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Bill Cosby Legal Team Aims to Block the Jury Form Hearing Accuser Call to Mom: Bill Cosby’s lawyers are working to prevent the jury from hearing accuser Andrea Constand’s call to her mom where she tells her she was drugged and molested in 2004. The attorneys feel the call is “hearsay.” Accuser Andrea Constand and her mom testified about the call in the first trial.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Will Testify Before Congress: According to CNN, Facebook lost trust from users when they revealed that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm with ties to President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign, were able to access data to target U.S. and British voters. The social media website obtained information from 50 million Facebook users without their knowledge. Zuckerberg accepted the invitation from Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassle to stand trial before Congress April 10.

Donald Trump Hires Former Disney Star to Trump Administration: President Trump added Disney star former Caroline Sunshine to the press team as an assistant. The former “Shake It Up” star interned recently at the White House. She will work alongside the current press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

District Judge Orders Florida Governor to Create Process to Restore Voting Rights to Convicted Felons: U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ordered Governor Rick Scott to dismantle Florida’s “fatally flawed” system to restore voting rights to convicted felons. It will be replaced by April 26.

Alabama Man Who Claims He’s Al Sharpton’s Brother is Being Charged with Murder: Kenneth Glasgow of Alabama, who fatally shot a 23-year-old womanhas been charged. Glasgow claimed he is Al Sharpton’s half-brother, he and Sharpton have worked together in several charity events.

 

 

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