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Illinois has moved to put tighter boundaries around outside investment in the legal industry, becoming the second U.S. state to adopt legislation aimed at curbing the influence of non-lawyer investors over law firms. Governor JB Pritzker signed the measure into law Friday, placing new restrictions on entities involved in a law firm’s operations when those …

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Luigi Mangione is scheduled to appear before a Manhattan court as preparations continue for the closely watched murder trial stemming from the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson. Mangione, 28, is accused of killing Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December 2024. The case drew enormous public attention, becoming a flashpoint for wider anger …

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A coalition of regional powers, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, has sharply criticized Israel’s military actions in Gaza, accusing it of continuing attacks that have devastated civilian neighborhoods and damaged hospitals and other essential facilities. The statement, issued jointly by the foreign ministers of Qatar, Jordan, Pakistan and Indonesia alongside …

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As Taiwan’s largest annual military exercises moved into their second day, troops turned their attention to one of the island’s most strategically sensitive pieces of infrastructure — the Danjiang Bridge, a key crossing that military planners believe could become a decisive battleground in any future conflict. The ten-day Han Kuang exercises, launched earlier this week, …

Taiwan Fortifies Gateway to Taipei as War Drills Shift Focus to Vital River Crossing Read More »

Veteran Republican Senator Mitch McConnell has left the rehabilitation facility where he had been recovering and will continue treatment from his home, marking the latest step in his return from a health setback that sidelined him for weeks. In a statement released on Thursday, the Kentucky lawmaker said his doctors have advised him to continue …

McConnell Returns Home After Weeks of Treatment, Plans Recovery Away From Washington Read More »

Meta has been ordered to pay $567 million into a fund dedicated to addressing youth mental health issues in New Mexico after a state court concluded that the company’s social media platforms contributed to harm suffered by children and teenagers. The decision, handed down by Judge Bryan Biedscheid in Santa Fe, found that the tech …

New Mexico Court Hits Meta With $567 Million Penalty, Orders Major Changes to Teen Safety Features Read More »

A federal judge in Maryland has dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing some of America’s largest nuclear power companies of coordinating to keep employee wages low, dealing a significant setback to thousands of workers who sought compensation claims stretching back more than two decades. The case, brought last year by two power-generation employees, alleged that …

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The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn guidance issued nearly four decades ago to a major shareholder advisory firm, signaling fresh antitrust concerns over the concentration of power in the proxy advisory industry. The decision, announced on Wednesday, revokes a 1987 letter that had assured Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) that its business model did not raise …

DOJ Reopens Scrutiny of Proxy Advisory Giants, Withdraws Decades-Old Assurances Read More »

After months of uncertainty at America’s top public health agency, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), delivering a key victory for President Donald Trump’s administration in its effort to stabilize leadership across federal health institutions. Schwartz secured confirmation by …

Trump Secures CDC Chief as Erica Schwartz Wins Senate Approval Amid Public Health Challenges Read More »

OpenAI has moved to throw out Apple’s lawsuit accusing the company of misusing confidential information to accelerate its ambitions in consumer hardware, arguing that the technology it is developing bears little resemblance to anything created inside the iPhone maker. In a motion filed before a U.S. court on Wednesday, OpenAI rejected allegations that it benefited …

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