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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Chinese nationals have been charged with spying inside the United States on behalf of Beijing, including by taking photographs of a naval base, coordinating a cash dead-drop and by participating in efforts to recruit members of the military who they thought might be open to working for Chinese intelligence. The case, [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over the editing of CBS’s “60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in October. Paramount, which owns CBS, said the money will go to Trump’s future presidential library, not to the president himself. It said [...]
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled that a Columbus man indicted on aggravated robbery and related charges had no reasonable expectation of privacy while using a third-party online-marketplace app in the lead up to committing the offense. Justices affirmed the Tenth District Court of Appeals’ reversal of the trial court ruling that allowed 25-year-old Mamadou [...]
The Supreme Court of Ohio has denied a Lancaster prison inmate’s motion to compel the Ashtabula County prosecutor to provide records to the inmate that have since been provided to the prosecutor. The state’s high court also denied 35-year-old Alphonso Mobley Jr.’s request for statutory damages and court costs in the recent decision. According to [...]
A federal judge earlier this week rebuffed Apple’s request to throw out a federal government lawsuit alleging the technology company has built a maze of illegal barriers to protect the iPhone from competition and fatten its profit margins. The 33-page opinion from U.S. District Judge Xavier Neals in New Jersey will enable an antitrust lawsuit [...]
Lululemon has filed a lawsuit against Costco that accuses the wholesale club operator of selling lower-priced duplicates of some of its popular athleisure clothing. Lululemon Athletica claims in its lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California that Costco has “unlawfully traded” on its reputation, goodwill and sweat equity by [...]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will review whether Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel belongs in state court. Nessel sued in state court in June 2019 seeking to void the easement that allows the Enbridge [...]
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has reached a settlement with the Justice Department that could clear the way for its $14 billion takeover of rival Juniper Networks. The Justice Department had sued to block the acquisition, saying it could eliminate competition, raise prices and reduce innovation. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, calls for Hewlett [...]
A Tenth District Court of Appeals panel in a recent decision vacated a portion of a judgement against a limited-liability company that owns a duplex in the North Campus neighborhood of Columbus. The appellate panel ruled that the Franklin County Municipal Court, Environmental Division judge’s imposition of a permanent injunction against 71-73 E. Norwich Avenue [...]
COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio signaled last week it swiftly will appeal a court ruling declaring the state’s private-school voucher system unconstitutional, a decision celebrated by public-school advocates and condemned by a prominent Christian education organization. Attorney General Dave Yost said in a statement that he is confident the state ultimately will win. He assured Ohio [...]