Historic Trump trial heading to jury after prosecutors, defense lawyers rest: live updates

Follow the latest updates as the judge gives jury instructions and deliberations begin in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial.

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Apple may finally be getting past its China slump

Shipments of foreign cellphones in China, the majority of which are iPhones, rose by 52% in April, according to data reported by Reuters.

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Michigan detective charged with murder after colliding with suspect in unmarked squad car

Michigan’s attorney general, Dana Nessel, announced Tuesday that she was bringing charges against Det. Sgt. Brian Keely, 50, in connection with the death of Samuel Sterling, 25, who was Black.

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Sweden to Send $1.2 Billion to Ukraine in Military Aid

The Swedish government said Wednesday that it will donate 13 billion kronor ($1.23 billion) in military aid to Ukraine.

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Biden campaign seeks to halt slide with Black voters with new initiative

The Biden-Harris campaign on Wednesday launched a new "Black Voters for Biden-Harris" initiative to reach out to Black voters as polls show Biden is losing ground with that group.

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Putin’s Favorite ‘Traitor’ Prigozhin Gets His Own Life-Size Statue

The statue went up at Yevgeny Prigozhin’s gravesite just in time for his birthday on June 1.

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Trump trial jury set to begin deliberations in New York criminal hush money case

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, faces charges related to a payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election.

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Ex-Trump Lawyer Jenna Ellis Barred From Practicing In Colorado

The attorney was barred from practicing law in the state for three years after she pleaded guilty to helping the former president try to overturn the 2020 election.

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Book Review: So you think the culture wars are new? Shakespeare expert James Shapiro begs to differ

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Tony Gonzales, Uvalde's Congressman, Fends Off Challenge From Gun Influencer

Gonzales beat YouTuber Brandon Herrera in a district that includes Uvalde, the city that saw a horrific 2022 mass shooting at an elementary school.

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Jury In Trump Hush Money Case To Begin Deliberations After Instructions From Judge

Jurors will have the option of convicting Trump of all counts, acquitting him of all counts or delivering a mixed verdict of guilty of some charges and not others.

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A drag performer was awarded $1.1M after a blogger falsely accused him of exposing himself to minors during a Pride event

A right-wing blogger falsely accused a drag queen of exposing himself to minors at a show. An Idaho jury awarded the performer $1,176,000 in damages.

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Caitlin Clark Finally Makes Her Haters Shut Up With Absolutely Historic Performance

Despite the defeat to the Los Angeles Sparks, Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark was a blaze of glory Tuesday night. So much so, that she made history.

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I was rejected from my first promotion at Google. Here's how I took control of my career and landed 3 promotions.

An ex-software engineer shares how she landed her first Google promotion, after she first got rejected.

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Jury deliberation in Donald Trump's criminal trial set to begin

Jury deliberations are ready to begin at former President Trump’s criminal hush money trial following a marathon day of closing arguments and a chaotic scene outside the courthouse with Trump supporters clashing with Robert De Niro. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports for TODAY.

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Trump jury set to deliberate and MLB adds Negro Leagues stats to records: Morning Rundown

Plus, the White House said that Israel had not crossed the Biden administration’s “red line” as it pushed deeper into Rafah just days after an airstrike sparked a major fire that killed dozens of Palestinians.

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Statistics from Negro Leagues to be integrated into MLB record books

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ANC faces biggest test in 30 years as South Africans begin voting in pivotal election

“A lot of opposition is seeing that this is perhaps the first opportunity that they’ve had for 30 years for a more pluralistic politics,” one analyst told NBC News.

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Dick's Sporting Goods raises guidance, says shoppers are spending more on sneakers and athletic gear

Dick's Sporting Goods saw sales grow well ahead of estimates, following behind other retailers that said consumers are spending on new clothes and shoes.

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Trump trial live: Defense calls Cohen ‘MVP of liars’ in hush money closing argument

Defendant continues to lash out at judge and district attorney as case reaches dramatic crescendo with summations ahead of jury deliberations

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Trump Conviction Puts Huge Decisions in Judge Mercan's Hands

Here’s are all the decisions Judge Juan Merchan would face if the jury convicts Donald Trump, including whether he goes to prison and when.

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The Industry That Ate America

The long and lurid history of lobbying

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Trump VP hopeful files ‘misconduct’ suit against judge overseeing hush money trial

New York congresswoman claims justice’s assignment to case ‘not random at all’

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Nvidia insiders reveal how Jensen Huang wants emails to be written

The Nvidia CEO demands concise emails from employees, but they can sometimes be hard to execute, former workers told Business Insider.

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Thailand to indict influential former PM Thaksin over royal insult

Thaksin Shinawatra, 74, denies wrongdoing and has repeatedly pledged his loyalty to the crown, criticism of which is forbidden under Thailand’s lese-majeste law.

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North Korea Accused of Floating Poo Balloons Into the South

Over 260 balloons carrying trash and excrement appear to have floated across the border.

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Turbulence-hit Singapore Airlines flight fell 54 meters in less than five seconds, investigation finds

The Singapore Airlines flight that last week encountered severe turbulence on its way from London to Singapore dropped 54 metres in less than five seconds.

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Biden and Harris Make New Push to Strengthen Support From Black Voters

In their latest effort to court a crucial group of voters, the two leading Democrats will roll out an initiative called Black Voters for Biden-Harris at a rally in Philadelphia.

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Negotiating with Terrorists: Campus Edition

Why the major demand of student protesters made no sense whatsoever.

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Acquit Trump in the Hush-Money Case

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has not proven the charges against the former president.

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Ken Burns Suspends 'Longstanding Attempt At Neutrality' to Utterly Torch Trump

"There is no real choice this November," the documentarian warned in a commencement address in which he also ripped Trump as the"opioid of all opioids."

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‘Donald Trump (Black Version)’ Hits the Charts Anew

An ingenious Prince deep cut predicted the South Bronx speech about all-American desire.

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Georgia Race Challenges Democrats’ Abortion-Politics Assumptions

Yet another sign that moderate Republicans are reluctant to cross over just to support pro-choice candidates.

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Reports of the Tea Party’s Death Have Been Exaggerated

It has only been hibernating.

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It’s a Mistake for the U.S. to Leave Niger

Arguments that American withdrawal from the African nation may seem plausible, but they don’t stand up to scrutiny.

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6 things you do at work that annoy your boss

Cultivating a good relationship with your boss is key to professional success. Here are six things you might be doing that annoy your manager.

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Robert De Niro calls Donald Trump a ‘monster’ outside New York hush money trial

Robert De Niro branded Donald Trump a “monster” and claimed he “should not be allowed” to be US president again. The actor arrived outside the New York courthouse on behalf of Joe Biden’s re-election campaign on Tuesday (28 May) as Mr Trump’s hush money trail nears conclusion. In an interview with Sky News, the Oscar-winning actor accused Mr Trump of wanting to destroy the country. The New York court is today hearing the closing arguments in the case where the former president is accused of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to the adult actress Stormy Daniels.

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Three Israeli Soldiers Killed in Booby-Trapped Gaza Building

Three Israeli soldiers died Tuesday when a booby trap was set off during combat operations in a building in southern Gaza's Rafah.

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Imagine you're a Trump trial juror

You'd have some decisions to make this week.

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A millennial who had a mini-retirement at 38 shares her strategies for achieving financial independence — and why she wants to return to the workforce

Sabina Horrocks plans to re-enter the workforce after her mini-retirement, even though she and her husband have a $2 million net worth.

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Pentagon Confirms Its Floating Pier to Gaza Has Broken Apart

The Pentagon confirmed its $320 million floating pier to Gaza, which President Joe Biden announced with great fanfare during the State of the Union address, has broken into pieces and will be dismantled for at least a week as it is repaired.

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Exclusive — U.S. Chamber of Commerce Defies Congressional Committee Chairman Demanding Funding Information

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to defy a powerful House Republican committee chairman investigating the source of funds into its affiliated foundation, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

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Home Alone star racked up huge bar bill on Donald Trump’s tab during filming

Daniel Stern played the hapless criminal Marv in ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’

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Inflation pressures lingering from pandemic are keeping Fed rate cuts on pause

Hopes for interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve are steadily fading, with a stream of recent remarks by Fed officials underscoring their intention to keep borrowing costs high as long as needed to curb persistently elevated inflation.

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A new documentary goes behind the scenes of Christian nationalism

“Bad Faith” traces the origins of January 6 back to the Moral Majority of the 1980s.

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North Korea flies hundreds of balloons full of trash over South Korea

South's Korea's military said about 260 North Korean balloons were found dropped in various parts of the country and were being recovered by military rapid response and explosive clearance teams.

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Papua New Guinea leader says extraordinary weather is causing disasters

Prime Minister James Marape said natural disasters had cost the Pacific island nation more than $126 million this year even before a landslide that may have killed thousands.

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Trump Hush Money Trial Jurors Now Have a Historic Choice to Make

They are expected to begin deliberating Wednesday.

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Contents Of Trump's Ranting Sticky Note Are Caught On Camera By Photographer

Some people were stunned by the former president's handwritten message. Others thought it was a deliberate ploy.

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White House says Israel's Rafah strike and ground assault don't cross Biden's 'red line'

Israel’s actions in Rafah so far did not represent a “major ground operation” that would violate President Joe Biden’s warnings, the United States said Tuesday.

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