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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in prison

by worldnewsday | Feb 16, 2024 | World

Navalny, 47, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, spent his final years behind bars as the Russian leader reshaped the country to rally behind his war in Ukraine. By Yuliya Talmazan Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in prison, the...

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will not take the stand as expected

by worldnewsday | Feb 16, 2024 | Politics, Usa

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has concluded her testimony, a lawyer for her office said Friday. Willis was expected to be cross-examined by District Attorney lawyer Anna Cross, but Cross said at the beginning of Friday’s hearing that she did not have any...

New York judge slams Trump’s argument to delay trial, citing clear legal calendar

by worldnewsday | Feb 15, 2024 | Usa

Judge Juan Merchan dismissed protests from Donald Trump’s attorney at the judge’s ruling that the former president’s New York criminal trial will begin on March 25. Trump attorney Todd Blanche said that beginning a trial would be a “great injustice,” arguing that...

New documents underscore why the Supreme Court must let Jack Smith’s Trump case move forward

by worldnewsday | Feb 14, 2024 | Sin categoría

Despite taking their own sweet time to render what should have been a five-minute decision ruling that Donald Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals did do Americans one big favor: They removed most of Trump’s avenues to...

Takeaways from New York’s high-stakes special election

by worldnewsday | Feb 14, 2024 | Usa

CNN — Democrat Tom Suozzi is heading back to Congress after defeating Republican Mazi Pilip in the special election to replace serial fabulist and expelled former GOP Rep. George Santos. The result will further narrow the GOP’s already thin House majority and hand...