U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff denied the Justice Department’s motion for a protective order that would have limited James Comey’s access to discovery, citing that the proposal would hinder the defendant’s ability to prepare for trial. The judge’s decision reinforces his commitment to avoid delays in the case, as evidenced by the swift litigation schedule he set at Comey’s arraignment, including a January 5 trial date. This stance contrasts with the plans of the Trump-installed prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, who has secured a two-count indictment against Comey for allegedly lying to and obstructing Congress. Halligan recently secured an indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose prosecution Trump also called for.
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Trump may rue the day he sued Murdoch for libel over Epstein’s birthday card. The whole situation is ripe with potential for things to go sideways for the former president, and it’s hard not to see the delicious irony in it all. Trump, a man who’s built a career on suing others, now finds himself in a legal battle with someone who’s arguably his equal in terms of power and wealth: Rupert Murdoch. It’s a fascinating matchup, to say the least.
The core of the issue, the alleged libel, stems from a story about a birthday card Trump supposedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier.… Continue reading
A novel human blood type, dubbed “Gwada negative,” has been discovered in a 68-year-old woman from Guadeloupe, marking the first new blood group system identified in years and the 48th recognized globally. The discovery stemmed from routine pre-surgery tests in 2011 where her blood reacted to all known donor types, leading to a research endeavor. Through advanced genome sequencing, researchers identified a mutation in the PIGZ gene, which altered protein binding on red blood cells, creating antibodies that would reject all transfused blood except her own, making her only eligible for autologous transfusions. The French researchers who made the discovery are now searching Caribbean donor databases for other individuals with the rare genetic variation.
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