News bulletin 2022/08/07 23:16
News bulletin 2022/08/07 23:16
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The Canadian PressTrump forced to listen silently to people insulting him as he trades a cocoon of adulation for court
NEW YORK (AP) — He seems "selfish and self-serving,” said one woman. The way he carries himself in public "leaves something to be desired," said another. His “negative rhetoric and bias," said another man, is what is “most harmful." Over the past week, Donald Trump has been forced to sit inside a frigid New York courtroom and listen to a parade of potential jurors in his criminal hush money trial share their unvarnished assessments of him. It’s been a dramatic departure for the former president
- Fortune
Former HGTV star slapped with $10 million fine and jail time for real estate fraud
An investor found a property “to be a burnt-down shell with no work done on it.”
- Snopes
Fact Check: People Are Claiming Trump Never Attended His Children's Graduations. Here's What We Found
The former president's complaint that he might be unable to attend his son Barron's high school graduation due to his trial spawned misinformation.
- PA Media: UK News
Man jailed for six and a half years for ‘brazen’ rape of 15-year-old girl in sea
Judge Susan Evans KC said the ‘frightening’ attack ‘undermined public confidence’ in the safety of busy beaches.
- HuffPost UK
My Ex Husband Has One Last Request Before He Remarries, Am I Wrong For Declining?
"He told me I could ask anyone about this situation, and everyone would agree with her."
- BuzzFeed
Women Who've Had Threesomes Are Opening Up About Their Experiences — The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly — And It's Intriguing
"There's nothing like having two men passionately desiring and worshipping you."
- The Daily Beast
How Trump Screwed Up His Lawyers’ Ability to Do Their Jobs
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Getty Donald Trump’s antics are finally catching up with him.That is, of course, true in the New York criminal trial as a whole, where Trump may be found guilty of past misconduct. But Trump’s antics are also catching up with him in a narrower, but quite meaningful way.In the New York case, the prosecutors said Thursday that they would not be providing to Trump’s legal team the names of the first three witnesses that the prosecutors would be calling to tes
- People
Kourtney Kardashian Celebrates Her Appearance After Fan Comments on Bikini Pic: 'I Love This Body'
The Lemme co-founder is thankful for her body because it "gave me my 3 big babies and my little baby"
- The Independent
Max Azzarello posted conspiracies online. He died after setting himself on fire outside Trump’s trial
The man was later identified by the New York Police Department as 37-year-old Max Azzarello from St Augustine Florida
- Hello!
Prince Louis' surprising favourite hobby revealed by dad Prince William ahead of 6th birthday
Prince William has revealed his youngest son Prince Louis' favourite hobby ahead of his 6th birthday on Tuesday…
- The Daily Beast
Sheep Suspected in the Double Killing of Husband and Wife
Newshub YouTubeA man in New Zealand went looking for his elderly parents on Thursday morning after becoming concerned that he had not heard from them for days, reports say. At their rural rented property in Waitākere, West Auckland, he found a ram in a paddock alongside the lifeless bodies of his parents.The unnamed couple in their early 80s are believed to have both been killed by the sheep, according to The New Zealand Herald. Authorities believe the man had gone out to feed the ram and never
- The Daily Beast
Trump’s Trial Now Has 12 Jurors—and One Angry Man
Jabin Botsford/ReutersDespite the troubles plaguing Donald Trump’s first criminal trial in New York City, the process reached a milestone Thursday afternoon when the judge filled all 12 seats of the jury that will determine his fate.But the slog is far from over, as prosecutors and defense lawyers must now screen dozens of other jurors to pick the half-dozen New Yorkers who will serve as alternates during the next month or two—and might not even make it into the deliberation room.The new additio
- HuffPost
Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets Brutal New Nickname From 'Daily Show' Host Dulcé Sloan
Republicans also received a harsh home truth from the comedian.
- Hypebae
Team USA Girlies Are *Not* Loving Their Olympic Uniforms
Nike revealed its uniforms for Team USA at the Olympics and the girls are not here for it. In...
- The Daily Beast
Fox News Anchor Reminds GOP Senator That Trump Killed His Border Deal
Fox NewsSen. James Lankford (R-OK), the GOP co-architect of the Senate’s failed immigration bill earlier this year, made what were perhaps his most critical comments yet on Donald Trump’s role in scuttling the legislation, alluding to Fox News Thursday that the former president was motivated by his political self-interest.On Your World, Lankford was confronted by anchor Neil Cavuto about the players behind the bill’s demise.“You are a real gentleman about this, and I know you’re not trying to zi
- The Daily Beast
Even Jury Selection Can’t Escape Trump’s Racism
Jabin Botsford / GettyDonald Trump’s defense team reportedly believes that young Black men will help save the former president from a guilty verdict.Lawyers for the former president, who has the dubious distinction of being the first ex-commander in chief to be criminally tried, have been “hoping to spot sympathizers and will focus on younger Black men and white working-class men” as jurors, according to a recent New York Times report.The notion that young Black men might be more easily persuade
- HuffPost
Seriously?!? Stephen Colbert Spots 'Unsettling' Poll Where Trump Has A Huge Lead
The "Late Show" host breaks down one of the strangest polls you'll ever see.
- HuffPost
Ex-Prosecutor Explains Why Donald Trump Needs ‘Some Form Of Jail Time’ Soon
The former president has “already had not only one but two bites of the apple," Andrew Weissmann said.
- HuffPost
Marjorie Taylor Greene Makes Incredibly Worrisome Claim About Speaker Turnover
The far-right lawmaker seems to have an aversion to stable leadership.
- Reuters
Iran signals no plan to retaliate against Israel after drone attack
DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources said was an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation - a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war. Iran's foreign minister said the drones, which the sources said Israel launched against the city of Isfahan, were "mini-drones" and that they had caused no damage or casualties. The limited scale of the attack and Iran's muted response appeared to signal a successful effort by diplomats who have been working to avert all-out war since an Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel on Saturday.