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☆ Trump Trial Live Updates: Witness Who Extracted Secret Recordings to Return to the Stand
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Matthew Haag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Before the tape was revealed, Mr. Trump’s legal team aggressively attacked the credibility of Mr. Davidson during a cross-examination that quickly turned hostile. Frequently, Mr. Davidson would respond, “I don’t recall.”Mr. Bove confronted Mr. Davidson about his “fuzzy” memory and Mr. Davidson responded forcefully that his answers had been truthful. Image The jury heard a recording, made by Michael D. Cohen, Mr. Trump’s longtime fixer, during the 2016 campaign. That included one in which Mr. Trump and Mr. Cohen discussed a hush-money deal for Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model who was trying to sell a story about an affair with Mr. Trump. The potential witness list has several major names, including Ms. Daniels, Mr. Cohen and Hope Hicks, who is Mr. Trump’s former spokeswoman.

Persons: Keith Davidson, Stormy Daniels, Donald J, Juan M, Trump, Merchan, Daniels, Davidson, Michael D, Cohen, Mr, Emil Bove, ” Mr, Bove, ”, “, Trump’s, Maansi Srivastava, Davidson’s, Justice Merchan, Alvin L, Bragg, Todd Blanche, ” Trump, Blanche, Doug Mills, Biden’s, Biden, We’re, Douglas Daus, Karen McDougal, Hope Hicks Organizations: Trump, Prosecutors, Trump White House, New York, ., White, Playboy Locations: Manhattan, Michigan, Wisconsin

☆ Charity Lawson Takes Us Inside New York Bridal Fashion Week
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Sadiba Hasan | Maansi Srivastava | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Charity Lawson earned a reputation of being a sweetheart after starring in the 20th season of “The Bachelorette,” which ended in August with her engagement to Dotun Olubeko, an integrative medicine specialist. Ms. Lawson, 28, seemingly always has a smile on her face. She knows what she likes and she does not put up with drama, a trait that was witnessed first hand this week amid the chaos that was New York Bridal Fashion Week — a chaos that this season was exacerbated by heavy rain and wind. The three-day event, from April 2 to 4, was an opportunity for bridal designers to show their latest collections to journalists, buyers and, in Ms. Lawson’s case, a bride-to-be who is starting to look for dresses for her 2025 wedding. She hopes to have a dress chosen by July for the wedding she is planning in California next fall, which will be followed by a traditional Nigerian celebration in Lagos, Nigeria, to honor her fiancé’s heritage.

Persons: Lawson, Dotun Organizations: York Locations: California, Lagos, Nigeria

☆ Corner Offices Are Out; Collaboration Is In. Say Hello to the New Law Firm.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Ellen Rosen | Maansi Srivastava | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In January, the law firm Crowell & Moring traded its New York offices in an early 1980s building in Midtown Manhattan for a newly built space on the West Side, with sweeping views of the Hudson River and New York Harbor. The law firm’s previous office layout was “essentially wasted space,” said Philip T. Inglima, the firm’s chairman. Crowell & Moring makes better use of the square footage in its new location, which includes features like sit-to-stand desks, video technology for hybrid meetings and double-pane glass for soundproofing, Mr. Inglima said. Larger law firms nationwide have been shedding space even as they have added lawyers. “We don’t have everybody in the office all the time, and that’s why we don’t necessarily need that larger footprint,” said Sharis A. Pozen, the law firm Clifford Chance’s regional managing partner, for the Americas.

Persons: Crowell, ”, Philip T, Moring, Inglima, Clifford Organizations: Moring, Crowell Locations: New York, Midtown Manhattan, Hudson, Americas

☆ The U.S. Seems to Be Dodging a Recession. What Could Go Wrong?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Ben Casselman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Seems to Be Dodging a Recession. But as 2024 begins to unfold, risks remain. Credit... Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times

Persons: Maansi Srivastava Organizations: U.S, New York

Image A watch party for Mr. Trump in Des Moines on Monday night. Credit... Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesInstead, if Mr. Trump wins next week’s New Hampshire primary, a march to a third nomination is all but certain. Some in the news media were reluctant to direct their audiences to Mr. Trump, especially shortly after he left office, for fear that it would only amplify his lies about his election loss. Since 2016, both Republican and Democratic leaders have often agreed that it helps Democrats to have Mr. Trump at the political fore. Mr. Biden has signaled his plans to highlight Mr. Trump’s efforts to subvert his loss in the 2020 election, invoking the attack on the Capitol and Mr. Trump’s revisionist history of what happened.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, codifying, —, he’d, Haiyun Jiang, ”, David Axelrod, Barack Obama, “, victimhood, Mr, Trump’s, Axelrod, Biden, Maansi Srivastava, Liam Donovan Organizations: Fox News, Republican, Trump, Republican Party, The New York, Democratic, Republicans, New, New York Times Democrats, Capitol, Washington Post, University of Maryland Locations: New York, Iowa, Florida, Des Moines, Hampshire, Clive , Iowa, New Hampshire, Washington, mattering

☆ Election 2024 Frozen Iowa Is Set to Vote as G.O.P. Presidential Contest Gets Underway
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Adam Nagourney | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Traditionally, Iowa caucuses are squeakers, so close that Democrats failed to produce definitive results in the chaotic 2020 contest. Ms. Haley had 20 percent and Mr. DeSantis 16 percent — a separation at the edge of the survey’s margin of error. Traditionally, the Iowa caucuses have winnowed out the also-rans. (Mr. Burgum endorsed Mr. Trump at the Indianola rally.) But depending on their performance Monday, it remains to be seen whether they will drop out and pick a side: Mr. Trump, or anyone else.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Donald J, Trump, Nikki Haley, Mr, Trump’s, Biden, Haiyun Jiang, Will, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Haley, Maansi Srivastava, Chris Christie, Haley’s, Charles, David Koch, Ted Cruz, “, Vivek Ramaswamy, There’s, Asa Hutchinson of, Ryan Binkley, Asa Hutchinson, Hilary Swift, Mike Pence, Tim Scott of, Doug Burgum, Burgum, Ramaswamy, Hutchinson, Iowans Organizations: Gov, New, Republican, The New York, Iowa, PAC, Des Moines Register, NBC, New York Times, Mr, CBS, Iowa Republicans, Siena, Times, ., The New York Times, Republicans, Prosperity, Xavier University Locations: Florida, Grimes , Iowa, Iowa, South Carolina, New Hampshire, York, Iowans ., New Jersey, Washington, Siena, Ted Cruz of Texas, Indianola , Iowa, Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, Texas, Des Moines, Tim Scott of South Carolina, North Dakota, Indianola

Traditionally, Iowa caucuses are squeakers, so close that Democrats failed to produce definitive results in the chaotic 2020 contest. Ms. Haley had 20 percent and Mr. DeSantis 16 percent — a separation at the edge of the survey’s margin of error. Ms. Haley, in the Times/Siena poll, had the support of just 3 percent of those voters. (Mr. Burgum endorsed Mr. Trump at the Indianola rally.) But depending on their performance Monday, it remains to be seen whether they will drop out and pick a side: Mr. Trump, or anyone else.

☆ Vivek Ramaswamy ends presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Aaron Pellish | Kaitlan Collins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy ended his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination Monday night after a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses. From Vivek Ramaswamy 2024 Presidential Campaign Ramaswamy appears in a sixth-grade musical performance at his school in Sharonville, Ohio, in 1997. From Vivek Ramaswamy 2024 Presidential Campaign Ramaswamy speaks at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Philadelphia in 2015. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley participate in the first Republican presidential debate in August 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images Ramaswamy talks to members of the media after the first Republican presidential debate.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, we’ve, ”, Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, ” Ramaswamy, “, Anna Moneymaker, Tony Jones, Network Ramaswamy, Instagram Ramaswamy, Gilbert Carrasquillo, Karthik, Apoorva, Angelo Merendino, Anthony Anex, Shutterstock Ramaswamy, Mark Peterson, Alex Brandon, Maddie McGarvey, Jon Cherry, Walter Waligura, John Tully, Arjun, Apoorva Ramaswamy, Michael M, Ramaswamy's, Vek, Demetrius Freeman, Nikki Haley, Win McNamee, Scott Olson, Ramaswamy claps, Maansi Srivastava, Trump, Tucker Carlson’s, Ronna McDaniel, “ We’ve, Kim Reynolds, stagnating, caucusgoers, CNN’s Gregory Krieg, Kaitlan Collins Organizations: CNN — Biotech, Trump, “, Street Journal, Republican, Conservative Political, Conference, Cincinnati Enquirer, USA, Network, Jesuit, Xavier High School, Harvard University, Forbes, Swiss Economic, Ohio Republican, Washington Post, Rifle, Bloomberg, Getty, New York Times, Liberty National Summit, Ohio State University, Iowa State Fairgrounds, BMI, White, Inc, Fox News, Yale University, Roivant Sciences, Management, Republican Party, GOP, RNC, Fair, Gov, Des Moines Register, NBC, CNN New, South Carolina Gov Locations: Iowa, Des Moines , Iowa, New Hampshire, “ America, of, New York, Sharonville , Ohio, Philadelphia, Columbus , Ohio, Interlaken, Switzerland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Windham , New Hampshire, Independence , Iowa, Clive , Iowa, “, Cincinnati , Ohio, Ohio, CNN New Hampshire, Indian, Ukraine, Russia, Israel, China, Taiwan, Iraq, Afghanistan

Mr. Trump is the first former president in the modern era who has sought to return to the White House. Regardless of what comes next, Mr. Trump’s Iowa victory amounts to a remarkable resurrection of a political career that had once appeared in tatters. Image Mr. Trump greeted supporters after a Fox News town hall in Des Moines. If Mr. Trump does become the nominee, the 2024 campaign will have few modern parallels. A different case making its way through the federal courts will test Mr. Trump’s claim that he should be immune from prosecution.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, DeSantis, Haley, Biden, “, ” Mr, Vivek Ramaswamy, Maansi Srivastava, Mr, “ We’ve, Haley’s, —, Hilary Swift, ”, Mike Pence, Tim Scott, Chris Christie, Doug Burgum, Ramaswamy, Long, Haiyun Jiang, Jack Smith Organizations: The Associated Press, Republican, United Nations, Capitol, Senate, clapped, Horizon, New York Times, American, Republicans, PAC, National Weather Service, Mr, Trump, The New York Times, Service, Gov, Fox News, Des Moines . Credit, Justice Department, Biden, “ Locations: Clive , Iowa, Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Trump’s Iowa, tatters, “ Iowa, New Hampshire , Nevada, state’s, New York, North Dakota, Des Moines, Georgia, “ America

☆ Trump Builds Out Defense Against New York Fraud Allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jacob Gershman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

New York’s attorney general alleges that former President Donald Trump inflated his worth to secure unfair financial advantages. Photo: Maansi Srivastava/pool/ReutersDonald Trump and his lawyers are mounting a multifront defense against the civil fraud case threatening his personal fortune as he seeks to reclaim the White House. Trump’s trial team is heading into its second week calling its own witnesses to rebut the New York attorney general’s claim that the former president deceived banks to secure low-cost loans on major real-estate projects. The roster so far has included an accounting expert whose testimony last week disputed a number of the allegations regarding Trump’s financial disclosures.

Persons: Donald Trump, Maansi Srivastava, Reuters Donald Trump, Trump’s, general’s Organizations: Reuters, New Locations: New York

It was hard to miss Mark Aaron Polger, Alexi Pappas and Masashi Kondo at the New York City Marathon on Sunday. With energy gels and bodega coffees in hand, the crowd made its way to Fort Wadsworth, where thousands of runners congregate each year before running the New York City Marathon. Speed demons wearing Nike Vaporflys and short-shorts mingled with casual runners wearing “Monsters, Inc.” onesies. That’s the record I’m going for. Running is therapeutic, even though I’m going to be running really, really slowly.

Persons: Mark Aaron Polger, Alexi Pappas, Masashi Kondo, ”, “, Adam Tjolle, Simon Waterhouse, Malina Roberts, we’ll, they’re, they’ve, Stephen Zachensky, Marlinda Francisco, Mika Shaw, Maansi Srivastava, It’s, I’ve Organizations: New York City Marathon, Nike, Inc, New York Times, York Locations: Fort Wadsworth, Edinburgh, Scotland, Newmarket, England, Brooklyn, York City, Tokyo, Berlin, New York, Westchester, N.Y, How’d, New York Times Tucson, Ariz, Ogden , Utah, Japan, Los Angeles, Manhattan

Median prices for nearly every type of child care in New York City have shot up since 2017, according to state surveys of providers. And the workers who provide child care are reeling from high costs and are leaving the industry. Many make just over minimum wage, leaving them barely able to afford to stay in New York City or pay for care for their own children. Interviews with more than three dozen parents, nannies, day care providers and experts revealed a potentially devastating crisis for the future of New York City. In recent years, only the astronomical cost of housing has presented a greater obstacle to working families than the cost of child care, experts said.

Organizations: Yorkers, New York City, U.S . Department of Labor Locations: New York, New York City, York City

☆ Run for the White House 2024 Trump and DeSantis will be circling each other at the Iowa State Fair. Our reporters are there to bring you the latest.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | Nicholas Nehamas | Anjali Huynh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

00:00:06.860 —> 00:00:09.320 I kind of felt like, why are you making me choose 00:00:09.320 —> 00:00:10.760 between these two people? 00:01:04.410 —> 00:01:05.800 We’re not getting younger voters. 00:01:13.540 —> 00:01:15.270 ”If the choice is Trump-Biden, 00:01:15.270 —> 00:01:18.020 you guys, 100 percent —“ ”Oh, 100 percent Trump. Yep.“ 00:01:18.020 —> 00:01:21.600 I would bite my tongue and go ahead and vote for Trump 00:01:21.600 —> 00:01:22.740 again. 00:01:22.740 —> 00:01:25.770 Would vote Biden again just for our two-party 00:01:25.770 —> 00:01:26.830 political system 00:01:26.830 —> 00:01:29.440 that kind of doesn’t give us very many options.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, we’ve Organizations: Biden, Trump, Fair Locations: Iowa

☆ Run for the White House 2024 Presidential hopefuls are courting voters at the Iowa State Fair. Our reporters are on the ground bringing you the latest news on the race.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | Lisa Lerer | John Peragine | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Republican Party of Iowa booth took shape on Wednesday, the day before the opening of the Iowa State Fair, which nearly every Republican presidential candidate is set to attend. Credit... Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

Persons: Maddie McGarvey Organizations: Republican Party of Iowa, Iowa, Fair, Republican, The New York

☆ ‘Barbie’ Box Office to the World: The Pandemic Is Officially Over
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-23 | by ( Brooks Barnes | More About Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

One high-end theater in the Washington, D.C. suburbs went all out on promotion, with pink lights to highlight “Barbie” and a wall of movie posters featuring both films. Another theater in Arlington, Va., had it worse: The air conditioning went out, leading to a sweltering experience. Studio executives have long pointed out that moviegoing begets moviegoing — that the habit of watching movies in theaters is crucial. “Challengers,” a sports drama involving a love triangle and staring Zendaya, has already been pushed from September to April. “Oppenheimer” helped fuel “Barbie” and vice versa, with their simultaneous release nicknamed Barbenheimer and movie fans captivated by their wild incongruity.

Persons: “ Barbie ”, draping, ”, Jeff Goldstein, Harrison Hood, Maansi Srivastava, Barbie ”, Zendaya, “ Oppenheimer, Barbenheimer, Robert Oppenheimer Organizations: Warner Bros, AMC, New York Times, Hollywood, “, SAG, Universal Pictures, National Association of Theater Locations: Manhattan, Washington, Arlington , Va

☆ Thompson Twins Are Ready for the N.B.A., but Not to Split Up
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( David Gardner | Maansi Srivastava | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Even then, they were apprehensive about climbing the ladder to an observation deck that isn’t open to the public. Then they went to a court to shoot a segment with the “Today” show, went to two brand photo shoots and finished the day working out with the popular N.B.A. On Wednesday, they did a series of interviews arranged by the N.B.A. After Ausar hit a deep 3-pointer over the fence, they returned to their hotel to try on their suits. They also teased the idea of trading places with each other when they were selected, to see if anyone noticed.

Persons: Chris Brickley, curt, Ausar, Waraire Boswell, Amen Organizations: Empire, Barclays Center, The New York Times Locations: Brooklyn

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