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The Los Angeles Lakers have honoured Kobe Bryant with a 19ft bronze statue outside their downtown arena. The 4,000lb statue portrays the late superstar in his white No 8 jersey with his right index finger raised, depicting his pose as he walked off the court after his 81-point performance against the Toronto Raptors in January … Read more

After sweeping Nevada’s GOP presidential caucus, former President Donald Trump has his eyes on the next major contest on the 2024 Republican nominating calendar – South Carolina. “Is there anyway we can call the election,” a buoyant Trump asked as he pointed to his large double-digit lead in the latest polls in South Carolina. The … Read more

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The US president has said Israel’s offensive on Gaza has been ‘over the top’ – his sharpest criticism yet of Tel Aviv’s conduct during the war. As Joe Biden took questions on the special counsel’s report investigating his possession of classified documents, he said: ‘There are a lot of innocent people who are starving, a … Read more

The US national security spokesperson has warned Israel against conducting an offensive against Rafah, the last refuge of Palestinians fleeing the Israeli army’s assault on Gaza. John Kirby said the US would not support an attack on the southern town. He added that the secretary of state, Antony Blinken, had expressed his concern to Israeli … Read more

Rambling two-hour talk with Tucker Carlson, a Trump-supporting rightwing commentator, was Russian president’s first with a western media outlet since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. ‘If you really want to stop fighting, you need to stop supplying weapons. It will be over within a few weeks,’ Putin said. He accused the US and the … Read more

Ravens quarterback is near-unanimous choice for NFL MVPJackson, 27, is fourth player to win two MVPs before age 28 Lamar Jackson was a near-unanimous choice for his second AP NFL Most Valuable Player award announced at NFL Honors on Thursday night. Baltimore’s All-Pro quarterback received 49 of 50 first-place votes from a nationwide panel of … Read more

Unknown Ryan Binkley was only other candidate running, two days after Nikki Haley came second in state Republican primary Donald Trump was anointed the victor of Nevada Republican caucuses, after staunch loyalists in the state helped maneuver the election process to assure his success. Shortly after the caucuses concluded, the AP confirmed Trump, who was … Read more

LAS VEGAS – It was never in doubt, and now it’s official. Former President Donald Trump is projected to win Nevada’s Republican presidential caucus, according to the Associated Press. The call on Thursday night came quickly after caucus precincts from across the Silver State began reporting results. The former president, who’s the commanding front-runner for … Read more

NBC News projects Trump has won the Nevada caucuses. Republican opponent Nikki Haley was not a part of the contest.