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Prosecutor says Trump tried ‘to hoodwink voters’ while defense attacks key witness in last arguments

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump engaged in a conspiracy “to hoodwink voters” in 2016, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday during closing arguments in the former president’s hush money trial, while a defense lawyer branded the star witness as the “greatest liar of all time” and pressed the panel for an across-the-board acquittal.

The lawyers’ dueling accounts, wildly divergent in their assessments of witness credibility, Trump’s culpability and the strength of evidence, offered both sides one final chance to score points with the jury before it starts deliberating the first felony case against a former American president.
























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Gymnastics star Gabby Douglas pulls out of US Championships, ending Olympics bid

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House Ethics Committee to investigate Rep. Henry Cuellar after his federal indictment

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The House Ethics Committee is opening an investigation into Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas after his indictment this month on allegations of bribery, money laundering and working on behalf of a foreign government
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A 6th house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina's Outer Banks

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U.S. National Park Service officials say an unoccupied house has collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean along North Carolina’s Outer Banks
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Feds take down one of world's largest malicious botnets

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Washington — Federal investigators took down one of the world's largest malicious botnets, one that helped generate tens of thousands of fraudulent transactions that cost victims billions — including many related to COVID relief funding.

Law enforcement also arrested the botnet's administrator, YunHe Wang, a Chinese national. He's been accused of orchestrating an international plot to deploy malware and surreptitiously sell access to the infected computers' IP addresses. IP addresses, a string of numbers and dots, act as unique identifiers for the...
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GOP Sen calls for criminal investigation into Trump trial judge over gag orders

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Sen. J.D. Vance is demanding a criminal investigation into New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan over his enforcement of gag orders against former President Trump during his trial.

The Ohio Republican, a strong advocate of the former president, called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to open an investigation into Merchan, specifically for depriving Trump of his First Amendment right to free speech.

"The public evidence suggests that an investigation is warranted at least. And all indications are that the responsible parties have their...
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Counting under way in South Africa's crucial election

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Votes are being counted after the most closely fought election since the ANC came to power 30 years ago.
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Watch: Rubbish-filled balloon saga explained… in 63 seconds

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North Korea sends at least 260 balloons into the South, scattering suspected excrement and rubbish.
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Biden Asks What Trump Would Have Done if Capitol Rioters Were Black

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President Biden made an aggressive push on Wednesday to head off former President Donald J. Trump’s modest gains among Black voters, condemning his Republican opponent as a racist who had lied to Black Americans about what his term in office delivered them.

Speaking alongside Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally in Philadelphia, Mr. Biden pressed home a series of arguments about why Black voters should choose him over Mr. Trump, who has been trying to court Americans of color.

“This is the same guy who wanted to tear-gas you as you peacefully...
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Americans Raced to Get Their Families Out of Gaza. Then the Border Slammed Shut.

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Ghada Redwan, a 48-year-old pharmacist in Houston, has been trying to get her parents out of Gaza for months. Their bags, packed and ready to go, have been sitting by their door in Rafah, the city where Israel is now conducting a military offensive.

But Ms. Redwan has hit roadblocks at every turn. And like other Palestinian Americans desperate to get their relatives to safety, she has described a confounding bureaucratic maze involving the State Department, the governments of Israel and Egypt, politicians, advocacy groups, lawyers and more.

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Why more police departments are training officers in crisis intervention

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Alternative crisis response that excludes police is the long-term goal to address mental health crises, according to one mental health advocate.
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House Ethics Committee investigating indicted Rep. Henry Cuellar

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Washington — The House Ethics Committee said Wednesday it will conduct its own investigation into Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas following his recent indictment on federal bribery charges.

The committee said it unanimously voted to establish a subcommittee to investigate whether Cuellar "solicited or accepted bribes, gratuities, or improper gifts; acted as a foreign agent; violated federal money laundering laws; misused his official position for private gain; and/or made false statements or omissions on public disclosure statements filed...
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Wisconsin establishes $100M business startup assistance fund

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Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin's economic development agency on Wednesday announced the launch of a new public-private $100 million fund to help start-up companies and entrepreneurs get started, the largest of its kind in state history.

The Wisconsin Investment Fund is initially being funded with $50 million the state received in federal funds and $50 million from private investors. Evers announced the new fund at Forward BIOLABS in Madison, a nonprofit that helps launch startups.

"We want to support entrepreneurs who want to start here, who want to...
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Conservatives unload on 'political' NYC prosecution of Trump outside courtroom: 'Damaging to the country'

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New York City – Bystanders outside former President Trump's criminal trial on Wednesday spoke to Fox News Digital and blasted what they said is a political prosecution of the former president and chief political rival of President Biden.

"This thing is damaging to the American legal system for decades to come," a man outside the courtroom told Fox News Digital. "The political use of the courts. Listen, on this level, it's dreadful… never mind Trump, it's damaging to the country."

When asked if he thought the trial was politically motivated, the man...
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Joe Manchin faces pressure for 11th-hour run to secure critical seat for Democrats

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