A lifeline and a court date for Trump
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One court tossed Donald Trump a financial lifeline in his fraud case while another set a date for his hush money trial. A powerful spring snowstorm unleashed blizzard conditions across the Midwest and Plains. And Boeing's CEO will step down as the company faces a safety crisis.
👋 Hey, Monday! Laura Davis here. I’m back in the saddle after a week in Florida visiting my sister. Denver greeted me with a big snowstorm! Hope you had a great weekend. Let’s get caught up on the news.
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Trump gets a break – and a trial date
Former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants need to post only a $175 million bond or deposit to shield their assets as they appeal their real estate fraud trial loss, an appeals court ruled Monday. The ruling helps Trump as he has scrambled to come up with the cash before New York Attorney General Letitia James could start going after his assets. The former president has been struggling under the weight of not just the $454 million civil fraud judgment but also an $83.3 million defamation trial loss to E. Jean Carroll.
A court date: Also on Monday, New York Judge Juan Merchan said Trump's criminal hush money trial will start with jury selection on April 15. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. 👉 Here's what's next.
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📈 Truth Social, Donald Trump's struggling social media platform is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange Tuesday under the ticker that bears his initials: DJT. Here's what to know.
UN Security Council demands Gaza cease-fire
The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Monday demanding an immediate cease-fire in Israel's offensive in Gaza during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas. The U.S. abstained and the 14 other member nations voted to approve the resolution.
Why now? Efforts to pass similar cease-fire resolutions had failed four times − three were vetoed by the U.S. But there has been a growing rift between the Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and Israel's insistence on the need for a military offensive in the refugee-packed city of Rafah.
But now: In an attempt to tamp down tensions, U.S. national security spokesman John Kirby said Israel remains a strong ally, adding that friends "can disagree." But the U.S. abstention was met with strong resistance by the Israeli government. 📍 The latest on the situation.
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Departures at Boeing amid safety crisis
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down by year's end in a broad management shakeup triggered by the planemaker's sprawling safety crisis, which stemmed from a midair panel blowout on a 737 Max jet. The planemaker also said Stan Deal, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO, would retire.
How did we get here? Calhoun has been under pressure ever since the Jan. 5 incident, when a door plug ripped off an Alaska Airlines flight. The company is facing heavy regulatory scrutiny, and U.S. authorities curbed production while it addresses safety and quality concerns. ✈️ Everything we know about the shakeup.
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Snowstorm brings blizzard warnings
Brrrrr! A powerful storm is dumping heavy snow and blizzard conditions across the north-central United States, prompting severe weather warnings and closing school and roads. Meteorologists say the storm could dump 6 to 12 inches from central Nebraska to northeastern Minnesota. Heavy snow and gusty winds approaching 50 mph will produce blizzard conditions into early Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. And across the Mississippi Valley and central Gulf Coast, thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes were expected Monday night and early Tuesday. ❄️ See the forecast.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Donald Trump, Truth Social, Boeing safety crisis shakeup, blizzard: Monday's news
