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Who’s behind the robot dogs at Donald Trump’s house? Plus: Wasting scammers’ time.

Manhattan prosecutors have announced they will oppose President-elect Trump’s demand to dismiss his New York criminal conviction following his election victory.   In a new letter, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) said he won’t resist adjourning Trump’s hush money sentencing next week so the judge can receive further briefing on whether to toss the case. Though Bragg staked out firm opposition to …

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has opposed releasing an ethics committee report on allegations against former Congressman Matt Gaetz, who was recently nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as Attorney General. Johnson’s remarks on CNN Sunday come amid growing bipartisan calls for the report’s disclosure.   “It should not come out,” Johnson said, referencing Gaetz’s resignation from Congress. “He …

The euro fell to 1.05 against the dollar on Thursday, hitting a fresh 13-month low as President-elect Donald Trump’s trade policies and tax cuts are expected to strengthen the greenback. Analysts warn of further euro weakness, potentially falling even below parity. ADVERTISEMENT The euro plunged to $1.05 against the dollar on Thursday, its lowest level since October 2023 and its …

American actress and film producer, Jamie Lee Curtis is the latest celebrity to leave the social media platform X in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. The 65-year-old Freaky Friday actress made the announcement on Wednesday on another social media site: Instagram. With some accounts and publications already left X, which was formerly known as Twitter after Elon Musk took control of it, Curtis has also completely …

Bitcoin surged to a record high above $90,000 on Wednesday, November 13, driven by optimism surrounding president-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to ease regulations on digital tokens. The world’s largest cryptocurrency briefly touched an all-time peak of $91,000 before stabilizing at $90,670.   The cryptocurrency has seen a remarkable rally since Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election last week, repeatedly …

Trump’s 2024 win and Republican control of Congress have spurred a surge in European defence stocks, as concerns over NATO funding and potential cuts in US military aid drive expectations that Europe will boost its defence spending. ADVERTISEMENT European defence stocks are soaring in the wake of Donald Trump’s 2024 US election victory and the Republican party’s near-total control of …

Bitcoin’s price retreated after briefly surpassing $90,000 (€85,000), coinciding with a widespread selloff in global equity markets, which signals potential liquidation risks ahead of the US inflation data release. ADVERTISEMENT Bitcoin has been on a tear, surging more than 33% since Donald Trump won the US presidential election on 5 November. On Tuesday, the world’s largest digital token briefly topped …

  A New York judge will decide whether to throw out Donald Trump’s conviction in his criminal “hush money” case based on the US Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity earlier this year.     The US president-elect faces up to four years in prison after he was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up …

Elon Musk has reacted to his transdaughter’s latest statement.   Vivian Jenna Wilson, who changed her gender and dropped her father’s last name because she wants no connection to Elon Musk, announced that she cannot live in a US governed by Donald Trump, whom her father supports. She added that she will leave the US for the next four years. …