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Trump lawyers vie to discredit key witness Cohen at trial
Donald Trump's lawyer took cracks at key witness Michael Cohen during wide-ranging cross-examination Thursday, questioning his memory and poking at his credibility during the first criminal trial of a former US president.Prosecutors have indicated Cohen, 57, is their last witness in the case.
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Global coral bleaching event expanding to new countries: scientists
The massive coral bleaching episode signaled by US authorities last month is expanding and deepening in reefs around the globe, scientists warned Thursday.Some 60.5 percent of the world's reefs have experienced bleach-level heat in the last 12 months, a record, according to NOAA. The previous widespread global bleaching, which occurred from 2014 to 2017, retains the record for the greatest cumulative impact -- for now.
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Location Of Missing Teen's Remains Revealed By Neighbor Who Was Filmed Cleaning Blood
James Brenner, a neighbor of 19-year-old Dylan Rounds, was seen in an eerie video on Rounds' phone recorded on the day the teen disappeared.
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Watch A D.C. TV Reporter Cover A School Lockdown While His Son Is Still Inside
Bob Barnard called his son live on-air while he was still locked inside the school.
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US Republicans confront Biden over pausing arms to Israel
The Republican-led US House of Representatives voted Thursday to force President Joe Biden to end his hold on high-payload bombs approved for Israel but blocked over concerns about their use in Gaza.The Israel Security Assistance Support Act would prevent Biden from freezing any congressionally approved military aid to Israel, including 3,500 2,000-pound and 500-pound bombs that he has put on hold.
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Stocks waver after hitting record highs
Stock markets wavered Thursday following record-breaking rallies fueled by cooling US inflation that lifted the Dow index above 40,000 points for much of the day.All three indices closed at records on Wednesday following data showing a cooling in US inflation, which raised hopes of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
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Chad junta chief officially wins election
Chad's junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won the African nation's May 6 presidential election with 61 percent of the vote, according to final results announced Thursday.Deby was proclaimed transitional president by fellow army generals in 2021 after his father, Idriss Deby Itno was shot dead by rebels.
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