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NBC News:
Verdict reached in E. Jean Carroll's defamation damages trial against Trump  —  The verdict comes after a dramatic day in court that included the former president storming out of the courtroom during Carroll's closing argument.  —  The jury in E. Jean Carroll's defamation damages trial …
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New York Times:
Trump-Carroll Defamation Trial  —  Jury Orders Trump to Pay Carroll $83.3 Million for Years of Defamation  —  The jury found Donald J. Trump had acted maliciously in persistently attacking E. Jean Carroll.  He was found liable last year of sexually abusing her.  —  Jury orders Trump to pay Carroll damages for defamation.
Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Trump's Court-Appointed Monitor Tells Judge Company Gave ‘Incomplete’ and ‘Inconsistent’ Disclosures with ‘Errors’  —  Court monitor Barbara Jones sent her letter to Justice Engoron, who will determine whether to ban Trump from New York real estate for life  —  JWPlayer
Discussion: Raw Story and MeidasTouch
NBC News:
Trump trial live updates: Closing arguments in E. Jean Carroll case begin  —  Former President Donald Trump attended today's closing arguments briefly before storming out of court.  The judge presiding over the trial also lashed out at his lawyer for being late.
New York Times:
Details of Trump's $83.3 Million Payment to E. Jean Carroll  —  Donald J. Trump — the rare defendant who can afford a judgment of this size — could secure a bond to cover it while his appeals play out.  —  Donald J. Trump might one day have to pay E. Jean Carroll the $83.3 million she was awarded, but that day is not today.
Discussion: Raw Story
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Jurors awarded ‘astronomical’ amount because they knew Trump had ‘to be thwarted’: expert  —  E. Jean Carroll's massive $83.3 million civil judgment against former President Donald Trump on Friday is a huge blow to the former president — and a real, devastating consequence …
Victoria Bekiempis / The Guardian:
Donald Trump ordered to pay E Jean Carroll $83.3m in defamation trial  —  Ex-president vows to appeal against ruling, which comes less than a year after Carroll won $5m in sexual abuse and defamation trial  —  A New York City jury awarded $83.3m to E Jean Carroll in her defamation trial against Donald Trump on Friday.
Discussion: Al Jazeera and TASS
Lucian K. Truscott IV / Lucian Truscott Newsletter:
Ka-ching: $18.3 M + $65 M = $83.3 million verdict against Trump  —  A Manhattan jury leveled a huge verdict against Donald Trump in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial today after just over three hours of deliberation.  The jury awarded Carroll $18.3 million in compensatory damages …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and Fox News
NBC News:
Trump storms out of courtroom during closing arguments in E. Jean Carroll's defamation damages trial
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
‘Oath-breaking insurrectionist’ Trump is ineligible for office, Colorado voters tell the Supreme Court
The Hill:
Judge threatens to send Trump attorney Alina Habba to jail over interruptions
Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
E. Jean Carroll book mentioned in Trump trial soars to $2,100 a copy
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Klasfeld / The Messenger:
Judge Threatens to Send Trump Lawyer Alina Habba ‘in the Lockup’ at E. Jean Carroll Trial
Myah Ward / Politico:
Biden says he'll shut down the border if deal gives him authority  —  The White House statement comes after a week of frantic negotiations in the Senate.  —  President Joe Biden on Friday urged Congress to pass a bipartisan bill to address the immigration crisis at the nation's southern border …
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden On the Bipartisan Senate Border Security Negotiations  —  For too long, we all know the border's been broken.  —  It's long past time to fix it.  —  That's why two months ago, I instructed my team to begin negotiations with a bipartisan group of Senators to seriously …
Manu Raju / CNN:
Key senators cut deal to give US new power to clamp down on border crossings  —  Senate negotiators have agreed to empower the US to significantly restrict illegal migrant crossings at the southern border, according to sources familiar with the matter, a move aimed at ending the migrant surge …
Tess Owen / VICE:
Trump Calls on ‘All Willing States’ to Send National Guard Soldiers to Texas  —  Sorry, were you expecting the former president to tell everyone to chill out?  —  Like pouring water on a grease fire, former President Donald Trump has weighed in on the escalating standoff between the federal government and Texas.
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The Daily Beast:
Joe Biden Can—and Should—Take Over the Texas National Guard
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Haley calls Trump ‘totally unhinged’ after donor ban, RNC move  —  Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley called former President Trump “totally unhinged” during an interview Friday on Fox News Friday, referencing the recent threat he made to blacklist donors who give to Haley.
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404 Media:
We Need Your Email Address  —  AI stealing our work.  The collapse of social networks.  The need to pay journalists to produce impactful journalism.  Here is why we are asking for your email address to read 404 Media. … You might have noticed that over the last few days …
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Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Trader Joe's Follows SpaceX in Arguing US Labor Board Is Unconstitutional  — Grocery chain tries new argument to fight union-busting charge  — Decision on constitutionality is unlikely before an appeal … At a Jan. 16 National Labor Relations Board hearing in Connecticut …
Discussion: HuffPost and The Guardian
New York Times:
UNRWA Is Investigating Charges of Workers' Involvement in Oct. 7 Attacks  —  The United States temporarily cut off funding to UNRWA, the agency that aids Palestinians, citing allegations that 12 of its workers were involved in the Hamas-led assault on southern Israel.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. pauses funding to UNRWA after 12 staffers accused of involvement in Oct. 7 attack
United States Department of State:
Statement on UNRWA Allegations
Edith Olmsted / The Daily Beast:
Giuliani Notes Trump's ‘Unpaid Legal Fees’ in Bankruptcy Filing  —  He says his monthly net income is just $2,308.  —  A beleaguered and broke Rudy Giuliani listed a “possible claim for unpaid legal fees against Donald J. Trump” in bankruptcy filings submitted to court Friday.
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James Nani / Bloomberg:
Giuliani Lists Yankees Loot, Trump Claim as Assets in Bankruptcy
Nick Reisman / Politico:
DOJ says Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 13 women  —  The former governor's lawyer says he was never interviewed.  —  ALBANY, New York — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 13 women who worked for the state over the course of an eight-year period, the Department …
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Grace Ashford / New York Times:
Cuomo Created ‘Sexually Hostile’ Workplace, Says Justice Department
John Raby / Associated Press:
Ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship couldn't win a Senate seat with the GOP.  He's trying now as a Democrat  —  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship, who lost by a wide margin when he ran for a U.S. Senate seat as a Republican in 2018, filed paperwork Friday to run …
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Mary Papenfuss / The Messenger:
Ron DeSantis Crew Stomps Out Sociology Core Class in Florida Public Universities  —  Students should be focused on learning the ‘truth,’ rather than be ‘radicalized by woke ideologies in the college classrooms,’ said education commissioner  —  Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' so-called …
Discussion: The Guardian, Fortune and Fox News
Politico:
Covid killed 170,000 in nursing homes.  Most residents still haven't gotten the latest shot.  —  The Biden administration says the facilities need to do more.  Home executives say vaccine hesitancy requires a new government message.  —  Fewer than 4 in 10 nursing home residents have received …
 
 
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