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The president and his retinue—including first lady Melania, daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared—were the center of the huge “Namaste Trump” event at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Gujarat, the home state of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The visit was a reciprocation of the “Howdy Modi” event arranged for the prime minister’s visit to Texas last year. Both programs were designed to emphasize the close relationship and growing cooperation between the two populist leaders and their nations....

Meanwhile, as most national and state level polls present a dismal picture of Trump’s approval rating and support, five Republican senators have confirmed they will not be attending the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Jacksonville, Florida. GOP Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Susan Collins of Maine and Charles Grassley of Iowa have all said they will not be at the August event....

Trump is due to hold a 2020 election campaign rally with his supporters at the Kellogg Arena. Outside, protesters will demand his removal from office. A pro-Trump counterprotester threatened a “beat down” of the president’s opponents. Meanwhile, in Washington D.C. the House will decide on whether to impeach Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his alleged misconduct towards Ukraine. “Whether you oppose or support this president, we plan to host a safe and secure event for our community and guest,” Battle Creek’s Chief of Police Jim A....

This swirl of uncertainty is threatening to hold back U.S. economic growth and has lowered global forecasts. More than six in 10 CEOs say trade disputes have hurt their businesses. Many have shelved expansion plans as they adopt a “wait and see” approach. In September, the widely watched ISM manufacturing index contracted for the second month in a row, registering its worst level since 2009. Service industries have barely expanded....

Acosta said Trump used “racially charged rhetoric” and attacked Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, who represents Minnesota’s 5th district. He also said the crowd was noticeably smaller than at other rallies. The quote “This was sort of a low energy victory lap for President Trump,” Acosta told CNN’s Don Lemon. “He was declaring victory after last night’s debate with Joe Biden. But keep in mind this was one of the smallest crowds I have seen in some time at a Trump rally, during the pandemic....

Coming from the White House, where he’d just given a press conference on updates involving the deadly coronavirus, the president pivoted to focus much of his nearly hour-and-a-half-long speech on ridiculing his perceived political foes—including Democratic hopefuls vying to unseat him—and touting administration achievements. Trump fully embraced CPAC’s “America vs. Socialism” theme as Republicans try to paint Democrats in the run-up to November as a party increasingly open to socialism because of the lead Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, boasts in the Democratic primary....

Trump has staunchly opposed the gesture since former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first knelt during the anthem to protest against racial discrimination and police brutality. Trump has repeatedly accused protesters of disrespecting the national anthem and the flag and in the four years since Kaepernick first took a knee, the gesture has developed into an endless source of political debate. On Tuesday morning, the president again touched on the issue, less than a day after San Francisco Giants players knelt during the national anthem ahead of their exhibition game against the Oakland Athletics....

“Now they’re having a big outbreak in Europe. They just had a big outbreak… It’s different parts of Europe. Everyone said what a great job they did and they had a great outbreak. Our numbers are much better than Europe,” Trump said in the interview. However, the current total number of cases in Europe, as well as infection rates and deaths rates in some of Europe’s worst-hit countries, are reported to be lower than in the U....

The AP conducted a review of every reported case of potential voter fraud, amounting to less than 475 total cases across Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Those six states and the combined 79 electoral college votes from those states were won by President Joe Biden by 311,257 votes out of over 25 million ballots cast. The 475 cases of possible voter fraud represented about 0.15 percent of Biden’s margin of victory, hundreds of thousands of votes short of an amount that could flip an election in any one state, let alone all six....

Lisa Montgomery, who was convicted of killing a pregnant woman and cutting the baby out of her womb, is set to die by lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, on December 8. Montgomery, 52, was convicted of federal kidnapping resulting in death in 2007. In December 2004, she visited the Missouri home of Bobbie Jo Stinnett, who was eight months pregnant, under the guise of buying a puppy....

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After a month of secrecy, clandestine travel and midnight rehearsal, the great man would light the flame opening the Olympic Games in Atlanta. Swimmer Janet Evans carried the flame up a long ramp to the stadium rim, there touching her torch to Ali’s, and then the 1960 Olympic gold medalist raised high the flame in his right hand. Beautiful. If Ali fought too hard too long and now pays a dear physical price, he is at peace with the damage because he sees it as Allah’s will....

Quick Enshrinement Disservice to Roberto Roberto Clemente was one of a kind — as high-strung as a thoroughbred, sensitive, pleasant most of the time, bitter on occasion, but always proud. He was part insomniac, part hypochondriac and all ballplayer. As one of the best ever, a super star who had considerable self-esteem and yet even more consideration for others, the trim, wasp-waisted No. 21 in Pittsburgh’s black-and-gold didn’t need the special privilege of an extra election to bypass the Hall of Fame’s five-year wait for selection....

After first-round defeats at the Rogers Cup and US Open, Tsonga this month dropped down to the Challenger Tour and won the Cassis Open without dropping a set. The former world number five, a three-time champion in Metz, came from a set down to defeat Pablo Andujar 3-6 6-1 6-2 and set up a second-round clash with Pierre-Hugues Herbert, who downed eighth seed Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6 (7-3) 6-4. Pablo Carreno Busta made light work of Julian Lenz, triumphing 6-1 6-1 in just 57 minutes, and the Spaniard will face top seed David Goffin in round two....

Dolphins coach Brian Flores announced that his starting quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, suffered a worse rib injury than initially expected and won’t play Sunday against the Raiders. MORE: Robert Griffin III open to returning to NFL Tagovailoa left Sunday’s Week 2 contest after getting sacked early in the game, and though he got up and walked off the field under his own power, he was carted to the locker room....

PSG were outplayed for long periods in Tuesday’s Ligue 1 clash and were fortunate to be in front through Angel di Maria before late strikes from Andy Delort and Souleymane Camara gave Montpellier a deserved win. The Ligue 1 champions were architects of their own downfall as Presnel Kimpembe put through his own net in the first half and a Leandro Paredes error let to Camara’s late winner. But, as has been the case so often this season, Tuchel pointed to the limitations of his group and the strain on his players in order to explain these mistakes....

Kremlin-funded media outlets ran translated clips from Fox News’ conversation between Carlson and retired Colonel Douglas Macgregor, who has consistently urged Ukraine to retreat and give in to Putin. Russian TV ran the clips pushing Kremlin propaganda. “What is happening now is the battle in Eastern Ukraine is really almost over, all the Ukrainian troops there have been largely surrounded and cut off … and if they don’t surrender in the next 24 hours, I suspect the Russians will ultimately annihilate them,” Macgregor said Sunday night....

TIL therapy is still experimental, and most often used as part of a clinical trial. That said, it is an exciting addition to the cancer arsenal as it is often used to treat cancers that have failed to respond to conventional treatment options.  What Are Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes? Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are immune cells that have migrated from the bloodstream into a tumor (infiltrated the tumor). TILs are very powerful cells that have different functions....

Trump won an historic 72 million votes. However, Biden won 78 million and virtually every vote was turned out by Trump—for and against him. Biden won 51 percent of the popular vote, a larger percentage than any Democrat since 1964, save Barack Obama’s victory in 2008. Biden reestablished the “Blue Wall” by recapturing Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, all by larger margins than Trump’s wins in his “historic”—just ask him—victory four years ago....

Although it was long known that the Justice Department was investigating the events of January 6 and the right-wing efforts to prevent President Joe Biden from taking office, The Washington Post first reported on Tuesday that Trump’s actions were being looked into as part of that probe. Meanwhile, the House select committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot has held eight publicly televised hearings laying out what many analysts view as damning evidence and testimony against the ex-president....