Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition Tuesday with the Texas Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office after Wu and other Democrats left the state to delay Republican efforts to redraw congressional district lines. The lawsuit from Abbott, a Republican, argues that Wu, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chair, violated the state Constitution and that his …
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Nicholas Mata just wants to play football. The Roanoke tween already has the size to back up his dreams: At 12 years old, he’s 6-foot-2. His parents — Reasa Selph and Antonio Mata — thought he was on track toward that goal. That is, until a relatively mild illness spiraled into a near-death experience and left their son with lifelong …
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Brock Lesnar returned to WWE for the first time in two years after being named in the bombshell civil sexual lawsuit against Vince McMahon. Lesnar’s music hit for his stunning return after Cody Rhodes defeated John Cena to win the Undisputed WWE championship in the main event of Night 2 at SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium on Sunday night. Lesnar, whose …
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Apple has filed a lawsuit against the movie theater Apple Cinemas over what it says is a deliberate attempt to capitalize on its name. It’s not usually a surprise when a corporation sues to protect its name or trademarks, and usually it’s more unexpected when they fail. But Apple Cinemas opened its first theater in 2013, and it was founded …
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Kevin Costner‘s production vehicle for Horizon has settled a lawsuit accusing it of failing to pay for costume rentals. United Costume Corporation on Thursday informed the court of a deal to resolve the case. Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed. Amid mounting financial and legal woes, Horizon Series, Costner’s loan-out firm, was sued in May for breach of contract for …
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It was only a matter of time before Conor McGregor fired back from losing his appeal Thursday. The former UFC champion had his appeal from his civil sexual assault lawsuit “dismissed on all grounds” in Dublin. McGregor was accused of sexually assaulting Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018, and after the jury handed down their verdict, McGregor was …
Read More »SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by actor Alec Baldwin for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The judge in a ruling made public Wednesday dismissed the case without prejudice for lack of any significant action …
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Epic has won again. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will not overturn the unanimous jury verdict from 2023 that Google’s app store and payments system had become illegal monopolies. Today, that appeals court affirmed the lower court’s decision in Epic v. Google, according to an full opinion you can read at the bottom of this story — and Google …
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There’s been some trouble at home lately. Not your home, hopefully, but if you live in Google HQ, then maybe. Last week, people using the Google Home app flooded Reddit with complaints over smart home products that mysteriously stopped working—lights, cameras, smart plugs, you name it. Those complaints were so numerous, in fact, that Google even bothered to address them …
Read More »Shannon Sharpe won’t be returning to ESPN, according to The Athletic, which reported Wednesday the network has parted ways with the Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end and media analyst. The news comes less than two weeks after Sharpe settled a sexual assault lawsuit brought forth by a former romantic partner, who accused Sharpe of sexual assault and battery. …
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