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On Thursday, House impeachment managers, acting as the prosecutors of the case, will continue their opening arguments for the second day. Managers are expected to spend the beginning of Thursday focused on Article One of Trump’s impeachment, abuse of power, according to The Washington Post. The trial is scheduled to resume at 1 p.m. EST and could last until 9 p.m. or later, depending on breaks. Each side has 24 hours for opening arguments, split over the course of three days, so its possible managers could plead their case for the entirety of Thursday’s session and continue on Friday....

The Republican incumbent vowed a legal battle over the counting of ballots, falsely claiming victory before the election results were clear. “We will win this. As far as I’m concerned, we already have,” Trump said. In contrast, Vice President Mike Pence appeared to immediately temper the president’s comments. Speaking directly after Trump, Pence suggested they were on “the road to victory,” though it was not a foregone conclusion as ballots are still being tallied....

“Why is State Senator Jake Corman of Pennsylvania fighting so hard that there not be a Forensic Audit of the 2020 Presidential Election Scam? Corman is fighting as though he were a Radical Left Democrat, saying that a Forensic Audit of Pennsylvania not take place,” Trump said in a statement. “Why is Senator David Argall playing the same game? Are they stupid, corrupt, or naive? What is going on?” Trump asked....

This week marks the 10th anniversary of Gorbachev’s rise to power, the beginning of the era of glasnost and perestroika, but much more than commemorations are in his thoughts, mind and soul. His trip to Novosibirsk left no doubt that he is eager to launch a comeback. Although he claims he has not formally decided to run in next year’s presidential elections, he exhorted audience after audience to dump Yeltsin and elect ““a very experienced politician’’ with – surprise, surprise – all the characteristics of Mikhail Gorbachev (box)....

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Tagovailoa was the No. 5 overall pick in the 2020 draft, four spots after Joe Burrow went No. 1 overall to the Bengals and one spot ahead of Justin Herbert going No. 6 overall to the Chargers. With the league’s rookie contract structure in place since 2011, there was a natural place to slot Tagovailoa’s salary. MORE: Tua Tagovailoa’s injury history Like all first-rounders, Tagovailoa got a four-year all guaranteed deal with a fifth-year club option....

Speaking to NFL Network and ESPN, the Tagovailoa’s representatives indicated he had voluntarily decided to take part in the medical test, which was carried out by an independent doctor selected by the physicians and trainers of the 32 NFL franchises. The result of the medical examination were sent to every team, as the quarterback looks to allay fears about his physical condition. On Wednesday, the 2018 Heisman Trophy runner-up shared on his social media video of him going through passing drills, before telling ESPN’s SportsCenter that he was 100 percent fully fit....

PSG eventually ran out 4-0 winners over fifth-tier Pontivy, but Sylvain Jule’s own goal was all that separated the sides until the 70th minute, when Neymar finally got the better of the impressive Clement Daoudou. Kylian Mbappe’s penalty added further gloss soon after, with Julian Draxler getting in on the act late on. And Tuchel acknowledged that the performance may not have been reflective of the scoreline, but was nonetheless impressed with PSG’s display....

The anchor, 51, lashed out at the beloved Sesame Street character when discussing the controversy over his Monday night show, where he prompted backlash by saying the protests are “definitely not about black lives.” Criticizing CNN and Sesame Street’s joint town hall special about George Floyd and the ensuing demonstrations against racism, Carlson said it was teaching children that “America is a very bad place, and it’s all your fault....

On Tuesday evening, Fox News drew its biggest audience since Trump’s State of the Union address last February. Tucker Carlson Tonight—described by the network as an “hour of spirited debate and powerful reporting”—was among the network’s top performers, with 5.7 million total viewers, 1.39 million of which included the key advertising demographic of adults between the ages of 25 and 54, according to Nielsen Media Research. The rating amounts to the biggest figure the show has ever seen in the 8 p....

“It’s time for all good FBI agents to stand against any superior who’s abusing their power to target political opponents,” Gabbard wrote. Gabbard also shared a column published in the New York Post about FBI Special Agent Steve Friend, who filed a whistleblower complaint Wednesday alleging that the agency has exaggerated claims about domestic terrorism and used the investigation of the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot to target conservatives, according to the newspaper....

Tumblr: Spring Cleaning When Winter is Here! Supposedly, Tumblr went on a spring cleaning spree as news about Facebook’s involvement in the massive data leak was just trickling in. Over the weekend, it quietly emailed its users that they had zeroed down on 84 users that were IRA (Internet Research Agency) backed. There have been claims of it being in cahoots with those involved in the Russian Pro-Trump Propaganda Pages....

That is according to a new analysis by two economists in their book—The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay—set to be published on October 15. The authors are Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, both economics professors at UC Berkeley. After collating the data going back decades, Saez and Zucman showed that since the 1960s the effective rate paid by the richest 400 families has been in general decline amid tax cuts and the emergence of sophisticated tax avoidance....

On his Truth Social site on Sunday, Trump called the search of his Florida home a break-in, and a described it as “a sneak attack on democracy” that was conducted while he was away. The next day, Trump told Fox News he had offered help to the Justice Department with its ongoing investigation “because the temperature has to be brought down in the country.” “If it isn’t, terrible things are going to happen,” the former president said, noting that there was “tremendous anger” in the United States as a result of “years of scams and witch hunts....

“I want to be clear,” Tim Morrison, the Europe and Russia chief for the National Security Council, told lawmakers behind closed doors. “I was not concerned that anything illegal was discussed.” The conversation is at the center of the House’s impeachment inquiry, investigating allegations of a quid pro quo by Trump to have the foreign leader open a probe into one of his political opponents, former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter....

Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a further $2.96 billion of funding to support the homeless, and those at risk of becoming so, was being allocated. This comes in the form of Emergency Solution Grants (ESG) to “support homeless Americans and individuals at risk of becoming homeless because of hardships such as job loss, wage reduction, or illness due to COVID-19.” Similar grants amounting to $1 billion were previously handed out, having been agreed in the CARES Act, taking the total spend to near $4 billion....

Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison Thursday for obstructing justice during a congressional investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. While Trump did not mention Stone by name, Trump’s language echoed a tweet he made in which he called Stone’s original recommended sentence of up to nine years “very unfair.” “The thing we’re working on right now,” Trump said during his speech, “we’re trying to get fairness for a certain person who has been treated very unfairly....

Trump administration officials opened the briefing today by announcing that the U.S. will move to enhance their counternarcotics operation to fight Mexican cartels seeking to “exploit the pandemic to threaten American lives.” Roughly half an hour into the briefing, Trump turned his attention to the virus and assured the public that officials are quickly moving to resolve the issue of ventilators. “We’re soon going to have more ventilators than we need,” the president said....

Going into the final week of the election, Biden has about an 8 percentage-point lead over Trump, according to a RealClearPolitics average. The gap poses a problem for the president winning the Electoral College, according to experts, But Trump is far from giving up and has a busy rally schedule in the days until November 3. Trump’s supporters are still waiting in line for hours to secure a spot for one of his rallies, and polls show they’re confident he’ll pull out an election victory....

As of reporting, Trump is currently trailing Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Votes from Arizona, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina and Alaska have yet to be called since many voted by mail due to the ongoing pandemic. Twitter reacted to Trump’s declaration, posting pictures and gifs of The Count, the Sesame Street vampire muppet, complete with a cape and monocle. The Count, whose full name is Count Von Count, has an affinity for counting things, and loves nothing more than sharing this numerical passion with kids....