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“I was in the restroom when Isaac called out, ‘Come on, David, get out of there.’ I yelled back, ‘Hey man, hold on, I’m coming!’ Before I even buttoned my pants, it hit me”: How a classic Stax soul anthem was written on the fly

“Sam & Dave had great chemistry together – there was no denying that”

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‘It’s dark in the US right now. But I turn on a light, you know?’: Mavis Staples on Prince, Martin Luther King and her 75-year singing career

As she releases a new album, the soul and gospel legend answers your questions on Stax Records, duetting with David Byrne, and the fight for civil rights

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Grandfather, ex-wife jailed for drug import conspiracy

A methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking conspiracy involving a middle-aged couple resulted in the importation of up to $1.2 million worth of drugs.

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“There’s a sleek look to bands like Loathe, Spiritbox or Knocked Loose. Spiky shapes are engrained in our values – we want to wear our influences on our sleeves”: Employed To Serve are re-embracing metal guitars –but dropping amps

Preparing to tour fifth album Fallen Star, guitarists Sammy Urwin and David Porter talk Scandi influences, trading offsets for baritones and amp modelers, and breaking down musical tribalism

Guitar World

Sam Moore obituary

American singer and half of the duo Sam & Dave best known for their 1967 hit Soul Man

The Guardian - UK

Professor-v.-Professor Defamation Suit Can Go Forward, Based on Defendant's Statements to Students

From Porter v. Sergent, decided yesterday by Sixth Circuit Judge Raymond Kethledge, joined by Judges Richard Griffin and John Bush:… The post Professor-v.-Professor Defamation Suit Can Go Forward, Based on Defendant's Statements to Students appeared first on Reason.com.

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“We are very grateful and happy for the decision by Judge Thrash... I couldn’t ask for a better decision”: Trump stopped from using Isaac Hayes' Hold On, I’m Comin’ at rallies

Says Isaac Hayes's son, "I want this to serve as an opportunity for other artists to come forward that don’t want their music used by Donald Trump"

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Federal Judge Rules Trump Must Stop Using Song

Federal judge rules Trump must stop using 'Hold On, I'm Coming' song amid copyright lawsuit filed by Isaac Hayes Jr.'s estate.

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Issac Hayes' Trump cease-and-desist

The former president was also recently warned by Celine Dion's management to halt the use of "My Heart Will Go On"

Salon

Isaac Hayes estate sues Trump campaign over use of song ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’

Family sought $3m in fees before lawsuit but warned litigation could cost Trump even more

The Independent UK

Family of Isaac Hayes threaten Donald Trump with lawsuit over use of song in rallies

Family call for $3m in licensing fees stemming from Trump’s frequent use of the Hayes-penned Sam & Dave track Hold On, I’m Comin’

The Guardian - UK

‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ closed out Trump’s convention speech. The songwriter says he didn’t want it played

‘We create music for uplifting people, not separating them,’ David Porter, who co-wrote the iconic track with R&B legend Isaac Hayes, told The Independent

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Evening Standard

Knife-wielding man shot dead near the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee

Police released body camera footage that showed officers on bikes talking before one of them says: ‘He’s got a knife’

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Woman sexually abused by teacher awarded extra $113,000

A judge has granted a woman sexually abused by her childhood teacher an extra $113,000, bringing her total damages to almost $2.13 million.

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Survivor hopes others get strength from $2m legal fight

Katrina Munting has been awarded more than $2 million by the Supreme Court of Tasmania after suing the state and her high school teacher abuser for damages.

Reason

No Pseudonymity in Race Discrimination Lawsuit over Academic Dishonesty Finding

From Doe v. Univ. of Pennsylvania, decided Friday by the Third Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Tamika Montgomery-Reeves, joined by Judges David Porter and Jane Roth: In 2020, Doe enrolled as a student in UPenn's Pre-Med Post-Baccalaureate Program …. She planned to complete the Program in Spring 2021 and…

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Warner Bros. Discovery Names David Porter Head of Ad Research

Exec was CEO of Canoe

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Man jailed for shooting prison escapee dead in scuffle

A 45-year-old man who pleaded guilty to the shooting manslaughter of a Hobart prison escapee has been jailed for eight years.

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Judge orders logging suspension amid legal challenge

A Supreme Court judge has ordered the suspension of logging in an area purportedly home to a rare parrot amid a challenge over the legality of operations.

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Pedophile priest sentenced for further child abuse

Jailed former priest David Edwin Rapson has been sentenced to more prison time for the historical abuse of three schoolboys in Tasmania.

The Independent UK

Iowa judge orders continued probation for teen sex trafficking victim who killed her alleged abuser

A teenage sex trafficking victim who fatally stabbed the man she accused of abusing her was resentenced Wednesday to probation, telling an Iowa judge that she now has a support system to help keep her on track

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Katrina Munting civil damages trial over abuse at hands of school teacher hears closing submissions

Tasmanian woman Katrina Munting is seeking damages and only now coming to the end of her third major legal process since reporting to police in 2018 that she had been sexually abused by one of her high school teachers.

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Katrina Munting's civil case against former teacher and Tasmanian Education Department over child abuse begins

When she was a student in the 1990s, Katrina Munting was sexually abused by a teacher, who was later jailed for three years. Now, she is suing that former teacher and the government, in a case believed to be the first of its kind in the state.

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