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Cohen’s testimony ties together the prosecution’s allegations that Trump broke the law by falsifying business records to reimburse Cohen and conceal the hush money payment that Cohen said he made at Trump’s direction. Cohen described his conversations with Trump during the Daniels hush money negotiations, which prosecutors backed up using Cohen’s phone records to show when the two had spoken. Trump,” Cohen said. “Reimbursement of my money,” Cohen said. They joined Trump for the high-profile Cohen testimony, sitting in the gallery behind the former president at the defendant’s table.

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☆ The biggest bombshells from Michael Cohen's testimony were all in Trump's own words
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

But in his under-oath testimony for Trump's criminal trial Monday, Cohen placed Trump firmly in the room where it happened. AdvertisementIn 2015, Trump told Cohen he would run for president. When Cohen told Trump about it, his response was, "She's really beautiful," Cohen said. According to Cohen, Trump's goal was to postpone the payment until after the November 2016 election, at which point he didn't think it would matter. "I used quite a few expletives," complaining to Weisselberg, Cohen told jurors.

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☆ Campaign Updates: At the R.N.C. donor retreat, Trump calls the Biden administration the ‘Gestapo.’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Maggie Haberman | Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

“You have to respect the office of the presidency,” Mr. Trump said. “When you are Democrat, you start off essentially at 40 percent because you have civil service, you have the unions and you have welfare,” Mr. Trump said on Saturday. director whom Mr. Trump fired amid an investigation into Mr. Trump and his campaign, was connected to the Blagojevich investigation. Mr. Trump also mocked the physical appearance of Jack Smith, the special counsel who has indicted him twice. At another point, Mr. Trump said that if anyone wanted to donate $1 million to the R.N.C.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Biden’s, ” Mr, Trump baselessly, Biden, “, Mr, ”, William P, Barr, Michael Whatley, Mitt Romney, Hope Hicks, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich’s, James B, Blagojevich, Jack Smith, Smith, Mike Johnson, Roe, Wade, Trump’s, — Susie Wiles, Chris LaCivita, Tony Fabrizio — Organizations: Republican National Committee, The New York Times, Trump, Democratic, Mr, Sun Locations: New York, Florida, Palm Beach, Fla, Manhattan, Illinois, Minnesota, Virginia, Nevada , Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin

Local news footage and social media images showed scenes of chaos: Members of the clashing groups threw punches and wrestled each other to the ground. At about 3:30 a.m., officers wedged themselves between the groups, and the violence began to de-escalate. As the campus awoke early Wednesday, students and other curious onlookers leaned against the barricades at the encampment, silently taking videos or snapping photos. A police helicopter continued to hover overhead, and a large Palestinian flag at the center of the camp swayed in the wind. Detritus from a night of chaos — trash, broken pieces of wood, trampled clothing — speckled the ground.

Persons: counterprotesters, ”, Ms, Salem, “, Michael Nasir, Sergio Garcia Organizations: California, Patrol

☆ A D.A. Was Caught Speeding. Her Outburst Earned Her More Than a Ticket.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Claire Fahy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

being driven 20 miles per hour over the speed limit on Phillips Road. Officer Crisafulli put on his lights and sirens, signaling to the driver to pull over. I was going 55 coming home from work,” Ms. Doorley said angrily, getting out of the car as Officer Crisafulli approached her garage. He reminded her that the speed limit on Phillips Road was 35 m.p.h. In the footage, Ms. Doorley can be heard using expletives, calling the officer vulgar names and repeatedly escalating the situation.

Persons: Cameron Crisafulli, Crisafulli, Sandra Doorley, “, ” Ms, Doorley, ” Organizations: Police, Webster Police Department Locations: Webster, N.Y, Rochester, Monroe County

☆ Live Updates: Yale Students Arrested as Campus Chaos Spreads
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Alan Blinder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

Some reportedly shouted at Jewish students and made antisemitic statements. Still, some Jewish students who are supporting the pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus said they felt solidarity, not a sense of danger, even as they denounced the acts of antisemitism. Image Grant Miner, a Jewish graduate student at Columbia University, says he doesn’t feel unsafe on campus. Jewish students get harassed trying to leave @Columbia’s campus tonight. Image At the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on the Columbia campus, tents were crowded together Sunday night.

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☆ Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over social media censorship
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Brian Fung | John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The Supreme Court on Monday appeared deeply skeptical of arguments by two conservative states that the First Amendment bars the government from pressuring social media platforms to remove online misinformation. Louisiana and Missouri accused the Biden administration of a sweeping censorship campaign conducted through emailed and other communications with social media platforms. Barrett asked: Could the FBI not call the social media sites and encourage them to take such posts down? Fletcher pointed to the context of the communication between the Biden administration and the social media companies. That is Congress’ role, he said, challenging claims that the administration has issued credible threats against social media that could support a coercion argument.

Persons: Biden, Roberts, Kavanaugh, Barrett, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, ”, Roe, Wade, Benjamin Aguiñaga, Alito, Samuel Alito, ” Alito, Brian Fletcher, Elena Kagan, Justice Kavanaugh, I’ve, ” Kagan, chuckles, Fletcher, Ketanji Brown Jackson, you’re, ” Aguiñaga Organizations: CNN, FBI, Facebook, New York Times, Communications, medica Locations: Louisiana, Missouri

☆ Susie Essman, the Scene-Stealer Who Makes Larry David Lose It
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Melena Ryzik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The comedian Susie Essman spots them regularly, out in the urban wild: fashion doppelgängers. “That’s a total Susie Greene outfit,” she said, spying a woman entering the restaurant in a hooded, salmon-orange jumpsuit crosshatched with mint green slashes. Power clashing is the life force of Susie Greene, the singular character that Essman has inhabited on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” since the HBO series, created by Larry David, began in 2000. As Greene, the much put-upon wife of David’s manager, played by Jeff Garlin, Essman is more than just a fan favorite. She is also the person who, her castmates said, makes David crack up most regularly.

Persons: Susie Essman, “, Susie Greene, ”, she’s, Larry David, Greene, Jeff Garlin, —, wilder, castmates, David Organizations: Cafe Luxembourg, HBO, “

As they discussed the measure, LGBTQ+ advocates outside the room cried out: “Trans rights are human rights.” Two of the subcommittee members are Republican and one is a Democrat. Iowa’s civil rights law protects against discrimination in employment, wages, public accommodations, housing, education and credit practices based upon certain characteristics of a person. That includes gender identity, as well as someone’s race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin and disability status. Sexual orientation and gender identity were not originally included in Iowa’s Civil Rights Act of 1965. About half of U.S. states include gender identity in their civil rights code to protect against discrimination in housing and public places, such as stores or restaurants, according to the Movement Advancement Project, an LGBTQ+ rights think tank.

Persons: Matt Windschitl —, —, ”, they've, Jeff Shipley, Shipley, expletives, Iowans, Annie Sarcone, ” Iowa’s, Kim Reynolds, Neil Gorsuch Organizations: DES, Republican, Democrat, Iowa Capitol, Iowa’s Civil, Des Moines Queer Youth Resource, Iowa Legislature, ” Iowa’s Republican, Republican Gov, Human, Movement Advancement, Supreme Locations: DES MOINES, Iowa, U.S

☆ Mars Perseverance rover loses its trusty scout
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

And it’s time to bid farewell to one of the most delightfully plucky robots ever to explore Mars. Other worldsThe Ingenuity helicopter, seen here on Mars in an image taken by the Perseverance rover on August 2, 2023, has flown for the last time. Ingenuity served as the Perseverance rover’s faithful companion and aerial scout for nearly three years since its maiden flight on April 19, 2021. A long time agoAiming to trace syphilis' origins, researchers used paleopathology techniques to study ancient human bones at the site Jabuticabeira II in Brazil's Santa Catarina state. They find wonder in planets beyond our solar system and discoveries from the ancient world.

Persons: ”, Theodore Roosevelt, Teddy Tzanetos, Thomas Jefferson, it’s, Jose Filippini, Samson Acoca, Pierre, Olivier Cheptou, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, European Space Agency, NASA, JPL, Caltech, University of Montpellier, Hubble, —, CNN Space, Science Locations: Pasadena , California, United States, Brazil's Santa Catarina, Brazil, France, British

☆ British zoo has new plan to rehabilitate its potty-mouthed parrots
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —A British wildlife park has hatched a new plan to rehabilitate its potty-mouthed parrots after they unleashed a tide of expletives. Back in 2020, five foul-mouthed African gray parrots, donated to Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in eastern England, were isolated from the flock in an attempt to improve their language. “We’ve put eight really, really offensive, swearing parrots with 92 non-swearing ones,” he said. If the new strategy works, the eight parrots could learn “all the nice noises like microwaves and vehicles reversing” that the other parrots in the flock favor, Nichols added. In fact, historically, “we did hear a lot more customers swearing at parrots than we did parrots swearing at customers,” Nichols said.

Persons: London CNN —, Eric, Sheila –, Steve Nichols, “ We’ve, ”, Nichols, “ it’s, they’re, ” Nichols, hasn’t, “ I’ve, “ I’m, they’ll Organizations: London CNN, CNN, grays, African grays Locations: British, Lincolnshire, England

REUTERS/Siddharth Cavale/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDec 1 (Reuters) - Walmart (WMT.N) said on Friday it is not advertising on social media platform X, one of the latest brands to say it has dropped the Elon Musk-owned site. "We aren't advertising on X as we've found other platforms to better reach our customers," a Walmart spokesperson said. X, formerly known as Twitter, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Earlier this month, Musk agreed with an X user who falsely claimed members of the Jewish community were stoking hatred against white people, saying the user was speaking "the actual truth." Reporting by Siddharth Cavale in New York and Sheila Dang in Dallas; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Bill BerkrotOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Siddharth Cavale, Musk, Walt Disney, Sheila Dang, Chizu Nomiyama, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Walmart, Elon Musk, Twitter, New York Times, Apple, Warner Bros Discovery, Media, Thomson Locations: Teterboro , New Jersey, U.S, New York, Dallas

☆ Elon Musk still didn't answer the biggest question about X
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk said on Wednesday that advertisers who are abandoning X can go "fuck" themselves. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Musk didn't directly answer, but said "If the company fails because of advertiser boycott, it will fail … and it will be gone." AdvertisementMusk didn't answer the other key question he was asked: "Is there any part of you that says, 'Maybe I should sell [X] or give it away?" What we don't know — and Musk wouldn't really answer — is how this final stage could play out.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Musk, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Linda Yaccarino, Yaccarino, @elonmusk, Tesla, there's, I'm Organizations: Twitter, Service

Frank Rocco Giustino pleaded guilty in February to a misdemeanor charge related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg told Giustino that he seemed to have no remorse for his conduct on Jan. 6 or any respect for the court's authority. I think the U.S. marshal should come after you, not me,” Giustino told the judge, punctuating his rant with expletives directed at a prosecutor. Giustino pleaded guilty in February to parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, a misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of six months of incarceration. Nearly 900 of them have pleaded guilty or been convicted by juries or judges after trials.

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The Camden County Sheriff's Office hired him nine months later. His file shows Aldridge was disciplined for using unnecessary force in February 2014 and May 2017. The department fired Aldridge for his third infraction just three months later. “It's just not worth the risk.”Bessent and other advocates say it’s an example of Camden County Sheriff Jim Proctor tolerating unnecessary violence. After one car crashes, body and dash camera video shows Aldridge shouting expletives as he approaches with his gun drawn.

Persons: Buck Aldridge, Leonard Cure, Aldridge, ”, Timothy Bessent Sr, Neill Franklin, they’re, Franklin, “ It's, ” Bessent, Camden County Sheriff Jim Proctor, Proctor, Larry Bruce, Jarrett Hobbs, Hobbs, jailers, “ You’ve, Harry Daniels, Christine Newman, Newman, Robert Persse, Louis Dekmar, Dekmar, Mike Spiers, “ Buck Aldridge, Adrienne Browning, “, Cure, That's, Thaddeus Johnson, ” Johnson, expletives, Johnson Organizations: Camden County sheriff's, The Associated Press, Sheriff's Office, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Camden, Camden County’s NAACP, AP, U.S . Marine, Kingsland Police, Police, Maryland State Police, Baltimore Police Department, Camden County Sheriff, International Association of Chiefs, Georgia State University, Criminal Locations: Camden, Georgia, Florida, Camden County’s, Kingsland, Georgia's, Camden County, Hobbs, LaGrange , Georgia, Franklin, Memphis

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Sherrone Moore's tears streamed down his cheeks and expletives left his lips, passionately supporting suspended coach Jim Harbaugh, in an on-field postgame interview after No. “All the craziness, all that stuff going on, it’s just brought us closer and closer together,” Moore said earlier this week. A day before facing the Terrapins, linebackers coach Chris Partridge was fired in the latest wave of turmoil at Michigan. Harbaugh called the Wolverines “America’s team” for continuing to win under the cloud of the scandal. As an offensive guard, he helped Oklahoma win Big 12 titles in 2006 and 2007 and played in BCS bowl games.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Fox News reporter says in a lawsuit he was targeted and fired for pushing back against false claims about the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A spokeswoman for Fox News did not immediately return an email message seeking comment on the lawsuit. Donner also debunked Tucker Carlson’s “Patriot Purge," a program on the Fox Nation streaming service that argued Jan. 6 was used as a pretext for persecution of conservative Americans. The lawsuit was first filed in Washington’s Superior Court Sept. 27 and subsequently moved to federal court. Fox also faced a lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems and paid nearly $800 million this year to settle the case alleging that Fox knowingly promoted false conspiracy theories about the security of its voting machines.

Persons: —, Jason Donner, ”, Donald Trump, Donner, Trump, “, “ you’re, Tucker Carlson’s, Jan, Fox, Abby Grossberg Organizations: WASHINGTON, Fox News, U.S, Capitol, Fox Nation, Fox, Republican, Dominion Voting Systems, Dominion, Trump Locations: Washington’s

☆ I quit my job at a brand-new Dollar General store after facing flooding, broken freezers, and frosty bathrooms
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Dollar General plans to open nearly 1,000 stores this year as it approaches 20,000 stores in the US. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to story is based on a conversation with a former Dollar General employee in Minnesota who worked at a store that opened in 2021. So when the Dollar General store opened there, it got a lot of business. The first day I worked there, we were supposed to stock the shelves before the store opened. AdvertisementAdvertisementDo you work at a Dollar General store and have a story to share?

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Chaos erupted at the gathering as a single shot was fired in events recorded by bystanders' cell phones and a surveillance camera. The appeal of the detention order argues that bail was denied arbitrarily in a decision that stems from “false narratives” and insufficient evidence. Prosecutors say they expect the pretrial detention order to be upheld. Lidyard authorized a trial and denied bail for Martinez after nearly five hours of court testimony and a review of video evidence. Lidyard also highlighted testimony that Martinez appeared to be converting semi-automatic guns at home into automatic weapons.

Persons: Ryan David Martinez, Juan de Oñate, Martinez, “, ”, Nicole Moss, Ray Marshall, —, “ Mr, Jason Lidyard, Nathan Lederman, Mr, Lauren Rodriguez, Lidyard, expletives, Jacob Johns, Johns, John Day, Judge Lidyard Organizations: SANTA FE, New, Prosecutors, U.S . Federal Locations: SANTA, New Mexico, American, Spanish, Sandia, Española, Rio Grande, Santa Fe, Spokane , Washington

☆ How Morgan Stanley exec Ted Pick rose from 'rough edged' deal junkie to CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Editor's note: Morgan Stanley announced on October 25 that Ted Pick would replace James Gorman as CEO. Employees knew they were getting promoted if Pick told them to wear a tie the following day, an ex-managing director recalled. While Morgan Stanley currently trades at a premium among its Wall Street peers, its enviable success isn't thanks to Pick. Gonzalo Marroquin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Show less Morgan Stanley investment management head and dark horse in the race for CEO, Dan Simkowitz. Despite enjoying the stock price gains under Gorman's reign, plenty of longtime employees want another dyed-in-the-wool Morgan Stanley loyalist, according to a former senior executive.

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I recognize that in my zeal to do everything possible to deliver for my constituents I have in the past fallen short of my own standards and there is no excuse for that,” said Jackson Lee, who has been in Congress since 1995. “To anyone who has listened to this recording with concern, I am regretful and hope you will judge me not by something trotted out by a political opponent, that worked to exploit this,” Jackson Lee said. Sue Davis, a spokesperson for Whitmire, said the state senator’s campaign had nothing to do with the recording. Jackson Lee is one of 18 candidates vying to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city. They are seeking to replace Mayor Sylvester Turner, who has served eight years and can’t run again because of term limits.

Persons: Sheila Jackson Lee, Jackson Lee, ”, Sen, John Whitmire, ” Jackson Lee, Sue Davis, “, ” Davis, Sylvester Turner, can’t, Juan, Lozano Organizations: HOUSTON, — U.S . Rep, Democratic Locations: Houston

[1/5] A woman mourns next to a makeshift memorial for Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, as people mark 40 days since his death to respect an Orthodox tradition, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 1, 2023. It is still unclear what caused the plane to crash two months to the day since Prigozhin's failed mutiny. The Kremlin said on Aug. 30 that investigators were considering the possibility that the plane was downed on purpose. At memorials in Moscow and other Russian cities dozens of Wagner fighters and ordinary Russians paid their respects, though there was no mass outpouring of grief. Putin was on Friday shown meeting one of the most senior former commanders of the Wagner mercenary group and discussing how best to use "volunteer units" in the Ukraine war.

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☆ Starbucks' dome lids are infuriating baristas and embarrassing customers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Gloria Dawson | Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some Starbucks baristas say the company's dome lids are difficult to attach to cups. The dome lids are also getting heat from Starbucks customers. "This is our plea to Starbucks to make the tall dome lids differently because they don't work," she says. A Starbucks spokesperson told Insider, "Dome lids are used for any cold beverage that is topped with whipped cream." AdvertisementAdvertisement"When the TikTok community cancels us because we have dome lids instead of flats."

Persons: it's, Laxman Narasimhan, They've, I've, TikTok, Juice Organizations: Starbucks, Service Locations: Wall, Silicon, Ohio, Virginia

☆ DeSantis Slams Biden Climate Policy: ‘An Agenda to Control You’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Anjali Huynh | More About Anjali Huynh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Steven Cheung, a Trump spokesman, used expletives in calling Mr. DeSantis a “candidate that just steals from President Trump’s policy book” in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, during the governor’s remarks. In a lengthy, six-pronged policy outline, Mr. DeSantis promised to remove subsidies for electric vehicles, take the U.S. out of global climate agreements — including the Paris accords — and cancel net-zero emission promises. He also vowed to increase American oil and natural gas production and “replace the phrase climate change with energy dominance” in policy guidance. His remarks — delivered above the sounds of heavy machinery — paired standard Republican energy policy, blasting foreign energy dependence and blue state regulations, with criticism of the Biden administration’s focus on reducing carbon emissions and incentivizing clean energy. The Biden campaign criticized Mr. DeSantis’s plan.

Persons: Steven Cheung, DeSantis, Trump’s, ”, George W, Bush, —, Biden, DeSantis’s, ” Ammar Moussa, Mr, autoworkers Organizations: Trump, Twitter, —, MAGA Republican Party, United Auto Workers Locations: Paris

The House is leaving town Thursday having made little to no progress toward keeping the government funded this week, as a Sept. 30 deadline to avert a shutdown looms large. And as the clock ticks to avert a government shutdown, paired with continued disagreement about spending levels, passing all 12 spending bills in time appears nearly out of the question. Political Cartoons on the Economy View All 592 ImagesThe lack of progress this week means the House will likely need to pass a continuing resolution to extend its deadline. That move delivered a key priority to the conservatives in his conference who have long been pushing for a Biden impeachment. But the intraparty difficulties persisted throughout the week, despite the Biden impeachment inquiry offering, spelling trouble for virtually any plan to avert a shutdown.

Persons: irritations, Kevin McCarthy, “, ” McCarthy, McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, ”, we’re, –, Hakeem Jeffries, ” “, MAGA, ” Jeffries, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Capitol, California Republican, Department of Defense, Caucus, Senate, Republicans, Republican, MAGA Republicans, Biden

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