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Rudy Giuliani disbarred for lying about Trump’s 2020 election loss

by PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

The former New York City mayor argued in hearings last October that he believed the claims he was making on behalf of the campaign were true.

Election 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics

Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until September after immunity ruling

by JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press July 2, 2024August 6, 2024

The Supreme Court’s decision all but closes the door on the possibility that he could face trial in his 2020 election interference case before November.

Business, Nation & World

U.S. labor market shows signs of losing steam, putting Fed on alert

by Jonnelle Marte and Steve Matthews Bloomberg July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

Economists and some Federal Reserve officials are increasingly on alert that pain could be on the horizon for American workers amid signs the labor market is losing steam.

Nation & World

Beryl heads toward Jamaica as major hurricane after ripping through southeast Caribbean

by DÁNICA COTO and AMAR SPENCER-SAYERS Associated Press July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

The storm has broken several records, including marking the farthest east that a hurricane has formed in the tropical Atlantic in June.

Nation & World, News, Politics

Trump seeks to set aside New York hush money verdict hours after Supreme Court ruling

by MICHAEL R. SISAK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press July 1, 2024July 2, 2024

The judge has been asked delay Trump’s sentencing while the former president weighs the high court’s decision and how it could influence the case.

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At 28, Bardella could become youngest French prime minister at helm of far-right National Rally

by BARBARA SURK and ELISE MORTON Associated Press July 1, 2024

Since joining at age 17, Jordan Bardella has risen quickly through the party’s ranks.

Nation & World, Uncategorized

Hunter Biden sues Fox News over explicit images featured in a streaming series

by Associated Press July 1, 2024July 1, 2024

NEW YORK — Hunter Biden accused Fox News in a lawsuit of unlawfully publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. The president’s son filed the lawsuit Sunday in state court in Manhattan over images in “The Trial of Hunter Biden,” which debuted on the streaming service Fox Nation in 2022. The […]