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Meta ordered to pay $25B (AP) — A state judge has ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook, marking the biggest fine ever against the tech giant. Judge Francis J. Mathew said in Wednesday's ruling that Facebook's conduct was intentional and executives consistently misled users. New Mexico's attorney general said it should be seen as a warning to tech companies that they will be held accountable. A state jury in September found Meta responsible for millions of violations of state consumer protection laws. The violations stem from the ...

Russia frees Michigan man after over 4 years behind bars

Russia on Wednesday freed an American who had been jailed for more than four years on charges of fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine, a deal completed during a visit by a top U.S. envoy and at a time when President Donald Trump has taken a series of actions meant to benefit Moscow. Trump ...

‘Rocky Horror’ returns to Forest Roberts Theatre

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University Theatre and Dance will host its live production of “The Rocky Horror Show” in Forest Roberts Theatre from Thursday through Saturday. The stage performance brought to life in Marquette is the 1973 musical production written by Richard O’Brien, which gained further reach when the 1975 screenplay became a cult classic. The plot of the horror-comedy-musical “puts a comedic spin on science fiction and horror movies from the 1930s through the early 1960s,” according to a news release. “When a newly engaged couple gets caught in a storm, ...