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A Veto Threat, and Threated Override, Surround 9/11 Lawsuit Legislation

President Obama is threatening to veto legislation that would make it easier for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks to sue Saudi Arabia. Supporters of the bill vow that they will push for a congressional override. The measure is an outgrowth of a long-running lawsuit against the government of Saudi Arabia by 9/11 victims and their families, who claim that the Saudis funded Islamist …




Subway’s Footlong Subs Are Actually Going to Be 12 Inches Now | VICE

Does that look like a foot to you? Photo via Flickr user Rusty Clark
A recent class-action lawsuit has ensured that Subway will start selling $5 footlongs that actually measure 12 inches, the Guardian reports. The case of the missing inches began back in 2013, when an Australian boy’s incriminating photo of an 11-inch “footlong” sub went viral.