🔹A judge ruled on Friday that Facebook* owner Meta* repeatedly and intentionally violated Washington campaign finance law and must pay penalties, the Washington state Attorney General's Office said.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson's office said the penalties would be determined later and that the court also denied Meta*'s effort to invalidate Washington's law on political ad transparency. The oral ruling happened during a hearing before King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North, The Seattle Times reported.
In a statement, Ferguson said his office defeated Facebook*'s "cynical attempt" to gut Washington's campaign-finance transparency law. The social media giant, which also owns Instagram and other social media platforms, has repeatedly objected to the requirements and argued in a summary judgment motion that Washington's law "unduly burdens political speech" and is "virtually impossible to comply with."
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*Meta, Facebook, and Instagram are banned in Russia over extremist activities.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson's office said the penalties would be determined later and that the court also denied Meta*'s effort to invalidate Washington's law on political ad transparency. The oral ruling happened during a hearing before King County Superior Court Judge Douglass North, The Seattle Times reported.
In a statement, Ferguson said his office defeated Facebook*'s "cynical attempt" to gut Washington's campaign-finance transparency law. The social media giant, which also owns Instagram and other social media platforms, has repeatedly objected to the requirements and argued in a summary judgment motion that Washington's law "unduly burdens political speech" and is "virtually impossible to comply with."
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*Meta, Facebook, and Instagram are banned in Russia over extremist activities.
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◾️A high school student in Baltimore was shot and killed Friday in the school's parking lot as students were leaving for the day, police said.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said a student from another city school approached the victim while walking through the Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School parking lot, and the encounter became heated. The gunman shot the victim multiple times and fled on foot, Harrison said.
School resource officers were in the parking lot when the shooting occurred and chased the gunman. Harrison said the suspect was arrested "within seconds," and the gun, which the suspect discarded, was recovered.
The victim was rushed to a hospital but later died of his injuries. Harrison did not identify the victim or the suspect or provide their ages. Harrison would only say they were high-school age.
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Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said a student from another city school approached the victim while walking through the Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School parking lot, and the encounter became heated. The gunman shot the victim multiple times and fled on foot, Harrison said.
School resource officers were in the parking lot when the shooting occurred and chased the gunman. Harrison said the suspect was arrested "within seconds," and the gun, which the suspect discarded, was recovered.
The victim was rushed to a hospital but later died of his injuries. Harrison did not identify the victim or the suspect or provide their ages. Harrison would only say they were high-school age.
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🔎A Los Angeles federal judge threw out an indictment Friday charging a dive boat captain with manslaughter in the deaths of 34 people in a 2019 fire aboard a vessel anchored off the Southern California coast. The ruling came on the third anniversary of one of the deadliest maritime disasters in recent U.S. history.
Captain Jerry Boylan, 68, failed to follow safety rules, federal prosecutors said. He was accused of “misconduct, negligence, and inattention” by failing to train his crew, conduct fire drills, and have a roving night watchman on the boat when the fire ignited.
But the indictment failed to specify that Boylan acted with gross negligence, which U.S. District Judge George Wu said was a required element to prove the crime of seaman’s manslaughter and must be listed in the indictment. Boylan originally was indicted on 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter, with each carrying a possible prison term of 10 years if he was convicted.
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Captain Jerry Boylan, 68, failed to follow safety rules, federal prosecutors said. He was accused of “misconduct, negligence, and inattention” by failing to train his crew, conduct fire drills, and have a roving night watchman on the boat when the fire ignited.
But the indictment failed to specify that Boylan acted with gross negligence, which U.S. District Judge George Wu said was a required element to prove the crime of seaman’s manslaughter and must be listed in the indictment. Boylan originally was indicted on 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter, with each carrying a possible prison term of 10 years if he was convicted.
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An explosives attack on a police vehicle in southwestern Colombia leaves eight officers dead, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Friday.
"I condemn the explosive attack that killed eight police officers in Huila [Department]... These actions indicate clear sabotage of peace," Petro said on Twitter.
Local broadcaster BLU Radio cited the police as saying that the explosives detonated when the police car carrying the said officers was driving by. It is unknown who was behind the attacks, but local media report that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army, a guerrilla group, is operating in the region.
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"I condemn the explosive attack that killed eight police officers in Huila [Department]... These actions indicate clear sabotage of peace," Petro said on Twitter.
Local broadcaster BLU Radio cited the police as saying that the explosives detonated when the police car carrying the said officers was driving by. It is unknown who was behind the attacks, but local media report that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army, a guerrilla group, is operating in the region.
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🇨🇳 The traffic of ships in the Bosphorus Strait has been suspended due to the breakdown of a vessel en route from Istanbul to Ukraine - Turkish Coast Guard
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🎾 Former world number one Serena Williams lost to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the US Open - 5:7, 7:6, 1:6.
❗️ For 40-year-old Williams, this was probably the last game of her career. She previously revealed that she plans to retire from tennis and the US Open could be her last tournament.
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❗️ For 40-year-old Williams, this was probably the last game of her career. She previously revealed that she plans to retire from tennis and the US Open could be her last tournament.
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🇨🇳 The traffic of ships in the Bosphorus Strait has been suspended due to the breakdown of a vessel en route from Istanbul to Ukraine - Turkish Coast Guard
⚡️ Vessel traffic across the Bosporus Strait has been restored after the breakdown of a dry cargo ship en route to Ukraine
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📌 LIVE UPDATES: Gazprom announces indefinite shutdown of Nord Stream due to engine malfunction
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😳 A fisherman was miraculously rescued after surviving 11 days adrift in a freezer, which he clambered into when his boat began to sink in the Atlantic.
▪️ Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues, 44, left Oiapoque, Amapa state, northern Brazil in late July in a wooden boat approximately seven meters (23 feet) long to go to Ilet la Mere.
▪️ According to Brazilian media, he planned to spend a few days fishing but his boat began to take on water during his trip and sank.
▪️ Desperate to survive, the 44-year-old climbed into a freezer which he had on board. Rodrigues spent his time adrift without food or water, and believes he lost around five kilograms during the 11 days.
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▪️ Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues, 44, left Oiapoque, Amapa state, northern Brazil in late July in a wooden boat approximately seven meters (23 feet) long to go to Ilet la Mere.
▪️ According to Brazilian media, he planned to spend a few days fishing but his boat began to take on water during his trip and sank.
▪️ Desperate to survive, the 44-year-old climbed into a freezer which he had on board. Rodrigues spent his time adrift without food or water, and believes he lost around five kilograms during the 11 days.
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📌 WATCH LIVE: Farewell ceremony for ex-USSR President Gorbachev held in Moscow
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📹 Western Military District engineering sapper units continue demining in liberated settlements of Kharkov region.
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🎾 Former world number one Serena Williams lost to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the US Open - 5:7, 7:6, 1:6. ❗️ For 40-year-old Williams, this was probably the last game of her career. She previously revealed that she plans to retire from tennis…
💭 World sport stars and celebrities reacted to the end of Serena Williams' career:
▪️ Tiger Woods and former first lady Michelle Obama hailed Serena Williams as "the greatest" on Friday;
▪️ NBA superstar LeBron James described Serena as a GOAT (Greatest Of All Time);
▪️ Fellow NBA legend Magic Johnson saluted Serena for inspiring other Black athletes;
▪️ Television personality and entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey described Williams as a "Shero. Legend forever" while US sprinter Allyson Felix said her achievements "will never be lost on me";
▪️ Andy Roddick, the last American man to win a Slam noscript in New York in 2003, said watching her play was the "pleasure of a lifetime."
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▪️ Tiger Woods and former first lady Michelle Obama hailed Serena Williams as "the greatest" on Friday;
▪️ NBA superstar LeBron James described Serena as a GOAT (Greatest Of All Time);
▪️ Fellow NBA legend Magic Johnson saluted Serena for inspiring other Black athletes;
▪️ Television personality and entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey described Williams as a "Shero. Legend forever" while US sprinter Allyson Felix said her achievements "will never be lost on me";
▪️ Andy Roddick, the last American man to win a Slam noscript in New York in 2003, said watching her play was the "pleasure of a lifetime."
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🇺🇸Here is a look at a Sputnik infographic showing the irreplaceable costs the US incurred in Afghanistan during its 20-year war. It appears that US Government spent more than $2,313 billion during the conflict, or $300 million per each day of war. More than 69,000 people died as a result of the US war in Afghanistan. The US invasion of Afghanistan has been widely condemned, as more than 60 percent of respondents around the world believe that the US failed in the mission it attempted when it sent troops to Afghanistan and failed to deliver on its promise to “build a stable, strong and prosperous Afghanistan."
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