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Judge Merchan ruled that Trump again violated the gag order for the tenth time and threatened to jail Trump if he continued to violate it. CNN's chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid and legal analyst Karen Friedman Agnifilo discuss.
On May 6th,1937, which was the second of its trans-Atlantic crossings, the Hindenburg caught fire, burst into flames and was completely destroyed.
German dirigible, the largest rigid airship ever constructed. In 1937 it caught fire and was destroyed; 36 people died in the disaster.
And so endeth the dirigible airships.
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A Colorado bill to ban the sale, transfer and manufacturing of many high-powered, semi-automatic firearms is set to die Tuesday amid opposition in the state Senate, a month after the measure passed a historic vote in the House.
Sen. Julie Gonzales, the bill’s Senate sponsor, announced in a statement Monday that she would shelve the bill voluntarily during a committee hearing Tuesday, the penultimate day of the legislative session.
(WASHINGTON) — An American soldier has been arrested in Russia and accused of stealing, according to two U. S. officials.
U. S. officials said the soldier, Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, was stationed in South Korea and was in the process of returning home to Fort Cavazos in Texas. Instead, officials said he traveled to Russia.
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The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel details.
Cynthia Smith, Army spokeswoman, confirmed that a soldier was detained on Thursday in Vladivostok, a major military and commercial Pacific port, on charges of criminal misconduct.
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