What’s motivating Lakers in their NBA Cup title chase? ‘I mean, $500,000 is $500,000’

LeBron James celebrates with the in-season tournament MVP trophy after the Lakers won the tournament last December. (Jeff Haynes / NBAE via Getty Images) History and hindsight have made it a little difficult to contextualize what the Lakers accomplished last winter, the team hoisting a trophy and hanging a banner after winning the NBA’s first … Read more

Kamala Harris didn’t have a prayer with Christians — but won nonbelievers: survey

LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t have a prayer with the nation’s Christians, a new survey reveals. The Democrat scored a decisive victory only among those who said they hold “no religious faith,” getting 64% of their votes, pollster George Barna of Arizona Christian University’s Cultural Research Center said Wednesday. The crisis of … Read more

Rudy Giuliani’s lawyers want to quit over a ‘disagreement’ about his $148M defamation judgment

Rudy Giuliani’s lawyers want to ditch the former Big Apple mayor, claiming they disagree on a legal strategy as he seeks to wriggle out of a $148 million defamation judgment he owes to two Georgia election workers. The four-page document filed Wednesday in Manhattan federal court is heavily redacted and light on details, but lawyers … Read more

Mike Tyson-Jake Paul: How to watch the fight, time, odds

The delay from the original plan for July was caused by Tyson having a medical episode on a plane and needing time to recover from a stomach ulcer. Mike Tyson, left, and Jake Paul, right, pose for photographs during a news conference ahead of their fight, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Irving, Texas.Photo by Julio … Read more

News Analysis: Trump’s transition moves raise fears of a politicized military

Then-President Trump walks to a church near the White House during protests in 2020. Marine Gen. Mark Milley, then-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is in uniform behind him. Milley later regretted that his presence “created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics.” (Associated Press) Critics of President-elect Donald Trump have long … Read more

Senate will block Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz as attorney general, ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy says

Kevin McCarthy predicts that Matt Gaetz “won’t get confirmed” as attorney general and that “everybody knows that.” (Associated Press) Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy predicted that President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general would be rejected by the Republican Senate next year. “Gaetz won’t get confirmed, everybody knows that,” McCarthy said … Read more

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