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After Changes to LGBT Law, NBA Moves All-Star Game Back to NC
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The 2019 NBA All-Star game will be played in Charlotte, North Carolina, after changes were made to a state law restricting LGBT rights. So reports Syracuse.com.
Read more...Man Acquitted of Murder After Girlfriend Chokes to Death on His Penis
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Richard Henry Patterson of Florida was acquitted of second-degree murder after his girlfriend Francisca Marquinez choked to death on his penis during oral sex. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Lawsuit Alleges Miss. Education Hasn’t Lived up to Civil War-era ‘Readmissions Act’
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A federal lawsuit filed in Mississippi by the Southern Poverty Law Center on behalf of four parents alleges the Jackson Public School District and the Yazoo City Municipal School District are not providing a mandatory “uniform system of free public schools,” as required by federal law. So reports NBC News.
Read more...Target to Pay $18.5M in Data-breach Settlement
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Retailer Target will pay $18.5 million after settling with 47 states regarding a 2013 data breach. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Texas Poised to Pass School Bathroom Bill
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A "bathroom bill" that would direct transgender public school students to use “separate, single-occupancy restrooms” is poised to pass the Texas Legislature. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Wal-Mart Employees to Share $7.5M After Same-sex Partner Insurance Suit
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A federal judge approved a $7.5 million class action settlement between retail giant Wal-Mart and former employees regarding insurance benefits for the employees’ gay and lesbian spouses. So reports an NBC News 2.
Read more...Hearings for Penn State Students Charged in Hazing Death Moved to June
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Preliminary hearings for the Pennsylvania State University students allegedly involved with the hazing death of Timothy Piazza will be pushed back to next month. So reports the ABC News.
Read more...Mueller Tapped as Special Investigator After Comey Firing
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The U.S. Justice Department named former FBI head Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate any alleged interference by Russia in last year’s presidential election. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Settlement Could Be Near in Eli Manning Memorabilia Suit
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A resolution to the lawsuit against New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and team employees regarding the sale of counterfeit memorabilia could be nearing. So reports the Bleacher Report.
Read more...600 Objections in 8 Hours Gets NYC Lawyer Sanctioned
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A Brooklyn federal magistrate judge took issue with the volume of objections made by Assistant Corporation Counsel Amatullah Booth during his defense of New York Police Department officer John Essig. So reports The New York Daily News.
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