Trump trial live updates: Ex-president threatened with jail for gag order violations

Former president back in Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday for further witness testimony

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US service member shot and killed by Florida police identified by the Air Force

The U.S. Air Force says a 23-year-old Airman supporting its Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, was shot and killed during an incident involving the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

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Putin's Crimea bridge has been out of military use for at least 3 months, satellite images suggest

Satellite images appear to show no Russian trains carrying military equipment into Ukraine via the key Crimea bridge between February and mid-April.

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Building collapse in South Africa sparks complex rescue operation with dozens of workers missing

South African rescuers are "actually hearing people through the rubble" after a building collapsed in the city of George.

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Alleged Mushroom Murderer Mom Pleads Not Guilty in Killer Lunch Case

Erin Patterson also faces charges related to four alleged attempts to murder her ex.

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Showdown meeting as Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to oust House Speaker Johnson: Live

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Mike Johnson will meet again on Tuesday

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Gallup Poll: Confidence in Biden's Economic Leadership Historically Low

Confidence in President Joe Biden's economic leadership sunk to a historically low point, Gallup polling found Monday.

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How Stormy Daniels became one of the most powerful people in politics

Stormy Daniels was dancing her way through a ‘Make America Horny Again’ tour when news emerged that she had received hush money payments from Donald Trump. As those payments sit at the centre of an indictment against Trump, Io Dodds explains how Daniels landed in the middle of a political firestorm

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Australian woman accused of killing former husband's relatives with poisonous mushrooms pleads not guilty

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Heineken pledges nearly $50 million investment for "transforming tired pubs" into eco-friendly faces of resilience

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Stormy Daniels likely to testify about hush money in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial

Porn actress Stormy Daniels is likely to testify at Donald Trump's trial Tuesday. She may discuss the hush money payment at the heart of the charges.

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Trump held in contempt of court again as judge warns of jail for future gag order violations

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Police Clear Pro-Palestinian 'Encampment' at UC San Diego

State and local police cleared a pro-Palestinian "encampment" at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) on Monday.

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Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Ex-president faces 88 felony counts across four prosecutions as he campaigns for the presidency

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FACT CHECK: Did Elon Musk Say Anyone Who New Violates Antisemitism Law Will Be Suspended From X?

There is no evidence Musk has made this claim

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A recession in early 2025 could send the stock market tumbling 30%, strategist says

A recession in late 2024 or early 2025 could send the S&P 500 tumbling to around 3,600, BCA's Roukaya Ibrahim said.

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Oprah Winfrey unveils "Long Island" as her latest book club pick

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FACT CHECK: Viral X Post Falsely Claims Boeing Whistleblowers Were Killed By Alleged ‘Hit Squad’

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Election Day in Indiana: These are the key races in the Hoosier State's primary election.

From a six-way competition for governor to open seats in Congress, here are the races to watch in Tuesday's primary.

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Eye Opener: Dozens of tornadoes tear through middle of U.S. and cause mass destruction

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Newsmax Host Concocts Absurd Excuses For Kristi Noem Book That Even She Rejects

Eric Bolling really really reached on this one in trying to defend the South Dakota governor.

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American soldier arrested in Russia was accused of stealing

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Jackie Lacey, 1st Black L.A. D.A., Backs Nathan Hochman over George Gascón

Jackie Lacey, the first black and first female L.A. D.A. has endorsed Nathan Hochman against George Soros-backed George Gascón.

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What did Trump do? Inside the Stormy Daniels case that led to Trump’s arrest

How the story unfolded: John Bowden on the key moments in a seven-year saga that has led to Trump’s indictment and trial on criminal charges

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Says ‘Black Kids’ In The Bronx Don’t Know The Word ‘Computer’

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said during a California forum on Monday that black children from the Bronx don't know what a computer is.

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Trump trial: Ex-president posts — then quickly deletes — message about witness schedule, hush money judge

Donald Trump deleted the post less than one day after Judge Juan Merchan threatened the former president with jail time for repeatedly violating his gag order.

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Israel Seizes Control of Rafah Crossing as Cease-Fire Talks Continue

Israel said the cease-fire proposal that Hamas agreed to on Monday was ‘far from Israel’s necessary requirements.’

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129K Migrants Apprehended at Southwest Border in April -- Down Slightly from March

Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 129,000 migrants who illegally crossed the southwest border in April between ports of entry.

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Israel's attack on Rafah shows the troubling limits of Biden's influence

Throughout its eight-month war on Gaza, Israel has been willing to reject or ignore the advice of its most important international ally, the US.

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Ukraine says it foiled a Russian spy agency plot to assassinate President Zelenskyy

Two colonels in the State Guard of Ukraine, which protects top officials, were detained on suspicion of enacting the plan.

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Rep. Mike Collins denounces discrimination after receiving backlash on Ole Miss video

Rep. Mike Collins addresses backlash for sharing a video that showed counter protesters at Ole Miss taunting a Black pro-Palestinian demonstrator.

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Harvard Pro-Palestine Protests May Be Approaching Their End

It does not appear they’ll get the big Hollywood denouement that their Columbia counterparts achieved.

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Private equity firms circle Peloton for potential buyout

Private equity firms have been circling Peloton for a potential buyout as it grapples with slowing sales and losses.

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Crazy Cake

Glockhead and loaded.

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Israeli Officials Say U.S. Blindsided Them with Surprise Hamas 'Agreement'

Israeli officials said the Biden administration had secretly worked with mediators, behind Israel's back, to craft a fake Hamas "agreement."

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Ex-Trump Official Flags ‘Very Chilling Signal’ About This Election Season

Miles Taylor said things are happening a little differently for Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign.

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Stanley Druckenmiller gives Biden's economic policies an 'F', blames the Fed for reigniting inflation

He called "Bidenomics" a failure and said consumers are paying the price in terms of higher inflation.

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Google is co-funding a guaranteed basic income trial that gives families $12,000 a year to help keep them housed

Google's philanthropic arm is co-funding a $2.8 million guaranteed income pilot aimed at reducing homelessness in and around San Francisco.

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Trump Posts—Then Quickly Deletes—Post About Trial Witness

The former president complained he’d just learned who would be taking the stand and complained his lawyers had “no time” to prepare.

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Oprah reveals new book club pick "Long Island" by Colm Tóibín: Read a free excerpt

Oprah Winfrey has selected "Long Island" by author Colm Tóibín as her newest book club pick.

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US repatriates 11 US citizens from northeast Syria

The United States has repatriated 11 US citizens, including five minors, as well as the sibling of one of those minors, from northeast Syria in what Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the “largest single repatriation” of Americans from that region to date.

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Israeli Troops Fight Through Rafah, Seize Border Crossing, Key Road

The IDF seized the strategic Rafah-Egypt border crossing, and the Philadelphi road along the Egyptian border, as it began its operation.

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Trump trial live updates: Ex-president back in court after being tied to Cohen checks

Follow live updates as Donald Trump faces new testimony on his alleged cover-up of a hush money scheme to unlawfully interfere with an election.

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'Irish Lives Matter' -- Thousands Protest Against Mass Migration in Dublin

One of the largest anti-mass migration protests to date took place in Dublin on Monday as protesters decried the open borders agenda.

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Walt Disney, Hims & Hers, Palantir and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in early trading.

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Trump’s hush money trial resumes after former president threatened with jail time

Warning: the following livestream has not been independently fact-checked and may contain misinformation. The Independent strives to counteract misinformation across its platforms.

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World Leaders Snub Putin but Hollywood Action Star Saves the Day

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says he was so excited to see Putin sworn in for the fifth time he barely got any sleep the night before.

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Trump’s Business Records Trial Resumes After Judge Threatens ex-President with Jail over Gag Order

Donald Trump returns to a New York City courtroom Tuesday as his business records trial resumes with big-name witness testimony expected in coming days.

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Rep. Jared Moskowitz Apologizes For Joke About Gov. Kristi Noem, Kim Jong Un

Jared Moskowitz apologized Monday after making a remark on social media about Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Putin sworn in for another term as Russian president in glittering Kremlin ceremony

The United States and many other Western countries boycotted the inauguration, which came just a day after Moscow’s latest round of nuclear saber-rattling.

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