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Feds oppose Mar-a-Lago order contempt affidavit

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department on Monday rejected efforts to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate, saying the investigation “involves highly classified material” and that the document contains sensitive witness information. Government opposition responded to court filings by several news organizations, including the Associated Press, …

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Trump executive Weisselberg was hoping to reach a plea deal

Placeholder while loading item actions Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer of former President Donald Trump’s company, is expected to reach a settlement in a criminal case against him, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Weisselberg was indicted last year on felony charges, including tax fraud. The specific terms of any plea …

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Giuliani is said to be a target in the Trump election investigation in Georgia

ATLANTA — The legal pressure on Donald J. Trump and his closest allies intensified further on Monday, when prosecutors informed his former personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, that Mr. Giuliani was a target in a wide-ranging criminal investigation into election interference in Georgia. The notification came the same day a federal judge rejected efforts by …

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William Ruto was declared the winner of Kenya’s presidential vote amid chaos at the polling station

Ruto won with 50.49% of the vote, narrowly defeating veteran opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga, who was running for his fifth election. He will become Kenya’s fifth president since independence, winning the seat in his first attempt. Ruto’s party, the Kenya First coalition, has won the majority of seats in Kenya’s senate, …

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Shock, confusion at Six Flags after two teenagers injured in shooting; “It was a big panic”

When Aisha Tahir went to buy her children’s funnel cake at the end of a long day at Six Flags Great America, she saw things strewn around the food shack kitchen. People were hiding under the windows. They feared for their lives after a gunman shot two people in the parking lot of a Gurnee …

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Live Updates from Kenya: William Ruto is declared winner of the presidential election

William Ruto, left, and his running mate Rigathi Gachaua, after he was declared the winner of Kenya’s presidential election in Nairobi on Monday. Credit… Tony Karumba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s Vice President William Ruto has won the country’s presidential election, the head of the electoral commission said Monday, days after a …

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The Wall Street Journal Today’s stock market news: Dow, S&P 500 edge higher as China’s central bank cuts interest rates

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 fall as China’s central bank cuts interest rates The Wall Street Journal Growth stocks pull Wall Street off slowdown worries Reuters.com Stock News Live Updates: Stocks rally as China’s economy lags Yahoo Finance Dow Jones Falls; Tesla Rival Li Auto Skids on Earnings | Investor’s Business Journal Investor’s Business …

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Live Updates: Russia is holding firm, for now, amid Ukraine’s attacks in the south

Despite the recent statements of the Ukrainian leadership about the success of the army on the Kherson front, the troops have barely moved for weeks. Credit… Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times MYKOLAIV REGION, Ukraine — In their summer campaign to drive Russian troops out of the southern Kherson region, Ukrainian forces have decimated …

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