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New York Times loses defamation suit, ordered to pay $9.25M to former Alabama basketball player
The New York Times was defeated in a defamation lawsuit brought by former Alabama basketball player Kai Spears and ordered to pay $9.25 million in damages. The jury ruled that the Times defamed Spears based on a 2023 report that falsely linked him as an involved passenger at a fatal shooting site.
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