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(The Center Square) — New York is leading a coalition of Northeast states in suing the Trump administration to block agreements with two energy companies that would scrap several offshore wind projects, claiming taxpayer money is being used to pay off the companies.
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(Legal Newsline) – ESPN is allowed to refute claims it was involved in an “outlandish money grab” when World Wrestling Entertainment switched to its streaming service.
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(The Center Square) – A hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 24 involving a bond request from Paramount Skydance amid its legal battles over a proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery that could put state governments on the hook for nearly $2 billion.
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(The Center Square) – In response to a lawsuit from 12 Democratic state attorneys general attempting to stop the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, Paramount is requesting a $1.88 billion bond from the coalition of state officials.
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–(The Center Square) – While visiting the Johnson Space Cente Friday, President Donald Trump announced and signed an executive order to establish the Space Force Academy.
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(The Center Square) – “No serious dispute” is possible against an arrangement of seashells spelling out 86 47 on a North Carolina beach as a potential threat against President Donald Trump, says the U.S. Department of Justice.
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(The Center Square) – The nation’s two largest teachers' unions directed thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to Democratic members of key congressional education committees, according to federal campaign finance records reviewed by The Center Square.
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(The Center Square) — Voters in Connecticut and Vermont went to the polls Tuesday to decide primary races that showcased Democrats’ struggle between moderates and its progressive left wing and demands for generational change in Congress.
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(The Center Square) — New York, Connecticut and Vermont are violating federal law by allowing “illegal aliens” to pay lower in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities, the Department of Justice claims in a new round of lawsuits targeting the policies.
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(The Center Square) — A Connecticut children's hospital has agreed to stop offering pediatric "gender affirming care" after reaching a settlement with the Department of Justice following an investigation.
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(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon issued a letter to university presidents and board members to reaffirm their commitment to academic excellence and to outline reforms aimed at restoring confidence in higher education.
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(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court is set to revisit its gun law precedent in the upcoming term as it deals with cases on assault weapons bans.
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(The Center Square) — New York Attorney General Leticia James is leading a group of Democrats suing the Trump administration over a requirement to turn over personal information about SNAP recipients.
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