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Sydney judge ordered to step aside from criminal cases

The office of the state’s top prosecutor has won a court bid to force Judge Penelope Wass to step aside from a series of criminal cases.

Sydney judge ordered to step aside from criminal cases

We haven't written up this one. The Sydney Morning Herald has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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Jury says The New York Times defamed Alabama basketball player with incorrect story about shooting

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama jury on Thursday awarded $9.25 million in damages after finding that The New York Times defamed a college basketball player by incorrectly reporting that he was at…

  • Alabama jury awards $9.25M to Kai Spears for NYT defamation
  • NYT incorrectly reported Spears presence at fatal shooting
  • NYT later corrected story, jury found error honest mistake

Federal court is asked to block Kennedy Center from returning Trump’s name to building

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Joyce Beatty made an emergency request on Thursday that a federal court block the Kennedy Center from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the building.

  • Rep. Joyce Beatty seeks federal court injunction against Kennedy Center's Trump naming.
  • Trump-aligned board voted to inscribe Trump's name on Kennedy Center exterior.
  • Kennedy Center claims legal proceedings will prevent Trump name before September 8.

Black dust chokes lives in Visakhapatnam

For residents of the One Town area, pollution is no longer an occasional problem but an everyday reality, with black dust settling on homes, vehicles and streets and concerns mounting over its impact…

Black dust chokes lives in Visakhapatnam

For residents of the One Town area, pollution is no longer an occasional problem but an everyday reality, with black dust settling on homes, vehicles and streets and concerns mounting over its impact…

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