WASHINGTON — Liberal Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday sharply criticized the Supreme Court’s conservative majority, saying it undermined democracy in a series of rulings, including several that have prompted a new wave of legislative map-drawing that has increasingly eliminated competitive districts. Kagan, who has dissented in those cases, also took aim at the majority for…
Following a dramatic C-suite reshuffle and its largest round of layoffs in years, Netflix’s top executives reassured investors Tuesday that they have a plan to keep audiences hooked. The streaming giant announced that its third-quarter revenue grew 12% year over year, to $12.9 billion, while net income rose 48%, to nearly $3.7 billion. “Our engagement…
A 19-year-old woman filed a lawsuit Monday alleging she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house near the University of Chicago in February amid heightened scrutiny of sexual misconduct on college campuses. The college student, identified in court documents as Jane Doe, sued in Cook County Circuit Court, alleging that the sexual assault took place…
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Bridget Bowman looks at the latest red state Democrats are making a play for in the battle for the Senate. Plus,…
The case of a Connecticut woman accused of holding her stepson captive for over two decades is expected to go to trial in February. A judge at the Waterbury Judicial District courthouse received a series of confidential records in the case against Kimberly Sullivan during a hearing on Tuesday. Sullivan wasn’t present at the hearing….
Spotify has removed more than 50 million tracks that appear to have been created by artificial intelligence from its curated music recommendations so far this year, as the streaming giant works to keep AI-generated music from crowding out human artists. “AI-generated slop and spam don’t belong in your recommendations, and we’ve made changes to keep…
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued an alert Monday to doctors about an increase in measles infections in pregnant women, as well as a concerning rise in congenital measles — a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S. The department said that 66 pregnant women in Pennsylvania had been diagnosed with measles since…
Alex Cooper, the host of “Call Her Daddy,” is now a mom. Cooper, 32, announced the birth of her first child, a boy, in an Instagram post Tuesday. The Unwell founder and her husband, Matt Kaplan, 42, announced in May that they were expecting. The baby’s due date was not clear. The post featured a…
Emmy-nominated actor Christina Applegate announced Tuesday that she had been misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a condition she believed she had for more than five years, leaving her “back at square one” as she continues to experience debilitating medical issues. Applegate, who revealed the misdiagnosis on the latest episode of her podcast “MeSsy,” broke down in…
