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• Het National Endowment for Democracy heeft een rechtszaak aangespannen tegen de Trump-administratie over bevroren of onthouden federale gelden die eerder door het Congres waren goedgekeurd. • Deze rechtszaak is een van de tientallen zaken die door organisaties tegen de regering zijn aangespannen om de beslissing aan te vechten om door het Congres toegewezen gelden te bevriezen. • De juridische actie onderstreept de spanningen tussen de bestedingsbevoegdheid van de uitvoerende macht en de budgettaire toezeggingsbevoegdheid van het Congres.

• Federale rechtszaak tegen OpenAI stelt dat de vermoedelijke schutter maandenlang uitgebreide gesprekken heeft gevoerd met de chatbot • De familie van een van de twee slachtoffers bij een schietincident in april 2025 aan de Florida State University (FSU) heeft een federale rechtszaak aangespannen tegen de maker van ChatGPT, OpenAI. Zij beweren dat de vermoedelijke schutter de aanval heeft uitgevoerd "met input en informatie die aan hem werd verstrekt tijdens gesprekken met ChatGPT over een periode van maanden, en specifiek in de dagen voorafgaand aan de schietpartij". • De rechtszaak, die voor het eerst door NBC News werd gemeld, werd zondag ingediend bij de federale rechtbank in het noorden van Florida door Vandana Joshi, de weduwe van Tiru Chabba. Chabba werd samen met de cateringdirecteur van de universiteit, Robert Morales, gedood bij de massale schietpartij op 17 april 2025, waarbij ook vijf anderen gewond raakten.

• Amerikaanse president Donald Trump wees maandag de reactie van Iran op een Amerikaans vredigvoorstel af als 'totaal onacceptabel', wat de spanningen in het voortdurende conflict in het Midden-Oosten laat oplopen. • Teheran waarschuwde voor nieuwe vergeldingsaanvallen, zoals gemeld door Asia News Network, wat de angst voor langdurige verstoringen in de Straat van Hormuz vergroot. • De afwijzing veroorzaakte marktvolatiliteit in Azië, waarbij beleggers zochten naar veilige havens vanwege de potentiële impact op de regionale energiezekerheid.

• International Airlines Group verwacht £1,7 miljard meer aan brandstof uit te geven dan gepland sinds de Amerikaanse aanval op Iran. • Bedrijfsnieuws – live updates • Het moederbedrijf van British Airways heeft een winstwaarschuwing afgegeven en stelde dat het dit jaar naar verwachting ongeveer €2 miljard (£1,72 miljard) meer aan brandstof zal uitgeven dan gepland vanwege de oorlog in Iran.

• 'Bachelorette'-alumnae DeAnna Pappas heeft een rechtszaak aangespannen tegen haar ex-man Stephen Stagliano, waarbij zij $109.000 plus rente eist vanwege de vermeende schending van de voorwaarden van hun scheidingsregeling uit 2024. • De juridische actie betreft een geschil na de scheiding over financiële verplichtingen die in hun vaststellingsovereenkomst waren vastgelegd. • De zaak onderstreept de aanhoudende conflicten tussen het voormalige echtpaar na de definitieve scheiding in 2024.

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• De rechtszaak stelt dat de regisseur de kenmerken van Q’orianka Kilcher zonder toestemming heeft gebruikt nadat hij haar had gezien in een advertentie voor The New World. • James Cameron en The Walt Disney Company worden geconfronteerd met een rechtszaak waarin wordt beweerd dat de regisseur een belangrijk personage in de Avatar-franchise heeft gebaseerd op een tieneractrice zonder haar toestemming. • De zaak, aangespannen door actrice Q’orianka Kilcher, stelt dat Cameron "haar gelaatstrekken heeft geëxtraheerd" en "zijn ontwerpteam heeft geïnstrueerd" om het belangrijke Avatar-personage Neytiri te baseren op haar uiterlijk, nadat hij haar had gezien in een LA Times-advertentie voor de film The New World (2005) van Terrence Malick.

Voorzitter Tim Martin zegt dat de pubketen de verwachtingen mogelijk niet haalt, het nieuwste teken dat de Britse horecasector bezwijkt onder hogere rekeningen Business live – laatste updates De baas van JD Wetherspoon heeft verklaard dat de pubketen de winstverwachtingen mogelijk niet haalt vanwege stijgende kosten. Dit is het nieuwste teken dat de Britse horeca bezwijkt onder de druk van hogere rekeningen voor energie, voedsel, arbeid en belastingen. De voorzitter van het bedrijf, Tim Martin, vertelde investeerders woensdag: “Zoals veel horecaondernemers, waaronder Wetherspoon, hebben gemeld, zijn er aanzienlijke stijgingen in de kosten geweest.” Lees verder...

• The Department of Justice has filed suit against Denver challenging the city's longstanding 'assault weapon' ban, escalating the Trump administration's legal assault on local gun restrictions. • The lawsuit represents a major federal intervention in local gun control policy and signals aggressive pursuit of Second Amendment litigation priorities. • The action reflects the Trump administration's commitment to pre-empting state and local gun regulations through judicial challenge.

• The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) gave Singapore a mixed review on Wednesday, praising its stability but warning of vulnerabilities as a global financial hub. • Singapore's wealth and political stability attract illicit actors seeking to launder funds, prompting FATF to urge stronger oversight measures. • The assessment impacts Singapore's reputation in international finance, potentially affecting banking regulations and cross-border transactions.

Ashley MacIsaac, who is seeking $1.5m in civil lawsuit, says inaccurate information led to concert cancellationAn acclaimed Canadian fiddle player has launched a $1.5m civil lawsuit against Google, alleging that the online giant defamed him by falsely identifying him as a sex offender in an AI-generated summary of his life and career.Ashley MacIsaac, a three-time Juno award-winning musician, filed the claim in the Ontario superior court of justice, asserting that Google was liable for the “foreseeable republication” of its AI-generated Overview feature, which previously published defamatory claims that he had been convicted of multiple criminal offences, including the sexual assault of a woman, internet luring involving a child with the intention of sexual assaulting the child, and assault causing bodily harm. Continue reading...

Suit alleges that Hong Kong-based Justin Sun engaged in a campaign to ‘torch’ the company’s reputationSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture co-founded by Donald Trump and his sons, said on Monday it had filed a defamation lawsuit in Florida state court against the Hong Kong-based crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun, as a dispute escalates between the project and one of its most prominent backers.World Liberty posted a copy of its lawsuit on X in which it accused Sun of launching a “public smear campaign”. It alleged that Sun had improperly transferred some of his WLFI tokens that come with voting and governance rights to crypto exchange Binance and, separately, that he had placed bets that WLFI would decline in market value, known as short selling. That was part of a coordinated effort to push the token’s market price down as public trading began in September, the lawsuit alleged. Continue reading...

The 80-year-old singer will not be performing rescheduled dates in September but assured fans she is receiving treatment and ‘improving every day’Dolly Parton has canceled her Las Vegas residency over ongoing health issues.The 80-year-old singer had originally been scheduled to perform six shows at Caesar’s Palace last December but moved the dates to September 2026. She has now announced on social media that she won’t be able to perform as planned. Continue reading...

• Oracle released a new customer security advisory on April 30, 2026, preempting threats to AI models. • The advisory highlights a cybersecurity harbinger, urging updated security postures for AI deployments. • It signals proactive measures against novel vulnerabilities targeting generative AI systems.

Mojtaba Khamenei says Tehran will eliminate ‘enemy’s abuses of the waterway’ and guard its nuclear and missile programmesUS politics live – latest updatesIran’s supreme leader has broken his recent silence with a defiant statement hailing Iran’s control over shipping in the strait of Hormuz and vowing to guard the country’s nuclear and missile programmes.“Today, two months after the largest military deployment and aggression by the world’s bullies in the region, and the United States’ disgraceful defeat in its plans, a new chapter is unfolding for the Persian Gulf and the strait of Hormuz,” Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement read by a state television anchor. Continue reading...

Actor and presenter broke his hip, right leg, pelvis and ribs when he gave a talk at CogX festival at O2 Arena in 2023Stephen Fry is suing two companies that organised a tech conference where he was injured in 2023 after falling off the stage, high court documents show.The actor and presenter broke his hip and had multiple breaks in his right leg, pelvis and ribs when he attended the CogX festival at the O2 Arena, where he delivered a talk on artificial intelligence on 14 September 2023. Continue reading...

Lawsuit alleges DoJ breached transparency law by withholding records on Jeffrey Epstein and over-redacting disclosuresTodd Blanche, the acting attorney general, engaged in a “brazen, shocking, and ongoing violation” of a law requiring the justice department (DoJ) to release the entirety of the so-called Epstein files, a lawsuit filed in Washington DC alleges.The action on Monday by Katie Phang, an investigative journalist and legal analyst, seeks to hold Blanche personally responsible for the DoJ’s alleged failure to publish all the documents the government holds about Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender. A full release was mandated by a landmark transparency act passed by Congress in November, with a deadline of 19 December. Continue reading...

• The U.S. Treasury successfully auctioned $42 billion in new 10-year notes on April 25, 2026, with the coupon rate settling at 4.38% amid continued demand from foreign central banks and domestic pension funds. • Bid-to-cover ratio reached 2.38x, slightly above the six-month average, indicating solid underlying demand despite elevated yields and concerns about federal deficit growth, which is projected to reach $1.8 trillion for fiscal year 2026. • The auction results suggest stabilization in long-term borrowing costs after weeks of volatility, potentially reducing pressure on the Federal Reserve to adjust its benchmark rate at the May 2 policy meeting.

• The International Criminal Court announced Friday the issuance of an arrest warrant for General Ahmed Hassan al-Madibbo, a prominent Sudan Armed Forces commander, citing evidence of war crimes including extrajudicial killings and enforced displacement in Darfur since April 2023. • ICC prosecutors presented evidence of at least 127 documented extrajudicial executions of civilians and systematic attacks on refugee camps housing over 2 million displaced persons, with al-Madibbo alleged to have direct command responsibility. • Sudan's military government rejected the warrant and accused the ICC of bias toward the Rapid Support Forces militia; the announcement intensified international pressure on Khartoum to cooperate with the court's investigations.

• President Trump issued a controversial 'shoot and kill' order targeting boats placing mines in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions with Iran escalate, marking an intensification of military posturing in the critical shipping lane. • Congress was briefed that removing all mines from the strait could take up to six months, creating significant concerns about extended disruptions to global energy supplies and trade. • The Chevron CEO warned of potential air travel disruptions due to expected jet fuel shortages resulting from the ongoing tensions and potential blockade of the strategic waterway.

• The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released preliminary measurement guidance addressing accounting treatment for paid-in-kind (PIK) dividends on equity-classified preferred stock. • The guidance represents an important clarification for companies issuing preferred stock with dividend structures, affecting financial reporting standards across the U.S. corporate sector. • This regulatory development impacts corporate accounting practices and may influence capital structure decisions for companies considering preferred equity financing.

Justin Sun alleges World Liberty Financial installed tools to prevent sale of his tokens after they became tradeableBillionaire crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun on Tuesday sued World Liberty Financial, the digital currency venture co-founded by Donald Trump and his sons, alleging that World Liberty illegally froze his holdings of tokens issued by the company.Sun, the largest investor in World Liberty, alleged in the lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California, that the company secretly installed tools to prevent the sale of his tokens after they became tradeable in September 2025. The lawsuit also alleges that World Liberty threatened to “burn” – or permanently delete – his holdings, even while they were in Sun’s digital wallet. Continue reading...

• Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued criminal subpoenas to OpenAI investigating ChatGPT's role in planning a mass shooting. • The probe examines potential criminal liability for the chatbot in the incident, marking a novel legal action against AI providers. • This development highlights emerging accountability questions for AI systems in facilitating harmful activities.

• President Trump delivered an emergency announcement from the Oval Office, placing the US on high alert over unspecified national security threats. • The speech called for public vigilance and federal coordination based on credible intelligence, stunning observers. • Reactions poured in from Congress, the Pentagon, and global markets amid a developing situation.

Rapper, jailed over Megan Thee Stallion shooting, alleges he was ‘knowingly’ housed with prisoner with violent historyThe rapper Tory Lanez, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence over the shooting of fellow hip-hop artist Megan Thee Stallion, has filed a federal lawsuit against California corrections officials, seeking $100m after being stabbed in prison.Lanez, whose name is Daystar Peterson, said in court papers that a fellow inmate at California correctional institution in Tehachapi stabbed him approximately 16 times on 12 May 2025 using a “home-made” shank. Peterson said he suffered stab wounds to his face, head, torso and back, resulting in “permanent scarring, along with two collapsed lungs”. Continue reading...

Magazine has stood behind the story, which was written by veteran national security reporter Sarah FitzpatrickKash Patel has followed through on a threat to sue the Atlantic and the author of a story the magazine published that included allegations of “excessive drinking” as well as “conspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences” while in charge of the law enforcement agency.The US attorney general filed a defamation lawsuit in US district court for the District of Columbia that seeks $250m in damages. Continue reading...

Secretary Kennedy Podcast so far seems designed to promote Trump administration talking points over any specific public health messageRobert F Kennedy Jr’s new Secretary Kennedy Podcast is a show that, so far, appears designed to promote Trump administration talking points over any specific public health message.Though, based on the trailer and episode one, which dropped last week, one might expect the Secretary Kennedy Podcast to be quite similar to the health secretary’s former show, The RFK Jr Podcast. In the trailer that dropped ahead of his new podcast’s release, Kennedy says: “Children are sicker, chronic disease is exploding and the answers we’ve been given aren’t working” – talking points that were common on his old series. He even adds: “Many of us have come to the conclusion that the government actually lies to us,” a statement that might have served his former podcast better, given that Kennedy is now a senior figure in the government. Continue reading...

Former Little Mix singer offers £10,000 reward for information about Land Rover taken from Essex drivewayThe musician Jesy Nelson, a former member of the band Little Mix, has pleaded for help after her car, which contained essential medical equipment for her children, was stolen from her driveway in Essex.The black Land Rover is believed to have been taken at about 3am on Sunday in Brentwood. Continue reading...