Trump fraud ruling adds to his string of legal losses in New York

Donald Trump's latest legal defeat in a New York court — a jaw-dropping $354 million judgment to claw back the proceeds of a decade of fraud, plus almost $100 million in interest — puts an exclamation point on an unprecedented losing streak in his home state.Trump and his company have been victorious in a series of costly, cascading high-profile legal battles in New York in the last 14 months. It has been a reckoning without precedent, with judges and juries alike concluding that Trump and his company have been engaged in illegal behavior for years.Trump's losses have come in state…

Ontario real estate law updated with open bidding option

TORONTO — New rules for Ontario real estate are coming into force that are intended to provide more clarity and choice for buyers and sellers, although they don't go as far as some had hoped. The rules, which took effect Friday, include the option for sellers to use an open bidding process, improvements to broker and brokerage disclosures, and ways to avoid conflicts on multiple representation.The open bidding option gives the seller the choice to disclose submitted bid prices to potential buyers, something they were previously prohibited from doing.Open bidding has been advocated by some, including Ontario Green Party leader…

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Congress announces 5 guarantees for farmers including GST exemption, legal status to MSP

A day after announcing guarantees for women across India, the Congress released five guarantees for the farmers of the country. The five guarantees include the promise of legalizing the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and amending Goods and Services Tax (GST) rules in favor of farmers. The announcement comes ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. ALSO READ: Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Focus on jobs, gig workers, legal guarantee for MSP in Congress' draft manifesto The 5 guarantees of the Congress for farmers are:1. GST-Mukt: The Congress said GST regime will be amended to get rid of taxation on agricultural materials.…