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The US president has already paid the writer over $5m in damages in the assault and defamation case.
The U.S. Supreme Court has again rejected Donald Trump's bid to overturn a jury verdict that awarded writer E. Jean Carroll $5 million for alleged sexual abuse and defamation. It is the second time the court declined to consider his appeal; Trump has separately asked the court to overturn a larger 2024 award.
NYTimes – US The US president has already paid the writer over $5m in damages in the assault and defamation case.
NYTimes – US The court declined President Trump’s long-shot request that it reconsider his appeal. He has separately asked the court to overturn a much larger 2024 award.
The President asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its denial of his petition, though such requests are rarely granted.
Decision leaves intact $5m civil judgment against Trump after jury found him liable for sexually abusing writer The US supreme court has once again declined to consider Donald Trump’s appeal of a jury verdict in 2023 that found him liable for sexually abusing writer E Jean Carroll, and later defaming her. The court announced the decision in an unsigned order on Monday, without providing an explanation of their deci…
BBC News – World The US president has already paid the writer over $5m in damages in the assault and defamation case.
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Sky News – World U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for their first visit to Ukraine, a day after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The trip is part of a renewed push to revive stalled peace talks to end Russia's full-scale invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met the envoys in Kyiv.
NYTimes – World Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won a projected 44% of the vote in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, far ahead of the conservatives on 17%, but fell short of a majority. The result, described by the party as "historic," marks the closest a far-right party has come to holding power at state level in Germany since World War II. It remains unclear whether AfD can form a state government.
Sky News – World Israeli strikes on a southern Lebanese village killed at least nine people, including women and children, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. Lebanon says the escalation jeopardises a US-brokered ceasefire meant to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The IDF said it had targeted Hezbollah infrastructure in response to an attempted attack on its troops.
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