Premier League Darts: Nathan Aspinall ends Michael van Gerwen’s hopes of reaching Finals Night as Luke Littler beats Luke Humphries in Sheffield | Darts News

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Michael van Gerwen’s hopes of reaching the BetMGM Premier League Play-Offs were ended by a red-hot Nathan Aspinall on the final night of league action in Sheffield. Aspinall and Van Gerwen went head-to-head to join Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price in the season-ending Play-Offs. Van Gerwen knew only a nightly victory will suffice … Read more

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial recap day 13: 2nd week of testimony concludes with Kid Cudi describing alleged car bombing

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The musician and actor Kid Cudi took the stand on Thursday in Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking and racketeering trial to testify that the rap mogul, in a fit of rage and jealousy, broke into his home and he believed coordinated the firebombing of his high-end sports car. The testimony in the star-studded trial could … Read more

Trump to hold gala for top investors in his meme coin, as some critics slam event as pay-for-play

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Hundreds of the top investors in President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency meme coin were set to gather Thursday for an exclusive black-tie dinner with the president — what some critics are condemning as a brazen pay-for-play event meant to enrich the most powerful man in the world. Two hundred and twenty cryptocurrency traders, including many from … Read more

Top Republican requests interviews with Biden’s White House physician, former aides on his mental fitness

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House Oversight Chairman James Comer is requesting former President Joe Biden’s White House physician, Kevin O’Connor, to appear for a transcribed interview as part of an investigation into Biden’s mental fitness and use of a presidential autopen while in office. Comer wrote in a letter to O’Connor on Thursday that the panel is probing “the … Read more

New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it

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The newly sworn-in head of the Social Security Administration told agency staff this week that when he was first offered the job in the Trump administration, he wasn’t familiar with the position and had to look it up online. Frank Bisignano, a former Wall Street executive, said during a town hall with Social Security managers … Read more

Navy reverses course on DEI book ban after Pentagon review

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In a major reversal, almost all the 381 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from the school’s libraries have been returned to the bookshelves after a new review using the Pentagon’s standardized search terms for diversity, equity and inclusion titles found about 20 books that need to be removed pending a future review by … Read more