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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-Elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that his personal lawyer, Alina Habba, will serve as counselor to the president in his upcoming second term. Trump said in a Truth Social post that Habba had shown “unwavering loyalty” as part of Trump’s legal team across several criminal and civil trials, and called her a …

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By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – An amended lawsuit filed in federal court on Sunday alleges that rap mogul Jay-Z raped a 13-year-old girl along with Sean “Diddy” Combs during a party in 2000. Jay-Z denied the allegations on social media and blasted the lawsuit, calling it part of a “blackmail attempt” by the plaintiff’s lawyer. …

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By Jeff Mason and Allende Miglietta WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, jazz musician Arturo Sandoval and rock band the Grateful Dead were celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday. The Kennedy Center also honored Harlem’s famed Apollo theater, the first time an institution has received what is considered the …

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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to deport all immigrants in the U.S. illegally over his four-year term but wants a deal to protect so-called “Dreamer” immigrants, he said in an interview that aired on Sunday on NBC News’ “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker.” Trump also said he plans to …

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(This Dec. 7 story has been corrected to clarify that it is not known whether the suspect has been identified in the headline, paragraphs 1 and 6) (Reuters) – Authorities are closing in on the man suspected of killing UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, New York City Mayor Eric Adams was quoted as saying on Saturday …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his support for Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth, citing the former Fox News host’s “charisma” and calling him “a WINNER” with a “tremendous track record” even as the nomination faces headwinds amid allegations of misconduct. A 44-year-old Army National Guard veteran, Hegseth has vowed to continue fighting …

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By Bianca Flowers (Reuters) -The White House is listening to demands for President Joe Biden to extend the same grace to thousands of people wronged by the U.S. judicial system as he did to his son Hunter, officials say. Since Biden’s pardon of Hunter on Sunday, a growing chorus of civil rights activists and lawmakers …

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By Jack Queen (Reuters) – A Connecticut appeals court on Friday largely upheld a nearly $1.3 billion defamation verdict against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a case accusing the Infowars founder of spreading lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting.  A three-judge panel of the Connecticut Appellate Court found that a jury’s October 2022 …

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