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Simone Biles wins Olympic gold medal in women’s gymnastics individual all-around final
Simone Biles sprung to the top of the podium in the women’s gymnastics individual all-around final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, winning a gold medal and further cementing her place in sporting history. Rebecca Andrade of Brazil came in second, and Sunisa Lee of the U.S. came in third. Biles and Lee were already…
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Neil Gorsuch features in Supreme Court bid against vague drug law
A new Supreme Court appeal spotlights one of the strangest criminal sagas prosecuted under one of the most peculiar drug laws, known as the Analogue Act. The federal law bans selling substances that are “substantially similar” to ones that have already been deemed illegal. But the vague and unscientific nature of the term “substantially similar”…
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Ahead of sentencing, Jan. 6 defendant leans on ‘Foxmania’ defense
A man named David Brian Howard is poised to appear in court tomorrow, where he’ll likely become the latest Jan. 6 defendant to receive a criminal sentence. As part of his legal defense, however, Howard is blaming Fox News for having an unhealthy influence on his perspective. As The New Republic reported: The defendant “is/was…
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Beyoncé, Megan Thee Stallion back Harris in bad news for Trump
Aug. 1, 2024, 4:40 PM UTC By Ari Melber This is an adapted excerpt from the July 30 episode of “The Beat.” Newly released audio of Sen. JD Vance of Ohio has revealed what the vice presidential candidate really thinks about the 2024 Democratic ticket shake-up. Vance privately told donors Vice President Kamala Harris’ entrance into the…
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Donald Trump loses latest gag order challenge in New York
Donald Trump lost his latest bid to crush his New York gag order, with a state appeals court keeping the limits in place ahead of the former president’s sentencing on 34 counts of falsifying business records. After Trump’s trial ended with guilty verdicts on all counts in May, Judge Juan Merchan partially terminated the order…
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‘They long ago walked away from being the party of family’
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Pete Buttigieg on the GOP: ‘They long ago walked away from being the party of family’ 07:06 UP NEXT ‘Epic Meltdown’: Donald Trump has disastrous interview in Chicago at the NABJ Conference 09:03 ‘Creepy, authoritarian, weirdness’: How JD…
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Trump interview was venue for him to spread disinformation, says writer
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Mika: Democrats have momentum; I hope they grab it and run with it 11:06 Now Playing Trump interview was venue for him to spread disinformation, says writer 10:05 UP NEXT Source: Prisoner swap underway between U.S., Russia and other countries…
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Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan released in Russia-U.S. prisoner swap
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Marine veteran Paul Whelan are among the Americans released on Thursday in a prisoner swap between the U.S., Russia and other countries. Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmashev, U.S. permanent resident Vladimir Kara-Murza and 12 German nationals held in Russia have also been released in exchange for eight Russian…
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Why Trump’s new commitment to pardons for Jan. 6 rioters matters
Donald Trump has spent much of the campaign season lying uncontrollably about the Jan. 6 attack he instigated, and at the former president’s latest rally in Pennsylvania, the Republican kept the assault on reality going. Trump repeated a familiar lie about Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi; he lied again about his Jan. 6 crowd size; and…
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Prisoner swap underway between U.S., Russia and other countries
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. A U.S.-Russia prisoner swap is currently underway, according to a senior Biden administration official. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez has the latest from the White House. NBC News senior executive editor for national security David Rohde and former U.S. Ambassador to…