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[ad_1] The judge presiding over E. Jean Carroll’s damages trial in New York federal court on Wednesday warned former President Donald Trump that he might bar him from the courtroom for grousing loudly and animatedly to his lawyer during Carroll’s testimony about how he repeatedly defamed her. “Mr. Trump has the right to be present…

[ad_1] Two of the country’s largest transgender rights organizations are merging, telling NBC News that joining forces will allow them to better combat years of conservative efforts to roll back trans rights. The National Center for Transgender Equality, or NCTE, a group that focuses primarily on federal policy reform, and the Transgender Legal Defense and…

[ad_1] HONG KONG — China’s population declined last year for the second year in a row, officials said Wednesday, spurred by record-low births and a wave of Covid-19 deaths that have deepened demographic worries in the world’s second-largest economy. The total population of mainland China was 1.409 billion at the end of last year, the…

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — A 911 caller seeking an ambulance for Lloyd Austin on Jan. 1 asked the dispatcher to have first responders arrive on the scene in a discreet manner before transporting the defense secretary to a military hospital. “Can the ambulance not show up with lights and sirens? We’re trying to remain a little…

[ad_1] A federal judge blocked JetBlue Airways’ purchase of budget rival Spirit Airlines, a major win for Biden’s Justice Department, which sued to stop the merger, alleging it would drive up fares for some of the most price-sensitive consumers. JetBlue’s proposed $3.8 billion purchase of discounter Spirit would have produced the country’s fifth-largest airline, a deal the…

[ad_1] The European Union presidency on Tuesday warned that the foundations of democracy will be put to the test during the November U.S. election, envisaging a scenario where the longstanding trans-Atlantic alliance could unravel ever more. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo of Belgium, whose country currently holds the rotating E.U. presidency, said that “if 2024 brings…

[ad_1] Donald Trump won nearly every voting bloc in the Iowa Republican caucuses, according to NBC News entrance poll results, but a few key groups in particular helped lift the former president to a massive victory Monday night. Trump’s best showing came from caucusgoers who didn’t have a college degree (67%), those who identified as…

[ad_1] DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa caucuses on Monday night will provide the first test of how firm former President Donald Trump’s front-runner status is and whether any of his challengers can distinguish themselves as a viable alternative for the Republican presidential nomination. Caucus sites opened at 7 p.m. CT. The final NBC News/Des…

[ad_1] An All Nippon Airways flight that departed from Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport in Japan on Saturday returned after a crack was discovered in the cockpit window of a Boeing aircraft, the airline said. Flight NH1182 “experienced a crack on one of the outermost of the four layers of the cockpit window,” All Nippon Airways…

[ad_1] Iowa caucusgoers will cast the first votes of the 2024 presidential campaign. Dangerous weather advisories stretch from coast to coast. And lava consumes homes in Iceland after a volcano erupts.  Here’s what to know today. What to watch for in tonight’s Iowa caucuses Kelsea Petersen / NBC News The first votes of the 2024…