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South Korea says North Korea has fired barrage of missiles toward its eastern waters

By Kim Tong-hyung And Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on May 29th, 2024

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea on Thursday fired a barrage of ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea, according to South Korea’s military, days after its attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure but still drew strong condemnation from its rivals. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the ... Read More »

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South Korea says North Korea has fired a missile toward its eastern waters

By The Associated Press on May 29th, 2024

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, adding to a streak of weapons demonstrations that has raised tensions. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday did not immediately provide more details. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have increased in ... Read More »

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Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony

By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker And Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press on May 29th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear potentially crucial testimony about the alleged hush money scheme at the heart of the history-making case. The 12-person jury was sent home around 4 p.m. after about 4 1/2 ... Read More »

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The Latest | Judge excuses jurors, ending first day of deliberations in Trump’s criminal trial

By The Associated Press on May 29th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – The first day of jury deliberations in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial concluded after the panel sent their first two notes to the judge Wednesday afternoon, just a few hours after beginning deliberations. They requested to rehear jury instructions, as well as rehear testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David ... Read More »

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The Latest | Jury in Trump’s criminal trial asks judge to rehear instructions and witness testimony

By The Associated Press on May 29th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – Jurors in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial sent their first two notes to the judge Wednesday afternoon, just a few hours after beginning deliberations. They requested to rehear jury instructions, as well as rehear testimony from former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker about the August 2015 Trump Tower meeting where ... Read More »

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Jury in Donald Trump’s hush money case asks to rehear testimony as deliberations get underway

By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker And Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press on May 29th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial asked to rehear testimony Wednesday less than four hours after beginning deliberations in the first criminal case against a former American president. The four requests included testimony related to a 2015 meeting at Trump Tower where a tabloid publisher agreed to identify negative ... Read More »

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The Latest | Jury in Trump’s criminal trial asks judge for testimony from Pecker and Cohen

By The Associated Press on May 29th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – Jury deliberations in Donald Trump ‘s criminal hush money trial began Wednesday after the panel received instructions from the judge on the law governing the case and what they can take into account in evaluating the former president’s guilt or innocence. The historic deliberations followed Tuesday’s whirlwind of closing arguments, which ... Read More »

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Jury in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case asks to rehear testimony

By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker And Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press on May 29th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – The jury in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial sent its first note to the judge after less than four hours of deliberations. The panel had four requests, including wanting to rehear testimony about a 2015 Trump Tower meeting where a plan to squelch negative stories about Trump was discussed. ... Read More »

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Alito rejects calls to quit Supreme Court cases on Trump and Jan. 6 because of flag controversies

By The Associated Press on May 29th, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) – Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes. In letters to members of Congress on Wednesday, Alito said his wife was responsible for flying an upside-down flag ... Read More »

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Alito rejects calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases because of flag controversies

By The Associated Press on May 29th, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) – Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting calls to step aside from Supreme Court cases involving former President Donald Trump and Jan. 6 defendants because of the controversy over flags that flew over his homes. In letters to members of Congress Wednesday, Alito says his wife was responsible for flying an upside down flag ... Read More »

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Israel’s military says it’s taken control of a strategic corridor along Gaza’s border with Egypt

By Melanie Lidman, Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on May 29th, 2024

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israel’s military said Wednesday it has seized control of a strategic corridor that runs along the length of Gaza’s border with Egypt, near the city of Rafah, where Israeli forces have been fighting recently. The capture of the area, known as the Philadelphi corridor, signals that Israel has deepened its ... Read More »

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