28 h. ago Players accuse tennis governing bodies of running ‘cartel’ in lawsuit

Players allege earnings are kept artificially lowRanking system and doping policies also under attackThe player advocacy organization founded by Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil has launched a lawsuit against the governing bodies of professional tennis, marking an escalation in its battle to secure better rights for players.The six-year-old Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA), which has struggled to drive change from outside the system, is now pursuing legal action against the ATP Tour, WTA Tour, International Tennis Federation (ITF) and International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). The 163-page complaint, filed in the US district court for the southern district of New York, lists 12 current and former players as plaintiffs, including Pospisil, Nick Kyrgios and Sorana Cîrstea. It alleges that the governing bodies have systematically suppressed competition, manipulated prize money structures and imposed restrictive ranking systems that prevent players from seeking alterna...

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41 h. ago ‘Drake lost a rap battle’: Universal files motion to dismiss rapper’s ‘misguided’ lawsuit

Drake’s attorneys accuse Universal of being ‘a greedy company’ that is ‘finally being held responsible for profiting from dangerous misinformation’.Universal Music Group have moved to dismiss Drake’s defamation suit, characterising it as “a misguided attempt” by the Canadian rapper to “salve his wounds” after he “lost a rap battle” with rival Kendrick Lamar.In the motion, filed on Monday in the US district court for the southern district of New York, Universal Music Group (UMG), which represents both artists, claimed that Drake “lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Luigi Mangione reveals dirty trick police used to snare him at remote McDonald's in bombshell court filings

Luigi Mangione's attorneys alleged police violated his rights in court documents asking to exclude evidence from his arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald's.

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3 d. ago Judge rules Prince Harry's US immigration files must be made public by Tuesday

A court has ordered that Prince Harry's US immigration files must be made public by Tuesday, in relation to an ongoing Freedom of Information (FOI) request

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3 d. ago Harry’s immigration files to be released publicly, US court rules

Judge Carl Nichols ordered the release of the documents as part of an ongoing Freedom of Information request.

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5 d. ago UnitedHealthcare 'killer' Luigi Mangione gifted £550k including huge cryptic donation

Luigi Mangione, 26, who is accused of shooting dead the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson in Manhattan, has received a flood of donations for his legal costs

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6 d. ago Man claimed he developed scabies and took Travelodge to court

Darren Jones, 52, claimed to have developed scabies after a three-day stay at a Travelodge hotel but his case was dismissed in court after he failed to file the correct paperwork

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6 d. ago Luigi Mangione seeks to dismiss Pennsylvania charges over ‘illegal’ arrest

The Pennsylvania lawyer representing Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is seeking to dismiss the criminal charges he faces in the state.

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6 d. ago Luigi Mangione receives largest donation yet from mystery donor who left cryptic message

Luigi Mangione, 26, is accused of fatally shooting Brian Thompson , 50, on December 4 outside of the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan while the CEO made his way to an investor conference.

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7 d. ago Rodrigo Duterte’s lawyers demand he is returned to the Philippines after ICC arrest

Daughter accuses government of ‘kidnapping’ the former president as victims of his ‘war on drugs’ express jubilation over his arrestLawyers for the former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte have demanded that he be returned to Manila in a petition filed to the supreme court, as victims of the former leaders’ bloody “war on drugs” expressed jubilation.Duterte, who was flown to The Hague on Tuesday night to face charges of crimes against humanity in relation to anti-drugs crackdowns is the first former Asian leader to be served an arrest warrant filed by the ICC. Activists say as many as 30,000 people were killed in the “war on drugs”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago The Guardian view on Rodrigo Duterte in The Hague: a warning to rogue leaders | Editorial

The extradition of the former president of the Philippines on an ICC warrant is an affirmation of the principles of international justiceAfter his arrest on an international criminal court (ICC) warrant on Tuesday, the former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, demonstrated an uncharacteristic concern for due legal process. A petition was unsuccessfully filed to his country’s supreme court to stay his extradition, as lawyers challenged the ICC’s jurisdiction, and pleas were made for any trial to take place in a Philippine court.The relatives of those butchered during Mr Duterte’s brutal and lawless “war on drugs” will struggle to sympathise. Notoriously, many of its victims never got near a courtroom of any description. In 2016, months into a presidency in which thousands of Filipinos suffered summary executions, Mr Duterte readily acknowledged an indiscriminate dimension to the lawless carnage he had unleashed. The deaths of innocents and children, he...

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8 d. ago Nearly ALL of the world is breathing dirty air: Shocking map reveals how just 17% of cities have safe levels of air pollution

Nearly the entire world is breathing dirty air, as a shocking map reveals that just 17 per cent of the world's cities meet air pollution guidelines.

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8 d. ago Former Philippine leader Duterte arrested on an International Criminal Court warrant

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by police at Manila’s international airport Tuesday on order of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against humanity filed against him

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9 d. ago Menendez brothers: LA district attorney asks court to rescind resentencing motion

Nathan Hochman says he would consider support only if pair ‘fully accept complete responsibility’ for 1989 killingsThe Los Angeles district attorney said he is opposed to the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have been in prison for decades for the 1989 killings of their parents, and said the brothers first needed to acknowledge and fully accept responsibility for the murders.Nathan Hochman said at a press conference on Monday that he will ask the court to withdraw the resentencing motion filed in the case by his predecessor George Gascón. The new DA, who took office in December, said last month that he did not believe the brothers should receive a new trial. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Luigi Mangione insists bathroom sex tape being sold online for $500,000 is NOT him

Alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione says he is not the young man seen on a bathroom sex tape being offered for half a million dollars on the dark web.

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1 week ago Gypsy Rose Blanchard issues stark warning to Luigi Mangione over worrying fan mail

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is offering a word of caution to Luigi Mangione - the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

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1 week ago Gypsy Rose Blanchard gives Luigi Mangione advice about how to deal with fan mail

Gypsy Rose Blanchard has issued Luigi Mangione a blunt warning about the mail flooding in from his loyal fanbase.

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1 week ago Diddy and Luigi Mangione are TARGETS after brutal stabbing at Brooklyn prison as insiders claim gangs plan to 'make an example of them'

Diddy and Luigi Mangione are being warned they could be next and used to make an example out of after a brutal gang stabbing at the Brooklyn prison where they are being held.

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1 week ago Diddy and Luigi Mangione TARGETS after brutal stabbing at Brooklyn prison as insiders claim gangs plan to 'make an example of them'

Diddy and Luigi Mangione are being warned they could be next and used to make an example out of after a brutal gang stabbing at the Brooklyn prison where they are being held.

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1 week ago Luigi Mangione pens jailhouse letter after mom’s story of daughter’s healthcare ‘made him tear up’

Mangione said the letter was the first to make him ‘tear up’ as the mom, only identified as Karen, shared details of her daughter’s rare, life-threatening disease

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