Prince Andrew’s lawyers will use a court hearing Tuesday to urge a New York judge to throw out a sexual assault lawsuit brought against the British royal in the United States. His attorneys are expected to argue that a once-confidential settlement between accuser Virginia Giuffre and late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein unveiled on Monday protects …
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US prosecutors on Friday rested their case in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, with the defense now preparing to argue the British socialite did not recruit and sexually abuse girls with the late Jeffrey Epstein. The high-profile trial has moved more swiftly than anticipated, with the government resting just ten days after it …
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A lawyer for the families of victims of a 2008 Philippines ferry disaster vowed Saturday to challenge the dismissal of a criminal case against a shipping company executive. The Princess of the Stars capsized after hitting a reef in the central Philippines during a typhoon in June 2008 — only about 50 of the 850 …
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Israel has identified a case of a Covid-19 variant with a large number of mutations first detected in South Africa, the health ministry said Friday. “The variant discovered in southern African states has been identified in Israel,” the ministry said, adding it was recorded “in a person who returned from Malawi”. Two more cases were …
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An Ohio jury decided Tuesday that pharmacies owned by Walmart, Walgreens and CVS bear responsibility for the opioid crisis in two counties in the US state. The three companies acted illegally in filling significant opioid prescriptions in Lake and Trumbell counties, creating an “oversupply” of the drugs and a “public nuisance,” a jury in a …
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Disgraced US movie star Kevin Spacey will have to pay almost $31 million to the production company that made the series “House of Cards” in which he starred until he was fired over allegations of sexual harassment, according to legal documents made public Monday. MRC, the production company that made the popular tale of political …
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A US judge on Tuesday rejected Apple’s request to delay letting App Store offerings bypass its payment system as ordered by the court, saying it had 30 days to comply in a case brought by Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite. Apple wanted the change — ordered to be implemented by a December 9 deadline …
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Boeing shareholders have reached a $237.5 million out-of-court settlement with the US aircraft manufacturer’s current and former directors in a 737 MAX aircraft safety negligence case, according to documents released Friday. Shareholders had accused Boeing board members and several executives, as well as current CEO David Calhoun, of failing to ensure that control and information …
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The Dutch supreme court on Friday overturned an order for Russia to pay $50 billion to former shareholders in dismantled oil giant Yukos, but shunted the lengthy legal saga back to a lower court for more hearings. The ex-shareholders were awarded compensation in 2014 by a Hague-based arbitration tribunal for the break-up of Yukos after …
(Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 12:40 PM PT – Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Authorities finally made an arrest and charged a suspect in a cold case murder of a teenage girl. On Tuesday, the Alexandria Police Department in Louisiana arrested 43-year-old David Anthony Burns in connection to the death of 19-year-old Courtney Coco. …
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