#Trump to retake stand in New York fraud trial

#Trump to retake stand in New York fraud trial

Donald Trump will give the final word in his defense against claims his business engaged in a decade of fraud as the New York trial threatening his business empire nears its end.  The former president is expected to take the witness stand for a third time Monday, this time under questioning from his own legal…

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#At least 6 dead after tornado rips through Tennessee towns

#At least 6 dead after tornado rips through Tennessee towns

At least six people were killed Saturday after severe weather, including multiple tornadoes, struck central Tennessee.  Three fatalities were in Clarksville, northwest of Nashville near the Kentucky border, where nearly two dozen more people were hospitalized, county officials said. “This is a sad day for our community,” Montgomery County Mayor Wes Golden said. “We are…

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#Former US ambassador charged with spying for Cuba

#Former US ambassador charged with spying for Cuba

A former U.S. diplomat is accused of conducting a more than 40-year secretive campaign to spy on behalf of the Cuban government. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday it was charging Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, of working as a covert agent with Cuba’s General Directorate of Intelligence since at least 1981 — the year he…

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#EVs less reliable than conventional cars: Consumer Reports

#EVs less reliable than conventional cars: Consumer Reports

Electric vehicles are significantly less reliable than conventional cars powered by gas or hybrid vehicles, according to a new survey from Consumer Reports. The annual car reliability survey by Consumer Reports found that EVs are 79 percent more likely to have problems than conventional cars. Consumers reported that electric drive motors, charging and EV batteries had the…

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#Trump: Koch Network endorsement of Haley a ‘minor hit’ for DeSantis

#Trump: Koch Network endorsement of Haley a ‘minor hit’ for DeSantis

Former President Trump, the front-runner for the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination, says a conservative group’s endorsement of primary rival Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, is “a minor blow” to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s struggling campaign. Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Action, a Charles Koch-backed group with deep pockets, has promised “a multimillion dollar…

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