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Judge dismisses Laura Loomer $150M defamation case against Bill Maher. Court finds satire protected under First Amendment, plaintiff fails to show damages or actual malice standard

A US federal judge has thrown out far-right activist Laura Loomer’s $150 million defamation lawsuit against comedian Bill Maher over a 2024 late-night joke implying she had a sexual relationship with Donald Trump. The court ruled that Maher’s comments were clearly satirical and could not reasonably be interpreted as factual, and that Loomer failed to …

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Louisiana moves to protect 800,000 SNAP recipients with $150M emergency funding

Federal SNAP benefits face immediate disruption as the government shutdown threatens November payments for approximately 22 million U.S. households. The USDA announced that SNAP benefits will not be paid if the shutdown continues, leaving millions of Americans uncertain about food assistance. This shutdown crisis is separate from the $186 billion in SNAP cuts through 2034 …

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