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A tech advocacy group backed by Twitter and Facebook sued President Trump over his executive order cracking down on social media companies. Trump’s order to curtail liability protections for social firms violates the First Amendment because it was a clear strike back at Twitter’s decision to fact-check his tweets, the Center for Democracy & Technology …
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Google got slapped with a $5 billion proposed class action lawsuit this week, with plaintiffs accusing the search giant of illegally invading the privacy of millions of users by tracking their internet use even when they browsed in “incognito” mode. The complaint, filed in federal court in San Jose, Calif., argues that Google learned the …
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Most of the looters and rioters arrested by the NYPD over the past several days are immediately released as a direct result of New York’s new bail-reform law, New York City police chief Terrence Monahan told the New York Post on Tuesday. While the city police made over 650 arrests on Monday night alone, Monahan …
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Representative Eliot Engel (D., N.Y.) was caught on hot mic on Tuesday admitting that he only wanted to speak at a George Floyd rally because of his upcoming primary. The rally was led by Bronx Borough president Ruben Diaz Jr. Engel, whose district covers parts of the Bronx, has not returned from Washington, D.C., for …
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A Philadelphia gun shop owner shot and killed a man who broke into his store early Tuesday morning as rioting and looting continued in the city in the wake of the death of George Floyd. Greg Isabella, the 67-year-old owner of Firing Line Inc. in South Philadelphia, was staying in his shop overnight on Monday …
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An NYPD officer was struck by a vehicle in the Bronx early Tuesday morning after the city endured another night of riots in the wake of the death of George Floyd. Video footage of the incident posted on social media shows a vehicle moving rapidly towards an intersection and passing several other cars before driving …
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Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday criticized New York mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD over their response to the nightly riots that have sprung up in the city over the killing of George Floyd. “The police in New York City were not effective at doing their job last night. Period,” Cuomo said at a …
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Carole Baskin is declaring victory over her nemesis Joe Exotic after a court ruling that will soon allow her to take over the eccentric big cat aficionado’s Oklahoma zoo. A federal judge granted Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue control of the G.W. Exotic Animal Memorial Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, after determining the property was fraudulently transferred …
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A former manager at one of Sarah Jessica Parker’s eponymous stores is suing the “Sex and the City” star, and her business partner, for allegedly failing to pay her overtime wages. The ex-staffer, Heather Holt, claims in New York State Supreme Court papers filed on Tuesday that Parker, her business partner George Malkemus, and their …
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Four St. Louis police officers were shot by an unknown assailant as protests over the death of George Floyd turned violent Monday night, with the city police chief telling reporters early Tuesday morning that gunfire was occurring “as we speak.” St. Louis P.D. chief John Hayden said that all four officers had been hospitalized but …
A tech advocacy group backed by Twitter and Facebook sued President Trump over his executive order cracking down on social media companies. Trump’s order to curtail liability protections for social firms violates the First Amendment because it was a clear strike back at Twitter’s decision to fact-check his tweets, the Center for Democracy & Technology …
