What happened on the second day of the Trump trial deliberations?
A US jury began deliberations in the hush-money case of US President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen. Trump is accused of paying two women, porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal, to keep them from discussing alleged sexual affairs with him during the 2016 US presidential election. Cohen has pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations.
The poll finds that the Trump verdict would likely move a small number of votes
Many people in the US said that the outcome of ex-US President Donald Trump’s trial in New York will not have an impact on their vote in the 2024 presidential elections, according to NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. However, a majority of core Trump voter groups said they would be less likely to vote for him if he was found guilty.
The search documents that have been leaked are legit, says the company
Google may be using its own data in search rankings of fashion site vogue.com, a report said citing documents shared by TechCrunch. Google’s public representatives have been ” actively discrediting” people in the marketing, tech and journalism world who have presented reproducible discoveries, it added. The documents indicate that Google Chrome data can be used to create links under the main vogue.com URL.
The jury is starting deliberations in the Trump case
During the trial of ex-US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, Cohen’s lawyer David Steinglass said that Cohen wasn’t lied about a conspiracy to interfere with the 2016 election. The defence added that Cohen was the one who generated the 11 invoices that make up 11 of the felony counts on Trump. Cohen has pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations.
The smart antibiotic can kill a lot ofbacteria
A study found that a Gram-negative antibiotic, called lolamicin, was effective against more than 130 multidrug-resistant strains of bacteria growing in laboratory dishes. Lolamicin had anti-microbial effects against more than 130 multiDrug-resistant strains of bacteria growing in laboratory dishes. Mice that were given lolamicin survived blood stream infections after exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. 87% of those that didn’t receive lolamicin died within three days.
Natural killer cells can fight cancer
Researchers in Germany have developed a way to link memory-like NK cells and CD16-based engagers to improve cancer immunotherapy. The researchers found that of 36 people with blood cancer who were given the highest dose of NK cells plus the engager, 72% experienced complete remission. They are also studying whether memory-like NK cells can be combined with a therapy for patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
A member of Egypt’s security forces was killed by gunfire near the border crossing
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that a “tragic accident occurred to our regret” after an Israeli airstrike on Sunday killed at least 50 people in Gaza. “For us, every uninvolved civilian who’s hurt is a tragedy,” Netanyahu added. He further said that Israeli forces were trying to minimize civilian deaths by asking Gazans to evacuate.
The last words were what the sides said in their closing arguments
Former US President Donald Trump and his former attorney Michael Cohen discussed the payment of pornographic actress Stormy Daniels for her silence on an alleged affair with Trump, prosecution’s lawyer Joshua Steinglass said in closing argument. Steinglass said Trump told Cohen and David Pecker to remove negative media about him. Cohen has been charged with 11 counts of conspiracy to obstruct justice.
Insights and conversations about the moment
Pope Francis has apologised for using a homophobic slur at a meeting with an Italian bishop. During the meeting, Francis had said that the training grounds for future priests were too crowded with a crude Italian slur: ‘gginciafroe’ (gay slur). “I sincerely apologise for my comments,” Pope Francis said, adding that he’s “deeply ashamed” of them.
Thirty five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike
An Israeli military official said that the bombs Israel had used in the attack in Rafah were “too small” to have caused a fire of that size. “Our munitions alone couldn’t have ignited a fire of this size,” he added. This comes after Israeli jets carried out an air strike in Rafah on Sunday, killing at least 15 people.