By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and hauled to jail in handcuffs, the former movie mogul returns to a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday for a new trial covering the very same allegations — plus one that hasn’t been tried before. It isn’t double
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By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Chinese American scholar convicted of spying on Chinese dissidents was spared prison time Monday by a U.S. judge. Shujun Wang was sentenced by U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin to time served and three years’ supervised release, according to attorneys. Wang has been
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By MAKIYA SEMINERA and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Associate Justice Allison Riggs vowed at a rally of supporters Monday to “fight as long as it takes” as she awaits a final decision in her race against Republican Jefferson Griffin for a seat on North Carolina’s high court. The rally
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By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Washington state’s request for emergency relief funds to help repair an estimated $34 million in damage from a deadly bomb cyclone storm system in November, according to Gov. Bob Ferguson. Ferguson said in a news release on Monday that the state’s January application
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 300 civilians were killed in two days of intense fighting in Sudan’s conflict-wracked Darfur region, the U.N. humanitarian agency reported Monday, as the African country’s brutal civil war nears the two-year mark. The attacks launched by Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group on two famine-hit
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By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams arrived in the Dominican Republic on Monday to pay his respects to the scores of people who died last week when the roof of a popular nightclub collapsed in the country’s capital, Santo Domingo. The visit of
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged a man with vandalizing a Tesla dealership in New Mexico and setting fire to the headquarters of the state Republican Party, according to court records unsealed Monday. A criminal complaint charges Jamison R. Wagner, 40, with federal arson
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged a man with vandalizing a Tesla dealership in New Mexico and setting fire to the headquarters of the state Republican Party, according to court records unsealed Monday. A criminal complaint charges Jamison R. Wagner, 40, with federal arson
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By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was arrested Monday at a Vermont immigration office where he expected to be interviewed about finalizing his U.S. citizenship, his attorneys said. Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident who has
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By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus. The hold on Harvard’s funding marks the seventh time President Donald
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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance ended the Ohio State football team’s visit to the White House on Monday by fumbling the team’s national championship trophy. After laudatory speeches by President Donald Trump, Buckeye coach Ryan Day and Vance on the South Lawn, the vice president — an Ohio
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers calling the IRS for help processing their taxes this filing season may find it harder than normal to get someone on the phone, experts say, a problem that is only expected to get worse next year with staffing cuts that could slash the workforce considerably. For
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina trial judges heard arguments Monday from attorneys for Republican legislative leaders who insist their latest method to attempt to wrest control of the State Board of Elections from a Democratic governor is lawful — this time giving the job of appointing members to
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By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was arrested Monday at a Vermont immigration office where he expected to be interviewed about finalizing his U.S. citizenship, his attorneys said. Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident who has
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By ANNIE MA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1,000 international students have had their visas or legal status revoked in recent weeks, and several have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, arguing the government denied them due process when it suddenly took away their permission to be in the U.S. The actions by
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By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president said on Monday that at least 40 people were killed when Muslim gunmen, believed to be herders, attacked a Christian farming community in the north-central part of the country, the latest in an increasing wave of violence in the West African country. President Bola
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal prosecutor in New York said Monday that lawyers for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs are looking for reasons to delay a sex trafficking trial slated to start in three weeks. The latest version of the indictment against Combs, 55, added two new charges this
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By SALLY ABOU ALJOUD and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president said Monday that the disarmament of the militant group Hezbollah will come through negotiations as part of a national defense strategy and not through “force.” The Lebanese government has made a decision that “weapons will only be in the hands of
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Monday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. May 66.00 66.10 63.75 64.09 —1.80 Jul 67.07 67.23 65.10 65.35 —1.66 Oct 69.09 69.11 67.26 67.26 —1.45 Dec 68.51 68.76 66.76 66.94 —1.57 Mar 69.72 69.88 67.89 68.09 —1.53 May 70.68 70.68 68.78
Continue ReadingOpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. May 580.5 586.0 577.0 578.0 +5.0 Jul 613.0 623.0 609.5 609.5 +1.5 Sep 638.5 648.0 635.0 635.0 +3.5 Est. sales 529. Fri.’s sales 506 Fri.’s open int 6,182 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. US T. BILLS $1 million; pts
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By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A long sliver of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump is turning over to the Department of Defense would be controlled by the Army as part of a base, which could allow troops to detain any trespassers, including migrants,
Continue Reading By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A long sliver of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump is turning over to the Department of Defense would be controlled by the Army as part of a base, which could allow troops to detain any trespassers, including migrants,
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 567½ 567½ 552¼ 555¼ —12¾ Jul 579¾ 582 567¼ 570¼ —13 Sep 597 597 583 585¾ —12¼ Dec 620½ 620½ 607½ 610 —10¾ Mar 633½ 633½ 626¼ 629¼ —9¾ May 638½ 639¼ 638
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 567½ 567½ 552¼ 555¼ —12¾ Jul 579¾ 582 567¼ 570¼ —13 Sep 597 597 583 585¾ —12¼ Dec 620½ 620½ 607½ 610 —10¾ Mar 633½ 633½ 626¼ 629¼ —9¾ May 638½ 639¼ 638
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 567½ 567½ 552¼ 555¼ —12¾ Jul 579¾ 582 567¼ 570¼ —13 Sep 597 597 583 585¾ —12¼ Dec 620½ 620½ 607½ 610 —10¾ Mar 633½ 633½ 626¼ 629¼ —9¾ May 638½ 639¼ 638
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel May 567½ 567½ 552¼ 555¼ —12¾ Jul 579¾ 582 567¼ 570¼ —13 Sep 597 597 583 585¾ —12¼ Dec 620½ 620½ 607½ 610 —10¾ Mar 633½ 633½ 626¼ 629¼ —9¾ May 638½ 639¼ 638
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 202.70 204.00 202.62 203.95 +1.48 Jun 197.35 199.25 197.07 199.07 +2.27 Aug 194.37 196.00 194.10 195.82 +1.97 Oct 194.22 195.40 193.92 195.07 +1.27 Dec 195.80 196.90 195.60 196.42 +.95 Feb 197.30 198.50 197.22 198.02 +.97 Apr
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Mon: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Apr 202.70 204.00 202.62 203.95 +1.48 Jun 197.35 199.25 197.07 199.07 +2.27 Aug 194.37 196.00 194.10 195.82 +1.97 Oct 194.22 195.40 193.92 195.07 +1.27 Dec 195.80 196.90 195.60 196.42 +.95 Feb 197.30 198.50 197.22 198.02 +.97 Apr
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