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Trump’s Hush Money Case Hearing & Bond Deadline in Fraud Case

TL/DR - Former President Donald Trump has been given an additional 10 days to post his bond in his appeal against a civil fraud judgment, with the amount necessary reduced to $175 million. Trump commented on the ruling, saying he respects the decision and will post the amount "in cash or bonds or security or whatever is necessary" within the…

Georgia Senate Approves Health Permit Relaxation Bill

TL/DR - Georgia lawmakers have agreed on a plan to ease some aspects of the state's health care permitting law, allowing the Morehouse School of Medicine to open a central Atlanta hospital and another to open in any rural county where a hospital has been closed for over 12 months. The bill would also allow outpatient birthing centers to open…

Amid Reform Demands, Abbas Names Adviser as Prime Minister

TL/DR - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed Mohammad Mustafa, a US-educated economist, as the next prime minister as part of the US's push to reform the Palestinian Authority for Gaza's postwar vision. Abbas tasked Mustafa with drafting a plan to reunite administration in the West Bank and Gaza, lead government reforms, and fight…