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JENNIFER PELTZ

JENNIFER PELTZ

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Election|News|Opinion|US

Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness

Donald Trump’s lawyers have sought to portray the star prosecution witness in his hush money trial as a serial fabulist who is bent on seeing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee behind bars

Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness
Crime|Election|News|US

Judge in Trump's hush money trial threatened to remove witness from court for behavior on stand

The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial cleared the courtroom of reporters and then threatened to remove the defense’s witness from the trial because of his behavior on the stand, a court transcript shows

Judge in Trump's hush money trial threatened to remove witness from court for behavior on stand
Celebrity|Crime|News|US

Trump appeared on stage at his Bronx rally with two rappers charged in a felony gang case

Former President Donald Trump invited two rappers on stage at his recent rally who have been charged in a sweeping gang case

Trump appeared on stage at his Bronx rally with two rappers charged in a felony gang case
Crime|News|US

Here's what every key witness said at Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Closing arguments are coming

Testimony is over at Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York after a parade of 22 witnesses, including a porn actor, tabloid publisher and White House insiders

Here's what every key witness said at Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Closing arguments are coming
Crime|News|Political|US

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

Attorneys in Donald Trump’s hush money trial have finished their closing arguments after a marathon day in court

Prosecutor says Trump tried 'to hoodwink voters' while defense attacks key witness in last arguments
Crime|Election|News|US

Cohen's credibility, campaigning at court and other takeaways from Trump trial's closing arguments

Lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial have sparred over evidence and witnesses as they made their closing arguments to jurors who will decide whether the Republican will be the first former American president convicted of a crime

Cohen's credibility, campaigning at court and other takeaways from Trump trial's closing arguments
Crime|News|US

Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony

The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial has ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict

Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony
Celebrity|Crime|Election|News|US

Trump's hush money case has gone to the jury. What happens now?

After nearly two dozen witnesses, 16 days of testimony and hours of lawyers’ closing arguments, it’s time for jurors to have their say in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial

Trump's hush money case has gone to the jury. What happens now?
Crime|Election|US

Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes

Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex

Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes
Crime|News|Political|US

The verdict: Inside the courtroom as Donald Trump learned he had been convicted

History happened in Donald Trump's criminal trial just as everyone was getting ready to leave for the day

The verdict: Inside the courtroom as Donald Trump learned he had been convicted
Crime|News|Political|US

Who is Alvin Bragg? District attorney who prosecuted Trump says he was just doing his job

When Alvin Bragg took office as Manhattan district attorney in 2022, he stunned his own staff by pausing an investigation into Donald Trump that appeared to be heading toward an indictment

Who is Alvin Bragg? District attorney who prosecuted Trump says he was just doing his job
Business|Crime|News|Sports

The NBA betting scandal that ended Jontay Porter's career yields a criminal case against an NYC man

A New York man has been charged in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban Jontay Porter for life

The NBA betting scandal that ended Jontay Porter's career yields a criminal case against an NYC man
Crime|News|Sports

2 more charged in betting scandal that spurred NBA to bar Raptors' Jontay Porter for life

Two more people have been charged in the sports betting scandal that prompted the NBA to ban former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for life

2 more charged in betting scandal that spurred NBA to bar Raptors' Jontay Porter for life
Celebrity|News|Sports

Lawyer for Jontay Porter says now-banned NBA player was 'in over his head' with a gambling addiction

A lawyer for Jontay Porter says the former Toronto Raptors forward who was given a lifetime ban by the NBA because of a sports betting scandal was “in over his head” with a gambling addiction

Lawyer for Jontay Porter says now-banned NBA player was 'in over his head' with a gambling addiction
Business|Technology

Ozy Media went from buzzy to belly-up. Its founder, Carlos Watson, is now on trial

For nearly a decade, Ozy Media projected an image of new-media success

Ozy Media went from buzzy to belly-up. Its founder, Carlos Watson, is now on trial
Business|Finance|Technology

Google CEO testifies at trial of collapsed startup Ozy Media and founder Carlos Watson

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has testified briefly at the federal financial conspiracy trial surrounding the collapse of once-touted startup Ozy Media

Google CEO testifies at trial of collapsed startup Ozy Media and founder Carlos Watson
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Singer Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons

Pop star Justin Timberlake has been charged with drunken driving in a village in New York's Hamptons

Singer Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons
MidEast|News|World

Israelis' lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars

Israelis who were taken hostage or lost loved ones during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack are suing the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians

Israelis' lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars
News|US

Long-vacant storefront that once housed part of the Stonewall Inn reclaims place in LGBTQ+ history

It was once half of the Stonewall Inn, the dive bar where a police raid exploded into a landmark moment for LGBTQ+ rights movement

Long-vacant storefront that once housed part of the Stonewall Inn reclaims place in LGBTQ+ history
Election|News|Political|US

Biden rallies for LGBTQ+ rights as he looks to shake off an uneven debate performance

President Joe Biden is courting LGBTQ+ voters at a pair of events in New York City as he looks to shake off an uneven debate performance

Biden rallies for LGBTQ+ rights as he looks to shake off an uneven debate performance
Crime|News|US

Family demands accountability for NY police killing of 13-year-old boy. Police said he aimed BB gun

Relatives of a 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police in central New York are demanding justice

Family demands accountability for NY police killing of 13-year-old boy. Police said he aimed BB gun
MidEast|News|World

Lawsuit accuses Iran, Syria and North Korea of providing support for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel are suing Iran, Syria and North Korea, saying their governments supplied the militants with money, weapons and know-how needed to carry out the assault that precipitated Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza

Lawsuit accuses Iran, Syria and North Korea of providing support for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

TV personality Carlos Watson testifies in his trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media

Former TV host Carlos Watson has taken the witness stand in the criminal trial surrounding the collapse of his Ozy Media

TV personality Carlos Watson testifies in his trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media
Crime|News|Sports

Now-banned NBA player Jontay Porter will be charged in betting case, court papers indicate

Court papers indicate that former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban him for life

Now-banned NBA player Jontay Porter will be charged in betting case, court papers indicate
Europe|News|World

In a diplomatic quirk, Russia chairs a UN meeting decrying its strike on a Ukraine kids' hospital

U.N. Security Council members are confronting Russia over a missile strike that destroyed part of Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital

In a diplomatic quirk, Russia chairs a UN meeting decrying its strike on a Ukraine kids' hospital

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