Apple beat back a key antitrust challenge to its app store Tuesday after the Supreme Court declined to intervene in a yearslong legal fight. The high court, without explaining, said it will not hear appeals of a lower court ruling in a case brought in 2020 by Epic Games, maker of the popular online game […]
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What are the notable cases challenging Trump’s eligibility for the ballot?
Washington — Decisions in Maine and Colorado finding that former President Donald Trump is disqualified from holding public office have rested on a 155-year-old constitutional provision that was seldom used in modern times, but has now been invoked in escalating legal challenges from across the country targeting Trump’s eligibility to hold the presidency again. The […]
December proved to be most challenging month for Tavriia front – Ukrainian military official
December has been the most arduous month of the year for Ukraine’s Defence Forces on the Tavriia front. Source: Oleksandr Shtupun, spokesman for the Joint Press Centre of the Ukrainian Defence Forces on the Tavriia front, during the national joint 24/7 newscast Quote: “The most challenging month, I believe, is the last one [of the […]
How Xi Jinping is challenging dollar dominance with landmark Saudi deal
The Chinese president’s warm reception on a visit to Riyadh was symbolic of deepening ties between China and Saudi Arabia – Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Anadolu Agency When Xi Jinping visited Riyadh, Saudi officials rolled out not a red but a purple carpet. The Chinese president’s plane was escorted by Saudi jets spurting green and […]
Russia bars former journalist who pushed for end to Ukraine war from challenging Putin
Yekaterina Duntsova, a former journalist and anti-war advocate, has been barred from running against Russian President Vladimir Putin in the March election, after the Russian Central Election Commission rejected her nomination documents. Duntsova, who has pushed for the end of the Russia-Ukraine war, filed an application on Dec. 20 to be an independent candidate, marketing […]
Indiana’s Appeals Court Hears Arguments Challenging Abortion Ban Under a State Religious Freedom Law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Court of Appeals questioned attorneys this week on exceptions to the state’s abortion ban in a case involving residents who are suing on grounds that it violates a state religious freedom law. The class action lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana on behalf of five anonymous residents […]