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Friday October 10th, 2025 evening edition

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Drake's lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar diss track is dismissed.

A judge has dismissed Drake's defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us.

Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled Lamar's lyrics, which accused Drake and his associates of being "certified paedophiles", were "nonactionable opinion" and could not be considered defamatory.

Getty Images Kendrick Lamar performed Not Like Us during the 2025 Super Bowl half-time show in New Orleans, Louisiana.

She also noted that, in an earlier song, Drake had "challenged Lamar to make the paedophilia accusations" that featured in Not Like Us.

On the track Taylor Made Freestyle, Drake used the AI-generated voice of Tupac Shakur to give Lamar advice on how to win the rap battle.

"The similarity in the wording suggests strongly that this line is a direct callback to Drake's lyrics in the prior song.". »

California Lets Residents Opt-Out of a Ton of Data Collection on the Web

Authored by gizmodo.com
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Now, however, due to the passage of AB 566, Californians should—theoretically—be able to opt out of all data collection via a simple portal made available through their web browser.

Also signed into law this week was SB 361, which is designed to strengthen California’s already existing data broker registry.

The law will give consumers “more information about the personal information collected by data brokers and who may have access to consumers’ data,” Newsom’s office said. »

UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Authored by nbcnews.com
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As packages flagged for customs issues pile up in UPS warehouses, the company told NBC News it has begun “disposing of” some shipments.

More than two dozen people who are waiting for their UPS packages explained the circumstances of their shipments to NBC News.

UPS transport jets wait to be loaded with packages at UPS Worldport in Louisville, Ky., on April 27, 2021. »

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

Authored by propublica.org

In 2023, while Kristi Noem was governor of South Dakota, she supplemented her income by secretly accepting a cut of the money she raised for a nonprofit that promotes her political career, tax records show.

Experts told ProPublica it was troubling that Noem was personally taking money that came from political donors.

In its first year, its main expenditures were paying Noem and covering the cost of some unspecified travel. »