Four days into the first criminal trial of a president, Donald Trump was showing signs of frustrations. He had listened to scores of New Yorkers express less-than-favorable opinions about him, was restricted in what he could say in court and had even been told to sit down by the judge. “Sir, can you please have a seat,” said Juan Merchan, the soft-spoken judge who is presiding over Trump’s hush money trial, when the former president thought Friday's proceedings were over and got up to leave. As...
More than half a first batch of potential jurors in Donald Trump's criminal trial were excused after admitting they didn't think they could be impartial in the first trial of a former president.
Snap beat Wall Street's expectations for quarterly revenue and user growth on Thursday, as improvements to its advertising system delivered results faster than anticipated. Shares of Snap spiked 25% to $14.32 in after-market trading. The owner of photo messaging app Snapchat has been working over the past year to improve how it targets ads to users and simplify the way people interact with the ads. The company has historically struggled to compete against much larger rivals like Facebook owner...
Trump Media, whose majority owner is former President Donald Trump, has seen its share price plummet since late March. It owns the Truth Social app.
Donald Trump has arrived at the Manhattan courtroom of Judge Juan Merchan for the second day of his criminal trial over falsifying business records connected to hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. On Monday, Merchan ruled on several motions from each side and set a hearing date of April 23 for the issue of whether Trump is in violation of his gag order. Merchan kept up a brisk pace in the afternoon, bringing in the first 96 potential jurors before dismissing more than...
Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York called two new witnesses to the stand on Friday, rounding out the first week of testimony.
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Filming on Peacemaker Season 2 kicked off on Saturday. Executive producer James Gunn posted a behind-the-scenes photo of the Peacemaker trademark multipurpose helmet celebrating the Season 2 progress, calling it a “pre-shoot.” (See photo below.) Just hours earlier, John Cena, who plays the titular character in the DC series, shared a similar photo to his […]
Employees in the city and elsewhere have voted for strike action
Kelly Guidry was shot in January 2021 on the corner of N. Market and Cheney Streets and would die from his injuries that night at a local hospital. The two shooters would be identified by law enforcement as Chenier and Figaro.
Wetherby Leisure Centre on Lodge Lane was closed yesterday (Sunday) and today due to the issues. The council-run facility has posted on its social media pages to say that there will be no classes of any kind and that it will provide an update tomorrow (Tuesday). The news was shared by a ward councillor, who said it serves as a “timely reminder why we need a new leisure centre”. A spokesperson for Leeds City Councils said: “Unfortunately Wetherby Leisure Centre has been forced to close today...
Former President Donald Trump has seen the value of his shares in Trump Media sharply rise in recent trading after weeks of losses for the DJT ticker.