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Cassie Ventura recounts terror and trauma in second day of testimony at Sean Combs' trial

Combs' ex-girlfriend was back on the stand, testifying in excruciating detail about alleged violence and sexual abuse.

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The teen told police she was severely abused inside her New Jersey home by her mother and step-father for seven years.

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Elon Musk’s AI chatbot brings up South African ‘white genocide’ claims unprompted

Musk has in recent years embraced contested far-right claims that white residents of South Africa are subject to an ongoing genocide.

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