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Briefing: Employers use your personal data to figure out the lowest salary you'll accept

Strategic angle: A new trend reveals how personal data influences salary negotiations.

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Briefing: Man charged over fatal shooting of baby in pram in New York

Strategic angle: Two men have been arrested over the shooting of a seven-month-old baby in Williamsburg.

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Briefing: A subdued Wisconsin Supreme Court race tilts Democrats’ way

Strategic angle: The Wisconsin Supreme Court race shows signs of favoring Democrats amid a quieter campaign.

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Judge blocks Trump's college admissions data push in 17 states

A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration's efforts to collect college admissions data across 17 states.

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Briefing: Kenya: Energy executives step down amid fuel manipulation probe

Strategic angle: Five senior figures arrested for allegedly exploiting fuel crisis with inflated prices.

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Briefing: 'I’m Still Getting Charged For Things': Woman Rents Car From Hertz. Then They Ghost Her

Strategic angle: A woman's frustrating experience with Hertz highlights issues in customer service and billing.

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Briefing: French-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan denounces 'judicial harassment' as court case looms over social media post

Strategic angle: Rima Hassan will be tried over allegedly 'promoting terrorism' over an X post referring to a Japanese man who carried out a terror attack in Israel in 1972.

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Briefing: US judge upholds block of subpoenas in criminal investigation of Jay Powell

Strategic angle: James Boasberg declines US attorney Jeanine Pirro’s request to revisit earlier decision in probe into Federal Reserve chair.

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Briefing: Supreme Court issues statement that Justice Alito was hospitalized approximately two weeks ago

Strategic angle: Justice Samuel Alito was hospitalized on March 20 out of an abundance of caution and at the recommendation of his security detail.

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Briefing: Judge bats down DOJ bid to revive subpoenas to Fed

Strategic angle: A federal judge has denied the Department of Justice's attempt to reinstate subpoenas aimed at the Federal Reserve.

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Briefing: Double Shot of Privacy's Defender in D.C.

Strategic angle: Join EFF's Executive Director Cindy Cohn as she navigates the privacy battles that have shaped the internet.

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Briefing: French prosecutors open hate speech probe into polarising news channel CNews

Strategic angle: Investigation launched into alleged racist comments made on CNews targeting Saint-Denis mayor.

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Briefing: Meta, Google under attack as court cases bypass 30-year-old legal shield

Strategic angle: Internet platforms have long been able to rely on special protections to avoid liability for what takes place on their sites. But that may be changing.

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Briefing: Paris police ban annual French Muslim event over ‘major terrorist risk’ from far-right groups

Strategic angle: The Annual Gathering of the Muslims of France has been canceled due to concerns over potential far-right violence.

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Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ kids

The Supreme Court's decision challenges state laws against a discredited practice aimed at LGBTQ+ youth.

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Briefing: Even Illinois State Police Can't Afford New Cars

Strategic angle: Seventy-four percent of Americans say new cars are unaffordable, but it's not just individuals who are also feeling the squeeze.

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Briefing: Judge denies UVA QB Morris' request for 7th year

Strategic angle: A Virginia circuit court judge denied Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris' request for a preliminary injunction to play a seventh season on Thursday.

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Briefing: Baby shot dead in pram in New York City, police say

Strategic angle: The seven-month-old child is the unintended victim of a suspected gang-related shooting, officials say.

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Briefing: A Baseless Copyright Claim Against a Web Host—and Why It Failed

Strategic angle: Copyright law is supposed to encourage creativity. Too often, it’s used to extract payouts from others.

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Briefing: French MEP Rima Hassan in French police custody over alleged apology for terrorism

Strategic angle: Hassan, a prominent pro-Palestine activist, faces legal issues for her controversial statements.