Trump Argues That His Immunity Extends to E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuits The president, who was found liable for sexually abusing the writer E. Jean Carroll, is contending that he doesn’t have to pay the $83 million he owes for defaming her.

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Trump’s Energy Pick, Chris Wright, Argues Fossil Fuels Are Virtuous Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, says oil, gas and coal are key to solving global poverty. Some call that misleading.

The Police Killing of Sonya Massey Argues for Alternatives to Reform Until we narrow the scope of what police officers can do, we’ll continue to see officers bring violence into situations that don’t require it.

Vitalik Buterin Argues Against Supporting Political Candidates Based Only On ‘Pro-Crypto’ Stances

Royals manager argues for Lugo as AL starter Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro lobbied for Royals right-hander Seth Lugo to start Tuesday’s All-Star Game for the American League.

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U-M takes fight to court, argues ‘irreparable harm’ Attorneys representing Michigan and football coach Jim Harbaugh filed a breach of contract complaint Friday night and also filed an additional motion seeking a temporary restraining order that would enable Harbaugh to coach Saturday at Penn State.

Sundar Pichai argues in court that Google isn’t evil, it’s just a business Photo: Getty ImagesYou might not expect an antitrust trial focused on Google’s overwhelming dominance in the year 2023 to spend a lot of time talking about Internet Explorer circa 2005. But you’d be wrong. Google CEO Sundar Pichai spent a good chunk of Monday in a DC courtroom, testifying as part of the ongoing US v. Google antitrust trial. He s…

Op-ed: We cannot allow AI to make Big Tech even bigger, argues Steve Case AOL co-founder and venture capitalist Steve Case worries that the government will allow Big Tech to pull the ladder up behind it when it comes to AI innovation.

In Antitrust Trial, Google Argues That Smart Employees Explain Its Success While the Justice Department says Google has squeezed partners and made expensive deals to maintain its search dominance, the company has a more genteel story to tell.

In ‘When Religion Hurts You,’ a psychotherapist argues religious trauma is trauma (RNS) — For too long, says Laura Anderson in her new book, most clinical dialogue suggested that to heal from religious harm, you just needed to become an atheist.  The post In ‘When Religion Hurts You,’ a psychotherapist argues religious trauma is trauma appeared first on Religion News Service.

Coinbase’s Attempt to End SEC Lawsuit Should Be Rejected, U.S. Regulator Argues “To distract from the fatal flaws in its legal arguments, Coinbase cries foul and seeks to blame the SEC for its current legal predicament,” the SEC said in a Tuesday court filing.

First Mover Americas: Circle Argues Stablecoins Aren’t Securities in Response to SEC’s Binance Lawsuit The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Sept. 29, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Circle Intervenes in Binance’s SEC Case, Argues Stablecoins Aren’t Securities Stablecoins alone can’t be considered securities, argues the USDC issuer, supported by former commodities regulator Heath Tarbert.

Op-ed: FTC’s crackdown against Amazon is necessary for long-term innovation, startup investor argues The government must recognizes that new market entrants can’t compete if the existing giants are allowed to deploy whatever competitive practices they want.

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Argues for Blockchain ‘Privacy Pools’ to Weed Out Criminals The paper argues for “privacy pools,” a blockchain tech feature that would enhance the privacy of user’s transactions while also distinguishing criminal activity from innocent funds.

Apple Argues iMessage Isn’t Popular Enough in the EU to Be Regulated Apple argues that iMessage is not sufficiently popular to be classified as a “gatekeeper” under EU law, the Financial Times reports. The discussion comes ahead of the publication of the first list of services to be regulated by the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The legislation introduces new rules that apply to tech giants that meet its “gatekeepe…

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Coinbase argues it doesn’t trade securities, so the SEC’s lawsuit should be dismissed Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeCoinbase is asking a judge to dismiss the Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against it. In a motion filed on Friday, Coinbase maintains that it doesn’t trade securities, rendering the SEC’s arguments invalid. The SEC sued Coinbase in June, alleging that the crypto exchange broke securities laws b…