Trump Sues Michael Cohen for $500 million
Former President Trump filed a $500 million lawsuit Wednesday against former attorney and self-described “fixer” Michael Cohen, alleging breach of the attorney-client relationship among other allegations. The 30-page lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, accuses Cohen of “multiple breaches of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, conversion and breaches of contract […]
Memphis Sends 2nd Expelled Lawmaker Back to Tennessee State House
On Wednesday the Shelby County Board of Commissioners in Memphis voted to reinstate Justin J. Pearson to his position as a Tennessee state Representative. Pearson and Justin Jones, both Black, were expelled on April 6 while a third state Representative, Gloria Johnson, who is white, survived the vote against her after the trio—popularly known as […]
Juul E-Cigarettes to Pay Nearly Half a Billion Dollars Over Youth Addiction Claims
Six U.S. states announced Wednesday that the e-cigarette manufacturer Juul has agreed to pay $462 million to settle claims surrounding claims of youth vaping addition. Altogether, Juul has now settled with 45 states for more than $1 billion. In Wednesday’s announced settlement, the e-cigarette company did not admit any wrongdoing. The states included in the […]
Biden Arrives in Rainy Dublin Amid Irish Trip
President Biden arrived in Dublin under cover of umbrella Wednesday on the second leg of his four-day trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland. “Real pleasure to welcome @POTUS to Dublin today. Looking forward to a good discussion in Farmleigh tomorrow after his trip to County Louth,” Ireland’s Prime Minister, or Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar tweeted upon […]
Media Outlets Sue for January 6 Video Given to Fox News
Nine national media organizations filed a lawsuit Wednesday to obtain access to the 44,000 hours of CCTV surveillance footage of the January 6, 2021 insurrection on the U.S. Capitol that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) gave to Fox News. Among the media outlets who’ve joined in the lawsuit are CNN, the Associated Press, the New […]
Ukraine Investigates Video of Alleged Soldier Beheading
Ukraine launched an investigation Wednesday into a video circulating on social media that purports to show a Ukrainian soldier’s beheading by Russian forces. The gruesome video quickly sparked outrage upon its emergence online. The Kremlin called it “horrible” but added that it needed to be verified. “In the world of fakes we live in the […]
Police Release Body Cam Footage of Response to Louisville Mass Shooting
Louisville Metro Police have released graphic body cam video of Monday’s mass shooting at Old National Bank, where five people were killed before police took down the gunman. The initial video shows scenes from rookie Officer Nickolas Wilt’s body cam. Wilt was among eight people hospitalized in the shooting. Four remained in the hospital as […]
Biden Calls for Power Sharing to Return to Northern Ireland
On the first day of his visit to Ireland and Northern Ireland, President Biden called for a return to power sharing in the North. The timing of Biden’s trip is to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Peace Agreement, which ended thirty years of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. During a speech at […]
Russia Approves Electronic Conscription for Draftees
Russia’s upper house of Parliament approved a bill Wednesday allowing the issuance of electronic draft summonses amid the war in Ukraine. The Russian Federation Council’s vote was the final step necessary before sending the bill to President Vladimir Putin, who’s expected to sign it into law. The legislation was fast-tracked as Russia is preparing for […]
Trump Requests Delay in Sexual Assault Trial Following Indictment
Attorneys for former President Trump asked a judge in the Southern District of New York to delay the start of his sexual assault and defamation trial for one month. Trump’s attorneys want a “cooling off” period following the former President’s unprecedented indictment by a Manhattan grand jury and arraignment on 34 felony counts of business […]
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