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In New York on Sunday, Schumer declared, “It’s not safe for the Senate to meet in session. It’s not safe for the [confirmation] hearings [of Judge Amy Coney Barrett] to go forward.” And in response to the reasonable suggestion that the confirmations hearings simply be taken online, Schumer turned the phrase, “A virtual hearing is virtually no hearing at all.” Of course, Americans everywhere have had to meet virtually this year for a wide variety of purposes—including fundamental, constitutionally protected purposes such as the free exercise of religion....

This was Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles of the late 1930s and early 1940s, and one Team Bondi might hope to recreate in highly anticpated upcoming title, L.A. Noire. That’s right kids, Noire is no longer in the Duke Nukem Forever territory of vaporware. It should even be showing up on multiple platforms. Now that the game is official, expect the usual flow of media showing off the game, like this teaser over at the official Rockstar website and these screens featured in the latest issue of Game Informer....

The Belgium international impressed once more as Pep Guardiola’s side made it three wins out of three in Champions League Group F on Tuesday, holding out for a pulsating 2-1 triumph over Napoli. Ahead of the match, De Bruyne’s agent Patrick De Koster was quoted by The Sun as saying he would seek to use the astronomical wages paid by Paris Saint-Germain to Neymar and Kylian Mbappe as benchmarks when discussing fresh terms with the Premier League leaders....

To repeat, though: He was a transfer. He enrolled at Indiana University in 1974, decided in short order Bloomington wasn’t for him, and went home until he decided on a school that was more suited to his temperament. Are we to think less of him for this? MORE: Hurts’ ‘fairytale’ moment was part of Tide contingency plan The nation’s No. 1 college basketball team is led in rebounding and blocks by a transfer, Brandon Clarke....

“…It is long past time to arrest Donald Trump for his obvious crimes, his ongoing crimes. Crimes to which he has confessed,” Kirschner said in a video he posted to Twitter. “He actually said ‘I took these documents’ more openly and more transparently than other presidents. It is not like there is some challenge in proving that Donald Trump took the documents openly and transparently.” Kirschner said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is treating Trump differently as it continues to investigate his mishandling of classified documents, which were seized by FBI agents in August following an approval from Attorney General Merrick Garland....

Throughout his tenure, Trump has prompted controversy with the use of his clemency powers in regard to people with ties to him—and there has been speculation he could so again. He has previously pardoned some associates who were caught up in the Russia probe, however Rick Gates, deputy chairman of Trump’s 2016 campaign, has not been graced by such action. Gates was sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years of probation in 2019, having earlier pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and false statement charges in a case stemming from the Mueller probe....

With such adoration typically aimed at the former president by his devoted base, the sound of boos at a recent Alabama rally was an unfamiliar one. Both he and Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) were the targets of such jeers—Trump after encouraging people to get the COVID vaccine and the congressman for suggesting people should move on from the 2020 election. The latter has since backtracked on his comments and said he continues to support audits of the last election following the instantaneous backlash....

He began with how much he loves New York but also how New York can never be great under its current leadership. “I love New York,” he tweeted, “but New York can never be great again under the current leadership of Governor Andrew Cuomo (the brother of Fredo), or Mayor Bill DeBlasio. Cuomo has weaponized the prosecutors to do his dirty work (and to keep him out of jams), a reason some don’t want to be…“Trump mentioned taxes and energy costs, plus the “nearby states” who are fracking for oil and creating jobs by the thousands, but he never mentioned those states by name....

The snippet comes from A Warning, the anonymously-authored book by someone who claims to be a senior official within the Trump administration and shedding light on what goes on behind closed doors in and around the current White House. According to the book, Trump uses the “favored tactic” of nicknaming opponents “to turn attacks into instant memes” and “road tests the insulting monikers with friends.” “There’s Da Nang Dick (Senator Dick Blumenthal), Pocahontas (Senator Elizabeth Warren), Low Energy Jeb (former governor Jeb Bush), Slimeball (Jim Comey), MS-13 Lover (Speaker Nancy Pelosi), Dumb as a Rock Mika (MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski), the Dumbest Man on Television (CNN’s Don Lemon), and so on,” says the book, published by Twelve....

In a statement made Wednesday, just an hour after Trump arrived at James’ headquarters in New York City, the former president said, “I once asked, ‘If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?’ Now I know the answer to that question.” “When your family, your company and all the people in your orbit have become the targets of an unfounded, politically motivated Witch Hunt supported by lawyers, prosecutors and the Fake News Media, you have no choice,” Trump said....

Trump was reacting to the news that the panel has subpoenaed Cipollone following damning testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson on Tuesday. Hutchinson, a former top aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, told the panel that Cipollone was concerned Trump would face criminal charges if he joined his supporters in marching to the Capitol on January 6. “Mr. Cipollone said something to the effect of ‘please make sure that we don’t go up to the Capitol, Cassidy, keep in touch with me,’” Hutchinson testified....

“Well, I’m concerned,” Doc Rivers said Saturday, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Robert Morales. “I mean, make no mistake about that. I mean, I was pretty confident that Blake (Griffin) would be back at some point, so I didn’t have concern on that. But I do have concern with Jamal; I’ll say that.” MORE: Blazers’ Aldridge aggravates hand injury | Curry’s ridiculous layup | Amar’e fined When pressed about a potential timetable for Crawford’s return, Rivers was noncommittal....

RELATED: Doctor Who: Every TARDIS Console Room, Ranked Occasionally even humans can become the biggest threats. The Doctor has several recurring enemies that are well-known to fans: Daleks, cybermen, sontarans, along with a few more obscure ones like the autons and ice warriors. The classic Doctor Who series has its share of strange monsters, some of which have been brought back for the revival. But there are a few who tend to stand out....

The official synopsis reads: “The Daleks’ plundering of the Archive of Islos unearths something ancient and deadly. Soon Skaro is under attack and the Dalek Emperor is on the run! Can the Daleks defeat their adversaries and regain their planet, even with help from an old enemy? Will this be the end of the Daleks?” RELATED: Doctor Who’s Christopher Eccleston to Return as the 9th Doctor The teaser released on Twitter and YouTube hints that the Emperor Dalek could be the lead protagonist....

MORE FROM QUORA: Why is the U.S. so dominant in the Olympics? Answer by Keck Medicine of USC, 500+ internationally renowned doctors at a leading academic medical center, on Quora: If you play sports, most likely you have experienced an injury. What you may not realize is that rules designed to keep you safe impact the way the game is played — and these rules are constantly evolving. In the early days, rule modifications in any given sport occurred slowly, usually to accommodate technological improvements in equipment....

Pittsburgh outfielder Starling Marte stepped to the plate in the bottom of the first inning with Gregory Polanco on first base. Marte hit a single to right field, where Puig was waiting to grab the ball with his bare hand and fire a rocket for the force-out at second. MORE: Best hitters in baseball, pitch-by-pitch | Puig featured in “SportsCenter” commerical Granted Polanco has experienced his fair share of trouble on the bases, but that was just an absurd throw by Puig....

The victory over Atlanta contained a tinge of irony reflected in Jansen’s words: The Dodgers find themselves where the Braves were two decades ago. MORE: Dodgers’ Matt Kemp named SN’s NL Comeback Player of the Year As the 20th century merged into the 21st, the Braves were one of baseball’s best teams. Atlanta won every divisional championship between 1991 and 2005. Because of the players’ strike that ended the 1994 season in August — and eventually cancelled the World Series — no divisional leader received official credit for a championship that year....

Schneider is an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, and his statements on Beck’s show only reinforced his stance. Sandler, though, has been more tight-lipped about his political beliefs. Sandler and Schneider have maintained a close relationship for years since they were both break-out stars of Saturday Night Live in the 1990s. Since departing the sketch comedy show, the two men have worked together in more than a dozen films....

Newcomers were excited to be able to binge both the original series and Bleach: TYBW over the course of the Fall 2022 season. However, some have become confused about what exactly the TYBW anime series is and how it relates to the mainline anime series from 2004. There’s an easy explanation of how the TYBW anime series relates to the mainline story, as well as a highly-anticipated manga arc continuation fans may have heard of....

One theory that initially had some weight, but has since been lost traction centered on the return of the exotic hand cannon Thorn to Destiny 2. Initially, many players thought that Thorn made a brief appearance in the Curse of Osiris reveal trailer, but further investigation has shot numerous holes in the theory. Thanks to the magic of high resolution video and screenshots, it’s pretty plain to see that Thorn is not the hand cannon in question, which should help plenty of Destiny 2 players sleep a little easier....