• Trump loses latest bid for new E Jean Carroll defamation trial

    Earlier this year, a jury determined that Mr Trump had defamed Ms Carroll, with $65m in punitive damages and $18m in compensatory damages

  • Opening statements in Trump hush money trial set for Monday after latest appeal fails

    NEW YORK (AP) — Opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money case are set to begin next week after a jury of 12 people and six alternates was seated Friday. The seating of the jury sets the stage for weeks of testimony in a case charging Trump with falsifying business records to suppress stories about []

  • Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial live updates: Channel Ten says judgment ‘a triumph for truth’ after Lehrmann’s case against network fails – latest news

    Justice Lee finds Ten’s defence of truth successful after Lehrmann sued the network and journalist Lisa Wilkinson in the federal court of Australia for defamation. Follow the latest news and updates from the judgment todayFull report: Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, judge finds on balance of probabilitiesBruce Lehrmann and Lisa Wilkinson have both arrived into courtroom one on the 21st level of the federal court building in central Sydney.Lehrmann is sitting at the...

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    Trump’s trial starts: After failed delay tactics, Trump becomes 1st ex-POTUS to face criminal trial

    MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by Joy Reid, Lawrence O’Donnell, Jen Psaki, and Chris Hayes to discuss day one of his criminal trial in New York. (Bookmark The Beat’s YouTube playlist, updated daily: https://msnbc.com/ari. Connect with Ari on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AriMelber IG: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber Merch: msnbc.com/beat5)

  • Willy Wanker disappoints in latest immersive experience fail

    IPSWICH, SUFFOLK – Willy Wanker – The company behind the disastrous Willy’s Chocolate Experience in Glasgow has now brought their unique brand of “immersive” entertainment to the streets of Ipswich. Norfolk Reporter: Ian Bred Promising an adult adventure into the realms of sensuality and eroticism. The ‘Adult Pleasure Zone’ has opened its doors to eager […]

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    Hundreds bid farewell to Haiku Stairs during final hike before removal

    "The neighbors over the years have just gotten sick and tired of it as far as my yard. We've had people run through and, you know, behind trespassing in people's yards and then using their hoses to rinse off."

  • 23andMe wants to go private. It's the latest in a line of failed SPACs

    Like a number of companies that went public during the pandemic, 23andMe has for months been trying to manage a terrible case of SPAC-itis, an inflammation that causes plunging stock values due to the business being, as one analyst put it, not “ready for prime time.” 23andMe, the DNA-testing powerhouse that once threw celebrity “spit parties,” went public in 2021 by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) funded by billionaire Richard Branson. Briefly, it attained a $6...

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    George Santos' long-shot bid for Congress was doomed to fail from the start

    Documented liar and alleged fraudster George Santos has ended his independent bid for a House seat that he had little chance of winning, saying he did not want to split the vote with his Republican rival and risk electing a Democrat. Announcing the withdrawal of his candidacy for New York's 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, Santos wrote on X that although he is critical of Republican candidate Nick LaLota's "abysmal record," running against him would "all but guarantee" that the Democratic...

  • Watch Stephen Colbert's hilarious take on GOP's latest impeachment fail

    The Republican Party’s attempted impeachment fiasco and beleaguered House Speaker Mike Johnson were the subjects of late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert’s opening monologue Wednesday night. Colbert observed that while the House Republicans targeting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “never identified a specific high crime or misdemeanor for the impeachment, which is usually kind of a thing,” the event was still historic. It's only the second time in America that a Cabinet...

  • House Republicans’ bid to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas fails in US Senate

    Senate Democrats dismissed the articles of impeachment, as the charges failed to meet bar of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’Senate Democrats on Wednesday dismissed the impeachment case brought by House Republicans against Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, on grounds that the charges failed to meet the bar of “high crimes and misdemeanors” outlined in the constitution as a basis for removing an official from office.In a pair of party-line votes, Democrats held that two articles...

  • Tiger’s son shoots 81, fails in U.S. Open bid

    PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. >> Charlie Woods failed to qualify for his first U.S. Open after shooting 9-over 81 today in a local qualifying event.

  • The Latest: Arguments start at Supreme Court in Trump’s bid to avoid prosecution

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took up Donald Trump’s bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump’s lawyers