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Hunter Biden arrived for his criminal trial on gun charges on Tuesday, ahead of opening statements and potentially lurid testimony about drug use lifted from his autobiography and phone messages that prosecutors say incriminates the president's son.
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Trump's appeal of hush money verdict to focus on Stormy Daniels testimony
Legal ·On appeal, Trump's lawyers will likely argue that Daniels' testimony about a Lake Tahoe hotel encounter involving unprotected sex and a spanking went into too much detail.
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Trump blasts his trial judges. Then his fans call for violence.When Donald Trump attacks the integrity of judges hearing cases against him, his followers often respond with posts urging that the jurists be beaten, tortured and killed.
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Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp utility reaches $178 million wildfire settlement
Sustainability ·PacifiCorp, a utility owned by billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway , said on Monday it agreed to pay $178 million to resolve claims by 403 plaintiffs arising from two Oregon wildfires in 2020.
Washington state paying law firm Munger to fight Kroger-Albertsons merger
Government ·Washington state has agreed to pay U.S. law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson up to $2.5 million for legal work on its lawsuit seeking to block Kroger’s $25 billion purchase of rival grocer Albertsons , contract records show.
What are the criminal charges and likely defense in Hunter Biden's gun trial?
Criminal ·Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, is scheduled to go on trial on June 3 in Delaware on charges he violated federal gun laws in 2018 when he purchased a firearm.
Advocacy group accuses Microsoft of shifting child data role onto schools
Technology ·Microsoft is shifting its responsibilities for children's personal data onto schools who are not equipped to cope, advocacy group NOYB alleges in one of two complaints filed to Austria's privacy watchdog.
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