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A U.S. jury on Tuesday concluded that a former Haitian mayor should pay $15.5 million over allegations he led a brutal campaign against his political opponents that involved murdering and torturing them. A federal jury in Boston found Jean Morose Viliena liable on claims arising out of a long-running lawsuit by three Haitian citizens who accused him of persecuting them or their relatives during his time as mayor of the rural town of Les Irois. The $15.5 million awarded to David Boniface, Juders Yseme, and Nissage Martyr includes $11 million in punitive damages, according to their lawyers at the human rights group the Center for Justice and Accountability.
Superstar stylist Law Roach opened up about his long-time client and collaborator Zendaya's reaction to his retirement during an appearance on Emily Ratajkowski's podcast HighLow with EmRata
Residents of a Louisiana parish located in the heart of a cluster of polluting petrochemical factories filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday raising allegations of civil rights, environmental justice and religious liberty violations. The lawsuit names St. James Parish as the defendant and says the parish council approved the construction of several factories in two Black districts of the parish that emit harmful amounts of toxic chemicals. It said the pollution negatively affected the health of the area's Black residents.
The police chief in New Haven, Connecticut, recommended Tuesday that four officers be fired for mistreating a Black man who became paralyzed from the chest down last year in a police van that braked suddenly. Police Chief Karl Jacobson's recommendations in the case of Richard “Randy” Cox now go to the city's police commissioners, who have the sole authority to fire officers. “The message to the community is that we will be transparent and we will be accountable, and we will hold our officers accountable," Jacobson said at a news conference at police headquarters.
President Joe Biden issued his first veto on a block on a climate investing rule. A two-thirds majority of Congress could override Biden’s veto.
WILMINGTON, Del., March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acorn Energy, Inc. (OTCQB: ACFN), a provider of remote monitoring and control solutions for stand-by power generators, gas pipelines, air compressors, and other critical industrial equipment today announced the appointment of buy-side investor Peter Rabover, CFA, to its board of directors. Mr. Rabover is the Managing Director of Artko Capital, LP, a partnership focused on microcap investments that he founded in 2015. Artko Capital has been an
U.S. policymakers should avoid a "knee jerk" reaction in considering changes to bank deposit insurance guarantees in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank's failure, the head of Utah lender Zions Bank told Reuters on Tuesday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, speaking at a banking industry summit in Washington on Tuesday, had pledged to safeguard deposits at smaller U.S. banks and intervene if needed. When asked if the cap on deposit insurance coverage should be raised, Zions President and CEO Scott Anderson said any such changes should be carefully considered.
The species is the most endangered of the three types of zebra.
Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed a law that criminalises identifying as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence. More than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex relations. The new law appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ), according to rights group Human Rights Watch.
Bald eagles in Washing ton have transitioned from feeding along rivers birds to patrolling farms — feasting on dead cows rather than dead salmon.
It is fair to say that Boris Johnson has not always seen eye to eye with the legal profession.
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A federal jury on Tuesday ruled in favor of three men who said in a lawsuit that the former mayor of their small town in Haiti subjected them or their relatives to a campaign of political persecution that included a killing, attempted killings and torture. The jury in U.S. District Court in Boston also awarded the plaintiffs more than $15 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Jean Morose Viliena, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. who now lives in Malden, Massachusetts, was sued in 2017 by three Haitian citizens who say they or their relatives were persecuted by him and his political allies.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed longtime Philadelphia Eagles guard Isaac Seumalo to a three-year, $24 million contract. The deal, announced Tuesday, fortifies the interior of the Steelers offensive line as Pittsburgh builds around second-year quarterback Kenny Pickett. The 29-year-old Seumalo, a Hawaii native who played at Oregon State, started 60 games across seven seasons with the Eagles, who selected him in the third round of the 2016 draft. Seumalo appeared in 81 games
After four solid seasons with Phoenix, Mikal Bridges was regarded as a nice 3-and-D player. But the Nets believed he could be more, and their faith is being rewarded with All-Star-level play.
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Two deadly shootings, motives unclear. Hundreds of arrests. Dozens of guns confiscated. Emergency city commission meetings.
It was a bit more than 6 months ago when the G-7 announced a novel plan to try and cap the price of Russian oil worldwide.
The Foundation Supply building at 1801 N. Tryon St. last sold in 2018 to Texas-based Artesia Real Estate Investments for $8.8 million.