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…

TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users
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TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines TikTok said late Friday that its service would “go dark” for its 170 million American users on Sunday in the face of a federal ban over fears that its Chinese ownership poses a threat to the United States’ national security. The company said…

How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now
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How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In mid-2023, TikTok had just eluded an effort in Congress to ban the video app, the latest Houdini-like escape for the young tech company. For several years, during both Republican and Democratic administrations, lawmakers and officials had trained their sights on the app,…

Appeals Court Declines to Block Release of Special Counsel Report on Trump Cases
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Appeals Court Declines to Block Release of Special Counsel Report on Trump Cases

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal appeals court on Thursday said that it would not block the Justice Department from releasing a report by the special counsel Jack Smith about the two now-closed investigations he conducted into President-elect Donald J. Trump. In a brief and unsigned order,…

U.S. Court Halts Guilty Plea Hearing for Accused 9/11 Mastermind
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U.S. Court Halts Guilty Plea Hearing for Accused 9/11 Mastermind

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily halted a guilty plea hearing for the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks while it considers whether the deal he reached to avoid a death-penalty trial remains valid. The U.S. Court of Appeals for…

Judge Rejects Biden’s Title IX Rules, Scrapping Protections for Trans Students
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Judge Rejects Biden’s Title IX Rules, Scrapping Protections for Trans Students

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge in Kentucky on Thursday struck down President Biden’s effort to expand protections for transgender students and make other changes to the rules governing sex discrimination in schools, ruling that the Education Department had overstepped and violated teachers’ rights by requiring…