Jesse Bunch
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Jimmie Moore, the former Philadelphia judge who took a payout to end his challenge to ex-U.S. Rep. Bob Brady's 2012 congressional campaign, can now practice law again.

Not all of the Pa. Supreme Court's disciplinary board agreed with the ruling this week.

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Former Philly judge who took a $90,000 payoff from Bob Brady’s campaign gets law license reinstated
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s disciplinary board reinstated Moore's license six years after he was convicted for accepting a bribe from Bob Brady’s campaign.
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Andres Paredes Morales and his partner were planning a future together.

Now marriage plans are postponed after plainclothes immigration agents arrested the Norristown resident at his workplace near the King of Prussia mall last month.

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They planned to marry this year. An ICE arrest near the King of Prussia mall changed everything.
Andres Paredes Morales, a Venezuelan immigrant, had a valid work permit and was awaiting an hearing to obtain an extended visa.
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Bala Cynwyd-based Susquehanna International Group settled with plaintiffs who claimed the company - headed by GOP megadonor Jeff Yass - cut them out of a profit-sharing agreement when developing the start up that would inspire ByteDance, parent of TikTok.

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Former Susquehanna contractors settle lawsuit over TikTok’s origin with Bala Cynwyd investment firm
Lawyers for Susquehanna International Group and the plaintiffs, Peter Tan and Zhang Hao, announced the agreement Monday morning.
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Two images showing the rapid decline of Peppa the pig, who died in vet care this month after being rescued from a Montgomery County animal sanctuary.

Investigators charged owner Erin Wiggle with animal torture and related charges for a host of animal abuses.

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Did GOP megadonor Jeff Yass' Philadelphia-based investment firm cut former contractors out of a deal now worth millions?

Plaintiffs in Montgomery Co. allege that a company they helped Susquehanna discover went on to power TikTok.

Exclusive look into the trial:

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A legal battle over the founding of TikTok is playing out in a Norristown courtroom
Two China-based Susquehanna contractors allege Jeff Yass' firm cut them out of profit sharing while quietly developing ByteDance without their knowledge.
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An unapologetically pro-AI subreddit has been so overrun with people posting about helping their LLMs achieve sentience / making godlike breakthroughs that the subreddit has had to ban these posters entirely:

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Pro-AI Subreddit Bans 'Uptick' of Users Who Suffer from AI Delusions
“AI is rizzing them up in a very unhealthy way at the moment.”
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“Krasner, a leader of the national progressive prosecutor movement, is poised to win a third term after prevailing over a well-funded challenge from former Municipal Court Judge Patrick F. Dugan”

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Philly DA Larry Krasner defeats primary challenger Patrick Dugan, positioning him for a third term
Krasner is well-positioned to win the November general election because no Republican has filed to run.
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So does this mean that the Chinese bots that violently and sexually harassed this New Jersey journalist's teenage daughter on social media now have First Amendment rights?