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☆ What we learned from the 2024 World Series
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Grant Brisbee | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

You’re the winner, friend, because you’ve learned something about baseball during the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series, four games to one. They might have played the sloppiest inning in World Series history, if not the sloppiest game in World Series history. It was certainly the sloppiest game from a World Series team facing elimination, and I’m not fact-checking that. The World Series was promoted like “Godzilla vs. Kong,” except one of the monsters got hurt before he could do anything.

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☆ She left behind her life in the US to race camels in the UAE. Now she’s hoping to inspire other women to follow in her tracks
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Kayla Smith | Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

That was back in August 2023, just one year on from her mounting a camel for the first time. “It really starts with an awareness of animals and awareness of your own body,” she told CNN. The racing of dromedaries, a single-humped species also known as the Arabian camel, is a centuries-old passion in the region and endures in both popularity and lucrativeness, with prize money reaching multi-million-dollar figures. The ADCRC launched the UAE’s maiden all-women camel racing team — a development that immediately piqued Dees’ interest. “The outcome of the race is so reliant on the fitness and quality of the camel,” Dees explained.

Persons: Taylor Dees, Camel Festival’s, Dees —, ”, “, Trailblazer Dees, —, Dees, Linda Krockenberger, Krockenberger, ” Krockenberger, ’ Dees, ” Dees, Jordan’s Rawan Salah, Viroulaud Organizations: CNN, Crown, Trailblazer, United Arab Emirates, Camel Riding Center, ADCRC Locations: Texas, Moulton, Saudi Arabian, Taif, UAE, Abu Dhabi, German, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, AlUla

☆ The United States and Europe need China for clean energy. They will pay a price to break free
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

London CNN —The United States and Europe are racing to narrow China’s commanding lead in clean energy technologies, throwing subsidies at local manufacturers and hiking tariffs on Chinese imports in a strikingly protectionist turn. Without China’s electric vehicles (EVs), solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries, reducing planet-heating pollution could take longer and ultimately increase costs for businesses and consumers. Beijing’s virtual monopoly on the processing of some critical minerals comes with particular risks for the global green transition. Zhu Haipeng/VCG/APAny delay in switching to clean energy will exact a heavy toll on the planet. Birol at the IEA also advocates for trade policies that diversify supply chains while reducing the risk of delays to the clean energy transition.

Persons: “, Margrethe Vestager, ”, ” Fatih Birol, David G, Victor, Michael R, Davidson, ” Victor, Pierre, Olivier Gourinchas, Zhu Haipeng, Victor of, Birol, don’t Organizations: London CNN, Russia, Getty, ”, International Energy Agency, Global, University of California, CNN, Monetary Fund, McKinsey Global Institute, Victor of University of California, IEA Locations: United States, Europe, China, Lianyungang, Washington, Netherlands, Japan, Beijing, of Taicang, Suzhou, Brookings, University of California San Diego, Fuzhou, Victor of University of California San Diego

☆ This ‘once in a generation’ £1.5 million Scottish cottage is up for sale. But there’s one key quirk
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

For the golf fanatics of the world, it could soon all be yours – so long as you have a spare £1.5 million ($1.93 million) to part with. “The sale of Blackrock House is one of those rare times where you can safely say there isn’t anything else like this available in the world,” Strutt and Parker selling agent Annabel Blackett told CNN via email. Spectators walk past Blackrock House and its "for sale" sign. It would be another 45 years before the course hosted its first Open Championship, with this week marking its 10th time staging the major. “This will be a bittersweet Open for us,” Andrew Kelly told the Associated Press ahead of this week’s tournament.

Persons: Woods, Viewings, Strutt, Parker, “, ” Strutt, Annabel Blackett, Jon Super, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, ” Blackett, Jason Cairnduff, David, Isabel Kelly, Andrew, John, Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, Phil Mickelson, ” Andrew Kelly, ” Organizations: CNN, Blackrock House, Royal Troon, –, Troon, Associated Press Locations: Blackrock, Firth, Clyde, Isle, Arran, South Ayrshire, Scotland, ”

How to watch South Africa vs. Afghanistan in the USThe South Africa vs. Afghanistan game will stream on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. Check price at FuboHow to watch South Africa vs. Afghanistan in the UKThe South Africa vs. Afghanistan game is available on Sky Sports in the UK, which viewers can live stream through Sky's Now TV. How to watch South Africa vs. Afghanistan in AustraliaThe South Africa vs. Afghanistan game will live stream through Prime Video in Australia, where subscriptions start at just $9.99 a month. How to watch South Africa vs. Afghanistan in IndiaThe South Africa vs. Afghanistan game will be available to live stream for free through the Disney+ Hotstar mobile app in India. How to watch South Africa vs. Afghanistan in South AfricaThe South Africa vs. Afghanistan game will be available on DStv in South Africa, where you can live stream it through the cricket-focused Sports channel.

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☆ Why America Should Not Give Up on Venezuela - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Farah Stockman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela isn’t even pretending to play fair anymore. The Maduro regime has even refused to register the candidate that Ms. Machado deputized to run in her stead. The Biden administration essentially offered Mr. Maduro a deal: sanctions relief in exchange for freer and fairer elections. Had Mr. Maduro taken it seriously, Venezuela would have had a path out of its protracted political and economic crisis. But Mr. Maduro won’t risk losing to Ms. Machado.

Persons: Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela isn’t, María Corina Machado, Ms, Machado deputized, Biden, Maduro, Machado, haven’t, Trump Locations: Venezuela, Argentina, U.S, Poland, United States

☆ The Masters: Bubba Watson’s nine-year-old daughter Dakota steals the show at Par 3 contest
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Plenty of young golfers have sent crowds into a frenzy at Augusta National across the 88 years of The Masters, but perhaps none quite as young as Dakota Watson. Bubba Watson’s nine-year-old daughter delivered a putting masterclass during the par three contest on the eve of the major on Wednesday, showcasing the sort of golden touch around the greens that helped her father clinch two green jackets. You’ve never seen Dakota until today,” broadcaster Sean McDonough asked co-commentator Curtis Strange on ESPN’s live coverage of the contest. Now that they’re getting older, they can hit shots, we can have fun with it,” 45-year-old Watson, making his 16th Masters start, told reporters. That’s what this is all about.”After a two-and-a-half hour delay due to bad weather, the first round of The Masters got underway on Thursday.

Persons: Dakota Watson, Bubba Watson’s, –, Rickie Fowler, Allison Stokke, Maya, Watson, Charlie Riedel, Ben Crenshaw, “, you’ve, You’ve, Sean McDonough, Curtis Strange, Ben ”, ’, ” Walter Harman, Brian Harman, Mike Blake, Fowler, Sam Snead, Patrick Reed, ” Fowler, we’ll, Adam Cairns, Sepp Straka, Viktor Hovland, Luke List, Lucas Glover, Gary Woodland, Jax lasered, Jax Woodland, Warren Little, Woodland Organizations: CNN, Augusta National, USA, Sports, Reuters Locations: “

☆ Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou: former world champion faces MMA star with future title fight potentially on the line
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And the former UFC heavyweight title holder will once again step into the ring to take on another British former world heavyweight champion, this time in the shape of Anthony Joshua. With a possible future title fight on the line – reports have suggested the winner could face the victor of the highly-anticipated Fury-Oleksandr Usyk unification fight – there’s a lot riding on Joshua and Ngannou’s clash. He won the UFC heavyweight title in 2021, taking off of Stipe Miocic and later defended it against Frenchman Ciryl Gane. “I was watching the Fury and Ngannou fight from home, and from what I saw, I thought he won,” Joshua told Sky Sports. “If AJ beats Ngannou and Fury beats Usyk, the whole world will be calling for Fury vs. Joshua.

Persons: Francis Ngannou, Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk, –, Joshua, Ngannou’s, Ngannou, “, Stipe Miocic, Frenchman Ciryl Gane, Fury, ” Joshua, Ciryl Gane, Gary A, Vasquez, Reuters “, it’s, ”, ” Ngannou, Andy Ruiz Jr, Joshuya, It’s, that’s, I’m, Jermaine Franklin, James Chance, – Joshua, Fury –, Eddie Hearn isn’t, ” Hearn, Usyk, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, UFC, Fury, Sky Sports, Guardian, Professional Fighters League, PFL, Reuters, Ngannou, BBC Locations: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Cameroon, Africa, Europe, Spain, Paris, French

☆ Exit polls: South Carolina Republican presidential primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Ariel Edwards-Levy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The electorate for the South Carolina Republican primary looked much more like the one for January’s Iowa caucuses than for the New Hampshire primary, the early exit poll found. As in Iowa, well over 4 in 10 South Carolina primary voters describe themselves as affiliated with the MAGA movement. Exit polls are a valuable tool to help understand primary voters’ demographic profile and political views. The exit poll for South Carolina’s Republican presidential primary was conducted by Edison Research on behalf of the National Election Pool. It includes 1,990 interviews with Republican primary voters across 40 different polling places on Election Day.

Persons: Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, they’d, Haley –, –, MAGA, Joe Biden, Biden’s, Trump, Haley, Ron DeSantis Organizations: CNN, Republican, Voters, Trump, South Carolina Republican, New, South Carolina, Florida Gov, Haley, GOP, Trump . South, Trump . South Carolina GOP, South, Edison Research Locations: South Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire, South, Trump ., Trump . South Carolina

☆ Trump’s landslide Iowa win is a stunning show of strength after leaving Washington in disgrace
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump’s huge win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday enshrines one of the most astonishing comebacks in American political history. His MAGA-hat wearing crowd greeted him with chants of “Trump, Trump, Trump” beneath two vast screens reading “Trump wins Iowa!”But the ex-president’s rebound is more stunning for another reason. Trump’s Iowa victory also sharpens the collision between the 2024 election and his legal imbroglio. His unhinged behavior, incessant shattering of rules and challenges to the law reinvigorated a brand perfectly tailored to Republican voters who despise “elites” in politics, government and the media. Trump’s victory will also give Russian President Vladimir Putin another reason to prolong the bloody war in Ukraine.

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☆ Vivek Ramaswamy ends presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Aaron Pellish | Kaitlan Collins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy ended his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination Monday night after a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses. From Vivek Ramaswamy 2024 Presidential Campaign Ramaswamy appears in a sixth-grade musical performance at his school in Sharonville, Ohio, in 1997. From Vivek Ramaswamy 2024 Presidential Campaign Ramaswamy speaks at the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Philadelphia in 2015. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley participate in the first Republican presidential debate in August 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images Ramaswamy talks to members of the media after the first Republican presidential debate.

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☆ Machado formally wins Venezuela primary, government warns against foreign interference
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado attends an event to receive the credential as winner of the October 22 opposition's primary election, in Caracas, Venezuela October 26, 2023. The country's attorney general said on Wednesday his office has launched a criminal investigation into the primary and members of its organizing commission. Machado, who won about 93% of votes in the primary, met with about 10 foreign diplomats on Wednesday at her party's headquarters, sparking the government's objections. Rodriguez, the government's top negotiator in talks with the opposition, told the diplomats the primary violated electoral rules because it was organized without the help of electoral authorities and violated the Barbados deal. Machado, however, said the investigation into the primary is a "clear" violation of the Barbados deal.

Persons: Maria Corina Machado, Leonardo Fernandez Viloria, Nicolas Maduro, Machado, Maduro, Jorge Rodriguez, Rodriguez, Jesus Maria Casal, Vivian Sequera, Mayela Armas, Deisy, Julia Symmes Cobb, Rod Nickel Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Venezuelan, The U.S . State Department, Thomson Locations: Caracas, Venezuela, Rights CARACAS, U.S, Barbados, The

☆ Ecuadoreans weigh economic, security pledges in presidential ballot
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Alexandra Valencia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The violence, which the outgoing government blames on drug gangs, reached a crescendo during the campaign with the murder of anti-corruption candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was shot dead while leaving a Quito campaign event in August. He is the son of multimillionaire banana magnate Alvaro Noboa, who himself ran unsuccessfully for president numerous times. "So while the first reaction is positive, because he's a pro-business candidate, pro-business and pro-markets can mean two different things." Both have pledged to beef up security at ports and airports, hot spots for drug smuggling. About a quarter of the 13 million Ecuadoreans obliged to vote are between the ages of 18 and 29.

Persons: Ecuadoreans, Fernando Villavicencio, Daniel Noboa, Luisa Gonzalez, Rafael Correa, Gonzalez, Alvaro Noboa, Guillermo Lasso, Zulfi Ali, Ali, he's, Correa, Noboa, Alexandra Valencia, Rodrigo Campos, Julia Symmes Cobb, Diane Craft Organizations: Voters, PGIM, Correa's Citizens, National Democratic, Thomson Locations: QUITO, Quito, Guayaquil, New York

☆ Rudy Giuliani is suing Joe Biden, saying the president tarnished his 'unimpeachable character' by calling him a 'Russian pawn' in 2020
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rudy Giuliani is suing Joe Biden, accusing the president of defaming him three years ago. The suit says Biden harmed Giuliani's reputation by calling him a "Russian pawn" in October 2020. The suit references the "sterling and unimpeachable character" that Giuliani says he earned from his public service. AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has filed a defamation lawsuit against President Joe Biden, alleging that the commander-in-chief tarnished his "unimpeachable character" by calling him a "Russian pawn" during an October 2020 presidential debate. Giuliani's attorneys then proceeded to list Giuliani's career accomplishments as proof of his positive reputation, referencing his "sterling and unimpeachable character."

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☆ Who are the Democrats running for US president in 2024?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] U.S. President Joe Biden walks to the White House from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., September 17, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, who has been in the White House since 2021, faces two long-shot challenges to be his Democratic Party's nominee in the 2024 election. The winner will take on the victor of the Republican Party's nominating race, in which former President Donald Trump is by far the front-runner. ROBERT KENNEDY JR.An anti-vaccine activist, Kennedy, 69, is making a long-shot bid to challenge Biden for the Democratic nomination. MARIANNE WILLIAMSONThe best-selling author and self-help guru has launched her second, long-shot bid for the White House on a platform of "justice and love."

Persons: Joe Biden, Evelyn Hockstein, Donald Trump, JOE BIDEN Biden, Biden, ROBERT KENNEDY JR, Kennedy, Robert F, MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, Costas Pitas, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: White, Marine, REUTERS, House, Democratic, Biden, Trump, U.S, Capitol, YouTube, Google, Democrat, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, U.S

☆ The Democratic Candidates Running for US President in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Refiling to replace nominee with nomination in first paragraph)(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, who has been in the White House since 2021, faces two long-shot challengers for the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2024 election. The winner will take on the victor of the Republican Party's nominating race, in which former President Donald Trump is by far the front-runner. Biden allies say he feels he is the only Democratic candidate who can defeat Trump. ROBERT KENNEDY JR.An anti-vaccine activist, Kennedy, 69, is making a long-shot bid to challenge Biden for the Democratic nomination. MARIANNE WILLIAMSONThe best-selling author and self-help guru has launched her second, long-shot bid for the White House on a platform of "justice and love."

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, JOE BIDEN Biden, Biden, ROBERT KENNEDY JR, Kennedy, Robert F, MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, Costas Pitas, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: House, Democratic, Biden, Trump, U.S, Capitol, YouTube, Google, White, Democrat Locations: U.S

☆ Analysis: With Gabon, Africa's coup wave shows little sign of stopping
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Edward Mcallister | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

If successful, Wednesday's coup in Gabon would be the eighth in West and Central Africa in three years. Widespread condemnation, or the threat of military intervention, have done little to unseat coup leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Niger and Chad since 2020. Minutes before the coup announcement, Gabon's election authority declared him the emphatic victor of Saturday's election. I am calling on you to make noise, to make noise, to make noise. The triggers for the Gabon coup were different to those in the Sahel countries further north, where insecurity caused by Islamist militants has done much to sway public opinion.

Persons: Ali Bongo, Bongo, Gabon's, Maja Bovcon, Verisk, Omar, Mohamed Bazoum, Paul Biya, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Ryan Cummings, Edward McAllister, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, REUTERS Acquire, London, African Union, Thomson Locations: Gabon, DAKAR, West, Central Africa, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Niger, Chad, Africa, United States, France, Cameroon, Congo Republic, South Africa

☆ Canada's LePage captures first world decathlon title
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Lori Ewing Lori Ewing | Lori Ewing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

BUDAPEST, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Canada's Pierce LePage captured his first world decathlon gold medal on Saturday, denying team mate and Olympic champion Damian Warner the one title missing from his illustrious resume. Warner, who won world silver in 2015 and bronze in 2013 and 2019, finished with 8,804 points, while Lindon Victor of Grenada won the bronze on 8,756. If you'd have asked me prior to the world championships about taking silver, I'd probably have said no," Warner added. This morning I pulled my hamstring before the hurdles," LePage said. Decathlon has its ups and downs and it feels great to finish with more than 8,800 points," said Warner.

Persons: Canada's Pierce LePage, Damian Warner, LePage, Damian, Warner, Lindon Victor, you'd, I'd, Pierce, Kevin Mayer of, cramp, we're, Lori Ewing, Hugh Lawson, Ken Ferris Organizations: Grenada, Kevin Mayer of France, Warner, Thomson Locations: BUDAPEST, Eugene

☆ Trump's new indictment says he knew he was lying about 2020 election fraud. But prosecutors don't need to prove that to convict him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The new indictment against Trump argues he knew his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were lies. According to the indictment, Trump knew that his opponent Joe Biden won the contest, but lied anyway in a last-ditch effort to cling to power. If he does prove that Trump knew he lost, then it's off to the races." Proving Trump knew he was lying helps prove criminal intentConvincing a jury that Trump knew the election results were legitimate would be one of several ways that Smith could prove Trump acted with criminal intent. Even your own counsel is not saying I have that authority," Pence told Trump, according to the indictment.

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☆ A lawyer argued that mass riots triggered by Trump's power grab could be crushed by US troops: indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The new indictment against Donald Trump describes how he tried to stay in power after losing the 2020 election. But Jeffrey Clark, an alleged co-conspirator in the new indictment against Trump and a top Justice Department lawyer at the time, had a different answer: Call in the troops. On the same day that Clark suggested using the Insurrection Act, according to the indictment, Clark had also maneuvered to try to make himself Acting Attorney General. His aides drafted a proclamation to use the law, according to The New York Times, but Trump never followed through. Even as Trump considered putting Clark in charge of the Justice Department, he knew he truly lost the election, according to the indictment.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Jeffrey Clark, Joe Biden, —, Clark, Jeffrey Rosen, Rosen, Jack Smith, who's, Smith, Biden's, Michael Flynn, Stewart Rhodes, Mark Milley, it's, Milley Organizations: White, Service, Trump, Justice Department, DC, Justice, Capitol, The New York Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, United States, Washington , DC

☆ Trump supporter sues Fox News alleging Tucker Carlson defamed him by calling him an FBI informant who incited January 6 riot
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ray Epps sued Fox News, saying host-turned-Twitter vlogger Tucker Carlson defamed him. Carlson accused him of being an FBI informant who incited the Capitol riot. According to the lawsuit, Epps and his wife, Robyn Epps, both listened to Fox News push falsehoods about the results of the 2020 election. "The lies that Fox told were heard by Ray and Robyn Epps, loyal Fox viewers and fans of Tucker Carlson and other Fox personalities," the lawsuit says. The conspiracy theory about Epps has been frequently advanced by Tucker Carlson, a Twitter vlogger who was fired by Fox News in April.

Persons: Ray Epps, Twitter vlogger Tucker Carlson, Epps, Carlson, Ray Epps —, Donald Trump, Fox News —, Trump, Joe Biden, Fox, Robyn Epps, Ray, Tucker Carlson, Chadwick Moore, —, Kevin McCarthy, Robin, Fox News didn't Organizations: Fox News, Twitter, Capitol, Trump, Service, Fox, FBI, Smartmatic, Voting Systems, Dominion, CBS Locations: Wall, Silicon, Washington

☆ Trump called swing state Nevada 'disgraceful' in an interview with a Nevada publication
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( John L. Dorman | Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ex-President Trump described Nevada as a "disgraceful" state during a recent interview in Las Vegas. Trump told The Nevada Globe that he won Nevada in 2016 and 2020, despite losing the state both times. He also railed against former state AG Adam Laxalt, who is backing Ron DeSantis' 2024 WH campaign. Last month, Laxalt said he didn't "see a path" for Trump to win Nevada in next year's presidential election should he become the Republican nominee. He was pathetic," Trump told the publication about the politician he once endorsed.

Persons: Trump, Adam Laxalt, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, —, Joe Biden, Adam Schiff of, George W, Bush, Hillary Clinton, Biden, Democratic Sen, Catherine Cortez Masto, DeSantis, Laxalt, Sen, Pete Domenici, general's, Paul Laxalt of Organizations: The Nevada Globe, Service, Democratic, Nevada Globe, Gov, Republican, Trump, Nevada Locations: Nevada, Las Vegas, Wall, Silicon, Adam Schiff of California, Florida, Clark County, Washoe County, New Mexico, Paul Laxalt of Nevada

The Department of Justice reportedly indicted former President Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago records case. With the indictment, Trump became the first current or former president in American history to face federal criminal charges. Prior to Trump's indictment, federal prosecutors told his attorneys in early June that he was a target of the investigation. Smith's indictment is the second pending criminal case against Trump. In September, he said there would be "problems" like "we've never seen" before in the event of his criminal indictment.

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The Department of Justice indicted former President Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago records case. With the indictment, Trump became the first current or former president in American history to face federal criminal charges. Prior to Trump's indictment, federal prosecutors told his attorneys in early June that he was a target of the investigation. In September, he said there would be "problems" like "we've never seen" before in the event of his criminal indictment. Editor's note: Portions of this article were prepared in the weeks preceding Trump's indictment.

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November 15, 2020 -- Fox’s daytime average audience reaches a 35% decline since the eve of the election, according to statistics cited in Dominion's lawsuit. March 26, 2021 -- Dominion sues Fox News in Delaware Superior Court. March 31, 2023 -- Davis rules that the statements aired on Fox were false, defamatory and not covered by legal protections for the press under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. April 12, 2023 -- Davis sanctions Fox after it was revealed that the network failed to turn over relevant recordings and transcripts until the eve of trial. April 16, 2023 -- Davis delays trial by one day without giving a reason, but two sources told Reuters that Fox and Dominion were holding last-minute settlement talks.

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