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Trump trial live updates: Moments after a jury was complete, a man outside the courthouse set himself on fire, a witness said
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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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US 'not involved in any offensive operation' after Israel carries retaliatory attacks against Iran
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US 'not involved in any offensive operation' after Israel ...
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UN Security Council: USA blocks full UN membership for Palestine: The application for full membership of the United Nations for Palestine was submitted 13 years ...
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UN Security Council: USA blocks full UN membership for Palestine
Quick Glance: US Blocks UN Resolution for Palestinian Full Membership
  • In the Security Council, 12 countries voted for a UN resolution recommending full Palestinian membership, with the US opposing and two countries abstaining.

  • The US argued that Palestinian membership should result from negotiations between Israel and Palestinians to enable a two-state solution.

  • The Palestinian delegation emphasized that UN membership is a crucial step for peace in the region and criticized the Israeli government for its rejection.

  • Israel rejected the resolution and warned of its potential impact on future dialogues, especially in light of the recent escalation of violence in Gaza.
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The benefits of a 4-day workweek, according to employers: Nearly one-third of large U.S. firms are exploring new schedules like the four-day workweek ...
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The benefits of a 4-day workweek, according to employers
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Bear cub recovering after being dropped by bystander who picked it up, took photos
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Bear cub recovering after being dropped by bystander who picked it up ...
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Texas court says Ken Paxton disciplinary case can proceed: The State Bar accused Paxton in 2022 of falsely claiming he had substantial evidence that raised ...
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Texas court says Ken Paxton disciplinary case can proceed
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DEI ‘lives on’ after Supreme Court ruling, but critics see an opening: Legal experts largely agreed the Muldrow ruling lowered the bar in workplace bias claims ...
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DEI ‘lives on’ after Supreme Court ruling, but critics see an opening
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Quick Glance: Alarming Conditions in Emergency Pregnancy Care for Women in the US
  • Complaints surged about pregnant women being turned away from U.S. emergency rooms after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, as per federal documents.

  • The cases raise serious questions about emergency pregnancy care in the U.S., especially in states with strict abortion laws that sparked confusion about the treatment doctors can provide.
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College is hard enough — try doing it while raising kids: More than 5 million college students are also parents. But many colleges do little to support them ...
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College is hard enough — try doing it while raising kids
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The truth comes out: US is paying dearly for outperformance : The United States is floating on a giant pumped-up air mattress of excess federal spending and no ...
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The truth comes out: US is paying dearly for outperformance 
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Judge rejects Trump effort to pause Jan. 6 civil lawsuits while criminal case is ongoing
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Judge rejects Trump effort to pause Jan. 6 civil lawsuits while criminal ...
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Donald Trump Scores Win on Abortion: Polling conducted exclusively for Newsweek shows more Americans say states should decide abortion limits rather than the ...
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Donald Trump Scores Win on Abortion
Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans foil another effort to repeal 1864 abortion ban
  • Arizona House Republicans once again thwarted an attempt on Wednesday to repeal the state's nearly complete abortion ban from 1864, leaving Democrats without a vote on their repeal bill for the second consecutive week.

  • Despite facing pressure from influential conservatives, such as former President Trump and Senate hopeful Kari Lake, urging GOP leaders to lift the ban, the Republicans blocked the repeal.

  • State House Democrats made a procedural maneuver to attempt to suspend House rules and bring the repeal bill to the floor for discussion. However, this action was rejected by the GOP majority, with only one Republican, Representative Matt Gress, crossing party lines to support bringing up the repeal bill.

  • A similar endeavor to repeal the ban was obstructed by Republicans last week. Following persistent criticism of the law by Democrats both within and outside the state throughout the week, prominent figures like Trump and Lake recognized the political risks and advocated for a change in direction within the Legislature.
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Elena Kagan Headed Off Disaster While Delivering a Victory for Civil Rights: Workers punished with discriminatory transfers waited decades for this decision.
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Elena Kagan Headed Off Disaster While Delivering a Victory for Civil ...
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Being a juror on a high-profile case: Life inside a bubble: While serving on a jury, you can’t talk about what you do for hours each day, even with your ...
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Being a juror on a high-profile case: Life inside a bubble
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Liberia: American Missionary Acquitted in Attempted Murder Trial Amid Witness Testimony Contradictions, Court Ruling Spurs Controversy
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Liberia: American Missionary Acquitted in Attempted Murder Trial Amid ...
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Opinion | Is Jan. 6 the Political Winner Democrats Think It Is?: A Supreme Court ruling against the government could shift the focus to prosecutorial overreach.
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Opinion | Is Jan. 6 the Political Winner Democrats Think It Is?
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Biden administration considers scrapping a futuristic proposal to slash power plant pollution
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Biden administration considers scrapping a futuristic proposal to slash ...
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Idaho's ban on youth gender-affirming care has families desperately scrambling for solutions
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Idaho's ban on youth gender-affirming care has families desperately ...
Quick Glance: Idaho Can Enforce Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
  • The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while ongoing legal battles persist, overturning previous court decisions.

  • A court decision enables the state of Idaho to implement a 2023 law that imposes significant penalties on physicians for providing gender-affirming care to individuals under 18 years old.

  • The court's three liberal judges would have chosen to suspend the law.

  • This action comes as the justices may soon deliberate on whether to address bans in Kentucky and Tennessee enforced amid legal disputes.
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What Blocking Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho Means for Doctors Like Me: 'As we’ve seen in Idaho, policies guided by anti-abortion extremism make health care ...
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What Blocking Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho Means for Doctors Like Me
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U.S. Supreme Court sides in Richmond veteran in GI benefits case: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Richmond man who wants to use his earned GI Bill ...
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U.S. Supreme Court sides in Richmond veteran in GI benefits case
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Jan. 6 Defendant Accuses Lawyer of 'Lying' to Supreme Court: Conservatives have raised concern about an assertion made by the DOJ during arguments in Fischer v ...
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Jan. 6 Defendant Accuses Lawyer of 'Lying' to Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court opens the door to more discrimination claims involving job transfers
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The Supreme Court opens the door to more discrimination claims involving ...
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Will the Supreme Court Uphold the 14th Amendment and Block an Oregon Law Criminalizing Homelessness?
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Will the Supreme Court Uphold the 14th Amendment and Block an Oregon Law ...
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Adult entertainment industry asks Supreme Court to block Texas age-verification law
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This Oregon town could usher in a nationwide crackdown on homelessness: Legal scholars and advocates on both sides of a case before the Supreme Court say the ...
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This Oregon town could usher in a nationwide crackdown on homelessness
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Donald Trump Suddenly Laughs When Ex-Wife Mentioned in Court: Trump chuckled after a prospective juror mentioned once seeing him and his ex-wife "shopping for ...
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Donald Trump Suddenly Laughs When Ex-Wife Mentioned in Court
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The Supreme Court Just Complicated Employer Diversity Initiatives: The US Supreme Court’s ruling that a St. Louis police sergeant can sue over a job transfer she ...
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The Supreme Court Just Complicated Employer Diversity Initiatives
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Supreme Court Backs St. Louis Police Officer on Discriminatory Transfer: The US Supreme Court made it easier for employees to sue over discriminatory job ...
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Supreme Court Backs St. Louis Police Officer on Discriminatory Transfer
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Republican AGs attack Biden’s EPA for pursuing environmental discrimination cases
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Republican AGs attack Biden’s EPA for pursuing environmental ...
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The Paradox of the American Labor Movement: It’s a great time to be in a union—but a terrible time to try to start a new one.
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The Paradox of the American Labor Movement
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Map Shows Rivers Most at Risk as Drinking Water Warning Issued: American Rivers has published a list of the most-endangered rivers in the U.S. ...
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Map Shows Rivers Most at Risk as Drinking Water Warning Issued
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Appeals court upholds ruling killing controversial ballot design in NJ Democratic primary
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Appeals court upholds ruling killing controversial ballot design in NJ ...
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How to submit comments on Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan: The draft text for Biden's new student-debt cancellation plan is out, and anyone in the ...
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How to submit comments on Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan
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In Win for Workers, Supreme Court Opens Door to More Discrimination Claims: Justices said job transfers can violate civil-rights law even if an employee’s pay or ...
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In Win for Workers, Supreme Court Opens Door to More Discrimination Claims
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Tribeca Film Festival 2024 Schedule: Full Movie Lineup: Check out the full lineup for the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, featuring a film about memes from living ...
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Tribeca Film Festival 2024 Schedule: Full Movie Lineup
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Supreme Court tackles homelessness case affecting California: Justices will consider whether cities may enforce laws against camping on public property ...
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Supreme Court tackles homelessness case affecting California
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Will Abortion in Florida and Arizona Decide the Election?: Battles over abortion rights and restrictions could redraw the electoral map in two key states this ...
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Will Abortion in Florida and Arizona Decide the Election?
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David Ostrove, ex-Schechter School of Long Island CFO, sentenced to maximum for stealing $8.4M in school funds
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David Ostrove, ex-Schechter School of Long Island CFO, sentenced to ...
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How US sanctions have affected Venezuela: Under Obama, Biden and Trump, Washington has introduced economic measures against the Maduro government ...
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How US sanctions have affected Venezuela
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Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules: Ruling: Thumbprint scan is like a "blood draw or fingerprint taken at booking."
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Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules
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Arizona's abortion ban is worse than its 19th century origins: William T. Howell, who copied the 1864 law from California, was a progressive by the standards of ...
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Arizona's abortion ban is worse than its 19th century origins
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Virginia Supreme Court grants inmate's release in earned sentence credits case: Jose Garcia Vasquez has served his time — and then some. Soon, he can reenter ...
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Virginia Supreme Court grants inmate's release in earned sentence credits ...
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Editorial: Bob Graham did his best work for the people of Florida: Bob Graham was the last governor who owed his election to a runoff primary ...
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Editorial: Bob Graham did his best work for the people of Florida
Quick Glance: Bob Graham, Former US Senator and Florida Governor, Dies at 87
  • Bob Graham, former U.S. Senator and two-term Florida Governor, has passed away at the age of 87.

  • Graham, a prominent critic of the Iraq war and Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee post-9/11, was remembered by his family as a visionary leader and dedicated public servant.

  • Known for his political quirks like 'workdays' and meticulous diary-keeping, Graham was an early opponent of the Iraq war and maintained good relationships with colleagues from both parties.

  • Highly popular with Florida voters, Graham's political career spanned five decades, marked by electoral victories and significant contributions to education and environmental protection in the state.
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Court: Gov. Mike DeWine lacked authority to remove teachers' pension board member
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Court: Gov. Mike DeWine lacked authority to remove teachers' pension board ...
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Ministers accused of Cabinet Manual breach with threats to Waitangi Tribunal: Shane Jones said he was looking forward to reforming the tribunal while David ...
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Ministers accused of Cabinet Manual breach with threats to Waitangi ...
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Texas court agrees to toss suit against Trump lawyer Sidney Powel: In a scathing opinion, three Democratic appeals court judges criticized the state bar for ...
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Texas court agrees to toss suit against Trump lawyer Sidney Powel
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Tomas Gallo, convicted in 2001 child killing, taken off death row: A higher court on Wednesday narrowly overturned a death sentence against 49-year-old Tomas ...
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Tomas Gallo, convicted in 2001 child killing, taken off death row
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Iowa lawsuit claims USDA can’t deny benefits for farming in a wetland: Case tests ‘Swampbuster’ provision of Clean Water Act after recent Supreme Court ruling
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Iowa lawsuit claims USDA can’t deny benefits for farming in a wetland
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Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing
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Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most ...
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Harris County guaranteed income program can proceed, judge says: A district judge on Thursday ruled Harris County's guaranteed income program can proceed ...
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Harris County guaranteed income program can proceed, judge says
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Commentary: Will Supreme Court affirmative action ruling affect where high school seniors attend college?
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Commentary: Will Supreme Court affirmative action ruling affect where high ...
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California Supreme Court to hear appeal seeking to overturn new rooftop solar rules
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California Supreme Court to hear appeal seeking to overturn new rooftop ...
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‘Democrat demon’: Kansas woman indicted, accused of threats against presidents Clinton, Biden
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‘Democrat demon’: Kansas woman indicted, accused of threats against ...
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Des Moines to pay $50,000 to settle another George Floyd protest arrest lawsuit: Approved this week, the settlement is in addition to $25,000 Jacob Sahr received ...
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Des Moines to pay $50,000 to settle another George Floyd protest arrest ...
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Before Trump and Johnson, Kansas tried a proof of citizenship voter law. It failed
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Before Trump and Johnson, Kansas tried a proof of citizenship voter law ...