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Stephanie McMahon has resigned as WWE co-chief executive officer and chairwoman after her father, Vince, was unanimously re-elected as the company’s executive chairman.Stephanie McMahon returned from a leave of absence in July to take over as co-CEO after Vince McMahon retired amid allegations of sexual misconduct. She informed staff Tuesday that she is again stepping down as Vince McMahon returns to facilitate a potential sale of the company.“I cannot put into words how proud I am to have helped lead what I consider to be the greatest company in the world and I am confident WWE is in the perfect position to continue to provide unparalleled creative…

The Georgia Bulldogs became the first program to win back-to-back College Football Playoff national championships Monday.Georgia dominated TCU for a 65-7 victory, which marked the largest margin of victory ever in a bowl game.Last season, the Bulldogs beat the Alabama Crimson Tide in the national championship game to capture the school’s first title in over 40 years.Alabama head coach Nick Saban was inside SoFi Stadium for Monday’s championship game and offered his opinion about a controversial hit on a star wide receiver during Georgia’s semifinal matchup. “Well, I think the play on Marvin Harrison Jr. was targeting as well,” Saban…

Members of Saskatchewan’s business and scientific communities are worrying about how the loss of Air Canada’s direct flights between Saskatoon and Regina to Calgary will affect the province. “We do a lot in Alberta and Calgary is a main hub for us,” Jocelyn Lemaire, customer service representative at Black Fox Distillery, said.“And losing (Calgary) as a travel connection, that’s going to hurt us not just with sales, but also with visitors coming to the farm.”The loss of the direct routes next week will require anyone wanting to travel to Regina or Saskatoon from Calgary to connect through Vancouver, which will…

The ABC needs to recognise it got the Cardinal George Pell story “absolutely, totally, irredeemably wrong”, says The Australian’s Legal Affairs Contributor Chris Merritt.The Vatican has confirmed Cardinal Pell died at the age of 81 following hip surgery complications.In 2017 Pell was charged and found guilty of historical child sex abuse but the conviction was later overturned by the bench of the High Court.“The 7:30 program devoted an enormous amount of time to prosecuting, effectively, Cardinal Pell,” Mr Merritt told Sky News Australia.“It will be revealing of the character of the people running the ABC how they respond now.” Source:…

The Pentagon is formally dropping a controversial COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops, according to a memo from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. President Joe Biden signed a defense policy bill just before Christmas that included a provision cleared by the House and the Senate to repeal the administration’s military vaccine mandate. The National Defense Authorization Act terminated the COVID-19 vaccine for military members but did not reinstate those who were discharged or had their benefits cut for refusing the vaccine. Reinstatement has become a priority for some Republicans who said the strict mandate is among the reasons why military recruitment is at…

Nine retired judges urged New York’s Democratic-run state Senate to confirm Hector LaSalle as the state’s next chief judge, after complaining he’s been the victim of a smear campaign by “woke members of the legal academy” and knee-jerk lawmakers. The former judges, who served in the Appellate Division First Department, sent a letter Tuesday to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins (D-Yonkers) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan), objecting to snap opposition to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s nomination of LaSalle, who would become the first Hispanic chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals. “In a campaign…

Two emergency medical service workers in Illinois have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 35-year-old patient under their care after improperly restraining him in an ambulance.Sangamon County State’s Attorney Dan Wright said Tuesday in a press conference that LifeStar EMS workers Peggy Finley, 44, and Peter Cadigan, 50, were charged in the death of 35-year-old Earl L. Moore Jr. on Dec. 18.Wright said police were called to Moore’s residence and found him suffering from a hallucinatory episode and immediately called EMS for patient care.HOUSTON ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT SHOT DEAD BY ARMED CUSTOMER, POLICE LOOKING TO QUESTION…

Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson is telling investors to brace for a winter downdraft.He warns S&P 500 is vulnerable to a 23% drop — bringing it to 3,000.”Even though a majority of institutional clients think we’re probably going to be in a recession, they don’t seem to be afraid of it,” the firm’s CIO and chief U.S. equity strategist told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Tuesday. “That’s just a big disconnect.”Wilson expects earnings season, which kicks off with financials on Friday, will jolt the market by coming in sharply below expectations. He believes investors will be surprised by how dramatically earnings need…

Nearly a ton of taxpayer-provided food gets tossed in the trash every day at a massive Manhattan hotel being used to house migrants — because they’d rather secretly cook their own meals on dangerous hot plates, a whistleblowing worker has revealed. Disturbing photos show garbage bags full of sandwiches and bagels awaiting disposal at the four-star Row NYC hotel near Times Square, where the city pays a daily rate as high as $500 per room, hotel employee Felipe Rodriguez told The Post. “It’s a crime to be throwing out so much food,” he said. Other images show a hotel room…

The city of Denver announced this week that it is limiting the stays of arriving migrants in their shelters for two weeks, as the city says it is trying to regain the use of the recreation centers that have been converted into emergency housing amid a surge in migrants to the city.In an announcement on Monday, the city said it has been telling migrants that their stay in shelters is “to last no more than two weeks” as it seeks to maintain “sustainable, safe and stable operations while continuing to bring our recreation centers back online for the Denver community.”This…