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Amazon Sued Over Slow Deliveries To Low-Income Areas In US
The attorney general of the US District of Columbia sued Amazon, accusing it of violating consumer protection laws by making slower deliveries to Prime members in historically lower-income neighbourhoods.
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US Court Calls Google Monopolist, Says It Violates Competition Law
On August 5, 2024, the US Court for the District of Columbia (DC) decided that Google was a monopolist, meaning it has durable market power as the dominant player in its field of "general search services". This is a violation of competition law.
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US Court Refuses Appeal to Revive Antitrust Lawsuit Against Meta's Facebook
A US appeals court on Thursday refused to revive a lawsuit filed by states against Meta's Facebook that alleged the company had broken antitrust law. Dozens of states led by New York asked the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia last year to reinstate the lawsuit, which US District Judge James Boasberg of the District of Columbia rej...
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One Man Won The $2.04 Billion Powerball Jackpot In US. His Name Is...
Powerball is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Each ticket costs $2.
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MoneyGram Will Let US Users Trade, Sell and Buy Crypto on Mobile App
MoneyGram, a global digital peer-to-peer payments company, has announced that users in nearly all US states and the District of Columbia, can buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrency — specifically Bitcoin, Ether, and Litecoin — via its MoneyGram mobile app.
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Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Sued by District of Columbia Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
The District of Columbia on Monday reportedly sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a privacy breach of millions of Facebook users’ personal data that became a major corporate and political scandal.
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Apple Accused of Stifling Competition as Dozens of US States Back Fortnite-Maker Epic Games
Apple is stifling competition through its mobile app store, attorneys general for 34 US states and the District of Columbia said, as they appealed against a ruling that let the iPhone maker continue some restrictive practices.
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Facebook Asked to Cancel Plans for Instagram for Younger Kids by US State Attorneys General
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was urged by a group of 40 state attorneys general to abandon plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13.
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Biden Withdraws Nomination Of Indian-American Advocate For Associate Judge
US President Joe Biden on Thursday withdrew the nomination of Indian-American advocate Vijay Shanker to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
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Donald Trump Nominates Indian-American Advocate For Associate Judge
US President Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American advocate Vijay Shanker for the position of Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
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New H-1B Rule "Will Impede Economic Recovery", Say Critics; Lawsuit Filed
Seventeen individuals and organisations, including universities and businesses, have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Labor challenging its recent Interim Final Rule on wages related to H-1B visas.
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Police Release Body Cam Footage Of Officer Fatally Shooting Black Suspect
Body-worn camera footage released by District of Columbia police on Thursday shows a white officer fatally shoot a young Black man, then leave the suspect for others to attend as he searches for the gun that he says the suspect tossed away.
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17 US States File Lawsuit Against New Student Visa Rule
As many as 17 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Monday against the new temporary visa policy for international students announced by the Trump administration as part of its efforts to restrict international travel in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Michelle Obama Surprises US School With Giveaways - $10,000, Apple Computers
Michelle Obama visited the District of Columbia school in October as part of the NBC holiday special "Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways," which aired the first episode Tuesday.
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Indian Charged With Sex Assault While Working As US Military Contractor
An Indian national has been charged with sexually assaulting an American national while working as a US military contractor in Afghanistan. Lokesh Naik, 35, was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on November 6 with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact, Assistant Attorney General Bria...
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Amazon Sued Over Slow Deliveries To Low-Income Areas In US
The attorney general of the US District of Columbia sued Amazon, accusing it of violating consumer protection laws by making slower deliveries to Prime members in historically lower-income neighbourhoods.
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US Court Calls Google Monopolist, Says It Violates Competition Law
On August 5, 2024, the US Court for the District of Columbia (DC) decided that Google was a monopolist, meaning it has durable market power as the dominant player in its field of "general search services". This is a violation of competition law.
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US Court Refuses Appeal to Revive Antitrust Lawsuit Against Meta's Facebook
A US appeals court on Thursday refused to revive a lawsuit filed by states against Meta's Facebook that alleged the company had broken antitrust law. Dozens of states led by New York asked the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia last year to reinstate the lawsuit, which US District Judge James Boasberg of the District of Columbia rej...
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One Man Won The $2.04 Billion Powerball Jackpot In US. His Name Is...
Powerball is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Each ticket costs $2.
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MoneyGram Will Let US Users Trade, Sell and Buy Crypto on Mobile App
MoneyGram, a global digital peer-to-peer payments company, has announced that users in nearly all US states and the District of Columbia, can buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrency — specifically Bitcoin, Ether, and Litecoin — via its MoneyGram mobile app.
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Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Sued by District of Columbia Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
The District of Columbia on Monday reportedly sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a privacy breach of millions of Facebook users’ personal data that became a major corporate and political scandal.
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Apple Accused of Stifling Competition as Dozens of US States Back Fortnite-Maker Epic Games
Apple is stifling competition through its mobile app store, attorneys general for 34 US states and the District of Columbia said, as they appealed against a ruling that let the iPhone maker continue some restrictive practices.
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Facebook Asked to Cancel Plans for Instagram for Younger Kids by US State Attorneys General
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was urged by a group of 40 state attorneys general to abandon plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13.
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Biden Withdraws Nomination Of Indian-American Advocate For Associate Judge
US President Joe Biden on Thursday withdrew the nomination of Indian-American advocate Vijay Shanker to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
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Donald Trump Nominates Indian-American Advocate For Associate Judge
US President Donald Trump has nominated Indian-American advocate Vijay Shanker for the position of Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
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New H-1B Rule "Will Impede Economic Recovery", Say Critics; Lawsuit Filed
Seventeen individuals and organisations, including universities and businesses, have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Labor challenging its recent Interim Final Rule on wages related to H-1B visas.
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Police Release Body Cam Footage Of Officer Fatally Shooting Black Suspect
Body-worn camera footage released by District of Columbia police on Thursday shows a white officer fatally shoot a young Black man, then leave the suspect for others to attend as he searches for the gun that he says the suspect tossed away.
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17 US States File Lawsuit Against New Student Visa Rule
As many as 17 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Monday against the new temporary visa policy for international students announced by the Trump administration as part of its efforts to restrict international travel in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Michelle Obama Surprises US School With Giveaways - $10,000, Apple Computers
Michelle Obama visited the District of Columbia school in October as part of the NBC holiday special "Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways," which aired the first episode Tuesday.
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Indian Charged With Sex Assault While Working As US Military Contractor
An Indian national has been charged with sexually assaulting an American national while working as a US military contractor in Afghanistan. Lokesh Naik, 35, was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on November 6 with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact, Assistant Attorney General Bria...
