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‘The Pitt’ and ‘ER’ Are Similar Enough to Allow Crichton Suit, Appeals Court Rules

An appeals court ruled on Wednesday that “The Pitt” is similar enough to “ER” to allow Michael Crichton’s widow to pursue a lawsuit over the Emmy-winning show. In a unanimous opinion, a three-judge panel denied an appeal from Warner Bros. Television, which has argued that the two shows are unrelated. “There are clear and numerous […]

‘The Pitt’ and ‘ER’ Are Similar Enough to Allow Crichton Suit, Appeals Court Rules

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Democratic Congress could test decades of US support for Israel

WASHINGTON — Democrats’ takeover of Congress and growing Republican unease over Israel could trigger the biggest reassessment of US support for its closest Middle East ally in decades, after an election shaped in part by anger over the Iran war. Democrats won both the Senate and House in Tuesday’s midterms.

Despite Lee's hard work, Korea goes nowhere

President Lee Jae Myung is a remarkably busy man. He uploads social media posts late into the night and constantly issues his instructions to his ministers at the Cabinet meetings livestreamed every Tuesday. Lee has been in office for less than a year and a half, yet it already feels like he has been president much longer.

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