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Former President Donald Trump filed a new lawsuit against E. Jean Carroll this week, claiming that the writer defamed him by saying that he raped her after a civil jury "only" found him liable for sexual abuse, rather than rape, in her previous defamation suit against him.

This Tuesday, former President Donald Trump filed a defamation suit against author E. Jean Carroll alleging that she falsely accused him of rape. According to Forbes, it's a tactic that will likely be unsuccessful and costly.

A man accused of storming the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection was arrested Wednesday, the Department of Justice said in a news release.

According to an exclusive report from Page Six, iconic pop star Madonna was found unresponsive and rushed to a hospital in New York City.

A former police chief in Maryland has received eight life sentences, plus an additional 75 years, for setting a series of fires against his perceived enemies, Law & Crime reported on Wednesday.

Activist and member of the “Central Park Five" Yusef Salaam has declared victory in the Democratic primary of his New York City Council race, according to reports.

Arnold Schwarzenegger trolled a former Trump administration official after Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling that effectively shut down a novel theory that was at the center of the former president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

The case against Donald Trump on allegations that the former president mishandled classified documents at Mar-a-Lago could be delayed until well into next year, The Guardian reports.

Failed gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake resorted to imitating former president Donald Trump and bending over backward to be his vice presidential nominee when she lost her own election for governor of Arizona, according to an LA Times columnist.

When Ron DeSantis made a campaign visit to Eagle Pass, Texas near the U.S./Mexico border on Monday, June 26, the far-right Florida governor and GOP presidential hopeful was trying to show MAGA voters that he is tougher on illegal immigration than former President Donald Trump. DeSantis even promised to end birthright citizenship if elected president, and his critics were quick to point out that the protection he is campaigning against has been in the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment since 1868. Читать дальше...

Ghislaine Maxwell has reportedly been dubbed the "prison Karen" after filing more than 400 complaints to prison officials about anything from her food options to "unfair treatment" and even the lack of black hair dye, the Daily Mail reported.

A whistleblower from the Internal Revenue Service who claims he was blocked in his investigation of President Joe Biden's son is nothing more than a "complainer" with a "political ax to grind," a legal expert said Wednesday.

The New York Times reports that former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani recently sat down for a voluntary interview with special counsel Jack Smith under a proffer agreement, which the Times points out "can precede a formal cooperation deal."

A study conducted in Japan looked at how participating in music and visual arts activities after school affects students’ academic performance. The researchers found that being involved in these activities was linked to better overall academic performance. At first, participating in music activities had a negative impact on grades in the first year. However, after two years, it started having a positive effect. The study was published in the npj Science of Learning. Art education is often believed to cultivate creativity. Читать дальше...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' legal team has asked a federal judge to delay a trial related to the state's fight with Disney for more than two years – well after the 2024 election, NBC News reported.

By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian-flagged ship on Wednesday brought ashore debris from the Titan submersible that imploded while on a voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic earlier this month, killing all five people on board. Video from the Canadian Broadcast Corporation showed what appeared to be the nose of the submersible and other shattered fragments wrapped in white tarp pulled up by a crane off the Horizon Arctic vessel at the St. John's harbor in Newfoundland on Wednesday morning. Читать дальше...

US gymnastics star Simone Biles is set to make her first competitive appearance since the Tokyo Olympics after entering the US Classic, USA Gymnastics announced on Wednesday.

Eighteen House Democrats, all former prosecutors, judges, and law enforcement officials, have sent a detailed, eight-page letter to Chief Justice John Roberts urging him to create an independent group to investigate Justice Clarence Thomas over "recent allegations of ethical violations and conflicts of interests" involving his relationship with a billionaire GOP donor who reportedly had business before the Supreme Court.

President Joe Biden's approval ratings are now as low as former President Donald Trump's were at this point in his presidency.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R) is back home in South Carolina to celebrate transportation money being spent in the Lowcountry. Just a few months ago, however, she voted against the bill that funded it, WCDB reported Wednesday.

A new wanted suspect has been identified in the wild caught-on-camera hold-up of blinged-out Bishop Lamor Whitehead during a Brooklyn Sunday sermon, police said Wednesday. Ex-con Shamar Leggette, 41, is one of three men who pulled a gun on Whitehead, his wife and their child during the daring July 24 heist inside a rented-out Canarsie workspace the bishop uses for his Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministry, according to cops. Leggette has done two stints in prison for robbery, attempted murder... Читать дальше...

Former Trump campaign attorney John Eastman complained on Wednesday that he has been criticized for a plot to name then-President Donald Trump as the "true winner" of the 2020 presidential election.

The European Space Agency’s (Esa) Euclid mission will launch into space on a Falcon9 rocket from SpaceX on July 1, or soon after. Many of us who have worked on it will be in Florida to watch the nail-biting event.

An earthquake in the Italian region of Tuscany sparked the brief evacuation of the cathedral and closure of museums Wednesday in the tourist hotspot of Siena.

When Democratic Rep. Stacey Plaskett was running for reelection in Congress back in 2018, she was tasked to fundraise for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee with a goal of at least $250,000. When Plaskett referred to her donor list, one of the names on it was Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new report from Insider.