Google’s Hail Mary pass: The two-sided market
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) — As Google attorneys prep for closing arguments in the Eastern District of Virginia antitrust case brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, they could use a get-out-of-jail...
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View ArticleNo testimony from Daniel Penny as defense rests subway manslaughter case
MANHATTAN (CN) — Three weeks of testimony came to a head on Friday when defense attorneys rested their case in the manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny, the 26-year-old U.S. Marine veteran charged in...
View ArticleThird parties slam California’s top-two ‘jungle’ primary as unconstitutional
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Three minor political parties in California have filed a federal lawsuit against Secretary of State Shirley Weber, claiming the state’s “top-two” primary system is...
View ArticleJudge grants $216 million settlement in yearslong canned tuna antitrust suit
SAN DIEGO (CN) — Canned tuna fish giants StarKist, Bumble Bee Foods and their parent companies will fork over more than $216 million to settle claims that they colluded to overcharge consumers and...
View ArticleFree speech advocates blast California ban on news reporting of sealed arrest...
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — The First Amendment Coalition sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu in San Francisco federal court Friday, claiming they chill free...
View ArticleA climate mess: Azerbaijan COP summit sees rich and poor nations battle over...
(CN) — At the annual United Nations climate summit in oil-rich Azerbaijan, industrialized nations were under mounting pressure Friday night from poorer countries to cough up $1 trillion a year to help...
View ArticleChemical plant penalized $12.6M
AUSTIN — A Texas chemical company whose Port Neches plant exploded the day before Thanksgiving in 2019 will pay the state $12.6 million in penalties to resolve clean air violations that occurred after...
View ArticleFederal judge dismisses suit by professor who wants to release ‘Unfollow...
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A federal judge Friday dismissed a lawsuit against Meta, formerly Facebook, filed by a University of Massachusetts professor who sought a ruling that the social media juggernaut...
View ArticleOregon billed $10.8M in attorney fees to settle foster care class action
PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — After settling a class action seeking the reformation of Oregon’s foster care system, the state is on the hook for a whopping $10.8 million in attorney fees and over $500,000...
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Arizona farmers oppose water regulations as land sinks beneath them
WILLCOX, Ariz (CN) — As the land beneath them sinks and cracks due to excessive groundwater pumping, ranchers in southern Arizona still overwhelmingly oppose state-mandated water use restrictions....
View ArticleCentrists emerge as dealmakers in squabble over EU commissioners, but right...
STRASBOURG, France (CN) — After weeks of haggling and political infighting, the new executive European Commission team is expected to get the green light on Wednesday — but it remains to be seen how...
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Opposition secures left’s return to power in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (CN) — Diego Márquez, 59, waved his blue, white and red flag, tears of joy streaming down his face as he listened to the election results. A factory worker and father of two,...
View ArticleSotomayor, Gorsuch shine spotlight on government repayment for private...
WASHINGTON (CN) — Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked for a lower court assist Monday in deciding when property owners should be compensated if the government damages their belongings. The high court...
View ArticleEU steps up Spanish olives spat with US
BRUSSELS (AFP) — The European Union on Monday requested authorization at the World Trade Organization to impose counter-measures to compensate for U.S. customs duties on Spanish olive imports. The...
View ArticleEU grocery shoppers ‘fooled’ by ‘maze’ of food labels: Audit
BRUSSELS (AFP) — European grocery shoppers are at risk of “being fooled” by a proliferation of confusing and sometimes misleading food labels, EU auditors said Monday, calling on the bloc to improve...
View ArticleLife sentence requested in femicide that shocked Italy
ROME (AFP) — An Italian prosecutor requested a life sentence Monday for a university student who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend in a high-profile case that sparked nationwide outrage and debate...
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Baku climate summit: Disillusionment lingers as meeting ends with more promises
(CN) — Another United Nations climate summit is over and once again it’s a disappointment. In the early hours of Sunday, the COP29 meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, ended with organizers announcing a...
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