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How a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big Changes

22 October 2026 at 15:33
A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices — and pay up.

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Meta’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg. On Wednesday, a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a record $25 billion penalty for abusing consumer privacy.

Cornell’s Jane Doe Sent Letter to Faculty Senate Ahead of Vote

20 October 2026 at 19:57
In a letter, the former student said she felt “unsupported” after hearing about an exchange between the school president and her sorority sister. Officials disputed her account of the conversation.

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A former Cornell University student who said she was raped at a fraternity in 2024 penned a letter to faculty leaders last week, saying that she did not feel supported by the school’s president, Michael I. Kotlikoff.

When Idaho Banned Abortion, OB-GYNs Fled. The Doctors Who Stayed Are Cracking.

20 October 2026 at 10:00
From childbirth to miscarriages, women’s health care in the state has become increasingly dangerous.

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Ashlie Heywood traveled two hours to deliver her baby at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho.

Trump Golf Course Dispute Sparks Clash Between Judge and DOJ

19 October 2026 at 22:47
Government attorneys sparred with Judge Ana C. Reyes over testimony by several government witnesses about the chain of decisions surrounding East Potomac Golf Links.

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The Interior Department cleared hundreds of trees from East Potomac Golf Links last week, apparently in preparation for larger changes.

At Cornell, a Subdued Scene on First Weekend of Fraternity Party Ban

18 October 2026 at 23:33
The moratorium is among the safety measures that the university put in place following the uproar over a former student’s sexual assault lawsuit.

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The line outside a popular bar in Ithaca’s Collegetown neighborhood was modest on Saturday night.

When a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell’s Jane Doe

After a former student named seven men in a lawsuit saying they had sexually assaulted her, a movement gained steam online to reveal her identity.

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A former Cornell student’s lawsuit accusing members of a fraternity of sexual assault stirred anger and debate at the university and on college campuses nationwide.
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