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randi kaye, cnn, palm beach county, florida. maxwell s attorney says the defense was disappointed with the verdict and announced the next legal step. we firmly believe in ghislaine s innocence. obviously we are very disappointed with the verdict. we have already started working on the appeal, and we are confident that she will be vindicated. annie farmer is one of the women who testified against maxwell. she said, i m so relieved and grateful that the jury recognized the pattern of predatory behavior that maxwell engaged in for years and found her guilty of these crimes. i hope that this verdict brings solace to all those to all who need it and demonstrates that no one is above the law. the attorney for another accuser said today s verdict is a towering victory not just for the brave women who testified in this trial, but for the women around the world whose young and tender lives were diminished and damaged by the abhorrent actions of ghislaine maxwell.
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descriptions and a grim warning, things will likely get worse as the omicron variant spreads across the united states. the nation broke records twice this week for the seven-day average of new daily covid-19 cases, which remained at an all-time high of 356,000 new daily infections on thursday. meanwhile, the faa says staffing shortages caused by covid-19 infections could lead to even more flight cancellations. more than 11,000 flights have been scrapped since christmas eve, including more than 1,000 today and tomorrow. but none of those are the result of faa issues. now with millions prepared to return to work and school, there are concerns the number of new infections will rise even further. cnn s polo sandoval reports. reporter: the u.s. is shattering records this week with an average of about 356,000 covid infections reported every day in the past week, according
lawsuit. in an interview with the washington post, committee chairman bennie thompson suggested trump s delay in stopping the riot could lead to a criminal referral to the justice department. trump s lawyers say this is outside the committee s proper legislative role and an argument already rejected by lower courts. the committee is expected to respond with its own filing later today. meanwhile, the former president is using his considerable influence to reward republicans who support him and punish those who don t. on tuesday, he offered his endorsement to alaska s governor, but with strings attached. cnn s sofarti has that report. reporter: president trump made it clear he s taking on his political enemies. mark done levy for reelection only if he does not endorse republican senator lisa murkowski for reelection.