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Smartmatic, One America News settle election defamation lawsuit

Smartmatic has settled a lawsuit accusing right-wing television network One America News of defamation by falsely claiming that the voting technology company rigged the

Business|News|Technology

New York affordable internet law revived by federal appeals court

A divided federal appeals court revived a 2021 New York state law intended to provide affordable high-speed internet service to low-income families, setting

Business|Economy

NY man who used name of fake 'Seinfeld' company pleads guilty to fraud

A Brooklyn man who ran a business named for a fake company from the TV show "Seinfeld" to swindle $1.34 million from real estate and cryptocurrency investors,

Health

US urges dismissal of lawsuit demanding menthol cigarette ban

The Biden administration asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by anti-smoking groups demanding that it end nearly a year of delay and ban menthol cigarettes, which

US urges dismissal of lawsuit demanding menthol cigarette ban
Business|Economy

Warren Buffett donates record $5.3 billion Berkshire shares to charity

Warren Buffett donated another $5.3 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four family charities, his biggest annual donation

Warren Buffett donates record $5.3 billion Berkshire shares to charity
Business|Economy

Ten big banks settle US interest rate swaps rigging litigation

Ten large banks including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase will pay $46 million to settle a long-running antitrust lawsuit accusing them of

Ten big banks settle US interest rate swaps rigging litigation
News|Political

US appeals court voids SEC rollback of proxy voting advice rules

A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down part of the U.S.

US appeals court voids SEC rollback of proxy voting advice rules
Business|Economy|News

US to recover Monet, Warhol from fugitive financier Jho Low over 1MDB scandal

Jho Low, the fugitive Malaysian financier, will forfeit more than $100 million including a luxury Paris apartment and works by Claude Monet and Andy Warhol to settle

Business|Environment|Health

Connecticut firefighters sue DuPont, 3M, Honeywell over allegedly contaminated gear

DuPont, 3M, Honeywell and 16 other defendants were sued on Tuesday by Connecticut firefighters who said their protective gear was contaminated by toxic "forever

Connecticut firefighters sue DuPont, 3M, Honeywell over allegedly contaminated gear
Business|Economy

Visa, Mastercard $30 billion swipe fee settlement rejected by US judge

A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected a $30 billion antitrust settlement in which Visa and Mastercard agreed to limit fees they charge merchants that accept their

Visa, Mastercard $30 billion swipe fee settlement rejected by US judge
Education|News|Political

Louisiana is sued for requiring display of Ten Commandments in classrooms

Louisiana was sued on Monday over a new law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms in the state.

Louisiana is sued for requiring display of Ten Commandments in classrooms
News|Political|World

UNRWA is sued by Israeli victims of Oct. 7 Hamas attack

The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency was sued on Monday by dozens of Israelis who accused it of aiding and abetting the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

UNRWA is sued by Israeli victims of Oct. 7 Hamas attack
Business|Economy|Environment|News

Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp reaches $150 million wildfire settlement

PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to a $150 million settlement with 378 plaintiffs arising from one of the 2020 wildfires that

Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp reaches $150 million wildfire settlement
Business

Walmart, Capital One settle lawsuit over credit card partnership

Walmart settled its lawsuit against Capital One over their credit card partnership, which had made Capital One the exclusive issuer of Walmart-branded consumer

Walmart, Capital One settle lawsuit over credit card partnership
Business|Economy

Ex-Deutsche Bank investment banker gets 41 months prison in crypto fraud

A former Deutsche Bank investment banker was ordered by a U.S. judge on Thursday to spend 41 months in prison, after pleading guilty to a Ponzi-like fraud in

Business|Economy|News

Massachusetts man admits to fraud tied to bogus $4 billion Getty Images bid

A Massachusetts man agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud for artificially inflating the stock price of Getty Images Holdings, including through a bogus $4 billion

Entertainment

Madonna fans end lawsuit over late concerts; singer's lawyers threaten sanctions

Two Madonna fans ended their lawsuit in New York accusing the pop superstar of starting concerts two hours late, prompting her legal team to threaten the

Madonna fans end lawsuit over late concerts; singer's lawyers threaten sanctions
Business|Technology

Qualcomm reaches $75 million settlement over sales and licensing practices

Qualcomm agreed to pay $75 million to resolve a lawsuit in which shareholders accused the chipmaker of defrauding them by hiding its anticompetitive sales and licensing

Qualcomm reaches $75 million settlement over sales and licensing practices
Business|Technology

Meta must face Australian billionaire Forrest's US lawsuit over scam Facebook crypto ads

A U.S. judge rejected Meta Platforms' bid to dismiss a lawsuit by billionaire Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest over scam Facebook advertisements that show him

Meta must face Australian billionaire Forrest's US lawsuit over scam Facebook crypto ads
Business|Economy|News

New Jersey fines Walmart over in-store pricing practices

Walmart, the world's largest retailer, has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle regulatory charges that its 64 New Jersey stores employed illegal pricing practices

New Jersey fines Walmart over in-store pricing practices
Business|Technology

Tesla must face owners' lawsuit claiming it monopolizes vehicle repairs and parts

A U.S. judge said Tesla vehicle owners can pursue a proposed class action accusing billionaire Elon Musk's electric car company of monopolizing markets for repairs and

Tesla must face owners' lawsuit claiming it monopolizes vehicle repairs and parts
Economy|News|Political

US SEC sues over alleged bogus bailout of Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit

A Texas man was sued by the U.S.

US SEC sues over alleged bogus bailout of Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit
Business|Technology

US sues Photoshop maker Adobe for hiding fees, making it difficult to cancel

The U.S. government sued Adobe on Monday, accusing the Photoshop and Acrobat maker of harming consumers by concealing hefty termination fees in its most popular

US sues Photoshop maker Adobe for hiding fees, making it difficult to cancel
Business|Economy|Technology

New York recovers $50 million for defrauded Gemini Earn crypto investors

New York Attorney General Letitia James has recovered $50 million from the cryptocurrency platform Gemini Trust to repay investors defrauded in its Gemini Earn

New York recovers $50 million for defrauded Gemini Earn crypto investors
Business|Economy

Visa, Mastercard $30 billion fee settlement in peril

Visa's and Mastercard's proposed $30 billion antitrust settlement to limit credit and debit card fees for merchants is in peril, after a New York judge

Visa, Mastercard $30 billion fee settlement in peril

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