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NJ high school apologizes for Ramadan note accusing Israel of genocide

A New Jersey school district was forced to apologize this week after an employee shared a Ramadan flyer condemning Israel’s “genocide” against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The infographic about Ramadan, the month-long season of fasting, prayer and reflection in Islam that began Sunday, was sent out Monday by the assistant principal at Columbia High […]

Lawsuit accusing billionaire Leon Black of rape in Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion is dropped

The woman who accused billionaire Leon Black of raping her at disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion 20 years ago has concluded her lawsuit against the Apollo Global Management co-founder. Ta. Cheri Pearson rejected her claims Thursday in a so-called cease-and-desist clause filed in New York state court in Manhattan. The dismissal […]

Judge refuses to toss NYC woman’s lawsuit accusing PediaSure maker of false height claims

A judge rules in a New York City grandmother’s lawsuit for misleading consumers that the company’s PediaSure Grow & Gain energy drink is “clinically proven” to help children grow taller. It rejected Abbott Laboratories’ efforts to dismiss it. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer in Manhattan said Friday that Joan Noriega’s complaint provides “strong, evidence-backed reasons […]

Disney’s lawsuit accusing Ron DeSantis of retaliation tossed

A federal judge on Wednesday accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and members of a state commission of retaliating after Walt Disney criticized the state’s restrictions on classroom discussions of sexuality, according to court filings. Walt Disney’s lawsuit against him was dismissed. “This is an important case with serious implications for the rule of law, and […]