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Here’s what every key witness said at Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Closing arguments are coming

NEW YORK (AP) — After 22 witnesses, including a porn actor, tabloid publisher and White House insiders, testimony is over at Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York.

Prosecutors called 20 witnesses. The defense called just two. Trump decided not to testify on his own behalf.

The trial now shifts to closing arguments, scheduled for Tuesday.

After that, it will be up to 12 jurors to decide whether prosecutors have proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump falsified his company’s business records as part of a broader effort to keep stories about marital infidelity from becoming public during his 2016 presidential campaign. He has pleaded not guilty and denies any wrongdoing. ... Full Story - AP























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CBP nabs more Chinese illegal immigrants at California border

  • News source: FOX News
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Saturday nabbed 118 Chinese nationals after they illegally crossed into the San Diego sector Saturday.

CBP sources tell Fox News that the San Diego sector in Southern California has encountered more than 30,000 Chinese illegal immigrants at the border since October 1.

The number of Chinese nationals encountered at the border since Oct. 1 is a 8,600% increase over all fiscal year 2021, when only 342 Chinese nationals were nabbed across the entire southern border.

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Presidential candidate Jill Stein slams DNC for posting, deleting ‘Third Party Project Manager’ job

  • News source: FOX News
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Longshot Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein blasted the Democratic National Committee for posting, and then deleting, a job for monitoring third party candidates.

"Wow. @TheDemocrats posted – then deleted – a job for a "Third Party Project Manager" to infiltrate their competition and find ways to take us off the ballot," Stein wrote on Twitter. Friday. "Is this how they’re ‘saving democracy’?"

Fox News Digital attempted to click on the job posting on LinkedIn but it was no longer active as of Sunday.

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Turbulence on Doha-Dublin flight leaves 12 injured

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Dublin Airport says the Boeing 787-9 dreamliner experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey.
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Six skydivers and a pilot parachute to safety before small plane crashes in Missouri

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Full transcript of "Face the Nation," May 26, 2024

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:

Click here to browse full transcripts of "Face the Nation."

MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm Margaret Brennan.

And on this Memorial Day weekend, we will take a look at some American traditions and the challenges those traditions face in the modern era.

This weekend included one sure sign of summer, the presidential commencement speech at West Point. This year, it was delivered with words of warning.

(Begin VT)

JOE BIDEN (President of the United States): Freedom is not free. It...
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130 people die at Sudan hospital amid city siege

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Hospitals and markets in El Fasher are experiencing "violent artillery shelling", a resident says.
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5/26: Face the Nation

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This week on "Face the Nation," two of the veterans in Congress, Reps. Pat Ryan and Tim Waltz, join to discuss veteran suicide ahead of Memorial Day. Plus, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses the latest on Memorial Day travel and the current issue of turbulence.
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NATO boss takes apparent swipe at Biden, argues to end restrictions on US weapons for Russian targets

  • News source: FOX News
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Israeli police fight with protesters demanding return of hostages held in Gaza

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Protesters demand government bring back the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
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Transcript: Rep. Tony Gonzales on "Face the Nation," May 26, 2024

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Tony Gonzales, Republican of Texas, on "Face the Nation" that aired on May 26, 2024.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We're joined now by Republican Congressman Tony Gonzales. Good morning to you.

REP. TONY GONZALES: Good morning. Thank you for having me.

MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to start on the border, that is your district. How do the agents that you represent explain the drop off in crossings?

REP. GONZALES: I think a large part of it- well, first off, it doesn't have to do with what Joe Biden has done...
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Open: This is "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 26, 2024

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This week on "Face the Nation," two of the veterans in Congress, Reps. Pat Ryan and Tim Waltz, join to discuss veteran suicide ahead of Memorial Day. Plus, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses the latest on Memorial Day travel and the current issue of turbulence.
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Transcript: Sen. Chris Murphy on "Face the Nation," May 26, 2024

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The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, on "Face the Nation" that aired on May 26, 2024.

MARGARET BRENNAN: And we're joined now by Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy. Good morning.

SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY (D-CT): Good morning.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So I want to start here on the Middle East. The president's National Security Advisor said, so far, Israel has been somewhat "targeted and limited" in what they're doing in southern Gaza. But the U.S. is watching to see whether "there is a lot...
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Man throws flaming liquid on New York City subway, burns fellow rider

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New York City police say a man set a cup of liquid on fire on the subway and threw it at a fellow rider who suffered burn injuries
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At least seven killed by tornadoes in central US

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Authorities say the death toll is likely to rise as a search and rescue operation is mounted.
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Russian strike on Kharkiv supermarket kills 12

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said over 200 people could have been inside the home improvement shop.
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