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Following Supreme Court ruling, what happens next in Trump's criminal hush money case?
With Donald Trump's sentencing in his New York hush money case delayed until September following Tuesday's decision by Judge Juan Merchan, the judge now faces the task of applying the Supreme Court's new test for the limits of presidential immunity to the former president's criminal conviction. Trump in May was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election. Trump's lawyers have argued that the judge should "set aside" the jury's verdict in the case because the jury heard evidence during the trial that would have been protected by presidential immunity, based on Monday's ruling by the Supreme Court that Trump is entitled to "at least presumptive immunity" from criminal prosecution for official acts taken while in office. To rule on the defense's request -- which Judge Merchan plans to do by Sept. 6 -- he will likely have to answer two key questions, according to former federal prosecutor Jarrod Schaeffer.
House explodes in Wisconsin with one man inside
A house in Lafayette, Wisconsin exploded Tuesday afternoon, officials said. One man who was in the home at the time was taken to the hospital by helicopter, according to Elkhorn Fire Chief Trent Eichmann. It took 30 to 40 minutes for firefighters to get to the man, who was rescued from the basement of the house. His identity and condition are not yet known.
More than 4,000 pounds of liquid eggs recalled from nine states
More than 4,600 pounds of liquid egg products have been pulled from shelves due to "misbranding and undeclared allergens." Michael Foods Inc. has issued a recall on approximately 4,620 pounds of liquid egg products that contained milk, which is a known allergen but was not declared on the product label, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Sunday. Details about liquid egg recall "The problem was discovered during a routine carton inventory evaluation. The establishment notified FSIS when it discovered that a limited amount of Whole Egg with Citric Acid cartons was unaccounted for, and there was a corresponding excess of Breakfast Blend Scrambled Egg carton in inventory," the FSIS stated. "The unaccounted Whole Egg with Citric Acid cartons were inadvertently utilized during a single short Breakfast Blend Scrambled Egg production run. The Breakfast Blend formulation contains an allergen, a dairy ingredient (milk), which is not declared on the Whole Egg with Citric Acid label."
Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect rejects plea deal ahead of state trial
The New Jersey man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on stage at a speaking event in 2022 rejected a plea deal that involved state and potential federal charges, attorneys said Tuesday. Rushdie was stabbed multiple times on stage at the Chautauqua Institution in southwestern New York in August 2022 in what prosecutors said was a "preplanned" attack. Hadi Matar was charged with second-degree attempted murder and assault in connection with the attack. He has pleaded not guilty. During a court appearance in Chautauqua County on Tuesday, Matar declined the plea deal that covered both state and any potential federal charges, the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office said.
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