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Nancy Pelosi was criticized for her visit to Taiwan, but China bears responsibility for this escalating crisis by openly threatening the use of force against Taipei's government

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced today that he's asked a court to unseal the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. Will Team Trump agree?

“County employees exploited the accident,” Bryant’s lawyer told jurors on Wednesday. “They took and shared pictures of Kobe and Gianna as souvenirs. …They poured salt in an unhealable wound.”

U.S. stocks closed mostly lower on Thursday as a sharp equity rally that followed cooler inflation data for July took a breather. The Dow Jones Industrial Average still gained about 27 points, or 0.1%, ending near 33,337, a day after all three major stock indexes posted their highest close since early May, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500 index fell about 0.1% Thursday, closing just above the key 4,200 level, while the Nasdaq Composite Index shed 0.6%, a day after it officially exited a bear market. Читать дальше...

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Attorney General Merrick Garland calls Donald Trump’s bluff regarding the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago.

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Russell, who attended McClymonds High in Oakland and led the University of San Francisco to two NCAA titles, died on July 31 at the age of 88.

Completion of a waterline repair that closed part of Kenwood Boulevard west of ProMedica Toledo Hospital early this week will require closing the street again Friday, the Toledo Department of Transportation announced.

It’s a little hard to believe Charlie Sheehy is 23. It’s as if the Brisbane, California, lightweight has been around the boxing game forever. He amassed a 150-25 amateur record, including victories over Ryan Garcia and Vergil Ortiz. He looked like he was heading to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when the COVID-19 pandemic derailed him. […]

A Florida elementary school teacher said he quit his job after another staff member removed his pictures depicting African American leaders.

A group of LGBT alumni from St. Thomas More want to meet with the school. Here are today's show notes. Continue reading…

Reiss Nelson is set to miss a couple of months of action with a muscle injury, according to a report.

Players who currently wear No. 6, including LeBron James, will be allowed to continue wearing the number.

Federal Election Commission votes to let Google allow campaign email through filters

Court says petitioner seeking a ‘roving inquiry’

In the history of Saturday Night Live, Kate McKinnon probably isn’t the most guilty of excessively “breaking” during sketches—that would be a certain talkshow host who we’ll call Jimmy Breakin’... or Breaky Fallon. Still, in a recent interview with Vulture, McKinnon has revealed that she “felt ashamed” when she would…

When oddsmakers release NBA win-total futures, most casual fans scan right to their teams’ over/under and say, “My team’s better than that.” After a prolonged and misguided rant about sharps who do this for a living doing their job, the next move is to find the franchises they hate and bitch about the line being…

Pelosi told a news briefing Wednesday in Washington that Chinese leaders had been "trying to push their way" toward their goals on Taiwan before she led a congressional delegation there last week

New U.S. recommendations call for three home tests for people exposed to COVID-19 to improve accuracy

By Craig Daly: Amir Khan says Oleksandr Usyk has transformed himself with his training ahead of his rematch against Anthony Joshua on August 20th.

Dark comedy Physical will be back for another go-round. Apple TV+ announced today it has renewed the half-hour dramedy, starring and exec produced by Rose Byrne, for a third season. From creator, writer and exec producer Annie Weisman, Physical revolves around Sheila (Bryne), a woman in the early 1980s who is struggling with bulimia but […]