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Trump hush money trial: Ex-National Enquirer boss David Pecker returns to witness stand as judge considers gag order violation ruling

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives in court for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 23, 2024 in New York City.

TRUMP ON TRIAL

‘You’re losing all credibility’: Judge scolds Trump attorneys over Truth Social defence in gag order hearing

<p>Donald Trump in court on 22 April 2024 before opening arguments got under way in his Manhattan criminal trial </p>

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Trump risks gag order fines by lashing out before contempt hearing

<p>Donald Trump sits inside a criminal courtroom in Manhattan on 22 April </p>

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Prosecutors can confront Trump about defamation if he testifies

<p>Michael Cohen stands behind Donald Trump at an event in Ohio on 21 September 2016 while the latter was running for president </p>

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Michael Cohen escalates Twitter war with new Trump nickname ahead of trial testimony

<p>Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he arrives at Manhattan criminal court for his hush money trial on 23 April 2024 </p>

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Trump calls pro-Palestine protests at college campuses a ‘disgrace’

<p>Jon Stewart</p>

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Jon Stewart in rant about ‘mundane’ Trump trial

<p>DJT shares have remained above the benchmark to receive earnout shares </p>

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Donald Trump set for another $1.25bn Truth Social windfall

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William and Kate release Prince Louis photo to mark his sixth birthday

Kate’s new photo of Louis released to celebrate prince’s sixth birthday

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William and Kate release Prince Louis photo to mark his sixth birthday

The photo comes five weeks after an edited Mother’s Day picture sparked global furore

Kate’s new photo of Louis released to celebrate prince’s sixth birthday

<p>Maxwell Anderson, appears in court in Milwaukee over the alleged murder of Sade Robinson</p>

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Blood found in first date murder suspect’s home does not belong to victim Sade Robinson

<p>US Representative Lauren Boebert, pictured in January, announced in December she would be switching congressional districts. President Biden had a brief response </p>

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Joe Biden taunts Lauren Boebert with two-word response

<p>Alec Baldwin, as seen in the viral video</p>

Alec Baldwin slaps phone of ‘ambush interviewer’ asking about shooting

Zoo Ostrich Death

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Adored ostrich Karen dies after swallowing zoo staff member’s keys

Zoo Ostrich Death

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Adored ostrich Karen dies after swallowing zoo staff member’s keys

<p>Minnesota state Senator Nicole Mitchell pictured in mug shot </p>

State senator arrested for burglary after she’s found inside home

<p>Jaylen Griffin was 12 when he went missing near his home in the Central Terminal area of Buffalo, New York </p>

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Decomposed body of boy who vanished in 2020 is found after mom dies

<p>NYPD officers stand by after detaining demonstrators and clearing an encampment set up by pro-Palestinian students and protesters on the campus of New York University</p>

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150 arrested at NYU and major Columbia donor pulls funding as pro-Palestine protests sweep campuses

Over 100 students at NYU and Columbia have been arrested this past week over pro-Palestinian protest encampments

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with her daughter Isra

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Ilhan Omar’s daughter claims she’s homeless after Columbia protest

<p>Columbia University faculty members staged a demonstration on Monday, condemning last week’s arrests of some 100 pro-Palestine student protestors </p>

Faculty seek to censure Columbia president after 100 arrested

<p>Damage at the Centre of Islamic Life at Rutgers University, New Jersey. Jacob Beacher, 24, has been charged following the destruction </p>

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Man charged with hate crime after Islamic Center was damaged

Google-Israel-Firings

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Google fires more workers who protested its deal with Israel

<p>Siblings Lana and Zayn were killed by a drunk driver at a birthday party this weekend in Michigan</p>

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Pictured: Siblings, aged five and eight, killed by a drunk driver who rammed into a kids’ birthday party at Michigan boat club

<p>Sam Bankman-Fried is set to turn on some of the celebrities who supported his cryptocurrency exchange</p>

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Disgraced crypto bro Sam Bankman-Fried set to turn on Tom Brady and Larry David

<p>A Brightline train is shown at a station in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on 11 January 2018. Brightline West broke ground on a new, high-speed route between Los Angeles and Las Vegas on 22 April, 2024 </p>

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Work starts on $12bn train line connecting Las Vegas with Los Angeles

Handbag designer to the stars gets 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile bags from Colombia

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Designer to the stars gets 18 months in prison for smuggling crocodile handbags

<p>Tifany Machel Adams (left) had planned on killing Veronica Butler (right) in February – weeks before Butler and Jilian Kelley were abducted and murdered, a witness told investigators. Four people, including Adams, were arrested on 13 April and charged with their murders.</p>

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Accused ‘God’s Misfits’ killers planned to murder victim with anvil

<p>Rebel Wilson attends the 2024 AACTA Awards in Gold Coast, Australia</p>

Rebel Wilson says member of British Royal family invited her to lose virginity in drug-fueled orgy

<p>Brandon O’Quinn Rasberry (pictured) was found dead in his RV</p>

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Texas boy, 10, admits to shooting dead stranger when he was 7

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UN ‘horror’ at mass grave at hospitals in Gaza as US says Hamas moved goalpost over ceasefire deal

<p>President Biden’s re-election campaign is counting on abortion to juice 2024 turnout</p><p> </p>

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Biden takes abortion fight to Florida as he slams state’s six-week ban

President’s re-election campaign believes the Sunshine State — which hasn’t gone to a Democrat in a presidential election since 2012 — is now seriously in play

<p>Robert Durst in ‘The Jinx - Part Two’</p>

The Jinx Part Two

The Jinx director reveals he hired security detail because he feared Robert Durst: ‘He was angry at me’

<p>Melania Trump has launched a new customisable Mother’s Day necklace</p>

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Melania Trump selling Mother’s Day necklace for $245

<p>Catherine Briley’s home, pictured on 17 April, had toxic levels of ammonia and a toxic industrial chemical in Polk County, Florida </p>

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Inside squalid home of hoarder accused of abusing 30 cats

Inside Victoria Beckham’s star-studded 50th birthday bash

<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds a press conference in January</p>

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Zelensky thanks Congress after Johnson bucks conservatives to pass Ukraine aid

<p>Executive chairman of Amazon Jeff Bezos and actress Lauren Sanchez arrive for a State Dinner in honor of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, at the Booksellers Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on 10 April 2024</p>

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Lauren Sanchez asked Kellyanne Conway for advice on her public image

<p>Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has denied any improper contacts with minors</p>

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Republican lashes out at Matt Gaetz by branding him a ‘scumbag’

<p>South Dakota’s Governor Kristi Noem speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting on 23 February 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland</p>

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Kristi Noem says no exceptions for rape or incest in abortion ban

<p>Maxwell Anderson, 33, (pictured) pleaded not guilty to the murder of 19-year-old Sade Robinson during a brief court hearing in Milwaukee on Monday </p>

Crime

Bar worker accused of murdering and dismembering student on first date pleads not guilty

<p>Trump Classified Documents</p>

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Trump classified docs case witness asked FBI not to tape interview because it would be ‘a risk to him in Trump world'

<p>Man taken into custody after breaking into LA Mayor’s official residence</p>

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Man arrested for breaking into LA mayor’s home while she was there with family

<p>Brothers Reginald Carr (left) and Jonathan Carr (right) were convicted in the December 2000 ‘Wichita massacre’ </p>

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Two brothers who killed four in ‘Wichita massacre’ denied new hearing

ANALYSISUS ELECTION 2024

What would a President Trump 2.0 look like?

Lifestyle

<p>Fashion designer Simon Jacquemus welcomes twins with husband Marco</p>

Fashion designer Simon Jacquemus welcomes twins with husband Marco

Molly-Mae criticises Disneyland food after visit: ‘90 per cent salt’

<p>Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce spotted dancing together at Coachella</p>

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce spotted dancing together at Coachella

<p>Patrick Mahomes reflected on his interactions with Taylor Swift </p>

Patrick Mahomes jokes about Taylor Swift ‘becoming a football coach’

Culture

Travel

<p>Final countdown: Olympiastadion, Berlin, where the Euro 2024 final will be played on 14 July</p>

Euro 2024: How to follow England and Scotland in Germany this summer

<p>Lefkada has mindblowingly beautiful beaches</p>

The best Greek island hopping routes

<p>The island of Labadee was leased to Royal Caribbean in the 1980s </p>

Royal Caribbean suspends all cruises to popular destination in May

<p>Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape in Bali was ranked as the best sustainable hotel </p>

Tripadvisor names four UK B&Bs among best places to stay in the world

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