Why This Man Will Be Tried by an Anonymous Jury (Newser Morning 8)

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April 25, 2024     "Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do." —Voltaire   1 Trump's Immunity Case Gets Underway Today Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments Thursday about whether former presidents are immune from criminal prosecution in a case that "could affect both Donald Trump's legal and political fates," per the BBC. Keep reading   2 Why This Man Will Be Tried by an Anonymous Jury A self-exiled Chinese businessman is set to face an anonymous jury at his trial next month on fraud charges after a judge on Wednesday cited his past willingness to tamper with judicial proceedings as reason for concern, the AP reports. Keep reading   From our sponsors Hands Down the Laziest Ways People Are Making Extra Cash Feeling lazy but still want to earn some extra cash? We've done our research and found some unusual (but legit) ways that people can stack their bank accounts without having to leave their house. Some will help you save. Others will help you pad your wallet right away. If your bank account could use a boost but you don't want to start a second job, then these could be right for you. Check it out   At a Glance A tourist train drives past the Moulin Rouge ("Red Mill") Thursday, April 25, 2024 in Paris. The windmill from the Moulin Rouge, the iconic 19th-century Parisian cabaret, has fallen off the roof overnight along with some of the letters in its sign. "Lin Rouge" translates to "red linen." (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)   3 Report: McKinsey Is Target of Opioid-Related Criminal Probe McKinsey & Company, the consulting firm that advised companies how to "supercharge" opioid sales, is the target of a criminal investigation into its role in a crisis that has killed more Americans than any war, insiders say. Keep reading   4 Tupac's Estate Is Not Happy With Drake Among the rappers Drake now has beef with: Tupac Shakur, or at least the late rapper's estate. Keep reading   5 Hamas Official: 2-State Solution Would Lead to Truce A top Hamas political official told the AP that the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along pre-1967 borders. Keep reading   6 Police Clash With Students Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university aggressively detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses nationwide, the AP reports. Keep reading     7 Sydney Church Stabbing Leads to Arrest of 7 Teens After a bishop and a priest were stabbed during a livestreamed church service in Sydney, Australia, earlier this month, police launched a wide-ranging investigation that led to seven boys being arrested Wednesday in what the AP calls a "major operation" by a Joint Counter-Terrorism Team made up of federal and state police, members of Australia's main domestic spy agency, and members of the New South Wales Crime Commission (which focuses on extremists and organized crime). Keep reading   8 Arizona Grand Jury Indicts 18, Calls Trump Co-Conspirator A grand jury in Arizona on Wednesday indicted seven lawyers and aides tied to Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign, plus 11 state Republicans, in connection with their effort to subvert the results of the 2020 election. Keep reading   This Day in History In 1901, New York Gov. Benjamin Barker Odell, Jr. signed an automobile registration bill which imposed a 15mph speed limit on highways. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2015: Bruce Jenner: 'I'm a Woman'   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved