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Should owning index funds be grounds for judicial recusal? No, says California judge

17 Feb 2023

By Alison Frankel (Reuters) – Congress overhauled disclosure rules for federal judges last April to bolster public confidence that judicial decisions haven’t been tainted by secret financial considerations. But the new law does not undermine longstanding precedent that allows judges to invest in index funds without worrying about the funds’ ownership of shares in public …

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24 Republican-led states sue Biden administration over water regulations

17 Feb 2023

By Clark Mindock West Virginia and 23 other Republican-led states sued the federal government on Thursday, alleging the Biden administration’s rule establishing protections for seasonal streams and wetlands under a landmark environmental law violates the U.S. Constitution and sows confusion for landowners. The lawsuit filed in North Dakota federal court seeks to stop the rule, …

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Actor Bruce Willis’ ‘condition has progressed’ to dementia, says family

17 Feb 2023

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, his family said on Thursday, nearly a year after the “Die Hard” franchise star retired from acting due to aphasia that hampered his cognitive abilities. “Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we …

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Fox claims Dominion cannot prove $1.6 billion damages in defamation case

16 Feb 2023

By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Fox News on Thursday told a judge that Dominion Voting Systems has no evidence to support its “staggering” $1.6 billion damages claim in a defamation lawsuit over the network’s coverage of election-rigging conspiracy theories. Fox made the argument in a counterclaim filed in Delaware Superior Court, the latest development in …

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U.S. Supreme Court cancels arguments in Republican bid to keep border expulsions

16 Feb 2023

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday canceled scheduled arguments in a case in which Republicans sought to keep in place a policy introduced under former President Donald Trump that has let American officials quickly expel hundreds of thousands of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The policy, known as Title 42, was …

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U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh appointed as executive director of NHL union

16 Feb 2023

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh has been named executive director of the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) and will step down from his Cabinet position, the union and the Labor Department said on Thursday. Walsh, 55, who had been expected to step down from his labor secretary role, …

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Factbox-Many in Trump’s orbit have faced criminal charges

16 Feb 2023

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A grand jury in Georgia investigating then-U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat concluded that several witnesses may have lied under oath, which could lead to criminal charges. Here is a partial list of Trump aides and supporters who have faced criminal prosecution: STEVE BANNON Bannon, a onetime …

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Judge to weigh key evidence ahead of first Zantac cancer trial

16 Feb 2023

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – GSK Plc is expected to urge a California judge on Thursday to limit what expert testimony jurors can hear in the first trial over claims that the company’s heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. The trial, scheduled to begin Feb. 27 before Alameda County Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo, will offer …

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Actress Raquel Welch, screen siren of 1960s-70s, dead at age 82

16 Feb 2023

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Raquel Welch, who helped reshape the traditional image of the Hollywood sex symbol in an era when the movie industry was still overtly defining an idealized version of sensuality for mass consumption, died on Wednesday at age 82. Her death following a brief illness was confirmed in …

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