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Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that he has named Jack Smith, a longtime former DOJ prosecutor, as special counsel to oversee two of the most significant Justice Department investigations of the past year: former President Donald Trump's alleged mishandling of classified national security documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, and the events leading up to, and through, the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks on the United States Capitol. 

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Should Ticketmaster and Live Nation never, ever have gotten together?

The Department of Justice appears to be considering that question, as an antitrust investigation into Live Nation Entertainment, the owner of Ticketmaster, is underway, according to The New York Times. 

Ticketmaster has been facing growing scrutiny this week over a presale event for Taylor Swift's new tour, during which glitches and error messages frustrated fans and left many unable to purchase tickets. A planned... Читать дальше...

It's never too late to become an award-winning singer. 

Angela Álvarez made that clear at Thursday's Latin Grammy Awards by winning Best New Artist at the age of 95, tying with 25-year-old Silvana Estrada. She was the oldest person to ever be nominated for this award, let alone win. 

As described on her website, Álvarez "developed a burning desire to become a professional composer and singer" when she was a young girl in 1930s Cuba. But she explained to Billboard she moved away from this dream after her father told her... Читать дальше...

Qatar's hosting of the FIFA World Cup has already sparked a number of controversies and now added to the list is a beer sale ban at all eight stadiums in the tournament.

The Justice Department is planning to ask the Supreme Court to unblock the Biden administration's student debt cancellation plan, The Associated Press reports. The DOJ announced its plan Thursday in a legal filing, warning that further delays will lead to financial strain when loan payments restart in January.  

Al Roker is on the road to recovery after recently being hospitalized with blood clots in his leg and lungs.

CROSSWORD - NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The Week

CROSSWORD - NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The Week

CROSSWORD - NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The Week

SUDOKU - NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The Week

CROSSWORD - NOVEMBER 25, 2022

This week's question: Fans of embattled tech billionaire Elon Musk have created a 30-foot aluminum statue of him as a human-goat hybrid riding a rocket. Come up with a name for this work that acknowledges the Tesla and Twitter CEO's current troubles.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday that she will step down as leader of the House Democrats, a position she has held since 2003, but remain in Congress when Republicans take control of the House next January. Democrats were effusive in their praise for Pelosi, but most current House Republicans were not. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) did not attend her leadership retirement speech, telling reporters later that he "had meetings" and wished he "could have... Читать дальше...

U.S. State Department lawyers on Thursday told a federal judge that the Biden administration considers Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "immune" from a lawsuit over the 2018 murder of U.S.-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi because he's Saudi Arabia's "sitting head of government."

Following months of self-fueled speculation, former President Donald Trump made it official on Tuesday and announced his candidacy for a second term in the White House. And while his third run for office will take place under decidedly different circumstances than his first two bids for the presidency, he remains a uniquely potent force in conservative politics and, for now, stands as the dominating frontrunner for the Republican nomination. 

The United States is experiencing a nationwide shortage of Adderall, a stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Demand for the medication has surged over the last few years, leaving some to question if clinicians are overdiagnosing the condition. What is the root of this shortage, and how are patients coping?

The Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that aims to reinforce same-sex marriage rights, "took a crucial step forward" this week when the Senate voted 62-37 to advance it past a possible filibuster, The New York Times reports. The vote was bipartisan, or as bipartisan as it gets in these polarized times: 12 Republicans joined the Democrats in supporting the measure.

The Supreme Court, among its other responsibilities, is the court of last resort for prisoners about to be executed in the states that still utilize capital punishment. And these last few weeks have been busy ones for the justices in the death penalty department. Of the 17 emergency applications the Supreme Court has "considered (and denied) over the first six weeks of its October 2022 term, eight have sought a stay of an impending execution," University of Texas law professor Steve Vladek noted Thursday. Читать дальше...

Scrolling through Twitter on Thursday night was like the last day of high school or summer camp: Keep in touch, I'll miss this place, the principal stinks.

Jesse Benton, a former top aide to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), was convicted Thursday of helping a Russian citizen illegally funnel a political donation to former President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Benton, 44, purchased a $25,000 ticket to a September 2016 Republican National Committee event for Trump and gave the ticket to Russian multilevel marketer Roman Vasilenko. Vasilenko then gave Benton $100,000. Читать дальше...

One midterm race that still hasn't been called is in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, between incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) and her Democratic challenger, Adam Frisch.

A federal judge on Thursday blocked a key portion of Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R-Fla.) "Stop WOKE" Act intended to police speech and classroom content at state colleges and universities. 

WNBA star Brittney Griner has been transferred to a Russian penal colony about 300 miles southeast of Moscow and has begun serving her sentence, Reuters and The Associated Press report Thurdsay, per Griner's lawyers.

Republican Kari Lake is refusing to concede after losing the Arizona gubernatorial election to Democrat Katie Hobbs. The Trump-endorsed candidate said Thursday that she was assembling a legal team and planning to challenge the results of the election, wrote Axios. 

After nearly two decades at the helm of the House Democratic caucus, outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) announced on Thursday that she would be stepping down from her role, paving the way for a new generation of Democratic leaders to ascend in her wake. 

Taylor Swift fans who came up short of snagging concert tickets during this week's presale ... You're on your own, kid.