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☆ CNN Exclusive: Conservative bigwig Matt Schlapp agreed to hefty settlement to end sexual assault lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Jamie Gangel | Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The Republican operative who accused American Conservative Union chairman Matt Schlapp of sexual assault last year received a significant financial settlement in exchange for dropping his lawsuit against Schlapp, multiple sources familiar with the case told CNN. The $480,000 settlement was paid to Carlton Huffman through an insurance policy, according to a source familiar with the details. The original lawsuit filed by Huffman against Schlapp asked for more than $9 million in damages. Huffman told CNN that Schlapp made unwanted sexual advances, including groping and fondling his groin without consent, on the ride back from two Atlanta-area bars on October 19, 2022. A former official on the Walker campaign told CNN he does not believe the settlement exonerates Schlapp.

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☆ Diddy's lawyer issues statement after DHS raid maintaining the rapper's innocence
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Aaron Dyer, Combs' attorney, in a statement sent to Business Insider, maintained Combs' innocence and said the search conducted on his properties was "a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs' residences." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. "Mr. Combs was never detained but spoke to and cooperated with authorities. Despite media speculation, neither Mr. Combs nor any of his family members have been arrested nor has their ability to travel been restricted in any way." Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name."

Persons: —, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Aaron Dyer, Mr, HSI, Cassandra, Cassie, Ventura Organizations: Service, Department of Homeland Security, Business, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Security Investigations, Ventura Locations: Los Angeles, Miami, New York, HSI Los, HSI Miami

The warning was related to the attack on Friday, according to people briefed on the matter. Pro-Kremlin voices immediately seized on the U.S. Embassy’s warning to paint America as trying to scare Russians. And he has been quick to accuse Ukraine of acts of terrorism to justify his invasion of the country. But I would disabuse you at this early hour of any connection to Ukraine.”“Our thoughts obviously are going to be with the victims of this terrible, terrible shooting attack,” he also said. Mykhailo Podolyak, a top adviser to Ukraine’s presidential office, said in a video statement that “Ukraine has absolutely nothing to do” with the attack.

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin, Mr, ”, John Kirby, Maria Zakharova, Washington, Mykhailo Podolyak, Aishvarya Kavi Organizations: U.S, Embassy, State Department, Kyiv, Biden’s National Security Council, White, Reuters, “ Locations: Moscow, America, Russia, Ukraine, Russian, U.S, Washington

☆ Lev Parnas invited by House Oversight Democrats as witness for Biden impeachment hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

House Democrats on the Oversight Committee have selected an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, who played a role in former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, to be their witness at the panel’s hearing on Wednesday, a source with Oversight Committee Democrats told CNN. House Republicans had embraced the dirt Parnas was peddling but he has since called it out as nonsense. Hunter Biden declined the invitation from Republicans to appear at this hearing. Last year, Parnas sent House Oversight Chair James Comer a letter discrediting the many theories peddled by Republicans and called on Comer to end his investigation into the Biden family. “There is simply no merit to investigating this matter any further.”Prior to selecting Parnas, Democrats had been considering Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen to be their witness.

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☆ Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers to argue for Jeffrey Epstein associate to be freed from prison in long-awaited appeal hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers are arguing for her release in a federal appeals court. The appeal focuses on a non-prosecution agreement between Jeffrey Epstein and federal prosecutors. A jury in Manhattan federal court found Maxwell guilty on sex-trafficking charges in December 2021, four days after her 60th birthday that Christmas. Alison Nathan, the judge who oversaw Maxwell's trial, sentenced her to 20 years in prison and issued a $750,000 fine. AdvertisementManhattan federal prosecutors have argued they were free from any restrictions set by the deal between Florida's federal prosecutors and Epstein.

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☆ Right-wing outlets facing 2020 election defamation lawsuits may have found a key defense overseas
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —An alleged bribery scheme in the Philippines has thrown a potential lifeline to Fox News and other right-wing media outlets that are battling massive defamation lawsuits from the voting technology company Smartmatic for their promotion of 2020 election lies. The overseas scandal washed ashore last year when the Justice Department charged the Philippines’ former election commissioner with money laundering. Since then, Fox News, Newsmax and OAN have seized on the allegations, attempting to obtain new documents about potential wrongdoing by Smartmatic that could boost their defense. None of the allegations levied by US prosecutors in court filings pertain to vote-flipping or alleged rigging of election results. Last year, Fox paid a historic $787 million settlement with another election technology company, Dominion Voting Systems, for its promotion of similar election lies.

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☆ US, Germany and EU embassies begin evacuating staff as violence spirals in gang-plagued Haiti
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Caitlin Stephen Hu | Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Dajabon, Dominican Republic CNN —The United States and other diplomatic missions have begun evacuating personnel from Haiti, as gang violence in the Caribbean nation’s capital Port-au-Prince continues to spiral. US Southern Command said the move was consistent with “standard practice for Embassy security augmentation worldwide.” No Haitians were on board the military aircraft, it added. Another source with knowledge of the operations told CNN there have been at least 12 helicopter evacuation flights into Port-au-Prince over the past three days, all evacuating diplomatic and humanitarian staff. However, shots fired nearby after the last flight’s take off on Sunday have called into question the viability of continuing the evacuation flights, the source said. The World Food Programme suspended its maritime transport services in Port-au-Prince from distributing aid across Haiti due to the instability.

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☆ AI deepfakes are poised to enter court proceedings at time of low trust in legal system
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Rachel Curry | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"The chances of someone abusing this technology today is likely already happening," said Jay Madheswaran, CEO and co-founder of AI legal case assistant Eve. This is a threat to the judicial system around the world. The risk of alteration in the judicial processIn addition to the risk of altered evidence, streamlining court reporting with AI opens up the doors to alteration. Traditional court reports take an oath of accuracy and impartiality, something that could be lost with AI without appropriate legislation. According to the National Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020, AI can "make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments."

Persons: Sora, Jay Madheswaran, Sarah Thompson, Thompson, Kristin Anderson, Melissa Buchman, Madheswaran, deepfakes Organizations: National Court Reporters Association, Los Angeles San, Los Angeles San Francisco Daily Journal, Stanford University, Federal, MIT, Northwestern, National Artificial Intelligence, deepfakes, Pew Research Center Locations: Judicial, Denton County , Texas, California, Los Angeles San Francisco, American

A crime could be committed if there was sufficient evidence the video was made without her knowledge and consent. The woman told investigators that “she could have consented to the video being taken — she is simply unable to recall one way or the other,” the memo said. Court records show that his wife, Bridget Ziegler, told detectives the three had engaged in sex once more than a year ago. Police said Bridget Ziegler backed out of the recent planned encounter but that her husband went to the accuser’s apartment alone. There have also been efforts in Sarasota to force Bridget Ziegler from the school board, but she has refused to resign.

Persons: —, Christian Ziegler, Ziegler, Derek Byrd, Mr, ” Byrd, Bridget Ziegler, Ron DeSantis Organizations: Republican Party of, Liberty, Gov, Walt Disney, Republican Party Locations: SARASOTA, Fla, Republican Party of Florida, Sarasota County, Sarasota

ROME (AP) — For nearly six decades, the Tirelli atelier in Rome has woven itself into the fabric of Italian and international film history, earning the nickname the “Oscar tailor’s shop” for its contribution to cinematic costume design. Established in November 1964 by the late Umberto Tirelli, the shop has been behind 17 Academy Awards for best costume design. “Of course, the Oscar is not won by the tailor’s shop, the Oscar is won by the costume designer. But the tailor’s shop has the merit and the honor of having participated to make it win.”The atelier’s origins stem from Tirelli’s passion for collecting antique clothing. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesAfter the 1984 “Amadeus” design Oscar, Tirelli could have gone more international “because the market was immediately interested," Trapetti said.

Persons: Oscar tailor’s, Umberto Tirelli, Janty Yates, Dave Crossman, Ridley, Napoleon, ”, Dino Trappetti, Oscar, ” Trappetti, Tom Hulce, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Milos Forman’s “ Amadeus ”, Theodor Pistek, Michelle Pfeiffer's, Gabriella Pescucci, Amadeus, Tirelli, Trapetti, Trappetti, “ I’m Organizations: ROME, weekend's Locations: Rome, Prati, America, Formello

☆ Why ‘Cruel Intentions’ still inspires, 25 years on
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Jemal Polson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The characters outfits came from a variety of sources including luxury brands such as Prada, Gucci, Calvin Klein and Donna Karan. Christine Baranski, who appears as Bunny Caldwell – Cecile’s WASP-y mother – was adorned in Chanel-style suits from St John. A quarter of a century after it's initial release, the clever styling of Cruel Intentions is finding favor with a whole new demographic. “I was definitely inspired by Audrey Hepburn for the scene in the park,” Wingate says. Sarah (Michelle Gellar) and I both loved the idea.”A quarter of a century on, the influence “Intentions,” had — and continues to have — is undeniable, spawning a musical and a forthcoming series from Amazon.

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☆ Barbie and Bella: Two Different Shades of Female Liberation
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Maya Phillips | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One takes place in a bright, plastic world where everything is coated in pink. The other takes place in an isolated black-and-white world that transforms, “Wizard of Oz” style, into a flashy, steampunk domain. Though they’re very different stylistically, the Oscar-nominated films “Barbie” and “Poor Things” are both modern feminist fables about the making of a woman. Here the Dr. Frankenstein is Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe), and his monstrous creation is Bella (Emma Stone), a woman he has resurrected. At first Bella babbles and stumbles around like a precocious toddler, learning to speak and move by imitating the adults around her.

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☆ Former M.I.T. Student Pleads Guilty in 2021 Killing of Yale Student
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Christopher Maag | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A former graduate student at M.I.T. has pleaded guilty to killing a Yale graduate student in January 2021 in a gruesome shooting that shocked people on both university campuses. That changed on Thursday, when Mr. Pan pleaded guilty, possibly bringing an end to a case that had caused some Connecticut residents to question the competence of local police. Mr. Pan faces a single charge of murder, according to a statement by John P. Doyle Jr., the state’s attorney in New Haven. ’s department of electrical engineering and computer science, Mr. Pan met Zion Perry, an undergraduate student at M.I.T., and they became friends.

Persons: Qinxuan, Pan, John P, Doyle Jr, Zion Perry, Perry, Kevin Jiang Organizations: Yale, New Haven, Facebook Locations: M.I.T, Connecticut, New Haven

☆ The horrific true story behind the 1969 Manson Family murders that changed America forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( James Pasley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The Manson murders closed out one era for the US, and heralded the arrival of another. The Manson "Family" killers were following orders from their cult leader, Charles Manson. One of the seven victims was pregnant actress Sharon Tate.

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☆ Trump coopts Navalny’s legacy as a smokescreen for his own legal morass
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Alexey Navalny died a political martyr after returning home to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal rule. But that’s not stopping Donald Trump from coopting his heroic legacy to suggest false equivalence with his own legal troubles. He offered a tempered tribute to Navalny, before returning to his own false claims of political persecution. There is no world in which Trump and Navalny can be compared. “Instead, Trump said Navalny’s death made him realize how bad America is.

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☆ Griselda Blanco's Son Michael Corleone Blanco Is Taking His Family Legacy Legit
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

There was a time when Michael Corleone Blanco didn't want to hear the name Billy Corben, let alone sit across from him. AdvertisementBut Michael Corleone Blanco, the famed drug kingpin's only surviving son, learned quickly that true-crime fame is a double-edged sword. It was probably between the release of "Cocaine Cowboys" and "Cocaine Cowboys 2." I knew that one day, the Griselda Blanco story and the Blanco family story would have to be told, and with them already telling some of the story, it was going to help me out. AdvertisementSofia Vergara as Griselda Blanco in "Griselda."

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CNN —The body of Audrii Cunningham, an 11-year-old girl who disappeared while on her way to school in Texas, was found Tuesday in the Trinity River, according to Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons. In 2007, he was convicted of enticing a child in Brazoria County, Texas. Sheriff: McDougal took part in search for AudriiMcDougal had joined in the search efforts for the missing girl, the sheriff told CNN earlier Tuesday. “Some of the witnesses have even said that he was in the community and knocking on doors … asking have they seen her,” the sheriff told CNN. McDougal lives in a trailer on the family’s property and sometimes took Audrii to the bus stop, the sheriff said.

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Yet large numbers of Americans believe the founders intended the U.S. to be a Christian nation, and many believe it should be one. The idea of a Christian America means different things to different people. Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, said he doesn’t identify as a Christian nationalist, but does believe America was founded as a Christian nation. Six in 10 U.S. adults said the founders intended America to be a Christian nation, according to a 2022 Pew Research Center survey. About 45% said the U.S. should be a Christian nation.

Persons: Donald Trump, God, it’s, Trump, ”, Eric McDaniel, McDaniel, “, ” Trump, Mike Johnson, Thomas Jefferson, Johnson, Steve Bannon, Jerusalem ”, Charlie Kirk, Robert Jeffress, “ I’m, I’m, shouldn’t, John Jay —, —, ” Jeffress, doesn’t, ” Anthea Butler, Butler, John, Joe Biden, John Jay, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Jesus, George Washington Organizations: U.S, Republicans, Constitution, Pew Research Center, University of Texas, America, Republican, Washington Metropolitan Area, Vocal, Trump, Kentucky Republican, Baptist Church of, Supreme, University of Pennsylvania, Blacks, Native, John Fea, Messiah University, Democratic, Religion Research Institute, Fea, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Independence, U.S, America, Washington, Jerusalem, ” Recent Texas , Oklahoma, Baptist Church of Dallas, Mechanicsburg , Pennsylvania, Brookings

☆ Judge expected to issue ruling in Trump business fraud trial Friday
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Former President Donald Trump prepares to testify during his trial in New York State Supreme Court on November 06, 2023 in New York City. The ruling from Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron is expected to be announced Friday afternoon. A judge could deliver a hammer blow to Donald Trump and his company when he issues a decision in the New York civil trial accusing the former president of years of business fraud. But Trump and the other defendants were found liable for fraud by Engoron before the trial even began. In a bombshell pre-trial ruling, Engoron granted summary judgment on James' main cause of action — that the defendants committed fraud in violation of New York law.

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BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore County police officer is accused of using excessive force when he pepper sprayed a handcuffed man in the face and closed him inside a hot patrol car, even as the man repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe. A 19-year veteran of the Baltimore County Police Department, Small previously served in the Military Police, according to his attorney. “Like all citizens, Officer Small is entitled to the presumption of innocence,” attorney Brian Thompson said in an email. Small tried to slam the car door, but the man’s knee was in the way. It says the man started gasping, choking and calling for help while kicking the car door to get officers’ attention.

Persons: Zachary Small, Small, Brian Thompson, “, ” Small, yanking, Justin Graham, Moore, Jacob Roos, weren’t, didn’t, ” Organizations: BALTIMORE, Baltimore County Police Department, Military Police, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Officers, Baltimore, Baltimore City Locations: Baltimore

☆ Navalny is the latest in a long line of Putin critics who met an early death
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —When Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny returned to Russia in 2021, there were many who feared he would face an untimely end. The Kremlin has said it is investigating the critic’s death, the circumstances of which were not immediately clear. After his death, opposition leader Ilya Yashin said his friend had been working on a report about Russian troops and their involvement in Ukraine. Nemtsov’s death came two days before he was set to lead an opposition rally in the Russian capital. Alexander PerepilichnyyOver the years, suggestions have emerged of the possible use of a rare plant poison in the death of Russian financier Alexander Perepilichnyy.

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☆ A tempestuous day in multiple courts deepens Trump’s legal imbroglio
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Washington CNN —Every day, America gets dragged deeper into Donald Trump’s legal, political and constitutional morass. But at the end of a tempestuous day, his legal strategy was clearer than ever. In itself, it represents a profound political and legal test for American democracy and the rule of law – even if it is only one of Trump’s legal threats. In a normal election, Trump would be keen to turn his fire on his likely general election foe, Biden, by late March. But he will be forced to spend day after day in court in New York.

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☆ Tampa is paying Robert DuBoise $14 million after DNA evidence exonerated him after he spent 37 years behind bars
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Jamiel Lynch | Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —After a man wrongfully spent 37 years in prison for rape and murder, the Tampa City Council unanimously voted Thursday to approve a $14 million settlement in a federal lawsuit. Robert DuBoise, who was convicted of the August 1983 rape and murder of 19-year-old Barbara Grams in Tampa Heights, was exonerated in September 2020 after DNA evidence established that he did not commit the crimes. That made him the 30th person exonerated from Florida’s death row, according to the Innocence Project of Florida, which assisted with DuBoise’s case. CNN has reached out to the Innocence Project of Florida for comment on the settlement. During the city council meeting, council member Charlie Miranda commented on what DuBoise has lost through the wrongful conviction.

Persons: Robert DuBoise, Barbara Grams, ” DuBoise, “, Grams, Amos Robinson, Abron Scott, Jane Castor, DuBoise, ”, Police Lee Bercaw, Charlie Miranda Organizations: CNN, Tampa City, Innocence, Tampa Police Department, of, Police, Tampa Police Locations: Tampa, Tampa Heights, Florida, Pinellas County, of Florida, Hillsborough County

☆ Using Opera to Shine a Light on Wrongful Imprisonment
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Javier C. Hernández | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Near the end of “Blind Injustice,” an opera about six people who were wrongfully convicted of crimes and later freed, the exonerees reflect on the time they have spent behind bars. “What makes a person strong enough to endure injustice?” they sing. The work, which was commissioned by Cincinnati Opera and premiered there in 2019, explores the effects of wrongful convictions on the prisoners and their families, and the help to overturn their convictions that they received from the Ohio Innocence Project, a nonprofit organization at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. One man who was sent to death row describes spending 39 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder. A bus driver falsely accused of sexual abuse describes the pain of being separated from her four children.

Persons: ”, Scott Davenport Richards, David Cote Organizations: Montclair State University, Cincinnati Opera, Ohio Innocence, University of Cincinnati College of Law Locations: Ohio

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump 's unprecedented tangle of overlapping trials was on full display Thursday with simultaneous court hearings in New York and Georgia. Tuesday's hearings previewed what a general election campaign will look like as Trump flies back and forth from courtrooms and campaign rallies and blurs the lines between the two. JUGGLING ACTThe New York trial will last about six weeks, according to Merchan. Asked how he planned to balance the campaign trail with the trial, Trump told reporters he'll campaign in the evening. Throughout his campaign, Trump has kept a far lighter campaign schedule than most of his Republican rivals.

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