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Prosecutors also allege that slogans including "Free Gaza", "Free Palestine" and "Gaza is not for sale" were daubed on the course and buildings, along with offensive messages directed at Trump.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Flores and his attorney allege the case was further retaliation for his decision to file a lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
He travelled in 2025 to Ukraine, where he enlisted in the country's armed forces and "gained access to information relating to their military personnel, units and locations", police allege.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Meta is facing thousands of lawsuits from more than 40 state attorneys general, school districts and individual social media users that allege the company prioritized growth over the safety of its underage users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Lyons did not allege race discrimination, but if he had, that claim would almost certainly have been a loser too.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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But in practice, the complaint alleges, Amazon has charged its Sponsored Products advertisers their own winning bid close to 80% of the time.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The FTC alleges that Amazon began changing its auction strategy in 2018, seeking to raise prices on advertisers in a way they wouldn’t notice, according to officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“The complaint alleges that Amazon’s scheme has likely extracted tens of billions of dollars from its unwitting advertising customers,” the FTC said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Bolleau alleges that her role in a forthcoming Disney production “Web Girl” was canceled because “she was not performing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
But if the defendant alleges new evidence that could lead to a different outcome in the case—or that undermines the reliability of the trial—there is typically a hearing.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Palal, the prosecutor, played clips from Davis's various alleged confessions as part of his closing arguments.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The FTC and states say in their lawsuit filed Monday that the alleged scheme has likely netted the company $20bn from advertising customers since 2019.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
He alleged his father was being taken advantage of by an executive of his family office and his wife Kelli and that they had threatened to liquidate the assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The conviction comes two years after Ochoa was charged following a report by The Times that detailed the plight of his alleged victims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Richardson, the story alleged, knew that Seabiscuit was being held back and tried to take advantage of it to steal the race so he could cash in on a $1,500 bet on Ligaroti.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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Another lawsuit alleging that Amazon engaged in illegal monopolization is headed for trial next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The children say the term sheet wasn’t binding, alleging irregularities in due diligence and the need to name additional parties to the settlement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
N denied all the charges, the AFP news agency reports, alleging that he was a victim who had lost family in "those horrific events".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
County Superior Court, alleging he faced retaliation for speaking out about misconduct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
A Ministry official emerged some time after the appearance of the Dark Mark alleging that nobody had been hurt, but refusing to give any more information.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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