Donald Trump is due to be fingerprinted and photographed in a New York courthouse next week as he becomes the first ex-president to face criminal charges, in a case involving a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
- BreakingviewsBreakingviews: Trump charges could leave important fish unfried
The indictment is a distraction rather than a disruption for the economy, but it’s still unhelpful. U.S. financial stability depends on politicians finding common ground, and this event is likely to make that harder, Lauren Silva Laughlin writes.
- TechnologyAI experts disown Musk-backed campaign citing their research
Critics accuse the Future of Life Institute, the group behind a letter Musk co-signed, of prioritising imagined apocalyptic scenarios.
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The numbers are rising at a far faster rate than recorded in the United States or Europe, driven by increased methamphetamine use and lack of access to the public health system for Indigenous people.
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- Thirty-six dead, 16 hurt in India after roof collapse at templeIndia ·
March 31, 2023 · 12:01 PM UTC Rescuers used cranes and ropes to look for survivors a day after the roof of a well collapsed in a temple complex in central India killing 36 people and injuring 16, a government official said on Friday.