FEB
11
2019

Trump lawyers may try to invoke executive privilege to withhold transition evidence

Trump campaign lawyers laid out in a court filing Thursday the tactics they could use to hold back evidence related to the presidential transition from federal investigators and in lawsuits.

FEB
11
2019

Sprint sues AT&T over 5G branding

Sprint Corp sued AT&T Inc late on Thursday, saying it was misleading consumers into believing that they were using fifth generation or 5G wireless network, a technology that has not yet been widely deployed.

FEB
11
2019

Thai king says sister´s candidacy for PM ´inappropriate´

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday called his elder sister’s bid to run for prime minister in March “inappropriate” and unconstitutional, likely sinking her candidacy for a populist opposition party.

FEB
11
2019

Federal government files suit against nonprofit opening safe injection site

The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Safehouse, a nonprofit organization, to prevent the opening of the first supervised drug injection site in the country.

FEB
11
2019

Trump administration proposes changes to current payday lending practices

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed revisions Wednesday to “Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans” to rescind rule requirements in an effort to increase consumer access to credit.

FEB
11
2019

US lawmakers introduce ‘Green New Deal’ resolution

US Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) introduced a resolution Thursday proposing a Green New Deal to combat climate change.

FEB
11
2019

Supreme Court temporarily blocks Louisiana abortion law

The US Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a Louisiana abortion law that requires admitting privileges for doctors performing abortions.

FEB
8
2019

Germany prohibits Facebook from using user data extracted from websites or applications without consent

The German competition authorities have stopped him the feet to Facebook. The Federal Antitrust Office has restricted the ability of the largest social network in the world to collect and use data from its users, collected on other platforms such as WhatsApp or Instagram or other Internet sites, as it violates the competition rules.

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8
2019

Russia court sentences Danish Jehovah’s Witness to 6 years for extremism

A Russian district court in Oryol on Wednesday found a Danish Jehovah’s Witness guilty of organizing the activity of an extremist organization and sentenced him to six years in prison.

FEB
8
2019

In Brussels, EU gives May glimpse of Brexit hope

British Prime Minister Theresa May came away from a day in an increasingly impatient Brussels on Thursday with a pledge of renewed talks that held out some hope for a new Brexit deal, if no sign of compromise yet.

FEB
8
2019

Huawei: Tackling security concerns may take five years

It will take three to five years for Huawei to address security issues raised by the UK government, the company has said.

FEB
8
2019

Somalia accused of trying to illegally sell oil reserves

There have been protests at a London conference on the development of Somalia´s oil and gas reserves.

FEB
8
2019

Macedonia signs accession agreement with NATO

The Republic of Macedonia on Wednesday signed an accession agreement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This begins the process of Macedonia joining NATO, which must now be finalized via ratification by current member states.

FEB
8
2019

Apple sued in class action lawsuit over false alerts

A California consumer on Monday filed a class action lawsuit against Apple, alleging false positive notifications.

FEB
7
2019

Texas sued over voter suppression claims

Multiple civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit Monday against Texas over voter suppression.

FEB
7
2019

EU Court Adviser Sides Against Austria Over German Road Toll

A planned German highway toll does not discriminate against foreign drivers, a senior adviser to the EU´s top court said on Wednesday, recommending the dismissal of a complaint by Austria.

FEB
7
2019

Europe rights court to hear challenge to UK bulk data collection

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) agreed Monday to hear a challenge to the bulk data surveillance regime employed by UK intelligence agencies.

FEB
7
2019

India Supreme Court steps in as federal and state governments clash over corruption investigation

Intervening to douse a political fire, the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday issued directions to authorities in a corruption probe on the conduct of the police commissioner of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal state.

FEB
6
2019

1970s-era musicians sue Sony, UMG to reclaim song rights

David Johansen, John Waite and other prominent 1970s musicians filed lawsuits on Tuesday accusing Sony Music Entertainment Inc and UMG Recordings Inc of improperly refusing to let them reclaim rights to songs they had long ago signed away.

FEB
6
2019

U.S. lawmakers target China´s ZTE with sanctions bill

ZTE broke a previous agreement and was caught illegally shipping U.S.-origin goods to Iran and North Korea, Commerce Department officials said.

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