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A U.S. official confirmed to Fox News the drone from an Iranian proxy that killed 3 American service members in Jordan and injured others got past the air defenses for Tower 22 because it was mistaken for a U.S. drone expected to return to the base at the same time.  The Wall Street Journal initially … Read more

Cas decision puts at risk Russia’s team gold at Beijing 2022Usada’s Travis Tygart says verdict was ‘a long time coming’ The Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, whose positive doping test as a 15-year-old dominated headlines at the 2022 Winter Olympics, has been banned for four years by the court of arbitration for sport. The ruling … Read more

Charles Littlejohn, the ex-IRS contractor responsible for leaking former President Trump’s tax returns, was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday. Judge Ana Reyes condemned Littlejohn’s actions when handing down the sentence, saying the leak was “an intolerable attack on our constitutional democracy.” “The press tells us Democracy dies in darkness. It also dies in … Read more

E. Jean Carroll, a former columnist who alleges former President Trump raped her in a New York City department store dressing room in the 1990s, has teased how she plans to spend the $83.3 million judgment she won in her defamation case if and when she sees those funds.  “I’m not going to waste a … Read more

War memorials might be set in stone, but the debate to bring back conscription only serves those who shamelessly peddle the sacrifice of others as their own Every morning, unless someone’s vomited in my path, I walk between two war memorials. One is extremely fancy and timeless: a clocktower of Portland stone, the perfectly typeset … Read more

Kevin Howell, former town manager for community of 2,870 people, was crossing pond with his son when they fell in A small town in Maine is grieving after one of its top government officials died while lifting his son out of an icy pond into which they both fell. Kevin Howell’s colleagues and neighbors have … Read more

The Liverpool and Barcelona bosses announced they will walk away from the their clubs at the of the season citing exhaustion Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool. Xavi leaving Barcelona. Thomas Tuchel perhaps under pressure at Bayern Münich. Extremely speculative stories in Spain about Mikel Arteta contemplating his future at Arsenal. There are decades when nothing happens, … Read more

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema hasn’t yet said whether she will run for re-election. But potential opponents are chiming in with thoughts on her proposed border bill.

Shane Pryor, 17, awaiting trial over October 2020 homicide, escaped from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia last week A teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case who escaped outside a Philadelphia hospital last week was captured Sunday – with a handcuff key in one of his pockets, police said. The key that Shane Pryor had on … Read more

Biden administration hits back at Republican attempts to kill compromise legislation intended to curb migrant arrivals at the southern border Just what are Republicans accusing Alejandro Mayorkas of doing? Over the weekend, the announced their articles of impeachment against the homeland security chief, and the Guardian’s Richard Luscombe took a gander: Republicans published two articles … Read more