Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai testified at his national security trial that he met with U.S. officials Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo during the 2019 anti-government protests but did not ask them to take action. Lai faces life in prison if convicted of colluding with foreign forces and issuing seditious publications. The case is viewed as a test of press freedom and judicial independence in Hong Kong under Beijing’s national security law.
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Second judge orders Trump admin to rehire probationary workers let go in mass firings
Two federal judges, James Bredar and William Alsup, have ordered the Trump administration to reinstate probationary workers who were mass-fired, citing violations of laws governing large-scale layoffs. Bredar's ruling in Baltimore halted the firings for at least two weeks, while Alsup's order directed six agencies to offer job reinstatement to terminated employees. The administration has appealed Alsup's ruling, arguing the firings were for performance reasons, not mass layoffs, as multiple lawsuits are filed over the...
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