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CNN  —  The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to force the top two lawyers from Donald Trump’s White House counsel’s office to testify about their conversations with the former President, as it tries to break through the privilege firewall Trump has used to avoid scrutiny of his actions on January 6, 2021, according to three people familiar with the investigation. The move to compel additional testimony from former White House counsel Pat Cipollone and deputy White House counsel Patrick Philbin just last week is part of a set of secret court proceedings. Trump has been fighting to keep…

Commercial Content 21+ So has Aaron Boone been fired yet? … GOAT check. Tom Brady and the Buccaneers are 3-4. LeBron James and the Lakers are 0-3 and Bill de Blasio — the greatest mayor of all time — has dyed his hair brown. … I’ve got it! If Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams believe criminals are reading (ha-ha!), comprehending (ha-ha-ha!) and obeying (hahahaha!) the “Gun Free Zone” signs in Times Square, why not have a “Shove Free Zone” on every subway platform. Things are so bad in the subways that passengers need straps while they wait for…

The federal government has undertaken emergency procedures to coordinate a response to the Medibank data breach.The national framework set up during the pandemic is empowered to organise all relevant agencies and departments to respond to the hack, including the Federal Police and the Australian Signals Directorate.The move signals growing concern over the scale of the breach, which is now estimated to have compromised the private records of up to four million customers. Source: Sky News

An Iranian man dubbed the “world’s dirtiest man” has died at the age of 94, according to state media.Amou Haji died Sunday in the village of Dezhgah, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). He had refused to bathe for more than 60 years, fearing it would make him sick.He gained notoriety around the globe for his unofficial title as “world’s dirtiest man,” and his life was even chronicled in a 2013 documentary called “The Strange Life of Amou Haji.”CALIFORNIA MAN BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR MOST GHOST PEPPERS EATEN IN 1 MINUTE Villagers had recently pressured him to bathe, and…

CNN  —  A Washington, DC, appeals court has set oral arguments for January 2023 in the defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, indicating that a decision over the outcome of ex-magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll’s claims won’t come until next year. Last month, the DC appeals court was asked by a federal appeals court in New York to weigh in on a specific legal question that the future of the lawsuit hinges on. In a brief order Tuesday, the DC appeals court said it will expedite the appeal and the entire bench of judges will consider the arguments, instead…

SAN FRANCISCO — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 rattled the San Francisco Bay Area Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.The U.S. Geological Survey said the 11:42 a.m. quake struck 12 miles east of San Jose at a depth of about 4 miles. The area is about 40 miles southeast of downtown San Francisco.People reported feeling the quake as far south as Santa Cruz.A 3.1 aftershock followed about 5 minutes later, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Source: NBC News

Skin cycling is the latest beauty trend to take over TikTok. With a cool 3.5 billion views on the hashtag, the skin cycling trend is far from being a weird and wacky method (as is often the case on the Gen-Z-led platform). In fact, it actually has legs according to a number of skin experts and dermatologists. But what is it, exactly?“The concept of skin cycling applies to a nighttime skincare routine, which involves using active ingredients only on certain days, and following them with ‘rest’ days,” explains Dr. Alexis Granite. “A four-day cycle is the most popular, which typically…

Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff, during the America First Policy Institute’s America First Agenda summit in Washington, D.C., on Monday, July 25, 2022.Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFormer Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows asked a South Carolina judge to block a subpoena demanding his testimony before a Georgia grand jury investigating possible criminal interference in the 2020 presidential election.Meadows’ request Monday afternoon came hours after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas temporarily delayed a similar subpoena that the same grand jury issued to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.The grand jury is probing former President…

Chelsea manager Graham Potter says their progression to the Champions League knockout stage is a big step in the team’s development under him.They sealed their place in the last-16 with a 2-1 win against Red Bull Salzburg in Austria – a victory which ended a 40-match unbeaten record for the home side.Speaking after the match, Potter said: “It’s not easy to create chances against this team but we did, we created good chances from good play.Champions League‘Kepa is as good as anyone with the ball at his feet’ – Cole praises ‘outstanding’ Spaniard3 HOURS AGO”We’ve had a lot of games…

The United Kingdom’s National Health Service now says that most children claiming to be transgender may be going through a “transient phase.”The NHS plans to begin restricting gender-affirming treatment of minors who claim to be transgender, according to a report in The Telegraph. Restrictions will be placed on puberty blockers, and medical doctors — not therapists — will be expected to lead the provision of transgender services. AMERICANS OVERWHELMINGLY OPPOSE TRANSGENDER ATHLETES IN FEMALE SPORTS, POLL SHOWS “The clinical approach has to be mindful of the risks of an inappropriate gender transition and the difficulties that the child may experience in returning…