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JENNIFER PELTZ

JENNIFER PELTZ

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Booted out of NBA, former player Jontay Porter due in court in betting case

Former NBA player Jontay Porter is due in court to face a federal criminal case

Booted out of NBA, former player Jontay Porter due in court in betting case
Celebrity|Election|News|Opinion|US

Trump lawyers press judge to overturn hush money conviction after Supreme Court immunity ruling

Donald Trump’s lawyers are urging the judge in his New York hush money case to overturn his conviction and dismiss the case in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity

Trump lawyers press judge to overturn hush money conviction after Supreme Court immunity ruling
Business|Crime|Entertainment|Technology

Ex-TV host Carlos Watson convicted in trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media

Former TV personality Carlos Watson has been convicted in a federal financial conspiracy case about collapsed startup Ozy Media

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|News

Kathy Willens, pathbreaking Associated Press photographer who captured sports and more, dies at 74

A pathbreaking photojournalist who helped cement women’s place behind the lens during her nearly 45-years career at The Associated Press has died

Kathy Willens, pathbreaking Associated Press photographer who captured sports and more, dies at 74
Africa|Americas|Crime|Economy|Finance|News|US|World

Former Mozambique finance minister on trial in US over 'tuna bond' scandal that spurred debt crisis

The “tuna bond” scandal that shook Mozambique’s economy is washing into a U.S. court

Crime|News

Jury faults NY railroad — mostly — for 2015 crossing crash that killed 6

A jury has found that a commuter railroad is mostly at fault for a fiery and deadly 2015 collision between a train and an SUV at a suburban New York crossing

Crime|News|US

Judge turns down ex-Rep. George Santos' request to nix some charges ahead of fraud trial

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has lost a bid to get rid of part of the criminal case against him as he heads toward trial on charges that include defrauding campaign donors

Judge turns down ex-Rep. George Santos' request to nix some charges ahead of fraud trial
Business|News|US

Donald Trump's lawyers urge New York appeals court to overturn 'egregious' civil fraud verdict

Donald Trump is pressing a New York appellate court to overturn the nearly $500 million New York civil fraud judgment that threatens to upend his real estate empire and drain his cash reserves as he campaigns to retake the White House

Donald Trump's lawyers urge New York appeals court to overturn 'egregious' civil fraud verdict
Crime|News|US

Steve Bannon's trial in border wall fundraising case set for December, after his ongoing prison term

While Steve Bannon is serving a four-month federal prison term, he's got another trial coming up

Steve Bannon's trial in border wall fundraising case set for December, after his ongoing prison term
Crime|News|Political|US

Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claim

Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump’s historic hush money conviction

Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claim
Asia|Crime|News|US|World

Man known as pro-democracy activist convicted in US of giving China intel on dissidents

A Chinese American scholar has been convicted of U.S. charges of using his reputation as a pro-democracy activist to gather information on dissidents and feed it to his homeland’s government

Africa|Americas|Business|Crime|Economy|Finance|News

US jury convicts Mozambique’s ex-finance minister Manuel Chang in ‘tuna bonds’ corruption case

A U.S. jury has convicted former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang in a financial conspiracy case that welled up from from his country’s “tuna bond” scandal

US jury convicts Mozambique’s ex-finance minister Manuel Chang in ‘tuna bonds’ corruption case
Crime|News|US

Judge rejects Donald Trump's latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case

Donald Trump has lost his latest bid for a new judge in his New York hush money criminal case

Judge rejects Donald Trump's latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
Americas|Crime|News|US

US prosecutors aim to try Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in New York, then in Texas

A Mexican drug lord who was arrested in the U.S. last month could be headed to trial in New York City

US prosecutors aim to try Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada in New York, then in Texas
Entertainment

Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop dies at 56 after collapsing on stage in Connecticut

Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop has died after collapsing on stage at a show Friday in Connecticut

Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop dies at 56 after collapsing on stage in Connecticut
Election|Health|News|US

A decision on a major policy shift on marijuana won't come until after the presidential election

A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won’t come until after the November presidential election

A decision on a major policy shift on marijuana won't come until after the presidential election
Crime|Election|News|US

Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election

A judge has agreed to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election

Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election
Crime|Economy|News|US

A 9/11 anniversary tradition is handed down to a new generation

A poignant phrase will likely echo Wednesday at the World Trade Center when 9/11 victims relatives remember loved ones lost in the 2001 attacks

A 9/11 anniversary tradition is handed down to a new generation
Election|News|Opinion|US

9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero

Some 9/11 victims’ relatives have appealed to presidential candidates for accountability as the U.S. marks an anniversary laced with election-season politics

9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero
Americas|Crime|News|US|World

Mexican cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads not guilty to US charges

Longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has pleaded not guilty to U.S. narcotics trafficking charges

Mexican cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads not guilty to US charges
Celebrity|Crime

Sean 'Diddy' Combs jailed by judge after sex trafficking indictment

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been ordered held without bail in his federal sex trafficking case

Sean 'Diddy' Combs jailed by judge after sex trafficking indictment
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

Harvey Weinstein faces a new sex crime charge. The accuser has never gone public

Harvey Weinstein is facing a new sex crime charge from as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case in New York

Harvey Weinstein faces a new sex crime charge. The accuser has never gone public
Economy|News|Political|World

At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a “Pact for the Future” to meet the challenges of the 21st century

At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen
News|Political|World

Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? Here's a handy glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo

The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here

Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? Here's a handy glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo
News|World

Guterres tells UN meeting that impunity, inequality and other challenges risk engulfing the world

The head of the United Nations is warning world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are driving modern civilization toward “a powder keg that risks engulfing the world."

Guterres tells UN meeting that impunity, inequality and other challenges risk engulfing the world

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