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President Trump postponed his threat to strike power plants in Iran, citing "productive conversations" with the Iranians. But officials said the talks were in an early stage and not substantive.
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In choosing Senator Markwayne Mullin, who has warm relationships across the Capitol and the political aisle, President Trump was reverting to a bygone tradition.
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 Jerritt Clark/Getty for Epic RecordsFaced with a growing mountain of sex-abuse lawsuits, lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs would very much like to know who's been saying what.
The disgraced mogul's team argues in a new court filing that, because of the "unique" aspects of the case—namely Diddy's "celebrity status" and "wealth," as well as the sheer volume of allegations—they should get to know the names of his accusers, The Guardian reports.
His attorneys say the "torrent" of claims "by unidentified complainants, spanning from false to outright absurd," has created a "pervasive ripple effect." They reportedly gesture toward recent efforts by Texas lawyer Tony Buzbee to sign up alleged victims: Buzbee says at least 120 people have come to him with complaints about the rapper, and on Monday, his clients filed six anonymous sexual assault complaints. Diddy's team wrote that "swirling allegations have created a hysterical media circus that, if left unchecked, will irreparably deprive Mr. Combs of a fair trial, if they haven't already."
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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