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What’s happening: For the first time in history, prosecutors will present a criminal case against a former U.S. president to a jury Monday. The 12-person jury in Manhattan is set to hear opening statements from prosecutors and defense lawyers in the hush money case against Donald Trump. The latest >
What to expect: Attorneys are expected to give jurors a closer look at the allegations against Trump and his defense. They may also introduce the key players in the case who may testify. Here’s a who’s who at Trump’s hush money trial >
The allegations: The trial is centered around allegations Trump falsified his company’s internal records to hide the true nature of reimbursement payments to his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who allegedly arranged hush money payments to bury negative stories about Trump during his 2016 presidential race. Read more >
Trump’s busy week: Trump’s legal battles will take center stage this week. The hush money trial in New York is just one event on the former president’s calendar. He will also be battling in court over a potential gag order related to that trial and over a fight about the bond he posted in a separate civil fraud case in New York. The Supreme Court is also expected to hear oral arguments on Trump’s immunity claims. Here’s the breakdown of Trump’s court calendar this week >
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Developing: Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the head of Israeli military intelligence, resigned Monday over failures surrounding Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Israel’s military said. This marks the first senior figure to step down over his role in the deadliest assault in Israel’s history. “The intelligence directorate under my command did not live up to the task we were entrusted with. I carry that black day with me ever since, day after day, night after night. I will carry the horrible pain of the war with me forever,” Haliva wrote in his resignation letter. The attack killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and roughly 250 people were taken as hostages into Gaza. That set off the war in Gaza, which is now in its seventh month. The latest >
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What’s going on: The Supreme Court on Monday will consider whether banning homeless people from sleeping outside amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. The case could be highly consequential for how cities can address their unsheltered homeless populations. The latest >
Zoom in: In the case Grants Pass v. Johnson, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the mountain city of Grants Pass, Oregon, can issue both criminal and civil penalties on people who sleep and essentially live in a public park. Roughly 600 homeless people stay in tents and makeshift tarp shelters in the city park, saying they have nowhere else to go. The city says civil and criminal punishments are necessary for enforcing laws banning those experiencing homelessness from public spaces. Homelessness hit a record high last year, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Why it’s hard to track how many people are homeless >
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What’s going on: NewsNation has confirmed that a rabbi at Columbia University and Barnard College internally warned students Sunday to leave the campus because of “extreme antisemitism.” Rabbi Elie Buechler sent a WhatsApp message to students before Passover on Monday that the protests that had unfolded since Wednesday “have made it clear that Columbia University’s Public Safety and the NYPD cannot guarantee Jewish students’ safety in the face of extreme antisemitism and anarchy,” the New York Post reported. A Columbia University official told NewsNation on background Sunday that the university will be offering virtual class options “due to campus activity.” Full report >
Refresh: The pro-Palestinian protests started shortly before Columbia University President Minouche Shafik testified before Congress regarding antisemitism on campus. Students are speaking out in opposition to Israel’s military action in Gaza and demanding the school divest from companies they claim “profit from Israeli apartheid.” The latest >
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Stop to scrolling? The House on Saturday approved a foreign aid bill that includes a possible ban on TikTok, but the social media app won’t disappear in the U.S. anytime soon. After failing as a stand-alone bill in the Senate, the TikTok measure was included in the House-passed bill providing support to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The bill is expected to pass the Senate, and President Joe Biden has said he will sign it. Once the bill becomes law, TikTok’s owner, China’s ByteDance, will have up to one year to sell the app. Details >
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The beef: A nationwide health alert has been issued for Greater Omaha ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, a particular strain of Escherichia coli that is known to cause severe intestinal infection in humans. The impacted raw ground beef items were produced March 28 with a “Use/Freeze by” date of April 22 and “EST.960A” inside the USDA mark of inspection. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the ground beef was shipped to restaurants and retail locations throughout the country. Full list of products included in the health alert >
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We’re keeping an eye on these topics today. Make sure you tune in to our latest coverage and share your thoughts with us on social media!
President Joe Biden will travel to Virginia to unveil steps to advance the American Climate Corps on Earth Day.
Kimberlee Singler appears in a U.K. extradition hearing. She’s wanted by U.S. authorities after her 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son were found dead at a home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in December, along with her 11-year-old daughter who was injured. The Philippines and U.S. begin the annual Balikatan “shoulder to shoulder” exercise.
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An unofficial tourist attraction known as The Haiku (Haʻikū) Stairs, sometimes called the Stairway to Heaven, in Hawaii will be torn down at the end of April. Why officials are making the move >
A fire broke out last week at an Oregon hotel that film fans may recognize from Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining.” Photos >
Five teens were injured in a shooting in Greenbelt, Maryland, during “senior skip day” festivities for local high school students, police said. Latest on the investigation >
Two Texas lawmakers say a San Antonio nonprofit is buying airfare for asylum-seekers with federal funds meant to reimburse nonprofits for food, shelter and humanitarian expenses. What to know >
A total of 15 people suffered mostly minor injuries when a tram used for tours crashed into a railing at Universal Studios Hollywood near Los Angeles, authorities said. What the company’s saying >
A Chicago police officer died after being shot multiple times in the Gage Park neighborhood on the city’s Southwest Side while returning home from duty overnight following his shift. The latest >
Police in Lexington, Kentucky, responded to an Airbnb that left occupants feeling “unsettled.” Their discovery >
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Mariska Hargitay, famously known for her role as Olivia Benson in the NBC series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” recently channeled her character to help a lost child in New York City who mistook her for an actual cop. Read more >
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