2 h. ago Feds brought a suspect to the US to face criminal charges. Now they are trying to deport her

Law enforcement spent years trying to capture Yana Leonova. The case could fall apart thanks to ICE

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50 h. ago How a mother is using the skiing World Cup to help find her missing son

Kathleen Toman’s son Liam vanished shortly after leaving a bar, with the family now beginning to suspect criminal involvement in his disappearance

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7 d. ago US Justice Department seeks to dismiss Maurene Comey lawsuit on procedural grounds

The U.S. Justice Department is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit that fired former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey brought against it, saying she didn't properly follow administrative complaint procedures before suing

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2 w. ago Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago

Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss charges they brought against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent last month amid a federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area

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3 w. ago Meta wins major US antitrust case and won’t have to break off WhatsApp or Instagram

Challenge to Meta could have forced it to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp, but judge ruled company did not hold social networking monopolyMeta defeated a major challenge to its business on Tuesday when a US judge ruled that the company does not hold a monopoly in social networking.The case, brought by the US Federal Trade Commission, could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp, with the former FTC chair accusing the company of operating a “buy or bury” scheme against nascent competitors. The tech giant bought WhatsApp for $19bn in 2014. Losing either the image-based social network, which generates an estimated half of Meta’s revenue, or the world’s most popular messaging app could have done existential damage to Meta’s empire. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Meta wins US case that threatened split with WhatsApp and Instagram

Social media group has beaten antitrust suit brought by the Federal Trade Commission

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