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Trump prosecutor Fani Willis faces misconduct claims

 Fani Willis, the Georgia district attorney driving the landmark election interference case against ex-President Donald Trump, is facing accusations that she improperly hired her romantic partner as the trial's prosecutor. The allegations, first aired by Michael Roman - one of the 19 co-defendants in Mr Trump's case - have raised a flurry of questions about Ms Willis' conduct and judgement. On Friday, documents filed in the divorce case of her alleged lover, Nathan Wade, suggested he also paid lavish trips on Ms Willis' behalf while the case was underway. Receipts provided by his ex-wife, Joycelyn Wade, appear to show that he paid for her to travel to Miami and San Francisco. It is unclear whether he was reimbursed for the payments. Ms Willis and her lawyers have accused Ms Wade of "conspiring with interested parties in the criminal Election Interference Case... to annoy, embarrass, and oppress" her. But the claims could prove damaging to the high-flying prose...

Flight returns to Japan after ‘drunk’ man bites crew

 A US-bound ANA flight was forced to return to Tokyo after an intoxicated passenger bit a crew member mid-flight. The man, reportedly a 55-year-old American, was "heavily drunk" when he bit a cabinet attendant's arm, slightly injuring her, a spokesman for the airline told AFP. Japanese media said the man told police he had taken a sleeping pill and did not remember what happened. It is the latest in a series of recent incidents to affect Japanese aviation. The plane, which reportedly had 159 passengers on board, was over the Pacific Ocean when the incident happened, prompting its pilots to turn back to Tokyo's Haneda Airport. There the man was handed over to police, the airline said. It is the second incident to impact ANA in recent days - and the fifth involving the Japanese aviation industry in a matter of weeks. On Saturday, a domestic ANA flight in Japan had to turn back after a crack was discovered in the window of the cockpit. The crack appeared in the outermost...