The Oscar-winning actor turned #MeToo defendant avoided prison time by complying with the terms of a conditional plea agreement that saw him plead guilty to charges involving just one of what prosecutors have said were allegations from at least 30 women.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump plea to step into Mar-a-Lago case
His team was asking the justices to permit a special master to review about 100 documents with classified markings.
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How much Netflix’s new ad-supported plan will cost and what you get (and don’t)
The push into advertising comes years after Netflix resisted putting commercials on its programs.
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Stocks mount biggest comeback in years
The turnarounds are the biggest for each index since March 2020.
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Ukraine gets more air defense pledges as Russia hits cities
Missile strikes killed at least three people and destroyed an apartment building in the southern city of Mykolaiv, while heavy artillery damaged more than 30 houses, a hospital, a kindergarten and other buildings in Nikopol.
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Pfizer says booster lifts antibodies for omicron variants
Blood from 80 volunteers collected seven days after the booster shot showed an increase in neutralizing antibodies against the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants in a study.
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Abortion bans are motivating midterm voters, poll shows
The survey also showed that most voters, Democrats and Republicans, do not think abortion should be prohibited in cases of rape or incest, nor do they support laws that set criminal punishments for abortion providers and women who have abortions.
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North Korea fires missile and shells, further inflaming tensions
South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters.
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New York attorney general asks for court oversight of Trump Organization
In a lawsuit filed last month, Attorney General Letitia James’ office accused Trump of habitually misleading banks and others about how much assets like his golf courses and other real estate were worth.
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NATO chief warns Russia not to cross ‘very important line’
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Russia would be crossing a “very important line” if it used nuclear weapons in Ukraine.