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Trump trial full coverage: Judge fines Trump for violating gag order, warns of jail time as testimony continues in the criminal hush money case
Prosecutors are set to resume presenting their case against the former president, who is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election.
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Cassie sued Diddy under an expiring N.Y. law. What's next for the Adult Survivors Act?
Cassie, whose real name is Cassandra Ventura, sued under New York's Adult Survivors Act, a week before its window closes on Nov. 23.
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Trump fraud trial: N.Y. AG Letitia James alleges Trump illegally gained $1B
Former President Donald Trump’s civil trial for business fraud began Monday at a New York state courthouse in Manhattan, where Trump is appearing in person. New York Attorney General Letitia James alleges Trump defrauded lenders by inflating the value of his assets.
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Trump indictment: What happens next?
Yahoo News spoke with legal experts about what to expect now that the former president has pleaded not guilty to all 37 federal charges in the classified documents case.
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Uganda's anti-LGBTQ law, one of the harshest in the world, explained
The Anti-Homosexuality Act, which was passed by parliament in Kampala in April, was signed into law on Monday by President Yoweri Museveni despite widespread opposition from world leaders and human rights activists.
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Why a growing number of women are suing Texas over the state's abortion laws
Eight more women have joined a lawsuit filed by five women against the state of Texas, where, they say, abortion laws prevented them from terminating their pregnancies despite life-threatening health concerns.
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Mass. bill allows inmates to swap organs for less prison time. Ethics experts say it's exploitative.
A new bill proposed in Massachusetts would allow incarcerated individuals the option of donating their organs in exchange for a reduction in their sentences. The bill's authors believe the move will "restore bodily autonomy" to inmates, but ethics experts say it's potentially exploitative and may also be illegal.
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