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Timothy Clary/AFP via Getty ImagesFar-right cable news network One America News apologized to Donald Trump's former lawyer and "fixer" Michael Cohen Monday after retracting a report that suggested he—rather than Trump himself—had been the one who carried out an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.
The affair in question, and a subsequent hush-money payout to Daniels orchestrated by Trump and Cohen, is at the center of Trump's first criminal trial, which opened two weeks ago in New York City.
"OAN today has retracted its March 27 article entitled "Whistleblower: Avenatti Alleged Cohen Daniels Affair Since 2006, Pre-2016 Trump Extortion Plan," and is taking it down from all sites and removing it from all social media," a note from the network reads. "This retraction is part of a settlement reached with Michael Cohen. Mr. Avenatti has denied making the allegations. OAN apologizes to Mr. Cohen for any harm the publication may have caused him.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesSouth Dakota governor Kristi Noem has released a new statement in response to the outrage that followed her unprovoked admission that she once shot a dog she "hated" because she couldn't train it to be obedient.
The former VP hopeful said she was just following the law and "being a responsible parent, dog owner, and neighbor" by killing the pup execution-style.
"The fact is, South Dakota law states that dogs who attack and kill livestock can be put down. Given that Cricket had shown aggressive behavior toward people by biting them, I decided what I did," Noem wrote on X Sunday afternoon.
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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