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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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China's threats, 'naked aggression' loom large as House lawmakers meet Taiwan's new president

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Standing across from Taiwan’s newly elected president on Monday, House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, drew a stark parallel between China’s hostility toward the island and the tension that wracked the globe during World War II.

"All democracies must stand together against aggression and tyranny, whether it's [Vladimir Putin] and Russia, the ayatollah of Iran, or Chairman Xi next door to us in China – an unholy alliance is eroding peace around the world," McCaul said. "Not since World War II, my father's war, have we seen such blatant violence and naked aggression."

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Kenyan leader says private jet cheaper option

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Some Kenyans question the president's statement that using Kenya Airways would have been more expensive.
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Watch: Airport employee informs Nicki Minaj of bag search

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The American rapper was forced to cancel her gig in Manchester following her arrest at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.
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Boos and jeers for Trump at Libertarian convention

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Trump's speech divided the crowd, but the former US ploughed on regardless.
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Watch: BBC's Jeremy Bowen at the site of Kharkiv strike

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The BBC's international editor explains how Russia is seizing the opportunity to hit Ukraine in new deadly strikes.
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‘If they see us they will bomb us’ - watch as BBC reaches a hidden war’s jungle front line

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The BBC spends a month inside Myanmar, where young medics, teachers and fighters are powering the revolution against the ruling military junta.
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Watch: Smoke and flames at deadly India arcade fire

  • News source: BBC News - World
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At least 22 people, including children, have died in a fire at a games arcade in India, local officials say.
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CCTV reveals lion taking dog from family home

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Jaci the rottweiler had been with the family for nearly two years and leaves her twin Laser behind.
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‘It's possible to regain the forest we once had’

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A project in Mozambique is trying to reverse the alarming rate of deforestation there.
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Harvard students stage walkout at graduation ceremony

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The demonstration was in support of 13 students barred from graduating after taking part in Gaza campus protests.
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New video shows arrest of golfer Scottie Scheffler

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Dash-cam footage shows World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested by Louisville Police.
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Hear the sound as billions of cicadas emerge in US

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Two broods of periodical cicadas are coming out from underground in the same year.
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LGBTQ Indians are more accepted than ever - but politics hasn't caught up

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Despite major wins for the community, no major party is fielding any openly LGBTQ candidates in this election.
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Priced out of home ownership - 'It makes me want to throw up'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The US housing market has changed dramatically since the pandemic - an issue looming over the election.
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The ex-con, illegal guns and the fear of Kenya's police

  • News source: BBC News - World
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As Kenya struggles with violent crime an ex-convict tries to persuade men to turn in their weapons.
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