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Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel (Pras) Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funnelling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. Source link

The U.K. government announced that it is banning the resale of concert, sports, and live event tickets above face value. Fans there could be saved from shelling out around $206 million annually for tickets. Source link

The deal settles Warner’s copyright infringement claims against AI music generation platform Udio, and will allow the platform to train its AI on licensed and authorized music from its artists. This agreement closely mirrors one signed weeks ago between Udio and Universal Music Group, and comes as AI generated songs and artists have been increasingly […]

Fire disrupted United Nations climate talks in Brazil on Thursday, forcing evacuations of several buildings with just two scheduled days left and negotiators yet to announce any major agreements. Source link

A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism, spurring outrage among a number of public health and autism experts. Source link

Israeli airstrikes killed five people and wounded 18 others in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, local health authorities said, after Hamas and Israel accused each other of violating an increasingly fragile six-week-old truce. Source link

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Pete Hoekstra accused Canada of interfering in electoral politics south in the U.S. Wednesday night at an event in Ottawa. It was an interesting perspective given that the man who nominated him for a U.S. ambassador role, President Donald Trump, hasn’t exactly been circumspect in talking about foreign elections. Source link

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will meet New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday in what would be the first meeting of the Republican leader with the democratic socialist who won this month’s mayoral election. Source link

When it comes to the Epstein files, there are solid reasons to withold certain information from the public, experts say. However, there are also grey areas that could cause disputes between lawmakers and the U.S. Department of Justice, and which could frustrate those seeking as much information as possible about the case. Source link