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Australia to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre
Attorneys in the News 12/14/2025Australian leaders promised Monday to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. At least 15 people died in the attack, which has fueled criticism that auth...
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Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for $40 billion stablecoin fraud
Court Watch 12/11/2025Onetime cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison after a $40 billion crash revealed his crypto ecosystem to be a fraud. Victims said the 34-year-old financial technology whiz weaponized their trust to convince them th...
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Top EU official warns the US against interfering in Europe’s affairs
International 12/08/2025A top European Union official on Monday warned the United States against interfering in Europe’s affairs and said only European citizens can decide which parties should govern them.European Council President Antonio Costa’s remarks came i...
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Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion
Business Law 12/05/2025Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, the legacy Hollywood giant behind “Harry Potter” and “Friends,” to buy its studio and streaming business for $72 billion.The acquisition, announced Friday, would bring two...
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Trump praises Congo and Rwanda as they sign US-mediated peace deal
International 12/04/2025President Donald Trump praised the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda for their courage as they signed onto a deal on Thursday aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo and opening the region’s critical mineral reserves ...
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Former Honduras President Hernández freed after Trump pardon
Law Reviews 12/02/2025Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in helping drug traffickers move hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released from prison following a pardon from Presid...
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Supreme Court meets to weigh Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions
Court Watch 12/01/2025The Supreme Court is meeting in private Friday with a key issue on its agenda — President Donald Trump ’s birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not A...
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FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
Court Watch 11/25/2025Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter. It would mark the second in...
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Trump says he’s terminating legal protections for Somali migrants
Breaking Legal News 11/22/2025President Donald Trump said Friday night that he’s “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, further targeting a program seeking to limit deportations that his administration has ...
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Australian prisoner sues for his ‘human right’ to eat Vegemite
International 11/20/2025A prisoner is challenging an Australian state’s ban on inmates eating Vegemite, claiming in a lawsuit that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breaches his human right to “enjoy his culture as an Australian.” Andre McKechn...
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FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after six months on the job
Legal Careers News 11/17/2025The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency left his job Monday after just six months, according to the Department of Homeland Security, the latest disruption in a year of mass staff departures, program cuts and policy upheaval at the...
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Longest government shutdown in US history ends after 43 days
Breaking Legal News 11/15/2025President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at...