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That will be the most important issue for the court after this Supreme Court hearing. The high court will ask lower courts to take up the issue in Trump’s federal criminal case around January 6, as justices appear for oral arguments and agree on the need to draw a line of protection against official conduct surrounding the president’s office. It seems like he is preparing to give instructions. More in 2021.But it could go in several directions. That could mean U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan makes a decision in accordance with the Supreme Court’s opinion, potentially bringing President Trump to…
Since first appearing on an NFL field in 2002, the Houston Texans have looked much the same.It’s not just because quarterback CJ Stroud and a loaded roster could take them to new heights.On Tuesday, the league’s youngest team launched a bold rebranding that takes advantage of a new rule that allows clubs to use up to three different helmets. The Texans will do this too. We also added alternate uniforms aimed at adding more color to the palette and celebrating Houston’s culture. The results were announced after gathering input from more than 10,000 surveys and 30 focus groups in what…
On a Monday morning last month, tech executives, engineers and sales representatives from Amazon, Google, TikTok and other companies endured a three-hour traffic jam as their cars crawled toward a mammoth conference at an event space in the desert, 50 miles outside Riyadh.The lure: billions of dollars in Saudi money as the kingdom seeks to build a tech industry to complement its oil dominance.To bypass the congestion, frustrated eventgoers drove onto the highway shoulder, kicking up plumes of desert sand as they sped past those following traffic rules. A lucky few took advantage of a special freeway exit dedicated to…
‘Politically motivated’: Pakistan rejects US State Department report on rights violations ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday “categorically” rejected the 2023 Country Report on Human Rights Practices issued by the US State Department, calling the report politically motivated, lacking objective evidence and ” It is in line with the agenda of “the politicization of international human rights.” The annual human rights assessment, released earlier this week, found that in the past year Pakistan has experienced a number of incidents of arbitrary killings, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, torture and “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment by the government or its agents.” “Instances of criminal…
houston – TikTok has helped put many local businesses on the map, and this recent trend is spurring new business for one Houston restaurant.This social media platform is expanding its genre beyond being a “dance” app, allowing creators to express their opinions, show off their cooking skills, and save dying businesses by helping owners with free marketing. Now you can even do it.We all know about the influence influencers like Keith Lee and Mr ChimeTime have on TikTok, but they forgot one thing. It’s Bread Zeppelin.So KPRC 2 Senior Digital Content Producer Brittany Taylor visited and sampled a newly opened…
As the countdown to the Lok Sabha elections on Friday approaches like an omen, opposition alliances in Kerala spent the penultimate day sniping at each other on Thursday, indulging in irregularities in setting the election agenda and threatening voters. I made my final pitch. The so-called silent campaign day was anything but quiet. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K. Sudhakaran has warned that Left Democratic Front (LDF) convenor EP Jayarajan plans to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and threatens violence from communists. He accused the government of withdrawing at the last minute out of fear of retribution, igniting…
top line The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday over whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from criminal prosecution for trying to overturn the 2020 election, with the former president’s lawyer D. doubled down on its claim that there is total immunity from criminal prosecution for public officials. Acting in a public office, even if it involves assassinating a political opponent. Anti-Trump demonstrators in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on April 25th.I Can’t Wait for Justice Getty Images important facts Sauer argued Thursday before the Supreme Court that “there would be no presidency as we…
Published April 25, 2024 Dr. Stanley Ekins was appointed to the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Governor Roy Cooper in recognition of his extraordinary service to East Carolina University and Eastern North Carolina over more than 30 years. Representative Gloristine Brown of North Carolina’s 8th District presented the award to Mr. Eakins at the College of Business’ year-end social and retirement awards ceremony on April 23. “Dean Ekins, you are a very deserving person, and we thank you for your leadership and contributions to North Carolina State,” Brown said. Mr. Eakins served as dean of the College of…
A senior Cuban diplomat has expressed his nation’s commitment to further boosting ties with China but ruled out the possibility of hosting any foreign military bases, even as an intensifying geopolitical feud between China and the United States comes to the Caribbean.On the heels of a Newsweek investigation that revealed previously unseen details regarding Chinese dealings with the tiny Caribbean island nation of Antigua, Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío told Newsweek that “we don’t know of any hostile act against the U.S. by China in the region.””We know it is mentioned by a lot by the U.S.,…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s multi-day visit to China this week caps a particularly busy period of meetings between U.S. and Chinese officials. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited Beijing earlier this month, where she spoke about improving U.S.-China relations and was photographed drinking beer at a local brewery. On April 5, U.S. and Chinese defense officials held maritime talks for the first time in three years. And on April 16, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with his Chinese colleague, Admiral Dong Jun, for the first time since his appointment.But all is not well. Chinese coast guard ships and…