Witness held on money laundering charge in Sheriff Marcos Lopez gambling case

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Court records have revealed that a key witness has been arrested in the high-profile illicit gambling case involving Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez. Krishna Kumar Deokaran was apprehended on October 6 by Lake County officers to face a charge of money laundering. The 50-year-old is alleged to have committed the acts between January and May […]


Defendant in Sheriff Marcos Lopez casino case takes plea deal

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One of the seven defendants charged in an alleged multi-million dollar illegal gambling ring has agreed to a plea deal. The defendant in question, Carol Cote, has agreed to plead guilty to racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering charges in a deal made with prosecutors involved in the case involving suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos […]


Tesla rejected $60M settlement before losing $243M in deadly Autopilot crash case

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Billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla rejected a $60 million settlement proposal in a lawsuit over the 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S before a jury this month awarded a $243 million verdict in the case. Lawyers for the plaintiffs disclosed the settlement proposal in a filing on Monday in the federal court in Miami, as part of a request […]


Meta wins AI copyright case, judge welcomes other to bring lawsuits

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta on Wednesday prevailed against a group of 13 authors in a major copyright case involving the company’s Llama artificial intelligence model, but the judge […]


Feds drop bid to make Google sell AI investments in antitrust case

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The Justice Department on Friday dropped a proposal to force Alphabet’s Google to sell its investments in artificial intelligence companies, including OpenAI competitor Anthropic, to boost competition in online search. The DOJ and a coalition of 38 state attorneys general still seek a court order requiring Google to sell its Chrome browser and take other measures aimed at addressing what a judge said […]


Justice Dept. to Drop Discrimination Case Against Elon Musk’s SpaceX

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The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday that it would dismiss a case against Elon Musk’s SpaceX, in which the rocket company had been accused of discriminating against people based on their citizenship status. In an unopposed motion filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the Justice Department said it intended […]


The curious case of the stolen F. Scott Fitzgerald statue. ‹

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February 14, 2025, 1:57pm The great F. Scott Fitzgerald has been stolen. Lifted. Carried away. I should clarify; not the man himself. For all we know, the novelist’s cremains are still safe and sound at his final resting place in a Rockville cemetery. It’s a simulacrum we have to worry about. A statue of the […]


The First Major Verdict in an AI Copyright Case in the U.S.

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Thomson Reuters Wins AI Copyright Suit In what has the potential to be a landmark decision, Thomson Reuters […]


McDonald’s E. coli outbreak: CDC updates case count

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A deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald‘s Quarter Pounders has led to 75 cases in 13 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, as it investigates the source of the spread.  The outbreak has led to 22 hospitalizations and one previously reported death of an older adult in Colorado. Out of […]


Ex-CNN chief Zucker was ousted to bolster case against Cuomo: sources

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When former CNN chief Jeff Zucker stonewalled Chris Cuomo and refused to pay out the roughly $18 million that was on the remainder of his contract, Cuomo’s lawyers decided to go over his head: They went to AT&T, CNN’s owner, sources familiar with the matter told The Post. Cuomo’s lawyers argued AT&T was involved in […]