The lawyer said he’s scheduled to meet with Weinstein on Monday. He added that he plans to tell a judge when Weinstein goes to court on Wednesday in Manhattan that a retrial should occur after Labor Day.
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Anti-war protesters dig in as some schools close encampments after reports of antisemitic activity
Early Saturday, police in riot gear cleared an encampment on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston while several dozen students shouted and booed at them from a distance, but the scene was otherwise not confrontational.
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim downing U.S. Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft
The Houthis said they shot down the Predator with a surface-to-air missile, part of a renewed series of assaults this week by the rebels after a relative lull in their pressure campaign over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs files motion to dismiss some claims in a sexual assault lawsuit
Sean “Diddy” Combs has pushed back against a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault
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From New York to Arizona: Inside the head-spinning week of Trump’s legal drama
The week began with a moment for the history books, with prosecutors for the first time presenting a jury with a criminal case against a former American president.
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Hamas reviewing Israeli proposal for cease-fire in Gaza, as possible Rafah offensive looms
It was not immediately clear whether Israel’s latest response to Hamas on a cease-fire was directly related to Friday’s visit to Tel Aviv by Egyptian mediators.
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Tornadoes collapse buildings, level homes in Nebraska and Iowa
A tornado has plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions.
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Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions
A hardy band of mostly amateur Wall Street investors have collectively made millions of dollars over the past month by betting that the stock price of Donald Trump’s Truth Social will keep dropping despite massive buying by his loyalists.
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Norfolk Southern CEO isn’t ruthless enough for investors after toxic train crash
Ancora Holdings Group is pushing for a new CEO at Norfolk Southern – but not because it wants the railroad to spend more on safety initiatives.
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Inflation is overshadowing U.S. economic resilience, hurting Biden
Most economists say the underlying momentum of the U.S. economy remains strong. But growth and jobs – which have been surprisingly sturdy – have generated little tangible benefit to Biden’s hopes for reelection.