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Fact or Fiction: Stormy Daniels’ Former Lawyer Tried to Extort Nike

This is a fact! Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who once represented adult porn star Stormy Daniels Avenatti in a suit against President Donald Trump to invalidate a confidentiality agreement, was convicted and sentenced to two and a half years in prison for trying to extort one the world’s biggest companies – Nike. According to the New York criminal complaint, Avenatti had told Nike he would have...
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After 8-Year Lawsuit Filed by Convicted Killer, Lifetime Can Finally Air “Romeo Killer”

The Lifetime cable network can finally release the telefilm “Romeo Killer: The Christopher Porco Story” after fighting the lawsuit filed in 2013 by convicted murderer, Chris Porco, who claimed the movie has portrayed too “fictionalized” and violated his civil rights. But an appellate court has reversed the ban, ruling the TV channel has not presented the made-for-TV movie as an accurate depiction. The story was...
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Fact or Fiction: The UK Will Ban Junk Food Advertising

This is a fact! In the United Kingdom (UK), more than £600 million is spent by brands on all food advertising online and on TV annually. The UK government has announced it will ban on junk food advertising online and before 9pm on TV starting in 2023. Research has found that one in three children leaving primary school in England are overweight or obese, as...
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AirBnB’s Secret Settlements with Injured Guests

It’s no surprise that AirBnB, just like hotels, have to deal with every problem under the sun when it comes to guests. But AirBnB also has 4 million hosts who share their own homes or rental properties with guests. The platform has 5.6 million listings — more than the number of rooms in the top seven hotel chains combined — and manages more than 200...
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Fact or Fiction: Feds Can Seize Animals from Roadside “Amateur” Zoos

This is fact! The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that forty-six lions, seven tigers, fifteen Ligers (lion and tiger hybrid), and a jaguar have been seized from the zoo featured in Netflix’s hugely popular series, “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness.” This show had more than a 64 million viewers in its first four weeks and ranked among the top most-watched shows on Netflix....
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Federal Court Rules the U.S. Cannot Consider Sex or Race in Distributing Pandemic Relief Funds to Restaurants

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that President Biden’s administration cannot distribute COVID-19 relief funds to restaurants based on the sex or race of the applicants. The lawsuit, introduced by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty on behalf of Antonio Vitolo, who owns Jake’s Bar and Grill in Harriman, Tennessee.  The suit alleges that from May 3 – May 24, the $28.6...
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Could A Twitter Feud Between Candace Owens and Cardi B Lead to a Successful Defamation Lawsuit?

Conservative commentator and best-selling author of “Blackout”, Candace Owens, is threatening to sue Cardi B for slander after a Twitter spat. Owens picked a Twitter fight with the rapper following her performance at the Grammy Awards. Owens appeared on Tucker Carlson’s Fox show, “Tonight Monday,” to criticize Cardi and Megan Thee Stallion for their raunchy performance of the song WAP at the Grammys. HOW DID THE CARDI B VS. CANDACE OWENS TWITTER WAR BEGIN? Owens......
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Is Apple Operating As An Illegal Casino?

Apple is being sued (again) in a class-action lawsuit alleging that the tech giant is promoting illegal gambling on the App Store. The lawsuit filed in California claims that Apple profits from promoting illegal gambling apps. In the class-action lawsuit, the plaintiffs – Joshua McDonald and Michael Helsel – target the apps developed by DoubleU Games Co. The plaintiffs allege that the casino apps developed by the said company violate......
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Oracle vs. Google: What Does the Supreme Court’s Ruling Mean for Other Industries?

In what has been called the “Copyright Case of the Century,”  the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Google in its long-standing battle with Oracle. WHY DID ORACLE SUE GOOGLE? Oracle sued Google more than a decade ago. In 2010, the tech firm sued Google for copying about 11,500 lines of computer code from its Java platform to create Android, Google’s mobile operating system. Oracle sought $9 billion in......
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Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Nicki Minaj’s Father is Sued, But How Many Fleeing Drivers Get Caught?

Nicki Minaj’s family is suing a driver who struck the rapper’s father and fled the scene of the crash. But how many hit-and-run drivers are actually caught or identified? The Starships rapper’s mother, Carol Maraj, is suing Charles Polevich for killing her husband in a hit-and-run crash in February 2021.  Nicki Minaj was born Onika Tanya Maraj. Minaj’s mother is seeking $150 million in damages. Polevich is accused of......
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