Author: Tyrone Jones

– 202405APTOPIX Sexual Misconduct Harvey Weinstein 77579

By PHILIP MARCELO (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein appeared in a New York City courtroom Thursday as authorities consider California’s extradition request to serve his pending sentence for a 2022 rape conviction in Los Angeles. The 16-year sentence Weinstein received in 2023 for raping a woman at a 2013 Los Angeles film […]

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– 202405Trump Hush Money 94114 423586

Donald Trump’s defense lawyers are questioning Stormy Daniels about the transaction at the heart of the former president’s hush money trial. The defense questioned Daniels on Thursday about why she accepted a $130,000 payment to keep quiet about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump instead of going public. Daniels avoided making eye contact with the former president as she entered the Manhattan courtroom and headed to the witness stand for a second day of testimony. Prosecutors argue that Trump and his allies acquired potentially damaging stories and concealed them in an illegal attempt to influence the November results. Trump denies any wrongdoing.

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By DÁNICA COTO (Associated Press) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A transitional council assigned to select new leaders for Haiti is changing its operating procedures in a move that surprised many, as the country is plagued by gang violence. Instead of having a single council president, four experienced politicians will take turns leading the council every five […]

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– 202405Dog Import Rules 33853

New regulations in the U.S. mandate that all dogs entering the country must be at least 6 months old and have a microchip to prevent the spread of rabies. The recently published rules on Wednesday require dogs from rabies-prone countries to be vaccinated. The rules apply to dogs brought by breeders or rescue groups, as well as pets accompanying their owners. Concerns about rabies led to a temporary ban in 2021, halting dog imports from over 100 countries. The new rules will come into effect on Aug. 1 as the temporary ban expires.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday ripped pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses as either “dumbasses” or “terrorist sympathizers” and called on the Department of Justice to investigate who is funding the protest movement. “There’s two classes of people here. Antisemites: If you say, ‘We are Hamas,’ and you mean it, then you are a religious…

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– 202404AP24104757803947 e1714184457150

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that in 2010, doctors informed him that a parasite had consumed a portion of his brain, following his memory loss and cognitive issues. The New York Times examined a deposition from 2012 in which Kennedy described his symptoms and the deceased parasite. The Times noted that Kennedy began to struggle with memory…

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