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Liam Payne song postponed to 'let family mourn'

Singer Sam Pounds, who worked with Payne on Do No Wrong, says "it's not the time yet" to release it.

Don’t let Trump drag America ‘back to before’

Some might be excused for being fooled by Trump in 2016, but they will not be fooled again.

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Don’t Let Trump Make America Into an Image of Himself

We cannot become what he wants us to be.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Massachusetts Votes to Let Uber, Lyft Drivers Unionize

Passage of the state ballot measure gives about 70,000 ride-share drivers the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining, which is not guaranteed to them under federal law.

Business - Inc. - 2 days ago

Liberalism just won — let’s embrace it and work together

Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election has presented an opportunity for Democrats to curb the corporate-regulatory state monster and work collaboratively on shared goals, while also allowing ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

An N.B.A. Team Let a Superstar Leave for Nothing. And That’s OK.

The Los Angeles Clippers could have traded Paul George to Golden State. Instead of helping a rival, the franchise let George go elsewhere.

Sports - The New York Times - 22 hours ago

Kari Lake's fraud claims drive Arizona lawyers away from GOP's 'election integrity' operation

Republican lawyers in Arizona are keeping their distance from the party's 2024 "election integrity" efforts amid Kari Lake’s unfounded fraud

Ice-T: ‘Anybody that thinks controversy is a way to make money, it’s not. You need lawyers!’

With a new Body Count album out next month, the hip-hop superstar turned actor answers your questions on Law & Order, the Cop Killer furore and working with ‘wild man’ Abel Ferrara. Was there ever ...

World - The Guardian - October 17

The lawyer for Mozambique's leading opposition politician has been fatally shot in his car following a disputed election

World - ABC News - October 19

Georgia Supreme Court reverses contempt ruling against rapper Young Thug's lawyer

Georgia’s highest court has reversed a judge’s contempt ruling against a lawyer for rapper Young Thug who refused to tell the judge how he found out about a meeting between the judge, prosecutors ...

Entertainment - ABC News - October 22

Harvey Weinstein's retrial moved to next year, lawyer plans to hire a private investigator

Harvey Weinstein's retrial on sex crimes charges in Manhattan won't start until next year and a new allegation against the former movie mogul will be included in the case

Entertainment - ABC News - October 23

Appeals court orders new sentence for disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti over stealing from clients

A federal appeals court on Wednesday vacated the 14-year sentence of disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, who was convicted of swindling his clients, and ordered he be resentenced. Avenatti, who rose ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Moody’s former top lawyer made $54 million and didn’t file his taxes. Now he’s going to prison.

John Goggins was sentenced to eight months behind bars after pleading guilty to willfully failing to file tax returns between 2018 and 2021.

Business - MarketWatch - October 26

Pakistani human rights activists condemn arrest of lawyers on charges creating a security risk

Pakistan’s police have arrested a Pakistani lawyer and her husband who are known for taking on human rights cases, drawing criticism from rights groups

World - ABC News - October 28

Metro Boomin sued for allegedly raping a mourning mom: 'Pure shakedown,' lawyer says

Metro Boomin's lawyer denies 'false accusations' of rape and sexual assault against the hip-hop star. The allegations surfaced in a lawsuit filed this week.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 30

Leading human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong on hunger strike in Chinese prison, family says

Xu is protesting against what he describes as inhumane treatment in prison, including lack of contact with his family. Concerns are growing about the health of Xu Zhiyong, China’s most prominent ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Prosecutors say lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want to 'hijack' criminal case to fight civil claims

Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are trying to “hijack” his criminal case from them by asking a judge to force early disclosure of evidence, including his accusers' identities

Entertainment - ABC News - October 31

US, Germany and France urge China to free a human rights lawyer and his wife accused of subversion

The United States, Germany and France have called for the release of a Chinese human rights lawyer and his wife who were sentenced to prison this week

World - ABC News - November 1

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers seek gag order, citing 'improper' pretrial publicity

The defense is asking for a court order gagging potential witnesses and their attorneys.

Elon Musk’s lawyer says $1M giveaway winners not randomly chosen, raising potential legal issues

Elon Musk's lawyer said in a courtroom Monday that the winners of Musk’s $1 million daily prize giveaway in election swing states are not chosen at random.

Wrangling with Abba, risking jail for the Stone Roses … the lawyer behind pop’s big spats

John Kennedy sparred with the Swedes over Mamma Mia! and took on the Rolling Stones for Richard Ashcroft – he tells us why he’s still arguing with Bob Geldof after 40 years. Music lawyers are ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Corporate debts mount as credit funds let borrowers defer payments

Use of payment-in-kind loan terms is growing as companies struggle with heavy leverage and high interest rates

Business - Financial Times - October 14

Can the Mets really let Kodai Senga pitch again this postseason?

Mets pitcher Kodai Senga’s two innings of one-run ball in Game 1 of the NLDS seemed like a triumphant return, right? Not really, according to people whose eyes are sharper than mine or yours.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 14

Trump dances for 40 minutes during campaign rally: ‘Let’s listen to music’

Ex-president swayed to songs such as YMCA and Ave Maria during Pennsylvania event after two attendees fainted. Opposition outrage over Donald Trump ’s rabble-rousing demagoguery turned to ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

IDF resumes strikes in Lebanon as U.S. warns Israel to let aid into Gaza

Israeli jets resumed strikes over Beirut's southern suburbs Wednesday morning amid warnings from the White House that Israel needs to increase the amount of aid entering Gaza or risk losing access ...

Google’s NotebookLM Now Lets You Customize Its AI Podcasts

The NotebookLM tool generates AI-hosted audio podcasts on any topic. Its latest update allows users to enter prompts to personalize the output. I tried it out.

Tech - Wired - October 17

Perplexity lets you search your internal enterprise files and the web

Perplexity announced Internal Knowledge Search and Spaces, which lets paying users query their own files as well as the internet.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 17

Liam Payne was failed by the music industry, Sharon Osbourne says

Liam Payne was "just a kid" when he entered "one of the toughest industries in the world", says former X-Factor judge.

If you let Google have your data, why not the NHS? | Phillip Inman

A government with access to personal information could deliver welfare and services much more easily – and could also be a bulwark against the tech giants’ business practices. The government will ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Liam Payne's death prompts music industry soul searching

Is duty of care to musicians, particularly young artists, being addressed in the music industry?

Widow accuses health board of 'letting families down' over deaths

Louise Slorance spoke before giving evidence to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry after the death of husband Andrew.

CrewAI now lets you build fleets of enterprise AI agents

CrewAI is one of the most popular AI agent frameworks, enabling users to quickly and simply build, deploy and iterate multi-agent “crews.”

Tech - VentureBeat - October 22

Celtics raise banner 18 as franchise greats look on

It took 16 years, but the Celtics officially raised banner 18 to the TD Garden rafters Tuesday night, as franchise legends and a sellout crowd looked on.

Sports - ESPN - October 22

Rail Biking Lets You Ride the Rails Using Pedal Power

Rail-biking uses specially designed vehicles that are pedaled along disused railway lines. It’s easy and fun and uses existing tracks for recreation. One writer gave it a try in the Catskills.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

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