It was a particularly expensive piece of contingency planning. When Pep Guardiola was considering how Manchester City could cope if they were without Rodri, he put in a bid for Declan Rice. The Englishman instead went to Arsenal for a British record £105m. He will nevertheless take the field when City are deprived of Rodri: but in …
Read More »Disputed Oath Keepers Trial Testimony Warrants Reversal of Convictions, Attorney Says
An allegation that a key U.S. Capitol Police witness in the first Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial gave false testimony on the stand warrants an immediate review of the case “compelling a reversal of the convictions,” a defense attorney told The Epoch Times. Attorney Brad Geyer, who represented Oath Keepers …
Read More »McConnell, House Republicans Call for Removing the ‘Motion to Vacate’ Rule
Whoever succeeds Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to hold the House speaker’s gavel should try doing away with the mechanism that allows a single member to force a no-confidence vote on the speaker, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) advised. “I have no advice to give to House Republicans except one: …
Read More »Khalil Mack sets the Chargers’ sack record with 6 against the Raiders, his former team
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Khalil Mack may try to downplay facing the Raiders. However, he seems to play his best whenever he faces his former team. The Los Angeles Chargers linebacker set a franchise single-game record with six sacks in a 24-17 victory over Las Vegas on Sunday. The NFL record is …
Read More »Jets not happy with questionable penalty call that turned the game late in 23-20 loss to Chiefs
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A livid Robert Saleh stormed down the sideline, shouting at an official as several New York Jets players jumped around on the field in disbelief. Frustrated fans booed in disgust, knowing the game just turned on a questionable call. With the Kansas City Chiefs up …
Read More »The Supreme Court will take up abortion and gun cases in its new term while ethics concerns swirl
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is returning to a new term to take up some familiar topics — guns and abortion — and concerns about ethics swirling around the justices. The year also will have a heavy focus on social media and how free speech protections apply online. A big unknown is whether …
Read More »The Supreme Court’s new term starts Monday. Here’s what you need to know
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems a bit quieter than in recent years, as the justices begin a new term. Major cases await, as they always do, including several challenges to regulatory agencies and efforts to regulate social media platforms. But nothing yet seems on par with conservative-driven decisions overturning Roe v. Wade’s right …
Read More »The Supreme Court justices are taking the bench for the first time since June
WASHINGTON (AP) — The justices are taking the bench at the Supreme Court for the first time since late June. Their new term begins Monday with ethics concerns swirling around the court. The only case being argued Monday concerns the meaning of the word “and” in a federal law dealing with prison terms for low-level drug …
Read More »California governor names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein. In choosing Butler on Sunday, Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black …
Read More »Donald Trump says he will be in courtroom for New York trial scrutinizing his business practices
NEW YORK (AP) — With control over some of his most prized real estate holdings in jeopardy, former President Donald Trump says he will make a rare, voluntary trip to court Monday for the start of a civil trial in a lawsuit that has already resulted in a judge ruling …
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