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☆ Mauricio Pochettino laments ‘sad situation’ after Chelsea players squabble over penalty during 6-0 win against Everton
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said it was a “sad situation” seeing his players squabble over who was going to take a penalty during an otherwise impressive 6-0 win against Everton. Nicolas Jackson and Noni Madueke both felt that they should have responsibility, as did Palmer, Chelsea’s regular penalty taker. The striker then calmly rolled the ball into the bottom-left corner to give Chelsea a 5-0 lead at Stamford Bridge. “And then if Palmer wants to give the ball to another he can, but not in this way. “Maybe it was a bit over the top, the argument and stuff, but everyone just wants to win [and] help, it’s nothing major.

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☆ Who is Juan Merchan? What to know about the judge in Trump’s hush money case
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan is a seasoned jurist who is no stranger to Trump’s orbit. In the lead-up to the start of the trial, Trump fanned the flames on social media with his views on the judge. “Judge Merchan was always well-prepared, accessible, and – most importantly in the Weisselberg matter – a man of his word. Trump also claimed Judge Merchan has ruled against him in pretrial motions “because his daughter makes money by working to ‘Get Trump.’”Loren Merchan has not commented publicly on the case. David Paterson appointed him to the New York State Court of Claims in 2009, the same year he began serving as an acting New York Supreme Court judge.

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☆ Key players in Trump’s hush money trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Kaanita Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Donald Trump’s criminal New York hush money trial begins Monday, more than a year after the former president was indicted in the case. Stormy DanielsAdult-film star Stephanie Clifford, better known as Stormy Daniels, received a $130,000 payment just days before the 2016 presidential election. Michael CohenThe $130,000 payment to Daniels was made by Cohen, then Trump’s personal attorney, who landed in federal prison over that transaction for breaking campaign finance laws. Cohen, now a critical witness, has said that Trump directed him to make the payment to Daniels. Judge Juan MerchanNew York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan, who is known for maintaining control of his courtroom even when his cases draw considerable attention, will preside over this case.

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☆ Sabrina Carpenter may have dropped this year's summer bop with 'Espresso.' Here's how valuable a summer hit can be.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Katie Balevic | Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sabrina Carpenter just dropped "Espresso," which is already topping the charts. With her new song "Espresso," the pop star may have just dropped this year's summertime hit. Cyrus' 2023 single "Flowers" breathed new life into her career after a rocky public personaMiley Cyrus performs at the 2024 Grammys. Like Carpenter, Cyrus was a Disney child star who amassed international fame with "Hannah Montana." So with "Espresso," Carpenter has a chance to catapult herself onto the big stage and secure her place as a bonafide star.

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☆ Texas’ controversial immigration law has become a blueprint for other states
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

It’s likely to face legal challenges, which means its implementation could be delayed or even blocked in court, like the Texas law that inspired it has been so far. In addition to Iowa’s new law, Cid says several recent immigration proposals in the state failed to clear the legislature. This bill gives Iowa law enforcement the power to do what he is unwilling to do: enforce immigration laws already on the books. A similar trend unfolded after Arizona passed a controversial immigration law in 2010, says Anand Balakrishnan, a senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union’s Immigrant Rights Project. Estefania Mondragon, executive director of PODER of Idaho, hopes a proposed immigration law won't pass there.

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☆ Michael Pollan says broccoli is better than any supplement — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewIt's no secret that Michael Pollan loves plants. The author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food" knows that vegetables aren't just great diet staples. "It's much better to get your vitamins from food," Pollan told Business Insider, ahead of the release of his latest food system documentary, Food, Inc. 2 (out Friday, April 12). Advertisement"When they identified this compound," Pollan said, "and then they put it in a supplement, it did not have the same effect." AdvertisementPollan pops one supplement: a multivitaminChris Rogers/Getty ImagesIn addition to his veggie-rich diet, Pollan does take a multivitamin, "but that's it," he said.

Persons: —, Michael Pollan, He's, Pollan, cole, Chris Rogers Organizations: Service, Defense, Business, Food, Inc Locations: Brussels

☆ Biden administration finalizes rule to close ‘gun show loophole’ in effort to combat gun violence
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Devan Cole | Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Biden administration on Thursday moved one step closer to enacting a rule requiring people who sell firearms online and at gun shows to conduct background checks on their potential customers. The finalized rule aims to close what gun control advocates call the “gun show loophole” by increasing the requirements to obtain a federal firearms license, or FFL, by more specifically defining what it means to be “engaged in the business” of selling firearms. By making the term more definitive, the Justice Department has said it aims to better regulate the market and encourage higher compliance with the federal background check requirement. “I do believe countless families and communities will be spared the horror and the heartbreak of gun violence by this new rule.”The finalized rule, which will appear in the Federal Registry, will go into effect in 30 days. Already, the rule is facing criticism from conservative lawmakers and gun rights advocates, including the National Rifle Association.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, General Merrick Garland, Kamala Harris, ” Harris, “, ”, Joe Biden, Randy Kozuch Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, Columbine, Federal, Safer Communities, DOJ, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, White House, National Rifle Association, Biden, NRA Institute for Legislative, NRA Locations: New Paris , Ohio, Chicago , Illinois, Midland, Odessa , Texas

☆ So, can we stop calling pro wrestling 'sports entertainment' now?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

For years, the WWE has called itself "sports entertainment" instead of pro wrestling. Since the early 2000s, back even when World Wrestling Entertainment was still called WWF, the company has carefully referred to its scripted grappling as "sports entertainment" rather than "professional wrestling." Now, it seems that the verboten phrase — "pro wrestling" — is back as part of a series of changes made after McMahon left the company. A source familiar with internal policies at WWE told Business Insider that use of the term "pro wrestling" has been relaxed in the past year. For the moment, pro wrestling did indeed win out over sports entertainment.

Persons: John Cena, —, Michael Cole, Vince McMahon, McMahon, — Ibou, Cena Organizations: WWE, Service, Undertaker, Wrestling Entertainment, XFL, Netflix, Wrestling, Sports Entertainment, Rock

☆ J. Cole let hip-hop down
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Sowmya Krishnamurthy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

J. Cole regretted releasing "7 Minute Drill," dissing Kendrick Lamar. AdvertisementIn 2013, J. Cole released a tribute to his favorite rapper, "Let Nas Down." The hip-hop class Cole skipped: Fight nightJ. Cole. Cole, Kendrick, and Drake grew up bopping their heads to these battles and ostensibly studying and admiring them. Kendrick superiorityKendrick Lamar and J. Cole perform at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2014 in New York City.

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☆ Conservative activists reach $1 million settlement deal with New York AG for running a 2020 voter suppression campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Conservative activists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman have agreed to pay $1 million to the New York attorney general’s office and others for running a voter suppression campaign targeting Black voters during the 2020 election. If the pair “fail to pay at least $105,000 by December 31, 2024, and do not address the failure to pay within 30 days, the amount will increase to $1.25 million,” James’ office said. “Wohl and Burkman orchestrated a depraved and disinformation-ridden campaign to intimidate Black voters in an attempt to sway the election in favor of their preferred candidate,” James said in a statement. In 2022, an Ohio judge ordered the two men to spend 500 hours registering low- and middle-income voters in the Washington, DC, area after authorities in Ohio accused them of running a voter suppression campaign in multiple states. Other criminal charges against Wohl and Burkman are pending in Michigan.

Persons: Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman, Letitia James, James ’, ” James ’, “, Burkman, ” James, ”, David Schwartz, robocalls “, Wohl Organizations: CNN — Conservative, New, Black, ”, Wohl, National Coalition, “, Federal Communications Commission Locations: New York, Ohio, Washington, DC, Michigan

☆ J. Cole says he already regrets Kendrick Lamar diss track
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —J. Cole said he already regrets releasing a Kendrick Lamar diss track in the midst of his ongoing beef with his fellow musician. “It’s one part of that sh*t that makes me feel like, man that’s the lamest sh*t I did in my f**king life, right?”J. Cole performs on stage during Lil Baby & Friends Birthday Celebration in December 2023. Prince Williams/WireImage/Getty ImagesHe added: “I damn near had a relapse … I ain’t gonna lie to y’all. The two have worked together before as, along with Drake, they have emerged as among the most influential hip-hop artists of their generation. All three have won multiple Grammy Awards, while Lamar received the 2018 Pulitzer Prize, making him the first non-classical or jazz musician to win it.

Persons: CNN — J, Cole, Kendrick Lamar, ”, “, J, Lil, Prince Williams, Lamar, Drake, ” Lamar, Rosenberg Organizations: CNN, ”, Lamar, Metro

☆ J. Cole Apologizes for Kendrick Lamar Diss Track
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Amanda Holpuch | More About Amanda Holpuch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The rapper J. Cole apologized on Sunday for releasing a diss track about Kendrick Lamar, saying he felt “terrible” and vowing to update the song or remove it from streaming services. The apology followed an exchange of verses that began in October, when J. Cole and Drake ranked themselves, with Lamar, as the “big three” in hip-hop in the song “First Person Shooter.” In March, Lamar dismissed that comparison in a guest verse on the song “Like That” by Future and Metro Boomin, rapping that there was no big three, “it’s just big me.”In response, J. Cole on Friday released the diss track “7 Minute Drill” on his surprise new album, “Might Delete Later.” It includes the lines: “I got a phone call, they say that somebody dissing / You want some attention, it come with extensions / He still doing shows but fell off like ‘The Simpsons.’”Two days after the song was released, J. Cole apologized for it while onstage at his Dreamville Festival in Raleigh, N.C., according to videos posted on social media. During his headlining performance, he said that when he saw the response to the song after it came out, it didn’t “sit right with my spirit,” and that he was speaking about it at the concert to end the beef.

Persons: J, Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, ”, Lamar, “, ’ Organizations: Future, Metro Boomin Locations: Lamar, Raleigh, N.C

☆ Kendrick Lamar spells out what he hates about Drake in new diss track, 'Euphoria.' Here's their beef explained.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

Kendrick Lamar responded to Drake with a new diss track, "Euphoria," as their beef rages on. AdvertisementKendrick Lamar has taken aim at Drake for a second time with his new diss track, "Euphoria," amid the hip-hop heavyweights' feud. Advertisement"He doesn't have the heart for the lying, disrespect, and animosity it requires to make an effective diss track," Pierre wrote. A 'Drake' diss track appears online – but fans are wary it's AI-generated. Later in the track, Drake references Cole's diss track and apology.

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☆ What’s your single best tip for traveling in Japan? Here’s what frequent visitors said
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Oliver Horovitz | Mike Cappetta | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

To help travelers bridge the cultural gap, CNBC Travel asked frequent visitors for their single best piece of advice when visiting Japan. The staff at Kinkos — located in all major cities in Japan — will walk you through the whole process. Be sure to only pack and wear your best (clean and hole-free) socks while in Japan. She has made nine trips to Japan, on top of spending her middle and high school years in Yokosuka. — Miles Ashton, a Chicago-based entrepreneur who has made more than 10 trips to Japan, including a nine-month stint living in Tokyo.

Persons: — Tyler Monahan, it's, Henry Rose, Oliver Horovitz, — Henry Rose, Horovitz's, —, — Oliver Horovitz, Tina Horne, Istock, Lawson, Noriko Hayashi, I've, — Jeffrey Cole, you'd, I'd, — Miles Ashton Organizations: CNBC Travel, Staff, Bloomberg, Getty, Tokyu Locations: Japan, — Tyler Monahan , New Jersey, Osaka, Tokyo, Seattle, Kyoto, — Oliver Horovitz , New York City, Aspen , Colorado, Yokosuka, Hokkaido, — Jeffrey Cole , Colorado, Miyakojima, Akihabara, Chicago

☆ Cole Brings Plenty, star of 'Yellowstone' spinoff '1923,' was found dead after being reported missing following a domestic violence investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cole Brings Plenty, who starred in "Yellowstone" spinoff "1923," has died at the age of 27. The nephew of "Yellowstone" star Moses Brings Plenty was reported missing earlier this week. Brings Plenty was found dead on Friday (April 5) in Johnson County, Kansas, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office. Following the news, Moses Brings Plenty shared a statement to Instagram on Friday evening on behalf of the family, written by his brother, Joe Brings Plenty. Brings Plenty was introduced as Pete Plenty Clouds in the final two episodes of Taylor Sheridan's "Yellowstone" prequel series, "1923," aired last year.

Persons: Cole, Moses, Plenty, —, Calvin Hayden, Frazer Harrison, Lawrence, Instagram, Joe, Pete, Taylor, Teonna, Aminah Nieves Organizations: Kansas, Service, Sheriff's, Lawrence Kansas Police Department, Lawrence Police Locations: Johnson County , Kansas, Johnson, Lawrence , Kansas, Johnson County

☆ Chelsea vs. Manchester United: Cole Palmer scores two goals after 99 minutes to secure dramatic 4-3 victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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The ethics charges that were brought against Clark by the DC Bar’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel allege that he was dishonest and attempted to interfere with the administration of justice after the 2020 election. An attorney for Clark at the trial attempted to highlight how Clark was working on the behalf of the then-president after the election. But several former higher-ranking Justice Department officials, including then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and then-Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue, testified at the trial that Clark’s efforts within the DOJ were out of line. Clark brought lawsuits challenging the validity of the DC Bar’s disciplinary proceedings against him. Others who worked for Trump after the election are also facing attorney discipline consequences, with each at different stages.

Persons: Jeffrey Clark, Donald, Clark, Trump, Jeffrey Rosen, Richard Donoghue, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman Organizations: Washington CNN, Trump Justice Department, DC, DOJ, Trump, White, Former New York, disbarment, New Locations: Washington ,, Georgia, New York, California

☆ ‘Maybe Texas went too far’ with immigration law, state lawyer tells federal court
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Devan Cole | Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —An attorney defending Texas’ controversial immigration law told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that state legislators may have gone “too far” when they passed the law last year. The law, known as SB4, makes entering Texas illegally a state crime and allows state judges to order immigrants to be deported. Nielson sought to downplay how sweeping the law was and argued it did not interfere with federal authority on immigration. An attorney for the Justice Department, which brought one of the lawsuits challenging the Texas statute, urged the appeals court not to depart from its previous ruling blocking the law. “Of course, we know that presidents come and go, and different administrations might very well enforce federal law differently,” he said, arguing that the law may not be necessary under a different presidential administration.

Persons: Aaron Nielson, Nielson, ” Nielson, Priscilla Richman, Nielson’s, Daniel Tenny, Judge Andrew Oldham, “, they’ve, ”, “ It’s, Biden, Richman Organizations: CNN, Texas, Texas Attorney, Justice Department, United States, US Locations: Texas, United States, United, El Paso County

☆ Texas immigration controversy rekindles fight over Arizona’s ‘show me your papers’ law
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The legal battle over a controversial Texas immigration law could eventually give the Supreme Court a chance to revisit a historic ruling that largely struck down Arizona’s “show me your papers” law and reaffirmed the federal government’s “broad, undoubted power” over immigration. “It would have been incredibly difficult for the 5th Circuit to let this law stand under existing Supreme Court precedent,” she said. ‘Show me your papers’ lawThe Arizona law is a high-profile example of what happens when states attempt to take immigration policy into their own hands. Jan Brewer signed the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, known as SB 1070, into law in 2010. The Supreme Court upheld the “show me your papers” part of the law and struck down the three other parts.

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☆ Florida man sentenced to 14 months in prison for threatening to kill Chief Justice John Roberts
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A Florida man was sentenced Monday to 14 months in prison for threatening to kill Chief Justice John Roberts last year. Neal Brij Sidhwaney, 43, of Fernandina Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty in December to transmitting an interstate threat to kill. The department did not identify which justice was the target of the threatening phone call, but online court documents revealed the threat was made against Roberts. “The identified official is Chief Justice John Roberts whom he allegedly contacted by phone call and threatened to kill,” according to a competency assessment of Sidhwaney previously filed online with a federal court in Florida. In a separate case, a California man charged with attempting to murder Justice Brett Kavanaugh has pleaded not guilty.

Persons: John Roberts, Neal Brij Sidhwaney, Sidhwaney, “, Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Nicholas Roske, CNN’s Mary Kay Mallonee, Holmes Lybrand Organizations: CNN, Justice Department Locations: Florida, Fernandina Beach , Florida, California, Kavanaugh’s, Washington

☆ Peter Navarro makes long-shot Supreme Court plea to avoid more prison time
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( John Fritze | Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro asked the Supreme Court to take another look at his request to avoid prison, filing a long-shot request on Tuesday that the high court rarely grants. In an emergency request last month, Navarro asked the Supreme Court to let him remain free while he challenged his contempt of Congress conviction before the federal appeals court in Washington, DC. Chief Justice John Roberts denied that request March 18, and Navarro reported to prison the following day. Supreme Court rules allow parties whose emergency applications are denied by a single justice to resubmit that request to another justice. In a brief letter Tuesday, Navarro’s attorneys asked Justice Neil Gorsuch, Trump’s first nominee to the court, to review his request.

Persons: Donald Trump, Peter Navarro, Navarro, John Roberts, Navarro’s, Neil Gorsuch, Trump’s, Roberts, ” Navarro Organizations: CNN Locations: Washington ,

☆ Tougher Security Measures Are Causing Upset at Guantánamo Prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Carol Rosenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a protest over tougher security measures at the Guantánamo Bay prison, a lawyer for the man accused of plotting the U.S.S. Cole bombing asked a judge on Tuesday to have the prisoner unshackled during legal meetings, invoking his torture by the C.I.A. Guards let the man, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, meet his lawyers more than 150 times while he was unshackled from 2019 until late last year, said Lt. Cmdr. Now the change has re-traumatized the prisoner and impeded his lawyers’ ability to communicate and work with him. “We are asking to be in the room with him unshackled as we were for four and a half years,” Commander Piette said.

Persons: Cole, Abd al, Rahim, Cmdr, Alaric Piette, “, unshackled, Piette, Nashiri Organizations: Guards, ” Locations: Guantánamo

☆ Betty Cole Dukert, Top ‘Meet the Press’ Producer, Dies at 96
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Richard Sandomir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Betty Cole Dukert, who began her career in Washington as a secretary in the 1950s and later became the top producer of the weekly NBC News public affairs program “Meet the Press,” died on March 16 at her home in Bethesda, Md. Her late husband’s niece Barbara Dukert Smith said the cause was complications of Alzheimer’s disease. “She was the main point of contact on Capitol Hill for the show,” said Betsy Fischer Martin, who started on “Meet the Press” as an intern and became the program’s executive producer in 2002. “She worked the phones constantly. It wasn’t an era when you could send off an email to book someone.”

Persons: Betty Cole Dukert, ”, Barbara Dukert Smith, Dukert, Betsy Fischer Martin, “ Organizations: NBC News, Press, “, NBC, Capitol Locations: Washington, Bethesda, Md

Tottenham moved to fourth place, level on points with Aston Villa, which hosted Wolves later. Palmer's brace at Stamford Bridge could help Chelsea only draw 2-2 with 10-man Burnley. Chelsea was wasteful in the first half and had a goal ruled out after 20 minutes. The Blues took the lead from the spot when Palmer scored with a Panenka kick, chipping the ball down the middle. In a spectacular game that was goalless at the break, Sheffield United and Fulham drew 3-3 after the host blew a 3-1 lead.

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☆ Why Is Sean Combs the Subject of a Homeland Security Investigation?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Julia Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The raids of Sean Combs’s homes in Los Angeles and the Miami area this week raised a barrage of questions about the nature of the inquiry, which a federal official said was at least in part a human trafficking investigation. The government has said little about the basis for the search warrants, but the raids came after five civil lawsuits were filed against Mr. Combs in recent months that accused him of violating sex trafficking laws. In four of the suits women accused him of rape, and in one a man accused him of unwanted sexual contact. Mr. Combs, a hip-hop impresario known as Puff Daddy and Diddy who has been a high-profile figure in the music industry since the 1990s, has vehemently denied all of the allegations, calling them “sickening.” Officials have not publicly named him as a target of any prosecution. As the civil suits against Mr. Combs illustrate, the term human or sex trafficking has a broader meaning in the law than perhaps the more popularly understood image of organized crime and forced prostitution rings.

Persons: Sean Combs’s, Combs, Diddy, “, ”, Jim Cole Organizations: Mr, ”, Homeland Security Investigations Locations: Los Angeles, Miami

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