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Trump seeks to hold special counsel in contempt for violating pause in election case

Trump seeks to hold special counsel in contempt for violating pause in election case

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump‘s lawyers on Thursday asked a judge to hold U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith in contempt of court, accusing his office of violating an order pausing activity in its prosecution of the former president for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Trump’s legal team said Smith and prosecutors working on the case have disregarded an order from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan by continuing to turn over evidence to the defense and… Source link

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Google seeks end to RNC email drama

Google seeks end to RNC email drama

Illustration: Allie Carl/Axios Google is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit from the Republican National Committee accusing the tech giant of bias in its handling of email, as it ends a pilot program that allowed senders of campaign emails to bypass users’ spam folders, per a filing seen by Axios. Why it matters: Conservatives remain angry with Google, which they believe has unfairly marked their campaign messages as spam, and they now control one house of Congress. Driving the news: Google’s motion… Source link

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Elon Musk’s team seeks new investors for Twitter

Elon Musk’s team seeks new investors for Twitter

(Reuters) – The managing director of Elon Musk’s family office is seeking new equity investors for Twitter, news platform Semafor reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the fundraising effort. Musk’s money manager, Jared Birchall, reached out to potential investors this week, offering shares of Twitter at the same price, $54.20, that Musk paid to take the company private in October, according to the report. Twitter and Musk did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for… Source link

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Yandex Seeks Putin’s Approval For Business Restructuring: Report

Yandex Seeks Putin’s Approval For Business Restructuring: Report

Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ: YNDX), often described as “Russia’s Google,” sought Vladimir Putin’s permission to sell its operations in the country, spin off its main international projects and appoint a longtime confidant of the Russian president to manage its relationship with the Kremlin. Yandex informally enlisted top economic official Alexei Kudrin to win the Russian president’s approval, in principle, for the restructuring plan, Financial Times reports. The changes would lead to… Source link

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Yandex Seeks Putin’s Approval For Business Restructuring: Report – Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX)

Yandex Seeks Putin’s Approval For Business Restructuring: Report – Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX)

Yandex N.V. YNDX, often described as “Russia’s Google,” sought Vladimir Putin’s permission to sell its operations in the country, spin off its main international projects and appoint a longtime confidant of the Russian president to manage its relationship with the Kremlin. Yandex informally enlisted top economic official Alexei Kudrin to win the Russian president’s approval, in principle, for the restructuring plan, Financial Times reports. The changes would lead to… Source link

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