Facebook to stop targeting ads at UK woman after legal fight

Tanya O'Carroll says her case opens a "gateway" for others wanting to stop personalised adverts.

BBC News - 3d

Meta confirms it is considering charging UK users for ad-free version

Owner of Facebook and Instagram agreed to stop targeting human rights campaigner after legal agreement. The owner of Facebook and Instagram is considering charging UK users for an advert-free ...

The Guardian - 3d

One brave woman wrenched back control of her data from the tech giants. Now, go and do the same | Dominic Grieve

News that Meta – under legal challenge – will stop targeting ads based on a user’s personal data is huge: for her, for all of us. Dominic Grieve was attorney general from 2010 to 2014 Social ...

The Guardian - 3h

Meta considers charging for ad-free Facebook and Instagram in the UK

The firm is considering asking people to pay to remove ads if they do not want their data to be tracked.

BBC News - 23h

Boston’s White Stadium, Future Home of NWSL Team, at Center of Legal Fight

The efforts to bring professional woman’s soccer to Boston is pitting Mayor Michelle Wu against the Krafts of New England Patriots fame.

The New York Times - 4d

UN judge from Uganda is convicted in the UK of forcing a woman into slavery

A British jury has convicted a United Nations judge of forcing a young woman to work as a slave after tricking her into coming to the U.K. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe forced the Ugandan woman to ...

ABC News - Mar. 13

How DOGE Hides Its Work, and Trump Targets Climate Rules

Plus, an explosive new Facebook memoir.

The New York Times - Mar. 13

Revealed: second Kremlin spy ring targeting Russian dissidents discovered in UK

After the spying convictions of six Bulgarians, police have warned of further Russian operations against opponents. A second Kremlin spy operation has been discovered targeting Russian dissidents ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

Legal community shaken by a powerful law firm's decision to give in to Trump's demands

President Donald Trump rescinded his executive order targeting Paul Weiss — after the law firm agreed to certain conditions.

NBC News - 3d

Trump rescinds order targeting law firm after it makes $40m promise

Paul, Weiss promised $40 million of free legal work to the White House and to change its diversity policies.

BBC News - 3d

EY cuts jobs in pullback from UK legal sector

Staff told of redundancies in 12-minute call as firm retreats from British legal practice expansion plans

Financial Times - 5d

Russia and Ukraine carry out attacks after Putin-Trump call

The attacks came hours after Vladimir Putin said Russia would stop targeting Ukrainian energy sites.

BBC News - 6d

A Lebanese Woman Fights for Women’s Rights in the Middle East

Lina Abou-Habib is fighting inequality, working to change laws that make it difficult for women to keep custody of their children and block residency for children in a mother’s home country.

The New York Times - Mar. 7

Paul Weiss Deal With Trump Faces Backlash From Legal Profession

Paul Weiss, a law firm targeted by President Trump, reached a deal to settle a conflict. Many in the legal field are condemning the agreement.

The New York Times - 2d

Paul Weiss Deal With Trump Faces Backlash From Legal Profession

Paul Weiss, a law firm targeted by President Trump, reached a deal to settle a conflict. Many in the legal field are condemning the agreement.

The New York Times - 2d

British tourist detained in US after visa mix-up returns to UK – reports

Images broadcast of Rebecca Burke’s arrival at Heathrow after her release from immigration detention centre . A British woman detained in the US for three weeks because of a visa mix-up has ...

The Guardian - 6d

House GOP campaign arm rolls out ad targeting Democrats over shutdown vote

The National Republican Congressional Committee rolled out an ad Wednesday targeting House Democrats who voted against a measure on Tuesday to fund the government through September and avoid a ...

The Hill - Mar. 12

Senate GOP campaign arm targets Ossoff over vote against funding bill in digital ad

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) targeted Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) in a new digital ad on Friday over his vote against a GOP-crafted bill to fund the government through ...

The Hill - Mar. 15

Man arrested after woman, 40, shot dead in south Wales

A 40-year-old woman dies at the scene after being found with serious injuries.

BBC News - Mar. 10

Woman found alive, "trapped and alone," 6 days after crashing car

A missing woman was found and rescued Tuesday after surviving six days in her crashed car in Newton County, Indiana.

CBS News - Mar. 11

Woman identified 59 years after remains found on California cliff

A woman has been identified nearly 60 years after her decomposed remains were found in California.

CBS News - 3d

Muslim woman attacked in library by suspect who tried to set hijab on fire, Canadian police say

A Canadian Muslim woman was targeted at a public library on Saturday in what police are calling an unprovoked attack by a suspect who attempted to remove and set the woman's hijab on fire.

NBC News - 9m

‘As long he is breathing, I’m not safe’: romance fraud victim flees UK after jailed conman is freed

As cases of romance fraud soar by 27%, tricked woman tells of her £115,000 ordeal. The first time Yvonne met Gary Rogers he arrived at her house in a shiny black Range Rover smelling of Armani Code ...

The Guardian - Mar. 15

Yeshiva University Recognizes L.G.B.T.Q. Club After Lengthy Battle

Yeshiva, a Modern Orthodox Jewish school in New York, had refused for years to recognize the club. The resulting legal fight reached the Supreme Court.

The New York Times - 4d

3/20: The Daily Report

Kelly O'Grady reports on the newly signed executive order targeting the Department of Education, new details from last year's bridge collapse in Baltimore, and the legal fight over a policy ...

CBS News - 4d

BKFC unveils Ice Wars, new on-ice league for 'legal, sanctioned and regulated hockey fights'

BKFC is going the extra mile to innovate by making its own hockey fight league.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

White House defends decision to deport alleged gang members amid legal fight

Over the weekend, the Trump administration cited a rarely-used 18th-century law to justify the deportations of suspected gang members. As Ed O'Keefe reports, the president's moves sparked a legal ...

CBS News - Mar. 17

Children in UK as young as 11 targeted by sextortion criminals, data reveals

Internet Watch Foundation says ‘worrying’ trend shows criminals are casting their nets wider to trap victims. • Our son was targeted by sextortionist online – here’s what we did . Children as ...

The Guardian - Mar. 9

U.S. to continue airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

The Pentagon says it will continue attacking targets in Yemen until Houthi rebels stop attacking shipping in the Middle East. The U.S. launched air strikes targeting the Iranian-backed group over ...

CBS News - Mar. 17

Four months after daughters’ deaths, parents of Laos backpackers face ‘horror scenarios’ amid fight for answers

As the UK, Australia and Denmark mount joint diplomatic push, grieving families fear Laos’ investigation into the suspected methanol poisonings won’t deliver justice. The poolside bar at the Nana ...

The Guardian - Mar. 14

Trump's legal fights and Elon Musk's business overlap: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the ...

NBC News - 3d

After two murder trials and a conviction, future of woman accused of poisoning her boss is uncertain

It's unclear what's next for Kaitlyn Conley, the woman accused of poisoning her ex-boyfriend's mother and boss Mary Yoder, after two murder trials and a conviction.

NBC News - 3d

Michael Page targets Colby Covington or Kamaru Usman for next UFC fight

LONDON – Michael Page wants his next fight to be against an elder statesman of the UFC welterweight division. Page (23-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC), who's coming off a unanimous decision victory over Shara ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Congress must end legalized theft on US highways

Marine veteran Stephen Lara lost his life savings in a highway stop by Nevada State Police, who seized his cash, highlighting the need for the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act to protect ...

The Hill - Mar. 12

Talbot Green shooting: man arrested after woman dies in south Wales town

Crime scenes set up in Green Park area with 40-year-old man taken into custody, say police. A man has been arrested after a 40-year-old woman who was shot dead in Talbot Green, about 15 miles west ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

Woman's 1979 cold case rape, murder solved with genetic genealogy

A man has been arrested in a woman's 1979 cold case murder after investigators used genetic genealogy to zero in on his identity, police in Maryland announced.

ABC News - 6d