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Opening statements began in Donald Trump's New York hush money trial. Protests over Israel's war in Gaza are continuing to be a flashpoint on some college campuses. And why we're feeling optimistic this Earth Day. |
👋 Hey, Monday! Laura Davis here. Let's get caught up on the news, shall we? |
But first: Beef check! ✋ The USDA issued a public health alert over raw ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli. What to know. |
Trump's trial officially begins |
The heart of former President Donald Trump's New York hush money trial, overseen by Judge Juan Merchan, kicked off on Monday with opening statements and witness testimony. Jurors are deciding whether Trump falsified business records to cover up a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her from hurting his 2016 presidential campaign by going public with her story that the pair had sex. |
🗣️ What they said: Matthew Colangelo delivered the opening argument for the prosecution, saying the former president's actions were "election fraud, pure and simple." Trump's attorney, Todd Blanche, criticized accounts from Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen and Daniels and told the jury: "There's nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. It's called democracy." | Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the end of the day at Manhattan Criminal Court during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments on April 22, 2024 in New York City. Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records last year, which prosecutors say was an effort to hide a potential sex scandal, both before and after the 2016 presidential election. Pool, Getty Images |
🌎✌️ Spreading optimism instead of doom for Earth Day |
Climate change may still be an existential threat to humanity, but as Earth Day rolled around today, some of the people most concerned about the planet aren't peddling doom – they're spreading optimism. |
There's plenty to feel good about: Climate-friendly advances that would have seemed impossible even 10 years ago are now commonplace. And three times in the past 50 years humanity has faced – and fixed – massive, human-caused global environmental issues. This Earth Day, some climate scientists think climate change could be added to the list. 🌳 Take a closer look. | Solar panels at Florida Power and Light's Ibis Solar Energy Center. Today, solar, wind and battery power are dramatically less expensive than they were even 10 years ago. MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY |
Demonstrations grow at Ivy League campuses over Gaza war |
As tensions over the Israel-Hamas war boil on campuses across the country, Columbia University on Monday moved classes online. Dozens of students were arrested in protests at Yale, and school officials closed Harvard Yard to the public. |
What's going on? Demonstrations at Yale and Harvard were planned in part out of solidarity with protesters at Columbia who set up an encampment last week that led to the arrest of more than 100 students. The protests have raised concerns for the safety of Jewish students and fueled a national debate over student demonstrations as campuses grapple with growing unrest over the war. 👉 What's been happening. | Protestors demonstrate outside Columbia University in Manhattan on Monday, April 22, 2024. Seth Harrison, The Journal News via USA TODAY NETWORK |
Israel failed to prove claims of Hamas ties to UN agency, review finds |
After Israel accused hundreds of workers with the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees of providing support for the attack that ignited the Israel-Hamas war, it has provided no evidence that those aid workers are affiliated with Hamas, an independent review released Monday found. The review said, however, that the aid agency needs more "robust" screening and stronger safeguards to ensure neutrality among its workforce. The Israeli Foreign Ministry says Hamas is tied in so closely to UNRWA that "it is impossible to say where UNRWA ends and Hamas begins." |
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