A New Mexico state judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for deceiving users about Facebook's data privacy and content moderation policies, in a ruling tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Judge Francis J. Mathew issued the judgment following a finding of more than 43 million violations of state consumer protection laws. "Facebook's wrongdoing — over the course of years and systematically broadcast to the public — goes to the heart of Facebook's core business practices," Mathew wrote. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez called it "one of the single largest, if not the largest, single state" penalties of its kind.
The case centered on Meta's handling of user data that Cambridge Analytica exploited for campaign purposes during the 2016 election. The ruling could be the largest penalty in Meta's history, surpassing an $18 billion child-safety settlement the company reached with a group of U.S. states. Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
🇺🇦 Democrats Demand Musk Probe Over Ukraine Starlink Slowdown
Senate Democrats are calling for a federal investigation into Elon Musk following a Wall Street Journal report alleging he personally ordered a slowdown of Starlink satellite service in Ukraine.
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said: "Either the President was lying or Musk was lying, but the decision to slow down satellite speed and access has life or death consequences for Ukraine." Democrats say the alleged order raises serious questions about Musk's influence over U.S. military-adjacent infrastructure during an active conflict.
🇺🇦 Trump: Ukraine Must Deal — "We've Got Nothing Back"
President Trump told reporters at the White House Tuesday that Ukraine "has to want to make a deal," claiming the U.S. has received nothing in return for its aid to Kyiv.
The remarks came as President Zelensky confirmed U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine had resumed following talks with senior U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo. Witkoff is now heading to Russia for further diplomatic engagement.
Trump's comments put public pressure on Kyiv despite Ukraine's repeated backing of ceasefire proposals.
🕊 Trump Envoys Meet Zelensky in Norway for Peace Push
President Trump's envoys are holding talks Tuesday in Norway with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, alongside the leaders of Norway and Finland, as the administration pushes to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
The Norwegian government confirmed the meetings. Trump told reporters Monday: "All I want for Russia and Ukraine is for them to..." — the full quote was not included in the available source text.
The talks mark the latest U.S.-led diplomatic effort to broker a ceasefire in a conflict now approaching its fifth year.
🇮🇷 Iran Stalling Talks To Weaken Trump Before Midterms
Iran has deliberately prolonged nuclear talks with the U.S. to damage Donald Trump politically ahead of November's midterm elections, three senior Iranian officials and an Iranian insider told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Tehran's reluctance to reach a quick deal is also driven by fears of renewed U.S. military action and deep distrust of Washington. The officials said Iran is convinced Trump is ready to resort to fresh attacks to break the stalemate in the eight-month-old war.
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Federal authorities are responding to a shooting at a mosque in Columbus, Ohio, according to initial reports.
Details on casualties, suspects, or the circumstances of the incident remain limited at this stage. Further updates are expected as the situation develops.