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The teen is seeking $250 million in damages from the Washington Post.

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State lawmakers will introduce five bills Wednesday aimed at reducing the consumption of soda or other sugary drinks in an effort to eliminate what they think contributes to a host of health problems.The first bill calls for capping the size of sugary drinks in unsealed containers, restaurants and grocery stores at 16 fluid ounces to deal with the supersize phenomenon of the average soda. Breathtaking Firefall Lights Up Yosemite National Park The second bill calls for the labeling of sugary drinks with health risk warnings similar to tobacco products.A third bill wants to prohibit supermarkets, convenience stores and retail stores from placing the drinks near the checkout counter claiming soda companies pay prime money for the placement because it works. Burglary Suspects Leave Video of Crime on Couples iCloud The fourth bill bars soda companies from offering promo deals to lower the price of these typed of drinks to consumers.The fifth and last bill wants a tax on the drinks to pay for programs to offset the health effects of drinking sugary drinks. Obama, Steph Curry Mark 5 Years of My Brothers Keeper Lawmakers introduced at least 11 of these bills in the past decade, most of them failing.If this one fails as well, theyll make another push in 2020.

Lawyers for Nicholas Sandmann, the Kentucky teen seen in a viral video surrounded by high school students and face to face with a Native American man, is suing the Washington Post for $250 million, saying the paper was reckless and bullied the student.Sandmann, 16, is a junior at Covington Catholic High School, an all-boys school that was at the center of a national debate afterstudents were captured on video apparently encircling Native American elder Nathan Phillips, who was playing a drum and chanting, in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the Indigenous Peoples March. Get Breaking News Alerts With the NBC Washington App The video went viral on Twitter before eventually being removed as other videos of the event surfaced, showing a more complicated story.The Kentucky-based firm Hemmer DeFrank Wessels filed for $50 million in compensatory damages and $200 million in punitive damages from the Washington Post, plus legal fees. They say the total is the same amount that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos paid to buy the paper. Hundreds Mourn Death of 5 Children in Bowie Car Crash The lawsuit alleges the Post wrongfully targeted and bullied Nicholas because he was the white, Catholic student wearing a red Make America Great Again souvenir cap on a school field trip to the January 18 March for Life in Washington, D.C.Kristine Coratti Kelly, vice president of communications at the Post, said they are reviewing a copy of the lawsuit. Drama Unfolds on Livestream of Bald Eagle Nest We plan to mount a vigorous defense, Kelly said.A number of videos posted online showed a complicated and tense situation near the memorial on Jan. 18, when a group of Black Hebrew Israelites, Native American activists and Covington Catholic students all crossed paths.Thousands of people who viewed the video on Facebook and Twitter cast blame on either Sandmann and his classmates, who appeared to be disrespecting the Native American during the Indigenous Peoples March, or Phillips for appearing to antagonize the teenagers.News outlets, including The Washington Post, NBC News and NBC Washington, reported on the viral outrage and video clip of Sandmann wearing a Make America Great Again hat and appearing to smile as he stood close to Phillips as Phillips continued to beat on his drum. Phillips later said he was trying to defuse a confrontation between the students and the Black Hebrew Israelites but soon felt threatened when the students surrounded him.The lawsuit alleges the Post rushed to lead the mainstream media to assassinate Nicholas character and bully him.It alleges that the Post stories implied that Sandmann instigated the confrontation, which the student has repeatedly denied.Videos that surfaced later showed a group ofpeople associated with theBlack Hebrew Israelites heckling the group of students and Phillips approaching Sandmann.Sandmann later appeared on the TODAY Show to defend himself and, according to the lawsuit, try to stop threats of physical violence toward him and his family. An investigation spurred by his school said the students were not to blame for the encounter.Photo Credit: kaya11/Twitter

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It was an emotional evening for me, attending the symphony for the first time since my husbands recent death.

New York Judge William Pauley approved the delay Wednesday after Cohens lawyers said he needed more time to recover from shoulder surgery and prepare for Congressional testimony.