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Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — The testimony in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is all wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the pivotal final stretch of closing arguments, jury deliberations and possibly a verdict.

It’s impossible to say how long all of that will take, but in a landmark trial that’s already featured its fair share of memorable moments, this week could easily be the most important.

























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Israeli government facing increased condemnation over latest Rafah air strikes

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The Israeli government is facing increased condemnation, diplomatic pressure over the latest deadly Rafah air strikes.
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Mayorkas says some migrants ‘try to game’ asylum system, as border crisis remains top political issue

  • News source: FOX News
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says that some migrants crossing the southern border "try to game" the U.S. asylum system – a hardening of rhetoric as the crisis at the border remains a top political issue going into the November presidential election.

"The reality is that some people do indeed try to game the system," Mayorkas told CBS News on Thursday. "That does not speak to everyone whom we encounter, but there is an element of it, and we deal with it accordingly."

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Biden White House rejects ICC sanctions proposed by lawmakers after Israel warrant requests

  • News source: FOX News
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The White House refused to support proposed sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) following its choice to request warrants for Israeli officials for alleged "war crimes" as the country fights the terrorist group Hamas.

"We don't believe that sanctions against the ICC is the right approach here, no," said National Security Council (NSC) Coordinator John Kirby during a Tuesday White House press briefing.

He reiterated that the Biden administration does not "believe the ICC has jurisdiction" and they don't support the arrest...
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The Indian state holding the key to PM Modi's re-election

  • News source: BBC News - World
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As India holds an election, all eyes are on Uttar Pradesh, a state with more people than Brazil.
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R.F.K. Jr. Denounces the Removal of Confederate Statues

  • News source: Chris Cameron
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denounced the removal of hundreds of Confederate statues and other monuments across the United States after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020.

In a podcast interview that aired live on Friday from the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, Mr. Kennedy, an independent candidate for president, portrayed the removal of statues honoring the Confederacy as “destroying history,” echoing similar comments made by former President Donald J. Trump in support of the monuments.

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Multiple people injured after explosion rocks downtown Youngstown, Ohio

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Multiple people were injured, one critically, in an explosion in downtown Youngstown, Ohio, Tuesday, hospital officials confirmed.
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No charges for former Ohio House speaker in federal probe

  • News source: FOX News
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Federal officials have notified Ohio’s former House speaker that they have closed their investigation of him and he will not face any charges.

OHIO PURGES 'NON-CITIZENS' FROM STATE VOTER ROLLS, CALLS ON BIDEN ADMIN FOR DATA AHEAD OF 2024 ELECTION

Cliff Rosenberger, a Republican from Wilmington, had resigned the post in 2018 after it went public that he was the target of a federal probe into his travel and spending practices in public office. He has long maintained that he did not commit any wrongdoing.

Kenneth Parker, the U.S. Attorney for the...
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'Too late': Trump backs challenger to Freedom Caucus chair despite receiving prior endorsement

  • News source: FOX News
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Former President Trump endorsed a primary challenger against Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good, R-Va., on Tuesday, claiming the congressman's attempts to make amends with him were "too late."

"Bob Good is BAD FOR VIRGINIA, AND BAD FOR THE USA," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

Both Good and his primary challenger, Virginia state Sen. John McGuire, recently traveled to New York City to show support for the former president during his hush money trial for alleged secret payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Trump and his supporters...
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‘Unacceptable': Illegal immigrant wanted for murder has ‘extensive’ criminal past

  • News source: FOX News
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An illegal immigrant wanted for the murder of a woman in West Virginia has an "extensive" criminal history in his home country of El Salvador.

"We really need to change our immigration system in this country. This is unacceptable," Berkeley County Sheriff Rob Blair told reporters at a press conference earlier this month.

David Antonio Calderon, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, is now charged with murder after authorities responded to a fire in a field on May 6 in Martinsburg, where a burnt body was located. Calderon is currently in custody...
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New Jersey to receive $125M payout in dispute over cancelled offshore wind farms

  • News source: FOX News
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U.S. Pier for Gaza Aid Damaged by Rough Seas

  • News source: Helene Cooper
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The temporary pier that the U.S. military constructed and put in place to provide much-needed humanitarian aid for Gaza has broken apart in rough seas, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The latest calamity to befall the pier endeavor punctuated a particularly grim several days in Gaza, where Israeli forces have ramped up attacks on the city of Rafah just two days after carrying out a deadly strike that killed dozens of people.

“Unfortunately, we had a perfect storm of high sea states, and then, as I mentioned, this North African weather system also...
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Military aircraft crashes off of airfield near Albuquerque airport

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A military aircraft has crashed off of the airfield at the Albuquerque International Sunport, the primary international airport in New Mexico, officials said.
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Man accused of randomly assaulting strangers indicted on hate crime charges

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The man who was arrested for randomly hitting a woman walking down a New York City street has been charged with hate crimes.
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3 shot to death in South Dakota town; former mayor, ex-law enforcement officer charged

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Three people have been shot to death in a small South Dakota town, and a former law officer who once served as the town's mayor has been charged in the killings.

Jay Ostrem, 64, was jailed on $1 million cash-only bond on three counts of first-degree murder, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said Tuesday in a news release.

"Law enforcement has secured the scene," Jackley said. "There is no further threat to the public."

A probable cause affidavit identified the victims as two brothers, ages 26 and 21, and a 35-year-old man. They were not...
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NATO allies brace for possible Trump 2024 victory

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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London — With six months to go until the presidential election, America's NATO allies are planning to boost their defense spending ahead of the potential disruption of a second Donald Trump presidency.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is preparing a funding plan to try to insulate the 75-year-old military partnership from any changing political realities that might affect the alliance, according to Oana Lungescu, who until last year was the longtime lead NATO spokesperson for Stoltenberg.

"It is important to have predictability both for...
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