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Heat president Pat Riley tells Jimmy Butler ‘keep your mouth shut’ after Miami star’s controversial NBA Playoffs comment

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MIAMI Heat team president Pat Riley wasn’t a fan of Jimmy Butler’s recent comments about the NBA Playoffs.

Pro-Palestinian protesters challenge GW president’s criticism of encampment

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pro-Palestinian protesters at George Washington University are pushing back against criticism from the school's president Monday.

Panama's newly-elected presidents vows to tackle economy and migrant route

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After months of political turmoil, Panama has a new president who pledges to tackle a lackluster economy and close down the Darien Gap migrant route.

Remarks by Vice President Harris During the Nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour

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Charles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryDetroit, Michigan 2:23 P.M. EDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon, Detroit. Good afternoon. (Applause.) It’s good to be back. Good afternoon. Please have a seat…

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Historic floods kill 83, leaving Brazil and its president shaken, angry

The flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, one of Brazil’s most prosperous states, has deeply alarmed this nation of 215 million.

76ers president Daryl Morey has big plans to build title team around Embiid and Maxey

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For the rest of the Sixers, it’s time to pretty much wish them well, with just about the entire team — players such as Kelly Oubre Jr., Kyle Lowry and Nic Batum — ending the season with an expired contract.

The courtroom for Trump's trial becomes a test of power for an ex-president and a judge

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A striking aspect of Donald Trump’s criminal trial is Judge Juan Merchan’s no-nonsense approach and the degree to which he — and he alone — controls the proceedings.

As Vice President Harris Touts Economic Wins, Michiganders Remember Trump’s MAGAnomics Failures

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As Vice President Harris continues her nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour today in Detroit while Donald Trump threatens to roll back the Biden-Harris administration’s economic progress in Michigan, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd…

Former Trump accountant tells hush-money trial ex-president ‘personally signed’ checks to Cohen – as it happened

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Here’s a look at Juan Merchan’s latest criminal contempt order against Donald Trump, published just now. It cites the former president’s social media attacks on the jury, and those he made in TV interviews:

WAYNE ROOT: My Warning to President Trump: This Crisis & Chaos in America is All About Obama. Get Ready for What’s Coming Next. Hint: Michelle Obama.

Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks on Jay Shetty’s podcast “On Purpose.” (Jay Shetty Podcast / YouTube screen shot)

Jurors in Trump Trial Hear Witness Tie the President to the Payment

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Before prosecutors began presenting crucial records, the judge held Donald J. Trump in contempt, saying his complaints about the jury were “a direct attack on the rule of law.”

Debra OConnell to Serve as Interim ABC News President After Kim Godwin Exits

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OConnell led the network’s morning meeting Monday, noting Godwin will be present this week to help with the transition

Unsung, largely unknown, candidate takes on Venezuela’s authoritarian president

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The day Edmundo González was plucked from obscurity and chosen to take on South America’s longest ruling authoritarian leader, technicians were busy making sure his home was not wiretapped.

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports

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Medicare is stronger and Social Security remains strong. As long as I am President, I will keep strengthening Social Security and Medicare and protecting them from Republicans’ attempts to cut benefits Americans have earned. Since I took…

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BREAKING: Vice President Shettima cancels trip to US over faulty aircraft

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Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima, has cancelled his trip to the United State of America and returned to Nigeria. Shettima was scheduled to attend the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas. However, in a statement signed…

Remarks by President Biden at Presentation of the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy to the Army Black Knights

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East Room 12:09 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, good afternoon. Please — please have a seat. Well, I can — you can tell the Academy grads in the audience; they got bigger grins on their faces — AUDIENCE MEMBER: Go Army! THE PRESIDENT: — than…

Heat president Pat Riley calls out Jimmy Butler twice following playoff exit

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Miami Heat president Pat Riley called out Jimmy Butler twice during his season-ending news conference on Monday.

Yusuf Maitama Tuggar to Represent President Tinubu at 2024 US-Africa Business Summit

The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has been appointed to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the prestigious 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas. Originally slated to attend the…