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Disney has officially withdrawn its federal appeal against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, concluding a high-profile, two-year legal dispute initiated by Disney’s opposition to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law, often dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. This decision follows the approval of a new 15-year development agreement between Disney and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, which will allow Disney to invest up to $17 billion in expanding its Orlando theme parks.

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After Melania Trump missed key events in her husband’s presidential bid earlier this year — from the kickoff of the 2024 election in Iowa to Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday victory party — reporters asked the former first lady whether she planned to hit the campaign trail. Her response: “Stay tuned.”

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On Thursday, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a political activist’s attempt to trademark the phrase "Trump Too Small", ruling that the federal trademark office did not violate the First Amendment by refusing the registration. The decision was a significant one, addressing the intersection of trademark law and free speech.

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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon will not serve his four-month prison sentence in a “Club Fed,” a minimum-security facility often reserved for nonviolent offenders. Instead, he will report to the low-security federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut. This decision follows a federal judge’s ruling requiring Bannon to begin his sentence by July 1 for contempt of Congress, despite his pending appeal.

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Waymo has issued a recall for its fleet of 672 driverless cars to address a software issue that makes them prone to driving into telephone poles. This decision follows a May 21 accident in Phoenix, Arizona, where a Waymo driverless car collided with a telephone pole installed within a roadway in an alley. The incident occurred while the vehicle was attempting to pull over to pick up a passenger, striking the pole at low speed.

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A US Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, who was arrested in Russia on suspicion of theft, has appeared in court in the Russian city of Vladivostok, as his trial got underway on Monday.