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Jury of eight men and four women began deliberations on Monday after seven weeks of testimony Over the course of the seven-week trial, US prosecutors accused Combs of operating his business empire as a criminal enterprise to carry out and conceal crimes including sex-trafficking, kidnapping, arson, bribery, enticement to engage in prostitution, and obstruction of justice. Combs did this, they alleged, with help from employees and close associates.The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking trial has reached a verdict, they said Wednesday morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/live/2025/jul/02/sean-diddy-combs-trial-verdict-live-updates Author : Anna Betts Publish date : 2025-07-02 14:08:00 Copyright for

Vote expected to be tight after so-called ‘big beautiful bill’ cleared the Senate by the narrowest of margins with JD Vance breaking a tieSenate Republicans pass Trump’s sweeping policy billWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?US House Republicans were set to vote on Donald Trump’s signature tax-and-spending bill on Wednesday, a day after it narrowly passed the Senate.But the fate of Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” hangs in the balance as House speaker Mike Johnson seeks to quell an internal revolt over the changes made by the Senate. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jul/02/donald-trump-big-beautiful-bill-house-republicans-us-politics-live-news-updates Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date :

Pat McFadden says there will be ‘financial consequences’ to Keir Starmer’s climbdown amid renewed speculation over Labour’s budget plansWelfare bill climbdown will have ‘a cost’ at budget, says ministerTwelve of England’s regional mayors have signed up to an unprecedented plan to create a “national active travel network”, focusing initially on helping children to walk, cycle or scoot to school safely.The scheme, which involves all non-London regional mayors other than one from Reform UK, is intended to fit into wider efforts to devolve transport planning, working with Active Travel England (ATE) to implement schemes they think would help their area.We are

Artist says Creative Australia’s decision renews his confidence in integrity of body’s selection processFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCreative Australia has reinstated artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino as Australia’s artistic team for the 2026 Venice Biennale, following an independent external review of the decision.The pair had been dumped from the prestigious art exhibition earlier this year after Creative Australia’s board took the unprecedented decision to revoke their appointment. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jul/02/khaled-sabsabi-reinstated-as-venice-biennale-representative-ntwnfb Author : Nour Haydar and Kelly Burke Publish date : 2025-07-02