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Cosby confined to his home as team decries ‘public lynching’

Bill Cosby’s team blasted his sexual-assault trial as a “public lynching” Friday and began looking ahead to an appeal as the judge ordered house arrest for the 80-year-old comedian and said he would be outfitted with a GPS ankle monitoring device. Defense allegations of a biased juror and the admission of Cosby’s explosive testimony about drugs and sex are among other possible avenues of appeal as he tries to avoid a sentence that could keep him in prison for the rest of his days. Cosby remains free on $1 million bail while he awaits sentencing, probably within three …read more […]

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Boeing nears deal to buy aerospace parts company KLX – WSJ

Boeing Co is nearing a deal to buy aerospace parts company KLX Inc to expand into the aircraft-services business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. KLX’s shares jumped about 8 percent to $78.98 while Boeing’s shares were flat at around $341.74. KLX was not immediately available for comment, while Boeing declined to comment. …read more […]

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Report: Russian lawyer at Trump Tower worked with government

An organization established by an exiled Russian tycoon says it has obtained emails showing collaboration between Russian government officials and the lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. in 2016 and has denied having connections to the Kremlin. The emails the Dossier organization said it was sent suggest Natalia Veselnitskaya worked closely with a top official in Russia’s prosecutor-general’s Office to fend off a U.S. fraud case against one of her clients. Veselnitskaya has denied connections to the Russian government since her meeting with then-candidate Donald Trump’s son, son-in-law Jared Kushner and campaign chairman Paul Manafort surfaced during …read more […]

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GOP-led House panel officially clears Trump in Russia probe

The Republican-led House intelligence committee on Friday officially declared the end of its Russia probe, saying in its final report that it found no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign. The investigation began with bipartisan promise but ultimately succumbed to factional squabbling. An investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller is ongoing, as are probes led by the Senate intelligence and judiciary committees. …read more […]

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Princess Charlotte is now a middle child — here's what that could mean for her future

Princess Charlotte became a middle child on Monday, with the birth of her baby brother, Louis Arthur Charles. The science of birth order is complicated, but some researchers say middle children tend to be more independent, empathetic, and altruistic. Other scientists say differences in personality and intelligence related to birth order are so small as to be almost unnoticeable. …read more […]