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Patagonia Is Suing Pattie Gonia, a Drag Queen Performer With an Environmental Message

Patagonia Is Suing Pattie Gonia, a Drag Queen Performer With an Environmental Message

June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 · US News

DENVER (AP) — Days before the beginning of Pride Month in June, a glamorous drag queen with long, wavy red hair, a matching mustache and carabiner earrings stared…

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IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times: Judge

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 · Breaking News

WASHINGTON — A federal judge said Thursday that the IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential taxpayer information “approximately 42,695 times” to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. U.S. District…

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New York sues ‘Counter-Strike’ game developer saying ‘loot boxes’ promote gambling

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 · Technology

NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general has sued video game developer Valve, claiming the “loot boxes” found in Counter-Strike and other popular video game franchises illegally promote…

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University of Cincinnati sues ex-QB Brendan Sorsby after his transfer to Texas Tech

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 · Sports

The University of Cincinnati is suing Brendan Sorsby, accusing the former Bearcats quarterback of breaching his name, image and likeness contract following his transfer to Texas Tech. The…

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Federal Judge in Texas Allows Lawsuit Against California Attorney General Over ExxonMobil Remarks

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 · US News

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has ruled that ExxonMobil can bring a defamation lawsuit against California’s attorney general over comments about the company’s plastic…

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Family of Black man killed by Aurora police intends to sue the city

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 · Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News

The family of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield served notice Monday to the city of Aurora that they intend to file a lawsuit in connection with the August shooting death of…

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Bediako Appeals NCAA Eligibility Decision to Alabama Supreme Court as Season Winds Down

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 · US News

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Basketball center Charles Bediako is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to let him play the rest of the season for the Crimson Tide. The…

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Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil, gas companies trying to block climate lawsuits

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 · Breaking News

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry…

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Social media companies face legal reckoning over mental health harms to children

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 · Technology

For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through deliberate design choices that addict kids to their platforms and fail to protect…

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Parker vows, ‘We will not allow anyone to erase our history,’ following President’s House lawsuit ruling

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Local News

Mayor Cherelle Parker reacted to the city’s recent legal win against the federal government in a video Tuesday, issuing a rare, albeit indirect, critique of the Trump administration.…

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Jeanine Pirro Files a $250,000 Negligence Suit in New York Over a Trip-And-Fall

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 · US News

RYE, N.Y. (AP) — Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, has filed a $250,000 negligence lawsuit against her suburban hometown north of New York…

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Top Trump Antitrust Official Leaves Post Following Disputes Over Big Mergers

February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 · US News

NEW YORK (AP) — The top antitrust official in the Trump administration is leaving her post amid tension about greenlighting big mergers in recent months. Gail Slater, the…

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Arguments to begin in landmark social media addiction trial set in Los Angeles

February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 · Technology

LOS ANGELES — The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their…

Read more Arguments to begin in landmark social media addiction trial set in Los Angeles

Judge Rejects Democrats’ Plea for Early Voting Sites at 3 North Carolina Universities

February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 · US News

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge refused Sunday to help in attempts to open early voting sites at three public North Carolina universities, declining requests to overrule…

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17 former NC State athletes join lawsuit alleging abuse by ex-head trainer, bringing total to 31

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 · Breaking News

RALEIGH, N.C. — Seventeen additional former N.C. State male athletes have joined a state lawsuit alleging sexual abuse under the guise of treatment and harassment by the Wolfpack’s…

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Detainees to testify about legal access at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 · Breaking News

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Former detainees planned to testify Wednesday about conditions at an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” as a federal…

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Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

January 26, 2026January 27, 2026 · Technology

Three of the world’s biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms — Meta’s Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok and…

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A TV show about the NYPD is now a legal drama starring the city and Dr. Phil’s son

January 22, 2026January 23, 2026 · Entertainment

NEW YORK — A reality TV series meant to spotlight the New York Police Department has spawned a real-life legal drama involving the city and the show’s producer,…

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Elizabeth Hurley describes ‘monstrous’ privacy invasion by Daily Mail in British media hacking case

January 22, 2026January 24, 2026 · Technology

LONDON — Elizabeth Hurley accused the publisher of the Daily Mail on Thursday of tapping her phones, putting microphones outside her windows and stealing her medical records among…

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Virginia’s New AG Jones Fights DOJ on In-State Tuition for Immigrant Students

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 · US News

Days after taking office, Attorney General Jay Jones (D) is reversing his predecessor’s position on the Trump administration’s fight against in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants. Yesterday (Wednesday), Jones…

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