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Trump asks judge to lift limited gag order in his hush money case
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the judge who presided over his New York criminal hush money trial to lift the limited gag order that prevents him from speaking about witnesses, jurors and others associated with the case. Defense attorney Todd Blanche said in a letter to the court the gag order is no longer warranted since the trial has ended. "Now that the trial is concluded, the concerns articulated by the government and the Court do not justify continued restrictions on the First Amendment rights of President Trump -- who remains the leading candidate in the 2024 presidential election -- and the American people," the letter said.
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Man allegedly tried to break into co-worker's home with weapons, rope and handcuffs
A Michigan man who had a "romantic interest" in his former co-worker was arrested after he allegedly tried to break into her home with an "assortment of concerning items," according to police. Levi Trahern Smith, a 34-year-old lawyer, was allegedly spotted "lurking" outside the woman's home in the middle of the night on Saturday and attempted to get in through a side door, the Oakland County prosecutor's office said. Smith was found wearing latex gloves and carrying a backpack that contained a loaded handgun, a large knife, handcuffs, rope, masks, a hammer, a crowbar, duct tape and latex gloves, according to the Royal Oak Police Department.
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House passes GOP bill to sanction ICC as it seeks arrest warrant for Netanyahu
The U.S. House on Tuesday passed a Republican-led bill that would impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court after its top prosecutor recommended war crimes charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Forty-two Democrats crossed party lines to help Republicans pass the bill despite opposition from the White House. The Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, led by Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, would require mandatory sanctions and visa restrictions on any foreign person working or providing funds for the ICC in prosecutions against the U.S., Israel or any other U.S. ally that is not party to the ICC.
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AT&T customers are experiencing a "nationwide issue that is affecting" their ability to call non-AT&T users, the company said in a statement. "The carriers are working as quickly as possible to diagnose and resolve the issue," AT&T said. "Nationwide 9-1-1 Services are operating normally at this time and our customers are not affected," AT&T said in a statement around 5:20 p.m. ET.
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Suspects sought in shooting of 2 girls, ages 9 and 11, caught in the crossfire on a New York City playground
A search continued on Tuesday for a pair of gunmen who opened fire on a man in a New York City playground, hitting two children in the line of fire, police said. The shooting in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn erupted Monday night as the girls were playing on a field at the Hilltop Playground, according to New York City Police Department investigators. The injured girls were identified by relatives as 9-year-old Ruanna Brown and her 11-year-old cousin, Empress Alexander Davis.
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Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas responds unfavorably to cease-fire proposal
As the Israel-Hamas war crosses the seven-month mark, negotiations are apparently stalled to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, and Israeli forces continue to launch incursions in the southern Gazan town of Rafah ahead of a possible large-scale invasion. World Central Kitchen has now served 50 million meals in Gaza, the organization announced during a press briefing Tuesday. "Jose, our founder, says the decision to restart feeding in Gaza was both the hardest and the simplest one we could make," Roth said.
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Wisconsin AG charges Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro and others in fake elector case
Three Trump associates allegedly tied to the former president's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election have been charged with forgery in Wisconsin. Attorneys Kenneth Chesebro and James Troupis and former Trump staff member Michael Roman have been charged in connection with the alleged efforts. Wisconsin is the fourth state to pursue election interference charges related to the 2020 election.
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Cyndi Lauper cements hand and footprints at TCL Chinese Theatre
Cyndi Lauper placed her hand and footprints in wet cement outside the TCL Chinese theatre in Los Angeles on Tuesday in a ceremony celebrating the "Girls Just Want To Have Fun” singer’s life and career. Lauper announced a farewell tour on Monday, The Girls Just Want To Have Fun Farewell Tour, which is slated to be her first major tour in 10 years. Lauper is also celebrating the arrival of "Let the Canary Sing," a feature-length documentary that explores her life and career that premieres Tuesday on Paramount+.
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Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter pleads guilty in gambling case
Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges related to stealing nearly $17 million from the Dodgers player in order to cover gambling debts, according to the Department of Justice. Mizuhara, 39, agreed to plead guilty last month to one count of bank fraud, which carries a maximum of 30 years in prison, and one count of subscribing to a false tax return, which carries up to three years in prison. The guilty plea was formally entered at a change of plea hearing Tuesday morning, after Mizuhara previously pleaded not guilty to the charges at his arraignment last month as a procedural matter.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland blasts conspiracy theories about Trump criminal case and FBI
Attorney General Merrick Garland pushed back forcefully on "false" and "extremely dangerous" narratives he said are being spread about the Department of Justice in an appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, saying he and the department "will not be intimidated." The hearing came as House GOP lawmakers threaten to hold Garland in contempt for withholding records they've subpoenaed from Special Counsel Robert Hur's investigation into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents following his vice presidency, including audio recordings of Hur's interview. "Certain members of this Committee and the Oversight Committee are seeking contempt as a means of obtaining -- for no legitimate purpose -- sensitive law enforcement information that could harm the integrity of future investigations," Garland said in his opening statements.
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Biden speaks on new immigration actions restricting asylum
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced new executive actions aimed at addressing surges of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border unlawfully by placing new thresholds on those allowed to seek asylum. Biden spoke from the White House about the new measure, which his administration said will accomplish immigration reform that lawmakers have been unable to deliver. "I've come here today to do what the Republicans in Congress refuse to do: take the necessary steps to secure our border," Biden said.
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US cities rank low on list of world's most active, walkable cities, analysis finds
A recent study published in the journal Environment International by researchers Rafael Prieto-Curiel and Juan Pablo Ospina gathered data from nearly 800 cities across 61 countries to determine and model their various modes of transport: active mobility -- walking or biking -- public transport and cars. An analysis of that data from The Economist has since revealed the most and least-walkable cities across the globe. The 100 least active walkable cities were all found in North America, which as The Economist noted may be the result of pro-car policies and government subsidies over decades.
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FDA advisers considering recommending MDMA as treatment for PTSD. What to know
A panel of independent advisers for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is meeting Tuesday to discuss whether it will recommend approval for psychedelic treatment along with therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The treatment, developed by Lykos Therapeutics, is a pharmaceutical version of midomafetamine, better known as MDMA and sometimes referred to as ecstasy. It marks the first time FDA advisers have considered recommending approval of a psychedelic drug for PTSD.
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Woman allegedly stabs 3-year-old boy to death in random attack at grocery store parking lot
A woman allegedly stabbed a 3-year-old boy to death outside an Ohio grocery store in a random attack, according to police. The boy, Julian, and his mother, Margot Wood, were both stabbed around 3 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of a Giant Eagle in North Olmsted, about 15 miles outside of Cleveland, according to North Olmsted police. The suspect, 32-year-old Bionca Ellis, was taken into custody, police said.
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Alec and Hilaria Baldwin announce reality show 1 month before criminal trial over fatal 'Rust' shooting
Alec Baldwin and and Hilaria Baldwin announced Tuesday, one month before he is set to go on trial for manslaughter, that they and their seven children will show their private lives on a new reality show airing on TLC. The show, tentatively titled "The Baldwins," is scheduled to premiere in 2025, several months after Alec Baldwin faces a criminal trial stemming from the 2021 fatal shooting of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Earlier this year, the 66-year-old actor, who was also a producer on "Rust," was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, to which he pleaded not guilty.
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A landmark New York bill would restrict social media for children. Here's what to know.
New York state is weighing landmark legislation that would prevent tech platforms like Instagram and TikTok from using algorithms for social media feeds viewed by children. The measure would require social media companies to present posts to children in the order they’re issued by followed accounts, eliminating the role of algorithms that shape the stream of content. Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who backs the bill, is near an agreement with the legislature for passage, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.
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Reporter's notebook: A Black WWII hero is finally honored, 80 years after lifesaving D-Day courage
To reach Waverly B. Woodson, Jr.'s final resting place, you start on Eisenhower Drive. At the end of Marshall Drive, you make a half turn around Patton Circle, and there, tucked in the southeast corner, you'll find grave no. 1172, a simple marble headstone like 400,000 others at Arlington National Cemetery. Not far away, along the same trajectory, lies the Pentagon, where the question of how to honor Woodson — the forgotten hero of D-Day — has bedeviled the Army in recent years.
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Terri Irwin celebrates 32 years since marrying Steve Irwin: 'Adventure of a lifetime'
Terri Irwin, the widow of famed Australian wildlife expert Steve Irwin, is celebrating what would have been her 32nd wedding anniversary to "The Crocodile Hunter" who died in 2006. "It was 32 years ago today that Steve & I said 'I do' and began the adventure of a lifetime!" wrote Terri Irwin in an Instagram post Tuesday accompanied by a photo of the couple embracing while she held an infant kangaroo. Terri Irwin, a wildlife expert herself, married Steve Irwin in 1992 and enjoyed a marriage entrenched in environmental education as she co-starred along with her husband in "The Crocodile Hunter" and several spin-off series.
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74-year-old woman pronounced dead in hospice care found breathing at funeral home
Authorities in Nebraska are investigating after a 74-year-old woman believed to have died while in hospice care was found to be breathing after being transported to a funeral home. The "unusual" incident began Monday morning, according to Lancaster County Chief Deputy Ben Houchin. The woman had been transported from a nursing home, where she had been declared dead at around 9:44 a.m. local time, to the Butherus-Maser & Love Funeral Home in Lincoln, according to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office.
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Trump’s conviction may be hurting him — but it’s early
Four pollsters have already conducted national polls of the 2024 presidential election entirely since Trump was found guilty, and a handful more have asked about the verdict but not the election explicitly. First off, most Americans agree with the verdict. YouGov/CBS News also found that a bare majority — 51 percent — of adults considered Trump unfit for the presidency now that he has been convicted.
