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New Zealand Bars Climate-Damage Lawsuits Against Companies and Government Entities

New Zealand's parliament passed legislation preventing courts from hearing greenhouse-gas damage claims against companies or government entities, ending ongoing climate lawsuits and creating a controversial legal precedent.
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New Zealand Bars Climate-Damage Lawsuits Against Companies and Government Entities
Brazil Rejects U.S. Tariff Threats in Dispute Over National Digital Payment System
Israel Plans Partial Withdrawal and Narrower Security Zone in Southern Lebanon
Indonesia Closes Soekarno-Hatta Airport After Anak Krakatau Eruption
Canada Prepares Retaliatory Tariffs as Trade Dispute With U.S. Deepens
Russia and Ukraine Signal Ceasefire Progress After High-Level U.S. Diplomacy
U.S. and Iran Exchange Direct Strikes as Oil Prices Surge Toward $100
Mother Charged With Child Endangerment After Five-Year-Old Walks Alone to Neighborhood Pond
Colorado Democrats Face Ideological Shift After Socialist-Aligned Candidates Win Key Races
Charter School Network Sues State Officials Over Blocked U.S. News Ranking Data
Bill Ackman Funds Experimental Cell Transfer Therapy Intended to Restore Daughter’s Vision
Florida Prosecutors Decline Charges in Fatal Shooting Under Stand Your Ground Law
Oura Files for U.S. IPO as Wearable Health Technology Demand Grows
OpenAI Bans Political Campaigns From Using ChatGPT to Create Election Advertising
Trump Administration Plans Immigration Hearings at FEMA Headquarters
Federal Judge Orders Justice Department to Suspend Antitrust Cooperation With Canada
Trump-Aligned PAC Launches $10 Million Texas Senate Advertising Campaign
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ICE Expands Use of State and Local Police in Deportation Operations
Trump Prepares White House for Xi Jinping Visit and Bilateral Talks
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