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US Domestic News Roundup: Trump is sued again by writer for defamation, and battery, over alleged rape; Walmart supervisor opens fire on Virginia co-workers, killing 6 and himself and more | Politics
Following is a abstract of present US home information briefs.
Trump is sued once more by author for defamation, and battery, over alleged rape
Donald Trump was sued for defamation a second time on Thursday by a author who accused the previous U.S. president of mendacity by denying that he raped her 27 years in the past. In a criticism filed in Manhattan federal court docket, the previous Elle journal columnist E. Jean Carroll additionally accused Trump of battery in an alleged encounter on the Bergdorf Goodman division retailer in Manhattan.
Walmart supervisor opens hearth on Virginia co-workers, killing 6 and himself
A Walmart supervisor armed with a handgun and several other magazines of ammunition opened hearth on fellow staff in a Virginia retailer, killing six individuals earlier than turning the gun on himself in a break room, witnesses and police mentioned on Wednesday.
The nation’s newest mass capturing on Tuesday evening shook the city of Chesapeake, about 200 miles (320 km) south of Washington, and comes on the heels of final weekend’s bloodbath in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the place a gunman killed 5 at an LBGTQ nightclub.
High Georgia court docket orders the U.S. state’s abortion legislation again into impact
Georgia can implement a legislation banning abortion after six weeks of being pregnant whereas the state appeals a decrease court docket order hanging it down, the state’s highest court docket dominated on Wednesday. The Supreme Courtroom of Georgia didn’t give a motive for its unanimous order. The state legislation, which initially took impact this previous summer time, has been challenged by Deliberate Parenthood and different abortion rights teams.
Georgia Supreme Courtroom permits early voting in U.S. Senate runoff on Saturday
The Georgia Supreme Courtroom allowed counties to carry early voting this Saturday within the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker, denying a bid by state Republicans to dam the early voting. The one-sentence unanimous ruling on Wednesday by the court docket upheld final week’s determination by a Fulton County choose that blocked a directive from Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican. That directive had prohibited counties from voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Democrat Peltola re-elected to U.S. Home in Alaska
U.S. Consultant Mary Peltola of Alaska, a Democrat first elected in August, was reelected to a full two-year time period on Wednesday, beating two Republicans, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and businessman Nick Begich. Peltola got here out on prime after Alaska completed tabulating all ballots in a publicly broadcast session utilizing its new “ranked selection” system, which permits voters to checklist candidates so as of choice.
Alaska’s Murkowski, Peltola win reelection in newest Trump rebuke
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski and Democratic Consultant Mary Peltola of Alaska each gained reelection towards opponents backed by Donald Trump on Wednesday, the most recent high-profile defeats of candidates supported by the previous president. Peltola and Murkowski got here out on prime after Alaska officers completed tabulating all ballots from the Nov. 8 election utilizing the state’s new “ranked selection” system, which permits voters to checklist candidates so as of choice.
Six states urge U.S. Supreme Courtroom to maintain block on Biden scholar debt reduction
Six states on Wednesday requested the U.S. Supreme Courtroom to reject President Joe Biden’s bid to reinstate his plan to cancel billions of {dollars} in scholar debt that they’ve argued exceeded his administration’s authority. The states – Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina – filed a response to the Biden administration’s request for the justices to elevate a decrease court docket’s injunction halting this system whereas litigation over its legality continues. 5 of the six states are Republican ruled whereas the opposite, Kansas, has a Republican legal professional common.
Choose blocks New York limits on carrying weapons on non-public property
A federal choose has blocked New York from limiting the carrying of weapons on non-public property beneath a Democratic-backed legislation adopted following the U.S. Supreme Courtroom’s June ruling that struck down the state’s strict gun allowing regime. Tuesday’s ruling by U.S. District Choose John Sinatra in Buffalo struck down a provision within the legislation that made it a felony for a licensed gun proprietor to own a firearm on any non-public property until the property proprietor allowed it with an indication or by giving specific consent.
Battered Colorado Springs capturing suspect seems in a wheelchair at listening to
The suspect in a mass capturing that killed 5 individuals and wounded 17 at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub appeared in a court docket listening to on Wednesday with apparent facial accidents, mumbling their identify whereas slumped to the aspect in a wheelchair. The preliminary listening to, carried out by video hyperlink from jail, was the general public’s first take a look at Anderson Lee Aldrich for the reason that capturing and the suspect’s beating by membership patrons late Saturday evening and early Sunday morning.
Democrats weigh choices after Supreme Courtroom determination on Trump taxes
U.S. congressional Democrats on Wednesday grappled with the daunting activity of reviewing six years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns as Republicans ready to take management of the Home of Representatives in lower than six weeks. Members of the Democratic-led Home Methods and Means Committee mentioned they hope to obtain Trump’s returns as quickly as subsequent week after the U.S. Supreme Courtroom on Tuesday denied Trump’s bid to defend the data from congressional scrutiny.
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Justin Baldoni Sued by Former Publicist Amid Blake Lively Scandal
Justin Baldoni‘s former publicist sued him, his company and his current publicity team on Tuesday, amid a spiraling scandal over an alleged smear campaign against Baldoni’s “It Ends With Us” co-star Blake Lively.
Steph Jones, who owns Jonesworks, accused Baldoni of breaching their contract, which required him to pay her $25,000 per month. Baldoni dropped the firm in August, a few months into a year-long deal, after his Jonesworks publicist, Jennifer Abel, left the company to start her own publicity firm.
Jones also sued Abel and publicist Melissa Nathan, accusing them of implementing the smear campaign against Lively behind her back and without her knowledge. She alleges that they are now trying to blame her for the ensuing meltdown.
“To this day, Abel and Nathan continue to point the finger falsely at Jones now that their own misconduct is coming to light, and to defame and attack Jones in the industry,” the lawsuit states.
Lively filed a complaint on Saturday with the California Civil Rights Department, accusing Baldoni and his publicists of orchestrating negative coverage about her in retaliation for her complaints of sexual harassment on set.
In the complaint, Lively accused Baldoni of a catalog of sexually inappropriate comments and behavior that allegedly took place on set in 2023. According to the complaint, she raised these issues through her attorneys before filming, which had been suspended during the Hollywood strikes, resumed earlier this year.
The rift between Baldoni and Lively became apparent during the publicity tour for the film last summer. Baldoni feared that Lively or her team would public accuse him of sexual misconduct, and sought ways to combat that. The complaint quoted extensively from text messages among Baldoni’s publicity team, in which they plotted to “bury” Lively.
In an unusual move, Lively’s attorneys obtained the messages by sending a pre-litigation subpoena to Jones.
Abel, Nathan, and Baldoni are represented by attorney Bryan Freedman. On Monday, Freedman threatened to sue Jones for releasing the contents of Abel’s phone to Lively’s legal team. Freedman, Abel and Nathan did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Jones’ suit.
In her lawsuit, Jones relates that she “forensically preserved” Abel’s company phone after Abel was fired.
“Abel and Nathan’s covert take down and smear campaigns were revealed in black and white on Abel’s company-issued phone following her termination, which Jonesworks forensically preserved and examined in detail after receiving a subpoena for the phone’s contents,” Jones’ suit states. “Jones discovered the breadth and intensity of Abel and Nathan’s duplicity from these records, including that Abel was actively encouraging other Jonesworks clients and employees to leave Jonesworks while Abel was still employed there.”
Jones’ suit alleges that Abel conspired for months to leave her company and to “steal” her clients and trash her reputation in the industry. She accuses Nathan of encouraging Abel to leave, because Nathan would then have greater access to those clients.
“This scheme ultimately inflicted serious damage on Jones and Jonesworks,” states the lawsuit, which was filed in state court in New York.
Among other things, the suit alleges that Abel and Nathan planted negative stories about Jones in the press, including an article in Business Insider that was published last summer.
The suit alleges breach of contract, tortious interference with contract, breach of fiduciary duty and defamation.
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Police officer dressed as the 'Grinch' steals Christmas spirit during drug bust
A Peruvian police officer dressed as the Grinch, the cantankerous and green-furred villain, busted suspected drug traffickers in the South American country’s capital days before Christmas.
The operation in San Bartolo in Lima resulted in the arrest of three suspects, according to a video posted online by the Peruvian National Police.
“In an ingenious operation, agents of the Green Squad arrested the aliases La Reina del Sur, La Coneja and Pote, alleged members of the La Mafia de San Bartolo gang, dedicated to drug dealing,” a police post on X states. “Various narcotics were seized.”
FLORIDA MAN WHO WAS HALF-NAKED, ‘HIGH ON METH’ BREAKS INTO HOME, GRABS CARPET CLEANER
Using what appeared to be a sledgehammer, the officer walked down the street dressed as the infamous Christmas villain with a small heart before breaking down the front door of a home and entering, according to the video footage.
The suspects were arrested, and the “Grinch” is seen rummaging through various items in the home before finding what authorities said were illegal drugs and other items related to drug trafficking.
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Peru is the second-largest producer of cocaine and cultivator of coca in the world, according to the State Department.
“The majority of cocaine produced in Peru is transported to South American countries for domestic consumption, or for onward shipment to Europe, the United States, East Asia, and Mexico,” the State Department website said.
Peru’s national police force has carried out similar operations in the past.
On Halloween 2023, officers disguised as horror favorites Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees and Tiffany Valentine, the murderous doll in the “Child’s Play” series, also broke into the home of alleged drug dealers.
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Are your Christmas gifts ready? Here are where EU toys come from
While the EU saw a drop in toy exports, China was the EU’s biggest supplier, providing 80% of these imports, valued at €5.2 billion.
In 2023, the EU imported €6.5 billion worth of toys from countries outside the bloc, a €2 billion decrease compared to 2022.
According to the latest Eurostat figures, China was the EU’s biggest supplier, providing 80% of these imports, valued at €5.2 billion.
Vietnam followed with 6% and the United Kingdom with 2%.
Around a fifth of the EU’s toy imports ended up in Germany, while France and the Netherlands received 16% and 14%, respectively.
At the same time, the EU exported €2.3 billion worth of toys in 2023.
This figure represents a slight decrease of €0.2 billion from the previous year.
More than half of the toys exported from the EU came from the Czech Republic, Germany and Belgium.
The UK was the top destination for EU toy exports, receiving 30% of the total, followed by Switzerland at 13% and the United States at 10%.
Concerns over toy safety
A recent Toy Industries of Europe study revealed that 80% of toys purchased from third-party sellers on online marketplaces failed to meet EU safety standards.
The research tested over 100 toys from various platforms, uncovering serious health risks such as choking hazards and toxic chemicals.
At the beginning of September, the European Parliament backed a proposal to improve the safety of toys available on the EU market.
The proposal focused particularly on decreasing the number of unsafe toys in the EU market and better protecting children from toy-related risks, including banning harmful chemicals in toys.
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