Diddy trial live updates: Closing arguments to begin in Sean Combs's sex trafficking case
After more than six weeks, dozens of witnesses and hundreds of bottles of baby oil presented as evidence, we are nearly at the end of Sean 'Diddy' Combs's federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial. After the prosecution and defense deliver dueling closing arguments, the jury will probably begin deliberating by the end of this week or Monday on charges that could put Combs, 55, in prison for the rest of his life.
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New details on fatal alligator attack: Gator slammed canoe, grabbed woman
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ICE arrests 100+ Iranian nationals across US amid sleeper cell concerns
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