25 h. ago We’re minimizing the horror of Trump’s military birthday parade | Judith Levine

The media has focused on the price tag and potholes. But history may mark 14 June as the ceremonial birth of US fascismIn 2017, watching a two-hour Bastille Day procession, Donald Trump told the French president that we’d have one too, only better. That time, the grown-ups said no. The reasons given were costs – estimates ran to $92m – hellish logistics, and the Washington DC mayor Muriel Bowser’s worried that tanks and other armored vehicles would tear up Washington’s streets.Some retired generals objected publicly to the totalitarian-adjacent optics, especially given the US president’s praise for such bad actors as Saddam Hussein and Vladimir Putin. Several Republican lawmakers also expressed their distaste. “Confidence is silent, and insecurity is loud,” the Louisiana senator John Kennedy told MSNBC. “America is the most powerful country in all of human history ... and we don’t need to show it off. We’re not North Korea. We’re not Russia, we’re not China,” he continued, “and I do...

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32 h. ago Diddy's former assistant sobs in court over alleged rape and forced sleep deprivation

A former personal assistant to Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs testified in his racketeering and sex trafficking federal trial about alleged sexual abuse and that she wouldn't be allowed to sleep for days

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47 h. ago The missing Diddy witness who mysteriously vanished days before trial... and her allegations are the most disturbing yet

The woman - referred to only as 'Victim number 3' - was scheduled to testify for the prosecution after Cassie Ventura.

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51 h. ago Cassie gives birth two weeks after testifying against ex Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Cassie Ventura has welcomed her first child with husband Alex Fine, just weeks after testifying against Diddy in high-profile case. The couple already share two children together - Frankie, five, and Sunny, four.

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60 h. ago Stylist testifies that ‘frightened’ Cassie Ventura wanted to jump off hotel balcony to escape Diddy

Deonte Nash told jurors about how the music mogul threatened, abused and controlled Ventura’s life and career

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63 h. ago Diddy trial recap: Stylist testified Sean Combs attacked and threatened Cassie Ventura after judge rejected mistrial

Stylist Deonte Nash and an arson investigator were among those who testified Wednesday in Sean Combs’s sex trafficking trial

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63 h. ago R&B singer Cassie gives birth to third child as Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex trafficking trial continues

Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie, has welcomed her third child

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64 h. ago Diddy trial live updates: Cassie Ventura’s friend testifies Sean Combs smashed her head on bed frame

‘Mia’ is among four witnesses prosecutors plan to call as Sean Combs’ New York sex trafficking trial enters its 11th day of testimony

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65 h. ago Diddy trial live: Deonte Nash says Combs threatened to release Cassie Ventura’s sex tapes to her parents’ workplace

‘Mia’ is among four witnesses prosecutors plan to call as Sean Combs’ New York sex trafficking trial enters its 11th day of testimony

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65 h. ago Cassie Ventura gives birth: Diddy's ex welcomes third child days after testifying in sex trafficking trial

TMZ reports the Me and U singer welcomed baby number three on Tuesday at a hospital in New York City.

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66 h. ago Cassie welcomes third baby with Alex Fine days after taking stand at P Diddy trial

Singer Cassie Ventura has given birth to her third child with her husband Alex Fine, which comes just weeks after her appearance at P Diddy's trial

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66 h. ago Cassie Ventura gives birth just days after testifying in Diddy trial

Ventura and her husband Alex Fine now share three children

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66 h. ago Cassie welcomes baby with husband Alex Fine weeks after testifying at Diddy trial

Long Way 2 Go singer Cassie Ventura, who is married to Alex Fine, has welcomed her third child. Cassie already shares daughters Frankie, five, and Sunny, four, with her husband

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67 h. ago Diddy trial live: Capricorn Clark and Cassie Ventura did not return arson investigator’s calls after Kid Cudi car bombing

‘Mia’ is among four witnesses prosecutors plan to call as Sean Combs’ New York sex trafficking trial enters its 11th day of testimony

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69 h. ago Key moments from the Diddy trial: Female assistant alleges rapper took her at gunpoint to Kid Cudi's home

Here’s a rundown of the case against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as prosecutors call “Mia” to testify this week

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69 h. ago Diddy trial live: LAPD officer describes the scene at Kid Cudi’s home after Diddy allegedly broke in

‘Mia’ is among four witnesses prosecutors plan to call as Sean Combs’ New York sex trafficking trial enters its 11th day of testimony

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3 d. ago Diddy trial live: Combs’ former PA ‘Mia’ to testify and share details she planned ‘taking to grave’

Alleged victim ‘Mia’ is among four witnesses prosecutors plan to call as Sean Combs’ sex trafficking trial enters its 11th day of testimony

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3 d. ago Rihanna linked to Diddy trial as assistant testifies about nightmare vacation

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial for sex-trafficking and racketeering is on its third week in New York after a Memorial Day break.

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3 d. ago P Diddy's ex Cassie Ventura has gone into labour after testifying in trial

Cassie Ventura has reportedly gone into labour with her third child, just days after taking the stand.

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3 d. ago Former employee testifies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs said ‘we’re going to kill’ Kid Cudi

Capricorn Clark takes stand at sex-trafficking trial of music mogul who has pleaded not guilty to all chargesThe federal sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs resumed on Tuesday, with his former employee testifying that the music mogul repeatedly threatened her and once forced her to accompany him to the home of rapper Scott Mescudi, known as Kid Cudi, who Combs allegedly said he was going to “kill”.Combs, 55, is facing charges of sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. Continue reading...

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