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Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas is charged with drug trafficking and money laundering, DOJ says

Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11

A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11. The order from U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett came as BBC’s lawyers complained that Trump had delayed his appearance. Attorney Charles Tobin said that with two months left in the discovery period, “we still haven’t been able to depose the plaintiff.”

S&P 500, Nasdaq end sharply lower as revived AI doubts ignite tech selloff

US stocks tumbled on Thursday and the Nasdaq posted its ​steepest daily drop since June as a batch of high-profile earnings reports ignited fresh fears about the AI spending race.

Trump called Elon Musk and asked him to lift Ukraine Starlink restrictions: WSJ

US President Donald Trump called Elon Musk and ​asked him to lift restrictions on ‌Ukraine's use of Starlink, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing US officials.