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Singapore to introduce Online Criminal Harms Act amid ‘growing international consensus’ for such laws: MHA
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Singapore to introduce Online Criminal Harms Act amid ‘growing international consensus’ for such laws: MHA
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Hush money judge warns Trump against intimidating jurors: Judge Juan Merchan on Tuesday warned former President Trump that he would not put up with any ...
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Hush money judge warns Trump against intimidating jurors
Quick Glance: Twelve Jurors Seated in Trump's Hush Money Trial
  • A jury of 12 individuals was empaneled on Thursday in the landmark hush money trial of former President Donald Trump, bringing the proceedings closer to opening arguments and the commencement of weeks filled with compelling testimonies.

  • The upcoming trial is anticipated to present unfavorable testimonies regarding Trump's personal life pre-presidency, including accusations of manipulating business records to suppress narratives in the final days of the 2016 election surrounding his intimate relationships.

  • Central to the trial is a payment of $130,000 made by Cohen just before the 2016 election to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, aimed at preventing her allegations of a sexual encounter with Trump from being publicized in the campaign's final stretch.

  • The selection of the jury holds paramount significance in any criminal proceeding, particularly so when the accused is a former president and the presumed Republican candidate. Potential jurors have undergone extensive scrutiny concerning their online presence, personal backgrounds, and political stances as legal representatives and the judge meticulously scrutinize for partialities that could compromise their impartiality.
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As India’s smallest state votes, a broken hydro plant takes centerstage: Sikkim’s hydropower dream of huge revenues has turned into a nightmare due to ...
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As India’s smallest state votes, a broken hydro plant takes centerstage
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Rains in Sharjah: Remote work for government departments extended till April 17: Extra day allotted for work from home after heavy rains on Tuesday
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Rains in Sharjah: Remote work for government departments extended till ...
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Modi Urges Strong Government Amid Global Unrest: India Votes: Each day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as they gear up for ...
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Modi Urges Strong Government Amid Global Unrest: India Votes
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Performing arts to be compulsory in CBC syllabus, says Machogu : Every school expected to take part in the performing arts competitions.
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Performing arts to be compulsory in CBC syllabus, says Machogu
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Additional human remains believed to be slain college student wash ashore on Lake Michigan
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Quick Glance: Additional Human Remains Found in Murdered Student Case
  • Additional human remains, believed to be of Sade Robinson, wash ashore in Wisconsin.

  • The suspect has been charged and is set to appear in court on Monday.

  • A harrowing trail of evidence points to the alleged perpetrator, including surveillance footage and phone records.

  • A memorial service for Robinson is being organized to honor her memory.
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Republican states urge Congress to reject DEI legislation: A host of Republican-led states are urging Congress to reject two Democrat-sponsored bills aimed at ...
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Republican states urge Congress to reject DEI legislation
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"Your client is a criminal defendant": N.Y. judge denies Trump team request to attend SCOTUS oral arguments
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"Your client is a criminal defendant": N.Y. judge denies Trump ...
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Comer: Criminal referrals in Biden probe could come ‘within weeks’: House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that ...
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Comer: Criminal referrals in Biden probe could come ‘within weeks’
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Trump's campaign shifts to NY for his historic criminal trial: Trump is moving part of his campaign to New York during the trial, which could last for two months ...
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Trump's campaign shifts to NY for his historic criminal trial
Quick Glance: Path to Victory: Trump's NY Hush Money Trial
  • The first criminal trial of any former president began with extortion, Trump should aim for an acquittal.

  • Charges do not concern misconduct in settling hush money with Daniels, but entering payments to conceal another crime.

  • The burden of proof for criminal intent is high, requiring proof for two layers of specific intent to convict Trump.

  • A legal maneuver could allow Trump to dismiss his defense team and recruit a new team to potentially secure his case.
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Trump's social media posts follow him to courthouse: New York prosecutors argue that he should be held in contempt over his Truth Social posts.
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Trump's social media posts follow him to courthouse
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Trump in the Dock: First Criminal Trial of a Former U.S. President Begins Today in NYC
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Trump in the Dock: First Criminal Trial of a Former U.S. President Begins ...
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Detective series Bergerac confirmed for return featuring Jersey locations: A new series of Bergerac has been commissioned with six dramas being filmed over the ...
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Detective series Bergerac confirmed for return featuring Jersey locations
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The Hidden Costs of Homeownership Are Skyrocketing: Rising insurance premiums, property taxes and maintenance costs show little sign of abating ...
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The Hidden Costs of Homeownership Are Skyrocketing
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First photo of Insta-famous magpie released: The first photo of a famous magpie has been released after it was revealed the bird is due to be reunited with a ...
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Why secondary schools closed early for April holidays: Some schools closed as early as last week due to the financial woes.
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Why secondary schools closed early for April holidays
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Trump Reportedly Nods Off While Attending First Day of Criminal Trial: Donald Trump reportedly fell asleep during the first morning of his criminal hush money ...
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Trump Reportedly Nods Off While Attending First Day of Criminal Trial
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What the TikTok Bill Gets Wrong: Congress Should Regulate All Social Media Apps—Not Just Chinese Ones
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What the TikTok Bill Gets Wrong: Congress Should Regulate All Social Media ...
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Melania Trump avoids the courtroom but is said to share her husband’s anger: She has long referred to the hush-money case as not her problem. But she has called ...
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Melania Trump avoids the courtroom but is said to share her husband’s ...
Quick Glance: Trump's Sex Life Unveiled as Hush Money Trial Begins
  • The opening day of Donald Trump’s criminal trial delved deep into his tabloid-fodder sex life, as lawyers and the judge debated how many salacious details jurors should eventually hear as they decide whether he broke the law to cover up hush money payments.

  • The historic first trial of a former U.S. president began Monday in a storied courthouse that has seen a host of high-profile cases over the years, from rap stars to movie moguls, but never one with such potential consequences for the nation and the world.

  • Despite Trump's open contempt for the trial, he was not disruptive in court but rather disinterested. However, Trump's lawyers managed to prevent jurors from being informed about specific allegations of sexual misconduct from 2016.

  • Prosecutors plan to highlight Trump's relationship with adult-film actress Stormy Daniels and other women in court to show that he paid hush money to protect his political image.
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Simon Harris becomes Ireland's youngest prime minister at 37: Father-of-two Mr Harris becomes Ireland's youngest and 15th taoiseach as he succeeds Leo ...
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Simon Harris becomes Ireland's youngest prime minister at 37
Quick Glance: Simon Harris Becomes Ireland's Youngest Prime Minister
  • Simon Harris has been officially sworn in as Ireland's youngest prime minister, succeeding Leo Varadkar who abruptly stepped down last month. Harris, 37, took the helm of the ruling Fine Gael party but faces challenges as the party trails behind Sinn Fein in polls.

  • A rapid riser in Ireland's political hierarchy, Harris has made a name for himself as Health Minister and most recently as Minister for Higher Education and Science. His political identity as a young politician has been marked by both supporters and critics, particularly standing out with younger voters and on social media platforms like TikTok.

  • Varadkar's government grappled with challenges such as housing crisis and increasing immigration numbers. Harris inherits a tough political landscape, especially with upcoming elections until March 2025. The political landscape in Ireland has shifted, with Sinn Fein emerging as a rising political force, leading to a shift in the traditional party landscape.

  • While Harris sees the idea of a potential reunification of Ireland as a legitimate aspiration, his focus remains on current challenges like housing crisis, rising cost of living, and immigration. Despite political changes and discussions about potential reunification, Ireland's future remains uncertain and complex.
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Live updates: Trump in New York courtroom for jury selection in hush money trial: Donald Trump has arrived for his first criminal trial. He is charged with ...
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Live updates: Trump in New York courtroom for jury selection in hush money ...
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For history-making case against a former president, Manhattan court must first find a dozen jurors
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For history-making case against a former president, Manhattan court must ...
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Defenses in His Court Cases: The former president has trotted out a host of false and misleading claims to defend his conduct ...
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Defenses in His Court Cases
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Coping with Famine: Never throughout history has there been a time when there has not been a devastating famine in some part of the world. In our lifetime ...
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Coping with Famine
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Lawyers Sue Germany in Bid to Block Arms Exports to Israel: "There is reason to believe that these weapons are being used to commit grave violations of ...
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Lawyers Sue Germany in Bid to Block Arms Exports to Israel
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How Biden Can Win on the Economy: Stop Mass Layoffs: The federal government awards approximately $700 billion per year in federal contracts; what if the Biden ...
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How Biden Can Win on the Economy: Stop Mass Layoffs
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Trump Wanted to See Crowd Outside Trial. He Got 50 Randos.: A couple of hungry Proud Boys, Laura Loomer, and some people from Queens.
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Trump Wanted to See Crowd Outside Trial. He Got 50 Randos.
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Trump Leaves His Trial to Rail Against Crime and Jab at Prosecutor: After a day in court, Donald Trump visited a bodega in Harlem where a clerk stabbed a man in ...
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Trump Leaves His Trial to Rail Against Crime and Jab at Prosecutor
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And on the third day, Trump rested. Why the hush money trial goes dark on Wednesdays.
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And on the third day, Trump rested. Why the hush money trial goes dark on ...
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Prosecutors Ask Supreme Court to Reject Trump’s Immunity Claim in Election Case: The filing was the main submission from Jack Smith, the special counsel ...
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Quick Glance: Jack Smith Urges Supreme Court to Reject Trump's Immunity Claim
  • Special counsel Jack Smith pushed the Supreme Court in a court filing ahead of the April 25 arguments to reject former President Donald Trump's stance that he should be given absolute immunity in the federal election interference case.

  • Outlined in the 66-page filing were a series of arguments by Smith and his team against Trump's assertion that a president is shielded from criminal prosecution.

  • Prosecutors contended that there are no presidential authorities that would grant Trump immunity in this instance, and historical evidence discredits Trump's assertions.

  • Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Smith in 2022 to probe Trump's alleged involvement in disputing the 2020 presidential election results. The Supreme Court is scheduled to conduct oral arguments on Trump's immunity argument on April 25.
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Judge in Trump’s criminal trial declines to recuse himself
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Judge in Trump’s criminal trial declines to recuse himself
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Dozens of potential Trump jurors excused after saying they couldn't be impartial
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Dozens of potential Trump jurors excused after saying they couldn't ...
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P Chidambaram writes: Constitutional morality is at stake: The allegations in the cases against chief ministers are that they received “bribes” in order to do ...
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P Chidambaram writes: Constitutional morality is at stake
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The downward spiral of Ruapehu's commercial infrastructure: With the 2024 season's fresh snow comes a dumping of unwelcome information on the future of ...
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The downward spiral of Ruapehu's commercial infrastructure
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As Trial Looms, Trump Plays to a Jury of Millions: Donald J. Trump and his lawyers realize his chances in the courtroom are dicey. He intends to make whatever ...
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As Trial Looms, Trump Plays to a Jury of Millions
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In Final Rally Before New York Trial, Trump Again Casts Himself as Political Victim
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In Final Rally Before New York Trial, Trump Again Casts Himself as ...
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Inside the Manhattan Courtroom Where Trump Is on Trial: Protesters railed outside, media and security swarmed the area, and inside the courtroom, Donald J ...
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Inside the Manhattan Courtroom Where Trump Is on Trial
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Chan Yeng Kit to step down as Permanent Secretary for Health, take over as SPH Media CEO from Jul 15
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Chan Yeng Kit to step down as Permanent Secretary for Health ...
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Trump’s hush money trial strategy: Deny, delay and denigrate: Donald Trump braces to go on trial in New York on Monday, after his legal team tried everything it ...
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Trump’s hush money trial strategy: Deny, delay and denigrate
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Trump and His Team Are Already Lying About What Happened in Court: Donald Trump and his allies are falsely claiming his hush money trial judge prohibited him ...
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Trump and His Team Are Already Lying About What Happened in Court
Quick Glance: Michael Cohen Criticizes Trump's Barron Graduation Ban Complaint as Ridiculous
  • Michael Cohen describes Trump's complaint about a potential ban on attending Barron's graduation ceremony as comical.

  • Cohen points out that Trump apparently did not attend the graduation ceremonies of his other children.

  • Cohen is expected to be a key witness in Trump's trial, which revolves around allegations of hush money payments to silence an affair with Stormy Daniels.

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Trump's next rally arena: a Manhattan courthouse: The presumptive GOP nominee will stand trial Monday in the first criminal trial of a former president ...
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Trump's next rally arena: a Manhattan courthouse
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UK government under growing pressure to stop selling arms to Israel: Pressure is mounting on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to suspend the sale of arms to ...
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UK government under growing pressure to stop selling arms to Israel
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Democrats seek to codify DEI in federal programs: House Democrats have introduced two pieces of legislation to codify diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ...
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Democrats seek to codify DEI in federal programs
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Sheetz accused of racial discrimination in its hiring process: A federal agency accused a popular gas station chain of discriminating against Black ...
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Sheetz accused of racial discrimination in its hiring process
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Can Trump Still Run for President if He Is Convicted?: The Constitution and American law have clear answers for only some of the questions that would arise if a ...
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Can Trump Still Run for President if He Is Convicted?
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The allure of a new State Lodge in Bungoma: The Bungoma State Lodge will be the second State Lodge in Western region.
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The allure of a new State Lodge in Bungoma
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Trump Is Already Losing in Court—and the Judge Isn’t Playing: Trump’s first day in court was marked by failed requests, little patience, quick naps ...
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Trump Is Already Losing in Court—and the Judge Isn’t Playing
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Plot to ‘arrest’ Governor Simba Arati sparks fresh row in Kisii politics : In a leaked audio clip, someone discloses a plan by the police to 'take charge' of the ...
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Plot to ‘arrest’ Governor Simba Arati sparks fresh row in Kisii politics
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Prosecutors file motion to hold Trump in contempt for allegedly violating gag order - live
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Prosecutors file motion to hold Trump in contempt for allegedly violating ...
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Trump’s Lead-Off Trial Will Determine If He Illegally Cheated To Win In 2016: The first criminal trial of an ex-president in U.S. history will decide whether his ...
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Trump’s Lead-Off Trial Will Determine If He Illegally Cheated To Win In ...
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Trump’s Lawyer Gambled His Career to Represent Him in Hush Money Case: Todd Blanche was a prosecutor and worked for a prestigious firm. Now, he is the principal ...
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Trump’s Lawyer Gambled His Career to Represent Him in Hush Money Case
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A silent Trump glowers and stares during third day of criminal trial: This was not Donald Trump the business mogul or Donald Trump the 45th president – it was ...
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A silent Trump glowers and stares during third day of criminal trial
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Who Are Key Players in the Trump Hush-Money Criminal Trial?: The first criminal trial of former President Donald J. Trump is underway. Take a closer look at ...
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Who Are Key Players in the Trump Hush-Money Criminal Trial?
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Amid relentless school shootings, scrutiny extends beyond the shooter: It’s not just the shooters being held responsible for mass shootings. Parents ...
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Amid relentless school shootings, scrutiny extends beyond the shooter