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By bringing back Brock Lesnar amid federal lawsuit, WWE exhumes the ghosts of Vince McMahon's ugly departure WWE is kidding itself if it thinks the in-ring action between John Cena and the returning Lesnar will be the only story after Sunday's SummerSlam stunner.

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Yankees remove Devin Williams from closer role as Aaron Boone explains new plan for ninth inning Devin Williams loses Yankees closer role after another blown save, prompting a bullpen shakeup as Aaron Boone explores new ninth-inning options

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A new immigrant detention center will be opening in Indiana called the “Speedway Slammer,” modeled after Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz.”

On #playbookpod, Megan Messerly explains why the rhetoric used by the administration to describe these centers is significant.

🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/yY5B50WAzH8

Looks like a WILD Democratic overperformance in a Rhode Island special election. Per our calculations, #SD04 went for Harris by 11, but Dem Stefano Famiglietti looks to have won by 66 points—a 56-point overperformance. electionresults.ri.gov/results/publ...

Trump saying he has the best poll numbers he’s ever had citing “Harry Emden” on CNN

Harry Enten response: If we are comparing him to other presidents at this point in their presidencies, he is the second lowest on record compared only to himself.

Jennings: They should go to work

Roginsky: So should congress. Why did they abandon the house to not vote on the Epstein files?

Jennings: It was the August recess

Roginsky: It was not the August recess. They left early.

RFK Jr. Cancels $500 Million In Federal Funding For mRNA Vaccine Research The health secretary, who is a known vaccine skeptic, claimed that mRNA vaccines “fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.”

The health secretary, who is a known vaccine skeptic, claimed that mRNA vaccines “fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.”

“.. as tariffs gnaw at its margins ..”

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MELIUS: “.. The day ChatGPT launched in 4Q22, Amazon Web Services (AWS) held ~56% of cloud market revenue (of the top 4). Now it holds a 47% share that could be going far lower as others win in AI. AWS is 65% the size of MSFT's Azure, but Azure is growing at >2x the rate of AWS.”

APOLLO: “.. Household formation could decline by 50% from 2024 to 2026 due to deportations and immigration restrictions.”

Probably nothing. 🤡

“.. While you can quibble with this or that estimate or figure, the order of magnitudes make it pretty clear that AI itself is not enough to buoy the economy, sales, or earnings ahead ..”

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This probably means Newcastle either keeps Isak or makes an offer to Nico Jackson.

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🚨🔵 As exclusively revealed, Chelsea will offer new deal to Marc Cucurella as talks will advance soon. Cucurella, happy at Chelsea and club very happy with Marc. He’s staying despite links with Al Nassr.

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🚨💣 Benjamin Šeško has reached total agreement with Manchester United on personal terms. Contract until June 2030. Šeško wants to join United, clear feeling revealed yesterday here. Never gave similar indication to other clubs. 🔛 Club to club talks with RB Leipzig continue.

❤️🤍🩺 Marc Guiu completes his medical as new Sunderland player today. Straight loan, no buy option clause. ⤵️✅

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🚨🇸🇦 More on Darwin Nunez and Al Hilal exclusive story. The agreement club to club with Liverpool is 100% done. Understand initial fee will be €53m plus add-ons to reach to bring package higher. Talks with Darwin ongoing to get green light on personal terms. ⏳🇺🇾

Berman: Was the President right about the polling?

Enten: No. If we are comparing him to other presidents at this point in their presidencies, he is the second lowest on record compared only to himself.

What, Exactly, Is the ‘Russia Hoax’? To start with, it’s not a hoax.

The main thing you need to know about the "Russia hoax"? It's not a hoax
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Sex toy thrown near Fever's Cunningham during game in L.A. A sex toy landed near Indiana's Sophie Cunningham after it was thrown from the stands in Los Angeles while the Fever played the Sparks on Tuesday night. The incident in Los Angeles occurred with 2:05 ...

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Devin Williams joins the media to reflect on his performance in the eighth inning. #YANKSonYES Devin Williams joins the media to reflect on his performance in the eighth inning. #YANKSonYES

Yankees' Williams laments continued struggles: 'Don't really know what to say'
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Shelton wins 6-3, 6-4 #Toronto

Clara Tauson in tears speaking about her grandpa, who passed away 2 days ago, after beating Keys to reach Montreal SF

“2 days ago my grandfather unfortunately passed away. So I really wanted to win for him today.”

“I found out after I beat Iga…”

“Hopefully he’s watching.” ❤️

JUST IN: Democrats have defended two legislative seats today in special elections.

They easily prevailed in an election for Rhode Island's state Senate, and narrowly prevailed in an election for Delaware's state House.

Seems totally normal

NFL to take 10% stake in ESPN in new media rights deal | CNN The NFL and ESPN announced on Tuesday that the league and the cable television giant had agreed to a deal that will see the NFL Network channel and other NFL assets headed to ESPN in exchange for a 10...

JUST IN: NFL and ESPN announce deal that will see the league's NFL Network and other media assets headed to the cable giant in exchange for a 10% stake. cnn.it/472jihB

New Epstein Documents Reveal Details About His Life Previously unseen letters to Jeffrey Epstein, along with photographs from inside his NYC mansion, were published by the New York Times.

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s move to ‘country club’ prison smacks of special treatment, experts say Federal guidelines would ordinarily bar an inmate serving 20 years for sex trafficking from a minimum-security prison camp.

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Maxwell Opposes Request to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Papers

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Maxwell Begs DOJ Not to Release Epstein Grand Jury Docs The convicted sex trafficker fears “hearsay” in the testimony will wreck her chances of winning an appeal—assuming the president does not just pardon her.

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