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• 투팍의 의붓형제인 모리스 '모프림' 샤쿠르는 화요일 로스앤젤레스 상급법원에 1996년 살인 사건에 연루된 듀안 '케페 D' 데이비스와 이름이 밝혀지지 않은 피고들을 상대로 사망 책임 소송(wrongful death lawsuit)을 제기했다. • 소장에서는 데이비스의 1급 살인 재판이 다가오는 가운데 새로운 진전이 있으며, '거의 30년 만에 처음으로 실마리들이 하나로 모이기 시작했다'고 주장했다. • 투팍은 1996년 9월 7일 라스베이거스의 MGM Grand와 Caesars Palace 인근에서 자신의 BMW 옆으로 흰색 캐딜락이 다가왔을 때 네 차례 총격을 받아 사망했다.

• 알바니즈 총리는 Meta, Google, TikTok이 분담금을 통해 호주 뉴스 발행사와 합의하도록 강제하는 계획을 옹호함 • 트럼프 행정부는 빅테크 기업들이 온라인 뉴스에 대해 비용을 지불하게 하려는 호주의 움직임을 “갈취”라고 묘사했으나, 앤서니 알바니즈 총리는 미디어 매체가 생산하는 작업물을 보호하고 이에 대한 보상을 제공하기 위한 계획이라며 이를 옹호함 • Meta, Google, TikTok이 호주 뉴스 발행사와 협상을 맺지 않을 경우 2.25%의 분담금을 부과하려는 노동당의 계획은 의회 내 연합당과 녹색당의 지지를 받을 가능성이 높음

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...