Tag: trial

Beijing’s Secret Trial of Chinese-Canadian Billionaire Indicates Power Struggle Within CCP: Analysts

News Analysis A Chinese-born Canadian tycoon with reported links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) elites was recently on trial in Shanghai after five years of forced disappearance. China observers say the situation indicates a power struggle among political rivals within the CCP system. Xiao Jianhua, 55, appeared in a Shanghai court on July 4. The…


Genoa Bridge Trial Opens 4 Years After Disaster, Set to Last Months

GENOA, Italy—The trial of 59 people facing an array of charges over the deadly collapse of a motorway bridge in the Italian port city of Genoa opened on Thursday in front of relatives of the victims, but then adjourned for the summer. The judge said proceedings would resume on Sept. 12 and scheduled hearings up…


Oxford Shooting Suspect Could Be Witness in Parents’ Trial

Lawyers representing the parents of a Michigan teenager charged in a shooting at Oxford High School that left four of his fellow students dead said Monday that they plan to call him to testify at the couple’s trial. Defense attorney Shannon Smith told Oakland County Circuit Judge Cheryl Matthews that Ethan Crumbley’s testimony would be…


[PREMIERING at 7 PM ET] Depp V Heard Trial and the Irrelevance of the “Me Too” Element—Interview with Daily Wire’s Brett Cooper | CounterCulture

In this episode of Counterculture with Danielle D’Souza Gill, Danielle discusses the relevance—or should we say, irrelevance—of the “Me Too” element of the Johnny Depp–Amber Heard trial, showing that this trial was not about #MeToo. She interviews Daily Wire personality Brett Cooper about this phenomenon and more. * Click the “Save” button below the video to…


Depp V Heard Trial and the Irrelevance of the “Me Too” Element—Interview with Daily Wire’s Brett Cooper | CounterCulture

In this episode of Counterculture with Danielle D’Souza Gill, Danielle discusses the relevance—or should we say, irrelevance—of the “Me Too” element of the Johnny Depp–Amber Heard trial, showing that this trial was not about #MeToo. She interviews Daily Wire personality Brett Cooper about this phenomenon and more. * Click the “Save” button below the video to…


Hedge Fund Elliott Sues LME for $456 Million Over Nickel Trading Halt

HONG KONG/LONDON—U.S. hedge fund Elliott Associates is suing the London Metal Exchange (LME) for $456 million for cancelling nickel trades after chaotic trading in March that forced the exchange to suspend its nickel market, the LME said on Monday. The legal action piles more pressure on the exchange, which is being probed by regulators and…


Highest-Ranking Defendant Testifies in Vatican Financial Crimes Trial

VATICAN CITY—It has been nearly a year since proceedings in the financial scandal trial commenced within the walls of the Holy See. On Friday, May 6th, the senior-most defendant took the stand in his defense. The Vatican police in October 2019 conducted the first of a series of raids on the offices connected to the…


‘Chrisley Knows Best’ Stars to Stand Trial in Atlanta

ATLANTA—A federal trial for reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley on charges including bank fraud and tax evasion is set to start Monday in Atlanta. The trial is getting underway just days after E! announced that it is moving forward with a new dating series, “Love Limo,” hosted by Todd Chrisley and weeks after…


Drew Barrymore Apologizes for Comment About Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s Trial

Drew Barrymore has apologized for “making light” of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial. Depp is suing Heard, his ex-wife, for $50 million, alleging that she defamed him with a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she wrote about her experience with domestic violence. Depp was not referred to by name in Heard’s piece, but he has said…


Man Charged in Woman’s 1972 Killing Dies Awaiting Trial

RALEIGH, N.C.—A man charged with raping and killing a woman in North Carolina nearly 50 years ago has died in a state prison while awaiting trial, authorities said Monday. Larry Joe Scott, 68, was in the custody of the state Department of Public Safety “for safekeeping due to medical conditions” when he died Friday at…