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'Manifest' finds new streaming home at Netflix as NBC abandons supernatural drama series after Season 3
'Manifest' finds new streaming home at Netflix as NBC abandons supernatural drama series after Season 3
Netflix decided to revive NBC's 'Manifest' with a fourth and final season soon after the network canceled the show
2023-06-03 18:35
German court convicts, fines Jesuit priest over climate protest
German court convicts, fines Jesuit priest over climate protest
A German court has convicted a Jesuit priest of coercion in connection with a climate protest last year and ordered him to pay a small fine
2023-05-16 22:06
Felony convictions vacated for 4 former Navy officers in sprawling 'Fat Leonard' bribery scandal
Felony convictions vacated for 4 former Navy officers in sprawling 'Fat Leonard' bribery scandal
Felony convictions have been vacated for four former Navy officers in a sprawling bribery scandal due to prosecutorial misconduct
2023-09-07 08:25
Pink left stunned after fan throws mum's ashes on stage during concert
Pink left stunned after fan throws mum's ashes on stage during concert
Pink was left stunned during a London festival performance over the weekend, when a fan threw a packet of their deceased mum's ashes onto the stage. The singer, who played at Hyde Park's British Summer Time, appeared to clarify with the fan that what she'd just seen was exactly as it seemed, and was left to discover it was all very real. "I don’t know how to feel about that...I have to say that was a first", she admitted to the crowd. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter
2023-06-27 17:19
NYC pension funds and state of Oregon sue Fox over 2020 election coverage
NYC pension funds and state of Oregon sue Fox over 2020 election coverage
New York City’s pension funds and the state of Oregon are suing Fox Corporation over Fox News' 2020 election coverage
2023-09-13 10:04
Iowa governor settles open records lawsuit filed by media groups
Iowa governor settles open records lawsuit filed by media groups
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by journalists and open government advocates who sought to require her office to respond to public record requests, and a state panel agreed Wednesday to pay more than $100,000 in attorney fees. Reynolds settled the lawsuit about two months after the Iowa Supreme Court refused to dismiss the case filed by two media organizations and a nonprofit advocacy group. The court unanimously rejected the governor's argument that her office wasn't required to respond in a timely manner to record requests and that she could bypass the state's open records law by simply ignoring the requests. The organizations filed the lawsuit in 2021, claiming the governor had violated Iowa’s open records law by ignoring government record requests. The reporters had emailed the governor’s office with eight different open-record requests between April 2020 and April 2021 and renewed each request at least once. In each case, they received no response until filing a lawsuit in December 2021. In a statement, the governor's office acknowledged the settlement but said problems stemmed from demands during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID-19 response put unprecedented demands on the governor’s team to meet the immediate needs of Iowans," Kollin Crompton, the governor's deputy communications director, said in a statement. "As a result, responses to requests were unintentionally delayed, which is not acceptable. Our office has assessed our internal processes and we continue to reevaluate the process to improve timeliness.” Earlier Wednesday, the State Appeal Board approved $135,000 to cover legal fees for the organizations, though the one Democrat on the three-member board objected. Auditor Rob Sand said state law intends that those who violate the open records law should pay fees related to the violation and a fine. The settlement, he noted, pays the fees with public money and doesn't include a fine. “These insiders have no shame," Sand said in a statement. “They abuse your rights, and then want to use your money to pay for having abused you.” The organization are the liberal-leaning Bleeding Heartland blog, Iowa Capital Dispatch and Iowa Freedom of Information Council, which focuses on open government issues. The ACLU of Iowa, which represented the organizations, said the settlement will be official later this month when the court accepts the agreement. The ACLU said the agreement also required a year of judicial oversight over the governor's office's compliance with the state open records law as well as court fees. The governor also settled separate lawsuits filed by an attorney who sued after not receiving records about COVID-19 testing contracts. The State Appeal Board approved about $40,000 to settle that case. Read More Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide
2023-06-22 06:29
Phallus and the boar: Turkey digs yield clues to human history
Phallus and the boar: Turkey digs yield clues to human history
The dry expanses of southeastern Turkey, home to some of humanity's most ancient sites, have yielded fresh discoveries in the form of a stone...
2023-10-15 15:20
Appeals court upholds Josh Duggar's conviction for downloading child sex abuse images
Appeals court upholds Josh Duggar's conviction for downloading child sex abuse images
A federal appeals court has upheld Josh Duggar's conviction for downloading child sexual abuse images
2023-08-08 04:20
Canada M&A activity improves, but dealmakers uncertain on second-half outlook
Canada M&A activity improves, but dealmakers uncertain on second-half outlook
By Maiya Keidan TORONTO Canadian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) volumes picked up in the second quarter driven primarily
2023-07-06 17:14
Reverence Seeks Buyer for $2.5 Billion Stake in Osaic
Reverence Seeks Buyer for $2.5 Billion Stake in Osaic
Reverence Capital Partners, the financial-services focused private equity group, is seeking buyers for a minority stake in Osaic,
2023-12-02 06:07
How did Tony Bennett die? Master pop vocalist known for signature 1962 hit 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco' dies at 96
How did Tony Bennett die? Master pop vocalist known for signature 1962 hit 'I Left My Heart in San Francisco' dies at 96
Tony Bennett was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016, but continued performing and recording until 2021
2023-07-21 21:52
UN experts urge Mexico to stamp out extortion of migrants
UN experts urge Mexico to stamp out extortion of migrants
United Nations experts on Friday called on Mexico to crack down on extortion by police and other officials targeting vulnerable migrants in flagrant...
2023-09-30 08:41