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Michael Cohen finally wrapped up his testimony, after a cross examination that spanned 3 days and over 17 hours on the stand! Although there was a bit of clean-up for prosecutors to handle, there didn't appear to be any major punches landed by Todd Blanche, Trump's lawyer who handled the cross examination. As Trump does before every day of court, he has an airing of grievances, usually about the "disgrace" of this trial, how he didn't do anything and even if he did, it wasn't a crime.

During an interview with Matt Smith of WISN-TV's UpFront program, Pornstache Carpetbagger, er, I mean California banker Eric Hovde, spoke about abortion. Hovde's has had many, many different takes on abortion and it continues to shift on a regular basis. During this particular interview, Hovde said that he would like the community to vote on a referendum about what women can and cannot do with her body.

Texas Rep. Drunky McDrunkerson is confused again. Former President Donald Trump, not Biden, is on trial right now for interfering in the election. And it's Trump, not Biden, who blatantly weaponized the governmental agencies while he was in office. Rep. Ronny Jackson is the least self-aware person in Trump's orbit, and that's saying a lot. "I came because I'm a long time supporter of President Trump," Drunky said.

On the list of most populous states, North Dakota comes in at 47. Even its neighbor to the south, governed by puppy-slaying Kristi Noem, has a greater population of people—and voters. But despite North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s obscurity and the fact that he held no political office before becoming governor of this lightly populated state in 2016, he is reportedly at the top of Trump's list of vice presidential hopefuls. Burgum has been touching all the bases on the Wanna-Be-VP Tour, including making an appearance at Trump's New York trial for falsifying documents connected to the 2016 election.

(WASHINGTON) — Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water. About 70% of utilities inspected by federal officials over the last year violated standards meant to prevent cyberthreats, the agency said.

People with HIV can breastfeed their babies, as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS, a top U. S. pediatricians’ group said Monday in a sharp policy change. The new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics reverses recommendations it had in place since the start of the HIV epidemic in the 1980s. It recognizes that routinely prescribed drugs can reduce the risk of transmitting HIV via breast milk to less than 1%, said Dr.