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April 29, 2024 2:38 PM

What consumers should know as Philips agrees to $1.1 billion CPAP settlement

Under a related deal, users who return devices by Aug. 9 can get an extra $100. As part of the recall, the company is offering repairs, replacements or refunds of the machines' cost.

by Bill Chappell

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April 25, 2024 8:52 AM

New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

The Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the judge at disgraced movie mogul’s the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced him with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.

by The Associated Press

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April 25, 2024 4:02 AM

American Airlines passenger alleges discrimination over use of first-class restroom

In a complaint to the airline, Pamela Hill-Veal, a retired judge, says that while on a Chicago-to-Phoenix flight, a flight attendant berated her and accused her of slamming the lavatory door.

by Jonathan Franklin

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April 23, 2024 4:16 AM

What the Starbucks case at the Supreme Court is all about. Hint: It's not coffee

Starbucks and some of its baristas have been in a contentious fight over unionizing since 2021. Now, the Supreme Court is hearing a case that could have implications for unions far beyond Starbucks.

by Andrea Hsu

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April 23, 2024 4:00 AM

Ex-National Enquirer publisher testifies against Donald Trump in hush money trial

David Pecker has previously cooperated with federal investigations into payments made to two women who were going to allege they had affairs with Trump ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

by Ximena Bustillo

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April 22, 2024 5:27 AM

Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway

A prosecutor says Donald Trump “orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt” the 2016 presidential election. Manhattan district attorney’s office prosecutor Matthew Colangelo made the remarks during opening statements Monday at Trump’s historic hush money trial.

by The Associated Press

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April 22, 2024 4:00 AM

Supreme Court weighs whether cities can punish unhoused people for sleeping outside

Lower courts ruled it's "cruel and unusual" to fine or jail people on public land if no shelter is available. An Oregon city says that's hamstrung efforts to keep public spaces safe and open to all.

by Jennifer Ludden

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April 17, 2024 4:06 PM

The Supreme Court opens the door to more discrimination claims involving job transfers

The U.S. Supreme Court has made it easier for workers to bring employment discrimination suits over job transfers. The decision was unanimous, but the reasoning was not.

by Nina Totenberg

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April 17, 2024 7:40 AM

What Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse can tell us about the public domain and remix culture

Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse have recently entered the public domain, making it possible for artists to use them freely. In the years to come they'll be followed by a parade of pop culture figures, from King Kong to Superman.

by The Associated Press

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April 17, 2024 4:00 AM

Cobb family files federal civil rights suit against troopers in traffic stop shooting

The lawsuit alleges two Minnesota State Patrol troopers used excessive force and violated Ricky Cobb II’s civil rights during a traffic stop last year along Interstate 94 in Minneapolis that ended with one of the troopers killing Cobb.

by Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Jon Collins

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Courts

What consumers should know as Philips agrees to $1.1 billion CPAP settlement

New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

American Airlines passenger alleges discrimination over use of first-class restroom

What the Starbucks case at the Supreme Court is all about. Hint: It's not coffee

Ex-National Enquirer publisher testifies against Donald Trump in hush money trial

Trump tried to ‘corrupt’ the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway

Supreme Court weighs whether cities can punish unhoused people for sleeping outside

The Supreme Court opens the door to more discrimination claims involving job transfers

What Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse can tell us about the public domain and remix culture

Cobb family files federal civil rights suit against troopers in traffic stop shooting

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