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Breaking: Major incident declared on A9 in Scottish Highlands; snow-covered road causes hours-long traffic delays – Live updates

Breaking: a9 in scottish highlands declared major incident by police scotland.

Police Scotland has declared a major incident on the A9 in the Scottish Highlands, causing significant disruption to drivers. The road has been heavily affected by thick snow, resulting in hours of traffic congestion.

Chaos on the A9

Drivers traveling on the A9 in the Scottish Highlands have found themselves trapped in heavy traffic for several hours. The road, which is covered in thick snow, has become extremely treacherous, leading to a major incident being declared by Police Scotland.

The A9 is a crucial route connecting various towns and cities in Scotland, making this incident particularly disruptive. As a result, many motorists have been unable to reach their destinations and have been left frustrated and stranded on the road.

Police Scotland’s Response

Police Scotland has swiftly responded to the situation, working tirelessly to manage the traffic and ensure the safety of all individuals affected by the incident. The police have been on the scene, providing assistance to stranded motorists and coordinating efforts to clear the road.

Authorities are urging drivers to avoid the A9 until further notice. They have advised the public to check for live updates and alternative routes to minimize disruption and potential risks associated with the current road conditions.

Impact on Travel and Commuting

The major incident on the A9 has caused severe disruptions to travel and commuting plans. Many people were caught off guard by the sudden snowfall, leading to chaotic scenes on the road. The adverse weather conditions have made driving extremely hazardous, with visibility reduced and the risk of accidents heightened.

Local businesses and services have also been impacted by the incident, with deliveries delayed and employees unable to reach their workplaces. The disruption is likely to have wider economic implications, affecting productivity and causing financial losses for various sectors.

Live Updates and Further Information

For the latest updates on the A9 major incident in the Scottish Highlands, follow the live updates provided by Police Scotland. They will be sharing real-time information on the situation and any developments that may affect the road’s reopening.

Additionally, drivers are advised to check alternative routes and travel advice from local authorities and transport agencies. Staying informed about the current road conditions and weather forecasts is essential for planning safe and smooth journeys.

Stay tuned to reliable news sources for further information and official updates regarding the A9 major incident. By staying informed and taking precautionary measures, motorists can navigate the ongoing disruption with minimal inconvenience and risk.

Disclaimer: This article is based on the breaking news from Police Scotland and Sky News. The situation may evolve, and readers are advised to refer to the latest updates from official sources.

BREAKING: A major incident has been declared on the A9 in the Scottish Highlands, Police Scotland has said. Drivers have reported being stuck for hours in heavy traffic on the road, which is covered in thick snow. Live updates https://t.co/V1xvKab2LT — Sky News (@SkyNews) December 27, 2023

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Reminder - upcoming overnight closures of A9

As part of the A9 Dualling: Luncarty to Pass of Birnam project, the A9 will be closed in both directions between the Luncarty Junction and the A923 Dunkeld Junction, from 8:30 PM to 6 AM each night between 27th – 29th November 2019.

Road users are reminded to allow extra time for their journey during these closures as diversion routes will be in place. 

The closures are required to install concrete bridge beams over the existing A9 carriageway at two new overbridge structures at Pitlandie (north of Luncarty) and Coltrannie (north of Bankfoot).

These two new overbridge structures will provide access for residents and farmers who live and work adjacent to the A9, allowing the existing accesses off the A9 to be closed. When complete these measures will improve safety along this section of the A9 for all road users.

Signed diversion routes will be in place on approach to the closure area, via the A85 for northbound traffic and via the A923 Dunkeld junction for southbound traffic.

Access to the communities of Luncarty, Bankfoot and Stanley will be maintained via the local road network for the duration of the three overnight closures and access for emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times.

These works are weather dependent as the heavy lifting operations are sensitive to high winds.

Please follow Transport Scotland and Traffic Scotland’s social media channels to receive updates on all traffic management. 

Live traffic information is available from the Traffic Scotland website 

For further information on the A9 Dualling: Luncarty to Pass of Birnam project’s forthcoming traffic management and the planned overnight closures or the A9 Dualling Programme, visit the Transport Scotland website 

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Galaxy Tab S9, S9 FE, and A9 get April update in the US

Samsung ‘s recent flagship and mid-range Android tablets are getting the April security update in the US. The new security patch is available for the Galaxy Tab S9 series, Galaxy Tab S9 FE series, and Galaxy Tab A9 series. The devices have already received the update in some international markets.

The April update is live for the Galaxy Tab S9, S9 FE, and A9 in the US

Samsung began its April 2024 SMR (Security Maintenance Release) rollout for Galaxy devices slowly but quickly picked up the pace. It is almost done updating all eligible smartphones launched in 2021 and later, including flagships and mid-rangers. The remaining few are also joining the party.

As spotted by SammyFans, the April security update is now available for the Galaxy Tab S9+, Galaxy Tab S9 FE, and Galaxy Tab A9+ in the US. More specifically, the update is rolling out to users on Verizon’s network . The new firmware build numbers are X818USQS2BXD2 , X518USQS3BXD2 , and X218USQS1BXD1 , respectively.

It shouldn’t be long before Samsung covers all eligible units across the nation. As you can see on the official release notes provided by Verizon, the update is all about this month’s security fixes. The April SMR for Galaxy devices patches more than 40 vulnerabilities , including a critical Android OS flaw.

If you are using any of these Samsung tablets in the US or anywhere else and have yet to receive the latest security update, you should soon. Watch out for a notification in the coming days. You can also check for updates manually on your Galaxy device. Open the Settings app, go to the Software update menu, and tap Download and install.

All of these tablets will get the One UI 6.1 update

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S9 series, Galaxy Tab S9 FE series, and Galaxy Tab A9 series debuted in the second half of 2023 with Android 13 on board. The company has already pushed Android 14 to all of them. The former lineup, which is a flagship offering, has also picked up One UI 6.1, the latest version of Samsung’s custom Android skin.

The One UI 6.1 update will also roll out to the other two lineups. They may not get the same set of AI features as the flagships but should pick up other changes. Samsung says it will begin a wider rollout of One UI 6.1 for eligible devices in May. It remains to be seen if the Galaxy Tab S9 FE and Galaxy Tab A9 series get it next month.

The post Galaxy Tab S9, S9 FE, and A9 get April update in the US appeared first on Android Headlines .

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Live updates: Cornwall road 'closed for some time' after pedestrian hit by car

One person has sustained serious injuries, a police spokesperson said

• Updated 09:36, 26 APR 2024

An A-road in Cornwall is expected to be closed for sometime after a pedestrian was hit by a car. One person has sustained serious injuries in a crash on the A390 at Penpillick this afternoon (Thursday, April 25).

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said drivers are encouraged to take alternate routes around the incident while officers and paramedics are at the scene. Rush hour traffic is growing in the area, according to traffic maps.

Traffic monitor Inrix reports the collision took place near the Lanescot turn off. It reports: "A390 in both directions blocked, heavy traffic due to accident near Lanescot turn off."

A police spokesperson said: "Police were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian on the A390 at Penpillick, at around 4.50pm today, Thursday 25 April. One person sustained serious injuries."

This is a live blog. Scroll below for updates on this breaking incident.

• Pedestrian died at the scene 09:36
• A390 expected to be closed all night 19:42

Pedestrian died at the scene

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police has confirmed a person died at the scene. They said:

We can confirm the pedestrian died at the scene.

The road has reopened in both directions

The road reopened early this morning,

A390 remains closed

Inrix reports: "A390 in both directions closed due to accident from Lanescot turn off to Pontsmill turning.."

This is our final update of the night. Check back here tomorrow for more updates.

Road closed 'for many hours'

Devon and Cornwall Police has said the A390 will likely be closed 'into the night'. Click here for the full story.

A390 expected to be closed all night

The A390 is likely to be closed overnight, one local resident said they have been told by officers at the scene.

A390 to be closed for some time

Long delays at penpillick.

One person has been seriously injured

A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said:

"Police were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian on the A390 at Penpillick, at around 4.50pm today, Thursday 25 April.

"One person sustained serious injuries. Emergency services are at the scene. The A390 is closed in both directions and is likely to remain so for some time. Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes. The incident is ongoing."

A390 closed both ways

"A390 in both directions blocked, heavy traffic due to accident near Lanescot turn off."

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U.S. tourist faces 12 years in prison after taking ammunition to Turks and Caicos

An Oklahoma man faces up to 12 years in prison on a Caribbean island after customs officials found ammunition in his luggage.

Ryan Watson traveled to Turks and Caicos with his wife, Valerie, to celebrate his 40th birthday on April 7. They went with two friends who had also turned 40.

The vacation came to an abrupt end when airport staff members found a zip-close bag containing bullets in the couple's carry-on luggage. Watson said it was hunting ammunition he had accidentally brought with him — but under a strict law in Turks and Caicos, a court may still impose a mandatory 12-year sentence.

"They were hunting ammunition rounds that I use for whitetail deer," Watson told NBC Boston in an interview conducted last week that aired after their first court appearance Tuesday.

"I recognized them, and I thought, 'Oh, man, what a bonehead mistake that I had no idea that those were in there,'" he said.

The couple were arrested and charged with possession of ammunition. Authorities seized their passports and explained the penalties they faced.

Valerie Watson said in the interview: "When I heard that, I immediately was terrified, because I was like we can't both be in prison for 12 years. We have kids at home, and this is such an innocent mistake."

The charges against her were dropped, and she returned home to Oklahoma City on Tuesday after the court hearing to be reunited with her two young children.

"Our goal is to get Ryan home, because we can’t be a family without Dad," she said.

The couple also spoke about the financial burden of a much longer-than-planned trip. "This is something that we may never recover from," Ryan Watson said.

The U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas issued a warning to travelers in September about a law that strongly prohibits possession of firearms or ammunition in Turks and Caicos, an overseas British territory southeast of the Bahamas that is a popular vacation spot.

It said: "We wish to remind all travelers that declaring a weapon in your luggage with an airline carrier does not grant permission to bring the weapon into TCI [Turks and Caicos Islands] and will result in your arrest."

The embassy added: "If you bring a firearm or ammunition into TCI, we will not be able to secure your release from custody."

The embassy and the government in Turks and Caicos did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The same thing happened to another American, Bryan Hagerich, of Pennsylvania, who was arrested after ammunition was found in his luggage before he tried to board a flight out of Turks and Caicos in February. He said he accidentally left it in his bag.

Hagerich was on a family vacation with his wife and two young children but has now been in the country for 70 days. He spent eight days in prison before he posted bail.

"It’s incredibly scary. You know, you just don’t know what the next day may bring — you know, what path this may take," Hagerich told NBC Boston.

"You know, it’s certainly a lot different than packing your bags and going away with your family for a few days. It’s been the worst 70 days of my life," he said.

Hagerich, once a professional baseball player, was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the MLB 2007 June amateur draft from the University of Delaware.

His case goes to trial May 3.

Patrick Smith is a London-based editor and reporter for NBC News Digital.

Middle East conflict live updates Israeli war cabinet resumes hostage deal discussions, official says

A delegation from Egypt will travel to Israel on Friday to discuss “security coordination” after Israel’s war cabinet met to discuss hostage deal negotiations, according to an Israeli official who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the matter’s sensitivity, signaling a resumption of efforts to broker a cease-fire and hostage release after months of failed talks . The official said discussions included talks for a hostage deal that could avert a planned Israeli offensive in Rafah , where much of Gaza’s population has been displaced.

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Israel-Gaza war

The Israel-Gaza war has gone on for six months, and tensions have spilled into the surrounding region .

The war: On Oct. 7, Hamas militants launched an unprecedented cross-border attack on Israel that included the taking of civilian hostages at a music festival . (See photos and videos of how the deadly assault unfolded ). Israel declared war on Hamas in response, launching a ground invasion that fueled the biggest displacement in the region since Israel’s creation in 1948 .

Gaza crisis: In the Gaza Strip, Israel has waged one of this century’s most destructive wars , killing tens of thousands and plunging at least half of the population into “ famine-like conditions. ” For months, Israel has resisted pressure from Western allies to allow more humanitarian aid into the enclave .

U.S. involvement: Despite tensions between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some U.S. politicians , including President Biden, the United States supports Israel with weapons , funds aid packages , and has vetoed or abstained from the United Nations’ cease-fire resolutions.

History: The roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and mistrust are deep and complex, predating the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 . Read more on the history of the Gaza Strip .

Election Updates: Watchdog group accuses the Trump campaign of violating finance law.

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Steve Garvey, the former L.A. Dodgers star and Republican U.S. Senate candidate in California, accused University of Southern California of enabling pro-Palestinian protests and equated the encampments to terrorism for obstructing "the pathway to classes." The school's provost noted yesterday that it asked protesters to remove the tents and closed campus gates to keep the demonstration from growing.

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During a speech about federal investments in semiconductor manufacturing, Mr. Biden again trolled Republicans who voted against or criticized his CHIPS act. “My predecessor and his MAGA Republican friends have a very different view,” Mr. Biden said, as he celebrated $6.1 billion grant for Micron. Referring to Representatives Brandon Williams and Elise Stefanik, Biden said, “I guess they’re not going to be here today to celebrate.”

President Biden is preparing to deliver a speech celebrating $6.1 billion in grants to Micron Technology, the latest federal award to bolster semiconductors. “It’s going to have a gigantic impact,” Biden said. As he entered the science and technology museum where he will speak here in Syracuse, a group of about 100 pro-Palestinian protesters across the street chanted “ceasefire now!”

Five Republicans and three Democrats submitted signatures to the state of Michigan to try to qualify for their party primaries on Aug, 6 for the state's open U.S. Senate seat. G.O.P. petition filers included a trio of former House members: Mike Rogers, Peter Meijer and Justin Amash. The Democrats included Representative Elissa Slotkin and the actor Hill Harper.

Federal filings show that Christina Bobb was paid $5,288.82 on March 29 by the R.N.C., which provided a statement from Steven Cheung, a Trump campaign spokesman, in response to questions about her status. Mr. Cheung said Ms. Bobb’s indictment in Arizona was another example of Democrats’ weaponization of the justice system. “The Democrat platform for 2024: if you can’t beat them, try to throw them in jail.”

One name to watch in the Arizona election indictment is Christina Bobb, a right-wing former lawyer for Donald Trump whom the R.N.C. hired as a senior election counsel. “This tells you all you need to know about today’s Republican National Committee,” Liz Cheney wrote on X , “The person in charge of election integrity for the @GOP was just indicted in Arizona for a lack of election integrity.”

North Carolina’s elections board said Thursday that felons who have not completed their sentences remain ineligible to vote, including parolees and those on probation and supervised release. It attempted to clarify their status after a federal judge on Monday blocked the state from enforcing an 1877 law, one criticized as discriminatory, that made it a crime for offenders who voted without knowing about the ban.

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Donald Trump made a campaign stop this morning at a construction site in Manhattan, where he shook hands with union members. The brief visit, meant to highlight Trump’s criticism of Biden’s economic policies, exemplifies how his campaign intends to balance his court schedule with stops in media-heavy New York City that help him broadcast his national message.

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Several lawyers and advisers to former President Donald J. Trump, including Rudolph W. Giuliani and Mark Meadows, were indicted in Arizona on Wednesday in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Trump was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the case, as well as in a similar case in Michigan .

Donald Trump’s legal team will argue to the Supreme Court this morning that he can’t be prosecuted because former presidents have “absolute immunity” from criminal charges for acts they took in office. Trump’s campaign, meanwhile, sent out a fund-raising email last night titled “Put Biden on Trial,” saying, “CROOKED JOE DESERVES LIFE IN PRISON!”

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Watchdog group accuses the Trump campaign of violating finance law.

A campaign watchdog group filed a formal complaint to the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday accusing Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign and related political committees of concealing payments of $7.2 million in legal fees by paying them through an unrelated shell company in violation of campaign finance law.

At the center of the complaint , from the Campaign Legal Center, is the company that received the payments, Red Curve. The company is run by Bradley Crate, who is also the treasurer for the Trump campaign and four related political committees listed in the complaint, as well as for 200 other candidates and committees.

In its complaint, the Campaign Legal Center said that the Trump political committees had used Red Curve, which did not appear to offer legal services, “as a conduit to conceal payments for legal services.” The group filed its complaint hours after The Daily Beast published an article about the payments to Red Curve.

Neither Red Curve nor representatives of the Trump campaign responded to a request for comment.

“This apparent payment scheme, however, violates the reporting requirements of the Federal Election Campaign Act,” the complaint said, “which requires that committees provide detailed information about who they are paying for services, and how much they are paying for those services.”

The complaint also said that Red Curve advanced payments for the legal costs to the Trump committees as part of the payment scheme, potentially violating a campaign finance law that prevents corporations from giving money to candidates.

“What Red Curve was doing was basically making a contribution," said Saurav Ghosh, the director of federal campaign finance reform at the Campaign Legal Center. “If it’s treated as a corporation under federal campaign finance law, then that’s illegal on its face.”

He added: “If, alternatively, it’s an unincorporated entity for campaign finance purposes, then the contributions would be in excess” of the amount permitted by federal law.

Mr. Trump has spent more than $100 million on lawyers and other legal costs since he left office in 2021, relying almost entirely on political donations to cover those expenses. Red Curve was the largest single recipient of those payments, receiving $7.2 million, according to records filed to the F.E.C.

The F.E.C. also on Wednesday fined a pro-Trump super PAC $6,075 in a negotiated settlement for failing to disclose $150,600 in in-kind contributions in an April 2022 quarterly report. The super PAC — Make America Great Again, Again — was once a leading fund-raising group for Mr. Trump. It fell under scrutiny last year for an unusual payment of $155,000 to Melania Trump , Mr. Trump’s wife, for a speaking engagement.

The Trump campaign did not respond to questions about the fine.

In its complaint concerning Red Curve, the Campaign Legal Center cited what it said were similar violations of campaign finance law. The watchdog group noted the use of a law firm by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee in 2016 that made payments to the firm Fusion GPS to conduct research against Mr. Trump — research that was used in what became known as the Steele dossier . The Clinton campaign and the D.N.C. agreed to pay $113,000 in fines to settle an F.E.C. investigation into campaign spending disclosures.

“It’s similar to this situation,” Mr. Ghosh said of the Fusion GPS case. “In that there was, you know, a lack of transparency about who’s getting paid. What is the payment for?”

Trump again compares campus protests to the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.

Former President Donald J. Trump emerged from his felony criminal trial in New York on Thursday and again minimized the violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 while portraying a recent wave of predominantly peaceful pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses as characterized by “tremendous hate.”

One woman was killed and nearly 40 people were injured when an avowed neo-Nazi plowed his car through a crowd of counterprotesters during violent clashes in Charlottesville. Earlier, hundreds of white supremacists had marched through the city, carrying torches and chanting, “Jews will not replace us.”

The current campus protests, while resulting in hundreds of arrests , have had no reports of significant violence.

But standing outside a Manhattan courthouse on Thursday, Mr. Trump said, “Charlottesville was a little peanut and was nothing compared — and the hate wasn’t the kind of hate that you have here. This is tremendous hate.” Of President Biden, he added, “We have a man that can’t talk about it because he doesn’t understand it.”

Andrew Bates, a spokesman for the White House, said in a statement that “minimizing the antisemitic and white supremacist poison displayed in Charlottesville is repugnant and divisive.” He added: “That moment compelled President Biden to run in 2020, because he has fought antisemitism and hate his entire life.”

Mr. Trump had used that same characterization about Charlottesville only a day earlier in a post on his social media site. The former president diminished the violence at the far-right rally, calling it “like a ‘peanut’” compared with the campus protests against the war in Gaza, which he distorted as “riots and anti-Israel protests.”

Mr. Trump also in that post repeated an attack on President Biden, saying that he “HATES Israel and Hates the Jewish people,” while adding “the problem is that he HATES the Palestinians even more, and he just doesn’t know what to do!?!?” Mr. Trump has repeatedly insulted Jews who vote for Democrats and for Mr. Biden, saying that they hate their religion and Israel .

Representatives for the Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

Mr. Trump — who also presided over civil unrest set off by the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in May 2020 — sought to downplay a chapter of his presidency that garnered widespread outrage and criticism.

In Charlottesville’s aftermath, Mr. Trump repeatedly drew a moral equivalency between the white supremacists — who brandished swastikas, Confederate flags and “Trump/Pence” signs — and peaceful counterprotesters, asserting that there were “very fine people on both sides.”

Underpinning the Charlottesville gathering of neo-Nazis, antisemites and white supremacists was a racist conspiracy theory, called the great replacement theory, which says that elites, sometimes manipulated by Jews, seek to “replace” and disempower white Americans. The growing prominence of the theory in far-right circles has incited racist terror attacks across the world, including several mass shootings in the United States.

Mr. Biden has in recent months faced protests and opposition to his presidential campaign from Americans who are sympathetic to the plight of the Palestinians and angry at the United States for arming Israel in the fighting in Gaza. Mr. Trump’s social media post on Wednesday sought to portray many of these protesters as a riotous mob, while also seeking to stoke protesters’ anger by claiming that Mr. Biden hates the Palestinians.

Some of the campus demonstrations have included hate speech and expressions of support for Hamas, the militant group in Gaza that carried out attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, killing about 1,200 people. In response to those attacks, Israel has waged a war on Hamas in Gaza, killing more than 34,000 people, mostly women and children , according to the Gaza Health Ministry. This week Mr. Biden condemned demonstrations that he said veered into antisemitism, but he also expressed sympathy for the Palestinians.

“I condemn the antisemitic protests,” Mr. Biden told reporters on Monday. “I also condemn those who don’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians.”

Biden was in Syracuse as Trump’s trial continued in Manhattan.

President Biden was in Syracuse, N.Y., today to promote investments from the CHIPS and Science Act and other economic policies enacted during his administration.

The reliably blue state is again the center of political attention during the 2024 presidential campaign, after Mr. Biden and former President Donald J. Trump crossed paths last month . But it is the first time that Mr. Biden has traveled to the state during the felony criminal trial of Mr. Trump, his Republican rival.

Mr. Trump’s trial in a Manhattan courthouse was in recess on Wednesday, and will pick back up today — most likely unfolding as Mr. Biden gives his speech in upstate New York, 250 miles away. Mr. Trump made a brief campaign stop early in the morning at a construction site in Manhattan.

It is a dynamic that will continue for at least several more weeks: While Mr. Biden campaigns across the country, Mr. Trump has often been in the Manhattan courtroom.

Mr. Trump has tried to make campaign stops outside of the courtroom, as he did Thursday morning, and on the weekends. But a rally that he had scheduled in North Carolina last weekend was called off because of weather.

And Mr. Trump’s legal troubles have only grown in recent days. On Wednesday, Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mark Meadows and a number of other Trump allies were indicted in Arizona for their role in a fake elector scheme in 2020 that sought to overturn the results of the election in that state. The indictment includes conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges, related to efforts by the defendants to change the 2020 election results.

Mr. Trump was also named an unindicted co-conspirator in the case.

On Wednesday evening, Mr. Trump weighed in on the growing pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, distorting the mostly peaceful demonstrations as “riots” while downplaying the violence at a 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., saying that “Charlottesville is like a ‘peanut’” in comparison to the current student protests.

Mr. Trump, in the same social media post, accused Mr. Biden of hating Israel and Jewish people, even as Mr. Biden reaffirmed his commitment to Israel as “ironclad.” Mr. Trump has made similar accusations against Jews who vote for Democrats, saying that they hate Israel and their religion.

Trump makes a campaign stop in Manhattan before his trial resumes.

Hours before he was set to return to the courthouse for his criminal trial in Manhattan, former President Donald J. Trump started Thursday morning by visiting a construction site in a campaign stop that exemplified the balancing act required for a candidate who is also a criminal defendant.

In the shadow of what will eventually be the 70-story headquarters of one of the nation’s biggest banks, Mr. Trump shook hands with union workers in a visit meant to highlight his support from working-class voters and draw attention to his criticism of President Biden’s economic policies.

His warm reception — a cheering crowd of roughly 100 people gathered behind him, chanting “we want Trump” — marked a stark contrast from the sober environment of the courthouse where Mr. Trump has spent most weekdays since his trial began last week, and where his comments have largely been limited to addressing reporters in the hallway during breaks.

Mr. Trump has not held a rally since just before the trial began, in part because a planned event in North Carolina last weekend was canceled because of weather. But his visit to the construction site typifies how his campaign is using retail stops in New York, a left-leaning state not expected to be in play in November, to help broadcast his national message.

“I have a lot of support here,” Mr. Trump said, as roughly two dozen workers clambered up scaffolding and equipment to catch a glimpse of him. Among those in the crowd were members of the Teamsters union, whose endorsement Mr. Trump has been courting.

The trip to the construction site kicks off what will be a significant day in Mr. Trump’s legal battles. In Manhattan, where Mr. Trump is accused of falsifying business records, David Pecker, the former publisher of The National Enquirer, is expected to return to the stand and detail the hush-money payment at the center of his case. Asked by reporters, Mr. Trump said that Mr. Pecker had been “very nice” and called him a “nice guy.”

In Washington, the Supreme Court will consider Mr. Trump’s argument that he is immune from prosecution on federal charges that he plotted to subvert the 2020 election. Mr. Trump, who will likely be in the Manhattan courtroom during the oral arguments before the Supreme Court, repeated an argument he has been making for months that “a president has to have immunity, otherwise you just have a ceremonial president.”

Mr. Trump’s appeal to working-class voters was key to his victory in 2016, and as he tries to return to the White House, he has been eager to win the support of rank-and-file union members and to drive a wedge between them and labor leaders who have long favored Democrats.

In January, Mr. Trump met with the Teamsters union’s executive board and said he believed he had a “good shot” at securing the influential union’s endorsement. The union endorsed Mr. Biden in 2020, and its leaders met with the president last month.

Mr. Biden has for years touted his allegiance to unions. On Wednesday he received the endorsement of the North America’s Building Trades Unions, an umbrella group whose leaders pointed to Mr. Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure package.

Jason Miller, a senior Trump campaign adviser, said that Thursday’s visit had been “on the books for some time” and was part of the campaign’s larger strategy to contend with the scheduling challenges posed by the Manhattan trial.

“Since the Biden Trials are an attempt to keep us off the campaign trail, we’ll bring the campaign trail to us,” he said. Mr. Trump has said without citing evidence that the charges are part of an “election interference” scheme orchestrated by Mr. Biden.

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Gridlock alert as President Joe Biden makes several stops across New York

IRVINGTON, New York (WABC) -- President Joe Biden is expected to cause gridlock and possibly some traffic headaches as he wraps up a visit to New York City on Friday.

Biden is spending Thursday night in the city ahead of fundraisers Friday morning.

It comes after the president visited Irvington for a fundraiser on Thursday evening.

The fundraiser was hosted by actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones and fashion designer Eileen Fisher.

It was Biden's third time visiting Westchester County since he was elected president in 2020.

Irvington police had asked that people avoid travelling in the area after 2 p.m.

Several schools and businesses in the area adjusted heir operating hours in anticipation of his trip.

The Irvington, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Tarrytown and Hastings-on-Hudson school districts implemented early release schedules ahead of the president's arrival, and all after-school programs in those districts were canceled Thursday.

Before the fundraiser, Biden was in Syracuse at 2 p.m. to announce a more than $6 billion investment in semiconductor manufacturer Micron. He was joined by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Sen. Charles Schumer.

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