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Monday's day in court indicated that jury selection could take weeks - and that Trump could yet be held in contemptDonald Trump struggled through the opening day of his New York criminal trial on Monday as the jury selection process formally got under way in Manhattan in the first criminal trial of a current or former US president.Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records in trying to cover up hush-money payments to an adult film star that influenced the 2016 election. Continue reading...

Ex-president dozed off during calm day of proceedings in trial over hush-money payments to Stormy Daniels, with some potential jurors chosen. This blog is now closed.Shortly, we should have the first set of potential jurors enter the courtroom where they will give their responses verbally to a 42-point questionnaire.There are several categories of questions, including: in which New York neighborhood they live, their educational background, whether they've engaged in political activism or previously served on a jury. Continue reading...

William Brock, 81, who is white, was arrested after he fatally shot Lo-Letha Hall, 61, outside his home in South Charleston, OhioAn Ohio man was charged with murder after shooting a Black ride-share driver in an unprovoked attack, following the most recent string of cases of Black Americans being shot while doing mundane things.William Brock, 81, who is white, was arrested after he fatally shot Lo-Letha Hall, 61, outside his home in South Charleston, Ohio, about an hour outside Dayton, NBC News reported. Continue reading...

This live blog is now closed. For more US politics news, you can read our coverage here.Supreme court justice Clarence Thomas's failure to turn up for court this morning has people scratching their heads, as no explanation has been given and it's usual for the court to mention if a member of the bench is under the weather.It's an important few weeks for the court, hearing final oral arguments of the session that began last October, major decisions from which are expected this June. Continue reading...

Jon and Carie Hallford accused of fraudulently obtaining nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds from US governmentThe couple who owned a Colorado funeral home - where 190 decaying bodies were discovered last year - have been indicted on federal charges for fraudulently obtaining nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds from the US government, according to court documents unsealed on Monday.The new federal charges against Jon and Carie Hallford add to charges in Colorado state court for abusing corpses. The 15 fraud charges filed against each of the Hallfords carry potential penalties of 20 years in prison and $250,000 in fines, according to the indictment. Continue reading...

Findings also detailed how a bald man in black' thought by service members to be the bomber was misidentifiedThe suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed US troops and Afghans in August 2021 was not preventable, and a bald man in black" spotted by US service members on the morning of the attack was not the bomber, according to a new review by US Central Command.The findings, released on Monday, refute assertions by some service members who believed they had a chance to take out the would-be bomber but did not get approval. And, for the first time, the USmilitary confirmed that the bomber was Abdul Rahman al-Logari, an Islamic State militant who had been in an Afghan prison but was released by the Taliban as the group took control of the country that summer. Continue reading...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's punishment is most substantial criminal consequence yet over Alec Baldwin shooting cinematographerThe chief weapons handler on Rust was sentenced to 18 months in prison for the 2021 fatal, on-set shooting of the movie's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by the actor Alec Baldwin.Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in March for mistakenly loading a live round into the revolver Baldwin used in the film. The judge in the case said on Monday she had failed to take responsibility for her role in Hutchins's death and sentenced her to prison.Reuters contributed to this report Continue reading...

The world does not know what's been unleashed in the tit-for-tat attacks. But it is unlikely to be anything goodIt is troubling that what started with Israel's attack on Iran's consular building in Syria on 1 April may not end with Tehran's Operation True Promise. The bombing in Damascus, which killed at least two top Iranian generals, resulted in the first-ever direct strikes launched against Israel from Iranian territory. For the Islamic regime, unpopular at home, crossing the Rubicon would have been very hard, if not impossible, to avoid. As British foreign secretary, David Cameron, admitted, the UK would take very strong action" if a hostile power had flattened one of its consulates.This is a defining moment in the Middle East. The world does not know what's been unleashed here. But it is unlikely to be anything good. That is why it is right for world leaders to urge Benjamin Netanyahu's government to show restraint. The wise choice for Mr Netanyahu would be, in US president Joe Biden's words, to take the win" of having seen off the strikes and not respond militarily. Israel's prime minister could then turn his attention to the on-and-off talks with Hamas to free Israeli hostages and seek an end to the fighting in Gaza. Trading military restraint forinternational support might appeal to MrNetanyahu's opportunism.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

Former governor who was Trump's last remaining challenger for Republican nomination accepts role with Hudson InstituteNikki Haley, who was Donald Trump's last remaining challenger for the Republican presidential nomination until she dropped out of the race in March, has a new job.The former South Carolina governor has accepted a role with the Hudson Institute, a Washington DC-based, ultra-conservative thinktank specializing in foreign policy affairs. Continue reading...

People can claim $3,000 deduction for fetuses reaching six weeks gestation - but it's abortion politics' not tax policy, experts sayThere were more than 36,000 unborn children" claimed in tax filings in Georgia in 2022, the year the state enacted an abortion ban that also let people claim fetuses as dependents. Claiming that fetus, however, may have only netted individuals less than a couple hundred dollars in a state where a fifth of all children live in poverty.Georgia currently bans abortion past six weeks of pregnancy, which is before many women know they're pregnant. But that ban, unlike the other dozen-plus bans that currently blanket much of the US south and midwest, includes a provision that allows people to claim a $3,000 deduction for a dependent minor" fetus as long as that fetus reaches six weeks of gestation. Continue reading...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed faces up to 18 months in prison after conviction for incident in which Alec Baldwin shot two peopleA movie weapons supervisor is facing up to 18 months in prison for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film Rust, with her sentencing scheduled for Monday in a New Mexico state court.In March a jury convicted Hannah Gutierrez-Reed on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The film armorer has been held for more than a month at a county jail on the outskirts of Santa Fe. Continue reading...

Donald Trump was seen arriving in court on Monday in his criminal trial involving the adult film actor Stormy Daniels and the former Playboy model Karen McDougal.Trump, the first former US president to face a criminal trial, is accused of paying Daniels and McDougal to cover up alleged extramarital liaisons that could have damaged his candidacy in the 2016 election.The trial is scheduled to start this morning, with jury selection in Manhattan supreme court

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Agents reportedly looking into the events leading up to the Dali ship colliding with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in MarchThe FBI has reportedly opened a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, with agents looking into the events leading up to the Dali ship colliding with the bridge.The Washington Post first reported on the existence of the criminal investigation into the collision and collapse, with the investigation beginning in earnest on Monday morning. Continue reading...

Senate hopeful Ruben Gallego says the damage is done' and enshrining abortion rights in constitution is best countermeasureRepealing the 1864 near-total abortion ban that Arizona's state supreme court recently ruled was enforceable would have little effect because the damage is done", the Democratic congressman Ruben Gallego said on Sunday.Any initiative they pass right now wouldn't even take effect for quite a while," the US House member and Senate hopeful told NBC News on Sunday. He also said a repeal would be vulnerable to being neutralized by future iterations of the state legislature, remarking: It could just get overturned later by another state house or state senate." Continue reading...

An all-out conflict, dragging in other regional powers, may be someone's idea of national security'. As an Israeli citizen, it isn't mineIsraelis woke up on Sunday morning with a tentative collective sense of relief. For the first time ever, Iran had attacked Israel directly, sending a barrage of more than 300 drones and various missiles intended to rain down on Israel. Instead, Israel and a coalition of its allies intercepted 99% of the threats, according to Israeli authorities - mostly before they reached Israeli territory. Those that arrived caused only limited damage.Many Israelis felt the country had dodged a bullet. But members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government want to fire back, which would add one more front to a war that is already dangerously overstretched. The ultra-nationalists in Netanyahu's cabinet insist that the only way to achieve fear and admiration in the Middle East is to go berserk", in the words of Itamar Ben-Gvir, an extremist minister who holds the portfolio, ironically, of national security. He is joined by a posse of fanatical men running the government who are beating war drums.Dahlia Scheindlin is a Tel Aviv-based political analyst and the author of The Crooked Timber of Democracy in IsraelDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

After months of buildup, Donald Trump will become the first former president to ever stand criminal trial

Girls are much more likely than boys to drop out of competitive sports. It's little wonder when revealing kits are highlighted on the global stageParis has long been known for its avant garde fashion. Yet the couture scene would be hard-pressed to produce anything as confounding and controversial as the Team USA track and field kits that were unveiled in the City of Lights last week.There was nothing to see when it came to Team USA's men's track uniforms: standard shorts and a tank top. But when it came to their female counterparts, there was everything to see, especially around the nether regions. Continue reading...

After four days of great action which culminated in Scottie Scheffler's victory, we take a look back at some of our favourite images from the first major of 2024 Continue reading...

A tense meeting of the UN security council followed Iran's attack on Israel. Plus, Donald Trump's criminal trial begins

The world No 1 Scottie Scheffler won his second Masters in three years, beating out the impressive Masters debutant Ludvig Aberg by four shots for the green jacket. After the tournament, Scheffler said: 'I love winning. I hate losing. I really do. And when I'm sitting there with the lead on Sunday, I really, really want to win badly.'

Starting Monday, Trump becomes the first ex-US president to face a criminal jury, over alleged payments to an adult film starOn Monday, 15 April 2024, Donald Trump will go on trial in Manhattan, making him the first former US president to face a criminal jury. More than 500 prospective jurors have been summoned to Manhattan supreme court in preparation for a selection process that could span days.Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, in spring 2023 charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records over an alleged hush-money scheme involving adult film star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy playmate Karen McDougal. The charge is a class E felony. Continue reading...

Montgomery, the state's capital, is included in a new congressional district, and on Tuesday, a runoff will decide who stands in NovemberMontgomery, Alabama is the birthplace of the Confederacy and of the civil rights movement. Its history speaks volumes about the state of American democracy. It is perhaps ironic, then, how the last generation of its voters have largely been silenced.For decades, Alabama's capital city has been split between two or three different congressional districts - a deliberate effort by state leaders to prevent power from accreting to Black voters. Recently the region has been represented by a white Freedom Caucus Republican. But last year a bruising court battle forced Alabama to redraw its district lines, finally placing the entire city and a wide swath of Alabama's Black Belt of African American residents in the same congressional district. Continue reading...

The No 1 golfer's edge around the fairways is knowing he has God at his back, even if he's not actually carrying his bagWhatever you may have thought watching it on TV, Scottie Scheffler didn't win the Masters when he made that tricky birdie putt from 10ft on the eighth green, when he hit that lob-wedge to six inches on the ninth, or when he clattered that drive 340 yards down the middle of the 10th for his third successive birdie. No, he explained later, he won it about 2024 years before the tournament even started. I believe that today's plans were already laid out many years ago, and I could do nothing to mess them up," Scheffler explained. And there you were thinking that God had bigger things to worry about right now than who won that green jacket.Well, you scoff if you want to. But there's no doubt that it gives a man a certain edge around the fairways to know he's got the almighty at his back, even if he's not actually carrying his bag. Scheffler has another passionate Christian, Ted Scott, to do that for him. Like Scott said, having the God of the universe, the Creator, on your side just makes things a lot easier to deal with". This was Scott's fourth Masters victory, he had already won one with Scheffler and a couple of others with Bubba Watson, and he celebrated it by striding across the clubhouse lawn brandishing the flag stick from the 18th green like he was leading the crusaders into Jerusalem. Continue reading...

If criminally convicted in New York, Trump will face legal humiliations of the sort he loves when applied to other peopleThe People of the State of New York v Donald J Trump will conclude, according to long-established court procedure. The former US president's defense attorney will make a closing argument. He will assert that his client is not guilty of the charges of bribery and business fraud to manipulate the 2016 election. Judge Juan Merchan will issue his instructions to the jurors. They will deliberate. When they emerge, the foreperson will read the verdict in open court. If Trump is found guilty, Merchan will adjourn to a later date for sentencing.If Trump is found guilty on all 34 felony counts, he could theoretically face a maximum of 136 years in prison. Post-conviction, the major question would be whether his sentencing involves actual imprisonment, probation, a fine, or some combination, along with various parole arrangements. To be sure, Trump would then almost certainly file an appeal, but this would not forestall his immediately incurring certain civil disabilities. Above all, he would instantly lose his right to vote. Continue reading...

The attack exposed the limits of the US's willingness to be dragged into a wider conflict. This may moderate Israel's next moveEarlier this month, after an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus killed several military commanders, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, used his sermon to mark Eid al-Fitr to equate Israel's attack on the diplomatic facility to an attack on Iranian soil, and vowed that Israel's mistake" would be punished. At just that moment, the broadcast of the sermon cut to a face in the crowd - Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh. Hajizadeh commands the aerospace forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). His grin was knowing.A few days later, on Sunday, 300 drones and long-range missiles were launched from Iran toward Israel. The attack marked the first time Iran had attacked Israel directly from its own territory, rather than relying on its proxies in Iraq, Syria or Lebanon. Though Israeli jets and air defences responded, with the support of American, British, French and Jordanian forces, and successfully intercepted most of the drones and missiles, the spectacle of missiles flying above the Dome of the Rock - the third holiest shrine in Islam - seemed to portend a full-blown war. Continue reading...

The league has forged close links to betting. But many worry about how such relationships will affect athletes and fansIn life, there is one constant - change. For professional sports, the biggest change of late has to do with gambling. Most US states now offer fans the chance to bet on games and player props legally. And big professional sports leagues like the NBA have embraced that recent change in legislation, too. What was once a third-rail topic is now a major source of income, with ESPN's financial guru Bobby Marks saying this year the NBA is projected to receive $167m in revenue from casinos and betting, an 11% increase from last season."One need look no further than ESPN to see how integrated sports betting is with major leagues and the media outlets that cover them. Right at the top of the company's website is a new tab, ESPNBET, the broadcaster's very own sportsbook, which launched in November of 2023. Is this a conflict of interest? Maybe, maybe not. But gambling seems to drive a great deal of new business in sports. For NBA fans frustrated by the in-game reviews, the challenges and lengthy replays, they have gambling largely to blame, especially in the wake of the league's referee scandal earlier this century. For a business that lost a great deal of money during the pandemic and one that is trying to grow globally, gambling promises an influx of cash, and the NBA has two official betting partners. The league says it promotes responsible gambling, but there are thought to be around three million problem gamblers in the US, and the National Council on Problem Gambling says the risk of gambling addiction in the general population increased by 30% between 2018 and 2021. Betting ads appearing everywhere on NBA broadcasts almost certainly won't help those numbers. Continue reading...

In the country of my birth, this latest conflict is two tragedies overlaid. Its people are strong, but none of us can see a way throughOne year ago today, Sudan descended into war. The toll so far is catastrophic. Thousands are dead, and millions are displaced, with hunger and disease ravaging all in the absence of aid. The UN has called the situation one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent history", afflicting about 25 million people. The Sudanese people are suffering what has become the largest displacement crisis in the world.The war was both sudden and a long time coming. The short history is that of a country where, following a promising 2019 revolution that overthrew the dictator Omar al-Bashir, the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a powerful militia, ejected civilians from a power-sharing agreement between the three parties and then could not come to an agreement themselves. Their partnership broke down in April last year, and the RSF moved quickly, taking over the capital city, Khartoum, in an unprecedented moment in the country's history. It then spread through the rest of the country, looting, assaulting and murdering civilians. Continue reading...

Mike Johnson has said he will aim to advance legislation to support Israel but has not clarified whether Ukraine funding will form part of package

Climbable sculpture in Hudson Yards in Manhattan closed in 2021 after four people died by suicideThe Vessel, the huge climbable centerpiece of New York's upmarket Hudson Yards development that saw a number of suicides, is set to reopen later this year with new safety features, according to developers.The 150ft sculpture, designed by Thomas Heatherwick and built at a cost of $260m, was closed three years ago after four people jumped to their deaths. Besides overall criticism of its design - including descriptions of it as a giant gold shish-kebab rotisserie - the construction was grimly described to the Guardian as staircase to nowhere".In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

Five-time Masters champion is maybe the only person who hasn't cottoned on to the fact he is playing exhibition golfThe sun rose at 6.58am on Sunday in Augusta, a full three hours after Tiger Woods. Across the city, people were asleep and sharing the very same sorts of dreams, about the view down through the pines along the first fairway, the shots over the water at Amen Corner, the long walk uphill to the 18th green, where the club chairman Fred Ridley and last year's champion Jon Rahm would be waiting ready with that freshly pressed Green Jacket. Woods says he still has these thoughts himself, in the few hours' rest he gets between warming-down for the evening and warming-up again in the morning. For him, it's a sixth win, and a share of Jack Nicklaus's record.Only a handful of the people entertaining these thoughts had a chance of actually realising them. In the 29 years Woods has been playing here no one had come from further back than six shots off the lead on Sunday. Which meant you likely needed to be at least one-under already to have the slightest chance of overtaking the third-round leader Scottie Scheffler. Continue reading...

Malcolm LaVergne, executor of Simpson's estate, says hard no' to brain being given to study effects of playing in NFLA lawyer who represented OJ Simpson said there were no plans to donate the former NFL player's brain to science and that his body would be cremated.Simpson, who became the subject of an intense national debate in America after he was accused - and cleared - of the 1994 murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, died last week aged 76. He was later found liable for the two killings in a civil case. Continue reading...

From Newcastle's forward line to a comical series of own goals, we hand out honors (and dishonors) from the top-flight weekendArsenal were stunned by Aston Villa 2-0 at home to hand Manchester City the advantage in the title race. If you're looking for a microcosm of Ollie Watkins's season, look no further than his goal on Sunday: Continue reading...

Investigators say two people came forward after death of man who killed Hiram Ross' Grayam in 1968More than five decades after a second world war veteran was killed while working as a milkman in Florida, investigators say they have solved the case thanks to two people who came forward after the killer died.Hiram Ross" Grayam was delivering milk in April 1968 and failed to return home after work. Deputies later found his body and his milk truck deep in the woods in the Vero Beach area, the Indian River county sheriff's office said in a news release. He had been shot several times. Continue reading...

Iran's attack may give the president a reason to return to his default position of ironclad' Israeli support - could that hurt him in November?Ironclad," said Joe Biden. Ironclad," said Lloyd Austin, the defense secretary. Ironclad," said the Senate leader Chuck Schumer, the House leader Hakeem Jeffries and the Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer.In the wake of Saturday's attack by Iran, Democrats united around a single word in expressing their commitment to Israel's security. It was a sentiment that papered over, at least for now, cracks in the party over Biden's handling of the war in Gaza. Continue reading...

Robert Kennedy Jr, Cornel West and Jill Stein likely to take votes from Biden in November election, research suggestsMultiple new polls show Joe Biden strengthening slightly in the US presidential election, but suggest third-party candidates could present a risk to his chance of carrying the White House in November.According to a New York Times/Siena College poll released on Saturday, Biden has whittled down the four-point lead Donald Trump held in February, with Trump leading Biden 46% to 45% among registered voters. Continue reading...

As a recent BBC series confirms, the idea of a spiritual journey has survived the decline of organised religionIn Geoffrey Chaucer's England, the arrival of spring was taken by many as a cue to take to the road. As theprologue to The Canterbury Tales begins: WheninApril the sweet showers fall/And pierce the drought ofMarch to the root, and all/...Then people long to go on pilgrimages".Given Britain's increasingly damp climate, contemporary pilgrims are as likely to encounter persistent rain as the occasional sweet shower. But the participants in the BBC's sixth Pilgrimage series, which ended on Friday, were largely blessed with fine days as they travelled by foot and bus across North Wales. Travelling the Pilgrim's Way, the group of minor celebrities followed a Christianity-based route-map of shrines and churches, but also stayed at an eco retreat and a Buddhist meditation centre. Continue reading...

From an encounter with an adult film star in 2006, to a $130,000 payment in 2016 and a criminal trial starting on MondayAfter a years-long investigation by New York prosecutors, Donald Trump is facing his first criminal trial in Manhattan on Monday.Trump is accused of covering up a $130,000 payment to an adult film star, Stormy Daniels, on business records. Trump allegedly had his former fixer Michael Cohen pay Daniels, while Trump reimbursed Cohen in 2017 and reported the reimbursement as legal fees.Trump meets with David Pecker, CEO of American Media, parent company to the National Enquirer. Pecker tells Trump that he will be the eyes and ears for the campaign" and will buy the silence of anyone with salacious stories on Trump. Continue reading...

CNN, NBC and Fox among outlets to make plea as Trump campaign calls for earlier debates and Biden remains uncommittedTwelve US news organizations are urging Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to TV debates ahead of the November presidential vote, a typical feature of an election year and one that can sometimes play a crucial role.If there is one thing Americans can agree on during this polarized time, it is that the stakes of this election are exceptionally high," the organizations including ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, PBS, NBC, NPR and the Associated Press said in a statement. Continue reading...

The Republican former TV anchor is trying to soften her election-denying image against the Democratic congressman Ruben Gallego in one of the year's most closely watched racesOn a recent Tuesday morning, at a retirement community on the western edge of Phoenix's sprawling desert metropolis, Kari Lake beamed at the graying crowd and introduced her guest, the Montana senator Steve Daines, the Republican charged with winning back the party's Senate majority in Washington.His presence sent the message that establishment Republicans were fully behind Lake, a former TV news anchor in Phoenix whose embrace of election denialism and fealty to Donald Trump made her a darling of his Maga movement but probably cost her the 2022 race for Arizona governor, a loss she has never formally conceded. Continue reading...

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Sarah Jessica Parker is the latest A-lister to lavish our fair isles with praise, from the transport networks to the eggs. I guess it's easy to overlook problems when you're a wealthy touristI want to know Jubilee, Piccadilly, Northern, I want to know Edgware ... Your system here is exquisite." That is Sarah Jessica Parker raving about the tube. Goodge" she added, in wonderment, rolling the word around in her mouth like a mint humbug. She is in London, appearing in Plaza Suite at the Savoy theatre, having the time of her life and appreciating breakfast foods. There's these eggs here ... that I go mad for, they're called Burford, they have those orange yolks ... oh my God ... I love your rashers here," she told the chef Ruth Rogers on Rogers' podcast. HerInstagram features black cabs, graffiti and her learning which bus gets me where I need to go. On time."Meanwhile, Zendaya has been spotted patiently queueing for a Gail's coffee and pastry" and doing a big shop in New Malden Waitrose; Vogue has declared her one sausage roll away" from honorary Briton status. Continue reading...

Ex- president known for chaotic foreign policy posts Republican senator's praise of old Trump tweet telling Iran to be cautious'Donald Trump responded to Iran's Saturday attack on Israel by reposting a 2018 all-caps tweet in which he threatened the president of Iran and said the US would not stand for DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH."To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!" read the 2018 tweet. Continue reading...