A judge rules Trump's tax returns must be handed over, the physics Nobel prize, blacklisted Chinese companies
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A judge ruled eight years of Trump's tax returns must be turned over to a grand jury
President Donald Trump had filed a lawsuit to block a grand jury subpoena for eight years of his tax returns, arguing for complete presidential immunity. Yesterday, a judge dismissed Trump's lawsuit, and called the argument "repugnant to the nation's governmental structure and constitutional value."
US District Judge Victor Marrero ruled that Trump's firm must immediately turn over the tax returns to the grand jury, the latest in a series of setbacks for Trump in his bid to stop opponents in Congress and at the state level from getting his financial records.
The Justice Department has taken the position that a sitting president cannot be indicted, but that isn't binding on judges or state prosecutors.
👉So what happens now? In the immediate term, nothing — Trump immediately appealed. A federal appeals court agreed to temporarily delay enforcing the decision while it considers the case.
STAYING ON TOP OF THIS Julián Castro escorted 12 asylum-seekers to the border. They were all sent back to Mexico
The Democratic presidential candidate escorted 12 asylum-seekers to the US border, after the dozen had been forced to wait in squalid conditions in Mexico under the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy. Hours later they were sent back to Mexico.
The group escorted by Castro included LGBTQ immigrants who said they had been threatened and assaulted while waiting in a Mexican border town for their US court dates, as well as a deaf woman and her relatives.
The US government's decision not to allow the group to enter highlights the difficult circumstances asylum-seekers face while their cases are heard in US immigration courts. Veronica Cardenas / Reuters SNAPSHOTS Three scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for astronomical discoveries. James Peebles of Princeton University, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz of Switzerland's University of Geneva were awarded the prize for their discoveries for their discoveries about the nature of the universe and the first planet seen orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar system.
A British cave rescuer torched Elon Musk in court documents. Vernon Unsworth, a Brit who aided in the rescue of a boy's soccer team from a Thailand cave, is accusing Musk of fabricating allegations about him (Musk called Unsworth a "pedo guy"), and overseeing the attempted leak of that unproven information to the press.
Trump's Homeland Security chief was shouted offstage by protesters at an immigration forum. Kevin McAleenan gave up trying to make a speech on immigration and left the stage after being shouted down by protesters at Georgetown University's law school.
A woman got on a Delta flight without an ID or a boarding pass and police don't know how. According to a police report, the woman was asked to show her boarding pass on a flight out of Orlando when she was found to be sitting in another passenger's seat. The woman refused to move. Police are now investigating the incident, and how this could happen, with help from the FBI.
Instagram's Following activity tab is going away. Following was a feature that shows the likes, comments, follows of your friends. Ostensibly, it's so you can see what friends are up to. In reality, it mostly showcased your friends' or coworkers' thirsty late-night likes. And now that it's going away, horny people can be free to be who they are.
IF YOU NEED MORE STORIES The US just blacklisted China's most valuable facial recognition startups over human rights abuses
It's a substantial decision: The Trump administration banned three of the world's most valuable private facial recognition startups from doing business in the United States, prohibiting them from purchasing US products or maintaining relationships with American entities.
The three companies are on a broader list of 28 Chinese firms that the Commerce Department blacklisted for their roles in human rights violations in Xinjiang, where China is cracking down on Uighurs Muslims.
The startups, SenseTime, Megvii, and Yitu, have raised billions of dollars — including from US universities and retirees — to develop commercial facial recognition technology. They have flourished amid China's push into artificial intelligence, but face mounting criticism over perceived misuse of their technology by government agencies.
In Xinjiang, the technology is believed to have played a role in the arrest and detention of more than a million Uighur Muslims and other ethnic minorities.
THERE FOR YOU Rachel, Monica and Joey hung out for the first time in three years and Friends fans got excited
A few weeks after the 25th anniversary of Friends, fans are desperate for any kind of hint of a reunion. Well, look, that's not going to happen.
So the best you're going to get is Courtney Cox's Instagrams as she reunited with her former co-stars. And this week, die-hard Friends fans are celebrating Cox's post with Jennifer Aniston and Matt LeBlanc.
Could they be any cuter?
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