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There may be other confirmation battles to come–environmentalists, for instance, will put heat on Gale Norton for Interior–but the fight over the attorney general’s job will engage a broader range of forces, from civil-rights activists to the pro-choice lobby. While the odds favor Ashcroft’s survival, for now at least, some Republicans are nervous. Ashcroft arrives at a moment of pent-up resentment and hunger for payback on the left. Some activists want to avenge the GOP’s treatment of Clinton-era nominees; others are simply angry about the disputed 2000 election....

According to review aggregate site OpenCritic, Forza Horizon 5 currently has a 92 overall rating based on 87 reviews. The Forza Horizon 5 reviews seem to be in agreement that the game is a visual stunner, especially when playing on Xbox Series X, and that it provides a wealth of content that should keep fans busy for a significant amount of time. Negative comments about the game are difficult to find, but it seems the most common knock against it is that it’s a very similar experience as the previous Forza Horizon games....

Unlike the many of Fossil’s other smartwatches the Hybrid HR doesn’t run on Google’s Wear OS, a flashy operating system with apps that typically runs a battery down. Instead, the new watch uses Fossil’s custom OS and has a monochrome display that displays key information, leading to Fossil’s claim of two-week battery life in some conditions. With the physical watch hands offering the time, the display shows basic notifications from your phone and has different watch face options to shoe key wearable data like weather, date, next appointment and steps....

The funds come from the $250,000 retainer Dulos paid his defense lawyers Norman Pattis and Kevin Smith before he died after a suicide attempt following him being charged with murder in January 2020, the Associated Press reported. Probate Judge Evelyn Daly approved a settlement to end lawsuits filed against Pattis and Smith by the Fotis Dulos estate and Jennifer Dulos’ family. “I think it’s a fair and equitable agreement for the estate,” said the lawyer for Fotis Dulos’ estate, Christopher Hug, according to Hearst Connecticut....

The regional Olympics was hit by scandal after the players were spotted in a notorious red light district of the Indonesian capital Jakarta wearing their national jerseys last week. The expulsion of Yuya Nagayoshi, Takuya Hashimoto, Takuma Sato and Keita Imamura will come as a major embarrassment for Japan, who will host the Tokyo Olympics in two years’ time. “I deeply apologise for our careless act that has brought disgrace on not only basketball fans but also all of the Japanese people,” Sato told a news conference after the players returned to Tokyo today....

The Washington Post associate editor’s book Rage reports that Trump was aware of the threat posed by COVID-19 in the early days of February—weeks before he publicly recognized the severity of the pandemic. Reacting to news lines coming from the book last night, Trump launched a personal attack on Woodward, branding the veteran journalist’s book “boring” and a “political hit job” before saying the author himself was “rapidly fading.”...

Representatives Mike Thompson of California, John Larson of Connecticut and Lauren Underwood of Illinois introduced the bill on March 17. The Gas Rebate Act of 2022 would send eligible Americans an energy rebate of $100, as well as another $100 for each dependent. The new stimulus measure is designed to ease the impact on American families, who have already been hit by the steepest rise in inflation in decades. Gas prices have also been escalating rapidly, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine contributed to prices hitting record highs earlier this month....

The nonpartisan Senior Citizens League (TSCL) has gathered 38,720 supporters for a petition that calls for congressional lawmakers to pass a round of $1,400 “emergency stimulus checks” to assist an estimated 69 million Social Security beneficiaries—including retirees, disabled adults and their dependents, widows and widowers—in coping with the “unprecedented inflation year.” “A very significant portion are in fact pleading for help as quickly as possible,” Mary Johnson, a policy analyst at TSCL, told Newsweek....

Playing together, the two Americans traded blows all day and finished in a tie for the lead alongside Harold Varner III. Fowler started his day on fire as he was three under through four holes with an eagle at his fourth, which was the 13th. Not to be outdone, Thomas birdied five of six holes on his back nine – from the first to the sixth. Fowler and Thomas are living together this week in Phoenix, along with their significant others, and could have a lot of back and forth....

Mo Elleithee, who has served as a spokesman for the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton, laid out his logic in a tweet about Carlson’s monologue from Brian Stelter, host of CNN’s Reliable Sources. “You know who else believes white supremacy is not a real problem?” Elleithee tweeted. “White supremacists.” Elleithee, executive director of Georgetown’s Institute of Politics and Public Service, became a political commentator on Fox News in 2016....

“There’s an element of Trump in there,” Campos-Duffy said on Tuesday. “You just don’t know what’s going to come out of Joe Biden and I think that the voters really want that.” On Monday, Biden told voters at an event in New Hampshire that he would consider having a Republican vice president on his campaign ticket, but couldn’t think of a specific candidate. The comment caused “Republican VP” to trend on Twitter, gathering more than 15,000 comments....

The Monday morning Fox News crew responded to an open letter from 13 former White House press secretaries and communications officials in urging the Trump administration to restart press briefings. Earhardt and Fox News contributor Molly Hemingway both praised Trump’s refusal to hold a presser in the James Brady briefing room since former Press Secretary Sarah Sanders last did so on March 11, 2019. “Gosh, it’s almost been one year since we’ve had a press briefing....

Both Fox Sports and ESPN told Sporting News Sunday night they’re interested in talking to A-Rod about a possible TV role. I thought A-Rod was pretty impressive in his TV debut with Fox during the 2015 post-season. Fox wants him back – once he plays his last game in pinstripes Friday. “We’d love to have Alex back in some capacity,” said John Entz, president of production and executive producer, in a statement to SN....

The expensive pricing of top FPL midfielders has made many managers tinker with their formation. Midfielders have the highest points ceiling in the game, and securing some budget FPL midfielders will both save cost and add another route to points in an FPL team. Despite the price hike for players like Bruno Fernandes (MUN) (MID) (£12.0 m), some FPL midfielders offer good value for their price. This could enable better flexibility, free up funds, and add more balance to any FPL team....

Budget picks will significantly free up some cash which can be used either in midfield or attack to strengthen your squad. So, Let’s have a look at some of the players who are owned by less than 10% of FPL managers with a price tag below £5.0m. #1 Fabian Schär- £4.7m Appearances- 17 Clean sheets- 5 Upcoming fixtures- EVE(H), BOU(A), ARS(A) Fabian Schär has registered 3 goals and an assist in his last 7 starts and is in great form this season....

Antoine Griezmann, Raphael Varane and Olivier Giroud scored inside 13 first-half minutes and Kylian Mbappe added the fourth goal late in the second half of the Group H encounter. Vladimir Ambros netted a consolation with Moldova’s first shot on target in the 89th minute. The only surprise was that it took France 23 minutes to make the breakthrough. It was a goal of sublime quality as Griezmann’s short pass to Paul Pogba was, in turn, floated over the defense for the Atletico Madrid striker to run on to and connect with a left-foot volley from seven yards (meters) for his 27th goal in 68 internationals....

Didier Deschamps’ side host Oranje in Paris in their second match in the competition, having drawn 0-0 with Germany in Munich on Thursday. Koeman is full of admiration for the way France won their second World Cup in Russia, a competition for which the Dutch failed to qualify. However, he is confident they can deliver a vastly improved result compared to their last trip to the French capital in August 2017, when they lost 4-0....

Germany had to settle for silver as their Olympics’ streak of two team titles ended despite an individual gold for German Michael Jung, who repeated his 2012 win with the horse Sam. Australia took bronze while New Zealand, who were in the running for silver after the cross country, slipped to fourth when seven-time Olympian Mark Todd knocked several rails down. Eventing is a three-phased sport including dressage, cross country and show jumping....

“They want to deport almost 50 people including women who did not take part in anything,” Shprygin told Reuters by phone. “The police are making up for their mistakes three days ago. We are in a bus in Cannes and we have been blocked in by riot police. We are not going anywhere for the time being and are waiting for the consul.” (Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova/Maria Kiselyova; Editing by Andrew Osborn)...

As you probably know, Season 9 debuted Thursday morning and with it came a new version of Retail Row (Mega Mall) and Tilted Towers (Neo Tilted). We also got a new shotgun (Combat Shotgun). But aside from those, you’ll also notice plenty of Sky Platforms spread out throughout the map. These are different from the Slipstreams located in Mega Mall and Neo Tilted. There are seven Sky Platforms in the Season 9 Fortnite map, and we’re here to help you find them....