Former CNN host Don Lemon predicted President Donald Trump's administration will not stop pursuing him, even if it means they have to go around a judge. Lemon sat down with Alisyn Camerota this week just as his fellow former CNNer launched her new gig with Scripps News as a special events anchor and contributor. Lemon is currently facing pushback (and possible legal consequences) for his coverage of a group of Minnesota anti-ICE protesters who disrupted a church service in St. Paul.
Ashley St Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, has sued his company xAI over sexualised deepfakes of her created on social media platform X. The lawsuit filed in New York on Thursday alleges the Grok AI tool created sexually explicit pictures of St Clair. The parent company of X and Grok, xAI, has counter-sued St Clair for violating its terms of service. X did not respond directly to BBC News's enquiries about the lawsuits.
Along with the WBD shareholders, we have asked for the customary financial disclosure a board is supposed to provide shareholders when making an investment recommendation...WBD has failed to include any disclosure about how it valued the overall Netflix transaction, how the purchase price reduction for debt works in the Netflix transaction, or even what the basis is for its 'risk adjustment' of our $30 per share all-cash offer. WBD shareholders need this information to make an informed investment decision on our offer,
The TV channel Arise News reported that solicitors acting for the couple served Euracare hospital, a private medical facility, with a legal notice dated 10 January which asked for CCTV footage, electronic monitoring data and the toddler's medical records within seven days. The notice alleged there were lapses during the child's admission and lack of basic resuscitation equipment at the facility amounting to medical negligence.
"I am fundraising to help cover legal fees in the Dominican Republic in an effort to seek justice for my sister-in-law, Claire Cullen. Claire was tragically killed in a hit and run incident while on holiday to attend her brothers wedding. She died instantly, and the driver fled the scene without offering any help to Claire or her family," she wrote.
The NHS Pathways trial, led by researchers from King's College London, was commissioned in the wake of the controversial Cass Report and the government's ban on puberty blockers for trans youth. The £10 million ($13.1 million) trial will study the effectiveness of the drugs by focusing on the physical, social and emotional wellbeing of 220 youngsters over a two-year period.
Officials in Lima, Peru, are considering legal action against Caltrain due to the poor condition of the second-hand locomotives it purchased from the Peninsula commuter railroad, according to an international travel publication. The publication, Travel and Tour World, said that Lima municipal railway engineers found that the 19 double-deck coaches and 19 diesel locomotives are falling apart and some vehicles are beyond repair.
It's only a matter of time before someone with a similar injury dies if they bleed out from their femoral artery. I now have metal in my leg for life holding it together. I think Lime know they have a problem with the heavy frame that is causing serious injuries like mine. All they did after I told them was give me a 6.99 refund for the hire instead of speaking with me.
"At the end of the day we actually see a lot of agreement," says Sunny Liu, director of research programs at Stanford. She highlighted the group's excitement for "ways we can use these tools to bring other people together." How AI companions can impact young people was a primary topic of discussion, with perspectives from employees at Character.AI, which is designed for roleplaying and has been popular with teenagers, as well as experts in teenagers online health.
Jon Minadeo II, the North Bay's most notorious neo-Nazi, has resurfaced in Petaluma after several years living out of state, trailed by a federal lawsuit accusing him and his associates of violent hate crimes. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit that monitors extremist groups, has sued Minadeo, his organization known as the Goyim Defense League and five others on behalf of Deago Buck, a biracial man who says he was assaulted during a multi-day neo-Nazi rally in downtown Nashville in July 2024.
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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
Reddit filed a lawsuit yesterday against artificial intelligence (AI) company Perplexity AI and three other defendants for their alleged illegal circumvention of Reddit security measures meant to protect misuse of its content and data. Reddit, which describes itself in the complaint as "one of the largest repositories of human conversation in existence," likened the actions of Oxylabs UAB, AWMProxy, and SerpApi to those of "would-be bank robbers."
The arrogance of leadership to believe they can act with impunity throughout development and the following redundancies has pushed myself and many former and continuing employees to take a stand,
The decision followed a Department of Commerce investigation into 19 Italian pasta makers over allegations of 'dumping' selling their product below market value in order to to harm US-based competitors. "It's madness," said Cosimo Rummo, president of the Rummo pasta company. "We sell 454 grams of pasta for 4.50; where's the undercutting?" "We are expecting the government and the European Commission to support us, but in the meantime we're responding with our legal team."
A Reform UK council has ended its ban on journalists from the area's biggest local newspaper after being threatened with legal action over damaging the outlet's freedom of expression. Nottinghamshire county council, which has been led by Reform since the local elections earlier this year, said it was committed to the principles of openness after lifting the sanctions it had placed on journalists from the Nottingham Post and its website, Nottinghamshire Live.
An extraordinary split has opened between Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana in the formation of their new leftwing party, with the former Labour leader suggesting he will take legal action over an unauthorised membership portal promoted by his co-leader. Sultana claimed the party was being run by a sexist boys' club and suggested there were deep disagreements over how to launch party membership including with the four other MPs in Corbyn's Independent Alliance.
The rumours that Michael Johnson has received $2m or profited in any way from Grand Slam Track are categorically false, the spokesperson said. In fact, Michael has actually put over $2m of his own money into the project. We are working hard in real time to secure additional funds, and Michael has asked for patience while we try to fix this.
