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• Tupac Shakurの義兄弟であるMaurice 'Mopreme' Shakurは火曜日、1996年の殺人に関与したDuane 'Keffe D' Davisおよび氏名不詳の被告らを相手取り、Los Angeles Superior Courtに不当死訴訟を提起した。 • 訴状では、Davisの第1級殺人裁判が近づく中、新たな展開によって「30年近く経って初めて、点と点が繋がり始めている」と主張されている。 • Tupac Shakurは1996年9月7日、Las VegasのMGM GrandとCaesars Palace付近で、白いCadillacが彼のBMWの横に並んだ際に4発の銃弾を受け、命を落とした。

• アルバニーズ首相は、賦課金を介してMeta、Google、TikTokにオーストラリアのニュース出版社との合意を強いる計画を擁護した。 • トランプ政権は、巨大テック企業にオンラインニュースへの対価を支払わせようとするオーストラリアの動きを「恐喝」と表現したが、アンソニー・アルバニーズ首相は、この計画はメディア機関が制作するコンテンツを保護し、その成果に報いるためのものであると反論した。 • Meta、Google、TikTokにニュース出版社との合意を促し、応じない場合は2.25%の賦課金を課すという労働党の計画は、議会において保守連合（Coalition）と緑の党（Greens）の支持を得る可能性が高い。

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...