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Hunter Biden's federal gun trial set for June 3 as he faces up to 25 years in prison

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  A federal judge ruled that Hunter Biden will face a trial on federal gun charges on June 3 in Delaware.     The president's son, 54, has pleaded not guilty to three felony charges related to him lying about his drug use when purchasing a gun in 2018. He faces up to 25 years in prison if he is convicted after the trial that could last up to nine days.  His gun trial on June 3 comes immediately for a separate trial in a case brought by Special Counsel David Weiss on nine tax charges set for June 20 in California.   Hunter tried to avoid the spectacle of a full trial by entering into what Republicans dubbed a 'sweetheart' plea deal with DOJ. But it fell apart spectacularly last summer and he is now facing the two jury trials.   It will surely cause a headache for his father Joe, who just secured the Democratic nomination for president last night going into the 2024 campaign swing.      Last month, Weiss publis...

North Korea bans keeping dogs as pets unless they plan to eat them

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  North Koreans have been banned from keeping dogs as pets except they are kept for meat and fur.      The ban was announced through the Socialist Women's Union of Korea, according to a source in South Pyongan Province, which lies north of the capital.     Speaking to Daily NK, a newspaper in neighboring South Korea, the source listed the offences that could leave dog owners in violation of the government's socialist ethos.      'Treating a dog as a family member, who eats and sleeps with the family, is incompatible with the socialist lifestyle and should be strictly avoided,' they said.     Dressing dogs in clothes, as exemplified by Western celebrities like Paris Hilton, was also singled out for condemnation.      The source continued: 'The practice of dressing up dogs as if they were humans, putting pretty ribbons in their hair, wrapping them in a blanket, and burying them when they die is a b...

Michael Jackson biopic under fire as Leaving Neverland director calls script draft 'startlingly disingenuous'

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Leaving Neverland director, Dan Reed has described the script for the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, titled Michael, as 'startlingly disingenuous.'      After reading a draft for Michael, the British filmmaker, whose two-part documentary explored allegations of sexual abuse against the King of Pop, expressed outrage over how the movie discredited Wade Robson and James Safechuck 'contention that Jackson was a pedophile,' according to  Variety .   'Jackson is only ever seen caring for children with childhood  cancer , or dancing with a little girl in a wheelchair, or tucking up multiple little boys, mostly his nephews, at sleepovers,' Reed told the outlet. 'It feels like the creators of the movie have been stuck in a room with John Branca and just told what to write.'      He continued: 'It feels like the creators of the movie have been stuck in a room with John Branca and just told what to write.'      Branca, who w...

'I look at myself like, what the f**k?' - Katie Price admits she thinks her boobs are far too big after 16th surgery

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Former glamour model, Katie Price has admitted she looks at herself in the mirror and thinks her boobs are far too big. The 45-year-old mother of five underwent her 16th breast augmentation in 2022 in a bid to have the 'biggest boobs in Britain'. Now, Katie appears to be having second thoughts about the size of her breasts after coming across a video of herself on stage at an event. Speaking on the Not My Bagg podcast, she said: 'My t**s look massive, I realised looking at myself, what the f***, sort it out, Kate.' Katie has undergone an array of procedures over the years, including rhinoplasty, a silhouette facelift, 3D, veneers, lip fillers, and Botox. She had her first boob job in 1998 while she was modelling, boosting her 32B cup breasts to a 32C. The procedure cost £4,500 and it's thought her mum Amy and stepdad Paul helped pay for her to have the procedure.   After she got her 16th procedure, Katie told OK! magazine of her current boobs: 'I love th...

Ukraine hits several oil refineries deep inside Russian territory, ahead of Putin's re-election

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Ukraine has launched drone attacks on at least three oil refineries deep inside Russia, as the Kyiv government intensifies its cross-border strikes days before President Vladimir Putin’s anticipated re-election. A Ukrainian defense said on Wednesday that Ukraine is “implementing a well-planned strategy to decrease Russian economic potential.” Ukraine struck three Russian oil refineries targeted in the cities of Ryazan, about 130 miles southeast of Moscow; Kstovo, in the Nizhny Novgorod region, nearly 300 miles east of the capital; and Kirishi in Russia’s northwest. The trio of facilities are among Russia’s largest refineries, the source said to CNN. A fourth facility, the Novoshakhtinsky oil refinery in Rostov-on-Don, was also hit, a representative of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine said on Wednesday. It marked the second consecutive day of Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy sites, and the locations targeted represent a spate of attacks well within Russia’s territory...