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'The young ones are the best ones': Meta on trial for alleged effort to hook kids
California launched a salacious opening to its hotly anticipated multistate lawsuit against Meta on Tuesday morning, detailing the tech…
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Instagram boss defends app from witness stand in trial over alleged harms to kids
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge threatened to throw grieving mothers out of court Wednesday if they couldn’t stop crying during…
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Trial starts in L.A. lawsuit alleging Instagram and YouTube knew apps harmed kids
A landmark civil trial that will ask jurors to decide whether social media companies can be held liable for pushing a product that they…
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Ex-Nigeria oil minister in bribery trial spent £2m at Harrods, court hears
More than £2m was spent at Harrods on behalf of a then-Nigerian oil minister accused of accepting bribes from industry figures interested…
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Is social media harmful for kids? Meta and YouTube face trial after TikTok settles suit
TikTok has agreed to settle the first in a series of closely-watched product liability cases, bowing out on the eve of a landmark trial…
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Nigerian officers to face trial over coup-plot allegations
A group of officers in Nigeria are set to face a military court after being accused of "plotting to overthrow the government" of President…
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AfD politician on trial over Nazi song played at his birthday party
A controversial member of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party accused of incitement to hatred and money laundering…
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Should a top Russian archaeologist face trial for digging in occupied Crimea?
A Russian archaeologist detained in Poland is at the centre of an intense debate over the role of museums and experts and the role they…
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Russia sets trial date for German artist over satirical Putin floats
A Russian court has scheduled the first public hearing in a criminal case against German sculptor Jacques Tilly, accused of discrediting…
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Treason trial of South Sudan's suspended VP is further eroding peace deal, UN experts say
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The treason trial of South Sudan’s suspended vice president is further eroding a 2018 peace agreement he signed with…
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Utah Judge allows cameras, for now, in trial of man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old Utah man facing the death penalty for allegedly assassinating rising conservative star Charlie Kirk, made…
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Olympian and other Eritreans freed after 18 years without trial, relatives tell the BBC
Thirteen people held for more than 18 years without trial in Eritrea have been released from a notorious military prison, relatives of the…
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Trial of pro-Palestine activist begins
A woman used social media posts to invite support towards proscribed terrorist organisations, prosecutors have told a court. The trial of…
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Wife and son of Gabon's ousted leader given 20-year jail terms in two-day corruption trial
A court in Gabon has sentenced the former first lady and the son of deposed President Ali Bongo to 20 years in jail following a two-day…
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Daughter of ex-South Africa president Zuma faces trial over deadly riots. Here's what to know
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, appeared in court on Monday for her…
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French trial starts over deaths in sinking of migrant boat
Following the sinking of a refugee boat in the English Channel with seven fatalities, the trial of nine suspected smugglers whose network…
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Yemen's Houthis plan espionage trial for detained UN staff
Yemen's Iranian-aligned Houthis said on Friday they would try detained local UN workers on charges of spying for Israel. The rebel militia…
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Houthis say 43 detained UN staff to face trial over links to Israeli attack
Houthis to put 43 UN staff on trial for alleged links to Israeli strike that killed senior Houthi officials, as the UN demands release of…
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Change of court sought in Maddie McCann suspect trial
German prosecutors are seeking a change of court for a possible new rape trial of the man suspected of involvement in the disappearance of…
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Trump’s DOJ May Have Violated Luigi Mangione’s Right to a Fair Trial
“We have seen the outpouring from parents, teachers, and students, who want to be engaged in the meaningful work going on at Turning…
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Paris court orders trial for far-right activist accused of killing former Argentina rugby star
PARIS (AP) — The Paris court of appeal on Tuesday ordered a man linked with France’s extreme right to stand trial on a charge of murder in…
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East Germany's empty towns try to lure people with 'trial living'
Depopulated towns in Germany's ex-communist east have come up with a novel scheme to bring back life: offering people several weeks of…
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Fears balloon of a return to civil war in South Sudan over treason trial
Fears that South Sudan - the world's youngest nation - could plunge into a new civil war have intensified after the party of suspended…
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Menendez brothers won't get new trial; judge rejects petition over sexual abuse claims
A judge has rejected Erik and Lyle Menendez’s petition for a new trial, ruling that additional evidence that they suffered sexual abuse at…