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... U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said the world's largest retail trade group did not plausibly allege that New York's Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act violated its members' free speech rights under the Constitution's First Amendment.

Neither the NRF nor its lawyers immediately responded to requests for comment after business hours. Spokespeople for New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose office defended the law, did not immediately respond to similar requests.

The first-in-the-nation law required retailers to disclose in capital letters when prices were set by algorithms using personal data, or face possible civil fines of $1,000 per violation.

Governor Kathy Hochul said charging different prices depending on what people were willing to pay was "opaque," and prevented comparison-shopping.

The trade group said the law reflected "speculative fear" of price gouging and forced retailers to convey that algorithms were "dangerous," though they could also be used to lower prices for promotions or to reward customer loyalty.

JUDGE SAYS LAW INFORMS CONSUMERS ABOUT PRICES

In a 28-page decision, Rakoff said the law was reasonably related to New York's legitimate interest in ensuring that customers understand their transactions. ...

@#5 ... And DHS intends on buying properties in Chicago and Portland ...

A permanent stationing of ICE in those cities?

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... Several of the probes encircling Mars took a break from their usual activities and turned their cameras toward space to catch a glimpse of an object named 3I/ATLAS, a rogue comet that arrived in our Solar System from interstellar space and is now barreling toward perihelion"its closest approach to the Sun"at the end of this month.

This is the third interstellar object astronomers have detected within our Solar System, following 1I/Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov discovered in 2017 and 2019. Scientists think interstellar objects routinely transit among the planets, but telescopes have only recently had the ability to find one. For example, the telescope that discovered Oumuamua only came online in 2010.
Detectable but still unreachable

Astronomers first reported observations of 3I/ATLAS on July 1, just four months before reaching its deepest penetration into the Solar System. Unfortunately for astronomers, the particulars of this object's trajectory will bring it to perihelion when the Earth is on the opposite side of the Sun. The nearest 3I/ATLAS will come to Earth is about 170 million miles (270 million kilometers) in December, eliminating any chance for high-resolution imaging. The viewing geometry also means the Sun's glare will block all direct views of the comet from Earth until next month.

Because of that, the closest any active spacecraft will get to 3I/ATLAS happened Friday, when it passed less than 20 million miles (30 million kilometers) from Mars. NASA's Perseverance rover and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter were expected to make observations of 3I/ATLAS, along with Europe's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter missions. ...

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@#8 ... Of course he can keep it. ...

If he received it, was it declared on his tax returns?

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... Russia's foreign intelligence service (SVR) has ramped up accusations against the European Union, the UK and Poland in recent weeks, claiming they are orchestrating covert operations designed to frame Moscow for acts of sabotage.

The allegations -- largely dismissed by Western officials as disinformation -- have led some analysts to warn that the Kremlin may be laying the groundwork for a future escalation with NATO.

The SVR alleged on October 6 that the UK was recruiting Ukrainian agents to stage a maritime attack that would appear to have been carried out by Russia. The supposed plan included the use of Chinese equipment, which the SVR said was intended to implicate Beijing as well. The agency claimed the operatives were instructed to get arrested by Western authorities and then claim they had acted on orders from Moscow.

That was one in a rapid series of accusations. Russia accused Polish intelligence on September 30 of working with Ukrainian agents to create a fake Russian-Belarusian special forces unit aimed at attacking Polish infrastructure. A week earlier, the SVR claimed that NATO and EU officials were planning provocations in Moldova's pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria. ...

While Western governments have largely dismissed or mocked these unverified claims, experts say their frequency " and timing " warrant close attention. ...

Back when it was first reported, I asked if the message had been intended to be a private one because that is how it looked to me ...

Another view ...

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... Compulsory reassignments have gone in recent weeks to workers within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, who had focused on issuing alerts about threats against US agencies and critical infrastructure, current and former employees said. They described the orders on condition of anonymity over fears of retaliation. ...

Current forecast for coastal CT includes possible 40-60mph winds.

Probably why Pres Trump has been talking about Mr Comey's alleged guilt so much lately. Pres Trump knows the case is weak, so he is trying to get the case dismissed on a technicality instead of suffering a court loss on the merits.

@#5 ... Or he's fulfilling his mission. ...

Possibly.

I'm not convinced of that yet.

That aside, how might the Roberts Court go down in history?

@#3

They don't write lyrics like that anymore ...

imo, of course.

... US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will join Gaza peace plan talks ...

Mr Witkoff seems to have done so well in his negotiations with Pres Putin to end Putin's unprovoked invasion of a sovereign Ukraine.

And maybe Mr Kushner begging for more investments in his holdings??

So, what could possibly go wrong?

Some old Pink Floyd, back before DSotM hit the airwaves, and the group seemed to be mainly movie soundtrack musicians ...

@#3 ... It worked for SCOTUS ...

Yup.

And the Roberts SCOTUS is building a history.

What might that history be?

And how might it be viewed in a historical perspective?

imo Chief Justice Roberts has lost control of the Court he presides over.

But that is just my opinion.

@#4 ... Why shouldn't everyone pay the same rate on income no matter the source? ...

My first guess on this topic is that working folk pay a significant part of their income for essentials, a.k.a. food and shelter.

(apologies for the apparent double posting, I hit the wrong key ... )

... "I wasn't served well by the people that pick judges," Trump vented Saturday. ...

Wait. What?

What the friggin' what?

Pres Trump seems to want the Judges he appoints to server him instead of the Constitution?

Wow, just friggin' wow.

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... His gripe came four months after he similarly sounded off about the "bad advice" he got from the conservative Federalist Society for his first-term judicial nominations -- a reaction to a ruling, backed by a Trump-appointed judge, rejecting his power to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners.

"This is something that cannot be forgotten!" he said on Truth Social. ...

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... "During a follow-on site survey on October 3rd, investigators discovered signs of tampering at the mishap location, including the presence of an inert training bomb body and an aircraft panel of unknown origin that were placed on the site post-incident," the release put out this past weekend added. "The matter is under investigation by Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) and the FBI. No further details are available at this time."

Officials at Creech had previously confirmed a connection to the incident, and that there had been no fatalities, injuries, or property damage as a result of the crash, in statements to various local news outlets. They also said that an investigation into the mishap was underway. TWZ reached out to Creech today for any updates, and authorities there said they had no further comment at this time. ...

My first question ...

Why should billionaires pay "average" tax rates?

So, farmers now seem to have to pay more for Deere equipment because of the Trump tariffs.

So, to mitigate that, Pres Trump seems to be willing to give the farmers money.

Is Pres Trump trying to resolve the effects of a problem his policies may have caused?

If so, maybe his policies are the actual issue that should be discussed.