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The damage done by this dynamic isn’t isolated to the people of the countries directly involved. Corrupt money is funding attacks against democracy and the rule of law around the world, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as the most recent and horrific example. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union remarks indicated that the U.S. is ready to crack down on runaway foreign corruption. “I say to the Russian oligarchs and the corrupt leaders who bilked billions of dollars off this violent regime: no more,” Biden said....

The Cyclones appeared to strip the ball from Texas' Johnathan Gray with about 1 minute to play. The call on the field was that Gray was down and that was upheld by the replay official. Texas scored the winning touchdown two plays later. Big 12 officials supervisor Walt Anderson said Friday the replay official watched the play from five angles and "correctly determined there was no indisputable evidence" to confirm or overturn the call....

What did seem certain is that there will be modifications - not to the team’s overall strategy but certainly at the individual level. “This time, we have had with this group, four seasons, and now we have to sit down and reevaluate,” coach Oscar Pareja said after his team topped the LA Galaxy 5-1 but lost the tiebreaker for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. “It’s a cycle that needs to be reviewed because we all have to stretch out to the max and give our best but many of them need to change as well....

There are just so many scenarios, that trying to figure out who might be in or who might be out will be just out of the question, even in the closing laps. Sure, the teams will have a “points as they run” monitor, but they also will know that just a few drivers gambling on fuel or older tires could jumble the order quicker than it does to take a lap around the 1-mile concrete oval....

The department on Wednesday sent a memo to prisoners stating that it will offer this incentive to them if they get fully or partially vaccinated against COVID by December 8. The Department of Corrections is offering the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. “This incentive program will include a paired down menu, such as pizza or McDonald’s, from a local vendor in your area, but must also include a non-pork item, which will be decided by the facility, after consulting with the incarcerated liaison committee,” the department’s acting commissioner, Anthony J....

New York City, scene of so many governmental misadventures over the past half century, has recently produced a resounding success. Vigorous, clever policing has produced a remarkable decrease in crime as normally understood. However, rent control, properly understood, is white-collar crime - theft of a portion of the value of landlords’ property. It is theft perpetrated by politicians acting in their accustomed role as tireless defenders of the strong, the intense, the numerous and the organized....

Murray, a 6-5 small forward, chose Auburn over Middle Tennessee, the No.15 seed that shocked the Michigan State Spartans in March. MORE: College stars who skipped early entry to NBA | John Calipari says he needs to get in shape “I chose Auburn because it felt like the perfect fit: the team, the coaches, it was just all what I was looking for,” Murray said via ESPN. “And I really trust the coaching staff with my development, so I just know it’s going to be the best move and the right move for me....

Companies like Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft received over 112,000 data requests from local, state and federal officials, with Facebook accounting for the largest number of disclosures. Lt. Robert Salter, a supervising police detective in Newport said, “Everything happens on Facebook. The amount of information you can get from people’s conversations online—it’s insane.” For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below. When U.S. law enforcement officials need to cast a wide net for information, they’re increasingly turning to the vast digital ponds of personal data created by Big Tech companies via the devices and online services that have hooked billions of people around the world....

“It is definitely not lost on me, the history associated with this,” Warren said at his introductory news conference from the Big Ten offices in Rosemont, Ill. MORE: Jim Delany’s influence can’t be underscored enough “There’s been a lot of firsts in my family, starting with my mother and father, so I’m comfortable in this skin … It’s really about diversity and inclusion. It really is about opportunity. One of the things I will stand for here is to make sure, regardless of your background, regardless of your race, color, creed, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation — this will be a place from an inclusive standpoint that we will embrace everyone and give everyone an opportunity to be the best they can be....

MORE: Seniors we’ll miss | Live scoreboard | CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS: ACC | American Athletic | Atlantic 10 | Big 12 | Big East | Mountain West | Pac-12 | SEC | Master Tournament Schedule (All times ET) Thursday, March 13 No. 9 Illinois 64, No. 8 Indiana 54 No. 5 Ohio State 63, No. 12 Purdue 61 No. 7 Minnesota 63, No. 10 Penn State 56 No. 11 Northwestern 67, No....

Indeed, the heart of the conference is in the Midwest. The Big Ten’s five days in the Big Apple will not change this, and that never has been the intent. Playing at the Garden is about expanding the league’s borders, or at least supporting the expansion that already had taken place. BIG TEN TOURNAMENT 2018: Bracket, TV schedule, how to watch live Also, it’s about delivering a special experience to everyone involved....

One of the biggest nights in the award season, The Emmys celebrates the best TV shows and performances that premiered or streamed between June 1, 2021, and May 31, 2022, meaning there is a whole variety of stars and shows nominated for the winning titles of Best Actor and Actress, Best Drama, Best Reality Series and more. Ahead of the ceremony, Succession lead the way with 25 nominations, but who were the lucky few who won the prestigious award, and who was snubbed?...

“This is a witch-hunt and we all know it, so why try to publicize it for the Democrats with doing a ride,” Dale Herndon, director of Bikers for Trump, told Newsweek ."…The Democrats have shown that they don’t listen to anyone other than their inner circle." On Wednesday, the House is expected to vote on the two articles of impeachment that the House Judiciary Committee approved. Bikers for Trump, a political PAC composed of a group of motorcycle riders and Trump supporters, claimed Democrats already had their minds made up and therefore, a protest would be of little use in stopping them from voting in favor of the articles of impeachment....

On Tuesday, before the first practice of New England’s mandatory minicamp, ESPN’s Mike Reiss finally brought up the Brady concussion story with Belichick. Below is a transcript of the Brady/concussion-related questions and the coach’s answers, via the Patriots: Pretty typical exchange for a Belichick media session. Belichick is correct when he says NFL teams’ medical staffs, not coaches, are primarily responsible for injury management. Former Rams coach Jeff Fisher expressed that in 2015....

That was a long time ago, 10 years to be exact, in the 2009 documentary “A Football Life: Bill Belichick.” Much has happened in the years since. The Patriots have won another three Super Bowl championships under Belichick. His two sons, Brian and Steve, have joined the Patriots staff. And Belichick is older, 67 now. Unless he plans to retire in the next year or two, he’s on pace to coach into his 70s....

Since taking over New England in 2000, Belichick has a 36-8 mark against Buffalo. That includes a 19-3 mark in Buffalo, which includes the Week 13 road win during the 2021 NFL regular season. Belichick solved the mighty favored Bills as defensive coordinator working under Bill Parcells for the Giants in Super Bowl 25, foreshadowing the misery he would bring to the same team in a different capacity with a different team....

Epstein, who died in jail in 2019, was accused of trafficking a 17-year-old Virginia Roberts Giuffre and forcing her to have sex with the Duke of York—a claim Andrew denies. Now Lady Colin Campbell, a royal author and former reality TV contestant, has claimed in a television interview that the standoff between Andrew and the Department of Justice last summer was intended to protect former President Clinton. The exchange took place on GB News, a new British channel with an editorial charter that states: “We do not shy away from controversial issues....

Cosby, 83, was convicted in September 2018 of drugging and sexually assaulting his former friend and Temple University employee Andrea Constand in 2004. Around 60 women have accused him of similar crimes over the course of five decades. Cosby would have been eligible for parole on September 25 after serving the minimum term of his three to 10 year sentence. The former comedian and actor was interviewed by the Pennsylvania Parole Board virtually from SCI Phoenix prison on May 7....

The viral TikTok, captioned, “Please be safe out here ladies… I would have never thought this would ever happen to me, but it did… #fyp #citysports #foryoupage,” has been viewed 2.6 million times and liked over 525,000 times since it was shared on January 28. A Mindbody report found that 57 percent of women have at one point felt “inappropriately looked at” while working out. In addition, 37 percent of women respondents are also “more likely” at risk of receiving “unwanted romantic attention” while at the gym....