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Trump hush money trial stems from 'zombie case' brought back to life

Manhattan prosecutors started and stopped the investigation that culminated in Donald Trump's upcoming criminal trial so many times that it came to be known as a "

Trump hush money trial stems from 'zombie case' brought back to life
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Who is Justice Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing Trump's New York criminal trial?

After Donald Trump lost a last-ditch bid to delay the first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president, he lashed out at the New York judge overseeing the case:

Who is Justice Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing Trump's New York criminal trial?
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Lawyers select 12 jurors to serve in Trump hush-money case

Lawyers in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial on Thursday selected 12 jurors who will assess his guilt or innocence over the coming weeks in a case

Lawyers select 12 jurors to serve in Trump hush-money case
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Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former billionaire cryptocurrency wunderkind, is set to be sentenced on Thursday over his conviction for stealing $8 billion from customers of

Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud
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Woman who stole Biden daughter's diary skips sentencing, threatened with arrest

The woman who admitted to stealing President Joe Biden's daughter Ashley's diary and helping sell it to conservative activists could face arrest as soon as Friday

Woman who stole Biden daughter's diary skips sentencing, threatened with arrest
Crime|US

Mongolia ex-PM bought NYC apartments with embezzled mining money, US says

The U.S. is seeking to forfeit two New York City apartments a former Mongolian prime minister bought with stolen mining funds, prosecutors said on Tuesday, as U.S.

Mongolia ex-PM bought NYC apartments with embezzled mining money, US says
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Russian oligarch's seized yacht costs $7 million a year to maintain, US says

The U.S. government said it is spending more than $7 million a year to maintain a superyacht it seized from a sanctioned Russian oligarch, and urged a judge to let it

Russian oligarch's seized yacht costs $7 million a year to maintain, US says
Election|News|Opinion|US

Trump testimony in doubt after sick juror postpones E. Jean Carroll trial

Donald Trump's ability to testify in the writer E.

Trump testimony in doubt after sick juror postpones E. Jean Carroll trial
Crime|News|US|World

How alleged India plots to kill Sikh separatists in the US and Canada unfolded

The alleged plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on U.S. soil began in May, with a text message between what the American indictment

How alleged India plots to kill Sikh separatists in the US and Canada unfolded
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Indian government official directed plot to assassinate Sikh American in US - DOJ

An Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist, who is also a U.S. citizen, on U.S.

Indian government official directed plot to assassinate Sikh American in US - DOJ
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Sam Bankman-Fried grilled on 'cozy' relationship with Bahamas officials

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was grilled on Tuesday about what a U.S. prosecutor called his "cozy" relationship with officials in the Bahamas, where the

Sam Bankman-Fried grilled on 'cozy' relationship with Bahamas officials
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US says it wants forfeiture of billionaire Russian oligarch's $300 million superyacht

The United States on Monday sought the forfeiture of a $300 million superyacht it says is controlled by billionaire Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, who is under

US says it wants forfeiture of billionaire Russian oligarch's $300 million superyacht
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Sam Bankman-Fried trial jury sees his profane message about regulators

A U.S. judge on Wednesday overruled objections by Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers and allowed jurors in the

Sam Bankman-Fried trial jury sees his profane message about regulators
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Sam Bankman-Fried judge cracks jokes, loses patience with defense at FTX trial

Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial has featured dense testimony about computer code, cryptocurrency and corporate finance, but U.S.

Sam Bankman-Fried judge cracks jokes, loses patience with defense at FTX trial
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Bankman-Fried's lawyer says 'crypto was not for everyone.' FTX said the opposite

In his opening statement at Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial on Wednesday, the FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder's lawyer acknowledged that his client

Bankman-Fried's lawyer says 'crypto was not for everyone.' FTX said the opposite
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Trump lawyer Todd Blanche draws judge's ire as historic trial gets underway

Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche took a risk giving up a plush career at a New York law firm to become the first attorney in history to

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche draws judge's ire as historic trial gets underway
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Trump hush money trial: what we've learned so far

Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York on criminal charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money

Trump hush money trial: what we've learned so far
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Judge warns Trump of potential jail time for violating gag order

The judge in Donald Trump's criminal trial fined him $1,000 and held him in contempt of court for a 10th time on Monday for violating a

Judge warns Trump of potential jail time for violating gag order
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Five takeaways from Stormy Daniels’ testimony at Donald Trump’s trial

Stormy Daniels took the witness stand on Tuesday at Donald Trump’s criminal trial and described in lurid detail her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the former U.S.

Five takeaways from Stormy Daniels’ testimony at Donald Trump’s trial
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Trump hush money judge urges prosecutors to rein in Michael Cohen

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal trial on Friday urged prosecutors to tell the former U.S. president's estranged former lawyer and fixer

Trump hush money judge urges prosecutors to rein in Michael Cohen
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Six big moments from Michael Cohen's Trump trial testimony

Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen testified at the former U.S. president's criminal trial this week, asserting he had Trump's "signoff" to buy

Six big moments from Michael Cohen's Trump trial testimony
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Trump hush money trial to shape prosecutor Alvin Bragg's legacy

Alvin Bragg says he decided to become a lawyer after guns were pulled on him six times while growing up in New York - three of those times by police. 

Trump hush money trial to shape prosecutor Alvin Bragg's legacy
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Trump prosecutors' hard evidence bolsters Michael Cohen's testimony, experts say

Donald Trump's lawyers at his New York criminal trial have portrayed his estranged

Trump prosecutors' hard evidence bolsters Michael Cohen's testimony, experts say
Crime|Election|News|US

Trump trial jurors finish first day of deliberations without a verdict

Jurors in Donald Trump's hush money trial finished their first day of closed-door deliberations on Wednesday without reaching a verdict

Trump trial jurors finish first day of deliberations without a verdict
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What charges did Trump face in New York's hush money trial?

A jury on Thursday convicted Donald Trump of falsifying business records to conceal hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.  

What charges did Trump face in New York's hush money trial?

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