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Texas A&M lands Va. Tech’s Buzz Williams

FILE PHOTO: NCAA Basketball: NCAA Tournament-East Regional-Virginia Tech vs Duke
FILE PHOTO: Mar 29, 2019; Washington, DC, USA; Virginia Tech Hokies head coach Buzz Williams during the second half against the Duke Blue Devils in the semifinals of the east regional of the 2019 NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

April 3, 2019

Buzz Williams will be introduced as the new head coach at Texas A&M on Wednesday.

Williams informed players at Virginia Tech he was moving on and accepted an offer to relocate to College Station as head coach of the Aggies.

Williams was scheduled to earn $3 million next season at Virginia Tech and has a contract buyout of $750,000 for the 2019-20 season.

Billy Kennedy was fired March 15 at the end of his eighth season with the Aggies, who went 14-18 overall and 6-12 in the SEC in 2018-19. The 11th-place league finish came on the heels of a 22-win season a year earlier, when the Aggies earned their second NCAA Tournament appearance in Kennedy’s tenure.

Virginia Tech’s season ended last week with a 75-73 loss to Duke in the East Region semifinals. The Hokies finished 26-9, giving Williams a 100-69 record in five seasons in Blacksburg, Va.

Williams, 46, has led the Hokies to three straight NCAA Tournament berths.

A native Texan, he coached at New Orleans (2006-07) before moving on to Marquette, where he spent six seasons. Five of them ended in the NCAA Tournament.

Overall, his coaching record is 253-155.

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Viacom signs content distribution deal with T-Mobile

FILE PHOTO: The Viacom office is seen in Hollywood, Los Angeles
FILE PHOTO: The Viacom office is seen in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

April 3, 2019

(Reuters) – Viacom Inc signed a content distribution agreement with T-Mobile US Inc, under which the media company’s brands including MTV and Nickelodeon would be available to the wireless carrier’s 80 million customers, the companies said on Wednesday.

The deal enables T-Mobile to bring together live feeds of Viacom’s channels as well as a broad range of on-demand content to T-Mobile’s customers.

Last month, Viacom renewed its carriage contract with AT&T Inc, avoiding a blackout of MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central for users of the telecom carrier’s pay TV service DirecTV.

Viacom needed to resolve the AT&T contract before considering any other strategic moves, including a potential tie-up with CBS Corp, sources had told Reuters.

Shares of Viacom were up 1.5 percent at $29.26 before the bell.

(Reporting by Akanksha Rana in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)

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French World War II soldier’s colorful, abstract paintings capture ‘everything that he felt’ after horrors of battle

Guy de Montlaur grew up knowing he would have to “fight the enemy”, but when he experienced the horrors of World War II firsthand, his life – and the art that he made – would change forever.

The French painter-turned-soldier took part in D-Day, battled a German in hand-to-hand combat and lived out the rest of his life with shrapnel in his face after being struck by cannon fire during an amphibious invasion of a Nazi-held Dutch island. Now, the National World War II Museum in New Orleans is honoring his life and art with a special exhibit that also delves into the efforts the U.S. military made at the time to diagnose and treat combat stress.

“Everything that he felt during those years -- the anger, the terrible things he saw during the fighting, is translated into his art,” his daughter, Dauphine Sloan, told Fox News.

A self-portrait Montlaur made in 1939, during the outbreak of World War II, then another one he did of himself around 30 years later. What he saw during the battles would later play a pivotal role in the art he created. (Courtesy Montlaur Family)

A self-portrait Montlaur made in 1939, during the outbreak of World War II, then another one he did of himself around 30 years later. What he saw during the battles would later play a pivotal role in the art he created. (Courtesy Montlaur Family)

The late Frenchman’s abstract paintings that are now on display, with titles like “One June early morning” – a nod to D-Day – and “fire”, are colorful, emotional and foreboding. Sloan says his art is a “testimony to what it was like to have those experiences.

“He’s not alone,” Sloan told Fox News. “He is just one person, he was lucky to have this talent and put it all in his art.

“A lot of people are not able to get it out of their system and they keep it to themselves and it drives them to a life of depression or a lot of difficulties,” she added.

Born in 1918, Montlaur was always told stories of how his family members fought in World War I, where his father survived being gassed by German forces. Montlaur took a keen interest in drawing and painting while he was young, and would spend time touring the sprawling Louvre Museum in Paris.

Montlaur later went on to learn oil painting techniques at an art academy in the area, but when World War II broke out, he was ready to defend his home, Sloan says.

“He grew up with this idea that the enemy was right next door and… he would have to fight the enemy,” she told Fox News. “When the war started in September 1939 he was just at the right place and for him that was a good thing, he was never afraid.”

Montlaur's 1977 painting "One June Early Morning", which the Museum says references D-Day, which he took part in.

Montlaur's 1977 painting "One June Early Morning", which the Museum says references D-Day, which he took part in. (Courtesy Montlaur Family)

Montlaur put down his paintbrush and left behind the art he created before the war – which included landscapes, horse scenes and portraits – and joined the French Army for a cross-border invasion of Germany.

The following year, the Germans overwhelmed the French and Montlaur eventually made his way to England -- by way of Spain and Portugal -- to link up with the Free French Forces, under the command of exiled General Charles de Gaulle, the museum said.

Montlaur then became a sergeant in the Fusiliers-Marins Commandos (Marine Riflemen Commandos), a unit of more than 170 Frenchmen who would go on to suffer 25 percent casualties during their landing on Sword Beach on D-Day. His role there – where he was wounded twice -- later was portrayed by French actor Georges Riviere in the 1962 war film “The Longest Day”.

Montlaur pushed on in the Normandy campaign for more than two months and saw his last combat in November 1944, during an amphibious invasion of the heavily-guarded Dutch island of Walcheren.

This 1969 painting titled "Il dort" (he is sleeping), is Montlaur's "rendering of a fallen comrade on D-Day", the Museum says.

This 1969 painting titled "Il dort" (he is sleeping), is Montlaur's "rendering of a fallen comrade on D-Day", the Museum says. (Courtesy Montlaur Family)

The Museum says Montlaur’s landing craft was hit by German cannon fire during that fight, piercing his face with shell fragments, killing seven men onboard and causing it to sink around 150 feet offshore. Despite the injuries, Montlaur went ashore and fought with his unit in a house-to-house battle to secure the island, wanted by the Allied forces for its port.

For his service, Montlaur received the French Croix de Guerre -- an award for valor -- and the Legion of Honor, the country's highest award for military and civil merits.

After World War II ended, Montlaur once again picked up his paintbrush. From then until his death in 1977, at age 58, his art was influenced by his extensive combat service. A car accident he was involved in during the 1960s also caused his wartime trauma to resurface, the museum said.

“I want to shout: ‘Just look! Look at this mystery! It pierces the eyes!’ And nobody sees it. Nobody but me. People see colors, shadows, lights, forms. They see (but what do I know they really see?) the canvas, the stretcher nails,” he wrote about his work, according to the museum. “And I don’t understand why they can’t guess at all the distress here, right in front of them, as it was during the war: the noise, death, love, betrayal; the lies, and the fear. And still, more than I cannot say, but I know how to do it.”

WWII US AIRMEN WHO DIED SAVING BRITISH CHILDREN HONORED WITH FLYOVER 75 YEARS ON

Sloan told Fox News that “he never explained his paintings because for him everything was there.

“We grew up with our own interpretations, he told us you can see in these paintings whatever you like, just figure it out,” she said.

Montaur's 1951 "Composition Beach" painting. The Museum says "Colleville Beach was Montlaur’s inspiration" for this work, and "in 1944, the beach at the village of Colleville-sur-Mer was code-named Omaha and was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting on D-Day."

Montaur's 1951 "Composition Beach" painting. The Museum says "Colleville Beach was Montlaur’s inspiration" for this work, and "in 1944, the beach at the village of Colleville-sur-Mer was code-named Omaha and was the scene of some of the heaviest fighting on D-Day." (Courtesy Montlaur Family)

The exhibit at the museum, titled “In Memory of What I Cannot Say: The Art of Guy de Montlaur,” will showcase archival photography, artifacts from the time of war in which Montlaur served, and video segments from John Huston’s 1946 documentary Let There Be Light, which analyzes WWII veterans who suffered from combat stress.

The condition is defined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as: “A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances related to combat operations.”

Larry Decuers, the exhibit’s curator, told Fox News it will also feature a letter from an American soldier expressing his desire to undergo electroshock therapy, believing it would help him erase the memories of combat.

Decuers says World War II soldiers who were burnt out from fighting – causing some to shake all over -- often would be whisked away from the front lines to stations set up within earshot of the battlefield. There, they would be given drugs like sodium amytal, which would induce them into a prolonged sleep.

After waking up, the soldiers would be given a shower, a clean uniform, a hot meal and a re-evaluation. Around 30 percent of the time, Decuers said, that treatment wasn’t enough and the troops would be evacuated to hospitals and never see combat again. But for most, they returned from the stations to the battlefield.

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“It probably wasn’t the best thing for the soldiers, but considering they were having a manpower crisis at that point, they needed everyone they could get,” Decuers said.

The exhibit will run through Oct. 20 and the Museum says it will be “further explored through a robust schedule of free public programming and educational initiatives, all produced in partnership with local veterans groups and art institutions.”

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Final Israeli election results could boost Netanyahu’s lead

Israel is hours away from announcing the final results of this week's election, while the nationalist New Right party, led by Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, is still fighting for its political life.

Results tricking out of Israel's Central Elections Committee on Thursday show the two pro-settler ministers are tantalizingly close to crossing the 3.25% electoral threshold needed to get into parliament. Final results are expected later in the day.

Making it into parliament would grow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's majority even larger. Bennet and Shaked split from their religious-nationalist Jewish Home party hoping to present a hard-line alternative to Netanyahu that could draw in new secular voters.

Their maneuver decidedly backfired, and the New Right had one of the most disappointing performances of the election.

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Michael Avenatti 'nervous,' 'scared' about prospect of prison time, labels Nike extortion allegations 'absurd'

Michael Avenatti labeled the latest allegations against him as “absolutely absurd,” before admitting he is “nervous” and “scared” about potentially being put behind bars.

Avenatti, the celebrity lawyer who rose to prominence last year while representing porn star Stormy Daniels and was briefly considered a potential 2020 Democratic candidate, was accused by federal prosecutors in New York of operating "an old-fashioned shakedown" by trying to extort between $15 and $25 million from sports apparel giant Nike.

He is also simultaneously facing separate federal wire and bank fraud charges in Los Angeles, which may pose his greatest legal threat.

Avenatti was grilled about the Nike allegations by CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan, who asked directly if he tried to extort the sports giant for “millions of dollars”.

AVENATTI, FACING MULTIPLE FEDERAL CHARGES, SUGGESTS LOS ANGELES FRAUD CASE HAS CONNECTION TO TRUMP

Federal defender Sylvie Levine, Michael Avenatti, Federal Defender Amy Gallicchio, Assistant US Attorney Robert Boone, at Avenatti's brief appearance Monday, March 25, 2019, at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in New York City. 

Federal defender Sylvie Levine, Michael Avenatti, Federal Defender Amy Gallicchio, Assistant US Attorney Robert Boone, at Avenatti's brief appearance Monday, March 25, 2019, at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in New York City.  (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

“No, and any suggestion is absolutely absurd. Nike knew, from the very first moment that I had any contact with Nike, that I was insisting that the truth about what Nike had done be disclosed to federal prosecutors and investigators,” he said on the network.

“The truth is, for years Nike and its executives have been funneling payments to amateur players, high school players and to their handlers and family members in an effort to get them to go to colleges that were Nike colleges and ultimately hopefully to the NBA so they can sign a shoe deal with Nike.”

Prosecutors said Avenatti tried to extort Nike "by threatening to use his ability to garner publicity to inflict substantial financial and reputational harm on the company if his demands were not met."

"As alleged, Michael Avenatti approached Nike last week with a list of financial demands in exchange for covering up allegations of misconduct on behalf of the company," FBI Assistant Director in Charge William Sweeney Jr. said in a statement. "The lofty price tag included a $1.5 million payoff for Avenatti’s client and upwards of tens of millions of dollars for the legal services of his firm – services Nike never requested. This is nothing more than a straightforward case of extortion"

MICHAEL AVENATTI ACCUSED OF TRYING TO EXTORT NIKE FOR UP TO $25M, FEDS SAY

The counts against Avenatti in the New York case are extortion, transmission of interstate communications with intent to extort, conspiracy to transmit interstate communications with intent to extort, and conspiracy to commit extortion.

Avenatti is looking at up to 47 years in prison on the New York charges if convicted, and 50 years in the California case, which resulted from a much longer-running investigation involving a lengthier paper trail. Avenatti has strenuously denied wrongdoing, and in a tweet early Tuesday morning, thanked his supporters for their "kind words," adding, "It means a lot to me."

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Fox News has exclusively obtained text messages and email conversations between Avenatti, 48, and the former client, Gregory Barela, which documented Barela's efforts for several months in 2018 to locate and obtain funds he was owed pursuant to a settlement agreement that resulted from his intellectual property dispute with an out-of-state company.

Financial documents also reviewed by Fox News show that the money had been wired to an account designated by Avenatti on Jan. 5, 2018, but that Avenatti apparently continued to dodge increasingly frantic questions from the client as to where the funds were.

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Man convicted of killing woman out running in NYC park

A man has been convicted of killing a woman out running near her New York City home, in a case that stirred urban fears.

A Queens jury delivered its verdict Monday night in Chanel (shuh-NEHL') Lewis' retrial, convicting him of murder in Karina Vetrano's death. A previous trial ended in a hung jury.

Vetrano's father found her body, sexually abused and strangled, in a park in August 2016. She was 30.

Lewis was arrested six months later. Authorities said his DNA was found on Vetrano, and he confessed, saying he was upset at someone else and "lost it" when he saw Vetrano. He said he strangled her but didn't sexually abuse her.

Lewis' defense questioned the DNA evidence and said the confession was coerced and didn't match Vetrano's injuries.

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Trump and Brazil's president base 'important relationship' on capitalism, conservatism and anti-elitism: Matthew Continetti

The strong bond between President Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro can be traced to the values they share, Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Matthew Continetti said Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, Trump offered a warm welcome to Bolsonaro in a White House meeting that not only heavily focused on the self-destruction of Venezuela but also on Trump floating the idea of Brazil joining NATO.

During Tuesday's "Special Report" All-Star panel, Continetti -- along with Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York and Cook Political Report national editor Amy Walter -- weighed on Trump’s alliance with Bolsonaro and their joint news conference.

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York began by pointing out that Trump many have “adlibbed” about Brazil’s inclusion into NATO since his national security advisor John Bolton dismissed the idea ours after the press conference, but expressed hope that their alliance can still make an impact in Venezuela.

Walter told the panel that Bolsonaro is one of the very few world leaders where Trump sees “eye-to-eye” regarding how government works and “fake news” and it shows that Trump “has allies around the world who are willing to stand side-by-side with him.”

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Meanwhile, Continetti insisted that both Trump and Bolsonaro have “one of the most important relationships” in the world.

“They both represent a new model of leadership for democracies and that is they’re both nationalists, they’re both anti-elitists, they’re both socially conservative and you can tell by Bolsonaro’s rhetoric that his voters are very similar to many of Trump’s voters and what they care about and what they believe, and they’re also capitalists,” Continetti told the panel. “So socialism became an issue in this press conference as well. Trump once again framing the 2020 debate in terms of socialism versus capitalism. This is an argument that Bolsonaro can understand as well as Trump.”

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Multiple people died Thursday when a semitrailer plowed into stationary traffic that resulted in explosions and flames on a Colorado freeway, authorities said.

The incident occurred just before 5 p.m. in the Denver suburb of Lakewood when a truck driver lost control while traveling east on Interstate 70, according to a preliminary investigation. The collision started a chain reaction and a diesel fuel spill, Lakewood police spokesman Ty Countryman told the Denver Post.

“This is looking to be one of the worst accidents we’ve had here in Lakewood,” he said.

The driver of the runaway truck survived. At least one truck was carrying lumber, another was hauling gravel and the third may have been carrying mattresses, KDVR-TV reported.

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Lakewood police tweeted there were multiple fatalities but did not give a specific number. Six people were taken to a hospital. Their conditions were not released, according to the paper.

Lanes in both directions were closed and expected to remain so into Friday morning.

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President Trump will address members and leaders of the National Rifle Association on Friday at the group’s annual convention in Indiana.

Around 80,000 gun enthusiasts and more than 800 exhibitors are expected to pack the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis for the three-day event, the Indianapolis Star reported. It will mark the third straight year that Trump will deliver the keynote address, where he is expected to champion the rights of gun owners.

“Donald Trump is the most enthusiastic supporter of the Second Amendment to occupy the Oval Office in our lifetimes,” Chris Cox, executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (ILA), said in a statement. “President Trump’s Supreme Court appointments ensure that the Second Amendment will be respected for generations to come. Our members are excited to hear him speak and thank him for his support for our Right to Keep and Bear Arms.”

“Donald Trump is the most enthusiastic supporter of the Second Amendment to occupy the Oval Office in our lifetimes.”

— Chris Cox, executive director, NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action

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President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association annual convention in Dallas last year. (Associated Press)

President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association annual convention in Dallas last year. (Associated Press)

Trump and Vice President Mike Pence spoke at last year’s convention in Dallas. During his speech, Trump assured gun owners that he would protect their Second Amendment rights, according to the paper.

“Your Second Amendment rights are under siege,” Trump told the cheering audience in Dallas. “But they will never, ever be under siege as long as I am your president.”

Trump has supported some gun control measures in the past. Last year, his administration imposed a ban on bump stocks, attachments that enable semiautomatic rifles to fire in rapid bursts. Although, he most recently threatened to veto two Democratic gun control bills.

This year’s convention comes as the NRA faces outside pressure and internal problems. The group has seen its legislative agenda stall amid a series of mass shootings — including a massacre at a Parkland, Fla., high school in February 2018 that left 17 dead and launched a youth movement against gun violence.

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It’s also grappling with infighting in its ranks, money problems and investigations into whether Russian agents courted officials and funneled money through the group.

“I’ve never seen the NRA this vulnerable,” said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control measure.

The convention will run through the weekend and conclude Sunday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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FILE PHOTO: Shoppers walk past the Debenhams department store on Oxford Street in London
FILE PHOTO: Shoppers walk past the Debenhams department store on Oxford Street in London, Britain December 15, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

April 26, 2019

(Reuters) – Ailing British retailer Debenhams said two proposed company voluntary arrangements (CVA) could see all its stores remaining open during 2019, with 22 closures planned for next year, putting about 1,200 jobs at risk.

Debenhams’ lenders took control of the retailer earlier this month in a process designed to keep its shops open at the expense of shareholders.

(Reporting by Noor Zainab Hussain in Bengaluru; editing by Gopakumar Warrier)

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FILE PHOTO: Xiaomi branding is seen on a carrier bag at a UK launch event in London
FILE PHOTO: Xiaomi branding is seen on a carrier bag at a UK launch event in London, Britain, November 8, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

April 26, 2019

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Chinese brands controlled a record 66 percent of Indian smartphone market in the first quarter, led by Xiaomi Corp, a report showed, with volumes rising 20 percent on the back of popularity for brands like Vivo, RealMe and Oppo.

Xiaomi’s India shipments fell by 2 percent over last year, but the Beijing-based company was still the biggest smartphone brand in the country, followed by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, according to Hong-Kong based Counterpoint Research.

Shipment volumes for Vivo jumped 119 percent, while those of Oppo rose 28 percent.

“Vivo’s expanding portfolio in the mid-tier range ($100 to $180) drove its growth along with aggressive Indian Premier League cricket campaign,” Counterpoint analysts said.

India is the world’s fastest growing market for smartphones, where affordable pricing coupled with features like “selfie” cameras and big screens have popularized Chinese brands.

Video streaming services like Netflix Inc and Hotstar, as well as heavy usage of messaging apps like Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp have further spurred demand.

“Data consumption is on the rise and users are upgrading their phones faster as compared to other regions,” Counterpoint’s Tarun Pathak said.

“As a result of this, the premium specs are now diffusing faster into the mid-tier price brands. We estimate this trend to continue leading to a competitive mid-tier segment in coming quarters.”

(Reporting By Arnab Paul in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)

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EXCLUSIVE: Trump says ‘Sleepy Joe’ Biden doesn’t have what it takes

President Trump, in a wide-ranging, exclusive phone interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, dismissed the launch of former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, nicknaming him “Sleepy Joe” and saying he’s “not the brightest bulb.” Biden, the president said, has name recognition but he won’t “be able to do the job.” When asked about Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Trump criticized his record, saying Sanders had “misguided energy” and asserted that Sanders “talks a lot” but hasn’t accomplished anything. The president referred to former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas as “a fluke” who had lost much momentum and outright dismissed Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg — although he said he was “rooting” for Buttigieg. (Trump could address Biden and the other Democratic presidential candidates when he speaks today before the National Rifle Association.)

The Democratic Party’s youth movement: Biden’s biggest challenge?
Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair Howard Dean warned Joe Biden about the troubles he may face in his presidential campaign, especially from the “35-year-olds” who Dean says have been running the party — a clear nod to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and fellow freshmen Democrats. “This is a very different party than even the party Joe Biden ran in in 2012. Very different,” Dean continued. “A lot of people could win this race. There’s 20 people in there. I think it’s going to take $20 million to get to the starting line. If you can’t raise $20 million, you’re gone, and I think that’s going to take care of about six or eight of these folks. … But it is not the same party that it was five years ago.” A progressive political group that boosted Ocasio-Cortez’s bid for Congress last year vowed to oppose Biden and blasted him as part of the “old guard.”

More tales from the FBI texts
Text messages between former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page indicate they discussed using briefings to the Trump team after the 2016 election to identify people they could “develop for potential relationships,” track lines of questioning and “assess” changes in “demeanor” – language one GOP lawmaker called “more evidence” of irregular conduct in the original Russia probe. Fox News has learned the texts, initially released in 2018 by a Senate committee, are under renewed scrutiny, with GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley and Homeland Security Committee chair Ron Johnson sending a letter Thursday night to Attorney General Bill Barr pushing for more information on the matter. President Trump, speaking on Fox News’ “Hannity” Thursday night, responded to this report by accusing Strzok and Page of an attempted “coup.” “They were trying to infiltrate the administration,” he said.

Kim accuses US of acting in ‘bad faith’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, fresh off his summit with  Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the U.S. has been acting in “bad faith” since his Hanoi meeting with President Trump over the stalemated issue of North Korean denuclearization. The North Korean leader told the Korean Central News Agency that, “the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the region is now at a standstill and has reached a critical point,” the Straits Times of Singapore reported. Kim warned that the situation “may return to its original state as the U.S. took a unilateral attitude in bad faith at the recent second DPRK-US summit talks,” the Korean Central News Agency added.

NFL Draft 2019: It’s all about defense
The first round of the 2019 NFL Draft saw a run on defensive players, with eight of the top 12 picks in Nashville coming from that side of the ball. After Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray was taken first overall by the Arizona Cardinals, the San Francisco 49ers started a run of four straight front-seven players by taking Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa with the second overall pick — the highest draft slot for any Buckeye since left tackle Orlando Pace went No. 1 overall to the St. Louis Rams in 1997.

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Fox News’ Ed Henry recalls spending time with Celtics great John Havlicek.
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#TheFlashback
2018: Bill Cosby is convicted of drugging and molesting Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia mansion in 2004; it is the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era.
1986: An explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine causes radioactive fallout to spew into the atmosphere. (Dozens of people are killed in the immediate aftermath of the disaster while the long-term death toll from radiation poisoning is believed to number in the thousands.)
1977: Notorious nightclub Studio 54 opens in New York.

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