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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Lawyers for the family of a 24-year-old man announced this week...

Daily Monitor Saturday May 15 2021 Adji Sarr, (right) who is in her early 20s, in February told police that opposition leader Ousmane Sonko (left) had forced her to sleep with him on several occasions and threatened reprisals if she refused. PHOTO/COURTESY Summary To supporters of opposition leader Sonko, his legal troubles fit a perceived pattern of politically motivated court cases against rivals of the president. Many also believe that Sarr invented the accusation. Advertisement Adji Sarr,...

Verdict in paul manaforts trial. the jury is into its nird day of deliberations on 18 charges against the former trump campaign chairman, including tax evasion and bank fraud. its also the first big courtroom test for the special counsel robert mueller. jessica snider is outside the courthouse in alexandria, virginia. there were more private conferences with the judge today? >> reporter: there were. two mysterious bench conferences. they happened behind the closed doors of the courtroom. no one ...

Jir has really -- hes had a lapse in judgment here and it will get him in serious trouble, i was at the convention in the arena singing to the general lead a chant of "lock her up" which i thought was so inappropriate. i thought, no, what are you doing in this will sully your reputation as an american hero here. >> and a lot of the people he served with, frankly, in the past during that time were saying -- >> what is he doing? right. he got sucked into the vortex of presidential power potentiall...

Maintained. does that sound more to you like pr than anything being backed up by fact? >> i think its probably wishful thinking on the part of the airline managers. i can understand that. of course, john, youre aware that president putin has, before this accident, has pointed out he was going to personally insist on improvements and airline safety in russia and the cis, coalition of independent states. so i think theres probably a lot of pressure on management and i would manage jir theyre just ...

This is an area of ocean which goes down thousands of miles. >> are you going to find it, though, if its that deep? >> well, they can. but its going to take a lot more time. the deep -- youre talking topside conditions that can hamper any operation that theyre doing at this point. which is just trying to get in the water. >> and when you say hamper, you dont mean makes it more difficult to see. its safety. youve got human -- >> absolutely. >> youve got human assets out there in an area from what...