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Microsoft to pay $14 million in settlement over protected leave discrimination claims
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — The California Civil Rights Department announced on Wednesday that Microsoft agreed to pay $14.425 million to settle claims that the tech giant violated state and federal law by retaliating and discriminating against California workers based on...Judge temporarily blocks Biden administration’s restoration of transgender health protections
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Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades
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(AP) — Rudy Giuliani’s creditors, including two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him, are opposing his attempt to convert his bankruptcy into a liquidation, saying they’ll likely ask that the case be thrown...![Senator Bob Menendez rests defense case in federal bribery trial](https://imagedelivery.net/wKQ19LTSBT0ARz08tkssqQ/www.courthousenews.com/2024/07/bob-menendez-manhattan-court-july-2024.jpg/w=1080)
Senator Bob Menendez rests defense case in federal bribery trial
MANHATTAN (CN) — New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez declined to take the witness stand on Wednesday afternoon, concluding his defense against federal bribery and conspiracy allegations after two days of witness testimony. Menendez, the highest-ranking Latino member of...![Why mass shootings and violence increase in the summer](https://imagedelivery.net/wKQ19LTSBT0ARz08tkssqQ/www.courthousenews.com/2022/07/highland-park-shooting-fbi.jpg/w=1080)
Why mass shootings and violence increase in the summer
(AP) — Violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, historically one of the deadliest days of the year. A flurry of shootings around the holiday a year ago left more than a dozen people dead and over 60...![Guo Wengui ‘is public enemy number one in China,’ says fraud trial defense witness](https://imagedelivery.net/wKQ19LTSBT0ARz08tkssqQ/www.courthousenews.com/2023/03/guo-wengui-presentment-sdny.jpeg/w=1080)
Guo Wengui ‘is public enemy number one in China,’ says fraud trial defense witness
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Federal Reserve minutes: Inflation is cooling, but more evidence is needed for rate cuts
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Kratom company can’t dodge lawsuit over undisclosed addiction risk
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