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4 Famous people charged with sex crimes

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  Famous people aren’t immune to being convicted of sex crimes and punished accordingly under the law, though not all infamous sex crimes end with convictions. Bill Cosby He was born on July 12, 1937, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author. Camille Hanks is the wife of Bill Cosby Bill Cosby was one of the celebrities exposed. Dozens of women have accused the performer of drugging and assaulting them over the years. Bill Cosby was convicted by a jury in April 2018 of three counts of sexual assault. He was ultimately sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. Though Cosby was accused of sexual assault by dozens of women, only one filed criminal charges. Cosby’s case concerned an alleged sexual assault in 2004 of Andrea Constand, who was on the athletics staff of Temple University in Philadelphia. That’s where Cosby lived in retirement from show business, after decades of popularity as a standup comedian and actor including the long-running sitcom hit

3 reasons why Trump won't be disqualified from the 2024 Ballot (Colorado or Maine)

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  The Colorado Supreme Court comprises of seven justices elected to ten-year terms. The seven Justices select a Justice within the group to serve as Chief Justice. The Chief Justice also serves as the executive head of the Colorado Judicial System and the ex-officio chair of the court’s Nomination Commission. By right, Chief Justice appoints the Chief Judge to the Court of Appeals and District Courts and may assign active or retired judges to perform judicial duties in the state’s courts. The Colorado Supreme Court is the highest court and hence the court of last resort in the state. It has appellate jurisdiction over cases involving: - Adjudication of water rights. - Summary proceedings originating under the election code. - Writs of habeas corpus. - Decisions of the Public Utilities Commission. - Prosecutorial appeals regarding search and seizure questions in unresolved criminal proceedings. - Any Colorado statute that has been held to be unconstitutional by a trial cou

USA profits from wars around the world in details

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  No one can deny that Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act, allocating $816.7 billion to the U.S. Defense Department in 2022. The U.S. spends hundreds of billions of dollars both domestically and internationally to advance U.S. interests, but some of the biggest beneficiaries are also some of the world’s largest corporations. According to the Department of Defense (DOD), the top U.S. military contractors include Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Technologies Corporation and General Dynamics Corporation. Together, those companies account for $297.68 billion in market capitalization. Raytheon’s total revenue was $67.1 billion and the U.S. accounted for nearly 40% of that total, purchasing $25.4 billion from Raytheon. The arms business goes worldwide. The United States is the largest exporter of weapons, with its top buyers being Saudi Arabia, Japan and Australia, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. When war breaks out, military c