Avenatti cast as both thief, generous lawyer at NYC trial

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January 24, 2022

Avenatti cast as both thief, generous lawyer at NYC trial

A prosecutor has told a jury in an opening statement that California lawyer Michael Avenatti stole nearly $300,000 in book proceeds from porn star Stormy Daniels while a defense lawyer says it's not true.
Published
January 24, 2022

Graduation rates dip across U.S., including in Maine, as pandemic stalls progress

Some fear that cumulative effects of the pandemic stand to hit future graduating classes the hardest.
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January 24, 2022

NASA’s new space telescope reaches its final stop – a million miles out

The telescope will enable astronomers to peer back further in time than ever before, all the way back to when the first stars and galaxies were forming 13.7 billion years ago.
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January 24, 2022

Disappearance of New Hampshire girl, 5, narrowed to 13 days in 2019

Investigators have narrowed the window of the disappearance of a New Hampshire girl missing since late 2019 at age 5 to a 13-day period coinciding with the eviction of her father and stepmother from their home.
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January 24, 2022

Attorney for 3 officers charged in George Floyd killing says Chauvin called ‘all of the shots’

Prosecutors accused the men of standing by as fellow Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin 'slowly killed George Floyd right in front of them.'
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January 24, 2022

Lee Enterprises asks investors to help fight off hedge fund

Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is asking its shareholders to help it fight off a hostile takeover offer from “vulture hedge fund” Alden Global Capital.
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January 24, 2022

Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against New York Times delayed by her positive COVID test

The former Alaska governor, who is a one-time Republican vice presidential nominee, has had COVID-19 before. She's urged people not to get vaccinated.
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January 24, 2022

Supreme Court to hear challenge to affirmative action in college admissions

The conservative-dominated Supreme Court added another blockbuster case to a term with abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 on the agenda.
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January 24, 2022

U.S. Senate candidate smokes pot in ad to make a point about arrest disparities

A Louisiana community activist says most people arrested for marijuana have small amounts, "just like me."
Published
January 24, 2022

Stocks climb back after steep slide driven by concerns about Fed, Ukraine

Early in the day, benchmark stock indexes flirted with near 4-month lows as investors anticipated guidance from the Fed later this week about its plans to raise interest rates to tame inflation.