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In a lawsuit that reads like the collision point of geopolitics, crypto wealth, and digital shadows, hundreds of victims of the 2023 Hamas assault on Israel have taken aim at Binance, accusing the exchange of quietly opening the sluice gates for terror financing. The newly public complaint alleges that the platform—long crowned the world’s largest …

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In a quiet but consequential reversal, the U.S. Department of Justice has stepped back from a policy that would have barred nearly two dozen states from using federal funds to offer legal help to undocumented survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The shift prompted nineteen states and Washington, D.C., to withdraw a lawsuit they …

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The latest clash between a White House and the press isn’t about policy, power, or scandal—it’s about a name. More precisely, what to call a stretch of water that has never asked to be renamed. Inside a Washington courtroom, government lawyers argued that the former president did nothing unlawful when he shut Associated Press reporters …

When a Name Starts a Firestorm: Trump Team Defends Blocking AP From Oval Office Read More »

The long-brewing storm between Taylor Swift’s fanbase and Live Nation just found fresh wind. A federal judge in Los Angeles has refused to let Live Nation and its ticketing arm, Ticketmaster, wriggle out of a lawsuit accusing them of turning the Eras Tour sale into a digital stampede that left thousands empty-handed. Roughly 350 fans …

Swifties vs. the Giant: Judge Lets Fans Drag Live Nation Into Court Read More »

In a courtroom far from the political shouting matches of Washington, a federal judge quietly yanked the plug on two high-voltage prosecutions—those against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James—after finding that the prosecutor steering the cases never had the legal keys to the car. The fallout was immediate: both …

Judge Slams the Brakes: Cases Against Comey and Letitia James Collapse Under Illicit Appointment Read More »

In a quiet twist to one of Silicon Valley’s more dramatic score-settling attempts, X has abruptly stepped away from its fight to claw back a hefty $90 million fee from powerhouse law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz — the same firm that helped steer the old Twitter through Musk’s attempt to reverse his own …

Musk’s X Pulls the Plug on Its $90 Million Legal Grudge Match Read More »

The machinery around a bold federal bid to override state-level AI rules has screeched to a halt—at least for now. A draft directive crafted inside Washington’s walls, designed to challenge state authority over artificial intelligence and even threaten states’ access to broadband funds, has been quietly tucked back into the drawer, according to people familiar …

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A quiet insurgency is taking shape in state capitals across the U.S., aimed squarely at the invisible math that decides how much people pay for everything from rent to flights. While Washington wrestles with its own artificial-intelligence battles, state lawmakers are charging forward with proposals to choke off the most aggressive forms of data-driven pricing—those …

States Rebel Against the Algorithm: A Grassroots Revolt Over Tech-Tuned Prices Read More »