Jan. 8—Toby Madden signed a waiver to represent himself at his upcoming murder trial, but a Butler County judge would not sign off when the defendant repeatedly said he was “compelled” to be his own attorney and was under duress. That word along with other statements from Madden during Monday’s hour-long hearing led Common Pleas […]
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge rejected a lawsuit Friday that sought to disqualify Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones from holding office because of the Republican’s participation as an elector for Donald Trump in 2020. Butts County Superior Court Judge Thomas Wilson ruled that the four voters who sued couldn’t use the kind of legal action […]
Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile operator, does not confirm the information about the months-long access of hackers “inside” the company to the personal data of subscribers and their leakage. Source: company’s spokesperson Iryna Lelichenko on Facebook Quote: “The official investigation of the cyberattack on the Kyivstar network that took place on 12 December 2023 is still […]
It hasn’t been the best start to 2024 for Elon Musk. The owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, appealed to YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast to post his videos on the platform, and was promptly rejected. On December 30 MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, posted on X to announce his latest video release […]
Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has rejected Russian Defense Ministry claims that its members were killed during the two-wave Russian missile and drone attack on Kharkiv overnight, HUR spokesperson Andriy Yusov told NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda on Dec. 31, calling the Russian claims a “sick fantasy.” According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the missile […]
A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request from Sen. Bob Menendez’s legal team to delay the start of his corruption trial by two months. Attorneys for Menendez had sought the delay, citing the “unprecedented foreign-agent charge against a sitting Senator” and having to sift through millions of documents from discovery. Federal prosecutors said the […]
A judge in New York has ruled that Alibaba must face a lawsuit by a US toymaker alleging that the Chinese ecommerce giant’s online platforms were used to sell counterfeit Squishmallows. Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District Court of New York refused Alibaba’s request to dismiss the case filed by Kelly Toys Holdings, which […]
The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an effort to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot in 2024. The court’s order blocks efforts to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which states no one who has “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” […]
LANSING — The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to hear a case arguing former President Donald Trump should be excluded from the state’s primary ballot, meaning the Republican frontrunner for the GOP nomination will remain a listed candidate. Former President Donald Trump The order issued Wednesday is in line with lower court rulings in Michigan, […]
The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization has rejected a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the effect that production of highly enriched uranium has been ramped up sharply. “We are pursuing our current activities within the rules framework,” Mohammad Eslami said, the Iran Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported on Wednesday. On […]
The militant Palestinian organization Hamas rejected a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza war and instead is calling for a permanent truce in a statement released Monday evening. “We emphasize that there will be no negotiations without a comprehensive end to the aggression,” Hamas said. The Hamas leadership is pushing for “a complete and not just […]
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to immediately decide former President Donald Trump‘s claim that he cannot be prosecuted for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, allowing a lower court to continue reviewing the issue. The justices, rebuffing an extraordinary request by U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith, refused […]