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Trump Slams the appointment of a Special Counsel by the Department of Justice, calling it 'unfair' and a "disgrace."
In an effort to shield Trump and his cronies from the impression of politicization, Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel on Friday to oversee two criminal investigations against Trump and his associates.
Former President Donald Trump blasted the Justice Department on...
US STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS URGE FACEBOOK CEO TO DROP PLANS OF LAUNCHING INSTAGRAM FOR KIDS
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• A group of 40 state attorney generals have urged Zuckerberg to drop the plans of launching another social media app
In the month of March, social media giant Facebook had announced that it was planning to launch a version of its picture sharing platform Insta...
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA DENIES RAPE ALLEGATION
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- The attorney general of Australia has denied the historic rape allegation
- The attorney general has denied that, he has raped a woman 33 years ago, which has been responsible for unleashing a political reform
The attorney ...
TICKETMASTER TO PAY CRIMINAL FINE WORTH $10 MN FOR ACCESSING COMPETITOR’S ONLINE SYSTEMS
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• Ticketmaster agreed to the fine after being charged with five counts of computer intrusion and fraud by the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York
• The employees of the Ticketmaster used stolen passwords in order to get through ...
U.S. WARNS OF REVOKING ACQUITTAL OF DANIEL PEARL MURDER SUSPECT
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• The Sindh High Court in Pakistan overturned a government detention order that Ahmed Omar Saeed Shaikh, who was convicted in the murder case should remain in custody
• In the statement released by the US State Department, Rosen said “The separate ju...
38 U.S. STATES FILE ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST GOOGLE
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• The states are asking the court to stop Google’s illegal conduct and restore a competitive marketplace said the New York attorney general's office in a statement on Thursday
• The search engine giant was previously accused of using its dominanc...
US ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAM BARR DECIDES TO STEP DOWN
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• Barr had publicly disagreed with the US President Donald Trump on allegation of voter fraud in the recently held presidential elections
• President Trump appointed Barr’s deputy Jeff Rosen as the Acting Attorney General
• Willi...
IVANKA TRUMP DEPOSED IN DC ATTORNEY GENERAL’S INAUGURAL LAWSUIT ON TUESDAY
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• Earlier this year, the Trump Organization and Presidential inaugural Committee was sued by the DC attorney general's office alleging they abused over $1 million which were raised by the nonprofit
• According to the filing, the attorney general’...
CALIFORNIA APPEALS COURT HALTS LOWER COURT ORDER OVER UBER AND LYFT DRIVER-EMPLOYER ISSUE
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- California appeals court halts lower court order over Uber and Lyft driver-employer issue.
- Drivers wish to continue working as independent contractors.
- The initial ruling forced the companies to treat their drivers as em...
UBER, LYFT GRANTED PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION BY CALIFORNIA JUDGE
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• The preliminary injunction was requested by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra
• Uber and Lyft not happy with AB5
Gig workers that include professional...
JOE BIDEN: I WILL NOT STAND IN THE WAY OF DEPT. OF JUSTICE
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• Should Trump be found guilty of tax and insurance fraud after Biden becomes the President, he said he shall not be an obstacle in the investigations
• Biden also said that in an ind...
TRUMP FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST THE SUBPOENA SERVED BY MANHATTAN ATTORNEY GENERAL CYRUS VANCE
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• Reports say that Trump’s lawyer had paid porn actress to keep quiet about her time with Trump in 2016
• An investigation has been initiated that now needs Trump to give out his tax details abou...
VANDALISM OF ANY MONUMENT, STATUE, OR MEMORIAL WILL TRIGGER MAX. PROSECUTION
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- Protesters try to pull down Confederate statue in Lafayette Park with ropes
- Trump, as promised, has signed a “strong” executive order to punish such vandals
During the recent protests against racism, many historical stat...
THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED: A BOOK THAT TRUMP DOES NOT WANT PUBLISHED
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The book is written by Trump’s third National Security Advisor
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Trump has stated that the matter of the book will be taken to the court