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Who is Lewis Kaplan, the judge overseeing Trump’s federal defamation trial?

Who is Lewis Kaplan, the judge overseeing Trump’s federal defamation trial?

ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Judge Lewis Kaplan has overseen this trial before, and Donald Trump didn’t like the ending. Kaplan — a veteran federal judge with a no-nonsense reputation — is set to oversee the former president’s federal defamation trial that starts on Tuesday and will determine how much […]

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Police hunting suspect who lit man on fire in broad daylight just a mile away from US Capitol

Police hunting suspect who lit man on fire in broad daylight just a mile away from US Capitol

Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (WASHINGTON) — Police in Washington, D.C. are looking for a suspect who lit another man on fire in broad daylight just a mile north of the United States Capitol, police say. The incident occurred on Monday at approximately 3:05 p.m. when detectives from the Metropolitan […]

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Man fatally shot on Brooklyn subway while trying to break up fight: Police

Man fatally shot on Brooklyn subway while trying to break up fight: Police

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man who was fatally shot aboard a Brooklyn subway may have been attempting to be a peacemaker during a fight between two other men, the New York City Police Department said. Richard Henderson was shot on Sunday in the train car somewhere west […]

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Sentencing for deputies, officer in assault of two Black men delayed

Sentencing for deputies, officer in assault of two Black men delayed

amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rankin County, Mississippi, residents and activists have called for the removal of the county sheriff after the sentencing of his deputies, who were involved in the torture and sexual abuse of two Black residents, was delayed for a second time. “If our leadership is not […]

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Stormy Daniels says she’s ‘set to testify’ in hush money trial set for March

Stormy Daniels says she’s ‘set to testify’ in hush money trial set for March

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stormy Daniels is “set to testify” in former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan hush money trial set for March, the adult film actress said on the most recent episode of her podcast. “Obviously, things have been next level crazy since I am set to testify […]

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Attorney Joe Tacopina withdraws from Trump’s legal team

Attorney Joe Tacopina withdraws from Trump’s legal team

Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits with his attorneys Joe Tacopina and Boris Epshteyn inside the courtroom during his arraignment at the Manhattan Criminal Court April 4, 2023 in New York City. (Andrew Kelly-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday lost an experienced defense attorney from […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 1/15/24

Scoreboard roundup — 1/15/24

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Philadelphia 124, Houston 115 Dallas 125, New Orleans 120 Detroit 129, Washington 117 Orlando 98, New York 94 Atlanta 109, San Antonio 99 Memphis 116, Golden State 107 Cleveland 109, Chicago 91 Boston 105, Toronto […]

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Opening statements in trial of woman charged with financing terrorist groups in Syria through cryptocurrency

Opening statements in trial of woman charged with financing terrorist groups in Syria through cryptocurrency

Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the trial of Victoria Jacobs, an Uzbekistan native who is charged with using cryptocurrency to fund Syrian-based terrorist groups and launder supporters’ contributions. It is the first-ever terrorism financing trial in the New York State court system. The six-count […]

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Judge clears way for Trump to testify at defamation trial that starts Tuesday

Judge clears way for Trump to testify at defamation trial that starts Tuesday

Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York judge has cleared the way for Donald Trump to testify at his own defamation trial after lawyers for writer E. Jean Carroll raised concerns that the former president could “sow chaos” by attending the trial, which begins Tuesday. Judge Lewis Kaplan […]

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Schools closed as arctic blast slams South with snow, over 2,500 flights canceled

Schools closed as arctic blast slams South with snow, over 2,500 flights canceled

Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over 2,500 flights have been canceled Monday, with airports in Denver, Dallas, Houston and Chicago hit the hardest, as a major winter storm unleashes heavy snow and ice across the South. Up to 6 inches of snowfall has already buried parts […]

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