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Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan alleged on Sunday that “white men” were responsible for many of the riots that have occurred in the course of protests over the death of George Floyd. “I want to acknowledge that much of the violence and destruction, both here in Seattle and across the country, has been instigated and perpetuated …
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Lenny Dykstra’s defamation and libel lawsuit against his former Mets teammate Ron Darling was dismissed by a judge Friday. The former Mets outfielder filed a lawsuit about a year ago against Darling following the release of the pitcher’s autobiography, “108 Stitches: Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns, and the Darndest Characters from My Time in the Game.” …
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have taken legal action against West’s former bodyguard who described the rapper as the “neediest, moodiest and worst tipper.” Kardashian, 39, and West, 42, sent a cease and desist letter threatening Steve Stanulis with a $10 million lawsuit if he publicly speaks about West again, TMZ reported. The letter alleges …
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News outlets may be held liable for defamatory comments to articles posted on social media sites, an Australian court ruled on Monday. The decision could effectively prevent news outlets from posting articles on social media at all, which could disrupt user consumption of news, social media, and advertising. “Today’s decision means the media cannot share …
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Widespread looting in New York City was planned advance by a coordinated group seeking to target wealthy neighborhoods, the head of the NYPD’s counterterrorism unit said on Sunday. A number of stores, many of them in the upscale Soho neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, were looted on Sunday evening during protests that followed the death of …
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Sunday appointed the state’s attorney general Keith Ellison to lead the prosecution for cases relating to the death of George Floyd, a black man whose death in police custody has sparked riots in cities around the country. “This decision is one that I feel takes us in that direction and …
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Former Obama adviser Susan Rice has blamed the violent protests that rocked major American cities over the weekend on “foreign actors,” and even suggested that Russia could be involved in stirring them up. “I’m not reading the intelligence today, or these days—but based on my experience, this is right out of the Russian playbook,” Rice, …
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A book and movie’s been made about Heidi Fleiss the famous madam. She once ran a busy house and ended up in the big house. Told “Trick or Treat,” her johns, such as Charlie Sheen and Robert Evans, would say “Trick.” She did time. They did not. She’s back making news. This time it’s financial, …
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Rioters protesting the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, an African-American man who died after being arrested and pinned to the ground by officer Derek Chauvin, destroyed a bar owned by a black former firefighter Wednesday night. Korboi Balla had invested his life savings in the bar and was planning to open it before the …
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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been arrested four days after the release of a video in which Chauvin was seen kneeling on the neck of city resident George Floyd, who later died. John Harrington, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, announced on Friday that Chauvin had been taken into custody. A …
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan alleged on Sunday that “white men” were responsible for many of the riots that have occurred in the course of protests over the death of George Floyd. “I want to acknowledge that much of the violence and destruction, both here in Seattle and across the country, has been instigated and perpetuated …
