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Trump calls sex assault accuser E. Jean Carroll ‘liar’ and ‘mentally sick,’ insists she said rape is ‘sexy’ in unsealed deposition testimony

NEW YORK — Former president Donald Trump railed against a woman accusing him of raping her in a New York City department store three decades ago, calling her “mentally sick,” a “liar” — and insisting she later stated on TV that “rape was sexy,” according to testimony from a sworn…

Tribune News Service · Jan 14, 2023

Antwan Staley: Evaluating the fascinating saga between the Ravens and Lamar Jackson

NEW YORK — The biggest storyline of the NFL wild-card weekend was the status of Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and his left knee.

Tribune News Service · Jan 14, 2023

Robbie Knievel, a daredevil like his father, dies

NEW YORK: Robbie Knievel, a daredevil performer who soared into the sky on motorcycles, pulling off a series of spectacular airborne stunts like his father, Evel Knievel, died Friday at his home in Reno, Nevada, the United States. He was 60.

Bangkok Post · Jan 14, 2023

Owners of Chicago Board of Trade Building cede control to lender

The landmark building, its fortunes slipping with the rest of the La Salle Street business area, is now controlled by New York-based Apollo Global Management.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 13, 2023

Voters have few options to remove George Santos from Congress – aside from waiting until the next election

There are mounting calls from both politicians and voters to force the newly elected apparent fabulist U.S. Rep. George Santos from Congress following revelations he fabricated his background and other details of his life.

The Conversation · Jan 13, 2023

Pause sought in wind farm ocean prep after 7th dead whale

Lawmakers at local, state and federal levels called Friday for a temporary pause in ocean floor preparation work for offshore wind farms in New Jersey and New York after another dead whale washed ashore in the region

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

Writer E. Jean Carroll's rape claim against Donald Trump can proceed, a judge rules

Carroll alleges Trump raped her in a department store a quarter century ago. The ruling upholds a temporary New York state law letting adult victims of sexual abuse sue their abusers years later.

WEKU · Jan 13, 2023

Flight delayed after plane crash photos are sent to the phones of passengers

Images were sent to phones of passengers on the Pegasus Airlines flight from Ben Gurion Airport, Israel, showed a plane crash in the Hudson River, New York in 2009

Daily Mirror · Jan 13, 2023

Trump Org. fine "spells doom" for firm

The fine is negligible but the real-world consequences "could be far greater" for Trump's namesake firm

Salon · Jan 13, 2023

Environmental group sues New York for approving crypto mining facility

Lawsuit argues move to allow energy-intensive cryptocurrency miner to take over power plant violates state’s 2019 climate law

The Guardian - US · Jan 13, 2023