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    The death of a Colorado woman who disappeared nearly four years ago has been ruled a homicide

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    Why Trump's hush money judge is holding off on a gag order ruling

    Donald Trump has allegedly violated the gag order in his New York criminal trial more than a dozen times. Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti shares how the judge may be delaying any penalties for Trump to leave the threat "hanging over" his lawyers so they rein in their client.

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    Who Can You Trust for Retirement Advice? New Rules Strengthen Protections.

    When you walk into a financial adviser’s office, you expect them to put your best interests above all else — in the same way a doctor would, rather than, say, a car salesperson. But many people don’t realize that the rules financial professionals must follow vary, depending on where they work and what products they’re selling. One of those federal regulations, which governs retirement plans, was just tightened: The Biden administration announced new rules Tuesday that will require more...

  • Judge reprimands Trump lawyer but holds off on gag order ruling

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    Can Lia Block be the first U.S. woman driver in F1?

    Lia Block could be the first U.S. woman driver in Formula One -- with a little help from Jamie Chadwick.

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    Read: Full text of Judge Merchan's gag order ruling against Trump

    Judge Juan Merchan finally ruled on Donald Trump's alleged gag order violations in his New York criminal trial. As the second week of testimony started Tuesday, the judge found the defendant in criminal contempt for willfully violating the order nine times. Merchan imposed the maximum legal fine of $1,000 for each violation and warned the presumptive GOP presidential nominee that jail may be next. Read the ruling here: Subscribe to the Deadline: Legal Newsletter for weekly updates on the top...

  • Sarah Huckabee Sanders orders state to ignore new Title IX rules

    Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) ordered the state on Thursday to defy new changes to Title IX that add protections for transgender students. Sanders, the onetime press secretary to former President Trump, is the latest in a growing coalition of Republican governors to explicitly reject the Biden administration’s update to the federal civil rights

  • Calling a female colleague a 'pretty woman' at work is sex discrimination, tribunal rules

    Suggesting that a women's looks might help the business is not 'flattering' and risks 'diminishing' her as it wouldn't be said to a man, an employment judge found.

  • A package I ordered weeks ago is lost in transit. How can I fast-track a resolution?

    Because the loss was out of the store’s control, it isn’t legally obliged to provide you with a refund or replacement, writes Australian policy expert Kat George. But you can still pursue a solutionGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI bought some items from Myer three and a half weeks ago. They were dispatched two days later and still haven’t arrived. I was told by Myer to engage with the courier – who confirmed in writing five days ago that the parcel is lost in transit (I have provided...

  • Law professor reams SCOTUS for moving to 'protect Donald Trump' with immunity ruling

    University of Pennsylvania law professor Kate Shaw said the U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to create a presidential immunity doctrine just to protect former President Donald Trump. Shaw spoke out on ABC's This Week on Sunday following arguments before the high court in Trump's election interference case. ABC host George Stephanopoulos observed that the court "is ready to carve out some immunity for presidents." "So I'm a constitutional law professor," Shaw explained. "I have never...

  • New rule orders airlines to give prompt refunds for canceled, delayed flights

    April 24 (UPI) — The Transportation Department said on Wednesday issued a final rule requiring airline carriers to promptly give passengers cash refunds when owed for things like canceled or significantly delayed flights and delayed or lost baggage among other issues. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the new final rule was needed to make sure passengers were made whole […] The post New rule orders airlines to give prompt refunds for canceled, delayed flights first appeared on...