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Cheers greet acquittal on most serious charges but victim support groups call verdict ‘stain’ on criminal justice systemSean ‘Diddy’ Combs jury reaches verdict – follow liveAfter the jury returned a mixed verdict in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, supporters of the 55-year-old music mogul gathered outside the courthouse on Wednesday in celebration.Combs was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and not guilty of two counts of sex trafficking and a count of racketeering conspiracy. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/02/sean-diddy-combs-trial-new-york Author : Anna Betts in New York Publish date :

Sir Ben Key’s service and commission terminated following investigation after suspension over alleged affairThe service of the former Royal Navy head Adm Sir Ben Key has ended in disgrace after an investigation found he fell “far short of the values and standards expected”.Key was reportedly suspended from his role as first sea lord in May over claims he had an affair with a female subordinate. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/02/royal-navy-head-sacked-ben-key-investigation Author : Press Association Publish date : 2025-07-02 16:36:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

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 :