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Trump made N.Y. attorney general’s fraud case virtually unbeatable

Trump made N.Y. attorney general’s fraud case virtually unbeatable

Renato Mariotti writes: New York Attorney General Tish James raised eyebrows when she refused last-minute settlement overtures from former President Donald Trump. Her 222-page lawsuit filed Wednesday doubles down, asking for wide-ranging penalties against Trump, including $250 million and various bans that would bar Trump and his three oldest children from selling or acquiring real estate or applying for loans in New York for five years — potentially devastating measures for a company that depends on plastering the family name…

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Put up or shut up: Dearie asks Trump lawyers whether they believe FBI lied about seized documents

Put up or shut up: Dearie asks Trump lawyers whether they believe FBI lied about seized documents

The Washington Post reports: The Mar-a-Lago special master on Thursday ordered Donald Trump’s lawyers to state in a court filing whether they believe FBI agents lied about documents seized from the former president’s Florida residence in a court-authorized search last month, or claimed to have taken items that were not actually in Trump’s possession. In a Thursday afternoon filing, U.S. District Judge Raymond J. Dearie — the special master — told Trump’s legal team to state by Sept. 30 whether…

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A thorough rebuke of Judge Aileen Cannon’s pro-Trump order

A thorough rebuke of Judge Aileen Cannon’s pro-Trump order

Aaron Blake writes: As U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon ruled twice in the Mar-a-Lago documents case for the former president who nominated her to the bench, many legal experts — including conservatives and executive-power advocates — have strained to understand how she could have reached such conclusions about Donald Trump’s claims. On Wednesday night, two fellow Trump nominees joined with another judge to provide the rebuke of Cannon’s jurisprudence that those experts suggested might be coming. A three-judge panel…

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As mobilization begins in Russia, sold-out flights, protests and arrests

As mobilization begins in Russia, sold-out flights, protests and arrests

The Washington Post reports: Within hours of President Vladimir Putin’s speech declaring a partial military mobilization on Wednesday, men all over Russia — including some who had tried for months to ignore the messy war in Ukraine — suddenly found their lives thrown into chaos as they were summoned to duty. The men, mostly reservists under 35 who served in the army and have junior military ranks, were handed written notices in their offices or at their homes. In some…

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‘It’s a 100% mobilisation’ on day one of Russia’s drive to build its army

‘It’s a 100% mobilisation’ on day one of Russia’s drive to build its army

The Guardian reports: Summons delivered to eligible men at midnight. Schoolteachers pressed into handing out draft notices. Men given an hour to pack their things and appear at draft centres. Women sobbing as they send their husbands and sons off to fight in Russia’s war in Ukraine. The first full day of Russia’s first mobilisation since the second world war produced emotional showdowns at draft centres and even signs of protest, while it appears Russia could be considering far more…

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Russia’s military divided as Putin struggles to deal with Ukraine’s counteroffensive, U.S. sources say

Russia’s military divided as Putin struggles to deal with Ukraine’s counteroffensive, U.S. sources say

CNN reports: Russia’s military is divided over how best to counter Ukraine’s unexpected battlefield advances this month, according to multiple sources familiar with US intelligence, as Moscow has found itself on the defensive in both the east and the south. Russian President Vladimir Putin is himself giving directions directly to generals in the field, two sources familiar with US and western intelligence said– a highly unusual management tactic in a modern military that these sources said hints at the dysfunctional…

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Evidence of extensive Russian torture of Ukrainian civilians

Evidence of extensive Russian torture of Ukrainian civilians

New Lines reports: The blood of Ukrainian detainees is still visible on the floor and on the wooden batons Russian forces used to beat them. Ukrainians were tied to metal-framed chairs before being electrocuted with cables or choked with a length of rope. Proof of the horrors to which local residents were subjected during more than six months of occupation was revealed on Sept. 19 in a dark and dust-filled basement under the police station in Izium, a strategic city…

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Anger against Iran’s ‘morality police’ erupts after death of Mahsa Amini

Anger against Iran’s ‘morality police’ erupts after death of Mahsa Amini

The Washington Post reports: The protests started small, outside the Tehran hospital where a 22-year old Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini died last week after being detained by the “morality police” for an untold violation of the country’s harsh strictures on women’s dress. By Tuesday, the protests were racing across the country, in a burst of grief, anger and defiance. Many were led by women, who burned their headscarves, cut their hair and chanted, “Death to the dictator.” The ferocity…

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As the New York AG files a $250 million lawsuit, has a Trump tipping point been reached?

As the New York AG files a $250 million lawsuit, has a Trump tipping point been reached?

E. Danya Perry, Joshua Stanton and Norman L. Eisen write: In the last month, the array of investigations involving Donald J. Trump and many of Trump’s associates and family members has reached an intense pitch. Today another bombshell detonated—one that may prove to be the most devastating. New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced the filing of a monumental civil enforcement action against Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, the Trump Organization and many other Trump affiliates….

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Putin drafts reservists for war in Ukraine, threatens nuclear response, as Kremlin appears to be in crisis

Putin drafts reservists for war in Ukraine, threatens nuclear response, as Kremlin appears to be in crisis

The Wall Street Journal reports: Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the threat of a nuclear response in the conflict and ordered reservists to mobilize, escalating the war in Ukraine following stinging losses on the battlefield and drawing harsh criticism from President Biden. “Russia will use all the instruments at its disposal to counter a threat against its territorial integrity—this is not a bluff,” Mr. Putin said in a national address that blamed the West for the conflict in Ukraine, where…

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Putin’s escalation faces risks in Russia-Ukraine war

Putin’s escalation faces risks in Russia-Ukraine war

The Wall Street Journal reports: President Vladimir Putin’s moves to mobilize as many as 300,000 reservists, threaten nuclear strikes and annex occupied parts of Ukraine show how badly the war has gone for Russia, military and political analysts say, and are unlikely to stop the Ukrainian advance or reverse the battlefield situation in the immediate future. Mr. Putin made these announcements a day after snap referendums on joining Russia were called for Friday in the Russian-occupied parts of the Donetsk,…

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Protests spread across Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini

Protests spread across Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini

Joyce Karam tweeted on September 16: Today, a 22-yr-old woman died in #Iran after being beaten on head by the regime’s “morality police” for not “properly” wearing her Hijab. Her name was Masha Amini. Her crime was showing some hair. Let that sink in… pic.twitter.com/y7KpmJ7Z1X — Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) September 16, 2022 The Guardian reports: Iran has sent police to the streets in a scramble to end protests that have spread to at least 15 cities, as rights groups and…

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DeSantis’ immigration stunt echoes nation’s antisemitic legacy

DeSantis’ immigration stunt echoes nation’s antisemitic legacy

Ja’han Jones writes: Ken Burns’ latest documentary series for PBS, chronicling our country’s posture toward Jews fleeing the Holocaust, is chock-full of comparisons to present-day America. To be clear, “The U.S. and the Holocaust” was conceived with modern-day parallels in mind. Burns told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on Monday that it’s important to reckon with that past, because “in this story are the seeds of what’s going on now.” But even that doesn’t fully brace viewers for the language Americans used…

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How Judge Cannon broke with conservatives in Trump documents case

How Judge Cannon broke with conservatives in Trump documents case

Politico reports: When Donald Trump flooded the federal bench with judicial appointments, a leading critique was that they were Federalist Society clones who favored muscular executive power and rejected what some perceive as meddling by the courts in executive branch affairs. Judge Aileen Cannon’s recent orders in the fight over the classified records the former president is accused of keeping at Mar-a-Lago have turned that perception on its ear. A 41-year-old former federal prosecutor and Trump nominee, Cannon issued a…

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Special master to Trump’s lawyers: ‘You can’t have your cake and eat it’

Special master to Trump’s lawyers: ‘You can’t have your cake and eat it’

Politico reports: The senior federal judge tasked with reviewing the materials seized by the FBI from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate sharply questioned the former president’s attorneys Tuesday during their first hearing in his courtroom. Judge Raymond Dearie repeatedly challenged Trump’s lawyers for refusing to back up the former president’s claim that he declassified the highly sensitive national security-related records discovered in his residence. “My view of it is: you can’t have your cake and eat it,” said Dearie, the “special…

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These male politicians are pushing for women who receive abortions to be punished with prison time

These male politicians are pushing for women who receive abortions to be punished with prison time

CNN reports: A businessman turned state representative from rural Oil City, Louisiana, and a Baptist pastor banded together earlier this year on a radical mission. They were adamant that a woman who receives an abortion should receive the same criminal consequences as one who drowns her baby. Under a bill they promoted, pregnant people could face murder charges even if they were raped or doctors determined the procedure was needed to save their own life. Doctors who attempted to help…

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