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Ken Paxton’s Former Defense Lawyer Endorses James Talarico

The lawyer, Dan Cogdell, helped save Mr. Paxton from criminal charges and an impeachment, but now he says the Texas attorney general has “lost sight of his mission.”

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Dan Cogdell, a defense attorney for Ken Paxton, at the State Capitol in Austin during Mr. Paxton’s impeachment trial in 2023.
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How Banks Are Using the SpaceX IPO to Woo the Super Rich

Wall Street is giving its richest clients velvet rope access to this week’s public listing of SpaceX, reflecting the growing importance of the wealth management business.

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SpaceX’s I.P.O. will be an opportunity for banks to nurture their relationships with their richest clients and develop new ones, too.
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How the Drive to Find a Conspiracy Against Trump Rocked the Justice Dept.

The push to investigate what the president’s allies saw as a “deep state” cabal intent on taking him down set off cascading crises, ended careers and undercut the department’s credibility with judges.

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The F.B.I. director Kash Patel’s “grand conspiracy case” sought to tie together actions by a group of people that President Trump blamed for various investigations into him.
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Palline buttate in mare davanti ai Faraglioni di Capri: il video di LeBron James che gioca a golf sul suo yacht

LeBron James, terminata la stagione NBA, si sta godendo la sua vacanza in Italia. La star del basket ha pubblicato un video sui social mentre gioca a golf sul suo yacht davanti ai Faraglioni dell’isola di Capri.

Nelle immagini si vede LeBron James effettuare un paio di colpi: la pallina da golf viene scaraventata in mare. Si vede anche una cesta con all’interno altre palline, probabilmente tutte utilizzate per il suo allenamento da vip.

L'articolo Palline buttate in mare davanti ai Faraglioni di Capri: il video di LeBron James che gioca a golf sul suo yacht proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

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Knicks end their curse, New York erupts in joy

When Mangue Banzima arrived in New York at 17 from an African country — he prefers not to say which — the only thing that made him feel at home was the Knicks. He remembers wearing sneakers as a child like those of his idol Patrick Ewing. And when he arrived in the United States, he found a city where his basketball team was everywhere. Banzima’s arrival in New York coincided with something no Knicks fan will ever forget: they had just reached the NBA Finals, where they lost to the San Antonio Spurs. That was in 1999. It has not happened since in 27 years — until now, when the New Yorkers have finally qualified to compete for the famed ring, for which they will face the Spurs again. After so many disappointments, the success of a team used to failure has infected the whole city with euphoria.

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Knicks players hold the Eastern Conference trophy in Cleveland, May 25.
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