Price worries remain after judge OKs T-Mobile’s Sprint deal

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has cleared a major path for T-Mobile to buy Sprint for $26.5 billion, citing T-Mobile’s track record in promoting competition, even as legal scholars and consumer advocates warn about higher phone bills. Judge Victor Marrero in New York said he believed the new T-Mobile would continue to compete... Read More

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Sprint, T-Mobile

February 12, 2020

Tapes of Avenatti threats highlight extortion trial closings

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti’s attorney borrowed Nike’s iconic advertising slogan in a closing argument Tuesday at an extortion trial, saying Avenatti followed a client’s wishes to be in attack mode when he went into a meeting with the apparel giant’s lawyers intent to “Just Do It” for his client. The attorney, Howard Srebnick,... Read More

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Michael Avenatti, Nike

February 12, 2020

Ex-state NAACP leader denies harassment allegations in suit

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina NAACP leader accused of sexually harassing an employee has issued a statement denying the allegations, saying a lawsuit brought by the woman is “”baseless.” The Rev. Curtis Gatewood issued a statement Monday referring to the suit filed earlier in the month as a “baseless, frivolous, and outrageously... Read More

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Curtis Gatewood

February 12, 2020

Embattled Boy Scouts seek to boost support for abuse victims

NEW YORK (AP) — Facing a possible bankruptcy due to sex-abuse litigation, the Boy Scouts of America issued a new apology Tuesday to survivors of abuse and announced plans for expanded services to support them. The Boy Scouts are teaming up in a five-year partnership with 1in6, a national nonprofit that provides various resources and... Read More

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1in6, The Boy Scouts

February 12, 2020

Closings next as Weinstein declines to testify at rape trial

NEW YORK (AP) — The defense rested its case Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial without the disgraced Hollywood mogul taking the witness stand, setting the stage for closing arguments in a landmark #MeToo trial punctuated by graphic testimony from six accusers. As expected, Weinstein chose not to testify, avoiding the risk of having prosecutors... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

February 12, 2020

Lawsuit to protect real-life ‘teddy bears’ tossed by judge

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A lawsuit seeking to return federal protection to the real bears that inspired teddy bears has been thrown out by a federal judge. The people and environmental groups who sued in 2018 didn’t provide any evidence to back up their claims that they would be hurt by the decision to remove... Read More

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teddy bears

February 12, 2020

Local governments in Ohio seeking unity in opioid litigation

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dozens of Ohio local government leaders gathered privately in Columbus Tuesday to discuss how to divide millions of dollars from a prospective opioid settlement, potentially positioning them to enter settlement talks with drugmakers as a united front. About 75 mayors, county commissioners and others from around the state attended the meeting,... Read More

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Opioid, Opioids

February 12, 2020

Possible jurors questioned in Mississippi case of 8 killings

HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys questioned potential jurors Tuesday for the death penalty case of a Mississippi man accused of killing eight people. It was the second day of jury selection in the trial of Willie Cory Godbolt. It was not immediately clear when the 12 jurors and three alternates would be chosen by. Investigators... Read More

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Willie Cory Godbolt

February 12, 2020

Klobuchar faces tough questioning in case of juvenile lifer

NEW YORK (AP) — As voters made their way to the New Hampshire polls, Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar faced pointed questions Tuesday about her oversight of a high-profile murder case in which a black teen was sentenced to life after a flawed police investigation. “I mean, how do you defend something like that, to... Read More

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Amy Klobuchar

February 12, 2020

California governor wants to grill PG&E about financing plan

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy faced another threat from California Gov. Gavin Newsom during a Tuesday court hearing that set the stage for a potentially dramatic showdown later this month. Newsom’s lawyers told U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali they want to grill PG&E about the company’s plans... Read More

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PG&E

February 12, 2020

Judge dismisses lieutenant governor’s libel suit against CBS

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday tossed out a libel lawsuit filed by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax against a television network he accused of slanted reporting on sexual assault allegations against him. U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga in Alexandria dismissed the lawsuit. But he declined to grant CBS’ request that the network... Read More

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CBS

February 12, 2020

Former staff claims Iowa center exploited disabled patients

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two doctors and other former employees of an Iowa care center for people with intellectual disabilities have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a state agency and several officials, alleging a conspiracy to silence complaints about sexual arousal research that included using pornographic material that they claim exploited fragile... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News

Jerry Foxhoven, Richard Shults

February 12, 2020

Actor Jussie Smollett faces 6 new charges in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday for a second time on charges of lying to police about a racist and anti-gay attack he allegedly staged on himself in downtown Chicago, renewing a divisive criminal case that drew worldwide attention last year. The indictment came from a special prosecutor who was appointed after... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

February 12, 2020

Sentencing in fatal campus shooting little relief to victims

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — More than four years after gunshots rang out before dawn on a quiet college campus and stirred fears of a mass shooting, an Arizona man has been sentenced to six years in prison for killing a fellow student and wounding three others. Steven Jones had faced up to 10 years behind... Read More

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Steven Jones

Price worries remain after judge OKs T-Mobile’s Sprint deal

Tapes of Avenatti threats highlight extortion trial closings

Ex-state NAACP leader denies harassment allegations in suit

Embattled Boy Scouts seek to boost support for abuse victims

Closings next as Weinstein declines to testify at rape trial

Lawsuit to protect real-life ‘teddy bears’ tossed by judge

Local governments in Ohio seeking unity in opioid litigation

Possible jurors questioned in Mississippi case of 8 killings

Klobuchar faces tough questioning in case of juvenile lifer

California governor wants to grill PG&E about financing plan

Judge dismisses lieutenant governor’s libel suit against CBS

Former staff claims Iowa center exploited disabled patients

Actor Jussie Smollett faces 6 new charges in Chicago

Sentencing in fatal campus shooting little relief to victims

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