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Wisconsin top court's new liberal majority allows for ballot drop boxes

A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for voters to be able to return absentee ballots through drop boxes, with the court's new liberal majority

Wisconsin top court's new liberal majority allows for ballot drop boxes
Business|Political|Technology

Mississippi law restricting children's social media use blocked

A federal judge on Monday blocked Mississippi from enforcing a new law that requires users of social media platforms to verify their ages and restricts access by minors to

Mississippi law restricting children's social media use blocked
Economy|Education|Political

US court allows part of Biden student debt relief plan to resume

A U.S. appeals court allowed President Joe Biden's administration to move forward with implementing a key part of a new student debt relief plan designed to lower monthly

US court allows part of Biden student debt relief plan to resume
News

Judge blocks California from suing makers of 'abnormally dangerous' guns

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked California's attorney general from enforcing a new law that allows residents, the state and local governments to sue members of the

News

US judge bars federal minority-business agency from considering race

A federal judge in Texas has barred a government agency within the U.S.

World

Mexico's lawsuit against Arizona gun dealers can proceed, US judge rules

A U.S. judge on Monday ruled that the Mexican government could move forward with a lawsuit accusing five Arizona gun dealers of participating in the trafficking of weapons

News|Political|World

Russian pleads guilty in US to lying about role in sanctioned group

A Russian national pleaded guilty on Wednesday to lying to the FBI about his participation in an organization that U.S. prosecutors said was controlled by sanctioned Russian

Education|News

Ex-employee of Boston's Northeastern University convicted of hoax bombing

A former employee of Northeastern University was convicted on Friday of U.S. charges that he staged a hoax explosion in 2022 and fabricated a story about being

Ex-employee of Boston's Northeastern University convicted of hoax bombing
Health|News|Opinion|Political

Texas top court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday dealt LGBTQ rights advocates a blow by refusing to block a Republican-backed state law that bans transgender minors from being provided

Texas top court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Business|Economy|Technology

Uber, Lyft agree to minimum pay for Massachusetts drivers to settle lawsuit

Uber Technologies and Lyft on Thursday agreed to adopt a $32.50 hourly minimum pay standard for Massachusetts drivers and pay $175 million to

Uber, Lyft agree to minimum pay for Massachusetts drivers to settle lawsuit
World

Chinese music student faces US trial for alleged threats to activist

A Chinese music student went on trial on Monday on U.S. charges that he harassed an activist who posted fliers at the Berklee College of Music in Boston supporting

Chinese music student faces US trial for alleged threats to activist
News

US Air Force prosecutors seek court-martial for leaker Jack Teixeira

U.S.

News

Accused lookout in gangster 'Whitey' Bulger's killing avoids further prison

A man accused of acting as a lookout while two fellow inmates at a federal prison killed the notorious Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger in his cell in 2018 was released

Economy|Environment|News

Hawaii agrees to 'groundbreaking' settlement of youth climate change case

Hawaii on Thursday agreed to take action to decarbonize its transportation system by 2045 to settle a lawsuit by 13 young people alleging the U.S. state was violating their

Hawaii agrees to 'groundbreaking' settlement of youth climate change case
News|Political

Lawsuit over US credit card late fees rule must stay in Texas, court rules

The U.S.

Lawsuit over US credit card late fees rule must stay in Texas, court rules
Education|Political

Biden protections for LGBT students blocked in six more states

A federal judge in Kentucky on Monday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from implementing new protections for LGBT students from discrimination in schools and

Biden protections for LGBT students blocked in six more states
Arts|News

Turkish writer, son accused of fleeing after crash arrested in US

U.S. authorities on Friday arrested a Turkish author and her 16-year-old

Turkish writer, son accused of fleeing after crash arrested in US
Business

Judge dismisses some claims against Meta's Zuckerberg over social media harm

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday won the dismissal of some claims in a dozen lawsuits accusing him of concealing from the public that Facebook and Instagram

Judge dismisses some claims against Meta's Zuckerberg over social media harm
Business

Texas federal judge blocks updated fair lending rules

A federal judge in Texas on Friday blocked enforcement of new regulations adopted during the Biden administration that sought to overhaul how lenders extend loans and other

Texas federal judge blocks updated fair lending rules
Business

Pharmacy exec in plea deal in Michigan over 2012 meningitis outbreak deaths

A former owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy whose mold-tainted drugs sparked a deadly U.S. fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012 has pleaded no contest to

Pharmacy exec in plea deal in Michigan over 2012 meningitis outbreak deaths
Business

Pharmaceutical group's lawsuit over Medicare drug price program dismissed

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by a major pharmaceutical industry trade association challenging a new program that allows Medicare to negotiate prices with

Pharmaceutical group's lawsuit over Medicare drug price program dismissed
Business

Labor-backed group sues to block Massachusetts gig worker ballot proposal

A labor-backed coalition on Thursday filed a lawsuit seeking to block an industry-supported bid to ask Massachusetts voters to decide whether ride-share and delivery

Labor-backed group sues to block Massachusetts gig worker ballot proposal
Business

Robinhood settles Massachusetts regulators' trading case for $7.5 million

Online brokerage Robinhood on Thursday agreed to pay a $7.5 million fine and overhaul its practices to resolve allegations by Massachusetts' securities regulators

Robinhood settles Massachusetts regulators' trading case for $7.5 million
Business

Mother whose child died in TikTok challenge urges US court to revive lawsuit

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday wrestled with whether the video-based social media platform TikTok could be sued for causing a 10-year-old girl's death by promoting a

Mother whose child died in TikTok challenge urges US court to revive lawsuit
Business

Ebay to pay $3 million penalty over harassment of couple behind newsletter

EBay has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve a U.S. criminal probe into a campaign by several of its employees to stalk and harass a Massachusetts couple whose

Ebay to pay $3 million penalty over harassment of couple behind newsletter

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