This Judge Made Houston the Top Bankruptcy Court. Then He Helped His Girlfriend Cash In. (www.wsj.com)
Law firm Kirkland & Ellis brought multibillion-dollar cases to David R. Jones’s court, aided by a local attorney who lived with the judge; ‘Why did no one look into it?’
Russians behead Ukrainian soldier in Donetsk Oblast (www.pravda.com.ua)
DJI drone ban passes in U.S. House — 'Countering CCP Drones Act' would ban all DJI sales in U.S. if passed in Senate (www.tomshardware.com)
US Government Criticizes Vietnam’s Decision to Host Russia’s Putin (thediplomat.com)
Woman gets fine for owing maid 3 years’ salary in ‘safekeeping’ arrangement - TODAY (www.todayonline.com)
Turns out Corporations aren't made of money they can hand out for unskilled labor - California's $20 Minimum Wage Forces Owner to Shut Down Iconic Arby's After 55 Years: 'Final Nail in the Coffin' (www.thegatewaypundit.com)
Who could have predicted this???...
Mozilla Welcomes Anonym: Privacy Preserving Digital Advertising (blog.mozilla.org)
Palestine's first Olympian Majed Abu Maraheel dies in Gaza (www.siasat.com)
The Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business interests (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business and anti-regulatory interests, declining their invitation to weigh in on a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth....
Philippines accuses Chinese Coast Guard of boarding boats (www.dw.com)
Chinese Coast Guard rammed and boarded Philippine naval boats and confiscated their weapons in the South China Sea, injuring a Filipino soldier, the Philippine military said on Wednesday....
California socialite Rebecca Grossman sentenced to 15 to life for killing 2 kids in crosswalk (www.nbcnews.com)
A wealthy California woman who co-founded a burn center foundation in the Los Angeles area was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Monday for the hit-and-run killings of two children while they were in a crosswalk more than three years ago....
Dozens killed near Sudan’s capital as UN warns of soaring displacement (www.aljazeera.com)
Pro-democracy activists in Sudan say about 40 people have been killed in “violent artillery fire” by paramilitary forces in the twin city of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, as fighting and displacement intensify across the war-ravaged country....