NYTIMES (Sarah Kliff) - Ferraris and Shell Companies: Five Charged in Medicare Fraud Schemes
The Justice Department is taking aim at pricey “skin substitutes,” an overused wound care treatment that cost the government $10 billion in 2024.
ABCNEWS - Supreme Court sides with Michigan county in a tax foreclosure case
The Supreme Court has rejected an effort to reshape tax foreclosure sales to allow the original owners to keep more money when homes are sold to recoup unpaid taxes
NYTIMES (Julia Jacobs) - Photos Behind Kennedy Center Tarps Show No Sign of Trump’s Name
Images circulated by an activist group reveal bare marble where President Trump’s name once resided. The Kennedy Center previously told a federal judge it had been removed.
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NYTIMES (Abbie VanSickle) - Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Claiming Cisco Systems Helped China Target Falun Gong
The court’s decision could have broader implications for whether companies can be held liable for aiding in international human rights abuses.
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NYTIMES (Ann E. Marimow) - Supreme Court Bars Lawsuit After Prison Guards Shaved Inmate’s Dreadlocks
Damon Landor, a Rastafarian, tried to sue Louisiana prison officials for violating his religious rights.
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NYTIMES (Peter S. Goodman and Finbarr O’Reilly) - The Iran War’s Persistent Threat to Farmers in Poor Countries
A reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would do little to swiftly ease the pain inflicted by higher prices for fertilizer, food and fuel in Ivory Coast.
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ABCNEWS - WATCH: Messi makes World Cup history
Lionel Messi scored a record number of World Cup goals as he approaches his 39th birthday.
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NYTIMES (Devlin Barrett) - Justice Dept. Withdraws Grand Jury Subpoenas of Journalists
The administration backed down after the news organizations, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, fought them in sealed filings.
NYTIMES (Erika Solomon) - After Wars and False Starts, Cautious Optimism for U.S.-Iran Talks
Tehran and Washington face myriad negotiating pitfalls. But both sides are exhausted and running out of options. They may finally need a deal.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Justin Jouvenal) - Supreme Court says Rastafarian can’t sue prison officials over shorn dreadlocks
The ruling is a departure from a series of decisions by the justices expanding religious freedoms in recent terms.