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Support for the far-right Alternative for Germany slipped two percentage points in a new poll for the European Parliament elections, suggesting allegations of links to Chinese intelligence are damaging the party.
At a diner just off the freeway north of Sacramento, a mostly white crowd listened intently as it learned how to “save America” by leaning on the same laws that enshrined the rights of Black voters 60 years ago. Over mugs of coffee and plates of pot roast smothered in gravy, attendees in MAGA and tea party gear took notes about the landmark Voting Rights Act and studied the U.S. Constitution. They peppered self-proclaimed "election integrity" activist Marly Hornik with questions about how to...
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Prosecutors say the seven stole more than $40m from a program meant to provide meals to children in MinnesotaOpening statements are expected on Monday in the fraud trial of seven people charged in what federal prosecutors have called a massive scheme to exploit lax rules during the Covid-19 pandemic and steal from a program meant to provide meals to children in Minnesota.The seven will be the first of 70 defendants to go on trial in the alleged scam. Eighteen others have already pleaded guilty....
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The youth vote for Germany's far-right party, the AfD is growing ahead of key elections, and social media may be playing a significant role in this development.
OTTAWA - As the Liberals try to reverse their political fortunes with the latest federal budget, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ratcheted up attacks against his Conservative opponent on Wednesday, tying him to a far-right American figure. Polls suggest the Liberal budget released last week has yet to resonate - but Trudeau suggested it's still more of a plan than what Poilievre has on offer, other than trying to exploit public anxieties. During a stop to promote the budget in Oakville,...
Soccer superstar David Beckham is suing Mark Wahlberg and F45 and the case is going to trial. Here's why Beckham claims he was "duped" by the gym chain.
Donald Trump had a rough night, pity-posting about how life hasn't been fair for the corrupt billionaire. "Four years ago I was a very successful and popular President of the United States," cried the one-term, four-times indicted former president, whose presidency saw 400,000 Americans die from Covid and who lost both the electoral and popular vote to President Joe Biden. — Read the rest
Erica Orden, Politico reporter, talks about the media diets of the jurors on the Trump "hush money" trial. Plus, she recaps the testimony of David Pecker, the former publisher for the National Enquirer, who talked about that publication's "catch and kill" strategy, which suppressed negative stories about people like Donald Trump.
Harvey Weinstein will be retried “sometime after Labor Day” a judge said today, during the disgraced movie mogul’s first appearance in court since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by a New York court last week (via ABC News). “We believe in this case, and we will be retrying this case,” prosecutors added (via Deadline). “It was a strong case in 2020 and it remains a strong case in 2024.” Weinstein was brought into the courtroom in a wheelchair today, for a hearing that lasted less than...