Judge reject's Trump's bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York rejected Donald Trump’s request for a new trial on Thursday after a jury awarded $83.3 million in damages to a longtime magazine columnist who sued the former president for defamation for calling her claim that he had sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan department store a lie.
The judge rejected the former president’s claims that the compensatory and punitive damages awarded to writer E. Jean Carroll in January were excessive.
The January […]
Judge reject's Trump's bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case

On This Day in History – April 26th – Almanac – UPI.com

Today is Friday, April 26, the 117th day of 2024 with 249 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Venus. Evening star is Jupiter.
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Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in 121; Scottish philosopher David Hume in 1711; naturalist John James Audubon in 1785; French artist Eugene Delacroix in 1798; landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in 1822; singer Ma Rainey, born Gertrude […]
On This Day in History – April 26th – Almanac – UPI.com

Almanac | News, Sports, Jobs – Daily Press

Today is Friday, April 26, the 117th day of 2024. There are 249 days left in the year.
On April 26, 1986, an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine caused radioactive fallout to begin spewing into the atmosphere. (Dozens of people were killed in the immediate aftermath of the disaster while the long-term death toll from radiation poisoning is believed to number in the thousands.)
In 1607, English colonists went ashore at present-day Cape Henry, Virginia, on an […]
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Melania Trump's body language suggests 'turning point' in relationship with Donald Trump

A body language expert claimed Melania Trump’s body language drastically changed as she became First Lady.
Body language guru Judi James told Express.co.uk that the first months as First Lady “involved some very low-key and low-status posing” while Donald Trump adopted a power approach.
This meant no attention or status-sharing with his wife Melania, according to the expert. “He was the star of the show and she often hung around in the wings.”
Judi commented that Melania’s key focus was to look […]
Melania Trump's body language suggests 'turning point' in relationship with Donald Trump

"How's our girl doing?" Pecker says Trump was worried about election "impact" of alleged affairs

When Donald Trump first learned that his alleged affairs could be exposed to the public, his initial worry was that his wife and daughter would think poorly of him, according to David Pecker, the former National Enquirer publisher who made hush payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. But, Pecker testified Thursday, Trump's concerns ultimately shifted towards the implications for his 2016 presidential campaign.
Before the election, Pecker said, Trump would express concerns that his […]
"How's our girl doing?" Pecker says Trump was worried about election "impact" of alleged affairs

Courtroom Artist's Claim Trump Perked Up At Karen McDougal's Name Is Sure To Sting For Melania

Though Donald Trump is showing no sign of stress in court as his hush money case continues, the courtroom sketch artist working the trial tells a very different story. Elizabeth Williams, one of several artists capturing the action in pastels and charcoal, spoke to CNN about a telling change she recently saw in the former president’s demeanor. As prosecution witness David Pecker began to speak about his role as former CEO of American Media Inc., Trump seemed nonchalant, even bored. “[H]e was […]
Courtroom Artist's Claim Trump Perked Up At Karen McDougal's Name Is Sure To Sting For Melania

Trump Trial Reveals Other Stars Who Paid to Have Unsavory Stories Killed

Testimony in Donald Trump’s trial on Thursday revealed a list of other celebrities who allegedly dished out cash—or favors—to have the rights to negative stories purchased and killed by the National Inquirer. Trump has been infamously accused of calling on the magazine’s publisher, David Pecker, to kill negative stories about him during his campaign and presidency’s early days, allegations at the center of Trump’s alleged hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels in 2016. While […]
Trump Trial Reveals Other Stars Who Paid to Have Unsavory Stories Killed

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers celebrate 'surprise decision' – NY1

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers celebrated what they called a surprise decision from New York’s highest court on Thursday: the overturning of his 2020 rape case.
“Today’s legal ruling is a great day for America!” cheered Weinstein’s attorney, Arthur Aidala, outside the Manhattan criminal courthouse at 100 Centre Street.
“There are some people who are very unpopular in our society but we still have to apply the law fairly to them and in this courthouse behind us, the law was not applied […]
Harvey Weinstein's lawyers celebrate 'surprise decision' – NY1

Melania Trump shares necklace 'prioritizing self-care' on day before her 54th birthday

Former First Lady Melania Trump on the day before her 54th birthday shared a personalized version of the Mother’s Day necklace she is selling and emphasized ‘prioritizing self-care’.
Melania shared an image of her personally customized gold vermeil necklace on Thursday morning, four days after she put them on sale for $245 each on her website.
‘As mothers, we are inclined to honor our mothers on Mother’s Day, but we must also be mindful of ourselves,’ she wrote on X (formerly […]
Melania Trump shares necklace 'prioritizing self-care' on day before her 54th birthday

Kim Kardashian Returns to the White House to Discuss Criminal Justice Reform – People

Kardashian, who previously met with Donald Trump to pardon prisoners, has been an advocate for inmates in the U.S. who she believes have been wrongly convicted
Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was previously an entertainment reporter at The Messenger.
Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was previously an entertainment reporter at The Messenger.
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Kim Kardashian Returns to the White House to Discuss Criminal Justice Reform – People