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A federal judge on Wednesday rejected former President Donald Trump's attempt to move his clandestine payments case from New York state court to federal court.US District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein's ruling means the case will remain in Manhattan criminal court, where District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office is prosecuting Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. .Trump, who has pleaded not guilty, argued that the payments were related to his duties as president and therefore the case should be heard in federal court. Hellerstein rejected that argument.“Trump has not been able to show that the conduct charged in the…

A 15-year-old boy who played on his high school football team outside Phoenix was found dead in a lake where he disappeared, authorities said Tuesday.Christopher Hampton's body was recovered from Show Low Lake less than 24 hours after deputies responded to search for him, according to the Navajo County Sheriff's Office. He played football at Cesar Chavez High School.All three Navajo County search and rescue groups were called in for the search that ended with the tragic news, authorities said.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Police found a high school football player dead in a lake outside Phoenix.…

At least 18 people have died from heat in the Phoenix area this year and another 69 deaths are under investigation, according to a weekly heat report released Wednesday by the Maricopa County Department of Public Health. The deaths, which have been recorded through July 15, illustrate the serious risk of heat even in places like Phoenix, where residents are familiar with extreme temperatures and where public health officials are highly focused on the issue. Data from previous years shows that heat deaths are intertwined with the opioid and housing crises in the Phoenix area. “We truly believe that all…

Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed Congress on Wednesday morning, describing the US-Israeli relationship as a "sacred bond," linking criticism of the country's government to anti-Semitism and trying to ease concerns that their democracy is receding.Herzog's speech before a joint meeting of Congress marked the second by an Israeli president, after his father, Chaim Herzog. in 1987.He called the "true friendship" between the US and Israel one "based on values," and praised the Trump-brokered Abraham Accords as well as the Biden administration. efforts to negotiate a rapprochement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Herzog also described a lasting peace between Israelis and…