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business9 days ago•19 min saved

Trump’s Hollywood Windfall Revealed in New Financial Disclosure

Trump’s latest financial disclosure shows he earned millions from Hollywood last year, including a $10.7 million license for the Melania documentary, a $521,000 memoir payment, and residuals from TV/film appearances, along with sizable settlements from ABC, Paramount, Meta, and YouTube. The filing also details stock holdings across major entertainment companies and a small, previously contemplated tender of Warner Bros. Discovery shares to Paramount during DOJ reviews, highlighting financial ties between his entertainment interests and his presidency.

via The Hollywood Reporter|

#business #financial-disclosure #hollywood

world26 days ago•2 min saved

London Synagogue Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Israel Real Estate Event Tied to Settlements

A legal notice has been sent to Edgware United Synagogue over hosting the Great Israeli Real Estate Event, alleged to promote property sales in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories and linked to illegal settlements. The venue and potential protests are under scrutiny, with ICJP warning hosting the event could confer legitimacy on settlements. Sponsors’ listings include companies active in settlements. More than 100 MPs urged cancellation, and the government says it will issue updated guidance on avoiding settlement-related ventures; London Mayor Khan said any criminality would be assessed by the Met Police.

via Middle East Eye|

#israel-palestine #london #real-estate

politics27 days ago•2 min saved

UK MPs urge cancellation of London event promoting settlement land sales

Nearly 100 UK MPs and peers have signed a letter urging the government to cancel the London ‘Great Israeli Real Estate Event,’ which advertises land sales in Israeli settlements and could implicate the UK in international war crimes. The event’s location is secret; Amnesty International UK and London’s mayor have called for blocking it, and the Met is being asked to review potential action under a Serious Crime Prevention Order. Previous reporting linked sponsors to companies involved in settlements, and rights groups argue the settlements are illegal under international law.

via Middle East Eye|

#amnesty-international #international-law #israel-palestine

crime-and-justice1 month ago•179 min saved

Ohio State approves $100 million settlement over Strauss abuse survivors

Ohio State University’s board ratified a $100 million settlement with 279 of the 280 former students who alleged abuse by campus doctor Richard Strauss, bringing the total paid to 304 survivors and more than $60 million to date after earlier agreements. Strauss abused students from 1978 to 1998 and died by suicide in 2005; investigations found staff failures and prompted hundreds of lawsuits. Mediation continues as details are finalized.

via CNN|

#crime-and-justice #higher-education #ohio-state-university

politics1 month ago•5 min saved

Ball State Pays $225K in Free-Speech Settlement Over Charlie Kirk Post

Ball State University will pay $225,000 to a former health-care administrator who was fired after criticizing Charlie Kirk on Facebook, a settlement the ACLU of Indiana says upholds protected private speech by a public employee. The case is part of a broader wave of Kirk-related disputes and settlements that highlight tensions over speech outside the workplace in higher education and public institutions.

via The New York Times|

#ball-state-university #charlie-kirk #first-amendment

world1 month ago•1 min saved

West Warns Settlement Push Threatens Two-State Path and International Law

A coalition of Western leaders from Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Britain issued a joint statement opposing Israel’s settlement expansion in the West Bank, warning that projects like the E1 plan would split Judea and Samaria and violate international law, and calling for halting construction, investigating alleged settler violence and security-forces abuses, respecting the Hashemite custodianship of Al‑Aqsa and the status quo, and lifting Palestinian financial restrictions as part of their support for a two-state solution. The statement also noted potential legal consequences for leaders involved in settlement activities and referenced Bezalel Smotrich’s announced Bedouin-outpost demolition tied to E1.

via Israel National News|

#international-law #jerusalem #settlements

world1 month ago•2 min saved

World Leaders Urge End to West Bank Settlement Expansion and Recommit to Two-State Peace

A joint statement by leaders from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands condemns the deterioration in the West Bank, denounces settlement expansion as a breach of international law (notably the E1 plan), calls for accountability for settler violence and a lifting of Palestinian Authority financial restrictions, and reiterates commitment to a negotiated two-state solution with secure, recognized borders and status quo protections for Jerusalem.

via GOV.UK|

#international-law #palestinian-economy #settlements

world1 month ago•15 min saved

Settler expansion redefines the West Bank, transforming land and daily life

A field report from Ramallah to Nablus documents how Israeli settlers, backed by a new Settlement Administration led by Bezalel Smotrich, are expanding outposts, building roads, and arming themselves, effectively displacing Palestinians and reshaping land. With barrier gates, recurring attacks, and hilltop outposts from Turmus Ayya to Burqa, the article portrays a deliberate program of land seizure and intimidation that international law deems illegal, aided by government funding and political power. Palestinians face thousands displaced and hundreds killed since 2023, while resistance and memory of martyrs endure.

via Middle East Eye|

#land-seizure #palestinians #settlements

world-news2 months ago•14 min saved

West Bank shops razed to clear land for settlements-linked road

Israeli bulldozers demolished about 50 Palestinian shops in al-Eizariya on the West Bank edge to clear land for a settlement-linked road, part of the broader E1 plan. Israel says the road will serve Palestinian communities and ease congestion, while Palestinians and rights groups say it will divert Palestinian traffic from a major Israeli highway and isolate Palestinian towns, undermining any potential contiguous Palestinian state; demolition notices had been issued days earlier and appeals to Israel’s Supreme Court were filed before the demolitions proceeded.

via AP News|

#demolitions #e1-road #israel

world2 months ago•4 min saved

EU sanctions Israeli settlers and Hamas leaders as Hungary lifts veto

The European Union reached consensus to sanction three Israeli settlers and four settler organizations over West Bank violence and to sanction Hamas leaders, ending Hungary's veto after PM Peter Magyar took office; Israel condemned the move, Hamas denounced it as hypocrisy, and the EU signaled possible future steps such as banning settlement products.

via Al Jazeera|

#eu-sanctions #hamas-leadership #hungary-veto

business2 months ago•2 min saved

DC judge pauses Musk's $1.5M SEC deal over Twitter disclosures

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., declined to fast-track the SEC's $1.5 million settlement with Elon Musk over his Twitter stake disclosure, saying she needs more information on fairness and how the deal was reached, and scheduled a May 13 hearing to brief arguments. The settlement resolves an SEC suit alleging Musk delayed disclosure of a 5% stake by 11 days and saved about $150 million before revealing a 9.2% stake in April 2022; Musk later bought Twitter for $44 billion. The judge will weigh fairness, public interest, and whether the deal is tainted by improper conduct, and the accord does not require an admission of wrongdoing.

via New York Post|

#business #elon-musk #lawsuits

entertainment2 months ago•17 min saved

Settlement Leaves Fees Fight Alive Between Lively and Baldoni

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settled Lively’s complaint, but Lively still seeks attorneys’ fees and damages from Baldoni’s countersuit; Baldoni’s $400 million countersuit was dismissed, yet a motion to apply California’s Protecting Survivors from Weaponized Defamation Lawsuits Act remains unresolved, with no money exchanged in the settlement and the fee dispute ongoing.

via Page Six|

#attorneys-fees #blake-lively #defamation

business2 months ago•3 min saved

CapOne $425M payout: see if you qualify for the settlement

Capital One is distributing about $425 million to current and former customers who held a Capital One 360 Savings account at any time from Sept. 18, 2019, to June 16, 2025. Payments will be issued automatically (no action required) and vary based on how long you held the account and the balance. To check eligibility, sign in to Capital One’s app or website, select the account, then view details or statements; accounts opened after June 16, 2025 are ineligible. The settlement stemmed from claims that the two accounts — 360 Savings and 360 Performance Savings — had similar names but different rates, and customers weren’t clearly told which they held.

via New York Post|

#banking #business #capital-one

world2 months ago•4 min saved

EU divided as Germany and Italy block bid to suspend Israel trade pact

Germany and Italy blocked a push by Spain, Ireland and Slovenia to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement amid Gaza and West Bank violence; the ministers shelved the bid and signaled that other options may be discussed at the next meeting as the EU remains split on how to respond. An EU review had suggested Israel likely breached its human-rights obligations under the pact, and while talk of trade measures emerged, none were implemented after Israel pledged increased humanitarian aid. Ireland, Spain and Slovenia have moved to curb trade with settlements and Ireland seeks to revive the Occupied Territories Bill, while several EU states recognized Palestine in 2024 to press for a two-state solution.

via Al Jazeera|

#eu-foreign-policy #eu-israel-association-agreement #gaza-war

world2 months ago•17 min saved

Palestinians accuse Israel of using Iran tensions to tighten West Bank control

Palestinians in Umm al-Khair say Israel is using Iran-related tensions to tighten its grip on the occupied West Bank, with settlers firing tear gas and fencing that disrupts Palestinian students’ routes to school.

via AP News|

#israel #palestinians #settlements