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College football odds, picks, betting lines, Championship Week 2024 predictions: Computer backs Texas, SMU
SportsLine's advanced computer model has revealed its 2024 college football picks for every conference championship gameCBS Sports - 5d -
A fact check of Trump's "border czar" claims about U.S. fentanyl deaths
Both President-elect Donald Trump and incoming "border czar" Tom Homan cite inflated figures, with Trump often makes a misleading connection between migrants illegally crossing the border and the ...CBS News - 5d -
Football fans stand up to ‘ridiculous’ ticket-price hikes that border on antipathy
Premier League supporters are fighting to retain concession prices in the face of clubs’ desire to target ‘tourist fans’. For West Ham supporters it was a sense of values betrayed. “The club should ...The Guardian - 6d -
Cheap dates and close contact: How people are falling in love on climbing walls
Climbers say they didn't start bouldering to find a partner - but it ended up happening along the way.BBC News - 6d -
Will Trump seek detente with Venezuela in return for border security?
The Trump administration is considering a double-sided détente with Venezuela to increase energy imports and stem migratory flows to the Southern border, with the oil industry and financiers ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump's pick for IRS commissioner, former congressman Billy Long, receives mixed response from Washington, tax community
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Missouri congressman Billy Long for IRS commissioner, which has received a mixed response.CNBC - 6d -
Democrats and the lemmings of the left
Mystifying as Democratic stubbornness may be, history argues that their leftward stampede won’t stop.The Hill - 6d -
PM meets leaders from both sides of the Irish border
Sir Keir Starmer is only the third prime minister to attend a meeting of the British-Irish Council in 17 years.BBC News - 6d -
Formula 1 Driver Said Max Verstappen Threatened to ‘Put Me in the Wall’
Ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix, Mercedes driver George Russell said that “people have been bullied by Max for years now.”The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Trump nominates former border chief Rodney Scott as commissioner of CBP
President-elect Trump nominated former border chief Rodney Scott as the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). “Rodney served nearly three decades in the Border Patrol, building ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Head of Secret Service and Congressman Get Into Shouting Match at Hearing
The agency’s acting director took offense when a Texas representative questioned him about where he was standing in a photo commemorating the Sept. 11 attacks.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Eric Adams and Trump 'border czar' set meeting date
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that he and President-elect Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan have set a meeting date to discuss deportation plans. "I am looking forward to sitting down ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Trump Cabinet picks, the border wall and Hunter Biden's pardon
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz about President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his administrative CabinetABC News - Dec. 5 -
Grijalva backs Stansbury over former challenger Huffman to lead Natural Resources Democrats
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, will back Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) to succeed him over Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), who announced a ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Trump rally shooting hearing descends into screaming match between Secret Service chief and Republican congressman – live
Acting director of the US Secret Service, Ronald Rowe, and House Republican Pat Fallon shout at each other during congressional hearing. The acting director of the US Secret Service, Ronald Rowe, ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
The Democrats’ misogyny trap
Blaming misogyny not only is sure to turn off millions of voters — even worse, it is likely to prove toxic when it comes time to select the Democratic nominee in 2028.The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Secret Service chief and congressman get into shouting match at House hearing
During a hearing on the assassination attempt against President-elect Trump, acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, got into a heated shouting match over an ...NBC News - Dec. 5 -
Secret Service chief and GOP congressman get into shouting match at Trump hearing
The final hearing of the House task force that investigated the assassination attempts against Donald Trump devolved into an explosive moment as the acting U.S. Secret Service director engaged in a ...NBC News - Dec. 5 -
End-of-season Bottom 10: Stacking up the best of the worst
From winless Kent State to woeful Ryan Day, the final votes are in for the list no one wants to make.ESPN - Dec. 5 -
Suspect in Brian Thompson Shooting Used a Silencer. Nearly 5 Million Are Registered in the U.S.
The tightly regulated firearm accessory has long been associated with Hollywood hit men but is rarely seen in real-life murders.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
George Russell claims Max Verstappen threatened to ‘put my head in the wall’
Mercedes driver revealed tensions boiled over in Qatar World champion was ‘going to purposefully crash into me’ George Russell has claimed his Formula One rival Max Verstappen threatened him ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
Democratic candidates line up to become next DNC chair
Democrats vying to be their party’s next national chair are laying out their visions and touting their track records as they look to rebound from the party’s widespread losses in November. Former ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
AI Hits a Wall: What This Means for the Tech Industry
AI commercialization is a game of musical chairs and the music has stopped. For now.Inc. - Dec. 5 -
Tech Stocks and AI Propel Wall Street’s Record-Setting Streak
AI is fueling the rise of tech stocks to soaring levels.Inc. - Dec. 4 -
Lobbying firm with ties to Trump appears poised to profit from new administration
Ballard Partners, whose founder has personal ties to Donald Trump, seems poised to profit from Trump's return to Washington, raising concerns from some ethics experts.ABC News - Dec. 4 -
Trump’s New Border Czar Looks to Texas as a Model for Enforcement
The incoming Trump administration’s new border czar said that Texas provided a “model” for border enforcement. State officials have offered to be a staging ground for mass deportations.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Trump ‘border czar’ offers NYC mayor a call to expedite deportations
Homan joins NewsNation's "CUOMO" to discuss what the consequences could be for lawmakers opposing mass deportations.The Hill - Dec. 4 -
Lobbying World: YouTube taps new federal affairs manager
Andrew Meyer has joined YouTube as manager of federal affairs. He was most recently legislative director for Rep. Greg Pence (R-Ind.). Will Lemke is joining Monument Advocacy as vice president of ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
Texas A&M QB Conner Weigman to enter transfer portal: Former five-star expected to draw plenty of suitors
Weigman should be one of the top quarterbacks in the portalCBS Sports - Dec. 4 -
Thune lays out plan for separate border and tax reconciliation bills
Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) laid out an ambitious plan at the Senate Republican retreat Tuesday for Congress to move first next year on a budget reconciliation package that ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
College football rankings: Arizona makes late run as race for Bottom 25 supremacy heats up
Anyone can rank the 25 best teams in college football, but here, we rank the 25 worst as the regular season draws to a closeCBS Sports - Dec. 3 -
Wall Street’s AI-powered rally risks ‘correction’, Vanguard warns
Asset manager’s chief economist Joe Davis says investors are overplaying the near-term potential of the technologyFinancial Times - Dec. 3 -
Texas-Texas A&M came back in a Texas-sized way
After over a decade off, the biggest rivalry in Texas returned with a spot in the SEC title game on the line.ESPN - Dec. 3 -
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire tested by intensifying cross-border strikes
Israel hits Lebanon with its largest wave of airstrikes since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, as both sides accuse each other of violations.CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Bottom Line: Lynch lobbies up as he eyes Nord Stream 2
Oil and gas American investor Stephen Lynch hired Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP to lobby on commodity and energy transit infrastructure days before The Wall Street Journal reported he ...The Hill - Dec. 3