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Donald Trump will return to a New York criminal court on Tuesday as testimony resumes in his historic trial for falsifying business records. A banker who helped facilitate payments made during the 2016 election campaign is due back in court, where he may provide further details about links between Michael Cohen and former president’s…
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Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Changpeng Zhao (also known as CZ) is set to learn his punishment for admitting to enabling money laundering at Binance, the largest centralized crypto exchange in the world. Since pleading guilty last November, U.S District Judge Richard Jones has been weighing an appropriate sentence for Zhao. Prosecutors have accused him of violating…
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Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington D.C., seems to downplay the severity of crime in her city. The nation’s capital is plagued by violence and danger that makes it feel like a war zone at times. It has become so perilous that Secret Service agents have engaged in shootouts with carjackers, 2023 was one of…
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Walmart is introducing a fresh lineup of groceries under its new private label named BetterGoods. With an intention to preserve the clientele gained amid surging inflation and expanding trendier, gourmet offerings with low costs—pricing starts below $5 per product – Walmart expects the grocery products that it describes as ‘ahead-of-the curve’ will help in…
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Alysia Montaño’s first Olympic medal should have been a momentous occasion filled with joy and relief. However, when she found out that her fourth-place finish in London 2012 was upgraded to bronze due to doping violations by Russian athletes Mariya Savinova and Ekaterina Guliyev (then known as Ekaterina Poistogova), Montaño’s emotions were mixed. Initially,…
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Videos capturing the raucous soundscapes created by cicadas have already begun circulating on social media as two distinct broods are predicted to swarm various parts of the southeast and Midwest United States this year, marking a rare occurrence that hasn’t been witnessed since Thomas Jefferson was president. Brood XIX and XIII will both emerge…
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Arcade giant Dave & Buster’s is taking its gaming experiences to a new level by introducing social wagering through their mobile app. From Hot Shots basketball games, Skee-Ball competitions or other arcade games, customers will soon be able to place friendly $5 bets on the outcomes via the company’s platform in the next few…
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Jamal Murray’s clutch jumper with 3.6 seconds left in Game 5 propelled the Denver Nuggets past LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, securing their series victory by a score of 108-106. This was not just any game winner for Murray – it marked his second buzzer beater this postseason after hitting an equally…
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The pro-Palestinian protests that have been taking place on college campuses across the country have now spread to the University of California, Irvine. Approximately one hundred individuals are currently participating in a campus encampment organized by student activists. Similar to previous demonstrations at UCLA and other institutions, designated media representatives were assigned to monitor…
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Adam Schefter proposed a new theory for why former Oklahoma and South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler slipped down so significantly during this year’s NFL Draft, contrasting Ian Rapoport’s report that many teams were turned off by his appearance on a high school reality show. According to Schefer, the two main contenders vying for Rattler…