## Trump, his adult children expected to testify in N.Y. fraud trial soon

Authored by washingtonpost.com

The latest: Former president Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York is scheduled for March 2024.

Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts stemming from 2016 hush-money payments, the first criminal charges for any former U.S. president.

The investigation involves a $130,000 payment made to Stormy Daniels, an adult-film actress, during the 2016 presidential campaign.

It’s one of many ongoing investigations involving Trump.

Here are some of the key people in the case and how the indictment process will work.

Trump is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

Here’s the full text of the Trump indictment. »

### Near-total internet and cellular blackout hits Gaza as Israel ramps up strikes

Authored by nbcnews.com

Isik Mater, the director of research at NetBlocks, a U.K. company that tracks global internet connectivity, said the bombing created the biggest internet blackout since the conflict began.

“Today’s incident is the largest single disruption to internet connectivity in Gaza since the beginning of the conflict and will be perceived by many as a total or near-total internet blackout,” Mater said.

Belal Khaled, a photographer based in Gaza, told NBC News in a WhatsApp chat that there was a total internet and cell service blackout. »

### Abandoned golf courses are being reclaimed by nature

Authored by yahoo.com

Golf courses, despite occupying large green spaces, are not necessarily good for the environment.

In other areas of the country, local councils are repurposing unprofitable municipal golf courses to create more natural spaces.

A golf course turned nature reserve, Yalukit Willam can now be enjoyed by the Melbourne residents. »

### Italian woman wins court case to evict her two sons, aged 40 and 42

Authored by theguardian.com

“But neither of them wanted to know,” she said, according to a report in the local newspaper La Provincia Pavese.

The mother was also annoyed that her sons did not contribute to the household expenses or chores, the newspaper reported.

His case was rejected, with the court ruling that young adults do not have an automatic right to parental financial support. »

### Democracy in Africa is not a Western imposition

Authored by aljazeera.com

Fast-forward to September 21, it wasn’t surprising to hear Doumbouya criticise democratic governance as a Western imposition at the 78th United Nations General Assembly.

More than a decade later, Kagame is still in power, and is still arguing that Africa does not really have a democracy problem.

And it is not a Western imposition – in fact, these days Western powers seem to prefer dealing with friendly dictators rather than independently minded and democratically elected African leaders. »

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