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Federal judge sets trial date for former President Trump’s classified documents case

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Judge Aileen M. Cannon has rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to delay his confidential documents trial until after the 2024 election.

Instead, Cannon announced on Friday that the trial date for the charges of illegally retaining dozens of classified documents will begin on May 20, 2024.

The decision arrived following what’s been described as a contentious hearing at the federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Fla., where prosecutors from the special counsel’s team and lawyers representing Trump clashed over the trial’s timing.

The judge took a middle position, pushing the start date past the Justice Department’s request for a trial in December but refusing to postpone it after the 2024 election, as Trump had hoped.

Trump is the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination.
Cannon clarified that the trial would not be moved to another location.

Her scheduling order includes a series of hearings throughout the remainder of this year and into next year, with a particular focus on handling the classified material central to the case.

Trump’s legal obligations to attend court likely intersect with his campaign schedule, making the case highly consequential.

Trump made his initial court appearance on Tuesday, June 13, where he pleaded not guilty to 37 charges related to the alleged mishandling of classified documents.

The charges brought against Trump involve the illegal retention of national defense information and the concealment of documents, with potential violations of witness-tampering laws during the ongoing investigation.

Trump’s close aide, Walt Nauta, also faces charges related to a conspiracy to obstruct the federal investigation.

Nauta has also pleaded not guilty.

The former president is also facing more than 30 felony charges related to alleged financial crimes in New York, and prosecutors in Georgia have seated a grand jury to determine whether to indict Trump on charges related to obstructing the 2020 presidential election.

Jack Smith, the special counsel, has also empaneled a federal grand jury in Washington where Trump acknowledged receipt this week of a target letter implying that he could be indicted on charges related to the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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7 Captures Of ‘Barbenheimer’ Taking Over NYC This Weekend

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If you were like any average New Yorker this weekend, you surely booked a ticket to the movie theaters to see either Barbie, Oppenheimer, or both! With seats nearly full at each showing across NYC theaters, we couldn’t help but notice the permeation of ‘Barbeheimer’ on NYC streets.

From AI creations to bright pink bagels, take a look at these 6 captures of Barbenheimer core taking over NYC this weekend.

1. Dress up


2. Barbie takes the beach


3. Barbie bagels


4. AI


5. Memes


6. Subway superfans


7. Times Square billboards


Featured image is not from ‘Barbeheimer’ weekend, but rather from the 2023 NYC Pride March

 Still haven’t seen either of the films? Here are the 13 Best Movie Theaters In NYC To Watch ‘Barbenheimer’

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NYC Will Use Drones To Perform Certain City Services

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On Friday, July 21, Mayor Eric Adams announced new guidelines for drone usage in NYC. These new rules, creating a permitting process and guidelines, will allow deployed drones to perform certain municipal services in NYC.

“New York City is flying into the future, using drones to make city services faster and safer, and likely saving taxpayer dollars as well,” said Mayor Adams. “Drones are already saving lives, such as in the tragic garage collapse in Lower Manhattan, but their true potential is just taking off.”

According to Mayor Adams’ press announcement, the drones will assist façade inspection, maintain existing infrastructure for bridges and tunnels, and monitor beach conditions and safety.

Drones provide an advantage that humans would not be able to achieve on their own. “360 degrees views, going where humans can’t, drones will vastly increase the effectiveness and quality of our critical infrastructure inspections and ultimately the safety of New York City,” said Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi.


Following the new regulations, individuals and entities must apply for a permit through the NYPD in order to legally take-off or land a drone/unmanned aircraft. To ensure the privacy and protection of New Yorkers, the NYPD must also be notified when there is an accident during any part of the take-off, operation or landing.

Currently, drones in NYC are being used for necessary NYPD and FDNY emergency services. Drones most recently “[assessed] interior conditions and [conducted] searches for survivors without putting firefighters’ lives at risk” when the garage collapsed in Lower Manhattan.

“From patrolling the City’s 2,000 square mile upstate watershed, to conducting routine infrastructure inspections along the coastline of the five boroughs, drones operated by our skilled workforce are already helping us serve New Yorkers more safely and efficiently,” said DEP Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala.

Learn more about the new rules for drones in NYC here.

In other news: Two NYC Skyscrapers Rank As Having Top 5 Most Beautiful Views In The U.S.

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Dance Theatre Of Harlem’s Virginia Johnson To Receive Award For Lifetime Achievement In Dance

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The New York Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City’s premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field. Are thrilled to announce that Virginia Johnson, founding member and former artistic director of Dance Theatre of Harlem, will receive the 2023 Bessie Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance. Michele Byrd-McPhee, founder and executive director…

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