Graff tells court aI believe it happened. It wasnat unusuala when asked if Trump might have been amulti-taskinga while signing checks

Trump defense attorney Emil Bove has resumed his cross-examination of Pecker.

aWe were talking about Hope Hicks, right?a Bove asked, referring to the former campaign and White House aide to Trump. Pecker answered in the affirmative.

Professors at Emory University arrested as campuses follow Columbiaas lead in demanding ceasefire and divestment

• Four students on why theyare protesting against war in Gaza: aInjustice should not be accepteda

At least 40 pro-Palestine protest camps have arisen across US campuses following Columbia Universityas example earlier this month.

While many remain provocative though peaceful, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment by their institutions from companies with ties to Israel, hundreds of students and outside protesters have been arrested, and there have been some fierce clashes with police.

Top UN demining official outlines scale of devastation as Egypt officials fly into Israel in attempt to revive ceasefire talks

Israelas war in Gaza has created 37m tonnes of debris, much of it laced with unexploded bombs, which could take more than a decade to remove, a top UN demining official said.

Nearly seven months into the war, there is an average 300kg of rubble a square metre of land in Gaza, Pehr Lodhammar, the former United Nationals Mine Action Service chief for Iraq, told a news conference.

South Dakota governor includes bloody tale in campaign volume a and admits aa better politician a| wouldnat tell the story herea

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In 1952, as a Republican candidate for vice-president, Richard Nixon stirred criticism by admitting receiving a dog, Checkers, as a political gift.

In 2012, as the Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney was pilloried for tying a dog, Seamus, to the roof of the family car for a cross-country trip.

Federal transportation agency finds Teslaas claims about feature donat match their findings and opens second investigation

US auto-safety regulators said on Friday that their investigation into Teslaas Autopilot had identified at least 13 fatal crashes in which the feature had been involved. The investigation also found the electric carmakeras claims did not match up with reality.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) disclosed on Friday that during its three-year Autopilot safety investigation, which it launched in August 2021, it identified at least 13 Tesla crashes involving one or more death, and many more involving serious injuries, in which aforeseeable driver misuse of the system played an apparent rolea.

President drops by Sirius XM studios to speak with the shock jock as Donald Trump sat in a courtroom downtown

Joe Biden sprang a surprise on the Washington press corps on Friday when he gave an interview to the radio host and shock jock Howard Stern.

The president also made news. Asked if he would debate Donald Trump before the election in November, as the presumptive Republican nominee (who skipped all debates in the primary) has demanded, Biden said: aI am, somewhere, I donat know when, but I am happy to debate him.a

aMisogynist influencera was indicted in June along with his brother and two Romanian female suspects

Andrew Tateas trial on human trafficking charges can proceed, a Romanian court has ruled, 10 months after he was first indicted.

The self-professed amisogynist influencera was indicted in June along with his brother, Tristan, and two Romanian female suspects for human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, allegations they have all denied.

US activist, 69, speaks to NBC amid growing effort to prevent I Am Ruby Bridges and other works being available to school students

Increasingly, the US civil rights icon Ruby Bridges a the first Black child to integrate a school in Louisiana a has seen some adults seek to prevent grade-school students from accessing the books and films that chronicle her story, saying the tale makes white children feel bad about themselves.

But that justification is aridiculousa because amy biggest fans are kids all around the worlda, Bridges told NBCas Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker in an interview airing on Sunday morningas episode of the show.

Bulk carrier uses deep-water channel en route to Canada marking important step in recovery efforts after last monthas disaster

The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, killing a work crew and halting most maritime traffic through the cityas port.

The Balsa 94, a bulk carrier sailing under a Panama flag, passed through the new 35ft channel headed for Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, on Thursday. Two more commercial ships followed later, including a vehicle carrier headed to Panama.

Two-year-old calf one step closer to reuniting with family group after tragic accident that left her stranded in remote lagoon

An orca calf, trapped for weeks in a remote lagoon in western Canada, has freed herself and is travelling towards open waters, hailed as aincredible newsa by a growing body of human supporters.

The move puts her one step closer to reuniting with her family one month after a tragic accident left her stranded.

aUltimate firepower companiona is purportedly for wildlife control, ecological conservation, and snow and ice removal

What has four legs and can breathe fire? Apparently the Thermonator, a controversial afirst-ever flamethrower-wielding robot doga.

According to Throwflame, an Ohio-based company that manufactures flamethrowers, its latest invention features a 30ft firing range, light detection and range mapping, as well as laser sighting, aboard a battery-powered thing with legs that can jump around.

Luzerne county, in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, has faced high-profile mistakes like discarded ballots, and turnover. Did it pass its primary season test?

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Everyone seemed determined not to jinx it.

Jim Rose, the director of administrative services in Luzerne county in north-eastern Pennsylvania, had been listening to the radio all morning and had not heard aa single peepa about problems at the polls during Pennsylvaniaas primary on Tuesday. When he ran into Emily Cook, the countyas acting director of elections, she wasnat ready to celebrate. It was, after all, only mid-afternoon, and the polls would be open until 8pm.

People in city bordering Gaza say Israel will never be safe while Hamas exists a but worry it cannot achieve its objective

The two men, faces blurred and voices disguised, are screened by a dense scrub of fig and trailing vine and thorns in northern Gaza as they film themselves loading a rocket launcher.

It is daylight and the fighters, wearing civilian clothes, work quickly and calmly, the sound of fighting audible around them as they prepare the weapon in less than a minute. Metal scrapes on metal as four missiles are slotted into tubes and wires connected to a red timer for launch against the nearby Israeli border city of Sderot and neighbouring communities.

Students demonstrating and hunger-striking face arrests and hospitalization a but they think they can make a difference

• Student protesters are demanding universities divest from Israel. What does that mean?

The arrests of more than a hundred Columbia University students, who were protesting against Israelas actions in Gaza, shed more light on arguably the most energetic pro-Palestinian movement in the US: the one taking places on college campuses around the country.

Since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October, in response to terrorist attacks by Hamas, students have launched protests, sit-ins and, most recently, encampments, in a wave they hope will encourage universities to divest from companies which have ties to Israelas military.

The Unexpected, the latest book by the economics professor, examines the uncomfortable and embarrassing parts of pregnancy that no one talks about

Emily Oster really hopes you donat need to buy her new book. The 44-year-old tenured Brown University economics professor and firebrand has published a handful of bestselling titles, all focused on childbearing and child-rearing. aI always say Iam not going to write another book after I write a book because it feels like so much work,a she said. aThe first three books really track my own journey, from pregnancy to raising little kids to having older kids.a

But the fourth installment in her aParentDataa a also the name of her blog, podcast and newsletter a quartet, The Unexpected, swerves into thornier territory than its predecessors: pregnancies with complications, and the risks inherent in any subsequent pregnancies. For the first time, she is not writing about her own experiences. aI was inspired by the questions that I got from other people rather than the questions that I had myself,a she said.

The professor on his famous 13 akeysa to the White House, a method for predicting election results thatas been right nine times out of 10

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He has been called the Nostradamus of US presidential elections. Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted the result of nine of the past 10 (and even the one that got away, in 2000, he insists was stolen from Al Gore). But now he is gearing up for perhaps his greatest challenge: Joe Biden v Donald Trump II.

Lichtman is a man of parts. The history professor has been teaching at American University in Washington for half a century. He is a former North American 3,000m steeplechase champion and, at 77 a the same age as Trump a aiming to compete in the next Senior Olympics. In 1981 he appeared on the TV quizshow Tic-Tac-Dough and won $110,000 in cash and prizes.

Tom, whose experience echoes that portrayed in Baby Reindeer, talks about the impact on him and the police response

Not long after he embarked on an on/off dalliance with a former colleague, Tom began feeling uneasy about her behaviour. He ended things a but that only made matters worse.

Lies and gaslighting turned into his ex turning up randomly at places where he hung out and aappearing seemingly everywhere I wenta, he said. aThat was incredibly hard to deal with. I felt hounded, and I had no idea what to do.a

In the UK, the National Stalking Helpline can be reached on 0808 802 0300.

The sexual wanderings of a partner donat always spell the end. Readers share their experiences of how their relationship came out the other side

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What counts as infidelity varies from couple to couple and how they choose to handle it is also unique. A drunken kiss on the dancefloor might be innocuous to some; for others, a relationship-ending catastrophe.

How readers chose to approach their straying partners varied dramatically depending on the length and nature of their relationship and what shape the outside encounter took. If families and mutual assets were involved a and other relationship factors were stable a readers tended to double down on commitments, opting to frame such transgressions as an opportunity for growth and refreshment. And the further down the road couples had travelled together, the more likely they would stay together post-infidelity.

Egg cartons are labeled with all sorts of descriptors in the US, making grocery shopping a confusing experience. Experts tell us what these labels mean and how to shop

Shopping for eggs at the grocery store can be a confusing experience. Cartons are labeled with all kinds of descriptors a natural, organic, cage-free, free-range a and some cost more at checkout. But what do they actually mean, and for ethically minded consumers, are they actually worth the money?

Protein-packed eggs are linked to relatively low carbon emissions compared with other land-based animal protein sources, but not all eggs are created equal when it comes to the environment, health or animal welfare, experts say.

Rates are improving in the US as healthcare organizations take steps to confront the continuing crisis. Still, new mothers often feel alone: aPeople donat know what to doa

After five months of maternity leave with her second baby, a daughter born on 26 March 2020, Pam Lins felt she was ready to return to work and start a new role. This was the first year of the pandemic, so she had to work remotely while simultaneously raising her newborn and a toddler.

Six weeks into her leadership position a about eight months postpartum a she finally admitted something was wrong.

The 27-year-old American actor has gone from the Disney channel to new classy arthouse threesome drama Challengers, via a massive blockbuster and a hot-button TV series. So can she convince as an Oscar contender?

Actor-model-producer Zendaya Coleman a universally known mononymously, without her last name a has never been short of attention, but it feels as if the 27-year-old has arrived at a breakthrough moment. With the tennis romance Challengers arriving in cinemas, in which she is the central focus, the sci-fi blockbuster Dune: Part Two still reeling in audiences, and acting as the simultaneous cover star of two separate editions of Vogue magazine a the British and the American a Zendaya appears to have achieved a new level.

Her career has so far specialised in an impressively high number of attention-grabbing moments, including appearing in a spectacularly bizarre metallic silver arobot suita at the premiere of Dune: Part Two earlier this year, and the Challengers trailer release in June 2023, with its sexually suggestive premise of a threeway love affair.

Late-night hosts discuss the crackdown on, and Republican criticism of, college campus protests against Israelas war in Gaza

With other late-night hosts on vacation, The Daily Show guest hosts Jordan Klepper and Ronny Chieng dug into the disproportionate force used on college campus protests against Israelas disproportionate force in Gaza.

The US president continues to support Israel in its onslaught on Gaza. Morehouse Collegeas most famous alumnus was anti-war

Morehouse College is a special place. The only all-male historically Black college in the world, it has alumni ranging from Dr Martin Luther King Jr, the most celebrated anti-war civil rights leader in history, to Theodore aTeda Colbert III, the CEO of Boeingas defense, space and security division, a key player in supplying the weapons technologies for Israelas months-long campaign of military vengeance on Palestinians.

While there is much diversity among the ranks of this brotherhood, Morehouse a also my alma mater a places a primacy on moral leadership and service, and Dr King has been a critical avatar in these efforts. There is a prominent statue of him on campus, his likeness is depicted as a silhouette on official college brochures, the chapel on campus is named in his honor. His papers are held nearby at the Robert W Woodruff Library. Considering Kingas anti-militarism, and the collegeas embrace of him as a beacon on campus, the decision to invite Joe Biden to give Morehouseas commencement speech to this yearas graduating class is a moral disaster.

The US presidentas staunch support of Israel in the face of its unrelenting assault on Palestinians in the Israel-Gaza war has sparked sustained protests throughout the country, most recently on multiple college campuses. And though some have tried to take Kingas defense of Israelas right to exist as evidence that he would affirm without qualification Israelas present military campaign, his broader anti-militarism cannot be conveniently pushed aside, nor can his stated desire for a peaceful resolution in the region.

The California university cancelled Asna Tabassumas speech because of asecurity concernsa. The real reason is cowardice

When Asna Tabassum, a hijab-wearing Muslim, was announced as the valedictorian for the University of Southern California class of 2024, my initial reaction was the thought of my south Asian mother saying, aWhat are you doing? Why arenat you valedictorian?a But what followed was pride.

Then the university announced last week that it would no longer allow Tabassum to speak at commencement. After pro-Israel groups mischaracterized Tabassumas pro-Palestinian views as aantisemitica, the USC administration claimed that security concerns made her speech untenable.

aI am not surprised by those who attempt to propagate hatred,a Tabassum, a friend of mine, wrote in a statement. aI am surprised that my own university a my home for four years a has abandoned me.a

Both were pilloried, but that was then. Today, one has beaten a rape conviction, the other may return as president

According to his representatives, former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is still digesting the overturning of his rape conviction by a New York court, but they did come out to say he was acautiously exciteda. Cautiously excited? Iam not sure these are the words Iad alight on to paint a word-picture of a rapist. You might as well say atentatively arouseda. Then again, as weare about to discuss, quite a lot of guys donat particularly have to worry about what they say or do, or how they say or do it. Itas only natural that Harvey should very much want to be one of them again.

Speaking of word-pictures, though, howas this for a vignette of our times? When they heard the news that Weinsteinas conviction had been overturned on Thursday, a whole host of reporters happened to be looking at the exact spot in the exact New York courtroom that head sat in when that original judgment had been handed down. This was because they were waiting for Donald Trump to sit in it for Thursdayas proceedings in his hush money trial. Mr Trump, you might recall, is in such a lot of trouble that he is the presumptive Republican nominee and current bookiesa favourite to win the US presidency again, though admittedly he lags behind Weinstein on the sexual assault and misconduct front, given that only 26 women have accused him of it. Ultimately, though, I guess the question is: if #MeToo awent too fara, what would agoing just far enougha have looked like?

This is not a repeat of the Covid pandemic. Yet global governments should follow the US and prepare a response

Avian flu, or H5N1, is making headlines in the United States. The past few years have seen concerning signs of it spreading across the world a whether in chickens in Britain, sea lions in Peru, or Caspian seals in Russia. This time, it is has been confirmed in American cows, and the World Health Organization has warned that the risk of it spreading to humans is of aenormous concerna.

While it is early days, the hypothesis is that in late 2023, a single cow was infected by coming into contact with infected birdsa faeces, or having infected dead birds in its feed. This began cow-to-cow transmission, and potentially even cow-to-bird transmission. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also confirmed one human case of H5N1 in a farm worker, which could either represent cow-to-human (not seen before) or bird-to-human transmission.

Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Both sides are beset by those who think their words and deeds bring peace closer. Instead they instil fear and make a better future harder to attain

Beware the friend who is only trying to help. Not, perhaps, as a rule for life but certainly when it comes to the Israel-Palestine conflict and the clashes that battle provokes around the world. So often those who think theyare doing their bit serve only to make an already impossible situation even worse.

The week began with an instructive example, when Gideon Falter, head of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, released a video clip of himself being steered away from one of Londonas weekly Gaza demonstrations by a police officer on the grounds that: aYou are quite openly Jewish, this is a pro-Palestinian march.a Falter argued that he had flushed out proof that the Metropolitan police regard the marches as an unsafe environment for visibly Jewish people, even though the Met allows them to go ahead week after week.

His viral TikToks of his generic 9-5 life in a Texas suburb have become a Rorschach test of sorts

Connor Hubbard might be the most boring man on the internet. The 29-year-old dresses like a generic white guy, lives in a nice but unremarkable house in the Dallas, Texas, suburbs and works a 9-5 in insurance. He alives fora his morning coffee and loves going to the gym after work and watching TV in the evening. He is perfectly happy with his mundane existence a which includes a wife, a dog and a baby on the way a and does not aspire to anything more. The internet is obsessed with him.

Every few months one of Hubbardas slice-of-an-ordinary-life videos goes viral eliciting extreme reactions. A Rorschach test of sorts, half of the viewers seem to think his world is morbidly depressing (awhat is the point of even living?a one person asked), while the other half thinks it is hugely aspirational. Under the comment section of the latest video to go viral, people are having heated debates about whether the man is a role model or a cautionary tale.

Germanyas complicity with Turkeyas repressive regime worries me more than its dAPner diplomacy

aNazis eat dAPner kebabs in secret,a must be one of the dumbest slogans I have seen at German protests against the far right. Yes, the popularity of the kebab in Germany has become something of a symbol of labour migration from Turkey after the second world war. And yes, Nazis get hungry, too. So what? If the consumption of ethnic-minority food was really an obstacle to the ideology of white supremacy, Germans would either be starved out by now or they wouldnat vote for Alternative fA1/4r Deutschland (AfD). Neither of these is the case: the kebab is the second most popular fast food among Germans, and according to polls, the AfD their second most popular political party.

Still, for the German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, it seems to be a sign of cosmopolitanism to promote kebab eating, so his team thought it a good idea to send him to Turkey with a whole skewer full of meat as part of an official visit this week, the first by a German president in 10 years.

Victims and their families are at their witsa end. We owe it to them to throw everything at this national crisis

Itas happening again.

Another run of alleged domestic violence homicides has horrified the nation, and the media is again searching for answers.