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By Edward Gay of The Auckland District Court where the case of the prominent political figure was called on Tuesday Photo: ABIGAIL DOUGHERTY/THINGS A prominent political figure accused of sexually assaulting children and young people is continuing his legal battle to keep his name secret. While Stuff cannot identify the man, it can be reported that he is not a sitting MP. The man has pleaded not guilty to nine indecent assault charges relating to two alleged victims in the 1990s and is due to stand trial in August 2024. His case was called in Auckland District Court on Tuesday,…

FNew Jersey’s GOP Gov. Chris Christie he didn’t hold back on bashing his Republican rivals on a number of issues, including former President donald trumpsecond accusation of a CNN town hall hosted by Anderson Cooper on Monday evening. Last week, the Department of Justice filed a historic 37-year-old criminal indictment against Trump over allegations he mishandled classified documents when he left the white house. But Christie did not hesitate to criticize Republicans for attacking the agency over the impeachment rather than Trump. ELECTION OF GOVERNORS: GOVERNOR ACTS OF SIX 2024 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES “We’re in a situation where there are…

Former President Donald J. Trump and his advisers have scrambled to assemble a legal team for his first court appearance scheduled for Tuesday after being accused of mishandling classified documents and obstructing government efforts to recover -the bear. But even when Mr. Trump figures out who will represent him, lawyers will face a bigger challenge: how to beat back charges in a criminal case in which their options may be limited. Although no one knows exactly how Mr. Trump to attack the most serious charges he has faced, his options to use the legal system to delay the case, turn…

Update: Monday 8:50 p.m A girl has died in a drowning accident at the Aransas Pass Aquatic Center. Police tell us the call came in around 2:30 p.m. Monday. Aransas Pass Police Chief Eric Blanchard said the girl was under 10 years old and not from Aransas Pass. Blanchard said the girl fell into the water and was found to be unresponsive or in distress. Police don’t know if the girl couldn’t swim, but they pulled her out of the pool. He said at least two lifeguards pulled the girl from the water, with her family by her side. Rescuers…

BJ Whitmer has been fired from All Elite Wrestling following an arrest on charges of domestic violence and theft. On June 4, Whitmer was arrested in Boone County, Kentucky. He was charged with first-degree strangulation and second-degree burglary. Under Kentucky state law, first-degree strangulation is defined as a person who chokes another person causing injury. As for burglary in the second degree, it refers to non-residential burglaries. Whitmer posted $25,000 bail on June 12 and was released from jail. As of this writing, there is no word on the specific circumstances surrounding the incident. The case will have to go…

The markets focus is narrow. Editor’s Note: MarketMinder is politically agnostic. We do not favor any politician or any political party in any country, and only evaluate developments for their potential economic and market impact. Here’s the thing about politics and stocks: If you don’t check yourself, it’s very, very easy to obsess over news that seems seismic from a societal perspective, but doesn’t mean much (if anything ) for stock returns. We say this because political news dominates today’s headlines globally, and pundits are trying (and, in our opinion, failing) to extract economic implications from it all. In Scotland,…

As a registered voter in Palm Beach County, Florida, Bette Anne Starkey knows there’s a chance she could be picked to serve on a jury in the federal criminal case against former President Donald J. Trump. But even though he’s voted for Trump twice, he can’t really say how he would lean as a juror weighing the case. Echoing the same Mr. Trump, Mrs. Starkey, an 81-year-old accountant, used the phrase “witch hunt” in an interview to describe the federal indictment against the former president, which accuses him of knowingly removing classified documents from the White House. . But he…

Hi, I’m Aaricka! If you like this article, you’ll love my daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every day of the week, you’ll get new, community-driven stories that bring you up to speed with our local independent news. The cities of Los Angeles, Glendale and Burbank, three of the region’s largest cities, are considering major policy reforms amid calls to make their governments more responsive to people’s needs. The movements for change come as Americans are reconsidering how their democracy works after the January 6, 2021, uprising in Washington, DC and a racial divide demanding better representation. Los Angeles On…