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Apr 04 2024
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Baltimore man sentenced to 12 years for armed robbery of Hampstead tobacco shop
A Baltimore man was sentenced to 12 years by a Carroll County judge Wednesday for his involvement in a 2023 robbery of a Hampstead tobacco shop. Gary Qian Newton, 48, was found guilty of first-degree assault, robbery with a dangerous weapon, use of a firearm during a violent crime and possessing a firearm with a felony conviction in February following a two-day trial. During the trial, Michael
Baltimore SunOct 24 2023
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Georgia Keeps Six-Week Abortion Ban But Orders Another Trial
On Tuesday, the Georgia state Supreme Court allowed the state’s six-week abortion ban to remain in place while ordering yet another trial about the constitutionality of the law by a lower trial court. Gov. Brian Kemp—the Republican governor who ran on anti-abortion policy positions—signed the law, called the LIFE Act, in 2019, which included the six-week abortion ban (a time period when most
JezebelOct 24 2023
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Michael Cohen Stares Down Trump and Drops Fraud Trial Bombshell
Donald Trump’s former fixer has testified against him in the New York fraud trial. Steps away from his former boss for the first time in five years, Michael Cohen on Tuesday dropped a giant bombshell during Donald Trump’s New York fraud trial. While Trump scoffed and shuffled, Cohen described at length how Trump made up numbers and then told Cohen to artificially inflate the real estate mogul’
New RepublicOct 04 2023
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Trump in court as accountant takes stand in NY fraud trial
By Michael R. Sisak, Bobby Caina Calvan and Jennifer Peltz | Associated Press NEW YORK — On notice to mind his out-of-court commentary, former President Donald Trump returned to his New York civil fraud trial Wednesday as his lawyers questioned an accountant who prepared financial statements at the heart of the case. New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit accuses Trump and his
San Jose Mercury NewsOct 25 2023
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Michael Cohen’s career as Trump critic examined at N.Y. civil trial
NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, a former lawyer for Donald Trump turned vehement critic, faced a circus-like cross-examination Wednesday as the former president’s attorney took shots at the Trump defector and his accounts to law enforcement of Trump Organization business fraud. Sign up for Fact Checker, our weekly review of what's true, false or in-between in politics. In the hot seat after years of
Washington PostOct 24 2023
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Everything Michael Cohen said about Ivanka Trump during trial
Michael Cohen, the one-time lawyer and "fixer" for Donald Trump, took the stand on Tuesday to testify against the former president and his adult children in the New York civil fraud trial against them. New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued Trump and his family, including sons Donald Jr. and Eric, for $250 million, accusing them of frequently inflating Trump's own net worth and the
NewsweekApr 08 2024
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Congress returns to work after a 2-week break with many items on the schedule
Congress returns to work after a 2-week break with many items on the schedule
Congress returns to work after a 2-week break with many items on the schedule Audio will be available later today.
Lawmakers set to tackle a Senate impeachment trial of the Homeland Security Secretary, and ongoing debate over aid to Israel, Ukraine and other allies.
NPR Fact CheckOct 24 2023
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Michael Cohen confesses to helping Trump inflate assets in fraud trial
Former Donald lawyer Michael Cohen took the stand on Tuesday in the Trump Organization fraud trial that will decide the fate of the company. Questioning of Cohen had been expected , but ultimately it was Chris Kise who began. It's unclear if that was a last-minute change of plan. MSNBC's live-tweeting the proceedings, as was . The first questions were about Trump Tower Moscow, a project to
Raw StoryDec 05 2023
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2nd Tacoma police officer testifies in murder trial, recounts struggle with Manny Ellis
A second Tacoma police officer accused in the March 2020 death of Manny Ellis took the stand in his own trial on Tuesday. Matthew Collins and Christopher Burbank are both on trial for murder, while Timothy Rankine is charged with manslaughter. Rankine got emotional on the stand Tuesday — a day after Collins testified — as he told the jury about his role the night Ellis died. He described a
KOMO NewsApr 09 2024
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House Republicans postpone sending Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate
Washington — House Republicans postponed sending the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate until next week, amid concerns over the timing of an impeachment trial that Senate Democrats are expected to quickly move to dismiss. "To ensure the Senate has adequate time to perform its constitutional duty, the House will transmit the articles of
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