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Listen 🎧: Google agrees to destroy private browsing data as part of a settlement over its browser’s Incognito mode—Erin Mulvaney has the story. And after a pandemic slump, occupancy rates at many senior communities in the U.S. are rebounding. on.wsj.com/3o375VH

Listen 🎧: Why are Arizona law firms a hot investment for Wall Street? Erin Mulvaney has more. Plus WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the DOJ are exploring to end a 14-year legal drama. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. on.wsj.com/3o375VH

In 2021, Arizona launched a program to expand access to legal services for people who can’t afford or find lawyers. Three years later, the program is catching Wall Street’s eye.

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Jamie james graff is an amazingly talented editor with a sharp mind, sound news judgment, a steady hand under pressure, a deft pen and best of all, a truly kind human being. Any reporter would be lucky to work for him. I know I was.

This news is heartbreaking.

The Covid era offered a twist to “pillow talk” insider-trading cases: Secrets weren’t spilled in the bedroom, but during the humdrum routine of two adults working from home.

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🧵More than nine months ago, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia during a reporting trip.

He remains in a Moscow prison.

We’re offering resources for those who want to show their support for him. #IStandWithEvan wsj.com/Evan

Claims are expected to exceed the assets of the compensation trust funded by utility giant PG&E for victims of wildfires caused by its power lines

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Google lost an antitrust case bought by videogame maker Epic Games over the market power of its app store wsj.com/tech/google-lo… via The Wall Street Journal

Judith Kimerling’s 1991 ‘Amazon Crude’ Exposed the Devastation of Oil Exploration in Ecuador. If Only She Could Make it Stop insideclimatenews.org/news/03122023/…

Today is the day! We are outside D.C. The Washington Post HQ fighting for a fair contract.

Reminder: don’t engage with Post content today!

On Day 29, we got the figure. In 2021, Google paid $26.3 billion to ensure its search engine was the default on web browsers and mobile phones.

'Striking actors this Halloween are facing a choice: Trick or traitor?'
-- Union asks actors not to dress as characters from popular movies/tv shows

Love this lede by Alyssa Lukpat

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Businesses defending racial diversity and inclusion programs in court are cutting down their eligibility criteria’s references to minorities, a strategy that prompted a conservative legal group to drop its discrimination case against Morrison & Foerster.
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Groups of felons have sued administrations in Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia, arguing that restrictions on voting violate the U.S. Constitution

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SCOTUS will consider whether Texas and Florida laws regulating content moderation practices of social-media platforms violate the 1st Amendment, the latest of several cases the justices have taken to define the Constitution reach into the digital world.

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Listen 🎧: Gina Heeb says U.S. households feel the impact of high interest rates. And Erin Mulvaney joins Sabrina Siddiqui to discuss the challenges of U.S. climate lawsuits against energy giants. Plus, Rupert Murdoch will step down from Fox and News Corp. on.wsj.com/3o375VH

Climate liability lawsuits against oil giants are entering a critical phase, as several state courts mull whether they cases can proceed

“If they get one court on their side, that will be heard in investment offices and boardrooms around the country.'

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Previously unreported documents show what Exxon said publicly about climate change was very different from how it approached the issue after 2006

by colleagues Collin Eaton & ChristopherMMatthews

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NEW: Texas AG Ken Paxton won’t lose his state pension if convicted at his impeachment trial and removed from office.

Bob Garrett and I report he’s on track to get about $66K from the state each year for his tenure as a public official.
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