Comedian Norm Macdonald died from a nine-year-long battle with cancer at the age of 61.

He is best known for his work in the 1990s as a performer on the long-running late-night variety show 'Saturday Night Live.'

US Gen. Milley reassured China twice in Trump’s last days POTUS wouldn’t attack, Woodward book says

Former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama are part of a new effort aimed at helping refugees from Afghanistan resettle in the United States after having been forced out of their own country.

🇺🇸US President Joe Biden told journalists that the reports about 🇨🇳Chinese leader Xi Jinping turning him down for a one-on-one meeting in a phone call last week were untrue, Reuters reported.

#BREAKING | 'We said yes to science': Gavin Newsom gives remarks after holding off California recall vote

It appears that Blinken has outdone Psaki this time.

Just look at how he dodged the question:

🗣 SEN. RISCH: "Somebody in the White House has authority to press the button and stop the [...] president's speaking ability. Who is that person?"

🗣 SEC. BLINKEN: "I think anyone who knows the president...knows that he speaks very clearly and very deliberately for himself."

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▪️Gavin Newsom will keep his job as California governor after surviving a recall election.

▪️The US Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to block the abortion law in Texas.

▪️A US delegation will visit Libya on 15 September for talks with the prime minister of the country's new interim government.

▪️A California sheriff has refused to enforce a vaccine mandate on his employees, saying that the government has "no authority to mandate your health choices".

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⚡️Joe Biden to announce a new defense-tech sharing deal with the UK and Australia in a veiled bid to counter China at 5 p.m. ET.

The group, to be known by the acronym AUUKUS representing the three countries, will make it easier for the members to share know-how in key technological areas like artificial intelligence, cyber, underwater systems, and long-range strike capabilities, a White House official and a congressional staffer told Politico.

A nuclear element is expected to be part of the pact.

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A poll worker in LA who wore clothes in support of former President Trump was removed from a voting site.

Election officials said that his attire was “inappropriate and unacceptable”.

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles blasts USA Gymnastics and the FBI for their handling of the sex abuse investigation of former Larry Nassar, a former USA Gymnastics doctor.

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⚡️Aly Raisman calls for a complete and full investigation of USA Gymnastics

McKayla Maroney says the FBI failed to seriously investigate Larry Nassar, despite her telling them that he had sexually abused her.

🧑‍⚖️ The Supreme Court in Minnesota has ordered to reverse the third-degree murder conviction of former police officer Mohamed Noor in the deadly shooting of Justine Ruszczyk in 2017.

The ex-cop will be resentenced on the lesser conviction of second-degree manslaughter.

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📹: Simone Biles says she blames the whole system that allowed Larry Nassar’s abuse

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⚡️ FBI Director Christopher Wray says he was "heartsick and furious" after he became aware of the agents' failures in investigating Nassar

⚡️ Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley defends his China interactions after revelations made in Woodward book

Mark Milley said his calls to his Chinese counterparts were a normal part of his duties.

Earlier, excerpts of an upcoming book by WaPo journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa claimed that General Milley had secretly contacted his Chinese counterparts, assuring them that former President Donald Trump would not order an attack against China.

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The White House said US and Chinese officials are in ongoing talks about a bilateral meeting between Biden and Xi.

👎 Dr Fauci has debunked a claim made by Nicki Minaj that the COVID-19 vaccine may cause impotence.

That’s a relief.

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💻 UK PM Boris Johnson and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison will join Joe Biden virtually to announce a joint statement on a new defence deal

🤔 Should cannabis be prohibited for athletes? WADA has doubts.

The World Anti-Doping Agency will discuss the status of the drug next year, while the ban will remain in place until 2023.

Currently, WADA prohibits the use of cannabinoids and products containing them during sports competitions. The agency’s list of prohibited substances includes the following criteria:

🔸It has the potential to enhance sport performance;
🔸It represents a health risk to the athlete;
🔸It violates the spirit of sport.

However, Dr Gregory Ioannidis, a sports lawyer, says that permitting cannabis will violate the basic premises of its code - to protect athletes' health.

“If such proposal could be implemented, it would open Pandora’s Box and it would most certainly present WADA with several legal and ethical issues”, Dr Ioannidis argues. “Notwithstanding the fact that regular or heavy use of cannabis may create addiction, it may also increase the risk of developing a psychotic illness such as schizophrenia”.

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