NEW YORK — New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan blamed Donald Trump’s attorney Susan Necheles in court Thursday for not sufficiently objecting in real time to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels’s detailed testimony this week — and again said Daniels’s testimony does not warrant a mistrial. This post appeared first on The Washington Post ...
Adult-film actress Stormy Daniels and an attorney for former president Donald Trump engaged in a fiery, hours-long cross-examination Thursday, bringing an end to Daniels’s testimony during Trump’s criminal trial. Since Daniels took the stand Tuesday, she has testified about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, at times seeming to describe it as nonconsensual. Trump has pleaded not guilty ...
Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign called itself a “juggernaut” in May of that year, on par with a planet-destroying “Death Star” that was “firing on all cylinders.” Trump’s 2024 campaign has traded Star Wars metaphors for talk of a “leaner” and “more efficient” operation, with less real estate, fewer employees and greater dependence on outside groups. This post appeared first on ...
Shortly after House lawmakers overwhelming rejected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s attempt to strip the gavel from a second Republican leader in the past year, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told her in a brief conversation on the House floor that he isn’t one to hold a grudge. “Let’s move on, Marjorie. I’m okay with this. Let’s move on,” Johnson recounted telling ...
Arcade chain Dave and Buster’s plan to allow customer betting isn’t winning over everyone. Software company Lucra Sports announced on Tuesday that it was working with the entertainment chain to allow customers to place wagers on their arcade games through the Dave & Buster’s app. But some lawmakers are calling foul. Illinois State Rep. Daniel Didech, a Democrat from Buffalo Grove, filed a bill on Thursday ...
Disney will release no more than three Marvel films and up to two Disney+ shows each year as it works to place more focus on quality output. CEO Bob Iger made the announcement as Disney shares plunged 8% in trading Tuesday after Disney released its quarterly earnings. Just one Marvel film will be released this year: ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ starring Ryan ...
There’s a massive wealth transfer underway. “It has started and it’s only going to accelerate,” said Liz Koehler, head of advisor engagement for BlackRock’s wealth advisory business. Baby boomers are set to pass more than $68 trillion on to their children. And yet, some millennials and Generation Z may not be inheriting as much as they think. Recent reports show a growing disconnect between how much the next generation ...
People who lived in the Arabian Peninsula thousands of years ago went underground when they wanted to beat the heat. Possibly stopping there as they traveled between oases and pastures, they ducked into vast subterranean tunnels where molten lava had once flowed millions of years earlier, according to a recent study. Beginning in the Stone Age, Neolithic herders descended into and ...
Russia carried out a “massive” missile attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight into Wednesday, according to local authorities, in the biggest aerial onslaught by Russian forces for weeks. Russia used 76 air attack weapons in the assault, including 55 missiles and 21 drones launched from Russia and Russian controlled areas, according to Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk. At least 59 weapons ...
In the bustling world of social media, where everyone strives to be heard, few voices rise above the noise to truly make an impact. One such voice is that of Ifedayo Agoro, the founder of Diary of a Naija Girl (DANG), a platform that started as a simple Instagram page and has since grown into a thriving community of nearly ...