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MICHAEL R. SISAK

MICHAEL R. SISAK

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9 jurors picked as Weinstein’s lawyers seek to move him from jail to hospital during #MeToo retrial

Nine jurors have been picked on the second day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo rape retrial in New York

9 jurors picked as Weinstein’s lawyers seek to move him from jail to hospital during #MeToo retrial
Crime|Entertainment|US

No jurors picked on first day of Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial

No jurors were picked on the first day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein’s New York City rape retrial

No jurors picked on first day of Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|US

What to know about Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo retrial with jury selection set to get underway

Five years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and hauled to jail in handcuffs, the disgraced movie mogul returns to a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday for a new trial covering the very same allegations

What to know about Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo retrial with jury selection set to get underway
Crime|Technology|US

NYC sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6 including Spanish family and pilot

A New York City sightseeing helicopter has broken apart in midair and crashed into the Hudson River, killing six people

NYC sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6 including Spanish family and pilot
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|US

Woman can testify Weinstein used force to rape her despite his acquittal, judge rules

A judge says an accuser will be allowed to use the word “force” in her testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s retrial even though the disgraced movie mogul was acquitted of a rape charge that alleged he used physical force against her

Woman can testify Weinstein used force to rape her despite his acquittal, judge rules
Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|US

Ex-assistant says filmmaker Paul Schrader sexually assaulted her and backed out of settlement deal

Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t give in to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations confidential

Ex-assistant says filmmaker Paul Schrader sexually assaulted her and backed out of settlement deal
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|US

Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with new sex trafficking charges a month before trial

Federal prosecutors have added two charges to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ indictment, expanding on allegations that the jailed hip-hop mogul engaged in sex trafficking as recently as last year

Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with new sex trafficking charges a month before trial
Crime|Election|Political|US

Judge dismisses corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

A federal judge has dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case

Judge dismisses corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Crime|Political|US

Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4

Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing
Political|US|World

Voice of America wins in court, for now, as judge blocks Trump administration from firing staff

A federal judge has halted the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Voice of America, the eight-decade-old U.S. government-funded international news service

Voice of America wins in court, for now, as judge blocks Trump administration from firing staff
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
Crime|US

Luigi Mangione may get a laptop in jail to work on his defense in CEO murder case

A judge has cleared the way for the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO to get a laptop behind bars if his jailers allow it

Luigi Mangione may get a laptop in jail to work on his defense in CEO murder case
Business|Crime|US

A heart-shaped note was found in socks bound for Luigi Mangione

Someone tucked a heart-shaped note of encouragement into a pair of socks packed for Luigi Mangione to wear to a court recently in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case

A heart-shaped note was found in socks bound for Luigi Mangione
Crime|Political|US

Newly unsealed memo sheds light on Justice Department's rush to drop NYC mayor's corruption case

A top Justice Department official was leaning toward dropping corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams even before summoning the top Manhattan federal prosecutor at the time to Washington to discuss the case, newly unsealed documents show

Education|MidEast|Political|US

Columbia student protester who's lived in the US since age 7 sues to stop deportation order

Another Columbia University student says that the Trump administration has targeted her for deportation over her pro-Palestinian views, accusing immigration officials of employing the same tactics used on Mahmoud Khalil and other college activists

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
Crime|Travel|US

A passenger says a United pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom. Now he is suing

An Orthodox Jewish passenger says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom while he was experiencing constipation

A passenger says a United pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom. Now he is suing
Crime|Health|Political|US

Judge orders Trump administration to return two transgender inmates to women’s prisons

A judge has ordered the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer two transgender women inmates back to women’s prisons after they had been sent to men’s facilities in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order that truncated transgender protections

Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|US

Harvey Weinstein's looming #MeToo retrial takes shape as judge rules on what jury will hear

Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial next month will largely be an abridged version of the original, with one big addition: a charge based on an allegation from a woman who wasn’t a part of the first case

Harvey Weinstein's looming #MeToo retrial takes shape as judge rules on what jury will hear
Political|US

Homeland Security ends TSA collective bargaining agreement, in effort to dismantle union protections

A union representing Transportation Security Administration workers calls the Department of Homeland Security's decision to end the collective bargaining agreement with them an “unprovoked attack.”

Homeland Security ends TSA collective bargaining agreement, in effort to dismantle union protections
Crime|Election|Political|US

Expert tells judge to drop charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams without letting them be refiled

A court-appointed lawyer has advised a federal judge to let the Justice Department drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams but prevent prosecutors from ever reviving the case so it doesn't hang over him “like the proverbial Sword of Damocles.”

Expert tells judge to drop charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams without letting them be refiled
Crime|US

23 Brooklyn inmates charged after rash of violence, including stabbing of Jam Master Jay's killer

Twenty-three inmates at the troubled federal jail in Brooklyn have been charged with crimes ranging from smuggling weapons in a Doritos bag to the stabbing last month of a man convicted in the killing of hip-hop legend Jam Master Jay

Economy|Political|US

Judge rejects NYC's request to order immediate return of $80 million from FEMA to shelter migrants

A Manhattan federal judge says the Federal Emergency Management Agency doesn't have to immediately return more than $80 million for sheltering migrants that it took away from New York City last month

Judge rejects NYC's request to order immediate return of $80 million from FEMA to shelter migrants
Business|Economy|Political|US

Trump administration deletes list of hundreds of federal buildings targeted for potential sale

The Trump administration on Tuesday published a list of more than 440 federal properties it had identified to potentially offload, including the FBI headquarters and the main Department of Justice building, after deeming them “not core to government operations.”

Trump administration deletes list of hundreds of federal buildings targeted for potential sale
Crime|Political|US

No new bombshells in Justice Department’s release of Jeffrey Epstein files

Attorney General Pam Bondi has released government documents related to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, but the first wave of files posted on the Justice Department website have largely been circulating in the public domain for years and didn’t include any new bombshells about the sex trafficking case

No new bombshells in Justice Department’s release of Jeffrey Epstein files

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