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Tyreek Hill, a star wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins, was handcuffed and placed face down on a street outside Hard Rock Stadium early on Sunday morning. The incident occurred after Hill was stopped for speeding and reckless driving before the Dolphins’ season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The arrest ..read more
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The father of the school shooter at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, has become the latest parent to be charged in connection to their child's deadly actions.What was once considered an unlikely approach—charging parents for their child's crimes—now appears to be gaining acceptance among prosecutors. This latest move in ..read more
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DirecTV has lodged a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against Disney, accusing the media giant of failing to “negotiate in good faith” amidst an ongoing distribution dispute. The conflict erupted after the previous agreement between the two companies expired on September 1, leading Disney-owned channels, including ESPN ..read more
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is facing new legal challenges after being sued on Monday in Houston for sexual assault, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The latest allegations come from a woman using the alias "Jane Doe," who claims the incident occurred during a date with Watson in ..read more
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Mya Hendrix was kidnapped when she was 19, and her captors demanded a $2,500 ransom payment for her release. When her mother called the police for help, a dispatcher for the San Diego police department convinced her mother that the kidnapping was a scam so she should not pay the ..read more
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Former University of Michigan football star Denard "Shoelace" Robinson is a named plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, accuses the sports organization of denying him and other college athletes millions of dollars in ..read more
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Jack and Meg White of The White Stripes accused former President Donald Trump and his campaign of "flagrant misappropriation" for using their iconic song "Seven Nation Army" without permission. The lawsuit filed Monday in Manhattan federal court claims that the unauthorized use of the song in a video posted by ..read more
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In the federal criminal case against Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, prosecutors have filed a superseding indictment after the U.S. Supreme Court granted Trump substantial immunity from prosecution for certain actions during his presidency. The new indictment, presented to a fresh grand jury that had not previously heard evidence ..read more
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Yelp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing it of exploiting its dominant market position to stifle competition and boost its profits in local search markets. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in federal court in the Northern District of California, marks the latest in a series of legal challenges ..read more
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Michael Lacey, a co-founder of the notorious classified ad website Backpage.com, was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in federal prison and fined $3 million for a single count of money laundering. This case has exposed a yearslong scheme in which Backpage allegedly facilitated and profited from prostitution through its ..read more