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• Tupac 的繼兄 Maurice 'Mopreme' Shakur 週二在洛杉磯高等法院對 Duane 'Keffe D' Davis 及參與 1996 年謀殺案的未具名被告提起過失致死訴訟。 • 訴狀聲稱，隨著 Davis 的一級謀殺案審判臨近，且隨著新進展的出現，「近 30 年來，線索首次開始串聯起來」。 • 1996 年 9 月 7 日，Tupac 在拉斯維加斯被槍擊四次身亡，當時一輛白色 Cadillac 在 MGM Grand 和 Caesars Palace 附近地段併行於他的 BMW 旁。

• Albanese 為強迫 Meta、Google 和 TikTok 通過徵稅與澳洲新聞出版商達成協議的計畫辯護。 • 川普政府將澳洲要求科技巨頭為線上新聞付費的舉措描述為「敲詐」，但 Anthony Albanese 為該計畫辯護，稱其目的是保護並獎勵媒體機構所產出的內容。 • 工黨計劃鼓勵 Meta、Google 和 TikTok 與澳洲新聞出版商達成協議，否則將面臨 2.25% 的徵稅，此舉可能會獲得國會中 Coalition 和 Greens 的支持。

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...