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By Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a New York appeals court Friday to halt his Manhattan civil fraud trial while they fight a court ruling that calls for dissolving companies that control some of…
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange FTX may have lost at least $8 billion in customer money, but he “didn’t intend to defraud anyone,” his defense team said Wednesday during the opening arguments of his highly anticipated trial.…
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Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre will answer questions under oath about the misspending of federal welfare money in MississippiByMICHAEL GOLDBERG /REPORT FOR AMERICA Associated PressFILE - Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre speaks with…
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In the weeks after Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange began to crumble last November, he chose to ignore the most basic piece of legal advice: Say nothing, or risk incriminating yourself. He took media interviews. He appeared on…
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- A federal judge on Saturday blocked two portions of North Carolina's new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues. But nearly all of the restrictions approved by the legislature this year, including a…
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Former President Donald Trump, a Republican presidential candidate, in Clinton Township, Michigan, to address auto workers, Sept. 27, 2023.Rebecca Cook | ReutersThe New York civil fraud trial of former President Donald Trump and his company…
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By Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press NEW YORK — An appeals court Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general, allowing the case to proceed days after a judge ruled the…
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On October 3, Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, is due to go on trial for fraud and conspiracy in a court in the Southern District of New York.Last fall, a report published by news outlet CoinDesk cast doubt over…
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand | CNN The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election subversion criminal case will not disqualify herself from the matter, rejecting a longshot bid from the former president’s team…
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By Amy Beth Hanson | Associated Press HELENA, Mont. — A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors is temporarily blocked, a state judge ruled Wednesday, just four days before it was to take effect. District…
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