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AI-Biden Robocall Consultant Fined $6M, Facing Criminal Charges

TL/DR - Political consultant Steven Kramer is facing a $6 million fine and multiple criminal charges after using AI-generated robocalls imitating President Joe Biden's voice to misinform voters ahead of New Hampshire's presidential primary. The company that transmitted these calls, Lingo Telecom, may receive a $2 million fine. The Federal…

US Colleges Erupt in Pro-Palestinian Protests after Columbia Arrests

TL/DR - Protests have broken out across prestigious US universities including Columbia, Harvard, and Yale regarding Israel's war with Hamas. Many pro-Palestinian students are demanding that their schools condemn Israel's assault on Gaza and divest from companies that sell weapons to Israel, while some Jewish students feel that the criticism of…

NY Man Gets Life Sentence for Murder of Lost Woman in Driveway

TL/DR - Kevin Monahan, 66, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting Kaylin Gillis, who mistakenly drove into his driveway in New York. Monahan was convicted of second-degree murder and received an additional four years for tampering with the murder weapon. Monahan maintained the shooting was an accident due to a defective…

Trump Suddenly Exits E. Jean Carroll Trial

TL/DR - A defamation trial against former president Donald Trump has begun deliberations, deciding if he owes additional millions to writer E. Jean Carroll after a jury last year found that he sexually abused her in 1996. Carroll's lawyer asked jurors to award $24 million in compensatory damages and more in punitive damages, while Trump's…