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Toal took over the request for a new trial after the judge overseeing the case, Clifton Newman, recused himself late last year. Hill has sworn that she did not ask jurors about Murdaugh’s guilt and never suggested that he committed the murders. State police are investigating the jury tampering and misuse of office allegations against Hill but have not charged her with any crimes. He said Hill told an assistant during the trial that a guilty verdict would be good for her book sales. Toal also expressed openness to other ways of ensuring the jurors' privacy, such as obscuring their faces during testimony.

Persons: Alex Murdaugh, Becky Hill, Jean Toal, Toal, Hill, Clifton Newman, “, Jan, Newman, Murdaugh, Maggie, Paul, Jim Griffin, Griffin, ” Toal, Creighton Waters, Waters, Dick Harpootlian, Joe McCulloch, ”, ___ Pollard Organizations: South Carolina Supreme, Defense, Court, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Colleton

☆ CNN Gaza reporter’s relatives killed and childhood home destroyed in two separate strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Helen Regan | Hamdi Alkhshali | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —For weeks, CNN producer Ibrahim Dahman reported from Gaza as Israeli airstrikes brought devastation and despair to the besieged strip in the wake of the Hamas terror attacks of October 7. His childhood home in Gaza City was obliterated in a separate strike on an adjacent building the same day. At least two other relatives are in critical condition, and still others are still buried under the rubble. Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty ImagesVideo posted on social media shows the aftermath of the blast that killed Dahman’s relatives. Dahman had previously detailed his desperate flight south to Khan Younis with his wife and two young sons, from their home in Gaza City in October.

Persons: Ibrahim Dahman, CNN “, ”, ” Dahman, “, Menahem Kahana, Dahman’s, Sheik Zayed, CNN Dahman, —, Dahman, Khan Younis, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Getty, UN, Palestinian Ministry of Health, of Health, Sunday Locations: Gaza, Egypt, Gaza City, Beit Lahia, Israel, AFP, Sheikh Radwan, Ramallah, Cairo

Until the embittered end, Henry Kissinger was one of the trusted few of a distrusting Richard Nixon. Political Cartoons View All 1273 Images“No doubt my vanity was piqued,” Kissinger later wrote of his expanding influence during Watergate. Two years later, Saigon fell to the communists, leaving a bitter taste among former U.S. allies who blamed Nixon, Kissinger and Congress for abandoning them. “The emigration of Jews from the Soviet Union is not an objective of American foreign policy,” Kissinger tells Nixon. And so they did — the Quaker-born Nixon, the Jewish-born Kissinger, on the floor, Nixon in tears about the unfairness of his fate.

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☆ Pirelli calendar 2024: Idris Elba and Angela Bassett headline ‘Timeless’ show of Black excellence
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Tom Page | Alex Rees | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Supermodel Naomi Campbell holds time in her hand in a backstage image from the 2024 Pirelli calendar photoshoot. The 50th edition of the prestigious calendar is photographed by Ghanaian Prince Gyasi, the first Black photographer to receive the commission. Alessandro Scotti Gyasi directs actor Angela Bassett for the 2024 Pirelli calendar. Alessandro Scotti Gyasi (back to camera) frames his subjects, including artist Amoako Boafo (center). Alessandro Scotti Film director Jeymes Samuel receives an eye test and some direction from Gyasi during the Pirelli calendar photoshoot.

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☆ A former Fox News correspondent is refusing to reveal a source. Her fate is now in a judge’s hands
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Citing documents reviewed by Fox News, Herridge reported that Chen was the subject of a federal probe. In an effort to prove her case, Chen subpoenaed Herridge and Fox News, with the hope of unmasking the source(s) for the stories. Fox News and Herridge aggressively fought the move, arguing that Cooper should quash the subpoenas because of First Amendment protections afforded to the press. Journalists should not be forced to disclose confidential sources,” a Fox News spokesperson said in a statement to me. “It will make other reporters who can’t afford a legal fight let alone harsh sanctions think twice about promising sources confidentiality.

Persons: Catherine Herridge, Cooper, Yanping Chen, Herridge, Chen, Herridge’s, “, ”, ” Herridge, Chen’s, —, Catherine Herridge’s, Floyd Abrams, ” Abrams, Abrams, ” Caitlin Vogus, Vogus Organizations: CNN, CBS News, Fox News, U.S, District of Columbia, Federal Bureau of, “ Fox News, CBS, Pentagon, Department, Justice, Press Foundation

☆ What’s in Our Queue? ‘Paatal Lok’ and More
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Sameer Yasir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When Anjan Sundaram’s book “Stringer: A Reporter’s Journey in the Congo” was published, I wasn’t a journalist, but it helped me make the transition. Part memoir, part reportage, with terrific storytelling that reminds me of V.S. Naipaul, “Stringer” tries to address endless brutalities in the African country. I am reading it for the third time.

Persons: Anjan, “ Stringer, Congo ”, V.S, Naipaul, “ Stringer ” Locations: Congo

☆ The Trump Loyalty Test at the Center of Republicans’ Speaker Endgame
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | More About Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana had just survived a closed-door vote to end a tumultuous period of paralysis without a House speaker on Tuesday night and was celebrating with smiling and exhausted Republican colleagues. Mr. Johnson closed his eyes and shook his head. “Next question,” Mr. Johnson said. Only hours earlier, the speakership bid of another candidate, Tom Emmer, the majority whip, had been felled amid a lobbying blitz from Mr. Trump himself. His tenure as speaker designate lasted only four hours.

Persons: Mike Johnson of, ”, Johnson, Donald J, Trump, Mr, Tom Emmer, Emmer’s, Biden’s Locations: Mike Johnson of Louisiana

CNN —President Joe Biden over the last two days participated in a voluntary interview with special counsel Robert Hur as a part of his classified documents investigation, the White House announced Monday. A spokesperson for Hur, who oversees the Justice Department’s probe into classified documents found at Biden’s home and former private office, declined to comment to CNN. Hur was appointed in January to investigate incidents of classified documents being found at Biden’s former Washington, DC, office and his Wilmington, Delaware, home. While Biden has not often commented on the case, he said in January that he was surprised to learn that classified documents were found in his former office. “People know I take classified documents, classified information seriously,” Biden added, saying that the documents were found in “a box, locked cabinet – or at least a closet.”After documents were found in his Wilmington home later in January, Biden said he was cooperating fully with the Justice Department.

Persons: Joe Biden, Robert Hur, “, ”, Ian Sams, ” Sams, Donald Trump, Robert Mueller, Trump, Biden, Hur, Justice Department’s, General Merrick Garland, Garland, John Lausch, Lausch, ” Biden, Biden didn’t, didn’t Organizations: CNN, White, White House, Justice Department, Justice, National Archives, The Archives, FBI, Wilmington, “ Locations: Israel, Washington, DC, Wilmington , Delaware, Rehoboth Beach , Delaware, Mexico City, Mexico, Canada, Ukraine, Iran, United Kingdom, “, Wilmington

Washington CNN —President Joe Biden on Sunday urged House Republicans – particularly Speaker Kevin McCarthy – to keep their word on government funding and aid to Ukraine after he signed a bill that narrowly avoided a shutdown. Speaking from the White House, Biden lauded the deal that lawmakers reached and he signed into law just minutes before funding was set to expire at midnight on Sunday. He sought to assure Ukraine and US allies that American support is unwavering. “I hope my friends on the other side keep their word about support for Ukraine. They said they’re going to support Ukraine in a separate vote,” Biden said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Republicans –, Kevin McCarthy –, Biden, ” Biden, McCarthy, “, ”, McCarthy’s, Matt Gaetz, we’ll Organizations: Washington CNN, Sunday, Republicans, White, GOP, Ukraine, CNN, California Republican Locations: Ukraine, California

CNN —Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Saturday morning, shortly before the House was scheduled to vote on a government funding bill, an incident the New York Democrat said was an accident. Steil told CNN on Saturday evening that Bowman needed to be “far more forthcoming” about what happened when he decided to pull the fire alarm. “We know Jamaal Bowman pulled the fire alarm. His initial explanation, that it was an accident, doesn’t seem to really pass muster,” Steil told CNN’s Jim Acosta. Bowman, however, laughed off the GOP response to the incident on Saturday, telling reporters, “They’re gonna do what they do.

Persons: Jamaal Bowman, Bryan Steil, Steil, Bowman, ” Steil, CNN’s Jim Acosta, ”, “, ” Bowman, Tom Williams, Hakeem Jeffries, Jeffries, Kevin McCarthy, ” McCarthy, Lisa McClain, “ They’re Organizations: CNN —, Cannon, New York Democrat, Administration, Republican, CNN, Capitol, Inc, Getty, Michigan Republican, GOP Locations: Wisconsin, New York, Michigan

President Biden said on Friday that he would meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Saturday during a visit to tour the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia, the Category 3 storm that hit the state’s Gulf Coast and swept across the Southeast this week. The unusual miscue between the two chief executives — and potential 2024 rivals — came after Mr. Biden said during a visit to FEMA headquarters in Washington on Thursday that he would head south to see the damage. “By the way, I am going to Florida,” Mr. Biden said. While Mr. Biden did not provide details about the trip, during an event at the White House Friday morning he responded to a reporter’s question about whether he planned to see Mr. DeSantis in Florida, saying simply, “Yes.”

Persons: Biden, Ron DeSantis, Idalia, —, ” Mr, “ I’m, ” Organizations: Gov, Mr, FEMA, White, Service Locations: Florida, Coast, Washington, DeSantis

☆ What Happens if Mitch McConnell Retires Before His Senate Term Ends?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Neil Vigdor | More About Neil Vigdor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

For the second time in a little over a month, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the longtime Republican leader, froze up during a news conference on Wednesday, elevating concerns about his health and his ability to complete his term that ends in January 2027. At an event hosted by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Mr. McConnell, 81, who was elected to his seventh term in 2020, paused for about 30 seconds while responding to a reporter’s question about his re-election plans. The abrupt spell — like one at the U.S. Capitol in July — happened in front of the cameras. He suffered at least two other falls that were not disclosed by his office. Mr. McConnell has brushed off past questions about his health, but speculation is swirling again about what would happen in the unlikely event that he retired in the middle of his term.

Persons: Mitch McConnell of, McConnell Organizations: Republican, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Mr, U.S, Capitol Locations: Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, —

Ron DeSantis of Florida said that claims about the 2020 election being stolen were false, directly contradicting a central argument of former President Donald J. Trump and his supporters. The comments went further than Mr. DeSantis typically goes when asked about Mr. Trump’s defeat. In his response on Friday, Mr. DeSantis did not mention Mr. Trump by name — saying merely that such theories were “unsubstantiated.” But the implication was clear. The more aggressive response comes a day after Mr. Trump was arraigned on charges related to his plot to overturn the 2020 election. As he has courted Mr. Trump’s voters, Mr. DeSantis has blasted the prosecution as politically motivated and has said that he did not want to see Mr. Trump charged.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald J, Trump, DeSantis, Trump’s, Mr Locations: Florida, Northeast Iowa

☆ Journalist Catherine Herridge reported a scientist was under FBI investigation. Now a judge is ordering her to reveal her source
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The order came as a result of a lawsuit filed by Chinese American scientist Yanping Chen against the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Citing documents reviewed by Fox News, Herridge reported that Chen was the subject of a federal counterintelligence probe. Representatives for Herridge, Fox News, and CBS News did not comment when I sent them inquiries. “The bipartisan PRESS Act, which is currently pending in Congress, would ban compelled disclosure of journalists’ sources and protect reporters from other surveillance. Putting a reporter’s shield into federal law is essential to protect journalists, sources, and the public’s right to know.”

Persons: Judge Christopher Cooper, Catherine Herridge, Yanping Chen, Herridge, Chen, Cooper, ” Cooper, Herridge’s, Barack Obama, Patrick Philbin, Donald Trump, ” Gabe Rottman, ” Ted Boutrous, ” Boutrous, ” Caitlin Vogus, ”, can’t, ” Vogus Organizations: CNN, Court, District of Columbia, CBS News, Fox News, Federal Bureau of, White, Herridge, “, Freedom, Press, Exploitive, Press Foundation, Act Locations: America

☆ Slack Experiences a Brief but Widespread Outage
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Chris Stanford | More About Chris Stanford | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Slack, the widely used messaging platform, experienced an outage of just over an hour early Thursday, disrupting life in offices around the world (including this reporter’s). The 65-minute disruption began at 5 a.m. Eastern time, after a change was made to the service that manages Slack’s internal system communication, the company said on its website. During the downtime, the company said, “Users may be experiencing trouble with sending messages, using workflows and various other actions in Slack. We’re investigating and will let you know as soon as we know more.”At 6:13 a.m., the company said, “Slack is now back up. Users may need to reload their apps to see this restoration.”

Persons: Slack, We’re, “ Slack, ” Organizations: ”

☆ BBC apologizes for reporter’s ‘inappropriate’ question to Morocco women’s team captain
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Women’s World Cup 2023: Live scores, fixtures, results, tables and top scorersCNN —The BBC has apologized for an “inappropriate” question one of its reporters asked the captain of the Morocco women’s national team. Please let her answer the question.”A BBC spokesperson told CNN: “We recognise that the question was inappropriate. Morocco began its 2023 Women’s World Cup campaign with a heavy 6-0 defeat by Germany on Monday. World soccer governing body FIFA is allowing a variety of different armbands that highlight “a range of social causes” to be worn at the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. There is no explicit mention of LGBTQ rights in Women’s World Cup armbands, beyond the themes of “gender equality” and “inclusion.”

Persons: Ghizlane, interjected, ”, it’s, “, Victoria Adkins, Steph Yang, ” Shireen Ahmed, ” Ahmed Organizations: CNN, BBC, Morocco women’s, Germany, Human Rights, ”, CBC Sports, FIFA, Moroccan Football Federation Locations: Morocco, “, ” Morocco, Germany, Moroccan, Australia, New Zealand

☆ ‘Urban Explorers’ and Accused Spies Chafe in Legal Limbo in Albania
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“It’s quite similar to becoming a cat,” he said of his existence, wearing a cat T-shirt on a reporter’s recent visit to the apartment. “You depend on people bringing you food.”Mr. Zorin’s dismantled bicycle is stowed away in the apartment, and Ms. Timofeyeva pointed to it wryly as evidence of his innocence. According to Mr. Zorin, the group had chosen the abandoned arms factory because it looked run down, unaware that it was a military facility. Separated from the others after they entered the plant, Mr. Zorin said he was approached by two men and did not realize they were guards. During a police interrogation, which Mr. Zorin said lasted until the early hours of the following day, officers accused him of being a Russian spy and did not believe he was just an urban explorer.

Persons: “, ”, Mr, Timofeyeva, Zorin Locations: Russian

☆ A Reporter’s Tweet Moved NBA Draft Odds. He Also Works for a Gambling Company.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Jared Diamond | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

In the days leading up to the NBA Draft, college student Brandon Blank was so confident that Brandon Miller would be the second overall pick that he planned to put money on it. Then about eight hours before the first selection was announced on Thursday, Blank received a notification on his phone that forced him to rethink everything.

Persons: Brandon Blank, Brandon Miller, Blank Organizations: NBA

☆ Titanic Director James Cameron: ‘I Knew’ Titan Submersible Imploded
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Russian Court Rejects Appeal of WSJ Reporter’s Detention A Russian court upheld the pretrial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Thursday. The 31-year-old American citizen is being held on an allegation of espionage that the Journal and the U.S. government vehemently deny. Photo: Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Natalia Kolesnikova Organizations: Russian, Wall Street, U.S, Getty Locations: AFP

☆ Five Passengers Died in Titan Submersible Implosion
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Natalia Kolesnikova Organizations: Russian, Wall Street, U.S, Getty Locations: AFP

☆ Submersible Debris Found Near Titanic, Five Passengers Dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Natalia Kolesnikova Organizations: Russian, Wall Street, U.S, Getty Locations: AFP

☆ Russian Court Rejects Appeal of WSJ Reporter’s Detention
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Titanic Submersible Still Missing, Search Efforts Continue Rescuers are racing against time to find five people who are missing after a submersible disappeared while on an expedition to the remains of the Titanic shipwreck. Photo: OceanGate/Abaca Press/Zuma Press

Persons: Abaca Press Organizations: Abaca, Zuma

Card 2 of 12Pink Floyd, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and MeThe inside story of a Times reporter’s strange role in a foundational moment in early internet culture: “The Dark Side of the Rainbow.”Background Image: A video montage showing scenes from “The Wizard of Oz” with Pink Floyd song lyrics superimposed.

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☆ Submersible Debris Found Near Titanic, Five Passengers Presumed Dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Natalia Kolesnikova Organizations: Russian, Wall Street, U.S, Getty Locations: AFP

☆ A Russian court upholds a Wall Street Journal reporter’s detention.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Valerie Hopkins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Moscow court denied an appeal on Thursday by Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who asked to end his pretrial detention in Russia, where he was jailed and charged with espionage 12 weeks ago. Mr. Gershkovich, an American journalist who has been based in Russia for nearly six years, was arrested in late March and charged with spying, which he denies. The American ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracey, was present, as were Mr. Gershkovich’s parents, Ella Millman and Mikhail Gershkovich. The United States government and The Journal have vehemently rejected the charges. The White House has said that Mr. Gershkovich is “wrongfully detained,” tantamount to being a political prisoner.

Persons: Evan Gershkovich, Gershkovich, ’, Lynne Tracey, Gershkovich’s, Ella Millman, Mikhail Gershkovich Organizations: Street, United Locations: Moscow, Russia, American, Moscow’s, United States

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