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| Hello. Donald Trump has become the first former or sitting US president to be convicted of a crime - 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, to be exact. Anthony Zurcher looks into the implications for the November presidential election. In Mexico, Will Grant reports on the two frontrunners for the presidency - who, for the first time in the country's history, both happen to be women. Finally, we look at how a fossil hunter made a major dinosaur discovery, and congratulate the winner of this year's national spelling contest in the US. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | An unprecedented moment in US history |  | Donald Trump could face prison, but legal experts say a fine is more likely. Credit: Pool | After a six-week trial, it took 12 Manhattan jurors just about two days to reach a unanimous guilty verdict on all counts against Donald Trump. The former US president, who is the presumptive Republican nominee in the 2024 election, is due to be sentenced on 11 July - four days ahead of the party's convention where the nomination is formalised. The 77-year-old has called the verdict a "disgrace", promising to appeal it. A convicted felon can still run for president, but some polls conducted ahead of the trial had indicated that a guilty verdict would have affected voting intentions. Now voters can make their judgement based on a real conviction. According to North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher, even a slight drop in support might be enough to matter in the kind of razor-thin race the presidential contest could become. Hear more from Anthony in the latest episode of Americast.
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| The significance of a female president |  | Opinion polls have given Xóchitl Gálvez and Claudia Sheinbaum a wide lead over their rivals. Credit: Reuters | With the frontrunners to the presidency being two women, Mexico is likely to elect its first female leader on 2 June. But dealing with the problems of machismo and gender-based violence in Mexican society will take more than a presidential term. |
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| | Will Grant, Mexico and Central America correspondent
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| | In most Mexican agricultural co-ops, women are not allowed to vote or hold decision-making roles. But at FemCafe the entire enterprise, from bean to cup, is in the hands of women. The cooperative’s founder, Gisela Illescas, offered some advice for the next president: "It’s not just about being a woman but about being gender-conscious, which is a very different thing. For example, the agricultural ministry has never been led by a woman. And a women’s perspective in that role would make a huge difference to the rural sector," she says. |
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES | Turning a fossil hunter's dream into reality |
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| |  | The stegosaurus skeleton is 70% complete. Credit: Matt Sherman | The first stegosaurus skeleton to go under the hammer is set to fetch millions of dollars in New York. Stephen Smith speaks to Jason Cooper, a fossil hunter who stumbled upon the extraordinary discovery during a stroll on his birthday. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Bikes, cars, and exorcism | Our critic's 12 films to watch this June. | |
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And finally... | A 12-year-old has won the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee contest in the US. Bruhat Soma took home a $50,000 prize after beating his opponent in a rapid elimination round that saw him correctly spell 29 words in 90 seconds. Take a look. | |
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