A federal appeals court ruled that more than 3,000 lawsuits alleging addictive social media design can proceed against Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap. The court rejected the companies’ early Section 230 argument and declined to delay a trial brought by 29 state attorneys general against Meta.
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Todd Blanche was sworn in as U.S. attorney general after the Senate confirmed him 50-49. Trump’s former defense lawyer had served as acting attorney general since April following Pam Bondi’s ouster.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis is standing trial in Las Vegas nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting. Prosecutors say Davis orchestrated the attack and supplied the gun; his defense says his memoir and past statements were fictionalized or unreliable.
A record 230 people reached the UK in a single small boat after crossing the English Channel, surpassing the previous record of 165. Officials condemned smugglers for cramming people onto unsafe vessels while saying overall crossings are down this year.
The Metropolitan Police seized 90 vehicles worth more than £8 million during a weekend crackdown on antisocial driving in Kensington, Chelsea and Hyde Park. The haul included a rare Ferrari Monza SP2 valued at about £3.7 million.
Former Thai lawmaker Chalong Reawraeng was arrested after allegedly shooting a Nonthaburi local government official and the official’s driver. The BBC reported the official died in hospital, while police initially said the victims were being treated and had not confirmed deaths.
Russian regional authorities said a Ukrainian drone attack on Nizhnekamsk in Tatarstan killed at least 12 people and wounded 39. The city is a major oil refining and petrochemical hub deep inside Russia.
Germany’s military confirmed two drones were spotted over a base in Mechernich days after an explosive-laden drone was found at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Germany is the daily target of hybrid warfare, while Russia denied accusations linked to the Leipzig incident.