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A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on felony charges. In a statement, Trump characterized the criminal charges from a grand jury as a political attack. The indictment's specific contents have not yet been made public, even to the defense team, as is common in state criminal cases. The district attorney's office subsequently brought David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, to testify for a second time in front of the grand jury. That post was quickly taken down; Trump attorney Joe Tacopina called it "ill-advised" and said "one of his social media people" put it up.

☆ New York prosecutors are investigating Trump's hush-money payment to the ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NY prosecutors are looking into Trump's hush-money payment to Karen McDougal, WSJ reported. Prosecutors have been investigating if Trump broke the law when Michael Cohen paid off Stormy Daniels during the 2016 election. Investigators have long been probing a $130,000 hush-money payment to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The Manhattan grand jury was empaneled in January, but activity related to the Trump investigation appears to have slowed in the past two weeks. Cohen — thought to be one of the final prosecutor witnesses — finished his grand jury testimony on March 15.

Trump previously said he would continue campaigning for the Republican Party's nomination if charged with a crime. Shortly after, Trump appealed to supporters to provide money for a legal defense. Trump will have to travel to Manhattan for fingerprinting and other processing at that point. The Manhattan investigation is one of several legal challenges facing Trump, and the charges could hurt his presidential comeback attempt. No former or sitting U.S. president has ever faced criminal charges.

☆ Trump's alleged hush money payments and the path to criminal charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

AUGUST 2018Cohen pleads guilty to criminal charges in Manhattan federal court, including campaign finance violations over the hush money payments. DECEMBER 2018Trump, on Twitter, calls the hush money payments a "simple private transaction." AUGUST 2019Cyrus Vance, the Manhattan District Attorney at the time, issues a subpoena to the Trump Organization - Trump's family real estate company - for records of hush money payments. Trump himself is not charged with a crime, and the indictment contains no references to hush money payments. JANUARY 2023Bragg's office begins presenting evidence about Trump's alleged role in the 2016 hush money payments to a grand jury.

☆ New York grand jury probing Trump not expected to hear evidence for a month, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas. However, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg can summon the grand jury at any time, so it is possible there might be action in the case before then. The reported pause in the Manhattan courthouse would delay any potential indictment of Trump from this grand jury until at least late April. The New York grand jury being used for a criminal investigation of former President Donald Trump is not expected to hear evidence for the next month, according to multiple reports Wednesday. On Monday, the grand jury heard from David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer, who was involved in efforts to suppress unflattering stories about Trump.

March 27 (Reuters) - A former National Enquirer publisher testified on Monday before a Manhattan grand jury hearing evidence about former President Donald Trump's role in a hush-money payment to a porn star, said a person familiar with the matter. The grand jury's proceedings are shrouded in secrecy and the timing of a grand jury vote is unclear. [1/8] An officer from the New York City Police Department (NYPD) Canine Unit checks outside the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, U.S., March 27, 2023. Costello testified before the grand jury last week. Trump faces several other criminal investigations, including one tied to the Jan. 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol.

☆ Trump grand jury live updates: Jurors resume work on potential indictment of former president
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The New York City grand jury that is weighing whether to criminally charge former President Donald Trump is set to resume work Thursday after an unexpected day off. Cohen and Daniels both have said that the $130,000 he gave her was to keep her from talking to journalists about her claim of having sex with Trump once in 2016. The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is known to be considering whether to ask the grand jury to indict Trump for violating New York state law by allegedly misclassifying the reimbursement to Cohen as a legal expense. But it can be elevated to a felony if a business record is falsified to cover up another crime. Cohen pleaded guilty in 2018 to federal crimes that included breaking campaign finance law by facilitating the Daniels payment to keep her from harming Trump's chances of winning the 2016 election.

☆ Trump biographer says Donald Trump likely wanted to pay off Stormy Daniels because he was 'more afraid' of Melania Trump than of the electorate
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Biographer Tim O'Brien says Trump may have paid Stormy Daniels because he was scared of Melania. O'Brien said he thinks Trump was "probably more afraid" of his wife "than he was of the electorate." Daniels says she had an affair with Trump in 2006, a year after he married Melania Trump. A spokesman for Donald Trump did not respond to Insider's request for comment on O'Brien's statements regarding Trump's potential hush money payments. O'Brien and representatives for Melania Trump did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - Manhattan prosecutors have signaled to Donald Trump that he could face criminal charges relating to the former president's alleged role in hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing four unnamed sources. The former president was told he could appear before a Manhattan grand jury next week if he wished to testify, the newspaper said. A spokeswoman for the Manhattan district attorney declined to comment. Lawyers who have represented Trump did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington and Karen Freifeld in New York; Editing by Dan Whitcomb and Tim AhmannOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

The former president was told he could appear before a Manhattan grand jury next week if he wished to testify, the newspaper said. A lawyer for Trump confirmed to Reuters that Trump had been invited to testify. While being given the opportunity to testify indicates that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg could charge the president, the prosecutor could still decline to indict Trump. "If he (Trump) does appear, he will have to waive immunity and answer the prosecutor's questions," he said. "I did absolutely nothing wrong, I never had an affair with Stormy Daniels, nor would I have wanted to have an affair with Stormy Daniels.

☆ Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen expects to testify 'very soon' to grand jury
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"I look forward to speaking and to being presented before the grand jury," Cohen told NBC News and other reporters. A former top advisor to Trump, Kellyanne Conway, met with the DA's office on Wednesday, The New York Times reported. Michael Cohen , the former personal lawyer to Donald Trump , said Friday that he believes he will "very soon" be called to testify before a New York grand jury collecting evidence in a criminal probe of the former president. In Daniels' case, Cohen paid her $130,000, but in McDougal's case, the then-parent company of the supermarket tabloid The National Enquirer paid her $150,000. In addition to the Manhattan DA's probe, Trump faces three other criminal investigations.

☆ What Trump allies have faced criminal charges?
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Here is a look at some of the Trump aides and allies who have faced criminal prosecution. Weisselberg pleaded guilty in 2022 and served as a star witness in the Trump Organization's criminal trial on tax fraud charges. Two other close Trump associates, Mark Meadows and Daniel Scavino, did not face similar criminal charges despite a House vote recommending them. Trump pardoned Broidy. Roughly 570 have pleaded guilty and 78 have been found guilty at trial.

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☆ National Enquirer has finally been sold after seeking a buyer for years
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —National Enquirer, the 97-year-old controversial tabloid behind several bombshell celebrity and political scandals, sold itself to a brand acquisition company. American Media Inc. has offloaded the publication to VVIP Ventures, a joint venture between Vinco Ventures, Inc and a360 Media, for an undisclosed price, the companies announced Monday. National Examiner and Globe, as well as the UK edition of Enquirer, are also part of the sale. Bezos wrote a Medium post that included what he said were emails from AMI detailing what he described as blackmail. AMI also owns Us Weekly, OK, Star, In Touch, Men’s Journal, and Muscle & Fitness, but those magazines are not part of the deal with VVIP Ventures.

NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A grand jury is hearing evidence in New York over former President Donald Trump's role in hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. A grand jury could lay the groundwork for possible criminal charges against the former president by the Manhattan district attorney's office. Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified before the grand jury, one source told Reuters. Pecker was seen entering the lower Manhattan building where the grand jury is empaneled, according to the New York Times, which first reported on the grand jury on Monday. The moves are an indication that the district attorney, Alvin Bragg, is closer to a decision on whether to charge Trump.

☆ Trump risks 'hush money' charges carrying up to 4 years in prison, say ex-Manhattan prosecutors
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Trump's Stormy Daniels "hush money" is the subject of a Manhattan grand jury, The NY Times reports. Ex-Manhattan financial crimes prosecutors say Trump risks felony-level state records-fraud charges. The first requirement to proving the highest level of falsifying business records would be showing that records were indeed falsified in the business records of an enterprise. Cohen has admitted being the bag man who delivered $130,000 in "hush money" on the brink of the 2016 election. Each check could be a separate "falsifying business records" charge, Moscow said.

Jan 30 (Reuters) - The case involving former President Donald Trump's role in hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign will go before a grand jury on Monday, the New York Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The Manhattan district attorney's office will start presenting its evidence in the case, the newspaper reported, which would lay out the groundwork for any criminal charges against Trump. A witness in the case, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, was seen entering the lower Manhattan building where the grand jury is empaneled, the Times reported. The publisher had offered to help Trump by buying rights to unflattering stories and never publishing them. The moves are an indication that the district attorney, Alvin Bragg, is closer to a decision on whether to charge Trump.

☆ ExxonMobil sells Esso Thailand stake for $603 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BANGKOK, Jan 12 (Reuters) - ExxonMobil (XOM.N) has agreed to sell its two-thirds stake in Esso Thailand (ESSO.BK) to Thai energy firm Bangchak Corporation (BCP.BK), the companies said in separate statements, in a deal that values the shares at 20.1 billion baht ($603 million). ExxonMobil said it would "continue to supply the Thailand market with branded finished lubricants and chemical products through a new company to be formed." Bangchak said it would initially acquire ExxonMobil's 65.99% of Esso Thailand and then launch a tender offer for remaining shares, held mainly by institutional funds. Bangchak said it would purchase 2,283,750,000 shares of Esso Thailand (ESSO.BK) at an indicative price of 8.84 baht per share. "This investment is a step towards greater energy security, balancing our long-term strategy," said Bangchak chief executive Chaiwat Kovavisarach.

☆ 'Losing is not an option': Putin is 'desperate' to avoid defeat in Ukraine as anxiety rises in Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Leaders meeting in Yerevan on November 23, 2022. That, Russian political analysts say, will be catastrophic for Putin and the Kremlin, who have banked Russia's global capital on winning the war against Ukraine. They told CNBC that anxiety was rising in Moscow over how the war was progressing. Needless to say, that latest withdrawal darkened the mood even among the most ardent Putin supporters. Another Russian analyst said Putin is increasingly desperate not to lose the war.

☆ 2 intensifying border wars show Putin is losing sway in his neighborhood while Russia struggles in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In recent weeks, border disputes in the Caucasus and Central Asia have escalated into clashes. And the Russian troops that once kept the peace between those feuding neighbors? Kremlin Press Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesRussia's complicated history with Central Asia goes back centuries. Russian leaders, including Vladimir Putin, inherited this colonialist mindset, seeing Central Asia (and Ukraine) as part of the Russia sphere. KAREN MINASYAN/AFP via Getty ImagesTo some extent, the deployment of Russian troops, or threat to do so, has tamped down conflicts.

☆ Exxon selling Montana oil refinery to Par Pacific in $310 million deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Erwin Seba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

HOUSTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Thursday agreed to sell its Billings, Montana, refinery and related pipeline properties to Par Pacific Holdings Inc (PARR.N) for $310 million. "This acquisition expands our fully integrated downstream network in the western United States," said Par Pacific Chief Executive Officer William Pate. Since 2013, Houston-based Par Pacific has purchased refineries in Hawaii, Wyoming and Tacoma, Washington. Par Pacific shares jumped 8.7% to $21.62 on Thursday, their highest level in two and a half years. Under the deal, Par Pacific will continue supplying fuel to Exxon and Mobil-branded stations in the region.

☆ Exxon selling Montana oil refinery to Par Pacific for $310 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Erwin Seba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HOUSTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Thursday agreed to sell its Billings, Montana, refinery and related pipeline properties to Par Pacific Holdings Inc (PARR.N) for $310 million. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe deal for the 63,000-barrel-per-day refinery is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023, Exxon said in a statement. Included in the sale are the Silvertip Pipeline, Exxon's interest in the Yellowstone Pipeline and Yellowstone Energy LP and its interests in products terminals in Montana and Washington. Under the deal, Par Pacific will continue supplying fuel to Exxon and Mobil-branded stations in the region. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 'Rosaline' review: 'Romeo and Juliet' gets a rewrite with Kaitlyn Dever as a star-crossed cousin
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Tapping into the twin markets of A) lovers of rom-coms and B) recovering English majors, “Rosaline” promotes a fleetingly mentioned “Romeo and Juliet” character front and center, then builds a very clever and breezy movie around her. The result is a welcome starring showcase for Kaitlyn Dever more likely to prosper in the hamlet of Hulu than it would have fared in the province of theaters. For those a little rusty on their Shakespeare, Romeo had actually been pining for Juliet’s cousin before they met and set in motion that whole star-crossed lovers thing. When their get-together prevents her from attending a party, the feckless Romeo falls for the visiting Juliet (Isabela Merced). “Rosaline” premieres October 14 on Hulu in the US, Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in other territories.

☆ Cramer shares personal stories about the perils of market timing: You must be right twice
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Do we stay in the stock market, or do we fold? Market timing is a fool's game because you have to know when to get out and then you have to know when to get back in. Three days later, the stock market crashed. Sure, in 1987 it was the mechanics of the stock market and the economy was fine. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

As thousands of Russians try to flee the country to escape the partial mobilization of civilians into the military, Ukraine’s president late Friday urged those who are conscripted to “sabotage any enemy activity.”Addressing Ukrainians in Russian-occupied regions, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video address that his countrymen should “hide” from mobilization and “avoid summons” of military commanders. His comments came three days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of reservists. One woman, 23, said she booked seats on a flight to Kyrgyzstan with her husband, 24, an hour after Putin made his mobilization announcement. NBC News agreed not to name the couple because they fear repercussions by Russian authorities for speaking to foreign media. After crossing into Georgia, he told The Associated Press that he did "not very much like," what Russia was doing in Ukraine.

☆ A small war in Central Asia is a big problem for Joe Biden's narrative about taking on Russia and China
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Chris Mccallion | Defense Priorities | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is only one part of a broader geopolitical contest, however. Resul Rehimov/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesWhile Armenia and Azerbaijan both have warm relations with Russia, Armenia has a security agreement with Russia as part of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), an alliance of six post-Soviet states in Central Asia. More recently, Erdogan has acted as a diplomatic broker in the Ukraine war and has bucked Western sanctions by purchasing Russian military hardware. KAREN MINASYAN/AFP via Getty ImagesIt is probable that the timing of the most recent flare-up between Armenia and Azerbaijan was not coincidental. Azerbaijan was likely emboldened to launch the recent attack on Armenia by the successful Ukrainian counteroffensive around Kharkiv and Russia's generally poor performance during the Ukraine war.

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