{"id":47223,"date":"2024-05-09T21:09:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T21:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/09\/friday-briefing-stormy-daniels-day-two\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T21:09:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T21:09:51","slug":"friday-briefing-stormy-daniels-day-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/09\/friday-briefing-stormy-daniels-day-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Briefing: Stormy Daniels, Day Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/05\/10\/multimedia\/10ambriefing-asia-nl-daniels-mqkt\/10ambriefing-asia-nl-daniels-mqkt-facebookJumbo.jpg?resize=1050,550&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Friday Briefing: Stormy Daniels, Day Two\" title=\"Friday Briefing: Stormy Daniels, Day Two\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-37ce4f4c\">A tense day in court for Stormy Daniels<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Lawyers for Donald Trump again <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/09\/nyregion\/trump-trial-stormy-daniels\/stormy-daniels-testifies-trump-trial?smid=url-share\" title=\"\">sought to make Stormy Daniels look as if she was lying<\/a> yesterday about her account of a 2006 sexual liaison. But Daniels \u2014 who took the $130,000 hush-money payment at the heart of the 34 felony charges Trump is facing \u2014 pushed back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cYou made all this up, right?\u201d a lawyer asked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Daniels responded with a forceful \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">During a combative cross-examination \u2014 which started on Tuesday and continued yesterday \u2014 Daniels swung between vulnerability and defiance. When the defense attacked her for hawking gear to supporters, she responded by likening it to Trump\u2019s own merchandising.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Susan Necheles, Trump\u2019s lawyer, searingly questioned Daniels for more than two hours. As Necheles tried to undermine her credibility, Daniels continuously parried. In one exchange, Necheles suggested that Daniels, because of her career in porn, had a lot of experience with \u201cphony stories about sex.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Daniels shot back, \u201cThe sex in the films is very real, just like what happened to me in that room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">A Daniels-Trump recap: <\/strong>They met in July 2006, but their lives intersected over the next decade and beyond. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/09\/nyregion\/trump-trial-stormy-daniels#stormy-daniels-donald-trump-timeline\" title=\"\">Here\u2019s a breakdown of the timeline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-79aa781\">Hopes for a Gaza deal shrank as talks stalled<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">High-level negotiations in Cairo were put on hold yesterday; the Israeli and Hamas delegations left, as did the C.I.A. director, dealing a blow to hopes a deal could be reached soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2024\/05\/09\/world\/israel-gaza-war-hamas-rafah\" title=\"\">Here\u2019s the latest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The pause is a setback, given that some had seen signs earlier in the week that a deal might be close. Still, one official said that negotiators were interpreting the suspension as a pause rather than a derailment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Israel\u2019s actions in Rafah could set the tone for future discussions. On Wednesday, President Biden acknowledged that Israel had used American bombs to kill civilians in Gaza. He said the U.S. would also withhold artillery if Israel were to go ahead with a major operation in Rafah.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel reacted defiantly to Biden\u2019s comments: \u201cIf we need to stand alone, we will stand alone.\u201d Fears are growing that a rift with the U.S. could affect Israel\u2019s ability to continue its war. Netanyahu is caught between allies demanding a cease-fire deal and right-wing demands in his own country to go forward with the invasion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">A view from the sky:<\/strong> These <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/05\/08\/world\/middleeast\/israel-incursion-rafah-satellite-image-map.html\" title=\"\">satellite images<\/a> of Rafah, taken after Israeli forces entered the city, show widespread damage and clusters of Israeli armored vehicles.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\"\/><\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-9ycfei eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-634a0087\">Ukraine strikes deep in Russia<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ukraine struck <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/09\/world\/europe\/ukraine-strikes-russia-oil-refineries.html\" title=\"\">an oil refinery far inside Russia<\/a>, officials on both sides said yesterday, as Kyiv works to weaken Russia\u2019s military and its energy industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The drone strike on the facility, which is one of Russia\u2019s largest and lies more than 700 miles (over 1,100 kilometers) from Ukraine\u2019s border, shows that Kyiv is increasingly able to reach targets further inside its enemy\u2019s territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Background:<\/strong> This attack, along with others on two oil depots, were part of an ongoing campaign. Kyiv hopes to disrupt Russia\u2019s military logistics by targeting the facilities that supply fuel for its tanks, ships and planes. Ukraine also hopes to undermine Russia\u2019s energy industry, which is central to its economy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Impact:<\/strong> An energy expert in Belgium said the strikes had taken more than 10 percent of Russia\u2019s oil-refining capacity off line, temporarily reducing its ability to turn its crude oil into products like gasoline, diesel and petrol.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-55bd377a\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">MORE TOP NEWS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Majid Khan, a former courier for Al Qaeda, spent two decades in Guant\u00e1namo Bay and was tortured in C.I.A. custody. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/09\/us\/politics\/guantanamo-prisoner-released-belize.html\" title=\"\">In the year since his release<\/a>, he has reunited with his wife, met his daughter and had a son. They now live in Belize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cLife is a test,\u201d he said. He sees the next chapter of his life as an opportunity to make things right. He was hurt, he said, and did things that hurt others. \u201cMay God forgive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For more, listen to the latest season of the \u201cSerial\u201d podcast, which is about <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/podcasts\/serial-season-four-guantanamo.html#episode-latest\" title=\"\">Guant\u00e1namo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">Lives lived:<\/strong> Steve Albini, a musician and audio engineer who helped define the sound of \u201990s alternative rock, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/08\/arts\/music\/steve-albini-dead.html\" title=\"\">died at 61<\/a>. 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But for some people, loneliness becomes entrenched in a way that\u2019s bad for their health. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/09\/well\/mind\/loneliness-brain-dementia-isolation.html\" title=\"\">Chronic loneliness can even change people\u2019s brains<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Neurologically, chronic loneliness is associated with changes in areas important for social cognition, self-awareness and processing emotions. For years, scientists have known about a connection between loneliness and Alzheimer\u2019s disease and other types of dementia. A study published late last year suggested an association with Parkinson\u2019s disease. It is also linked to depression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">So what can you do? <\/strong>It sounds obvious, but a common recommendation is to put yourself in places and situations where you can meet people and make new friends. Cognitive behavior therapy can also help address the root problem for why it might be hard for you to interact with others.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1uuxri4 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-705d9918\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">RECOMMENDATIONS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/09\/world\/asia\/stormy-trump-israel-rafah-asia.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A tense day in court for Stormy Daniels Lawyers for Donald Trump again sought to make Stormy Daniels look as if she was lying yesterday about her account of a 2006 sexual liaison. 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