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"textContent": "Former Alabama basketball player Kai Spears’ defamation and false light lawsuit against The New York Times over its reporting about a fatal shooting is proceeding to trial in a case that centers on whether getting the “gist” right is good enough. Last week U.S. District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon denied the Times’ motion for summary judgment, reasoning that a person […]",
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