Judge Pauses Elements of Trump Plan to Shut Down U.S.A.I.D.
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Judge Pauses Elements of Trump Plan to Shut Down U.S.A.I.D.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt for now some elements of its attempt to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development. Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, a 2019 Trump…

French Court Convicts Director Christophe Ruggia in #MeToo Case
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French Court Convicts Director Christophe Ruggia in #MeToo Case

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A French court convicted the director Christophe Ruggia on Monday of sexually assaulting the actress Adèle Haenel when she was a minor, handing him a four-year sentence — two years under house arrest and the rest suspended. It was the first major case…

Shell and Equinor Oil and Gas Production Is Blocked at Sites Off British Coast
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Shell and Equinor Oil and Gas Production Is Blocked at Sites Off British Coast

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A court in Scotland blocked the production of oil and gas on Thursday at two large project sites being developed in British waters until their impact on climate change can be assessed. The decision was a blow for the sites’ developers, Shell and…

As Establishment Warms to Trump, Elite Law Firm Takes On His Appeal
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As Establishment Warms to Trump, Elite Law Firm Takes On His Appeal

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A lawyer from one of Manhattan’s most prominent law firms will lead the appeal of President Trump’s criminal conviction, according to court papers filed on Wednesday that formally announced the appeal. The participation of the lawyer, Robert Giuffra Jr., a co-chair of Sullivan…

Prosecutors Move to Drop Classified Documents Case Against Trump’s Co-Defendants
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Prosecutors Move to Drop Classified Documents Case Against Trump’s Co-Defendants

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Federal prosecutors moved on Wednesday to drop their last remaining efforts to prosecute President Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case brought by the former special counsel Jack Smith. In a single-page filing, prosecutors asked a federal appeals court in Atlanta to…

Menendez Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison as Ex-Senator Awaits Fate
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Menendez Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Prison as Ex-Senator Awaits Fate

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Two of former Senator Robert Menendez’s co-defendants were sentenced on Wednesday to lengthy prison terms, after being convicted last year of participating in a brazen scheme of bribery and corruption. Fred Daibes, a New Jersey businessman, was sentenced to seven years in prison…

‘Truck Stop Serial Killer’ Is Found Guilty of a Third Murder
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‘Truck Stop Serial Killer’ Is Found Guilty of a Third Murder

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines He’s long been called the “truck stop serial killer.” Even before his murder trial in Indiana this week, Bruce Mendenhall was serving two consecutive life sentences for killing two women last seen at truck stops in Tennessee. On Wednesday, after a two-day trial,…

U.K. Teenager Who Killed 3 Girls in Southport Stabbing to Be Sentenced Today
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U.K. Teenager Who Killed 3 Girls in Southport Stabbing to Be Sentenced Today

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The teenager who killed three young girls and wounded 10 other people in a knife attack on a dance class in Southport, England, last summer will be sentenced on Thursday. Judge Julian Goose, who is presiding over the case, told the attacker, Axel…

In TikTok’s Final Hours, Users React to a Nationwide Ban of the App
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In TikTok’s Final Hours, Users React to a Nationwide Ban of the App

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines On Saturday, TikTok users in the United States scrolled through the app for what could be its final hours after the Supreme Court upheld a law that requires ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to sell the app by Sunday or otherwise face a…