MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Oct 12 2024CRIME

Weinstein's Cases: One Trial or Two?

New York prosecutors have a plan: they want to merge Harvey Weinstein's two sex crime cases into one big trial. This move has Weinstein's lawyers on edge, saying it's not fair. Weinstein is already facing retrial for two older charges after his 2020 conviction was thrown out. Now, he's also accused of forcing oral sex on a woman in 2006. Prosecutors think combining t...

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Sep 11 2024POLITICS

Kamala Harris Poster Sparks Violent Confrontation: A Tale of Hate, Politics, and Identity

In a disturbing incident, a 76-year-old man, Juan Bernal, was arrested and charged with assault in the third degree for allegedly attacking the owner of a New York City clothing boutique, Tanya Young Williams, over a large poster of Vice President Kamala Harris displayed in her window. But what should we make of this hate crime investigation? Should we be alarmed by...

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Sep 06 2024POLITICS

Trump's Hush Money Case: Sentencing Looms, But Will It Stick?

The countdown is on for former President Donald Trump's sentencing in the hush money case. A New York judge is expected to announce the date on Friday, after a series of delays and legal maneuvers by Trump's team. He was convicted in May on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover up a payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 e...

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