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Porn star Stormy Daniels loses appeal in Trump case, owes former president almost $300,000
A combination photo shows Adult film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels speaking in New York City, and U.S. President Donald Trump speaking in Washington, Michigan, U.S. on April 16, 2018 and April 28, 2018 respectively. Reuters Porn star Stormy Daniels is on the hook to pay former President Donald Trump nearly $300,000 […]
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Accused bitcoin launderers in plea talks with prosecutors, court documents say
Booking photos for Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein. Courtesy: Alexandria Adult Detention Center. Federal prosecutors on Monday said they were in plea negotiations with a New York couple recently arrested on charges of trying to launder $4.5 billion worth of stolen bitcoin cryptocurrency. The talks were cited in a request by prosecutors asking a judge […]
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SEC proposes broad climate rules as Chair Gensler says risk disclosure will help investors
Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), at the SEC headquarters office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, July 22, 2021. Melissa Lyttle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday debuted expansive rules that would require publicly traded companies to provide more information on how their […]
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Russia says Biden’s ‘war criminal’ claim has put relations ‘on the verge of rupture’
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a concert marking the eighth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2022. Alexander Vilf | Reuters The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it summoned U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan on Monday in Moscow to formally protest President Joe Biden’s […]
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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson set to face Senate confirmation hearings
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson arrives for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination to become an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 21, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Supreme Court hopeful Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is set Monday to start a scheduled four […]
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Besieged Mariupol rejects Russia’s surrender ultimatum as deadline passes
Ukraine says Russia seizing food, goods to send back home A service member of pro-Russian troops in uniform without insignia is seen atop of a tank during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine March 18, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters Ukraine’s armed forces said in an update Monday morning that […]
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy appeals to Russians; officials say Mariupol art school bombed
Art school in Mariupol bombed, says city council Russian bombs fell on an art school in the city of Mariupol where about 400 residents were in hiding, according to Mariupol’s city council. The council said the building was destroyed and “peaceful people are still under the rubble,” adding that there were women, children and the […]
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy pushes for meaningful talks with Russia; Biden warns Xi of ‘consequences’
Four American soldiers die in plane crash during NATO training exercise, Norway PM says Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said four American soldiers have died in a plane crash while participating in a NATO military exercise called Cold Response. “It is with great sadness we have [received] the message that four American soldiers died […]
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China says Xi and Biden’s two-hour call focused on the need for peace in Ukraine
A screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden via video link, at a restaurant in Beijing, China November 16, 2021. Tingshu Wang | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden held a nearly two-hour phone call on Friday morning with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss Russia’s invasion […]
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Missile strikes near Ukraine’s western city Lviv; Biden to speak with China’s Xi
Missiles hit western city of Lviv Several missiles hit an aircraft repair center on the outskirts of Lviv, western Ukraine, the city’s mayor said Friday. The attack suggests Russian forces are continuing to widen their attack. Many Ukrainians have fled their homes elsewhere in the country to the relative safety of Lviv. The city’s mayor, […]
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