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JENNIFER PELTZ

JENNIFER PELTZ

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Expected Trump testimony in sex abuse defamation trial postponed to Wednesday after juror falls ill

A juror’s illness has abruptly delayed former President Donald Trump's expected testimony until Wednesday in the defamation trial over his comments about E

Expected Trump testimony in sex abuse defamation trial postponed to Wednesday after juror falls ill
Celebrity|News|Opinion

Trump could testify as trial set to resume in his legal fight with E. Jean Carroll

Former President Donald Trump could return to a New York courtroom this week to defend himself against a lawsuit seeking more than $10 million for things he said about advice columnist E

Trump could testify as trial set to resume in his legal fight with E. Jean Carroll
Crime|Entertainment

A trial in Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay's 2002 killing is starting, and testing his anti-drug image

The 2002 killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay has stood for years as one of the hip-hop world’s most infamous and elusive crimes

A trial in Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay's 2002 killing is starting, and testing his anti-drug image
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Witness to killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay ID's man who shot hip-hop luminary

A witness to the killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay in 2002 has testified in the trial for the two men charged in his shooting

Witness to killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay ID's man who shot hip-hop luminary
Celebrity|Entertainment

She hoped to sing for a rap icon. Instead, she was there the night Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay died

Yarrah Concepcion was a teenaged aspiring R&B singer and rapper when she got an appointment with Jam Master Jay at his New York City recording studio

She hoped to sing for a rap icon. Instead, she was there the night Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay died
Entertainment

Jam Master Jay dabbled in drug sales 'to make ends meet,' witness testifies

Jam Master Jay was known for his anti-drug advocacy as part of the groundbreaking rap group Run-DMC

Jam Master Jay dabbled in drug sales 'to make ends meet,' witness testifies
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

Jam Master Jay's business partner says he grabbed a gun and sought whoever had killed the rap star

Jam Master Jay’s business partner has testified that when he saw the Run-DMC star had been shot in his recording studio, he grabbed a gun and went to look for whoever had done it

Jam Master Jay's business partner says he grabbed a gun and sought whoever had killed the rap star
Crime|News

Defense requests a mistrial in Jam Master Jay murder case; judge says no but blasts prosecutors

Defense lawyers have unsuccessfully sought a mistrial in the case against two men charged with the murder of Jam Master Jay

Defense requests a mistrial in Jam Master Jay murder case; judge says no but blasts prosecutors
Business|Finance|News|US

A $355 million penalty and business ban: Takeaways from Trump's New York civil fraud verdict

Donald Trump suffered a big blow Friday as a New York judge ordered the former president and his companies to pay $355 million in penalties for what the judge described as a scheme to deceive banks and insurers by exaggerating his wealth on his annual financial statements

A $355 million penalty and business ban: Takeaways from Trump's New York civil fraud verdict
Crime|Entertainment

Welcome to the 'Hotel California' case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic

An unusual criminal trial is set to open over the handwritten lyrics to a classic rock blockbuster: the Eagles' “Hotel California.”

Welcome to the 'Hotel California' case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic
Crime|Entertainment

An unusual criminal case over handwritten lyrics to 'Hotel California' goes to trial Wednesday

A curious criminal case involving handwritten lyrics to the classic rock megahit “Hotel California” and other Eagles favorites is going to trial in a New York courtroom

An unusual criminal case over handwritten lyrics to 'Hotel California' goes to trial Wednesday
Arts|Entertainment|News

Backstory of disputed 'Hotel California' lyrics pages 'just felt thin,' ex-auction exec tells court

A former auction house executive says the explanation he was given for the source of 13 pages of drafts of lyrics to the Eagles’ “Hotel California” raised red flags

Backstory of disputed 'Hotel California' lyrics pages 'just felt thin,' ex-auction exec tells court
Celebrity|Entertainment

Eagles' Don Henley set to take the stand at 'Hotel California' lyrics trial

The trial surrounding pages of draft lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits is set to feature a star witness: Don Henley

Eagles' Don Henley set to take the stand at 'Hotel California' lyrics trial
Celebrity|Crime|News

Eagles' Don Henley quizzed at lyrics trial about time a naked 16-year-old girl overdosed at his home

Don Henley has testified that what he calls a “poor decision” led to authorities finding drugs and a naked 16-year-old girl suffering from an overdose at his Los Angeles home in 1980 and spurred the Eagles co-founder’s arrest

Eagles' Don Henley quizzed at lyrics trial about time a naked 16-year-old girl overdosed at his home
Celebrity|Entertainment

Don Henley resumes testifying in trial over 'Hotel California' draft lyrics

Don Henley has resumed testifying in a trial surrounding handwritten drafts of lyrics to Eagles hits including “Hotel California” and his decade-long effort to reclaim the pages

Don Henley resumes testifying in trial over 'Hotel California' draft lyrics
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

2 men convicted of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, nearly 22 years after rap star's death

Two men have been convicted of murder in the death of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay

2 men convicted of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, nearly 22 years after rap star's death
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Don Henley says lyrics to 'Hotel California' and other Eagles songs were always his sole property

Don Henley has finished telling a court why he contends that drafts of lyrics to “Hotel California” and other classic Eagles songs should never have shown up at auctions

Don Henley says lyrics to 'Hotel California' and other Eagles songs were always his sole property
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|Uncategorized

Prosecutors drop charges midtrial against 3 accused of possessing stolen 'Hotel California' lyrics

New York prosecutors have abruptly dropped their criminal case midtrial against three men who had been accused of conspiring to possess a cache of hand-drafted lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits

Prosecutors drop charges midtrial against 3 accused of possessing stolen 'Hotel California' lyrics
Crime|News|US

'There's no agenda here': A look at the judge who is overseeing Trump's hush money trial

Judge Juan Merchan could become the first judge ever to oversee a former U.S. president’s criminal trial

'There's no agenda here': A look at the judge who is overseeing Trump's hush money trial
Lifestyle|News|US

New rankings show French bulldogs reign on as top US breed, making many fans shudder

The American Kennel Club says French bulldogs are still the United States’ most commonly registered purebreds

New rankings show French bulldogs reign on as top US breed, making many fans shudder
Business|Crime|Finance|News|US

NY state asks court not to let Trump forgo $454M bond during fraud case appeal

New York state lawyers are urging an appeals court not to buy former President Donald Trump’s claims that it’s impossible to post a bond fully covering a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals

NY state asks court not to let Trump forgo $454M bond during fraud case appeal
News|US

Trump's lawyers keep fighting $454M fraud appeal bond requirement

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers are continuing to press appellate court to excuse him from covering a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals

Trump's lawyers keep fighting $454M fraud appeal bond requirement
Business|News|US

Trump could learn Monday how NY wants to collect $457M owed in his civil fraud case

Former President Donald Trump may be about to find out how New York state aims to collect over $457 million that he owes in his civil business fraud case

Trump could learn Monday how NY wants to collect $457M owed in his civil fraud case
Business|Crime|News|US

Trump is due in court for a hearing in his hush money case after new evidence delayed his trial

Donald Trump’s hush money case in New York is set for a crucial hearing this week

Trump is due in court for a hearing in his hush money case after new evidence delayed his trial
News|US

When will Trump pay his $175 million appeals bond? Here's what's next in his civil fraud case

Former President Donald Trump got a break this week when an appeals court cut down the amount of money he needs to put up in order to pause collection of a huge judgment his New York civil fraud case

When will Trump pay his $175 million appeals bond? Here's what's next in his civil fraud case

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