The e-commerce site acted after the Trump administration said it would close a loophole that allowed low-cost Chinese-made items to enter the U.S. without import fees.
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Weinstein Accuser Breaks Down in Tears During Intense Cross-Examination
Miriam Haley and a defense lawyer clashed repeatedly as the disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein’s retrial on sex crime charges continued.
Continue readingFormer Abercrombie C.E.O. Ruled Unfit to Stand Trial for Sex Trafficking
Michael S. Jeffries had been accused of luring male models to secret sex parties. He has dementia, and a judge ruled him to be “mentally incompetent.”
Continue readingIllinois Man Sentenced to 53 Years in Killing of Palestinian American Boy
A jury in suburban Chicago convicted the man of murder and hate crime charges in the 2023 killing of Wadee Alfayoumi, 6. He was the boy’s landlord.
Continue readingHarvard’s Trick for Fighting Trump? A Deep Bench of Conservative Lawyers.
Harvard has hired lawyers connected to conservative Supreme Court justices and President Trump himself to fight its case against the government.
Continue readingIn Texas Borderland, Trump’s Immigration Push Suffers Its Worst Legal Defeat Yet
Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. is a Trump nominee with conservative credentials. But he found White House claims about a Venezuelan gang “invasion” went too far.
Continue readingJustice Amy Coney Barrett Recuses Herself in a Charter School Case
The justice will not participate in oral argument, deliberations or vote. She gave no explanation.
Continue readingHow a $254 Billion Budget Deal Might Become a Battle Plan for Democrats
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York insisted that the state budget, now a month overdue, include measures to increase public safety and lower taxes for all but the wealthy.
Continue readingOverwhelmed? Go See Some Cherry Blossoms.
On the first warm night of spring, at the end of a particularly draining day of work and news, a friend texted to see if I wanted to come over for a drink on her deck. There was an urgency in the message — When? Now! She was gathering whomever might …
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