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Al Roker explains sudden departure from Today show
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— Sep 28, 2026
Al Roker left the Today show early after delivering the weather because he had jury duty, later explaining his absence in a video outside a Manhattan courthouse. Dylan Dreyer filled in, and co-host Craig Melvin said Roker was expected back the next day.
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Dylan stepping in worked out fine but it would have been better if the show planned ahead for Al's absence.
Soros-Linked Activists Train DC Jurors To Protect ‘Marginalized’ Defendants
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— Dec 31, 2025
The leftist group “Free DC” teaches Washingtonians how they can use jury duty to defend the “marginalized” from “systemic biases” in criminal cases, its website shows. Free DC will host an in-person event Jan. 12, in…
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Broad Injunctions Across U.S. Employment Rights
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— Jul 24, 2026
In Michigan, a federal court granted a preliminary injunction to Right to Life of Michigan and a Pregnancy Resource Center, blocking enforcement concerns under the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act on expressive-association grounds. In New York, Plug Power won a preliminary injunction against a former senior director over a noncompete, citing irreparable harm from loss of confidential information and customer relationships; in Arizona, a court denied summary judgment on FLSA overtime claims as disputes over whether a lieutenant’s duties were exempt managerial or non-exempt first-responder remain for a jury; in Pakistan, internships at top law firms are scrutinized as widespread unpaid training with weak regulatory protections; in Washington, a wage-and-hour suit against Cornerstone Building Brands survives to proceed, with allegations of unpaid overtime and other violations.
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