Conflict of interest: Georgia prosecutor on Trump case paid for flights with DA Fani Willis, filing shows

Conflict of interest: Georgia prosecutor on Trump case paid for flights with DA Fani Willis, filing shows

Roman’s lawyer alleged in a court filing this month that Willis benefited financially from an “improper, clandestine personal relationship” with Wade. Willis has not yet responded to the allegations.

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Republican frontrunner Trump’s lawyers want Supreme Court to swiftly end to bid to ban him from poll

Republican frontrunner Trump’s lawyers want Supreme Court to swiftly end to bid to ban him from poll

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Mike Johnson are among nearly 180 Republicans in Congress who have warned that a ruling upholding Colorado’s decision to remove Trump from the ballot would inevitably lead to tit-for-tat disqualifications of political opponents.

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Trump’s campaign like no other: He’s in courtroom in the morning, courting voters in the evening

Trump’s campaign like no other: He’s in courtroom in the morning, courting voters in the evening

Trump and his campaign are keenly aware of the publicity and sympathy his court appearances can generate with his loyal base of supporters while he attempts to stave off challenges from Republican rivals Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis.

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‘Succession’ and ‘Last of Us’ win top Emmy Awards at gala that showed changed Hollywood

‘Succession’ and ‘Last of Us’ win top Emmy Awards at gala that showed changed Hollywood

Strikes by both actors and writers, seismic shifts toward streaming, and the dismantling of the traditional TV calendar mean the envelopes opened during the Fox telecast hosted by Anthony Anderson on Martin Luther King Jr Day will display winners that were decided months ago for shows that in some cases were completed years ago – and have a fraction of the audience they had a few decades ago.

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Trump secures resounding victory in the first 2024 Republican presidential contest in Iowa

Trump secures resounding victory in the first 2024 Republican presidential contest in Iowa

If Trump finishes above 50 per cent, winning more than all his rivals combined, it will further weaken his opponents’ argument that his march to the nomination can be derailed.

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Trump says Republican supporters can help him punish Biden and Democrats in closing pitch in Iowa

Trump says Republican supporters can help him punish Biden and Democrats in closing pitch in Iowa

Even as Donald Trump predicted his supporters would deliver a substantial victory over his nearest rival, he sought to temper expectations that he could cross 50 per cent of the vote, a threshold never crossed in a contested Republican caucus.

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Trump ordered to pay The New York Times and its reporters nearly $400,000 in legal fees

Trump ordered to pay The New York Times and its reporters nearly $400,000 in legal fees

New York Judge Robert Reed said that given the “complexity of the issues” in the case and other factors, it was reasonable that Donald Trump be forced to pay lawyers for the Times and the reporters a total of $392,638 in legal fees.

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Pentagon: Hospitalised US Defence Secretary Austin ordered retaliatory strikes on Yemen-based Houthi militants

Pentagon: Hospitalised US Defence Secretary Austin ordered retaliatory strikes on Yemen-based Houthi militants

Austin’s hospital room setup is not unlike when he is on the road, where full security and communications teams accompany him with all of the secure, classified equipment needed to keep him connected. Austin’s aides and support staff have been with him all week at Walter Reed as well.

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Who was the revered rabbi whose New York synagogue was the scene of a brawl over an illegal tunnel?

Who was the revered rabbi whose New York synagogue was the scene of a brawl over an illegal tunnel?

Even before his death, some followers regarded Schneerson as a messianic figure, and some believe now that he hasn’t really died or that he will be resurrected to complete his work. The Chabad movement disavows any teaching that Schneerson is the messiah. Still, his memory is honoured throughout the movement and beyond and his grave in Queens receives about 400,000 visitors per year, according to Chabad.

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Spike in violence rattles Ecuador as nightclub arson kills two, false bomb sparks evacuation

Spike in violence rattles Ecuador as nightclub arson kills two, false bomb sparks evacuation

Ecuadoreans worry that violence will only escalate in a country where a presidential candidate was assassinated last year.

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