Wednesday, 30 June 2021

Opinion: Why a gag order against Trump would be a good idea

CNN and other news organizations have reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that a Manhattan grand jury indicted the Trump Organization and its Chief Financial Officer, Allen Weisselberg, on Wednesday. It's now a safe bet to expect former President Donald Trump to go on his usual rampage -- an all-out verbal assault on prosecutors, judges and the court in his desperate attempt to discredit the case. Make no mistake about it, Shakespeare was right when he wrote, "What's past is prologue."


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Restraining order petition against Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer includes graphic details

A request for a domestic violence restraining order from a woman accusing Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer of assault includes graphic details, photos as well as messages between the two.


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Opinion: Cosby's release sends clear message for an alarming new era

Bill Cosby, who has been accused of misconduct by 60 women, was released from prison Wednesday after Pennsylvania's Supreme Court overturned his sexual assault conviction. That he is a free man today sends a profoundly disturbing message to women who survive sexual assault: that if they come forward they will confront all but insurmountable hurdles as they pursue justice.


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Canadian village ordered to evacuate due to wildfires

A day after a village in British Columbia saw Canada's highest recorded temperature, the residents of Lytton have been ordered to evacuate due to a wildfire.


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Judge denies November request to remove Britney Spears' father as her co-conservator

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied on Wednesday a motion to remove Britney Spears' father from his role as a conservator of his daughter's $60 million estate, making official a November request to allow a trust to act as co-conservator of her estate.


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Trump has evaded consequences of questionable business ethics and political scandals, but grand jury indictments against his company and CFO will test that

Donald Trump has long evaded the consequences of his questionable business ethics and personal and political scandals. But the grand jury indictments returned against his company and a top executive will test the ex-President's charmed life as never before.


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Foreign countries that 'bully' China will meet a 'great wall of steel' says Xi

In an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party Thursday, President Xi Jinping claimed that only the party could ensure China's continued assent and stability, and any attempt to divide the party from the country would fail.


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Neutral Switzerland plans to be 15th nation to buy into world's largest weapons project

Switzerland has chosen Lockheed Martin's F-35A Lightning II as its next-generation fighter jet, the government said on Wednesday, angering opponents who have pledged a new referendum to overturn what they dubbed an unnecessary "Ferrari" option.


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Dancing robot dog teams up with popular K-pop band BTS

Spot, the Boston Dynamics robot dog, meets BTS and dances to their music in a "creepily awesome" video. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.


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