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Month: March 2024

Texas AG Paxton settles felony fraud investigation, avoiding trial and ending yearslong legal saga

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday struck a deal with prosecutors investigating him for felony securities fraud, closing a legal saga that has dogged the state’s top law-enforcement officer and close ally of former President Donald Trump for nearly a decade. Special prosecutor Brian Wice confirmed the case

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Who is Nicole Shanahan, the philanthropist picked by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his running mate?

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ‘s pick to be his running mate in his independent bid for president, brings youth and considerable wealth to Kennedy’s long-shot campaign but is little known outside Silicon Valley. Shanahan, 38, is a California lawyer and philanthropist. Shanahan leads the

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300 women join lawsuit filed against Chicago-area health system after gynecologist accused of sexual abuse

By Elyssa Kaufman Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Three hundred women have joined a lawsuit filed against NorthShore University HealthSystem/Swedish Covenant Hospital for employing a gynecologist accused of sexual abuse. Fabio Ortega pleaded guilty to sexually abusing patients in October of 2021. The attorneys filed the lawsuit against the hospitals

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3 workers charged after leaving baby girl inside North Philadelphia day care

By Tom Dougherty Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Three day care workers accused of leaving a baby girl inside New Arisens Childcare Solutions in Philadelphia’s Feltonville neighborhood last month have been charged with endangering the welfare of children, the city’s district attorney’s office said Tuesday. Court documents show Sydia Thomas-Ishman,

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Judge issues gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting on witnesses, others in hush money case

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge Tuesday issued a gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting publicly about witnesses, prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming hush-money criminal trial, citing the former president’s history of “threatening, inflammatory, denigrating” remarks about people involved in his legal cases.

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