Jay-Z, the star rapper and entrepreneur whose real name is Shawn Carter, was accused in a lawsuit Sunday of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 allegedly along with Sean “Diddy” Combs.  The anonymous accuser, identified only as “Jane Doe,” said the assault happened after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards after-party. The federal lawsuit was originally filed in October in the Southern District of New York, listing Combs as a defendant. It was refiled Sunday to...

NBCUniversal’s offloading of ”SpinCo″ has prompted high level questions and speculation about what exactly the plan is for declining linear TV channels. SpinCo has several paths forward, whether as a consolidator of more declining linear TV assets, a risk-taking investor in promising but cash-strapped digital media properties, or as a target for acquisition itself (or a little bit of each).

The United States has committed over $62 billion in aid to Ukraine since Russia's invasion began in February 2022, with a new package adding $988 million in support. This latest assistance will supply Ukraine with additional drones, rockets for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), and resources for maintenance and sustainment.

Israel has seized land along its border with Syria and carried out air strikes on Damascus. Benjamin Netanyahu said IDF troops had captured a buffer zone in the Golan Heights on the same day a lightning rebel offensive toppled the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad. Mr Netanyahu said the move was to protect Israeli residents after Syrian troops abandoned positions, and after rebel fighters infiltrated the UN monitored area.

In the hours after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, hundreds have descended on the site which for many most encapsulated his oppressive rule: the Saydnaya prison. The notorious military complex has been used to detain tens of thousands of people who fell foul of the Syrian government over the decades. Among those searching for people who have vanished inside its walls was Dr Sharvan Ibesh, chief executive of the aid group Bahar.

Ever since the US and its allies imposed sanctions on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, Western officials have been frustrated by Moscow’s continued ability to get its hands on American technologies to help power its war efforts. Russian weapons recovered from battlefields in the region are chock full of gear from firms like Intel Corp. and Analog Devices Inc., much to the frustration of officials in Washington, Brussels and Kyiv. The nagging question: Why are trade controls failing?

A coalition of conservative leaders, led by a think tank founded by former Vice President Mike Pence, is urging the Senate to maintain the integrity of the Supreme Court by passing a constitutional amendment. “With the recent election representing a resounding rejection of such proposals,” the letter to U.S. senators says, “it is time for Congress and the States to preserve the integrity and independence of the Supreme Court through a constitutional amendment limiting the number of...

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