• The Sun has settled 1,600 claims and paid out £1 billion to keep cases out of court

    The Sun has settled 1,600 claims and paid out £1 billion to keep cases out of court, it has been revealed.

  • Liver King Is Giving Away $1,000 A Day For 1,000 Days To His Followers On X

    Brian Johnson, AKA Liver King, is back in the news, only this time it is for something with the potential to be really great. The fitness social media influencer has been much maligned over the past couple of years. Johnson and two of the companies he operates were named as the defendants in a class […]

  • Temu and Shein Under Consumer Protection Review in Romania

    ​​The National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) announced on Tuesday that it is checking the Chinese online trading platforms Temu and Shein, and recommends that Romanians inform themselves before buying products from the two sites. The National Consumer Protection wants to check possible “incorrect commercial practices of traders in the relationship with consumers”, according to […]

  • Trey Songz Settles Out of $25 Million Lawsuit

    Trey Songz has settled a lawsuit where he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a 2016 party in Los Angeles. According to Radar Online, the woman sued Songz for $25 million. The settlement amount was undisclosed. “The settlement agreement conditions dismissal of this matter on the satisfactory completion of specified terms that are […] The post Trey Songz Settles Out of $25 Million Lawsuit first appeared on The Source.

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    Trying to get over an X? This custom X-Men '97 Xbox Series X that you can probably watch the X-cellent series on might not be for you

    Been taking some rides on the nostalgia train recently with X-Men '97? Xbox wants you to keep that locomotive chugging, as it's giving away a Series X themed around the show. While the MCU is yet to fully reintroduce the X-Men into its live action universe (or I guess multiverse these days), Disney has still brought a continuation of the original '90s X-Men series to its streaming service, X-Men '97. The revival more or less picks things up where the original series left off, continuing on...

  • Biden administration turns screw on airlines for more consumer protections

    President Joe Biden‘s administration is trying to ensure airlines offer automatic cash refunds to passengers and protect consumers, more broadly, from surprise fees, according to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “Passengers deserve to know upfront what costs they are facing and should get their money back when an airline owes them — without having to ask,” […]

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    One America News and Smartmatic settle defamation lawsuit

    Happy Tuesday! Here's your Tuesday tech drop, the week's top stories at the intersection of tech and politics. Settle down now Ultraconservative news outlet One America News and voting technology company Smartmatic announced Tuesday that they have reached a settlement in the defamation lawsuit the latter filed after hosts and guests on OAN spread lies about Smartmatic software’s being part of a scheme to throw the 2020 election to Joe Biden. The details of the settlement weren’t released. at...

  • Smartmatic settles its lawsuit against One America News Network

    The voting technology company Smartmatic agreed Tuesday to settle its

  • Trey Songz Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit Before Trial

    Five years ago, R&B singer Trey Songz found himself embroiled in controversy when he was hit with a $25 million civil lawsuit filed by a Jane Doe, accusing him of sexually assaulting her at a 2016 house party. Now, after years of legal battles, Trey Songz has opted to settle the case before it reaches […] The post Trey Songz Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit Before Trial first appeared on The Source.

  • Apple has to face $1 billion lawsuit in court in the UK

    Apple has tried and failed to have a lawsuit in the UK dismissed, one that's valued at nearly $1 billion, brought against the company by 1,500 UK-based developers. A UK court ruled earlier today that the suit can be brought, and will thus proceed to trial - although this step will most likely only take place next year. The suit alleges that Apple charged the developers in question unfair commission fees of up to 30% on purchases of apps and other content. The plaintiffs say Apple is abusing...

  • Feds send $1.2M for transit development study

    (The Center Square) — The federal government has awarded a $1.2 million grant to a three-county planning council in the Charleston area to study transit-oriented development tied to a bus rapid transit line slated to open in five years. The Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments will use the federal tax dollars for the third phase of a TOD study. The study will focus on implementing affordable housing strategies along the proposed 21.3-mile-long Lowcountry Rapid...

  • Jackson officials settle lawsuit over George Robinson’s death

    The family of a Jackson man who died after an interaction with police officers will receive nearly $18,000 in a wrongful death settlement.