA regulation.A party with an approved drug product will often list related patents in the Orange Book.Jazz's approved drug is sodium gamma-hydroxybutyrate ("GHB").
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Irish teacher leaves Four Courts after being removed from courtroom by gardai

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Irish teacher Enoch Burke made no comment while leaving the Four Courts after being removed from a courtroom by gardai.The High Court had been due to review the 700 euro fine imposed on Mr Burke for each day he defies a court order banning him from attending Wilson's Hospital School in Co Westmeath.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Irish court hears trans row schoolteacher's appeal against school injunction

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A court has heard the appeal of Irish schoolteacher Enoch Burke against an injunction taken against him by a Co Westmeath school, despite concerns about his contempt of court.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Mental health

High court judge deeply frustrated' by NHS delays in suicidal girl's care

A high court judge has expressed her deep frustration at NHS delays and bureaucracy that mean a suicidal 12-year-old girl has been held on her own, in a locked, windowless room with no access to the outdoors for three weeks.In a hearing on Thursday, Mrs Justice Lieven told North Staffordshire combined healthcare NHS trust you are testing my patience, after she heard that a proposal to move Becky (not her real name), could not progress until a planning meeting that would not be held until next week, and that a move was not anticipated until 2 March.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Austin

Travis County DA's Office announces charges against Austin police officer in connection with March 2021 incident

AUSTIN, Texas The Travis County District Attorney's Office has filed charges against an Austin Police Department officer in connection with an incident that occurred in March 2021.The DA's office said it is charging Alejandro Gaitan with the offenses of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault with bodily injury and official oppression as a result of an investigation of the alleged assault of Carvius Jackson on March 12, 2021.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

US woman has walked around with untreated TB for over a year, now faces jail

A woman in Washington state is facing electronic home monitoring and possible jail time after spending the past year willfully violating multiple court orders to have her active, contagious case of tuberculosis treated and to stay in isolation while doing so.Last week, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announced that it was " monitoring" a case of active tuberculosis in a county woman who had refused treatment.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Judge orders mother to return two children to Ireland

A man living in Ireland has won a High Court fight in London after complaining that his ex-partner had wrongly taken their two children to England.The man complained that the children, who are aged 10 and eight, had been taken without his agreement, and a High Court judge has ordered their return to Ireland.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Transgender row teacher attends school for fourth day despite court ban

Irish teacher Enoch Burke has returned to a Co Westmeath school for the fourth day in a row this week, despite a court order banning him from attending.Although the High Court has said Mr Burke is to be fined 700 euro for each day he attends Wilson's Hospital School unless he purges his contempt, on Friday he was seen standing with his arms folded outside the school building.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Police raid on Antepavilion building ruled unlawful by High Court

A police raid on the Hackney premises of architecture and arts charity Antepavilion in 2021 was unlawful, the High Court has ruled.The Metropolitan Police, whose Territorial Support Group carried out the raid, has now been ordered to pay compensation to Antepavilion for damage caused by the forced entry.
Hvk
1 year ago
JavaScript

Hindu Vivek Kendra

Author: J Gopikrishnan Publication: The Pioneer Date: December 13, 2011 URL: http://dailypioneer.com/pioneer-news/todays-newspaper/25962-investigators-go-easy-on-us-indicted-middleman.htmlIndian investigating and enforcement agencies have not cracked down on a politically connected middleman even after the US counterparts provided them with details of his 'frozen' unaccounted deposit of around $400 million in several Swiss Bank accounts.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Judge sides with city, orders Franciscan to keep Hammond ER open for nine months

Lake County Superior Court Civil Division Judge Bruce Parent ruled Thursday that Franciscan Alliance must keep its Hammond emergency department open for nine months as the city looks for a replacement.The city filed a temporary restraining order against Franciscan on Monday, following the announcement that Franciscan Health Hammond would close its emergency room department at the end of the year.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Relatives of child orphaned in Highland Park shooting are in court over guardianship and estate issues

After 2-year-old Aiden McCarthy's parents were killed in a mass shooting on the 4th of July in Highland Park, the boy, according to his maternal grandfather, asked, "Are mommy and daddy coming soon?"
"He doesn't know," Michael Levberg said in the days after the shooting."He doesn't realize it."
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Nepali Court Orders Release of French Killer From Prison

A Nepali court has ordered the release of the French killer Charles Sobhraj, cutting short the life sentence he had been serving for the murder of an American tourist.The police believed that Mr. Sobhraj killed as many as 20 people in the 1970s and '80s, though he was convicted in only three killings.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Bikini Killer' released from Nepal prison after 19 years

Notorious serial killer Charles Sobhraj, known as south Asia's Bikini Killer, will soon be freed from jail after nearly two decades, as per the orders of the Supreme Court of Nepal.The 78-year-old serial killer has been in prison in Nepal since 2003 for murdering two North American tourists in the 1970s.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Mother whose husky mauled her baby to death faces jail

A mother is facing jail after she admitted being in charge of a dangerous husky that mauled her three-month-old baby to death.Karen Alcock, 41, faced a judge at Lincoln Crown Court following the death of her daughter Kyra Leanne King.She was charged with being the owner, or in charge of a dog that was out of control causing injury resulting in death.
Exchangewire
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Meta Sued over Ethiopia Hate Posts; Binance Boss Unalarmed by Mass Withdrawals

In today's ExchangeWire digest: Ethiopian researchers and a Kenyan rights organisation have accused Meta of allowing inflammatory content to flourish on their platforms; the head of Binance remains calm after investors pulled more than USD $1bn from the company in one day; and Disney+'s new ad-supported subscription packages launch in the US.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Europe news

First Nobel Prize ceremony since the pandemic underway DW 12/10/2022

The Nobel Prize ceremony kicks off Saturday in the Swedish and Norwegian capitals after a two-year disruption due to the pandemic.The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is being held at Oslo's City Hall at 1 p.m. local time (1200 GMT), with the conflict in Ukraine at the heart of this year's prizes.Meanwhile, the Swedish capital Stockholm is hosting a separate awards ceremony for the fields of medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and economics.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Nobel Peace Prize winners to receive award in Oslo

Al Jazeera will be live at the awards in Norway to speak to the recipients about the importance of civil society in a time of war.This year's Nobel Peace Prize will be presented on Saturday to Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian activists for promoting the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

D.C. attorney general files lawsuit against Amazon, alleging stolen tips

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine on Wednesday announced his office had filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Amazon, alleging that the e-commerce giant stole tips from drivers and deceived consumers about the tipping model.Fast, informative and written just for locals.Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Thameslink fined me for sitting in wrong seat even though I had a ticket

Can you please help me as I am currently being prosecuted by Thameslink for mistakenly sitting in a first-class carriage?I am an international student from South Africa and fear my scholarship could get revoked over this.I had a valid second-class ticket and simply made a mistake.Rather than kicking me out, the ticket inspector quickly became rude and very antagonistic.
Brownstoner
1 year ago
Brooklyn real estate

Bed Stuy Family Watches as Positions Thrown in Trash, Locks Changed in Alleged Deed Theft Case

Earlier this month, Salvanita and Moses Foster got a phone call.Someone was changing the locks on the Bed Stuy home they purchased in 1999 and had lived in until a 2019 fire.Their possessions were being thrown from the windows into the trash, the neighbor said.They raced over to the house at 470 Willoughby Avenue on Monday, November 7 to find men discarding their most personal items, including passports and family photographs.
Theregister
1 year ago
Graphic design

US Justice Dept requests info from Adobe on $20b Figma buy

The Department of Justice is closely inspecting Adobe's eye-wateringly expensive purchase of web-first collaboration design startup Figma after making a second request for information from the pair.The $20 billion cash and stock acquisition was announced in September and sent some corners of the creative industry into meltdown over concerns Adobe will merge the new plaything with its XD software and up the price list.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

National Highways defends M25 closures during Just Stop Oil protests

The M25 must be closed when protesters climb gantries because our number one imperative is safety, National Highways said.Tens of thousands of drivers suffered long delays this week as Just Stop Oil activists repeatedly carried out protests on the M25.Many motorists are using social media during the demonstrations to urge authorities not to close the UK's busiest motorway.
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