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LARRY NEUMEISTER

LARRY NEUMEISTER

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Crime|Political|US

Corruption trial of wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez reaches closing arguments

A prosecutor has called Nadine Menendez the “partner in crime” of her husband — former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez — while asking a jury to convict her of bribery charges at her federal trial

Business|Crime|Political|US

UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted as prosecutors push for death penalty

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December, has been indicted in a New York court on four charges including a count eligible for the death penalty

UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted as prosecutors push for death penalty
Political|US

Ex-New York Times editorial page editor apologizes to Sarah Palin at defamation trial

An emotional former opinion page editor for The New York Times has apologized to Sarah Palin for a 2017 editorial that she says damaged her career

Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|US

Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks two-month delay of May 5 trial

Attorneys for hip-hop producer Sean “Diddy” Combs say a federal judge in New York should delay his sex-trafficking trial by two months so they can better prepare a defense

Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks two-month delay of May 5 trial
Crime|Political|US

Sarah Palin makes libel claims against The New York Times to a new jury

Sarah Palin's defamation claims against The New York Times are being heard by a Manhattan jury after they were revived by an appeals court

Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|US

Prosecutor says Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ lawyers are looking for reasons to delay his May trial

A federal prosecutor says lawyers for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs are looking for reasons to delay a sex trafficking trial slated to start in three weeks

Prosecutor says Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ lawyers are looking for reasons to delay his May trial
Political|US

Jury selected for Sarah Palin's libel suit against The New York Times

A jury has been selected to hear Sarah Palin's claims that The New York Times libeled her in an editorial eight years ago

Jury selected for Sarah Palin's libel suit against The New York Times
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|US

Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want jurors at trial questioned about sex, drugs and violence

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs want a judge to let prospective jurors at his upcoming sex trafficking trial be questioned about sex, drugs and violence

Lawyers for Sean 'Diddy' Combs want jurors at trial questioned about sex, drugs and violence
Americas|Political|US

Texas and New York judges broaden temporary protection for Venezuelan migrants facing removal

Federal judges in New York and Texas ruled Friday that temporary restraining orders in place to stop the removal of Venezuelans from the U.S. would be expanded to protect more people in both states

Americas|Crime|Political|US

Judges bar US use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans held in parts of Texas and New York

Judges in Texas and New York have temporarily barred the U.S. government from deporting Venezuelans jailed in parts of those two states while their lawyers challenge the Trump administration’s use of a rarely invoked law letting presidents imprison and deport noncitizens in times of war

Judges bar US use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans held in parts of Texas and New York
Crime|Technology|US

An AI avatar tried to argue a case before a New York court. The judges weren't having it

A man appearing before a New York court got a scolding from a judge after he tried to use an avatar generated by artificial intelligence to argue his case

An AI avatar tried to argue a case before a New York court. The judges weren't having it
Business|Crime|Education|Finance|Technology|US

Charlie Javice convicted of defrauding JPMorgan during $175 million sale of financial aid startup

The founder of a startup company that claimed to be revolutionizing the way college students apply for financial aid has been convicted of defrauding JPMorgan Chase out of $175 million

Charlie Javice convicted of defrauding JPMorgan during $175 million sale of financial aid startup
Business|Crime|Education|Finance|US

In closing remarks, prosecutor says Frank founder lied to JPMorgan Chase to secure $175 million deal

A prosecutor says a Florida woman engaged in a “brazen fraud” by selling her student aid startup to JPMorgan Chase & Co. for $175 million after dramatically exaggerating its customer base

In closing remarks, prosecutor says Frank founder lied to JPMorgan Chase to secure $175 million deal
Crime|Political|US

At Nadine Menendez trial, prosecutors portray her as 'partner in crime' with her convicted husband

Lawyers have delivered opening statements in the trial of Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who was convicted last year of accepting bribes of cash and gold

At Nadine Menendez trial, prosecutors portray her as 'partner in crime' with her convicted husband
Celebrity|Entertainment

Blake Lively accuses 'It Ends With Us' costar of abusing the courts with countersuit

Actor Blake Lively has asked a judge to dismiss a countersuit filed against her by her “It Ends With Us” costar Justin Baldoni

Crime|MidEast|Political|US

Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to assassinate an Iranian American journalist in New York

A jury has convicted two purported Russian mobsters of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City

Crime|MidEast|Political|US|World

Prosecutor says at trial that Iran put $500,000 bounty on head of Iranian-American journalist

A prosecutor has told a jury at a murder-for-hire trial that the Iranian government put a $500,000 bounty on the head of an outspoken Iranian-American journalist

Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US

A judge has moved a jailed Palestinian activist's deportation fight to New Jersey

A federal judge says a Columbia University student activist's legal challenge of his detention by the U.S. government will be heard in New Jersey rather than New York or Louisiana

A judge has moved a jailed Palestinian activist's deportation fight to New Jersey
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US

Columbia University student says his detention is indicative of anti-Palestinian racism in US

A Columbia University student arrested and threatened with deportation for his role in campus protests against Israel gave his first public statement, saying that his detention is indicative of “anti-Palestinian racism” demonstrated by both the Trump and Biden administrations

Columbia University student says his detention is indicative of anti-Palestinian racism in US
Crime|MidEast|Political|US

Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad testifies at the trial of two men accused of plotting to kill her

A charismatic journalist from Iran who prosecutors say was targeted by her former homeland's government for assassination has testified at the trial of two men accused in the plot

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