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Republicans hope Trump indictment doesn't doom down-ballot races

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Republicans hope an indictment of Donald Trump will not wreak havoc on down-ballot races next year. At a Republican retreat earlier this month, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy grew frustrated with repeated questions -- not about policy or the party but about one of the investigations into former President Donald Trump. "We're not talking about this in our conference; you're asking about it," McCarthy insisted after reporters pressed for answers to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's probe. When asked if Trump is still the Re public an leader, McCarthy fired back: "In the press room, for all of you, he is." It was a preview of what's to come for members of the GOP now that Trump has been indicted, a historic development that party strategists and pollsters say could also wreak a particularly distracting kind of havoc in down-ballot races heading into the next federal elections. While Republicans maintain they hope charges against Trump -- who denie

Chelsea vs Real Madrid: Complete head-to-head record

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Chelsea and Real Madrid are two giants of European Football with excellent records in the Champions League . Los Blancos are by far the most successful team in the com Pet ition's History , winning it a total of 14 times, though the Blues have also enjoyed success in recent times. The Premier League side shocked the continent with surprise triumphs in in 2012 and 2021. They have naturally met on occassion while battling for Champions League glory. Here's who has come out on top each time Real Madrid and Chelsea have squared off. Chelsea vs Real Madrid H2H record 1. Real Madrid 1-1 Chelsea - May 1971 The two sides walk out for the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1971 / Keystone/Getty Images Chelsea and Real Madrid first faced each other way back in May 1971, in the final of the Cup Winners' Cup. The Blues took a second half lead through Pet er Osgood but were pegged back by an ageing Real side; Ignacio Zoco pouncing on a defensive mistake to equalise. There was no pe

Damian Lillard update: Blazers star to sit out rest of season with team out of playoff contention, per report

The Portland Trail Blazers plan to shut down star guard Damian Lillard for the remainder of the season , according to Chris Haynes. Lillard has been dealing with a calf injury that has kept him out of the team's last three Game s.  With Lillard out of the lineup, the Blazers have lost all three of those games to continue a late-season slide that has essentially eliminated them from play-in tournament contention. They have dropped nine of their last 10 games to fall to 32-43 on the season, and are now five games back of the Oklahoma City Thunder for the No. 10 spot in the Western Conference.  After playing just 29 Game s last season due to abdominal surgery, Lillard was again hampered by various injuries, most notably continuous calf problems. As a result, he was limited to 58 Game s this time around, but was fantastic when he did play. He averaged a career-high 32.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists, was n

Jokic vs. Embiid vs. Giannis: What each NBA MVP front-runner needs to do down the stretch to lock in my vote

With less than two weeks to go in the NBA's regular season, the race for the game's Most Valuable Player award is wide open. And so is my vote. There are several reasons for that, and perhaps a few things that can happen over each of the candidate's handful of remaining regular-season games to sway me, the other voters and the direction of the award itself. For starters, at least for me, this year's MVP award is a three-way race between Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic. All three have strong cases for their candidacy. And if you must -- and we must -- there are cases to be made against each of them. This is the trickiest MVP voting ballot in memory, and certainly my most difficult one.  It's a conversation for fans, players and the league -- and a similarly stressful assessment for voters -- that's been super-charged with issues and

India launches heaviest rocket with 36 satellites

ANKARA: India on Sunday launched its heaviest rocket, Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3 or GSLV Mark 3), which successfully placed 36 satellites into orbit, the country's Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced. “All 36 OneWeb Gen-1 satellites injected into the intended orbits. In its 6th consecutive successful flight, LVM3 carried 5805 kgs (12,798 pounds) of payload to Low Earth Orbit,” the agency wrote on Twitter, calling the mission "accomplished." Read more: India’s rocket company to slash satellite costs At local time 9 a.m., the rocket was launch ed from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, the agency said. According to the ISRO, today's mission is the second mission under a commercial agreement between New Space India Limited, a government-run firm, and UK-based satellite company, OneWeb, to launch 72 satellites to Low-Earth Orbits." The first set of 36 satellites was launch ed in October las

Taylor Swift Shouts Out ‘Generous King’ Lana Del Rey, Plus More Brand-New Moments From Las Vegas Eras Tour Stop

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Taylor Swift  fans in Las Vegas who couldn’t wait until Friday night (March 24) to learn all the details of The Eras Tour might have read up on the setlist, stage production and fashion from last weekend’s opening concerts in Glendale, Ariz. But even the most well-researched Swifties were still in for surprises at the first of her two-night stand at Sin City’s Allegiant Stadium, as Billboard witnessed from the crowd. Of course, those fans already knew they were in for two songs that weren’t on the previous two setlists, after Swift performed “Mirrorball” and “Tim McGraw” during night 1’s acoustic set and “State of Grace” and “This Is Me Trying” on night 2. The Vegas crowd was in for a double-barreled treat, as she went back to her self-тιтled debut album for “Our Song” (by request of debut opening act Beabadoobee) — Swift’s only track from the 2006 project for the night — and then paid tribute to Lana Del Rey’s Friday-released album Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Oce

Greenberg’s Great Train and Toy Show this weekend – Jeff Gross

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This weekend the Shriner’s Auditorium again will host Greenberg’s Great Train and Toy Show.  The Show is on March 25-26th 2023 Saturday 10am – 4pm & Sunday 10 am -4 pm.   To use your GPS, the location is Shriner’s Auditorium 99 Fordham Road, Wilmington, MA 01887 (just about an hour from Providence). The show features 80+ vendors with Trains, Toys, Collectable’s of all kinds. Parking is free. Children 11 and under are free as well. The show will host workshops and live demonstrations. There will be a test track and an outdoor riding train.  Tickets can be purchased online with a discount at Trainshow.com or at the door, however, the door sales are cash only. Not a train collector yet?  Layouts will be everywhere that will strike up the interest in the youngsters .  The following confirmed groups will have their operating layouts on display: European Train Enthusiasts (Eastern New England) – 20’ x 37’- HO Scale Northeast Ntrak – 24’ x 32’ – N Scale

TikTok creators, some US Democratic lawmakers oppose ban on app

WASHINGTON: TikTok creator s and three US Democratic Party lawmakers on Wednesday said they opposed any potential ban on the Chinese-owned short video sharing app that is used by more than 150 million Americans. On Thursday TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before the US House Energy and Commerce Committee amid growing calls for a ban over national security concerns at a time when relations between Beijing and Washington have deteriorated.  Representatives Jamaal Bowman, Mark Pocan and Robert Garcia and TikTok creators called at a press conference in Washington for broad-based privacy legislation that would address all large social media companies. "Why the hysteria and the panic and the targeting of TikTok?" Bowman asked. "Let's do the right thing here - comprehensive social media reform as it relates to privacy and security." Still, far more US  lawmakers want TikTok banned. Critics fear that TikTok user data in the United States could be passed on

Persona 5 Royal Confidant Guide: Devil - Ichiko Ohya

Quick Links Ohya's Confidant Perks And Availability How To Rank Up Ohya's Confidant In Persona 5 Royal Non-Ranking Hangout Scenes Ichiko Ohya is a journalist in Persona 5 Royal who offers to write articles about the Phantom Thieves in exchange for information about them from Joker. What begins as a friendship of mutual interest quickly grows into Joker seeing a different side of Ohya than the lush she is in public – she’s trying to dig into the disappearance of her former partner, Kayo. RELATED: Persona 5: Every Romance Option, Ranked By Intelligence With an interesting story and perks to help you get through palaces easier, it’s well worth it to rank up Ohya’s confidant! For a little help with ranking her up, follow along with our Ohya confidant guide. Updated on March 20, 2023 by Gabrielle Castania: With Persona 5 Royal remaining much-beloved by players on the heels of P5R’s new console ports in 2022, we wanted to go back and polish some of

Kendall Jenner’s H๏τtest ʙικιɴι pictures

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Kendall Jenner  dreamed of becoming a supermodel for years, and now she’s the highest-paid model in the world. With her long, lean body, it’s no surprise she’s become so successful in her modeling career. Nor is it surprising that she shows off the body that she’s famous for on the regular. Kendall has been known to post more than a few  ʙικιɴι pictures on Instagram, just like all four of her famous sisters, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, and Kourtney Kardashian. She’ll even sport a two-piece in the snow if the mood strikes. She may not sport the outrageous curves of the rest of the ladies in her family, but she definitely knows how to wear a ʙικιɴι . Check out some of Kendall Jenner ’s best ʙικιɴι pics here: A different kind of ice bath. In 2022, Kendall took a trip and decided to try out that whole Wim Hof ice bath thing that ᴀsserts that regular ice baths have Health benefits. She did it her own way, though, and ran through the snow in a ʙικιɴι and w