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US: Texas judge issues ruling, halts approval of medication abortion pill
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A federal judge in Texas ruled on the abortion medicine mifepristone on Friday, stating he would suspend the FDA's two-decade-old approval, CNN reported.
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US antitrust regulator abandons challenge to Meta's acquisition of virtual
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The announcement that the agency was abandoning an administrative proceeding against the deal came less than a month after a federal judge denied the FTC's request for a court order halting Meta's purchase of Within Unlimited.
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US: Federal Judge in Arizona declines restraining order request, allows ac
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A federal judge on Friday refused to ban an activist group from gathering near ballot boxes in Arizona, saying the members' actions did not pose a "real threat" or intimidation and that they had the right to remain in public.
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US federal judge blocks key provisions of New York's new gun law
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 7 (ANI): A US federal judge on Thursday temporarily struck down key parts of a new law in New York that governs gun licensing.
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Former US cop Derek Chauvin gets 21 years for George Floyd's murder
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Former US police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted of the murder of African American man George Floyd, was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on Thursday on federal charges.
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US judge dismisses rape lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Ronaldo had paid the woman USD 375,000 in a settlement after she claimed he raped her in Las Vegas in 2009.
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US jails ex-Coca-Cola engineer for 14 years in China trade secrets case
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 10 (ANI): A woman in the US state of Michigan was sentenced to 14 years in prison for a scheme to steal trade secrets, engage in economic espionage and commit fraud, the US Justice Department said in a statement.
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Netflix's 'Tiger King' fame Joe Exotic gets re-sentenced to 21 years in pr
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): A federal judge has re-sentenced Joe Exotic of Netflix's 'Tiger King' fame to 21 years in prison on Friday, reducing his punishment by one year.
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US judge rejects Facebook's request to dismiss antitrust complaint
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): In a blow to Facebook, US federal judge on Tuesday ruled that US antitrust officials can continue their case to break up Meta, Facebook's parent company.
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Lawsuit against Netflix over '13 Reasons Why' suicide scene dismissed
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): Streaming giant Netflix sought relief after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that was brought by the family of a teenager whose suicide was allegedly triggered by watching the popular show ' 13 Reasons Why'.
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US federal judge temporarily blocks Texas' near-total abortion ban
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Houston [US], October 7 (ANI/Xinhua): A federal judge in the south-central U.S. state of Texas temporarily blocked the state's highly controversial near-total abortion ban.
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US court turns down Trump-era H-1B restrictions on visas for skilled forei
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
California [US], September 18 (ANI): A US federal judge on Wednesday (local time) turned down Trump-era changes to H-1B visa rules that were to deter US companies from replacing American workers with cheaper foreign labour.
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