NEW YORK — The New York Times is fighting off Wordle “clones” — arguing that numerous games inspired by the mega-popular word-guessing game infringe on its copyright protections. Hundreds of copycats have emerged since Wordle skyrocketed to internet fame less than three years ago. And now the Times, which purchased the game in 2022, is … Read more
GENEVA — Long-time Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait had his conviction for forgery upheld on appeal, a Swiss court said in a ruling published Monday, though he will not serve jail time for his part in a coup plot to implicate public rivals at home. Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah, his English former lawyer, … Read more
Rapper Kodak Black was arrested in South Florida on cocaine possession and other charges ByThe Associated Press December 7, 2023, 2:23 PM FILE – Kodak Black arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum, Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif. The rapper was arrested again in South Florida on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. — A former executive director of a Florida museum that was raided last year by the FBI over an exhibit of what turned out to be forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings filed counterclaims Tuesday against the museum, claiming wrongful termination and defamation. The countersuit comes months after the institution sued him and others over … Read more