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Business & Economy · Middle EastJBS faces 14 complaints in Europe over deforestation links
A coalition of environmental and human rights groups has filed 14 legal complaints in Europe against meatpacker JBS and its financial partners. The complaints allege money laundering linked to illegal Amazon deforestation, a charge JBS disputes.
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Politics · United StatesNewsom signs California bill requiring corporate slavery disclosures
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law requiring large corporations to disclose historical ties to slavery. The bill, Assembly Bill 2599, mandates sworn affidavits detailing slavery-era transactions by January 2029, with activists calling it a significant step for corporate accountability.
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Science & TechOpenAI faces 30 new lawsuits from Tumbler Ridge shooting survivors over alleged negligence
Thirty new lawsuits filed in a U.S. federal court allege OpenAI failed to act on internal warnings about the Tumbler Ridge shooter, who killed eight people in February. Plaintiffs include teachers, students, and a principal who witnessed the attack, seeking damages and accountability.
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Business & Economy · United KingdomTravelodge staff gave abuser key to woman's room after similar 2022 attack
A woman was attacked in her London Travelodge room after reception staff gave her abuser a key. The chain apologised and said its room-access policy was not followed. A man jailed in 2024 for a similar attack in Maidenhead had also been given a key by staff.
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