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In a crushing blow to the former president, the court denied his request to halt the transfer of the documents from the National Archives to the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot. Just hours after the court’s ruling removed the final legal obstacle, hundreds of pages were already being handed over, The New York Times reported. The documents that are set to be released include Trump’s presidential diaries, logs of phone calls and handwritten notes from top aides including his chief of staff Mark Meadows....

Cradled by Organ Pipe Cactus, the Sonoran Desert is home to at least 16,000 years of human history. Yet, according to the NPS’s report, which was obtained by The Washington Post through the Freedom of Information Act, the Trump administration’s border wall bid could see a significant share of that put at risk. Forming part of the Old Salt Trail, a prehistoric trade route ancient cultures used to transport northern Mexican commodities like salt and obsidian before the arrival of Spanish missionaries, Western settlers and others who relied on the route, the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is home to countless artifacts....

But Thiem recently revealed that he didn’t always have a one-handed backhand. In a conversation with Tennis Channel, the defending US Open champion mentioned that he started playing tennis with a two-hander. Thiem switched to the single-hander at the age of 11, upon the advice of ex-coach Gunter Bresnik. The Austrian explained that, like most kids, he initially chose the shot which felt most natural to him - and that was the two-handed backhand....

Two months on from the one-time bantamweight champion’s suggestion, Cruz has warmed up to the idea of a matchup with ‘The King of Rio’. Hoping to advance through the rankings, the 36-year-old seemingly confirmed his interest in a fight with the Brazilian. Petr Yan’s original tweet was liked by almost 10,000 people. That means it is not just him who would enjoy seeing the two MMA legends compete against one another....

While Anthony’s role on the Rockets will be similar to the one he had on the Thunder, he should have more success playing alongside James Harden and Chris Paul than he did with Russell Westbrook and Paul George. The combination of Houston’s All-Stars feeding him the ball in Mike D’Antoni’s system, which relies heavily on isolation scoring, sets Anthony up well to make an impact on one of the best teams in the NBA....

Nottingham, Aug 20 (PTI) All-rounder Hardik Pandya has said that comparisons with Indian legend Kapil Dev are unwarranted and that he should be left alone to perform on the basis of his capabilities. Pandya took career-best figures of 5-28 as England were bowled out for 161 in reply to India’s 329. The visitors finished day two on 124-2, thus taking an overall 292-run lead. The all-rounder also took on his critics saying he doesn’t play for them....

December 4 is considered Dragon Age Day, and so BioWare released a new statement to its fans. In its statement, BioWare reassured Dragon Age fans that the studio is still actively working on Dragon Age 4, reiterating that it will be a single-player focused experience. BioWare added that it will have more to share with fans about Dragon Age 4, but that fans will have to wait until next year for a new update on the game....

It was only appropriate that the Destiny 2 poster leak, which according to multiple sources is legitimate, came on the day of Bungie’s weekly blog update. For some it spurred speculation that Bungie could finally give fans their first look at the sequel, but for Bungie it was a chance to play coy as usual. As part of Bungie’s weekly blog, Community Manager DeeJ wrote: While some guessed that the appearance of the Destiny 2 posters would force Bungie’s hand, that doesn’t appear the case....

With absurdist gems like Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and Step Brothers, Adam McKay became one of the most acclaimed comedy filmmakers in the world: a 21st-century Mel Brooks or David Zucker, basking in off-the-wall, anything-goes silliness and cramming as many jokes as possible into each scene. When the director parted ways with go-to leading man Will Ferrell, his career took an awards-baiting turn with fact-based dramas like The Big Short and Vice....

Immediate prospects for resolving any of these disputes are slim. After veering from pillar to post on various aspects of China policy, the Trump administration has finally decided to mobilize the American people against the “People’s Republic of China” (PRC) or, as the Trump group now sometimes calls it, “the Chinese Communist Government.” Trumpists hope that dramatizing their “whole of government” campaign will bolster Trump’s chances for re-election. In 1972, President Nixon also made China the focus of his re-election campaign, but he sought to improve a long-hostile relationship....

Yet, the same results follow each time, as MVP goes out and passes those tests in spectacular fashion, injecting windows of dancing and other entertaining antics to supplement his chilling skills. Page heard it entering his July 2016 bout against Evangelista Santos and responded with a flying knee that fractured the Brazilian’s skull. Santos retired; Page improved to 11-0. MORE: Join DAZN and watch Daley vs. Page at Bellator 216...

The book, Peril, is set to be released next Tuesday, but leaked content has already begun to cause a stir in the media. One previously unreported excerpt shared with Newsweek covers Trump’s relationship with Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who served as national security adviser to then-Vice President Mike Pence. “Trump felt comfortable with Kellogg. He could curse around him,” the authors wrote. The president apparently felt so comfortable, he took a shot at the young North Korean ruler wielding a nuclear arsenal that the United States was trying to convince him to abandon....

On June 25, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered the words “Black Lives Matter” to be painted in yellow letters in front of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, between 56th and 57th Streets. Trump said the mayor’s decision “to paint a big, expensive, yellow Black Lives Matter sign on Fifth Avenue, denigrating this luxury avenue” will antagonize the New York Police Department. The president also criticized de Blasio’s $1 billion NYPD budget cut, which was announced on Tuesday as the city faces mounting pressure to defund the police....

The decision was a major victory for James in the New York fraud case. State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ruled that Trump will be fined $10,000 every day until he complies with the subpoena. James’ office has been conducting an investigation into Trump’s business practices and subpoenaed the former president earlier this year for documents as part of its probe into his and the Trump Organization’s financial dealings. James said that he refused to comply with the order, so she moved this month to hold him in contempt....

Schiff drew Republican ire after he offered an embellished account of Trump’s controversial July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a hearing last week. In his statement, the Democrat said the summary transcript of the call “reads like a criminal shakedown” and claimed that Trump asked his foreign counterpart to “make up dirt” on his political opponent former Vice President Joe Biden. Following backlash over his remarks, Schiff later explained that his summary “was meant to be, at least part, in parody....

In May 2022 a draft indicating Roe v. Wade, which concluded abortion access is a constitutional right, would be overturned was leaked to Politico. The full judgment, which closely matched the leaked draft version, was released on June 24, confirming an end to the U.S.-wide constitutional right to an abortion. The initial leak infuriated anti-abortion campaigners, with some conservatives claiming it may have been done to try and sabotage the ruling....

“Good things will be soon happening for the Republican Party, and 2024 will be a “Monster” (in a good way, of course!),” Trump wrote on Truth Social. His confidence accompanies a four-day-long slog in the House, where House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California has now failed over a dozen times to receive the majority of votes necessary to become the next speaker. Meanwhile, it has also prevented the 118th Congress from beginning business, let alone swearing in newly elected members....

The list of people granted clemency by Trump does not include his family members or himself, although it was speculated that he may try to do so. Trump’s notable pardons announced today include former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and rapper Lil Wayne, while documentary star Joe Exotic did not receive the pardon he was hoping for. The president is the only person with the power to pardon someone....

One of the biggest fish in the proverbial pond at the time was future President Donald Trump, a man who through sheer will helped redefine the Manhattan skyline in his own image, dominating local press coverage as well as his competition in city hall to make his likeness one of the most recognized in North America. But he also had a lot of help to get there, relying on mob-controlled companies and the labor unions in their pockets to make many of his dreams into reality: a relationship later scrutinized by federal investigators as well as by the makers of documentaries like Netflix’s ‘Fear City....

Thiem had stated last week that he would prefer to contribute to deserving causes instead of a player relief fund; the Austrian believes believes lower-ranked tennis pros aren’t desperately in need of money. And now, in an interview with ESPN, Devvarman has said the 2020 Australian Open runner-up is totally justified in wanting to decide how he would like to spend his money. Devvarman, a Padma Shri awardee, believes that Dominic Thiem shouldn’t be forced to donate his money anywhere he doesn’t want to....