Thursday, July 3, 2025

Diddy: Guilty and not guilty

What the mixed verdict means in the criminal trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Thu Jul 3 2025

 

Nicole Fallert Newsletter Writer

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Good morning!🙋🏼‍♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert. Check if the weather could impact your July 4 travel.

Quick look at Thursday's news:

A jury acquitted Sean "Diddy" Combs of the most serious charges in his sex-crimes trial.
A 6-year-old Honduran boy with leukemia has been in immigration detention since May.
Should you accept a buyout offer from your employer?

Understanding the verdict in Diddy's criminal trial

Jurors found Sean "Diddy" Combs guilty of only two lesser charges of the five total federal charges he faced.

What comes next: The judge, who denied bail for Combs and ordered for him to remain in jail, suggested a sentencing hearing in October but left the door open for an expedited court date.

Not guilty: Jurors found Combs, 55, not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking in his sweeping, nearly two-month trial.
Guilty: The music mogul was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, which pertain to former girlfriends Casandra "Cassie" Ventura Fine and the anonymous "Jane." 
Cassie asked the judge to keep Diddy in jail, saying her safety is at risk. The guilty counts carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for each, but sentencing guidelines could ultimately dictate a 5¼-year maximum, prosecutors have said.

💭 Analysis from USA TODAY Wellness: Some see this split decision as a rebuke to women and survivors of sexual abuse, calling it "gross negligence by the jury." 

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Sean "Diddy" Combs reacts after verdicts are read of the five counts against him, during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City, July 2, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.

Jane Rosenberg, Reuters

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Everything we know about a Disney cruise rescue

"After the girl's mother alerted her husband, who didn't see the incident, he jumped into the ocean to save his daughter. BSO (Broward Sheriff's Office) detectives said after the 37-year-old father found his daughter, he treaded water until they were rescued by a tender that was launched from the ship."

~ Public information officer Veda Coleman-Wright to USA TODAY on the latest developments as authorities investigate an incident in which a father and daughter were rescued after going overboard on a Disney Cruise ship last weekend.

Boy with leukemia held in detention, threatened with deportation

A 6-year-old Honduran boy with leukemia has been in immigration detention with his mother and 9-year-old sister since May when federal agents arrested them as they left an immigration hearing. The Honduran family entered the country legally last fall seeking asylum. Lawyers fear their deportation is imminent and are suing for their release, worried about the boy's health.

A federal judge blocked Trump's asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying he exceeded authority.

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Your job offered you a buyout. Should you accept? 

Could be tempting. Your employer wants to pay you to quit. It's a big chunk of change. But leaving your job now would mean searching for a new one in a weakening job market. A first thing you can do is ask for better terms: Roughly half of workers accept buyout offers without negotiating, AARP reports. Unless you're planning to retire, experts say, you should gauge your chances of finding another job before you take a buyout. And if you have a buyout offer, weigh the odds that the company will resort to layoffs once the buyouts are pastRead more tips about buyouts from Daily Money newsletter author, Daniel de Visé.

Photo of the day: Clayton Kershaw makes history

Longtime Los Angeles Dodgers' left-hander Clayton Kershaw is the 20th pitcher in baseball history to strike out 3,000 batters. Kershaw, 37, reached the milestone when he struck out Vinny Capra of the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday, July 2, at Dodger Stadium. Watch the moment.

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) acknowledges his 3000th career strike in the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday in Los Angeles, California.

Jayne Kamin-Oncea, Imagn Images

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