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The Associated Press reports: David Pecker will return to the witness stand for the fourth day as defense attorneys try to poke holes in the testimony of the former National Enquirer publisher, who has described helping bury embarrassing stories Trump feared could hurt his campaign. Over several days on the witness stand, Pecker has described how he and the tabloid …

Reuters reports: U.S. auto safety regulators said Friday they have opened an investigation into whether Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million vehicles announced in December to install new Autopilot safeguards is adequate. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was opening an investigation after the agency identified concerns due to crash events after vehicles had the recall …

People Magazine reports: Amy (Duggar) King hopes that cousin Josh Duggar’s time behind bars is without ease. “I hope every day there is absolute torture for him,” Amy, 37, tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I really hope that because what he watched and what he was viewing for his own fulfillment is those kids experiencing torture.” The mother of one continues, “He …

The Birmingham News reports: The Alabama House voted April 25 to make school and public library staff criminally liable for distributing “sexual or gender oriented material” to minors without parental consent. HB385 places libraries in the same category as “adult-only” stores, movies and entertainment. It would force school and public librarians to remove a book that someone finds obscene or …

Axios reports: This is not the first time Trump has downplayed the severity of the Charlottesville rally, in which hundreds of white nationalists marched through the town’s streets and a driver plowed into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing one. “We’re having protests all over,” Trump told reporters Thursday, referring to the pro-Palestinian and anti-war protests, while leaving court after another …

“I don’t know what it’s like out in Arizona. I know from the investigation that I did, they’ve got some pretty darn corrupt areas in Arizona. And I do know they messed around tremendously with that election. And it wasn’t the only election they’ve messed around in. By that, I mean, cheat. “I didn’t spend as much time on Arizona …

Variety reports: Spotify announced Wednesday that Taylor Swift‘s “The Tortured Poets Department” has become the first album in the app’s history to pick up a billion streams in a single week. And it did that with still a couple of days left to go in the seven-day period in question. The previous high-water mark for most album streams in a …

NBC News reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in an interview Thursday with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he doesn’t think presidents should be immune from criminal prosecution for actions taken while in office, as the Supreme Court heard arguments on the issue. “President Trump is still liable for everything he did while he was in office. … …

Via email from hate group leader Monica Cole: The current Helm Paint commercial includes a double entendre that is inappropriate and completely unnecessary. Foul language (or the implication thereof) is not needed in this or any commercial, but that is obviously what Helm Paint intended with their play on words. It is inexcusable that Helm Paint chose to include phrases …

CNN reports: Southwest Airlines announced Thursday it will stop serving four airports after reporting increased losses in the first quarter and more delays in the delivery of promised jets from Boeing. The four airports are Bellingham International Airport in Washington state, Cozumel International Airport in Mexico, Syracuse Hancock International Airport in New York and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Southwest …