Prosecution rests in sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell

NEW YORK — Prosecutors completed presenting their case against Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday, after a key accuser at the British socialite’s sex-abuse trial testified that Maxwell and her companion, Jeffrey Epstein, forced themselves on her when she was just 16. Annie Farmer told jurors she accepted an invitation to the financier’s sprawling New Mexico ranch in 1996 hoping that Maxwell […]

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Covid-19 Delta outbreak: Northland businesses ‘very distressed’ by potential impact of checkpoints

Northland businesses say they can not afford another drought of holidaymakers as checkpoints and negative publicity threaten to deter visitors. The Advocate spoke to a number of industry leaders and business owners at popular destinations to gather a snapshot of the summer ahead. Most felt bleak about what should be a peak period for tourism as would-be visitors cancelled bookings […]

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