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Judge delays decision on tossing Trump’s hush money conviction

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's New York criminal trial delayed a key ruling Tuesday on whether the president-elect's conviction should be set aside, according to correspondence between the ...

Judge delays Trump immunity decision in NY hush money case

A New York judge delayed a Tuesday decision on whether President-elect Trump’s conviction can withstand the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling, following his election victory last week. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 12

Trump nominates Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new efficiency department to ‘restructure federal agencies’ – live

Tesla CEO and onetime Republican presidential hopeful put forward to lead department to ‘dismantle government bureaucracy’ . Trump’s cabinet picks and likely contenders so far Joe Biden is ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Judge delays ruling in Trump hush money case ahead of sentencing

The judge overseeing the New York hush money case against President-elect Trump has delayed ruling on if Trump's conviction should be set aside.

STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US

There's some good news about sexually-transmitted diseases in newly released U.S. health data

Health - ABC News - November 12

Laken Riley murder suspect waives jury trial, case to be decided by judge

The suspect accused of killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia's campus has waived his right to a jury trial.

Syphilis cases see first substantial decline in 20 years: Federal data

Though the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high in the U.S., the spread of syphilis appears to be slowing, according to new federal data showing that cases grew by 1 percent ...

Politics - The Hill - November 12

Jack Teixeira Sentenced to 15 Years in Leaked Documents Case

The disclosures that Jack Teixeira shared on a social media platform raised questions over how a relatively low-ranking Air National Guardsman had access to some of the country’s most sensitive ...

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

John Thune elected as Senate Republican leader to succeed McConnell

Senate Republicans returned to Washington for the first time since they secured the Senate majority to determine who will be the new party leader in the chamber.

Teenager in critical condition with Canada’s first human case of bird flu

British Columbia teen had no underlying health conditions and had been exposed to dogs, cats and reptiles, officials say. A teenager is in critical condition in a British Columbia children’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Canadian teen in critical condition with suspected case of bird flu

It's not clear how the British Columbia teenager picked up the virus, which has been detected recently in wild birds and poultry in the province, a health official said.

MLS is exploring a calendar overhaul. The case for (and against) change is clear

Major League Soccer faces pressure to shift its season calendar to align with Europe's in order to maximize playoff exposure and synchronize with global transfer windows.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 13

Iran executes in public a serial rapist convicted in dozens of cases

Iran's state media say authorities have executed in public a man convicted of raping dozens of women over two decades

World - ABC News - November 13

The Curious Case of Nora Holt, a Pioneer of Black Classical Music and Jazz

Nora Holt was a pioneer of Chicago’s Black classical music scene. A friend of Josephine Baker, she later became a blues singer in Parisian nightclubs.