City of Louisville agrees to ‘substantial’ settlement in Breonna Taylor shooting

The city of Louisville has agreed to pay Breonna Taylor’s family several millions of dollars as part of a settlement six months after police shot the black EMT dead in her apartment.  Details of the settlement, which will be announced on Tuesday afternoon, is believed to be worth millions of dollars, the Louisville Courier Journal reports.   … Read more

City of Louisville agrees to ‘substantial’ settlement in Breonna Taylor shooting

The city of Louisville has agreed to pay Breonna Taylor’s family several millions of dollars in a settlement six months after police shot the black EMT dead in her apartment.  Details of the settlement, which is expected to be announced later on Tuesday, is believed to be worth millions of dollars, the Louisville Courier Journal reports.   The … Read more

Labour whistleblower settlement in High Court today

The Labour Party today agreed to pay ‘substantial damages’ to seven whistleblowers over ‘defamatory and false allegations’ made after a BBC probe into anti-Semitism.   The move by Sir Keir Starmer’s party, which also apologised to the seven, is part of a settlement aimed at drawing a line under allegations made during Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership that … Read more

Labour whistleblower settlement in High Court today

The Labour Party today agreed to pay ‘substantial damages’ to seven whistleblowers over ‘defamatory and false allegations’ made after a BBC probe into anti-Semitism.   The move by Sir Keir Starmer’s party, which also apologised to the seven, is part of a settlement aimed at drawing a line under allegations made during Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership that … Read more

Six Harvey Weinstein accusers file opposition to $18.9million New York settlement

Six Harvey Weinstein accusers urged a judge to reject an $18.9million settlement with the disgraced movie mogul and the board of his former studio, slamming it as a ‘cruel hoax’ on Monday.    The settlement announced on June 30 would end litigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James and separate class-action litigation, and permit accusers … Read more

Six Harvey Weinstein accusers file opposition to $18.9million New York settlement

Six Harvey Weinstein accusers urged a judge to reject an $18.9million settlement with the disgraced movie mogul and the board of his former studio, slamming it as a ‘cruel hoax’ on Monday.    The settlement announced on June 30 would end litigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James and separate class-action litigation, and permit accusers … Read more

Are you a victim of ‘batterygate?’ Users with older iPhones may be eligible for a $25 settlement

Are you a victim of ‘batterygate?’ Users with older iPhones may be eligible for a $25 settlement if their device was covertly slowed by the tech giant Apple came under fire in 2017 for covertly slowing older iPhone devices The move was to force users into purchasing the latest smartphone Earlier this year, the firm … Read more

800AD Iceland Viking settlement discovery may rewrite history

Ancient Viking settlement found in Iceland dates back to 800 AD and challenges records of the first colonists who arrived nearly 75 years later Two Viking longhouses were unearthed in an eastern region of Iceland The oldest was built in 800 and was used as a seasonal hunting camp The younger one was created some … Read more

Facebook settlement suggests HALF of company’s moderators developed mental health issues from work

Facebook settlement suggests about HALF of the company’s moderators developed mental health issues as a result of their work removing graphic content from the platform A lawsuits suggests one in two Facebook moderators suffers from mental health issues as a result of their job Attorneys and mental health experts came to the conclusion when assessing a … Read more