Today: October 05, 2024
Today: October 05, 2024

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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
Business

American Airlines asks US court to overturn ruling barring JetBlue alliance

American Airlines has asked a U.S. appeals court to reverse a judge's decision that sided with the U.S. Department of Justice and declared that its now-scrapped U.S.

American Airlines asks US court to overturn ruling barring JetBlue alliance
Business

Ex-Binance CEO Zhao urges judge to allow him to leave US before sentencing

Lawyers for former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao are urging a U.S. judge to reject the Justice Department's request to bar him from returning to his home in the United Arab

Ex-Binance CEO Zhao urges judge to allow him to leave US before sentencing
Business

JetBlue CEO at trial calls Spirit merger key to taking on larger airlines

The CEO of JetBlue Airways testified in court on Monday that the company's proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines is a critical part of his plan to

JetBlue CEO at trial calls Spirit merger key to taking on larger airlines
Business

Spirit Airlines CEO defends JetBlue merger in US antitrust trial

The CEO of Spirit Airlines on Wednesday defended in court the planned $3.8 billion acquisition of his company by JetBlue Airways as a means to create a viable

Spirit Airlines CEO defends JetBlue merger in US antitrust trial
Business

US seeks to block JetBlue's Spirit Airlines deal at trial

The U.S. argued on Tuesday that JetBlue Airways' planned $3.8 billion acquisition of ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines will lead to higher fares and fewer

US seeks to block JetBlue's Spirit Airlines deal at trial
Celebrity|Entertainment

Fight over $70,000 ring in Massachusetts tests rules of engagement

He put a ring on it. Can he get it back?

Fight over $70,000 ring in Massachusetts tests rules of engagement
Education

US Naval Academy defends race-conscious admissions policies at trial

The group that persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to bar the consideration of race in college admissions took the U.S.

US Naval Academy defends race-conscious admissions policies at trial
Health

Pharmacy exec sentenced in Michigan over deadly 2012 meningitis outbreak

A former owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy whose mold-tainted drugs sparked a deadly U.S. fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012 was sentenced on Friday to at least

Pharmacy exec sentenced in Michigan over deadly 2012 meningitis outbreak
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
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
Political

Massachusetts governor seeks pardons for marijuana possession offenses

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday announced she was seeking to pardon hundreds of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession in

Massachusetts governor seeks pardons for marijuana possession offenses
Political

US Marshals Service seeks $38 million for new judge security programs

The U.S.

US Marshals Service seeks $38 million for new judge security programs
Political

As election looms, Biden struggles to match Trump's judicial appointments

The White House is gearing up for what could be President Joe Biden's last chance to put his stamp on the judiciary, as progressive advocates fret that he may fall short of

As election looms, Biden struggles to match Trump's judicial appointments
Political

US Vice President Harris breaks record for tie-breaking Senate votes

Kamala Harris on Tuesday set the record for breaking the most ties in the Senate by a U.S. vice president as she cast a vote to confirm President Joe Biden's nominee Loren

US Vice President Harris breaks record for tie-breaking Senate votes
Political

US appeals court calls Biden's 'ghost gun' limits unlawful

A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that the Biden administration lacked authority to adopt a regulation aimed at reining in privately made firearms called "ghost

US appeals court calls Biden's 'ghost gun' limits unlawful
World

Ohio man charged with lying about role in Rwandan genocide

A Rwandan-born Ohio man was arrested on Thursday on charges he engaged in a three-decade scheme to conceal his involvement in the African nation's 1994 genocide to

Ohio man charged with lying about role in Rwandan genocide
World

US judge allows lawsuit challenging aid to West Bank and Gaza to proceed

A federal judge in Texas has rejected the Biden administration's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by a Republican congressman and three others seeking to block U.S. aid to the West

US judge allows lawsuit challenging aid to West Bank and Gaza to proceed
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
Business|Crime|Technology

US arrests laser tech salesman for illegal exports to Russia

A former salesman for a manufacturer of laser welding machines was arrested on Monday on charges that he conspired to evade U.S. export control laws in order to sell

US arrests laser tech salesman for illegal exports to Russia
Entertainment|Lifestyle|Technology

TikTok must face lawsuit over 10-year-old girl's death, US court rules

A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral "blackout challenge" in which users of

TikTok must face lawsuit over 10-year-old girl's death, US court rules
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

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