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Los reguladores de California resolvieron una demanda que alegaba que una agencia estatal mostró sesgo político contra la empresa de cohetes y su director ejecutivo. Los reguladores de California se disculparon con el CEO de SpaceX, Elon Musk, esta semana al resolver una demanda que afirmaba que una agencia estatal mostró sesgo político contra la compañía de cohetes y su director ejecutivo. Como parte del acuerdo, la Comisión Costera de California reconoció que sus miembros hicieron declaraciones “inapropiadas” sobre las creencias políticas de Musk en una audiencia de 2024 sobre el programa de lanzamiento Falcon 9 de SpaceX. Continuar leyendo...

• Maurice 'Mopreme' Shakur, el hermanastro de Tupac, presentó el martes una demanda por muerte por negligencia en el Tribunal Superior de Los Ángeles contra Duane 'Keffe D' Davis y otros acusados no identificados involucrados en el asesinato de 1996. • La demanda afirma que "por primera vez en casi 30 años, los hilos están empezando a unirse" en medio de nuevos avances mientras se acerca el juicio de Davis por asesinato en primer grado. • Tupac recibió cuatro disparos mortales el 7 de septiembre de 1996 en Las Vegas, cuando un Cadillac blanco se acercó a su BMW cerca del MGM Grand y el Caesars Palace.

Albanese defiende el plan que obliga a Meta, Google y TikTok a llegar a acuerdos con los editores de noticias australianos mediante un gravamen La administración Trump ha descrito los movimientos de Australia para obligar a las grandes empresas tecnológicas a pagar por las noticias en línea como "extorsión", pero Anthony Albanese defendió el plan diciendo que se trataba de proteger y recompensar a los medios de comunicación por el trabajo que producen. El plan del Partido Laborista para incentivar a Meta, Google y TikTok a llegar a acuerdos con los editores de noticias australianos, o enfrentarse a un gravamen del 2,25%, es probable que cuente con el apoyo de la Coalición y los Verdes en el parlamento. Pero un problema mayor puede ser la ira de Donald Trump, quien se ha opuesto firmemente a las regulaciones adicionales impuestas a las empresas tecnológicas con sede en EE. UU. Un importante grupo de presión de la industria tecnológica instó el miércoles a la Casa Blanca a considerar medidas comerciales de represalia. Continúe leyendo...

The NSW premier, who was unequivocal in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, has now linked the fate of his state’s laws with those of the Queensland legal challengeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has said he will only ban the slogan “globalise the intifada” if a potential constitutional challenge to a similar ban in Queensland is unsuccessful, the strongest indication yet that the state government may not seek to proscribe the contested phrase at all.Minns was unequivocal about his intention to ban what he described as “hateful, violent rhetoric” following the Bondi terror attack in December, but sent the issue to a parliamentary inquiry, which he said would enable legislation to be introduced when parliament returned in February. Continue reading...

After she had to travel out of state to access care, Rachel Fulton joined the Center for Reproductive Rights’ suit, which an appeal has now halted indefinitelyIt was the worst day of Rachel Fulton’s life. She stood outside her doctor’s office, reeling with the news that her dearly wanted pregnancy needed to end. But her day would, somehow, become even worse: Fulton lives in Tennessee, where abortion is banned except for very narrow threats to the patient’s life. She had to travel hours to another state to receive care from an unfamiliar doctor far from home.Fulton joined a lawsuit, along with five other patients, in 2023 against the state of Tennessee for violating their right to life. The American Medical Association and two doctors also joined the lawsuit because they say they have been prevented from providing the standard of care for their patients. Continue reading...

Trump officials use incident at correspondents’ dinner to pitch case for $400m project, arguing it will be ‘safe space’US politics live – latest updatesThe US Department of J (DoJ) has used the weekend shooting in Washington DC to pressure a preservation group to drop a lawsuit seeking to halt the construction of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom.Several Trump administration officials, including the president, seized on the incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner to advance their case for the completion of the controversial $400m project, for which the White House’s East Wing was suddenly demolished, arguing the new ballroom was needed as a “safe space”. Continue reading...

Climate experts and advocates warn House and Senate bills will protect polluters at the cost of the climate Republican lawmakers are attempting to shield big oil from having to pay for its contributions to the climate crisis, alarming environmental advocates.New House and Senate bills, led by Harriet Hageman, a Wyoming representative, and Ted Cruz, a Texas senator, respectively, would give oil and gas companies broad legal immunity from policies and lawsuits aimed at holding the industry accountable for damages caused by its emissions. Continue reading...