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A federal judge has halted a law in Montana from taking effect that would have banned the popular video app TikTok across the state.

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  • Technology

Federal judge blocks Montana's TikTok ban before it takes effect

The law is seen an important test case. More than a dozen other states are weighing similar bans of the wildly popular video-streaming app, which is owned by a Chinese tech company.

November 30, 2023
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Inspector general investigating the decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland

Virginia and Maryland competed fiercely for the project. Virginia's congressional delegation said there is "overwhelming evidence" that the process was influenced by politics.

November 30, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Screenshot from the only body camera footage available from the Camden County Sheriff's deputies botched raid that led to the death of Latoya James. (GBI) Credit: GBI

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  • Law

Fight over police experts in Camden’s LaToya James death lawsuit

Expert witnesses on behalf of police and prosecutors in court cases have come under scrutiny in recent years.

November 30, 2023
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By:
  • Jake Shore and
  • The Current
People walk past the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.

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  • Law

Supreme Court conservatives seem likely to axe SEC enforcement powers

The Supreme Court's conservative justices seemed highly skeptical of how the Securities and Exchange Commission conducts in-house enforcement proceedings to ensure the integrity of securities markets.

November 30, 2023
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
A government official says the U.S. has thwarted an alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil.

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  • Law

U.S. charges Indian national in alleged assassination plot of Sikh separatist in NYC

According to the indictment, an Indian government employee recruited the defendant in May to orchestrate the plot, offering to secure the dismissal of a criminal case against him in India in return.

November 29, 2023
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
Cochise County Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd face felony charges for refusing to meet Arizona's deadline for certifying 2022 election results.

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  • Elections

Arizona GOP county officials face charges after refusing to certify election on time

Republican officials of Arizona's Cochise County face criminal charges after they risked more than 47,000 people's votes for the 2022 midterm elections by refusing to certify them by the deadline.

November 29, 2023
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

Sean 'Diddy' Combs temporarily steps aside as chairman of Revolt TV network

Combs temporarily stepped down as chairman of the TV network he co-founded in 2013, a spokesperson for the record executive confirmed. The move follows lawsuits against Combs alleging sexual abuse.

November 29, 2023
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Sgt Casey Hiam of the Bellevue. WA police department on an anti-shoplifting stakeout operation during the holiday shopping season

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  • National

It's peak shopping — and shoplifting — season. Cops are stepping up antitheft tactics

Merchants say retail thefts have become more frequent and brazen. Law enforcement is now putting more money into things like store stakeouts and task forces that track organized retail crime rings.

November 29, 2023
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  • Martin Kaste
Alex Murdaugh, right, talks with his attorneys Dick Harpootlian, left, and Jim Griffin during his sentencing for stealing from 18 clients on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at the Beaufort County Courthouse in Beaufort, S.C.

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  • Law

Alex Murdaugh's financial fraud victims confront him in court before his sentencing

The emotional testimony from victims who had been duped by the disgraced lawyer came before a judge accepted a deal sentencing Murdaugh to 27 years in prison for stealing about $12 million.

November 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
A U.K.-based law firm said at least two contestants felt "unwell" after standing for hours in cold temperatures during a taping for <em>Squid Game: The Challenge. </em>The reality competition was inspired by the hit South Korean drama.

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  • Television

'Squid Game: The Challenge' players say they suffered injuries while filming

A U.K.-based law firm said at least two contestants felt "unwell" after standing for hours in cold temperatures during a challenge for the reality competition inspired by the hit South Korean drama.

November 27, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Courtroom

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  • News

Georgia Supreme Court blocks Republican-backed prosecutors oversight board

The Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday halted attempts to move forward with a new oversight board for local prosecutors the General Assembly’s Republican majorities created this year.

November 27, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse, June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis.

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  • National

Derek Chauvin, officer convicted of George Floyd's murder, was stabbed in prison

Chauvin was stabbed and seriously injured by another inmate inside a federal prison in Tucson, Ariz., according to officials.

November 25, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, arriving at a court in Pretoria, South Africa, for a hearing in July 2016. The athlete will be released for parole in January.

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  • World

Oscar Pistorius, Paralympian convicted of murder, to be released on parole

A South African corrections board found the athlete had met the minimum parole requirements after serving half of his 13-year sentence for murder.

November 25, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
GPB News NPR

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  • Investigations

Disgusted by city's top prosecutor, a police officer refuses to testify

In an extreme example of resistance to progressive prosecutors, a St. Louis police officer is refusing to testify in murder cases he investigated, even though he believes the defendants are guilty.

November 23, 2023
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By:
  • Sacha Pfeiffer
The Palm Beach County Court lawsuit was filed by Kim Banner, wife of Jeremy Banner, who died in the fatal car crash after engaging the Autopilot function on a Tesla Model 3.

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  • Law

Judge says evidence shows Tesla and Elon Musk knew about flawed autopilot system

In the decision, a Palm Beach County judge noted Tesla's glowing marketing strategy and Musk's public statements about the self-driving software. The decision means a trial against Tesla can proceed.

November 23, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo
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