#Is Biden up for tough questions?: Devine

#Is Biden up for tough questions?: Devine

“#Is Biden up for tough questions?: Devine” For some reason, comedians are struggling to parody Joe Biden. According to The Washington Post, the reason has nothing to do with ­liberal bias.  It is that Biden is so “self-effacing” and his “pleasantly boring presidency has been a welcome return to normality.”  That’s one way to look…

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#Judge holds firm on allowing livestream of George Floyd trial

#Judge holds firm on allowing livestream of George Floyd trial

“#Judge holds firm on allowing livestream of George Floyd trial” A Minnesota judge has reaffirmed his decision to livestream the trial of four police officers charged in the death of George Floyd — whose caught-on-video demise sparked nationwide protests for weeks. Judge Peter Cahill rejected the arguments of prosecutors who felt allowing cameras inside the…

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#Southern District of NY suspends in-person proceedings

#Southern District of NY suspends in-person proceedings

“#Southern District of NY suspends in-person proceedings” The federal court that covers Manhattan, the Bronx and several other New York counties will suspend in-person proceedings starting Tuesday as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. Chief Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York said in a Monday order the in-person pause will last until…

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#Cambodia begins mass trial of opposition activists

#Cambodia begins mass trial of opposition activists

“#Cambodia begins mass trial of opposition activists” PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A Cambodian court on Thursday began hearing the cases of nearly 130 government critics and opponents charged with treason for taking part in nonviolent political activities over the past three years, in what one of them called a sham trial. Only 33 defendants attended…

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#Elizabeth Holmes texts show Theranos bosses panicking: feds

#Elizabeth Holmes texts show Theranos bosses panicking: feds

“#Elizabeth Holmes texts show Theranos bosses panicking: feds” Panicked text messages between the two top executives at Theranos showed they knew how much trouble the blood-testing startup was in before it collapsed, prosecutors say. In a trove of texts, iMessages and Skype chats, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, her top lieutenant and…

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#Elizabeth Holmes’ wealth irrelevant to Theranos case: lawyers

#Elizabeth Holmes’ wealth irrelevant to Theranos case: lawyers

“#Elizabeth Holmes’ wealth irrelevant to Theranos case: lawyers” Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes wants to stop prosecutors from detailing the luxe lifestyle she lived while leading the blood-testing startup during her upcoming fraud trial. The disgraced Silicon Valley wunderkind’s legal team argued in a court filing that the wealth she accumulated as Theranos’ CEO has “no…

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