#TikTok says rivals taking advantage of Trump’s ban threat

#TikTok says rivals taking advantage of Trump’s ban threat

“#TikTok says rivals taking advantage of Trump’s ban threat” TikTok claims that competitors are trying to capitalize on the Trump administration’s efforts to ban the popular video-sharing app in the US. The Chinese-owned platform made the allegation in a court filing asking a federal judge to block US Commerce Department rules that would effectively shut…

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#Trio turns toxic, as two friends sue ‘parasitic’ pal

#Trio turns toxic, as two friends sue ‘parasitic’ pal

“#Trio turns toxic, as two friends sue ‘parasitic’ pal” He gives bloodsuckers a bad name. A one-time Columbia University mathematics student is so “parasitic,” he’s being sued by not just one, but two former friends — who claim in court papers he’s spent years leeching off them financially. Scott Solomon, 55, is now squatting in…

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#NYC schools watchdog ignored bus driver safety issues: lawsuit

#NYC schools watchdog ignored bus driver safety issues: lawsuit

“#NYC schools watchdog ignored bus driver safety issues: lawsuit” The city schools watchdog quashed investigations into alleged corruption at the Office of Pupil Transportation — then canned the whistleblower who sounded the school bus alarm, according to a lawsuit. Alexandra Robinson, who was fired as OPT executive director in October 2019, says she for years…

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#NYU settles anti-Semitism complaint brought by student

#NYU settles anti-Semitism complaint brought by student

“#NYU settles anti-Semitism complaint brought by student” New York University has settled a complaint brought by a student after the school presented an award to Students for Justice in Palestine — an organization which has been repeatedly accused of anti-Semitism. The settlement explicitly cited President Trump’s executive order from December, 2019 adding anti-Semitism to Title…

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#Judge declines to block Cuomo’s COVID restrictions on synagogues

#Judge declines to block Cuomo’s COVID restrictions on synagogues

“#Judge declines to block Cuomo’s COVID restrictions on synagogues” A Brooklyn federal judge on Friday declined to temporarily block Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new coronavirus capacity restrictions at synagogues and other houses of worship in COVID-19 hot spots. Judge Kiyo Matsumoto, during an emergency hearing, ruled that the state restrictions do not violate the free exercise…

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