All 12 jurors have been seated in former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial in Manhattan. While jury selection continues today for alternates, the judge overseeing the case said opening arguments in the trial could come as soon as Monday. Former federal prosecutor Gene Rossi breaks down the challenges of seating a jury in such a historic, high-profile case.
Google announced late Wednesday that it fired 28 workers who staged sit-in protests at some of the company’s offices this week. The protests were organized by the group No Tech for Apartheid. They were demonstrating against a $1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon to provide the Israeli government and military with cloud computing services.
And in headlines: Mutliple news outlets reported that Israel launched a strike on Iran, House lawmakers will again take up a bill to potentially ban TIkTok, and sports icons Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird are set to produce a queer soccer romance called “Cleat Cute.”
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Titan's Final Salute
Big Alito Lies
The Paris Olympics Are Burning
Like A Day Without Sunshine
Indian Child Welfare Act Upheld
Hut, Hut, No Hike
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When It Arraigns, It Pours
Another Day, Another Indictment
Trump, Indicted (Again)
Down With Stand Your Ground
Flooding On Ukraine's Front Line
We Won't Build This City
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Labor Rights And SCOTUS Wrongs
The Grand Old Parade of Losers
McCarthy, Come Get Your Party
Our Healthy News Diet Starts Tomorrow
Remembering the PI in AAPI
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