The 42nd President ‘I was grateful for his counsel’ Thirty-two years ago, when President Ford took the oath of office, I was running for Congress in Arkansas. When he pardoned President Nixon on Sept. 8, just two months before the November election, it was an unpopular decision that many did not agree with, including me. It was also a stroke of luck for my campaign. I hit the pardon hard, the campaign took off and I almost won an election that shouldn’t have been close....
“She should not have to fight her case at trial and her case should be thrown out, just like Cosby’s has been, because prosecutors promised Epstein when he pleaded guilty that they would not prosecute her,” Maxwell’s appellate counsel, David Oscar Markus, wrote in a Daily News op-ed published Wednesday. Markus’ comment refers to a 2007 plea deal that Epstein struck with federal prosecutors in Miami. The deal stated that, in exchange for Epstein’s pleading guilty to soliciting prostitution (rather than child sex trafficking), the U....
Sure, the opponent, Nicaragua, wasn’t a powerhouse, but the U.S. needed a three-goal win to ensure first place in its World Cup group. Hamid needed to post a shutout to keep his team in range of the scoreline it needed to secure an easier path in the Gold Cup knockout rounds. U.S. makes six squad changes Hamid did his part, making two tough saves and commanding his penalty area confidently....
John Hinckley Jr., 66, tweeted on Monday that he is seeking a bass player, drummer and lead guitarist, and anyone who “would like to be in my band” and is “serious about this” should send their bio to a P.O. box he listed. With the tweet, Hinckley posted a picture of himself holding a guitar with his name on it. Hinckley’s Twitter page has racked up nearly 20,000 followers, and he currently runs a YouTube channel with 25,000 subscribers that was created in November of 2020....
Closing arguments were presented Tuesday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the Associated Press reported. Thao’s lawyer, Robert Paule, said that his client believed the officers were acting in Floyd’s best interests by holding him until paramedics arrived at the scene. A prosecutor argued that the officers “chose to do nothing” as Floyd, a Black man who died during the incident, begged for air, AP reported....
The awe-inspiring celestial event played second fiddle to an awe-inspiring test of college football’s largest scoreboard, an LED Double Rainbow — Auburn Twitter was agog — which lit up the Lee County horizon like a Christmas tree. MORE: Best/worst case for SN Top 25 teams | Searching for Bear blessing The alternating flashes of color — blue, white, green, red — lit up portions of Auburn’s campus surrounding Jordan-Hare Stadium and could literally be seen from neighboring towns....
Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Daniel Sturridge scored to lead the Reds to an impressive 3-0 victory over Bayern at the tournament the German club hosts at the Allianz Arena. Earlier in the day, late goals from Fernando Torres and Luciano Vietto had secured a 2-1 victory for Atletico Madrid over Napoli, setting up a meeting for Torres with his old club. The latest Liverpool transfer rumours Napoli and Bayern will play in the third-place play-off early on Wednesday evening before Atleti and Liverpool clash following the conclusion of that game....
The audio was posted by Chris Elston, who uses the online nickname Billboard Chris. He’s firmly opposed to the concept the class was addressing—that, in the teacher’s words, “gender exists on a spectrum” and is not necessarily what’s assigned at birth. The teacher can also be heard commenting that “parents and grandparents may not be as informed about these topics” as the students. Elston shared the audio in a YouTube video where he also discussed his opposition to the lessons being discussed with his producer....
Tonight marks the eighth season of what I think is the greatest reality TV show of all time. “Survivor” has its rats and “American Idol” its Sanjayas, but only “Big Brother 8” can promise the ingeniously ridiculous premise of boredom. Think about it, you don’t need to sing or dance with a star or even pretend that Donald Trump is (haha) actually powerful. On “Big Brother 8,” you can sleep in, sit around an air-conditioned house, lift weights, play cards, drink beer and watch your other housemates vote each other out over petty arguments like, “Shannon used Hardy’s toothbrush to scrub the toilet!...
Balls were thrown. Fists were thrown. Beer was thrown. It was Aug. 12, 1984: The greatest brawl in the history of baseball. Your browser does not support iframes. MORE: The 20 best baseball brawls since 1976 The Padres were running away with the NL West on their way to the pennant. The Braves, after rare (for them) back-to-back winning seasons, were sliding into what would become seven years of sub-....
Research by Deloitte and Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, predicts that by 2025, 75% of the global population, including almost all smartphone users, will be frequent AR users. According to the Deloitte-Snapchat report, Gen Z and Millennials are both 71% more likely to use AR frequently than older people, in part because adoption has been driven by social media use. More than 300 million people already engage with AR every day on Snapchat....
The team announced that Matthews’ recovery time will be at least six weeks. Toronto has not yet announced when its camp will begin, but its first preseason game is set for Sept. 25. MORE: NHL 2021 awards Matthews played with a wrist injury for most of the 2021 season, yet still led the league with 41 goals. He felt increasing discomfort in the wrist as he ramped up his offseason activity this week, the Leafs said in their announcement....
To try to prevent the mice from devouring everything, the state government has ordered 1,320 gallons of bromadiolone, a banned poison, from India. Approval from a federal government regulator has yet to come, and there are concerns that other animals, such as wedge-tail eagles and family pets, might be exposed to the deadly poison. Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall said, “We’re at a critical point now where if we don’t significantly reduce the number of mice that are in plague proportions by spring, we are facing an absolute economic and social crisis in rural and regional New South Wales....
The 2008 report noted that fire seasons will start earlier, end later and generally be more intense. Furthermore, it stated that this effect will increase over time but should be “directly observable by 2020.” This season—which started in September, a month earlier than usual—fires have burned more than 8 million hectares of land, killed at least 24 people, left more more than one billion animals dead, and created smoky conditions in major cities, New Scientist reported....
Eddie Jones’ side won three successive Test matches at the back end of 2021 but their inconsistency in the Six Nations cost his charges as France romped to glory. With Covid-19 travel restrictions to Australia beginning to ease, England now have a chance to test themselves against a key non-European rival as preparations for the 2023 World Cup begin. Jones’ squad face the Wallabies three times in July, starting in Perth, followed by clashes in Brisbane and Sydney....
Williams made it 18 consecutive victories against the fifth-seeded Sharapova thanks to a 6-4, 6-1 quarterfinal triumph at Melbourne Park. The defending Australian Open champion has not lost to Sharapova since 2004. MORE: Classic photos of Serena | Best scenes from this year’s Open “There is something about her game,” said Williams, who revealed she overcame a bout of food poisoning prior to Tuesday’s showdown. “I like the way she hits the ball....
The American world No. 1, under an injury cloud heading into the year’s first grand slam, was in control throughout a 6-4, 7-5 win at Rod Laver Arena. PHOTOS: Australian Open women’s winners of the 21st century Williams, a 21-time grand slam champion, has had limited match practice because of knee inflammation during the Hopman Cup. But the defending champion was too good for the hard-hitting Italian Giorgi, the highest ranked unseeded player in the draw....
A number of exciting first round matches were revealed on Thursday in Melbourne, as players learned their potential paths to glory. Reigning men’s champion Rafael Nadal will face a stiff test as he looks to defend his title, whilst No. 1 seed Iga Świątek has also been dealt a tough draw. The Sporting News takes a look at the key talking points below. MORE: Don’t boo Novak Djokovic: Aus Open fans to be kicked out for bad behaviour...
But being a worldwide event means that the Open must navigate international politics, and this year there is no issue more pressing than the continued Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is not the first time that this conflict has influenced the tennis world; Wimbledon famously banned Russian and Belarusian players from competing in 2022, including Danill Medvedev, who was at the time the world No. 1. While the Australian Open has not gone to these lengths, it has designated that certain players be required to play under a white flag, rather than the flag of their nation....
