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Today's Political News Compilation - Monday, May 13, 2024

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Star witness Michael Cohen directly implicates Trump in testimony at hush money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, directly implicated the former president in a hush money scheme Monday, telling jurors that his celebrity client tasked him on several occasions to stifle stories about sex that he feared could torpedo his 2016 presidential campaign.



























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Pregnant woman, unborn child killed by falling tree during severe weather

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Three people were killed in Louisiana -- including a pregnant woman and her unborn child -- due to severe weather on Monday, officials said.
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How scientists discovered summer 2023 was the hottest season in 2,000 years on Earth

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A closer look at tree rings is adding to the growing list of evidence that shows unprecedented temperatures measured on Earth over the past year.
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VP hopefuls dueling for dollars as they show off their fundraising clout for Trump

  • News source: FOX News
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As they audition for the role of Donald Trump's running mate, potential vice presidential nominees are showing off their ability to help the former president raise much-needed campaign cash.

Closed-door fundraisers with top-dollar Republican donors appear to be the latest screen test venue for those vying to land on the GOP ticket alongside Trump, joining a list that includes teaming up with the former president at his rallies and showing up at his criminal trial in New York City in support of Trump.

Four potential running mates — Sen. Tim Scott...
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Dems push Biden to act on food prices with inflation ranking as top issue ahead of election

  • News source: FOX News
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Dozens of Democratic lawmakers signed a letter to President Biden, pleading with him to act on high grocery prices that have been slow to fall as inflation has come down.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., led the letter Monday morning, calling on Biden to "exercise your executive authority to take additional action to address rising food prices without congressional action."

The letter amassed 40 Democratic signatories between the House and Senate, including senators Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and representatives Ilhan...
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'Excellent swimmers': Dem mayor floats migrants as solution for city's lifeguard shortage

  • News source: FOX News
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday called for migrants to be allowed to work as lifeguards as the city faces a shortage for the role -- arguing that many are "excellent swimmers."

Adams was asked at a press conference about a lifeguard shortage in the city as Memorial Day nears and with the summer months approaching.

He said the situation could be helped "If we had a migrant and asylum seeker plan that states those jobs that we are…in high demand we could expedite."

DEM MAYOR FACES BACKLASH FOR CITY'S ‘HAPHAZARD’ MIGRANT POLICY: ‘CRUELTY’...
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Blue-state GOP blasts Dem gov over surprise $7B budget deficit increase

  • News source: FOX News
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Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing criticism from his Republican colleagues after he announced the budget deficit is actually $7 billion worse than his initial projections, bringing the total shortfall to nearly $74 billion.

"The Legislative Analysts Office (LAO) had an estimate that is significantly higher," Republican vice chair of the state budget committee Roger Niello told Fox News Digital in an interview. "The ledge analyst is impartial, and has a long history of being relatively accurate on things like this and prudent, and why the...
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Bad behaviour shuts Dublin-New York portal

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Organisers say they are working on solutions to address bad behaviour near the art installation.
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Stevie on the Wonder of becoming a Ghanaian citizen

  • News source: BBC News - World
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After a decades-long love affair with Ghana, the US musical icon is granted citizenship.
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German far-right politician guilty of using Nazi slogan

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Höcke has led the Alternative for Germany's (AfD) regional branch in Thuringia since the party was founded in 2013
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UN says Indian staff member killed in Gaza

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A member of the UN's safety team was killed in Rafah on their way to a hospital, the agency says.
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Israeli protesters block aid trucks destined for Gaza

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Unverified video shows protesters throwing food packages onto the ground before stomping on them.
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Primaries in Maryland and West Virginia will shape the battle this fall for a Senate majority

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Voters across Maryland and West Virginia will decide key primary elections Tuesday with big implications in the fight for the Senate majority this fall.

At the same time, Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump hope to project strength in low-stakes presidential primaries, while further down the ballot, two congressional candidates on opposite sides of the 2021 Capitol attack serve as a stark reminder that the nation remains deeply divided over the deadly insurrection.

In all, three states are hosting statewide primary...
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Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama are voting to join the UAW. Here's what's at stake.

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Vote comes a month after the UAW unionized its first auto plant in the South.
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Pod of killer whales attacks and sinks 50-foot yacht in Strait of Gibraltar

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The 50-foot yacht, named The Alboran Cognac, was 15 miles from Cabo Espartel in Morrocco when an unknown number of orcas began ramming the vessel.
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TikTok users sue over new law that could lead to ban

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — A group of prominent TikTok users sued the federal government on Tuesday over a new law that would force the sale of the widely popular video-sharing app or lead to its ban in the United States.

The eight users, who together have millions of followers on TikTok, argued that the law signed by President Biden last month violates their First Amendment rights by threatening to shut down a communication medium that has become a prevalent part of American life. They also claimed that the law keeps them from creating and sharing expressive...
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