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CNN —It’s been four weeks of the first criminal trial of a former president of the United States, where Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. On Monday the prosecution is expected to call as a witness Michael Cohen, who is at the center of the hush money payment deal and will likely implicate Trump in the reimbursement payments at the heart of Manhattan prosecutors’ case. Cohen is likely to be the last substantive witness to take the stand for the prosecution, and then it will be the defense’s turn to make Trump’s case. Catch up on the biggest takeaways of “The People of the State of New York v. Donald Trump,” with details of the trial from our reporters inside the courtroom.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Donald Trump, Michael Cohen, Trump, Cohen Organizations: CNN Locations: United States, Manhattan, New York

☆ Which states will have abortion rights on the ballot this November
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Annette Choi | Lauren Mascarenhas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Most of the proposed ballot measures aim to enshrine the right to an abortion in state constitutions. Abortion measures on the ballot in NovemberThree states, Florida, Maryland and New York, have already secured abortion measures on the 2024 ballot. States with potential abortion ballot measuresOrganizers in other states across the country are working to secure funding, gather signatures and jump through the legal hoops necessary to secure abortion measures on the 2024 ballot. Voters in at least two states could see dueling measures aimed at protecting and restricting abortion access on the 2024 ballot. States that have voted on abortion post-DobbsSeven states have already seen a vote on abortion access since Roe v. Wade was overturned, and reproductive health advocates have been heartened by the overwhelming support for abortion access among voters.

Persons: Court’s Dobbs, Roe, Wade, Dobbs Organizations: CNN Locations: Florida , Maryland, New York, Florida, Arizona , Nevada, Montana, Arkansas, South Dakota, Missouri, Nevada and Montana, Iowa, Pennsylvania, California

CNN —A full 12-person jury has been selected for Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial. On Tuesday, 7 jurors were selected, but two of those jurors were excused on Thursday morning when the trial resumed. By the end of the day on Thursday, 2 new jurors were chosen to replace them, in addition to the remaining 5 to make up the jury. They also selected Thursday the first of the pool of alternate jurors. Here’s what to know about the jurors who have been selected:

Persons: Donald Trump’s Organizations: CNN

CNN —The first criminal trial of a US ex-president kicks off Monday, April 15, with jury selection in New York, where former President Donald Trump faces charges from the Manhattan District attorney related to a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016. This is the first of four criminal cases expected to go to trial for Trump, also the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee. CNN compiled a timeline of the key events leading up to the historic trial. Here’s how we got here:

Persons: Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels Organizations: CNN, Manhattan District, Trump Locations: New York

☆ Timeline of the Supreme Court’s mifepristone abortion pill ruling
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Annette Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The fate of the abortion pill lies with the Supreme Court. The drug is still fully available while the Supreme Court deliberates. Medication abortion accounts for nearly two-thirds of all US abortions, according to 2023 data from the Guttmacher Institute. At least 5.9 million women have used mifepristone since its FDA approval in 2000. Telehealth for medication abortion is also effective and safe, according to a recent study.

Persons: Roe, Wade, mifepristone Organizations: CNN, Food, Guttmacher Institute Locations: Texas

☆ Nikki Haley’s South Carolina loss is unique in US politics
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Annette Choi | Zachary Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Now she has lost the primary in her home state of South Carolina, where she was a two-term governor. Fellow Floridian Jeb Bush, a former governor, dropped out earlier, after a disappointing finish in nearby South Carolina. Former Rep. Dennis Kucinich also made an argument about influencing the agenda when he refused to drop out of the 2004 Democratic primary race. Could Haley win delegates without winning states? Heading into South Carolina, Trump had 63 delegates and Haley had 17.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, won’t, Sen, Marco Rubio, Trump, Jeb Bush, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Ron Paul, wasn’t, Mitt Romney, Paul’s, Dennis Kucinich, Kucinich, Haley, Haley isn’t, It’s, CNN Haley, ”, Jake Tapper, Tapper she’ll Organizations: CNN, Republican, Florida Republican, GOP, Florida ., Democratic, Former, Republicans, Trump, South Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Texas, Ohio

☆ Map: Countries where same sex marriage is legal
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Annette Choi | Jhasua Razo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN —Same-sex unions are now legal in 35 countries and parts of Mexico after Greece became the first Orthodox Christian country to establish marriage equality for all. While Mexico does not have a national law on same-sex marriage, more than half of its states regulate, allow, and recognize it. Here are the countries where same-sex marriage is legal:Since 2001, when the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage, there have been ramped-up efforts worldwide to pass similar legislation. Taiwan, for instance, became the first Asian country to make same-sex marriage a reality in 2019. Marriage equality is still, however, largely limited to countries in the Americas, Europe and Oceania.

Organizations: CNN Locations: Mexico, Greece, Netherlands, Taiwan, Americas, Europe, Oceania

☆ Tracking the major 14th Amendment efforts to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Annette Choi | Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Both states stripped him from the Republican primary ballot, though those decisions were paused on appeal. Some begin in the state courts, while others are first handled by state election officials, like a secretary of state. CNN is tracking the major decisions on Trump’s eligibility. Most of the major challenges were initiated by well-funded advocacy groups with the backing of seasoned constitutional scholars. Here’s where the major anti-Trump ballot challenges stand across the United States.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Maine –, Trump Organizations: CNN, Republican, US, Trump Locations: Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Michigan , Oregon , Arizona, United States

☆ Anonymous tips work to prevent school shootings and suicides, new study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Josh Campbell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Anonymous reporting systems used by schoolchildren to report concerning behavior among their peers has resulted in the prevention of numerous instances of suicide, school violence and planned attacks, according to a study published Wednesday. The firearm-related tips received by the anonymous reporting system included potential school shootings, observing someone in possession of a weapon, bullying, and harassment or intimidation, according to the study. The Sandy Hook Promise’s Say Something Anonymous Reporting System serves more than 5 million students in sixth through 12th grade in 23 states, according to the study. Other areas use the StopIt anonymous reporting system or unique apps for students in a particular school district for students to report threats. While the topic of gun control can be politically polarizing in the US, improving mechanisms for anonymous reporting of threats by students has been met with bipartisan support.

Persons: Sandy, Sandy Hook, ”, Mary Ellen O’Toole, Robert Taylor, ” Taylor, Luke Meerman, Meerman, Rather, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Sen, Scott Wilk, ” Wilk, Holly Yan, Annette Choi Organizations: CNN, Anonymous, Chaiken Foundation, US Centers for Disease Control, University of Michigan, CDC, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, Public, FBI, US Secret Service, “ Research, Wake County Public School System, Oxford High School, Republican, Democratic, CNN Health, Saugus High School Locations: Wake, North Carolina, Michigan, California, Saugus, Los Angeles

☆ Third Republican debate: Candidate speaking times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Annette Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Second Republican debate speaking times by candidate
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Annette Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN —We tracked how long each candidate talked at the second Republican primary presidential debate. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy led with over 12 minutes of speaking time during the debate, which saw candidates scrambling for airtime and talking over each other as they jockeyed for opportunities to distinguish themselves. Doug Burgum of North Dakota had the least amount of time to get his message out, speaking just under eight minutes. Donald Trump didn’t participate in Wednesday night’s event, and the former president maintains a generous lead in the polls ahead of the other candidates. Read the latest CNN headlines from the second 2024 Republican presidential debate here.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Doug Burgum, Donald Trump didn’t Organizations: CNN, Republican, Gov Locations: North Dakota

☆ How deep the missing Titanic submersible was diving in the ocean
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Amy O'Kruk | Annette Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

The search continues for a minivan-sized submersible, called the Titan, that was carrying five people who were traveling to view the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic. The vessel lost contact with its mother ship Sunday morning, about 1 hour and 45 minutes into the trip down to nearly 13,000 feet. The Titanic lies around 12,500 feet below sea level. For perspective, the world’s deepest scuba dive reached 1,090 feet in 2022, while the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, would only go down 2,717 feet into the ocean – still roughly 9,700 feet short of reaching the Titanic wreckage. See just how deep the Titanic tourist submersible was headed before it went missing.

Organizations: North Atlantic, US Coast Guard Locations: North, Burj

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