20 h. ago North Dakota mayor resigns after sending lewd video to city attorney by mistake

The mayor of Minot, North Dakota, has resigned after an investigation into him sending a lewd video to the city attorney by mistake

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27 h. ago Teacher, 36, who groomed schoolgirls by touching them and sending lewd messages is banned from the classroom

Luke Berry, 36, was working at Joyce Frankland Academy in Essex when he committed two sexual offences against girls aged under 18.

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3 d. ago North Dakota senator’s son gets probation added to the prison term he's serving over a deadly crash

North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer’s adult son, who is already serving a lengthy prison term in the death of a sheriff’s deputy during a chase, has been sentenced to additional probation

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6 d. ago I was an independent observer in the Greenpeace trial. What I saw was shocking | Steven Donziger

Greenpeace lost – not because it did something wrong but because it was denied a fair trialThe stunning $667m verdict against Greenpeace last week is a direct attack on the climate movement, Indigenous peoples and the first amendment.The North Dakota case is so deeply flawed – at its core, the trial was really about crushing dissent – that I believe there is a good chance it will be reversed on appeal and ultimately backfire against the Energy Transfer pipeline company. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago The North Dakota ruling against Greenpeace is a threat to free speech | Sushma Raman and Anthony Romero

Everyday actions like attending a protest, signing a letter of support, or supporting communities at risk should never be considered ‘unlawful’The first amendment guarantees freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. It will have little meaning if multibillion-dollar corporations can sue peaceful protesters out of existence for their speech. Yet, that’s exactly what was decided in a small courtroom in Morton county, North Dakota.Energy Transfer – a Dallas-based fossil fuel company that is responsible for the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) – sued two Greenpeace entities in the US (Greenpeace Inc and Greenpeace Fund), and Greenpeace International. Energy Transfer was awarded more than $660m in a highly watched, month-long case. Greenpeace will appeal the verdict.Sushma Raman is the interim executive director of Greenpeace USAAnthony Romero is executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union Continue reading...

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1 week ago Watch This City is Ours trailer: New crime drama starring Sean Bean

Watch the trailer for the BBC’s new crime drama This City is Ours starring Sean Bean - Where was This City is Ours filmed?

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1 week ago Greenpeace loss will embolden big oil and gas to pursue protesters: ‘No one will feel safe’

As Trump pushes ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda, Greenpeace verdict offers startling outlook for environmental activismA pipeline company’s victory in court over Greenpeace, and the huge damages it now faces, will encourage other oil and gas companies to legally pursue environmental protesters at a time when Donald Trump’s energy agenda is in ascendancy, experts have warned.On Wednesday a North Dakota jury ruled that three Greenpeace entities collectively must pay Energy Transfer, which was co-founded by a prominent Trump donor, more than $660m, deciding that the organizations were liable for defamation and other claims after a five-week trial in Mandan, near where the Dakota Access pipeline protests occurred in 2016 and 2017. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Greenpeace verdict is ‘weaponization of legal system’, advocacy groups say

Campaigners condemn North Dakota jury’s ruling as Greenpeace must pay Energy Transfer at least $660mNever miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.The verdict against the environmental group Greenpeace finding it liable for huge damages to a pipeline company over protests has been described by advocacy groups as a “weaponization of the legal system” and an “assault” on free speech and protest rights.A North Dakota jury decided on Wednesday that Greenpeace will have to pay at least $660m to the pipeline company Energy Transfer and is liable for defamation and other claims over protests in the state in 2016-2017. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Greenpeace must pay more than $650M in case over Dakota Access protest activities, jury finds

A North Dakota jury has found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims in connection with protests against an oil pipeline's construction

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2 w. ago Greenpeace must pay at least $660m over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury

Non-profit, which will appeal decision, says lawsuits like this are aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’A jury in North Dakota has decided that the environmental group Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to the pipeline company Energy Transfer and is liable for defamation and other claims over protests in the state nearly a decade ago.Energy Transfer Partners, a Dallas-based oil and gas company worth almost $70bn, had sued Greenpeace, alleging defamation and orchestrating criminal behavior by protesters at the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016 and 2017, claiming the organization “incited” people to protest by using a “misinformation campaign”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury

Non-profit said in statement lawsuits like this aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’A jury in North Dakota has decided that the environmental group Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to the pipeline company Energy Transfer and is liable over defamation and other claims over protests in the state nearly a decade ago.Energy Transfer Partners, a Dallas-based oil and gas company worth almost $70bn, had sued Greenpeace for $300m defamation and orchestrating criminal behavior by protesters at the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016 and 2017, claiming the organization “incited” people to protest by using a “misinformation campaign”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man City's latest WAG Maya Jama spotted cheering on beau Ruben Dias at Etihad

Love Island star Maya Jama was spotted cheering on her beau Ruben Dias as she posted a video of her and friends dancing in a box at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium

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3 w. ago North Dakota lawmaker became disoriented by darkness before plane crash that killed 4

Federal aviation investigators say a deadly 2023 Utah plane crash was likely caused by the North Dakota lawmaker piloting the aircraft who became disoriented as he took off at night without turning on the runway lights

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3 w. ago F1 star Lando Norris in Welsh city for 'worst day of the year' as he releases 'brutal' video

The McClaren driver was put through his paces in a 'gruesome' session at Swansea University

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3 w. ago South Dakota law raises questions about future of massive Midwest pipeline

A new law in South Dakota prohibiting the use of eminent domain to acquire land for carbon capture pipelines challenges the viability of a proposed project snaking through five Midwest states

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3 w. ago Rapper had no idea 'stripper' in racy music video was actually a New York City cop

Those behind the video say they had no idea the dancer they recruited from the casting agency was one of NYPD's finest - Melissa Mercado, a seven-year police veteran

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4 w. ago South Dakota action threatens massive carbon dioxide pipeline proposed for Midwest

South Dakota's governor signed a bill into law Thursday that bans the taking of private property for building carbon dioxide pipelines

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