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Appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after he continually disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial. The one-sentence decision from a four-judge panel came two weeks...
Man on death row who claimed self-defense in double killing is denied clemency by Oklahoma governor
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday declined to spare the life of a man on death row who claimed self-defense in the shooting deaths of two men in Oklahoma City in 2001, denying clemency shortly after the man's lethal injection had been scheduled to begin. ...
Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1B class-action lawsuit after promoting for Binance NFTs
NEW YORK (AP) — Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with class-action lawsuit seeking at least $1 billion in damages for his role in promoting cryptocurrency-related “non-fungible tokens,” or NFTs, issued by the beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange Binance. ...
Gambian man convicted in Germany for role in killings under Gambia's former ruler
BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Thursday convicted a Gambian man of murder and crimes against humanity for involvement in the killing of government critics in his West African homeland. The killings took place nearly two decades ago when, the court found, the man was a driver for a military unit...
Rights of Dane convicted of murdering a journalist on sub were not violated in prison, court rules
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The human rights of a self-taught Danish engineer who was convicted five years ago of murdering a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine were not violated as he had claimed, a Danish court ruled Thursday. Peter Madsen was sentenced to life in prison...
Editorial Roundup: New York
Oneonta Daily Star. November 23, 2023. Editorial: Clean Slate is here and we must make it work America is known as the land of second chances. Recent legislation has made that idea more of a reality for many with checkered pasts. On Nov. 16, New York...
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Charleston Gazette-Mail. November 28, 2023. Editorial: Begging your pardon, deer It turns out that West Virginia, usually in the bottom of the rest of the United States in any given statistic, is at the top of at least one list. As per usual when this happens, it’s...
Daryl Hall accuses John Oates of 'ultimate partnership betrayal' in plan to sell stake in business
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Daryl Hall has accused his longtime music partner John Oates of committing the “ultimate partnership betrayal” by planning to sell his share of the Hall & Oates duo's joint venture without the other's permission, Hall said in a court declaration supporting his...
Virginia state senator seeks dismissal of lawsuit over 'baseless' residency allegations
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia state senator asked a court Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges her qualification to hold office over what her attorneys called “baseless” allegations that she did not meet the state's residency requirements. Democrat Ghazala Hashmi...
Black employees file federal discrimination suit against Chicago utility
CHICAGO (AP) — A group of current and former employees at a Chicago utility have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the company discriminated against them because they're Black. The 11 plaintiffs filed the action Tuesday against Peoples Gas, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. ...
