Mariah Carey didn't steal "All I Want For Christmas Is You," judge says

A lawyer for the two songwriters suing Mariah Carey said they will "make a decision shortly on whether to appeal."

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Mariah Carey didn't steal 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' from other writers, judge says

A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Mariah Carey did not steal her perennial megahit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” from other songwriters.
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Mariah Carey didn't steal 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' from other writers: judge

A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Mariah Carey did not steal her perennial holiday hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You” from other songwriters
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Judge dismisses copyright suit against Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You

Country singer Vince Vance had alleged Carey copied his band’s 1988 Christmas tune of the same name. A federal judge has dismissed a copyright lawsuit against Mariah Carey and her smash holiday ...
The Guardian - 5d
Mariah Carey Did Not Copy ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ From Earlier Hit, Judge Rules

Two songwriters had filed a $20 million lawsuit accusing her of infringing on their copyright of a song with the same name: “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
The New York Times - 2d
Mariah Carey wins copyright case over Christmas hit

Carey was accused of copying another song. A judge says all they shared was "Christmas cliches".
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Judge rebukes Trump administration for ignoring orders in deportation flights case; Mariah Carey wins "All I Want for Christmas Is You" copyright dispute
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You be the judge: should my mum have booked a Christmas trip abroad without telling me?

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You be the judge: should I let my boyfriend rip out the original features in our Victorian house?

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The Guardian - Mar. 14
'You want to play against the best' - Spencer on Sweden test

Northern Ireland defender Brodie Spencer says "you want to play against the best" ahead of Tuesday's friendly in Sweden.
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'Sometimes my stammer gets so bad, I don't want to talk at all'

Teenager Kitty says sometimes her stammer makes her feel it would be easier if she didn't speak.
BBC News - Mar. 14
GAO wants you to know: This watchdog stands guard

We are actively engaged on all fronts and watching out for Congress and the American people.
The Hill - Mar. 17
'My parents didn't want me because I was a girl', says trailblazing UFC fighter

Puja Tomar - the first Indian woman to fight in the UFC - says her parents did not want her initially because she was a girl.
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'My parents didn't want me because I was a girl'

Puja Tomar - the first Indian woman to fight in the UFC - says her parents did not want her initially because she was a girl.
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The Tell-All Book That Facebook Doesn’t Want You to Read

The “free speech” champion Mark Zuckerberg tries to shut up a critic.
The New York Times - Mar. 18
'I don't want to go to sleep because I feel like I'm dreaming'

Dan Burn says he does not want to go to sleep in case Newcastle's Carabao Cup win, which ended their long trophy drought, was a dream.
Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16
'I don't want to go to sleep because I feel like I'm dreaming'

Dan Burn says he does not want to go to sleep in case Newcastle's Carabao Cup win, which ended their long trophy drought, was a dream.
BBC News - Mar. 16
Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it’s the one about him | Marina Hyde

Whether the Meta boss and his ex-lieutenant Sheryl Sandberg are truly beyond awful is neither here nor there. I thought he was done with factchecking. I am as shocked as I am confused that Mark ...
The Guardian - Mar. 14
My phone knows what I want before I do. That should be worrying – but it’s oddly comforting | Emma Beddington

On the downside, all my personal data is being harvested by faceless corporations. On the up, I’ve got a little parent in my pocket, anticipating my every need. I awoke recently to one of those ...
The Guardian - Mar. 10
Jeff Bezos: If You Want to Achieve an Impossible-Sounding Goal, Focus on the Inputs, Not the Output

Have an impossible-sounding goal? Jeff Bezos says work backward until you find controllable inputs.
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Puka Nacua plans to hang up his cleats like Aaron Donald: 'I want to retire at the age of 30'

Puka Nacua is 23 and has played two seasons with the Rams, and he already knows he wants to retire at 30. He says he wants to stay healthy enough to raise a big family.
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My boyfriend wants us to move in together – but I need my independence and his dog won’t let us have sex

I used to struggle with living alone, but now I’m thriving. Should I give it all up?. My boyfriend and I are in our late 50s. He never married and doesn’t have kids, while I am divorced with ...
The Guardian - Mar. 11
See you all again in 51 weeks

Mar. 16—Time for the P.S. As we say goodbye to another prep basketball season, it's time to tie up some loose ends, and find some of the images that resonated from the week that was. HONORING THE ...
Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17
‘You want to become billionaires? List on NSE,’ says Ashish Chauhan, CEO of India’s National Stock Exchange

NSE's Chauhan says that retail and foreign institutional investors will look toward Indian stocks now that valuations are "back to near their 10-year average."
CNBC - Mar. 12
My petty gripe: people keep throwing food away without asking me if I want it. Of course I do!

What does it cost you to let others finish your bowl of chips at the pub? What do you gain by binning the soggy fruit salad?. Last week’s chicken too dry to finish off. A carrot so old it flops ...
The Guardian - Mar. 10
Michigan AD says he's had no talks about postseason ban, penalties in relation to sign-stealing scandal

Michigan is waiting for a final report on an NCAA investigation into its alleged sign-stealing scheme
CBS Sports - Mar. 18
McAndrew: Missouri basketball left us all wanting more, so how should we judge this year?

The hope seems to kill more often than most with Missouri basketball. After Thursday’s NCAA Tournament loss to Drake, how should we process this season?
Yahoo Sports - 3d
Murphy says Americans want Democrats to 'take risks right now' to 'save our democracy'

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said on Sunday that Americans want Democrats to “take risks right now” to “save our democracy” after internal party divisions over a funding bill. “While I totally ...
The Hill - Mar. 16
Too fat, too thin – female athletes cannot win

“You have to be thin, but not too thin. And you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin.”
Yahoo Sports - 6d
My pet rat is dying. I can’t stop thinking about all the things he taught me | Joseph Earp

Owning and caring for a creature takes us outside of ourselves – not just us insular weirdo artists, but all people. . I’m a writer and painter, two professions with the occupational risk of ...
The Guardian - Mar. 13
I haven’t told my parents I have cancer, as I fear they will say something hurtful | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

The diagnosis may have brought up feelings of anger and unfairness about the care you didn’t receive as a child. Could your brother offer you solace and support?. • Every week Annalisa Barbieri ...
The Guardian - Mar. 14
‘I told Charlotte Rampling’s agent: I want to see her doing the vacuuming’: François Ozon

The French director on how Catherine Deneuve didn’t get what he was doing on 8 Women, his love of Kubrick – and why he won’t work in Hollywood. You’ve had such an eclectic career. Is there any ...
The Guardian - Mar. 13
My wife is my best friend. How do I tell her I want an open marriage?

I want us to stay together, but our sex drives are very different and I need to feel desired without the guilt of a secret affair. I am a thirtysomething woman and have been with my partner ...
The Guardian - Mar. 18
All Betrayer Locations In Assassin's Creed Shadows

Do you want to finish off The Betrayers in Assassin's Creed Shadows ? This is a fairly lengthy quest chain, one that will lead you to various regions in Japan. At the very end, though, you'll ...
GameSpot - 1h
Indiana basketball hire exposes hypocrisy of coaching change: Do as I say, not as I do

The hypocrisy of coaching change: Indiana basketball hire shows coaches can bounce around, but they want players to stay loyal and not transfer
Yahoo Sports - 5d
I'm a neurologist—here are 3 things I do every day to decrease my risk of dementia and keep my brain sharp

"I encourage all of my patients to make adjustments and incorporate habits in their daily lives for better brain health," says Dr. Baibing Chen.
CNBC - Mar. 11
The No. 1 mistake I see job seekers making in 2025, says career expert: It can ‘destroy your chances’

Here's what to do instead to help you stand out and land the role, says Jeremy Schifeling, founder of The Job Insiders and author of "Career Coach GPT."
CNBC - 1d
AI can steal your voice, and there's not much you can do about it

It's easy to bypass steps voice cloning services have taken to prevent non-consensual voice cloning, according to the report.
NBC News - Mar. 10
What are smartphones stealing from us? When mine was taken away, I found out | Alexander Hurst

As a Paris film extra, I surrendered my device and discovered the extraordinary connections I miss while staring at my screen. A few Thursdays ago was a wrap. For my brief acting career, that is. ...
The Guardian - Mar. 10
'The discrimination I face on public transport is inhumane'

A report by parliament's cross-party-transport select committee says accessibility failings are "systematic" across all modes of transport.
BBC News - 5d