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A large-scale drill that the Chinese military conducted nearby Taiwan in December seems to have been an exercise in preventing U.S. forces from approaching the sea around the island, according to ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury of five men and seven women was seated Thursday for the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend in ...

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A$AP Rocky has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm. Rocky could serve up to 24 years in prison. Toddler's T-shirt slogan ...

The rapper was charged in 2022 and pleaded not guilty in the alleged shooting. Jury selection began on Tuesday in the trial of A$AP Rocky. The Grammy-nominated rapper ...

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Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky rejected a last-minute plea deal from prosecutors as his trial began for allegedly assaulting a former A$AP Mob group member in 2021 ...