Here’s what we know about what the former president owes, whether he’ll have to pay up, and what comes next.
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Saving democracy is central to Biden’s campaign. Will it resonate with swing state voters?
Biden hopes the message energizes the same voters who turned out four years ago when Northampton County narrowly flipped his way after supporting Trump by a thin margin in 2016.
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Decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone, UN says
The Taliban – which took over Afghanistan in 2021 during the final weeks of U.S. and NATO withdrawal from the country – have barred women from most areas of public life and stopped girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade.
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A Black author takes new look at Georgia’s white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery
Could Georgia’s white founding father possibly have been an ally to Black people in an era when the British Empire was forcing thousands into bondage?
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Zelensky warns of ‘artificial deficit’ of weapons after withdrawal from Avdiivka
European allies are appealing to the U.S. Congress to approve a package that includes aid for Ukraine – $60 billion that would go largely to U.S. defense entities to manufacture missiles, munitions and other military hardware.
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Navalny’s team confirms death, says mother searching for his body
The loss of the Russian dissident was a crushing blow to those who had pinned their future hopes on Vladimir Putin’s seemingly indefatigable foe. It also prompted questions about what killed him.
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What does it mean to claim the U.S. is a Christian nation, and what does the Constitution say?
Does the U.S. Constitution establish Christianity as an official religion? No.
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U.S. aid to Ukraine hinges on House speaker, as far right tests his leadership
The Republican leadership will determine whether the House will agree to approve more aid or allow the U.S. commitment to wither.
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Ukraine’s Zelensky in Paris signed security agreement with France after similar deal with Germany
Zelensky earlier said more deals were in the works with other countries.
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New York judge imposes $364 million penalty in Trump civil fraud case
The stiff penalty was a victory for New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, who sued Trump over what she said was not just harmless bragging but years of deceptive practices.