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The jury in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial will begin Thursday by reviewing testimony from David Pecker and Michael Cohen about interactions both men said they had with Trump in 2015 and 2016. After that, a verdict could come at any time in the case against the former president. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more.
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Extremist violence is surging in the Sahel region of Africa, claiming more than 20,000 lives last year. It is now considered the global epicenter of the Isis terrorist group. CBS News joined U.S. military exercises with NATO allies and African soldiers to see how they’re training to deal with the threat.
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Since the introduction of a 2020 law imposed by Beijing, Hong Kong authorities have severely limited free speech and assembly under the rubric of maintaining national security.
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If convicted on all charges in the attack on Allie Shehorn, actor Nick Pasqual faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, officials said.
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A nurse was fired by a New York City hospital after she referred to Israel’s war in Gaza as a “genocide” during a speech accepting an award for her compassion.
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Eggs are a major tool in making vaccines that could potentially protect people from a bird flu outbreak — but with the virus leading to the culling of birds, some scientists are worried. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder has more.
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Jurors in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York are resuming their deliberations toward reaching a verdict on Thursday.
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The court said in a unanimous opinion​ written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor that the NRA “plausibly alleged” that the New York regulator violated the First Amendment.
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A judge presiding over convicted killer Scott Peterson’s latest bid for a new trial on Wednesday afternoon ruled that only one piece of evidence will be allowed a new round of DNA testing.
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College athletics will soon change forever thanks to a new pay structure for schools and athletes. That’s because the NCAA and the nation’s five biggest conferences have agreed to pay nearly $3 billion to settle multiple antitrust claims. CBS News reporter Taurean Small has the details.
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