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Britney Spears and her father Jamie Spears have finally settled their ongoing legal battle.Nearly three years after the pop star’s conservatorship ended in 2021, father and daughter have settled for an undisclosed amount, according to CNN and the New York Times.The legal dispute stemmed from Jamie Spears’ legal fees and the 42-year-old singer’s handling of his finances.In a legal filing, Jamie Spears, 71, said in a legal filing that she is seeking to “quickly and efficiently exit the conservatorship and give Britney control of her own life, including her daughter’s nearly $60 million estate.” “I have the right to have…

CNN — Nearly two years after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Americans remain broadly opposed to the decision, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. But in the midst of a presidential campaign in which major candidates offer vastly different approaches to the issue, the study finds that the country is not united on how best to handle abortion laws. The country’s widespread opposition to a 2022 Supreme Court ruling that found women do not have a federal constitutional right to abortion is similar to widespread opposition to taking federal action to protect abortion…

Rental terms (LOR) continued to trend downward in the first quarter of 2024, but remain higher than pre-pandemic levels due to challenging market conditions, according to Enterprise’s latest U.S. rental terms report. Collision-related rentals for the quarter were 17.6 days, down 1.1 days from the first quarter of last year. “Traditionally, LOR declines in the first quarter of each year, and that trend continues,” the report said. “LOR shows steady decline from post-COVID-19 highs of 18.7 days in Q1 2023 and 18.2 days in Q1 2022, but still 1 quarter (13.3 days) and the first quarter of 2020 (13.2 days),”…

At a long-vacant drive-in theater north of Felton, half a dozen small businesses may be performing in the shadows of the remaining movie screens.Property owner Felton Drive-In LLC and president Jeffrey Garrison are building a business/industrial project on the 8.16-acre site of a former theater that screened the animated films “Bolt” and “Madagascar 2” during its final screenings about 16 years ago. He proposed building a park.The scene is on the west side of Route 13 at 9758 S. Dupont Highway, south of Plymouth Road.Plans include six buildings of 9,750 square feet each, for a total of 58,500 square feet,…

Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi’s three-day visit to Pakistan from April 22 to 24 has been hailed by Pakistan as an important diplomatic milestone. The visit will be the first by a foreign leader to Pakistan since the hotly contested Feb. 8 election, which was marked by accusations of cheating and irregularities, but it is also the first by a foreign leader to visit Pakistan since the highly contested February 8 election, which was marked by accusations of cheating and cheating. It has taken on even more importance against the backdrop of rising tensions. Meanwhile, Tehran and Islamabad further strengthened…

NEW YORK (AP) — The pro-Palestinian demonstration that paralyzed Columbia University ended in dramatic fashion, with police carrying riot shields bursting into a building that protesters took over the previous night and making dozens of arrests. On the other side of the country, clashes broke out early Wednesday between dueling groups at the University of California, Los Angeles.New York City officers entered Columbia’s campus late Tuesday after the university requested help, according to a statement released by a spokesperson. A tent encampment on the school’s grounds was cleared, along with Hamilton Hall where a stream of officers used a ladder…

Updated May 1, 2024, 15:11 ISTSonipat is a Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana, comprising nine assembly segments and designated as a general seat. Sonipat’s next election will be held on May 25 during the sixth phase of the 2024 elections, with the results expected to be announced on June 4. The main candidates in Sonipat are the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC). What you need to know about Sonipat Lok Sabha elections (representative image)Sonipat: Sonipat is one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Haryana. He has 10 seats in the state. Sonipat seat comprises nine…

Federal regulators have slapped several major mobile phone companies with nearly $200 million in fines for illegally sharing customers’ location information without their consent.The Federal Communications Commission on Monday announced fines against Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, the latter two of which have merged since the investigation began. The investigation found that four carriers sold access to their customers’ location data to aggregators, who in turn sold that data to third-party location service providers.”Our nation’s telecommunications providers have access to some of the most sensitive information about our company, and these carriers have failed to protect the information entrusted to…

Evelyn Hochstein/Pool/AP On April 30, 2024, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was greeted by Israeli Ambassador to Washington Michael Herzog upon his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel. CNN — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday began another round of high-stakes talks in Israel. The United States is increasing pressure on Hamas to accept a ceasefire and hostage release agreement, while also seeking to forestall an Israeli military attack in Rafah and Rafah. Do more to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The top U.S. diplomat arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday after visiting Saudi…

Finally, Japan’s Ministry of Finance intervened on Monday when the USDJPY exchange rate exceeded the 160.00 handle. The pair fell 500 pips before rebounding at the 155.00 handle and some key levels as the bulls bought the dip. The problem here is that central bank intervention won’t work unless fundamentals change. The effect is generally short-term and the market dampens the move by buying and selling at even better levels. US dollar yen 4 hoursOn the 4-hour chart, we can see that the 160.00 handle is a clear line in the sand. The pair rallied around the 155.00 handle, where…