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She hoped to sing for a rap icon. Instead, she was there as Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay died
A woman was brought to tears as she testified in the trial of two men charged in the 2002 killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay. One of several people in various parts of the studio on the night of one of the hip hop world’s most infamous slayings, she recalled seeing the slain DJ on the studio floor.
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Eyewitness to killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay testifies: ‘Then I see Jay just fall'
Uriel Rincon told jurors in the trial that Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was in his studio’s lounge area on the evening of Oct. 30, 2002, playing a football video game and talking business with him and another aide, when the door opened. In walked Jordan, the rap star’s godson, Rincon said.
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Don Jr. exuberantly lauds dad's real estate deals as civil fraud trial turns to defense
Foiled in their long-shot bid for an early verdict, Donald Trump’s lawyers will start calling witnesses of their own Monday in the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president’s real estate empire.
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Donald Trump's lawyers ask judge to end NY civil fraud trial, seek verdict in his favor
Donald Trump’s lawyers urged a judge to put an immediate end to the New York civil fraud trial that threatens his real estate empire, arguing that state lawyers had failed to prove that the former president intended to dupe banks, insurers and others by inflating his wealth on financial statements.
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Ivanka Trump testifies she had no role in documents central to father's civil fraud trial
Ivanka Trump began testifying Wednesday in the the civil fraud trial that is publicly probing the Trump family business, making an appearance she tried to prevent.
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Ivanka Trump must testify at Donald Trump's civil fraud trial, NY judge rules
Ivanka Trump must take the witness stand in the civil fraud case against her father, her brothers and their family business, a judge ruled Friday.
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Judge in Trump NY civil fraud case stands by $10K fine despite objections from lawyers
A judge on Thursday reaffirmed Donald Trump’s $10,000 fine over an out-of-court comment during Trump’s New York civil business fraud trial, a penalty the former president’s lawyers argued was unfair and unconstitutional.
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Analysis: ‘Murky' Trump Hush-Money Case Raises Thorny Legal Issues
The Donald Trump case isn’t about tawdry details of hush-money payments, nor is about Stormy Daniels or Michael Cohen — it’s about a presidential candidate using money and influence to silence potentially damaging stories that might make voters choose another candidate. While it’s an unusual case, it’s not unwinnable for prosecutors, experts said
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Trump Was Indicted. So Now What? A Look at Next Steps
For any New York defendant, poor or powerful, answering criminal charges means being fingerprinted and photographed, fielding basic questions such as name and birthdate, and getting arraigned. That all likely comes next week for former President Donald Trump
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‘Finch-Smuggling Kingpin' Gets Prison Time for Sneaking Birds Into NY for Competitions
A man who repeatedly admitted scheming to smuggle finches from Guyana into New York for birdsong competitions was sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in prison.
