The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case that could have major implications for the way websites rank content. The case involves a lawsuit brought by the family of Nohemi Gonzalez, who was killed in a 2015 ISIS attack, against Google for its automatic recommendations of user content. During the hearing, justices questioned how to protect websites from liability for content they do not create or control, while still exposing harmful content to liability. The court's decision could have a major impact on the way websites rank content.
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US military forces conducted a successful raid in northeast Syria on Thursday night, resulting in the death of a senior ISIS leader and the injury of four US service members and a working dog. Three of the service members are in a stable condition, while the fourth has returned to duty. The US and its allies have been successful in driving ISIS out of most of the territory it once held.
On Wednesday night, a U.S. military operation in northern Somalia killed a senior leader of the Islamic State terrorist group, Bilal al-Sudani, and 10 other ISIS fighters. The operation was part of a larger effort to target and eliminate ISIS leaders and operatives in the region, and was successful with no civilian casualties. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said al-Sudani was responsible for fostering the growing presence of ISIS in Africa and funding the group's operations worldwide.
On Monday, the federal trial of Sayfullo Saipov began in Manhattan federal court. Saipov, an Uzbek immigrant, is accused of driving a rented pickup truck…