• News24

    Judge dismisses second Zuma bid to force Downer’s removal, NPA pushes for trial to proceed ASAP

    Judge Nkosinathi Chili, of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg, took minutes to dismiss Jacob Zuma's latest bid to force the removal of his corruption prosecutor, Billy Downer.

  • Raising money for a good cause

    Community Choir All Aloud hosted a charity Coffee Morning in Oria on Saturday 23 March to support the Children’s Ward at La Immaculada Hospital in Huercal Overa. The event surpassed expectations, raising over €1100, with more donations still coming in. Starting at 10.30am, the morning began slowly but quickly gained momentum. Attendees enthusiastically participated in […]

  • Taking the plunge for a good cause

    People jump into Blue Marsh Lake for Marsh Madness fundraising event.

  • Finding The ‘Write Key’ For That Troublesome Third Article .

    Glenn Scott is a recently ‘discovered’ new talent for New Matilda, after we came across an epic rant on his personal Facebook page (about coffee). ‘Discovered’ in scare quotes, because, apparently, Glenn’s been around for quite a while. Or so his birth certificate would have us believe. In any event, good writers should write, soMore

  • Judge Dismisses DirecTV's Antitrust Lawsuit Against Nexstar

    A federal judge has dismissed the antitrust lawsuit that DirecTV filed against Nexstar last year accusing the TV station giant of price-fixing in connection with its retransmission consent negotiations with the satellite TV platform. DirecTV’s suit, filed in New York’s Southern District in March 2023, accused Nexstar of engaging in price-fixing activity around the retransmission […]

  • Most of Brad Pitt's claims against Angelina Jolie dismissed by judge

    Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been locked in a legal battle of one kind or another since Jolie filed for divorce in 2016. Most recently, Pitt filed a lawsuit against Jolie over her 2021 sale of her shares in their winery Château Miraval to the Stoli group. Pitt’s suit, which sought monetary damages, legal fees and for the sale to be voided, accused Jolie of seeking to “inflict harm” on him with the sale to “a stranger with poisonous associations and intentions,” per Entertainment Tonight....

  • Judge puts Freedom Convoy trial on hold until summer

    Justice Heather Perkins-McVey is giving both sides more time to build a case.

  • Man travels across America in support of good causes

    A man is setting out for an extraordinary trek across American on food and he began his journey right here in South Carolina.

    • WNYC

    Good Cause Eviction and New York's Housing Crisis

    New York State Senator Julia Salazar (D, WF-18th district) discusses New York's housing crisis and a "good cause" eviction bill she's sponsored, plus other issues in play as part of the state budget.

    • SFGate

    San Francisco judge dismisses Elon Musk's 'vapid' lawsuit

    On Monday in San Francisco, U.S. District Court judge Charles Breyer dismissed a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk’s X against a nonprofit that researches hate speech online. The social media company formerly known as Twitter, which Musk has controlled since October 2022, sued the Center for Countering Digital Hate in July after the nonprofit published a series of reports showing that the company seemed not to be taking down hateful and bigoted posts. X’s suit alleged that the organization...

  • Suit to prevent removal of controversial Kentucky mural dismissed by judge

    A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by award-winning writer Wendell Berry and his wife to stop the University of Kentucky from removing a mural that has been the object of protests for its depictions of Black people and Native Americans. But the ruling also protects the artwork. The lawsuit was filed in 2020 after Eli Capilouto, the university president, announced that the mural would be coming down. Painted in the 1930s by Ann Rice O’Hanlon, the fresco mural shows the history of Lexington in...

  • New Study Finds Cursing And Giving The Finger Is Actually Good For You

    How many times in your life have you gotten hurt and your first reaction to the pain is to scream out some form of profanity? It’s like some sort of reflex, right? Well, according to a fantastic new study, cursing and using obscene gestures like giving the middle finger can help reduce pain and increase […]