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How Michael Cohen’s efforts to aid Donald Trump could land the former president in prison

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Receive our free Inside Washington email FFormer attorney Michael Cohen was once Donald Trump’s top agent: a “fixer” who handled matters, both legal and otherwise, for the famous businessman-turned-political candidate. But as the Manhattan grand jury’s investigation … Read more

Stephanie Gregory Clifford: How Stormy Daniels Became One of the Most Powerful People in Politics

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Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Receive our free Inside Washington email OOn a busy weeknight in May 2018, a Pittsburgh strip club dancer named Scarlet went to the bar for fries and came across something unusual: a young man conspicuously carrying a … Read more

Guilty of complicity in abortion, Polish woman vows to fight

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BRUSSELS (AP) — As Justyna Wydrzyńska sees it, Ania, like her, was a victim of domestic violence. Another kid and she’d be trapped. It was 2020. The pandemic lockdowns. Everyone was concerned that Poland’s borders would close, halting travel and postal services. To help someone she identified with, Wydrzyńska gave Ania the abortion pills she … Read more

Gwyneth Paltrow trial live: Terry Sanderson boasted he was ‘famous’ after ski collision, court hears

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s lawyer sues after actress is photographed in court Sign up for our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest news Sign up for our free US Evening Headlines email Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski bump test entered its third day on Thursday. The Hollywood star and CEO of Goop is accused of … Read more

Corruption and high inequality mark Iraq’s post-2003 oil legacy

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NAHRAN OMAR, Iraq (AP) — Oil is being pumped 24 hours a day within meters of Raghed Jasim’s home in Iraq’s harsh southern heartland. Gas flares from the field illuminate the night sky bright orange and spew acrid smoke; when the wind picks up, the 40-year-old’s clothes are coated black. For Iraq’s poorest, proof of … Read more

Latest Denver school shooting: Austin Lyle ghost gun arrest revealed after student suspect found dead in woods

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Related video: Possible shooting reported at Denver high school Sign up for our free US news bulletin sent straight to your inbox every weekday morning Sign up for our free US morning email news bulletin Denver school administrators have decided to put police back in schools just a few years after voting to remove officers … Read more

Children need parental consent to access social media apps under Utah’s new law

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Kids and teens in Utah will have access to social media apps like TikTok if they don’t have parental consent and face other restrictions under a law that’s the first in the country designed to protect young people from the addictive apps. The two bills signed by Utah Governor Spencer Cox also prohibit children under … Read more