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America braced as supreme court to hand down rulings on raft of key issues

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Amanda Smith

The US supreme court is poised to deliver a raft of politically sensitive decisions as it ends its judicial term, addressing tumultuous ...

Republicans line up behind Trump after conviction

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Amanda Smith

A shameful day in American history. A sham show trial. A kangaroo court. A total witch-hunt. Worthy of a banana republic. These ...

Hostage families call for a cease-fire deal pushed by Biden. Israel says conditions must be met

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Amanda Smith

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas called for all parties to immediately accept a proposal detailed ...

‘Karma’ or ‘political prosecution?’ Voters weigh in on Hunter Biden criminal trials

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Amanda Smith

Federal criminal charges brought against Hunter Biden in Delaware and California have Americans divided along familiar partisan lines, but voters are unsurprised ...

At bribery trial, ex-US official casts Sen. Bob Menendez as a villain in Egyptian meat controversy

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Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — A former top U.S. agricultural official cast Sen. Bob Menendez as a villain at his bribery trial Friday, ...

South Africa’s ruling ANC is on the brink of losing its majority in a landmark election result

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Amanda Smith

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress was on the brink of losing its parliamentary majority for the first time ...

Is Trump still under a gag order after his conviction? He thinks so, but the answer isn’t clear

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Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump said he remains muzzled by a gag order after his conviction in his hush money criminal ...

Republicans join Trump’s attacks on justice system and campaign of vengeance after guilty verdict

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Embracing Donald Trump’s strategy of blaming the U.S. justice system after his historic guilty verdict, Republicans in Congress are ...

Who is Alvin Bragg? District attorney who prosecuted Trump says he was just doing his job

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Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — When Alvin Bragg took office as Manhattan district attorney in 2022, he stunned the public and his own ...

A century before Trump’s guilty verdict, this socialist ran for president from a prison cell

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Amanda Smith

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in November’s election, has joined an unusual club: presidential contenders who have also been convicted of ...