Jeffrey Epstein, the financier facing charges of sex trafficking involving dozens of underage girls, was found unconscious in a Manhattan jail cell with injuries to his neck, media reported late on Wednesday, citing unidentified sources. US financier Jeffrey Epstein charged with sex trafficking Jailed financier accused of sex trafficking seeks house arrest in mansion Epstein was found by guards sprawled on the floor of cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on Wednesday, media reported. Some media reported that his face appeared blue. The billionaire financier was taken to hospital, the New York Post reported, but it was unclear where he was taken or what his condition was. It was not clear how he suffered his injuries. Neither a representative for the correctional center nor Epstein's attorney returned calls or email inquiries from Reuters. Epstein was recently denied bail, a move his lawyers plan to appeal according to a court notice made public on Tuesday. Epstein was … [Read more...] about Billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein found injured in jail cell
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News NBA: Williamson sues to escape marketing deal
A week before he likely will be selected No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft, Zion Williamson filed a lawsuit Thursday in an attempt to nullify a marketing agreement he signed on April 20, ESPN reported. The suit, brought in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, alleges the deal that the former Duke star reached with Gina Ford and Prime Sports Marketing violates North Carolina law. According to the filing, the contract between the parties included a clause that the deal could not be broken for five years, which Williamson's attorneys maintain is illegal in North Carolina. The lawsuit also calls the Prime Sports contract a violation of North Carolina's Uniform Athlete Agents Act, arguing that Prime Sports is not certified by the National Basketball Players Association or an agent that is registered to represent athletes in North Carolina or Florida. The suit also states that when Williamson told Prime Sports on May 31 that he was canceling the contract, the … [Read more...] about News NBA: Williamson sues to escape marketing deal
Barr contempt citation heats up House’s dispute with Trump
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By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro And Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press Thu., May 9, 2019 WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the Democrats’ extraordinary legal battle with the Trump administration over access to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia report. The vote Wednesday capped a day of ever-deepening dispute between congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump, who for the first time invoked the principle of executive privilege, claiming the right to block lawmakers from the full report on Mueller’s probe of Russian interference to help Trump in the 2016 election. Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler of New York declared the action by Trump’s Justice Department a clear new sign of the president’s “blanket defiance” of Congress’ constitutional rights to conduct oversight. “We did not relish doing this, … [Read more...] about Barr contempt citation heats up House’s dispute with Trump
Barr skips House hearing; Pelosi accuses him of lying
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By Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press Thu., May 2, 2019 WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr skipped a House hearing Thursday on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia report, escalating an already acrimonious battle between Democrats and President Donald Trump’s Justice Department. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Barr had already lied to Congress in other testimony and called that a “crime.” Democrats raised the prospect of holding Barr in contempt after the department also missed the House Judiciary Committee deadline to provide it with a full, unredacted version of Mueller’s report and its underlying evidence. Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler of New York said that if the attorney general doesn’t provide the committee “with the information it demands and the respect that it deserves, Mr. Barr’s moment of accountability will come soon enough.” Barr’s decision to avoid the hearing, made … [Read more...] about Barr skips House hearing; Pelosi accuses him of lying
Peloton sues music publishers, alleging anticompetitive behavior
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By Anne Steele WSJ Tues., April 30, 2019 Peloton Interactive Inc. sued a group of music publishers and an industry trade organization, alleging they engaged in anticompetitive behavior by banding together to extract unfair licensing terms for music used on Peloton’s video-streaming stationary exercise bikes. Peloton’s action Tuesday is a countersuit to a lawsuit filed last month in which the publishers, including Downtown Music Publishing, Pulse Music Publishing, Ole and Peermusic, allege Peloton infringed on copyrights by failing to obtain licenses for some compositions played in its video-streamed fitness classes. Peloton removed classes using the works in question—including hits from Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani, Drake and Lady Gaga—following the publishers’ suit. Danielle Aguirre, general counsel for the National Music Publishers’ Association, which represents the publishers, called Peloton’s suit “an attempt to … [Read more...] about Peloton sues music publishers, alleging anticompetitive behavior