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Trump Hacker Wants Charges Dropped Due to Prez Encouraging Hacking

Authorities claim private investigator Jordan Hamlett used an online student loan application tool to try to obtain then-candidate Donald Trump’s tax data. So reports Politico.

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The Honest Company in $1.55M Settlement for Misleading Customers

The Honest Company agreed to cough up $1.55 million to settle a class action suit after the company was accused of misleading customers about ingredients in some of its cleaning products. So reports CNN Wire Service.

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Woman Charged with Manslaughter for Encouraging Suicide  

A Massachusetts woman stands accused of manslaughter for allegedly playing a “sick game” and encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself via text message. So reports the Associated Press.

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New HHS Contraceptive Rule May Spark Litigation, Unlikely to Settle Existing Cases

A proposed regulation, recently made public, has put religious observers and anti-discrimination advocates on opposite sides of the policy suggested by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  

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Spotify to Dole Out $43M in Rightsholders Settlement

Spotify will pay $43.4 million to settle a copyright lawsuit after the company was accused of distributing songs without paying for “mechanical licenses.” So reports Forbes.

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Portland Train Slasher Goes on Tirade During Arraignment

Jeremy Joseph Christian, who was charged in the fatal stabbing of two men who intervened when Christian allegedly began shouting religious slurs at women who appeared to be Muslim, was said to have gone on a courtroom tirade yelling about “free speech” during his arraignment. So reports America Online.

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NJ Mosque Project to Move Forward, Organizers to Recoup $3.25M

The Islamic Society of Basking Ridge will collect attorney’s fees and damages and be permitted to construct a mosque after initially being denied. So reports Time.

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Charges Dropped After NHL Catfish Toss Prank

After initially bringing charges against a Stanley Cup Final’s spectator for tossing a dead fish onto the ice, prosecutors made an about face. So reports the Associated Press.

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