Australia's richest person must share part of her mining fortunes, court rules
Australia's wealthiest person Gina Rinehart must part with some of her riches, a court has ruled in a high-profile dispute over her mining empire.
· Lana Lam
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Los Angeles Angels right fielder Mike Trout (27) gives high-five to Angels’ second baseman Adam Frazier (20) after winning a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
· Larry Fleisher
Islanders fans rally behind jailed ‘cooler cop’ Erik Duran after launch of defense legal fund
Islanders fans rallied behind jailed ex-NYPD Sgt. Erick Duran at Tuesday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Long Island – giving cash to help boost a newly launched legal fund aimed at overturning his controversial conviction.
· Alex Mitchell, Anna Young
Wright Prospecting awarded royalties in legal win over Gina Rinehart
Gina Rinehart is Australia's wealthiest person. (ABC News: Cason Ho)
· Nicolas Perpitch
Fatal kick accused committed to stand trial
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· Emily Woods
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting to pay hundreds of millions’ worth of royalties to rival family in ‘half loss half win’
Landmark ruling finds Wright Prospecting successfully made out its contractual claim to 50% of past and future royalties from Hope Downs iron ore project
· Sarah Martin
Rinehart ordered to pay rival family royalties in multibillion-dollar dispute, but gets a ‘half win’
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· Heather McNeill, Rebecca Peppiatt
Why Europe should strive to increase its clinical trials
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· Carlos Gallardo, chairman and CEO, Almirall; second vice president, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)
US justice department seeks to throw out Capitol riot convictions
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· Sareen Habeshian
High court scraps Victorian political donation laws that created loophole for Labor and Coalition
Section of state’s electoral act that introduced caps on political donations but carved out an exemption for major parties ruled unconstitutional
· Benita Kolovos
Victorian independents overturn $5k cap on political donations
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· Elizabeth Byrne
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Six children died and three were seriously injured during and end-of-year school event at Hillcrest Primary School in December 2021. (ABC News: Chook Brooks)
· Sandy Powell
Tai Po probe sees ideal progress but not yet time for Commission of Inquiry: chair
Justice David Lok cautions against turning the panel into a Commission of Inquiry with statutory powers at this stage
· Leopold Chen
Radio star Tim Blackwell to fight restraining order
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· Clare Sibthorpe
American YouTuber gets prison term for offensive behavior
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· Yoo Cheong-mo
Lionel Messi getting sued over skipping Argentina friendly matches
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· Christian Arnold
US to launch tariff refund system on April 20
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· Yonhap
Player's umpire abuse verdict raises questions about AFL's 'conflict of interest'
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· Eugene Boisvert
High Court declares Victorian electoral laws unconstitutional
The Victorian election has been plunged into chaos after the High Court ruled the state’s campaign-funding laws are unconstitutional.
· Chip Le Grand
Full details of assault allegations against media boss revealed in court recording
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· Kristian Silva
Ex-UCLA campus gynecologist learns fate as his sexual abuse victims face him in court
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· Daniel Farr
Appeals court orders Judge James Boasberg to end criminal contempt proceedings against Trump officials
A divided appeals court panel ordered District Judge James Boasberg on Tuesday to end a contempt probe into Trump administration officials involved in migrant deportation flights – determining the jurist abused his discretion in launching the criminal inquiry.
· Victor Nava
NYC maniac who slugged sexy TikTok influencer, berated Jewish couple learns his fate
An anti-white maniac who sucker-punched a TikTok influencer, assaulted two other women and berated a Jewish couple in a crazed spree of hate and violence will spend at least three years behind bars, a Manhattan judge ruled Tuesday.
· Steven Vago, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys
The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the US Capitol to keep President Donald Trump in office over f…
· Associated Press
Camp Mystic official testifies that deaths still haven't officially been reported to state agency
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· Jim Vertuno
Twisted manifesto of accused firebomber who attacked Sam Altman’s SF home
The young Texas man who authorities said traveled to San Francisco to firebomb Sam Altman’s mega-mansion wrote a manifesto saying he must “lead by example” in killing the OpenAI founder, court documents show.
· Ben Chapman
Federal Judge Temporarily Allows Pentagon To Enforce Press Restrictions
Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
· Tyler Durden
Judgment day in court battle for Hancock mining riches
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· Aaron Bunch
NAACP lawsuit accuses Elon Musk’s xAI of polluting Black neighborhoods near Memphis
Suit alleges the billionaire’s AI company is illegally spewing toxic pollutants from its datacenter in the Memphis area
· Dara Kerr
Former UCLA gynecologist pleads guilty to sexual abuse charges
James Heaps appears in the Los Angeles Superior Court, June 26, 2019. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File)
· Jaimie Ding
US appeals court blocks contempt case over Trump deportation flights
A United States federal appeals court has blocked a lower court judge from pursuing contempt proceedings against President Donald Trump’s administration over last year’s deportation of Venezuelan immigrants.
· Al Jazeera
Man who did 30 years for murder of Hofstra coach forced into confession by cops who denied him water: lawsuit
A Brooklyn man who spent 30 years in prison the murder of a Hofstra University coach was forced to confess after a torturous 14-hour session where he was deprived of water and access to an attorney, an explosive new lawsuit claims.
· Brandon Cruz
Spanish government approves amnesty programme for undocumented immigrants
Spain’s government has approved an amnesty programme that will allow an estimated 500,000 undocumented immigrants to apply for legal status.
· Al Jazeera
Knesset Finance panel debates transfer of NIS 98 million to haredi schools
The Knesset Finance Committee convened on Tuesday ahead of a vote to approve the transfer of NIS 98 million to haredi (ultra-Orthodox) educational institutions, after the funds had been halted by the High Court for being transferred unlawfully without prior committee approval.
· KESHET NEEV
New creepy Harvey Weinstein remark revealed by prosecutors moments before start of 3rd NYC sex crimes trial
New, gross remarks allegedly made by Harvey Weinstein were dramatically revealed by prosecutors Tuesday — just moments before his third Manhattan sex crimes trial kicked off with jury selection.
· Kyle Schnitzer
NHL star Johnny Gaudreau’s accused DUI killer claims in new court docs that prosecutors used ‘half-truth’ blood test to ‘mislead’ jury
The New Jersey driver accused of drunkenly killing beloved NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother claims prosecutors used a “half-truth” to “mislead” the grand jury about his blood-alcohol content, court documents show.
· Priscilla DeGregory, Alex Oliveira
New trial over Diego Maradona's death resumes in Argentina
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· Associated Press
Can the Greens muster a left-wing counter to One Nation? This MP thinks so
Sue Higginson has been a lawyer and an environmental campaigner, and now she wants to lead the Greens in NSW into a new era by launching a populist left-wing alternative to the surging One Nation vote.
· Michael McGowan
Judge temporarily allows women, minority-owned businesses to qualify for Texas HUB program again
An Austin district judge on Monday ordered the state’s Historically Underutilized Business Program rules be temporarily reinstated, meaning women- and minority-owned business owners can qualify for the state’s HUB program again for now.
· Ayden Runnels The Texas Tribune
California woman says Eric Swalwell raped her in 2018
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· Christopher Weber
Suspect in Molotov attack at Sam Altman’s home to appear in court
Matt Cobo, F.B.I. San Francisco Acting Special Agent in Charge, right, speaks next to San Francisco Police Chief Derrick Lew during a news conference, Monday, April 13, 2026, in San Francisco. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
· Olga R Rodriguez
Judge dismisses Puka Nacua bite accuser’s restraining order request
The restraining order request that was filed against Puka Nacua by the woman who accused the Rams star of biting her earlier this year was formally dismissed on Tuesday morning.
· Edward Lewis
Appeals Court Terminates Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Trump Admin
Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
· Tyler Durden
Alec Baldwin Reflects On Returning To Work After ‘Rust’ Trial: “I Don’t Want To Leave My House Anymore”
Actor Alec Baldwin revealed he wants to retire from acting after the fallout of Halyna Hutchin’s tragic shooting on the set of his 2025 Western movie, Rust.
· Radhamely De Leon
Espanha vai regularizar situação legal de 500 mil migrantes
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· Deutsche Welle
Germany jails Chinese student in Pelicot-like rape case
Zhongyi J. repeatedly drugged, assaulted and filmed his girlfriend, sometimes sedating her so heavily that she stopped breathing
· Agence France-Presse
A just US ruling, an Israeli absurdity: The Jewish state is complicit in rewarding terror - opinion
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· MOSHE FEIGLIN
Morocco: Court upholds sentences for Senegalese AFCON attendees
Three months after the chaotic 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Final, the Moroccan legal system has issued its verdict.
· AfricaNews
Violent assault on Jewish student in Berlin not antisemitic in motive, appeals court rules
An appeals chamber of the Berlin Regional Court has decided that a violent attack on Jewish student Lahav Shapira, 33, was not antisemitic.
· MATHILDA HELLER