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Trump seeks to block Georgia election interference criminal charges

Former U.S. President Donald Trump greets fans as he arrives before the finals during the sixth session of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. March 18, 2023. Joseph Cress | USAToday | ReutersFormer President Donald Trump in new court filings Monday sought to block being potentially prosecuted for crimes related to his efforts to reverse his loss to President Joe Biden in Georgia's 2020 election.Trump asked a judge to quash the report of a special grand jury in Atlanta, and to bar any evidence from that panel being used to prosecute individuals.His court filing also sought to disqualify the Fulton County District Attorney's Office, which has been conducting the criminal probe, from being involved in the case.The grand jury earlier this year...

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Reseeding the 2023 men’s March Madness Sweet 16

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So ... how's your bracket? Yeah, we understand.The first two rounds have given us historic moments and thrilling wins. Remember when Furman beat Virginia on a 3-pointer in the final seconds on Thursday? We don't either. Because since then, Fairleigh Dickinson and Princeton manufactured more consequential upsets that quickly stole Furman's 15 minutes of fame.Michigan State was competitive but clearly flawed through Big Ten play. Still, it's Tom Izzo, so the Spartans are in the Sweet 16 once again. Kansas and Purdue, both 1-seeds, are back home. Huh?Our attempt to reseed the Sweet 16 is closer to a ranking system based on our belief of where these teams stand now, and how far we believe they can go. The full body of work matters, but the current state of a program is impactful, too. Just ...

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Russia’s war in Ukraine, Xi’s Moscow visit

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Xi Jinping delivers a speech in Beijing on March 13. (Yan Yan/Xinhua/Getty Images)Ahead of his state visit to Russia Monday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has praised Beijing's growing ties with Moscow while also attempting to present China as peacemaker in the Ukraine war.In an article published in Russian state media, Xi said China and Russia had “cemented political mutual trust and fostered a new model of major-country relations”.“The bilateral relationship has grown more mature and resilient. It is brimming with new dynamism and vitality, setting a fine example for developing a new model of major-country relations featuring mutual trust, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation,” Xi wrote. On Ukraine, Xi put China forward as a positive force for peace, crediting Beijing's approach ...

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The capture of Saddam Hussein (2003) | 60 Minutes Archive

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The capture of Saddam Hussein (2003) | 60 Minutes Archive - CBS News Watch CBS News Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, a look back at the December 2003 capture of Saddam Hussein, a watershed moment in the Iraq War. Scott Pelley visited the site of Saddam's last stand a few days after his capture, seeing firsthand the hole where Saddam spent his last moments as a free man. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

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McCarthy says Americans should not protest if Trump is indicted

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ORLANDO, Florida — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy urged calm Sunday and said Americans should not protest if former President Donald Trump is indicted and arrested in a hush-money investigation in New York, contradicting Trump, who called on his supporters Saturday to “Protest, take our nation back!” “I don’t think people should protest this, no. And I think President Trump, if you talk to him, he doesn’t believe that, either,” McCarthy, R-Calif., said in response to a question from NBC News during House Republicans’ retreat in Orlando.He said later: “Nobody should harm one another ... We want calmness out there."But during the same news conference, McCarthy gave a full-throated defense of Trump, dismissing New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation as politically motiv...

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 390 | Russia-Ukraine war News

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As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 390th day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Monday, March 20, 2023: Fighting Putin made a surprise visit to the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Sunday in a trip condemned by members of its exiled city council. Ukrainian forces outside the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut are managing to keep Russian units at bay so ammunition, food, equipment and medicines can be delivered to defenders, according to the army. Three civilians have been killed and two wounded in Russian shelling of a residential building in the southern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhia on Sunday, regional officials said. The Kremlin has claimed drone flights by the United States over the Black Sea are a sign of “direct” US inv...

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US, Canada, UK, Japan Central Banks Join Hands To Calm Global Banking Worries

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The decision came hours after UBS announced the takeover of troubled Credit Suisse.Washington: The US Federal Reserve and other major central banks announced on Sunday a coordinated effort to improve banks' access to liquidity, hoping to calm worries rattling the global banking sector.The special drive will be launched Monday by the Fed and the central banks of Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, the European Union and Switzerland.The announcement came hours after Switzerland brokered the UBS takeover of its troubled Swiss rival Credit Suisse.The central banks will step up so-called swap line operations, which give non-US central banks greater access to dollars."To improve the swap lines' effectiveness in providing US dollar funding, the central banks currently offering US dollar operati...

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle ‘achieving only one thing’ as ‘spoiled crybabies’

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle are being called out for their antics and desires to act like ‘spoiled crybabies’.Presenter and host Mark Dolan issued these claims in his most recent chat.His admissions were shared with GB News and accuse Prince Harry of being a “spoiled crybaby.”He warns, “Spoiled crybabies, Harry and Meghan - and their attacks on the monarchy - have achieved only one thing – to make it more popular.”“Whilst there isn't a day goes by that we don’t mourn the passing of our late, great Queen, far from being over the hill, her septuagenarian son, Charles, who has waited decades for the gig, has hit the ground running.”“Charles must be the Peoples’ King. And he’s started the job with a welcome spring clean of his own family.” Source link ...

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Low oxygen conditions on coral reefs could intensify by up to 287% by 2100: Study

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NEW DELHI: Scientists have projected using climate models a substantial increase in cases of hypoxia, or low oxygen conditions on coral reefs, by the year 2100 under all warming scenarios. According to them, the increase ranges from 13 to 42 per cent under one scenario to 97 to 287 per cent under a more extreme scenario relative to now. The researchers say that hypoxia is likely to become more common as global temperatures continue to rise and marine heat waves become more frequent and severe. The international team of researchers, led by University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, US, captured the current state of hypoxia at 32 different sites around the globe, and revealed that hypoxia is already pervasive on many reefs. While ocean deoxygenation has been...

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Viral: Youngsters Make Hinglish Food Puns, Video Gets More Than 10M Views

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While some people may cringe at puns, one must admit they require a certain level of creativity. In India, we have the opportunity to practice wordplay in not just one language, but two or even more. This opens up many avenues of possibilities. Recently, an Instagram reel on food puns went viral. The puns require you to understand English as well as Hindi to grasp their logic. In the video, a series of youngsters appear one after another and deliver a single pun to the screen. In a small sqaure in the centre, a picture of the respective food item is also presented.Also Read: 'Incredible Floating Dessert' Receives 20 Million Views - 'Bubble Bath,' Say NetizensFor instance, the first boy says, "Main kyu hasu, main toh roti hu." (Translation: "Why should I laugh, I cry." "Roti" can be inte...