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Canada News.Net
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Canada News.Net
Newsom demands apology, $787 million from Fox News
DOVER, Delaware: California Governor Gavin Newsom has taken legal aim at Fox News, accusing the network of deliberately distorting the facts about a phone call he had with President Donald Trump — and seeking a US$787 million payout in response. In a defamation lawsuit filed this week in Delaware Superior Court, Newsom claimed the network acted with "actual malice" in covering the timing and content of a conversation with Trump during a tense period of federal immigration raids in California. The amount Newsom is demanding in punitive damages mirrors the historic $787.5 million that Fox paid in 2023 to settle a defamation suit from Dominion Voting Systems over its 2020 election coverage. According to the complaint, Fox News aired a misleading segment suggesting that Newsom lied about when he last spoke to Trump. The governor contends that Fox knew the facts but chose to manipulate them to cast him as dishonest and boost the president's narrative. "The European Commission is requiring Apple to make a series of additional changes to the App Store. We disagree with this outcome and plan to appeal," Apple said in a statement. The lawsuit follows comments by Fox host Jesse Watters, who, during a June 10 broadcast, questioned Newsom's integrity. "Why would Newsom lie and claim Trump never called him?" Watters asked on his show, Jesse Watters Primetime. A chyron below the broadcast read: "Gavin Lied About Trump's Call." The clip referred to a phone call that occurred late on June 6 or early June 7 (Eastern Daylight Time), amid unrest following immigration enforcement actions in Los Angeles. Trump later claimed he had spoken with Newsom "a day ago" — a statement Newsom contradicted, saying no further communication occurred after their initial call. Newsom's complaint states that Fox "intentionally distorted the facts by making a misleading video clip and multiple false statements" about the timing of the call. He argues this was done to brand him a liar and win political favour with Trump, whose administration had deployed National Guard troops and 700 Marines to California without the governor's consent. The governor, a Democrat widely considered a potential presidential contender in 2028, is seeking both punitive and compensatory damages. He cites reputational harm, diminished public trust, and a potential impact on future campaign donations and voter support. Fox News has rejected the claims outright, calling the lawsuit "frivolous" and accusing Newsom of trying to suppress criticism. "Governor Newsom's transparent publicity stunt is frivolous and designed to chill free speech critical of him," the network said in a statement. "We will defend this case vigorously and look forward to it being dismissed." Newsom's office has not yet issued further comment. However, according to The New York Times, he would consider dropping the suit if Fox issued a retraction and Watters publicly apologised for the remarks. The legal bar Newsom must clear is high. Under U.S. defamation law — specifically the New York Times v. Sullivan precedent — public figures must prove that a media outlet acted with actual malice, meaning they either knowingly published false information or showed reckless disregard for the truth. Newsom isn't the first political figure to take on a news outlet over defamation. Trump himself has launched multiple lawsuits in recent years, including a $15 million settlement reached with ABC in 2023 over an inaccurate claim regarding a civil jury's findings in a sexual misconduct case. He also sued CBS for $20 billion over edits to a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris. A mediator has since proposed a $20 million settlement with CBS parent Paramount Global. Fox Corp, the parent company of Fox News, is incorporated in Delaware, the same state where the Dominion case and Newsom's new lawsuit have been filed. Whether the case results in another headline-grabbing settlement or is dismissed, it marks yet another chapter in the ongoing legal clashes between politicians and the media, where billions of dollars, reputations, and the boundaries of press freedom are all on the line.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Blue Lock chapter 309 release date and time: When and where to read the Japanese manga
Blue Lock chapter 309 release date and time: Blue Lock has quickly become a standout among sports manga, captivating readers with its intense matches, layered characters, and suspenseful storytelling that never lets up. With every chapter, the tension escalates, keeping fans hooked for more. Now, as chapter 309 approaches, excitement is high to discover what twists and turns lie ahead. Here's a breakdown of the release date, time, and what to expect from the next thrilling installment of this action-packed series. #BLUELOCK309 #BLUELOCK310No break after Chapter 309 Blue Lock chapter 309 release date and time Blue Lock chapter 309 will be released on 2nd July 2025 in Japan. The exact time and date may vary depending on your time zone. Blue Lock chapter 309 release date and time (as per different time zones) Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 8 am, Tuesday, July 1 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 11 am, Tuesday, July 1 British Summer Time (BST): 4 pm, Tuesday, July 1 Central European Summer Time (CEST): 5 pm, Tuesday, July 1 Indian Standard Time (IST): 8:30 pm, Tuesday, July 1 Philippine Standard Time (PST): 11 pm, Tuesday, July 1 Japanese Standard Time (JST): 12 am, Wednesday, July 2 Australia Central Standard Time (ACST): 12:30 am, Wednesday, July 2 Where to read Blue Lock chapter 309? Blue Lock chapter 309 will be accessible on Kodansha's K Manga platform. Initially limited to just 15 countries, the service has now grown to cover 48 countries worldwide, including several in Europe such as France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. What to expect from Blue Lock chapter 309? In Blue Lock chapter 309, the story will likely shift back to Yoichi Isagi as he journeys to a different country to watch a new match. With tickets in hand for games in England, France, and several other locations, fans can anticipate seeing him arrive in one of these destinations.
Boston Globe
4 days ago
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Gavin Newsom sues Fox News for saying he lied about call with Trump
Newsom's lawyers also sent Fox News a letter demanding a formal retraction and an on-air apology from Jesse Watters, a host who said on his show that Newsom had lied about the call with the president. If those conditions are met, the letter states, Newsom will dismiss the lawsuit. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The punitive damages sought by Newsom mirror the amount that Fox News agreed to pay in 2023 to settle a lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems that accused the network of publicizing false election conspiracies that damaged the company. Advertisement 'If Fox News wants to lie to the American people on Donald Trump's behalf, it should face consequences -- just like it did in the Dominion case,' Newsom said in a statement. 'I believe the American people should be able to trust the information they receive from a major news outlet.' The allegations at the heart of the lawsuit stem from volleys between Newsom and Trump after the president invoked a rarely used federal statute to seize control of the California National Guard over the governor's objections to respond to protests against federal immigration raids. Advertisement The two leaders spoke by phone late at night on June 6 in California, which was after 1 a.m. June 7 on the East Coast, according to Newsom and a cellphone record provided by Trump. The president activated the National Guard less than 24 hours after the call. On June 8, Newsom spoke about the phone call on MSNBC. On June 10, during a White House news conference, a reporter asked Trump when he last spoke with Newsom. 'A day ago,' the president said. 'Called him to tell him, got to do a better job.' Newsom posted a video clip of the comment on social media and said, 'There was no call. Not even a voicemail. Americans should be alarmed that a President deploying Marines onto our streets doesn't even know who he's talking to.' The post, according to the governor's lawsuit, was written to correct Trump's claim that they spoke 'a day ago.' In response, Trump gave Fox News screenshots of his phone log showing the original call with Newsom that took place late on June 6 Pacific Daylight Time and early on June 7 Eastern Daylight Time. In covering the sequence of events, Newsom alleges, Fox News made deceptive video edits and false statements that concealed that Trump said the leaders had spoken 'a day ago.' Instead, he alleges, the network framed Trump's call log as proof that Newsom had been dishonest when it showed that Trump was incorrect about when the call took place. Advertisement 'Why would Newsom lie and claim Trump never called him?' Watters said on his show, according to the lawsuit, which includes an image of a chyron stating, 'Gavin Lied About Trump's Call.' The lawsuit claims that Fox News deliberately mischaracterized the disagreement between the governor and the president to harm Newsom's political career. It says viewers who saw Fox's false reports that Newsom had lied would be less likely to support him in future elections or donate to his campaigns. Though Newsom and California are frequently criticized by Fox News hosts, the governor has made several high-profile appearances on the network in recent years. In 2023, Newsom sat for a lengthy interview with Sean Hannity, a Fox News host, and participated in a debate with Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida that aired on the network. This article originally appeared in
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Science
- Yahoo
New moon of June 2025 sees Mercury climb to its highest point in the sky
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The new moon occurs on June 25. A day later, Mercury reaches its highest point in the evening sky, and on June 27, the young moon will make a close pass to the planet. The exact moment of the new moon phase occurs at 6:31 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (1031 UTC), in New York, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. A new moon describes the moment when the sun and moon share a celestial longitude (called right ascension by astronomers), a projection of Earth's longitude lines on the sky measured eastward from the point where the sun crosses the celestial equator. This position is also called a conjunction, and it can only happen when the moon is directly between Earth and the sun. Sometimes the sun, moon and Earth line up perfectly, and the result is a solar eclipse. No eclipse is scheduled for this new moon, though – the next one is due on Sept. 21. Outside of solar eclipses, new moons are not visible. Lunar phases are determined by the moon's position in its orbit around Earth, so they occur at the same time everywhere; the difference in the hour is solely due to one's time zone. The new moon thus occurs at 3:31 a.m. in Los Angeles, 11:31 a.m. in Paris, and 7:31 p.m. local time in Tokyo. On June 25 the sun sets at 8:31 p.m. in New York, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory; just five days after the solstice (June 20), so in the Northern Hemisphere days are still quite long. The sky starts to get dark enough to see bright objects by about 9:15 p.m. At that point, one can see Mercury if there is a clear horizon. From New York City the planet will be about 8 degrees above the horizon; tricky to spot, but still possible if conditions are right. On June 26, Mercury reaches its highest elevation for Northern Hemisphere observers; at 9:15 it is still about 8 degrees high; that day the moon will be a thin crescent on the right side of the planet. On June 27, in the wee hours of the morning in New York (2:03 a.m.), the moon passes within 3 degrees of Mercury; while the conjunction itself won't be visible (both the moon and Mercury are below the horizon) by the evening the moon will appear to the left of the planet and above it. Mars, meanwhile, will be low in the west, as the planet sinks a bit each day towards the evening sun; by August, Mars will be lost in the solar glare. One can spot it easily by its reddish color; while the planet is not as bright as it can be (it is at a point in its orbit where it is further from Earth) the color remains distinct. Saturn rises after midnight at 12:48 a.m. EDT, (June 26) followed by Venus at 2:56 a.m. By sunrise at 4:53 a.m. Saturn is at 40 degrees and Venus at about 23 degrees; a good exercise is to see how close to sunrise one can still spot the two planets. For those located closer to the equator, Mercury is a bit higher; from Bridgetown, Barbados, it is at 22 degrees at sunset (6:28 p.m.) and won't be visible until about a half hour later. The planet sets at 8:10 p.m. June 25. The June 27 conjunction with the moon is more visible as one goes far westwards from New York; in Honolulu, Hawaii, the conjunction is at 8:03 p.m. and Mercury will still be 12 degrees above the western horizon with the thin crescent moon above it at about 22 degrees. In the tropics, the effect of seasons on day length is much less pronounced – sunset on June 25 in Honolulu is at 7:17 p.m., rather earlier than in New York. From the Southern Hemisphere, Mars will be in the northwest after sunset. As it is the austral winter, sunsets are early. In Santiago, Chile, for example, sunset is at 5:43 p.m. local time on June 25. By 6:30 p.m. local time Mars is 40 degrees above the northwestern horizon in the constellation Leo. Closer to the horizon is Mercury which, as in the Northern Hemisphere, is a challenge to observe, but it is slightly higher for austral sky watchers; about 10 degrees high, so with a clear horizon and no trees or buildings one can catch it. Mercury sets in Santiago by 7:33 p.m. local time. In Santiago, Saturn rises on June 26 at 12:48 a.m. Venus rises at 4:20 a.m.; by 6 a.m. Saturn is about 53 degrees high in the north-northeast and Venus is at 20 degrees in the northeast. Sunrise isn't until 7:47 a.m., by 7 a.m. as the sky is getting light one can see Venus in the northeast and Saturn just west of north. In June in the Northern Hemisphere, the sky doesn't get fully dark until about 10 p.m. at the latitude of New York, Denver, San Francisco or Tokyo. In New York City, astronomical twilight, when the sun is between 12 and 18 degrees below the horizon and the last of the daylight disappears, is between 9:47 and 10:37 p.m. on June 25. At 10 p.m., as one can look south and see the red star Antares, about 21 degrees high; one can distinguish it from Mars because the planet will be in the west (to the right). Another way to know the difference immediately is that on nights when stars visibly twinkle planets shine with a steady light. At this time of year one can see the entirety of Scorpius, the Scorpion, from mid-northern latitudes, though the very end of the Scorpion's tail is brushing the horizon and is only visible if there's nothing in the way. That said, one can easily catch the three stars to the right of Antares that mark the claws. Turning eastwards (left) and even closer to the horizon one can see the "teapot" shape of Sagittarius the Archer rising; it gets more visible as the night progresses and gets to its highest altitude (about 20 degrees) by about 1 a.m. June 26. Further left, almost due east at 10 p.m. and about 23 degrees high is Altair, the eye of Aquila the Eagle, which is the southernmost point of the Summer Triangle. The other two are Vega, or Alpha Lyrae, which is upwards and to the left of Altair, more than halfway to the zenith in the east-northeast. The third star is Deneb, the brightest star in Cygnus, the Swan, located a bit higher than Altair and towards the northeast. All three stars form a right triangle shape with the 90-degree corner at Deneb and are bright enough that they are visible even in light-polluted areas. The Big Dipper, which is a common orientation point for Northern Hemisphere sky watchers, is in the northeast, about two thirds of the way to the zenith from the horizon. At 10 p.m. it will be to the left as one faces north, almost vertical with the bowl on the downward side. On the bottom side of the bowl in this orientation are the stars called Dubhe and Merak that point to Polaris. Dubhe will be on the right; one finds Polaris, the Pole Star, by making a line between the two and continuing until one reaches it. The Big Dipper is not a constellation in itself; it is part of the larger group that is the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Polaris is the end of the handle of the Little Dipper, the asterism that makes up most of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. Following the handle of the Dipper one can "arc to Arcturus" –a sweeping motion along the curve of the handle gets you there, to the brightest star in Boötes, the Herdsman. Continuing that arc one hits Spica, the brightest star in Virgo. If one draws a line between Dubhe and Merak away from Polaris one reaches Leo, the Lion. Arcturus is high at 10 p.m. – 62 degrees above the southwestern horizon. Looking a bit to the left, one can see an arc of stars with a brighter one at the halfway point of the arc; this is Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown. The bright star Alpha Corona Borealis is called Alphecca; at this point one is looking almost directly overhead. Further left (east) from Corona Borealis is a square of fainter stars that makes up the central part of Hercules. The square is sometimes called the Keystone. If one moves south (toward the horizon) one meets Ophiuchus, the Serpent Holder, a large and faint constellation above Scorpius. Ophiuchus makes a large, narrow, five-sided shape – rather like a tall A-frame house. Starting with Antares, if one looks up and to the left of it, there is a star called Pi Ophiuchi, or Sabik, that is the bottom left corner of the main body of Ophiuchus, and to the right and above that is Zeta Ophiuchi. Look slightly to the left and upwards and one sees Kappa Ophiuchi, the right upper corner of the "box" that is Ophiuchus' body (think of it as his shoulder). Look leftward and one sees the slightly brighter star Ras Alhague, Alpha Ophiuchi, the head, and to the left and downward is the other shoulder, Beta Ophiuchi or Cebalrai (pronounced with a hard C). In the Southern Hemisphere, the sky gets dark enough to see stars by 7:00 p.m. Observers in mid-southern latitudes can see Scorpius 40 degrees high in the east; by 11 p.m. the constellation is almost directly overhead. Looking due south and upwards – two thirds of the way to the zenith – is Crux, the Southern Cross. The cross will be upright, so the bottom star is Acrux (Alpha Crucis), while on the left is Mimosa (Beta Crucis), the top is Gacrux (Gamma Crucis) and the right point is Imai (Delta Crucis). Draw a line between Imai and Mimosa to the left and one hits Hadar, the second brightest star in Cetaurus, the Centaur. To the left of that and slightly downward is Alpha Centauri, also called Rigil Kentaurus, our nearest stellar neighbor. Turning right towards the southwest, one can see Canopus at about 25 degrees high; it's the brightest star in Carina, the Ship's Keel. Above Canopus is a large ring of about seven stars (nine from a darker sky location) that is Vela, the Sail.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
Axiom- 4 launch time: Complete schedule and how to watch in the USA and Canada
Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) represents a significant milestone in commercial spaceflight, marking the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) facilitated by Axiom Space in partnership with NASA and SpaceX . The mission is historic for featuring astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary, each embarking on their first government-sponsored ISS flight in over 40 years. Launch date and time Scheduled Launch: Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 2:31 a.m. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) This timing applies to both the United States and Canada's Eastern time zones. Launch Location: Launch Complex 39A, NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Docking with ISS: Targeted for approximately 7:00 a.m. EDT, Thursday, June 26, 2025. Where to watch in the USA and Canada 1. NASA TV and NASA Online Platforms NASA TV: The launch will be broadcast live on NASA TV, available via cable/satellite providers and streaming on the NASA website. NASA YouTube Channel: NASA's official YouTube channel will provide a livestream of the event. NASA App: The NASA app, available for iOS and Android, will also stream the launch live. 2. Axiom Space and SpaceX Platforms Axiom Space Website: Axiom Space will host a live webcast on their official website and social media channels. SpaceX Website and YouTube: SpaceX will provide live coverage on its website and YouTube channel. 3. Additional Streaming Options will carry a live stream of the launch, accessible in both the USA and Canada. Kennedy Space Center: For those in Florida, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offers in-person viewing packages for the launch. Mission highlights Crew: Commanded by Peggy Whitson, with astronauts Shubhanshu Shukla (India), Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski (Poland), and Tibor Kapu (Hungary). Duration: The mission is expected to last up to 14 days docked to the ISS. The crew will conduct over 60 scientific experiments and STEM outreach activities, the most of any Axiom mission to date, representing 31 countries
