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New York’s Notorious ‘Night-Life’ Lawyer Found Dead In Car Outside Parents’ Home

Salvatore Strazzullo earned the nickname “Night-Life Lawyer” given his penchant for taking on cases involving celebrities and embarrassing circumstances. Salvatore Strazzullo, the New York City lawyer notorious for his colourful client roster and personal scandals, was found dead in his car outside his parents’ Brooklyn home on Saturday. He was 52. The circumstances surrounding his […]

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US: Lawyer Gets Caught On Camera Trying to Smuggle Goods To Inmate

A lawyer sneaking phones or drugs to their clients in prison would make for a good high stakes scene in a tv show, but what actual lawyer would think to try something like that? Daniel Dale, that’s who! ABA Journal has coverage: Daniel Sidney Dale, 49, of Terry, Mississippi, has been charged with two counts

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Kenya starvation cult leader pleads not guilty

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The leader of a Kenyan cult who allegedly encouraged over 400 followers to starve themselves to death has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, in one of the worst-ever cases of cult-related mass deaths. Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie appeared in court in the coastal city of Mombasa alongside 94 other suspects on Monday. Mr Mackenzie was

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Google’s online search monopoly is illegal, US judge rules

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A US judge has ruled Google acted illegally to crush its competition and maintain a monopoly on online search and related advertising. The landmark decision on Monday is a major blow to Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and could reshape how technology giants do business. Google was sued by the US Department of Justice in 2020

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Sweden’s ‘snitch law’ immigration plan prompts alarm across society

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Doctors, social workers and librarians are among those in Sweden who have sounded the alarm over a proposal being explored by a government-appointed committee that would force public sector workers to report undocumented people to authorities. The proposal – which has been referred to as the “snitch law” by some – was among the many

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Bangladesh’s chief justice resigns after fresh protests at Supreme Court

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Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan handed in his resignation on Saturday, two days after Bangladesh’s new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was sworn in. The resignation came after fresh protests broke out on the premises of the Supreme Court, with demonstrators calling for top judges to step down. Bangladesh’s Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan

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Paris Olympics: IOC says US gymnast Chiles must hand back bronze after court ruling

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American gymnast Jordan Chiles will have to return her bronze medal from the women’s artistic gymnastics floor exercise final at the Paris Games, the International Olympic Committee announced on Sunday. The decision comes less than 24 hours after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled the IOC should strip Chiles of her Olympic bronze,

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Texas man sentenced to 40 years in prison for brutal murder of newlywed wife

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Anggy Diaz and Jared Dicus married in October 2022. Just a few months later, Dicus brutally murdered Diaz. A Texas man has been sentenced to four decades in prison after brutally murdering his wife, just months after the couple married. District Court Judge Gary Chaney sentenced Jared James Dicus, 23, to 40 years behind bars

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UK Immigration lawyers ‘at risk’ amid far-right threats to target advice centres

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Police chiefs announce deployment of extra 2,200 riot officers as list of 60 immigration centres circulated online Immigration lawyers have been warned to take extra security measures or stay away from work amid far-right threats to target their firms, with legal groups blaming political attacks on the profession for fuelling abuse. The Law Society and

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Rolls-Royce to give each worker £700 in shares

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Rolls-Royce is to give every employee shares worth about £700 in the company following a revival. The engineering giant announced in an internal memo that it would gift 150 shares to its 42,000 workers worldwide. The news comes after the Derby-based company, which makes jet engines, announced profits of £1.1bn in the first half of

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