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If ever a U.S. president needed the checks and balances that the founders established, it’s law-breaking, oath-violating Donald Trump.Yet those checks by Congress and the Supreme Court will hardly be a check at all once Trump is back in power. The former and future president has shaped each of those institutions in his image. Opinion Columnist Jackie Calmes Jackie Calmes brings a critical eye to the national political scene. She has decades of experience covering the White House and Congress. He’s already benefited. The Supreme Court, where Trump’s first-term appointees are half of its six-member far-right supermajority, ruled in July…
Coming off a bounce-back win over the Jazz 24-hours earlier, the Mavericks travelled north to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves. After being ousted in the Western Conference Finals by the Mavs last season, the Wolves had revenge on their mind. Despite a scorching hot start from Anthony Edwards, the Mavericks stayed close and used a third quarter burst to take the lead enroute to a 120-114 win to bring their record to 3-1. In this article, we’ll recap and grade each player’s performance for the night. Since we are only a few iterations deep, we have again listed the…
By the numbers: Where the economy stands on Election Day Source: abcnews.go.com
What’s your definition of a catastrophic engine failure? On the outside, this 5.2-liter V-10 from an Audi S6 doesn’t look terrible. It sat outside without an intake manifold, but that doesn’t mean the internals are junk. But they are. In fact, just about everything inside this engine is scrap metal. That’s the conclusion reached by the I Do Cars channel on YouTube. Little is known about the engine other than it came from an S6, but signs of trouble come early in this teardown. Just three minutes into the hour-long clip we see a smashed spark plug, likely caused by…
The ammunition depots in Russia’s Bryansk region hit by Ukrainian drones in the early hours of Sunday used to store munitions for multiple rocket launchers, as well as guided aerial bombs. That’s according to Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, Ukrinform reports. According to the official, “apart from ammunition, there were also rockets for MLR systems and KAB glide bombs at the military warehouses in Russia’s Bryansk region that were blown up earlier today.” Read also: Ukrainian Defense Forces strike ammo depot in Bryansk region, Russia – General Staff As…
Originally appeared on E! Online Gisele Bündchen is preparing to be a model mom of three. The Victoria’s Secret model is expecting her first baby with her boyfriend Joaquim Valente, according to multiple outlets. E! News reached out to a rep for Bündchen for comment but has not heard back. While this marks the first child for the couple—who first sparked romance rumors in November 2022 before confirming their relationship in June 2023—Gisele already shares two kids with her ex-husband Tom Brady: son Benjamin Reid, 14, and daughter Vivian Lake, 11. Plus, she’s a stepmom to the former quarterback’s 16-year-old son Jack, who he…
By Christine Fernando and Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in Tuesday’s election and lost on three.The losses are the first on statewide reproductive rights ballot measures anywhere in the U.S. since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, a ruling that struck down the nearly 50-year nationwide right to abortion, proving that abortion opponents can win on ballot measures.There were firsts on the other sides, too: Three amendments call for rolling back abortion bans, including one in Missouri that bars it at all stages of pregnancy…
FilmMagic Rashida Jones is an actress best-known for her role in Parks and Recreation. Check out photos of her here. Rashida Jones, who is one of Quincy Jones‘ daughters, has been acting for over 20 years. She made her debut in 1997 in the TV series The Last Don. Throughout the 2000s, Rashida appeared on various shows and in some movies and quickly made a name for herself as a comedic talent. Some of her notable roles around her big break included I Love You Man, recurring parts on The Office, and a small part in The Social Network. She’s also lent her…
Ever since the Supreme Court took away the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, the people have been taking it back state by state.Before last week’s election, voters in six states had either enshrined abortion rights in their state constitutions or defeated ballot measures that would have restricted them.On Tuesday, that number more than doubled. In seven of the 10 states where abortion rights measures were on the ballot, they prevailed. From the most liberal of those states (New York) to the most conservative (Missouri), and regardless of how they voted in the presidential race, voters asserted the right to…
XRP price is gaining pace above the $0.5050 support zone. The price is rising and might even aim for a move above the $0.5500 resistance. XRP price is eyeing a decent increase above the $0.5250 zone. The price is now trading above $0.5220 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a connecting bearish trend line with resistance at $0.5100 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could gain bullish momentum if it settles above the $0.5350 resistance zone. XRP Price Climbs 4% XRP price remained supported above the $0.4880…