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Texas state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee in the pivotal U.S. Senate race in Texas, appeared on Wednesday to walk back some of his past comments on religion that have become a major line of attack in the race against Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton. When asked about his comments in 2021 during floor debate in the legislature that “God is non-binary” in an interview on ABC News Live, Talarico replied that “Ken Paxton is clipping my past cringey comments to distract from his career of corruption,” as part of a “playbook” of “distraction and division.”When pressed on his comments,…

Xabi Alonso may not have officially taken charge of Chelsea yet, but the Spaniard will already be looking ahead to this summer’s transfer window. The former Spain international was confirmed as Chelsea’s new manager earlier this month, officially succeeding Liam Rosenior who was dismissed in April. Chelsea failed to qualify for Europe this season, meaning Alonso will be able to focus solely on the domestic competitions in his first season in charge at Stamford Bridge. Ahead of the summer transfer window opening, it has emerged that Alonso is eyeing a move to sign a cut-price midfielder from La Liga. As…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said on Thursday it targeted a US airbase after the US military carried out what a Washington official said were strikes targeting an Iranian drone operation near the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Donald Trump rejected a report he was close to a compromise deal with Tehran. The escalation in hostilities highlighted threats to the tenuous ceasefire between the US and Iran that took effect in early April, dampening hopes for a peace deal and sending oil prices surging again. The US official, who requested anonymity to speak candidly about military operations, told Reuters the military…

Chris Brown Security Guard Says He Gave Ex-Housekeeper 5-Figure Sum … After Alleged Dog Attack Published May 28, 2026 1:00 AM PDT Chris Brown’s security guard says he personally handed over close to $40K to the singer’s ex-housekeeper after his dog allegedly attacked her … according to the transcript of his deposition. Emil Lewis — the security supervisor for Chris Brown — was deposed in the civil lawsuit against Brown and testified that he gave Maria Avila and her family $30,000 or $40,000 via personal checks and cash before and shortly after Christmas in 2020. When asked why he decided…

WASHINGTON — The public is about to get its first look at the prices of drugs launched since President Trump struck his most-favored-nation deals with 17 drugmakers. Briefly, those deals require companies to launch new drugs in the U.S. at net prices roughly equal to those in other wealthy nations, though the precise terms are secret. Three prescription medicines that are set to launch in the coming months will provide the most public view yet of the practical impacts of Trump’s dealmaking. The drugs are Baxfendy for hypertension from AstraZeneca, the insulin Awiqli from Novo Nordisk, and Veppanu, a cancer…

Yves here. Even though the object of study is the feckless Democrats, the collapse of Labour in the UK suggests that there is multinational problem of former working-class parties selling out their bases but succeeding in running on brand fumes for a very long time, much to the career and financial advantage of insiders and hanger-on. It is hard of a piece of this length to do the problem justice. One issue is that the author takes as a given that campaigning is monstrously expensive. It is in the US due to the cost of TV ads and now Citizens…

Quick AnswerThe most expensive over in IPL history is 37 runs. It has happened twice. Prasanth Parameswaran conceded 37 to Chris Gayle in IPL 2011. Harshal Patel conceded 37 to Ravindra Jadeja in IPL 2021. Both are joint record-holders. Top 5 Most Expensive Overs in IPL HistoryThe table below includes six entries because three overs are tied at 33 runs. A true top 5 list must include all tied entries.RankBowlerTeamBatter(s)RunsMatchYearBall Sequence1Prasanth ParameswaranKochi Tuskers KeralaChris Gayle37KTK vs RCB, Bengaluru20116nb, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 41Harshal PatelRCBRavindra Jadeja37RCB vs CSK, Mumbai20216, 6, 6nb, 6, 2, 6, 43Daniel SamsMumbai IndiansPat Cummins35MI vs KKR, Pune20226,…

A Google software engineer was accused Wednesday of using confidential company information to make over $1.2 million on Polymarket in the second significant criminal case tied to trades on the prediction market platform. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Michele Spagnulo, 36, an Italian citizen living in Switzerland, is charged with one count each of commodities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering, according to a federal complaint unsealed in New York City. Prosecutors accuse Spagnulo of placing a series of bets from October to December based on internal Google search data that…

Floyd Schofield’s long-awaited WBA lightweight world title shot looks like it could come against Gervonta Davis, and now fan-favourite three-division champion James Toney has shared his thoughts on the proposed fight. Davis has been inactive for 15 months as external issues kept him out of the ring, but his comeback seems imminent, and the WBA has now ordered a showdown with number one contender Schofield for their lightweight title. As a result, ‘Tank’, who is currently named as the WBA’s ‘champion-in-recess’, has the opportunity to regain full status as a lightweight world champion if he agrees to take on ‘Kid…