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Yahoo News first reported on the investigation into the unit and the internal review in December, alleging that under Trump it used databases designed to track terrorists to track the journalists, attempting to discover the source of leaks from within the administration and to vet journalists who could become sources of information for the department. The review comes at the direction of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General “to ensure that the activities in question during the prior administration remain an isolated incident and that proper safeguards are in place to prevent an incident like this from taking place in the future,” CBP spokesperson Luis Miranda said Monday....

One contrarian study comes from a pair of French academics in America. Xavier Gabaix of MIT and Augustin Landier of New York University say that since 1980 the pay of CEOs has risen in lock step with the market capitalization of their companies: both are up 500 percent. Using this logic, CEOs like Chevron’s David O’Reilly (who collected some $25 million in 2005) aren’t overpaid, because they are running ever bigger, riskier firms, making decisions that touch more and more people....

As Biden’s White House readied fireworks and burgers for America’s annual celebration of nationhood, progressives expressed their views on what the Fourth of July means from the Black American perspective. “When they say that the 4th of July is about American freedom, remember this: the freedom they’re referring to is for white people. This land is stolen land and Black people still aren’t free,” tweeted Missouri Rep. Cori Bush....

While Golden State’s core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins remains the same, the franchise underwent a few changes this summer. The Warriors were able to re-sign starting center Kevon Looney in free agency, but they lost some key members of their rotation in Gary Payton II, Otto Porter Jr., Juan Toscano-Anderson and Nemanja Bjelica. They have been replaced with JaMychal Green and Donte DiVincenzo....

“Mr. Baldwin, when I worked with him, was very professional, very safe. I was shocked it was him…I was like, ‘How can this be?’” said professional armorer Mike Tristano during a BBC interview. On Thursday, Baldwin reportedly fired a prop gun on the New Mexico movie set of the Western film Rust that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured the film’s writer/director, Joel Souza, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office....

Over recent months, while he was assured he would not be traded in private, Wiggins was the source of rampant trade rumors in public. Now, after signing Wiggins to a contract, the Cavaliers have agreed in principle to a trade that would send Wiggins to the Minnesota Wolves as part of a package for Kevin Love. Per NBA rules, neither team can address a trade until Wiggins has been under contract for 30 days....

There are, however, a number of factors that can influence survival rates, particularly for men with advanced prostate cancer. These can include: Stage of cancerRaceAgeDisease progressionTumor gradeDisease recurrenceSmoking Survival by Stage The stage of prostate cancer can be described by doctors using the tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) system. The TNM system was developed by the American Joint Committee on Cancer. Under this system, doctors use scans and results from diagnostic tests to determine the following values:...

Systemic disparities in degree completion are so deeply rooted that even if institutions re-engaged (and graduated) the entire population of young, Black and Latinx adults who didn’t complete college, equity gaps would narrow but still exist. With a spirit of racial realism, acknowledging that racism remains a fixture in the United States, President Joe Biden can act to combat barriers in college admissions and ensure that colleges primarily serving Black, Latinx, and other marginalized students are adequately and equitably funded....

The protest organized by a group known as the Freedom Neighborhood, a youth-led organization dedicated to “fighting for the economic, political, and social liberation of Black people and marginalized communities” said they want the statue “gone” because it “embodies the racial undertones of Black people being inferior to white people.” “Our history has told us that Black people paid for this statue when that was not the case. Black people had no say in both the design and the message, which is what we are fighting for....

The men were quickly detained, according to reports. Cameras didn’t capture the men’s rush to the stage, but did show judge Carrie Ann Inaba worriedly say, “Excuse me!” as the situation unfolded. MORE: Athletes in reality shows It began when someone jumped down to the stage and tried to “knock [Lochte] down” before security stopped them, The Washington Post reported. The protesters had “Lochte” crossed out on their shirts, according to Entertainment Weekly....

The man, identified as Sean Reed, was killed by the Indianapolis Police near the 6200 block of Michigan Road on May 6 in an incident which the 21-year-old inadvertently captured on camera. The video, which is circulating on social media, shows Reed driving in his car before engaging in a high speed chase with police. Reed keeps recording during the pursuit, shouting: “You’re never gonna catch me, I’m gone. I’m not going to jail today....

The Proud Boys attended a planned gathering in the parking lot of an abandoned Kmart in Northeast Portland on Sunday morning, as roughly 300 left-wing protesters arrived at Tom McCall Waterfront Park to protest the Proud Boys gathering, according to Oregon Live. Proud Boys member Tusitala Toese told the outlet that the group moved the event away from downtown in the morning to avoid clashes with left-wing activists. “We relocated the rally to avoid the altercation and the violence between us and the people on the left, but if they do show up here, we’re going to defend ourselves,” Toese said....

As part of a plea agreement, 34-year-old Greene admitted to one count of conspiracy and one count of obstructing an official proceeding before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday. Greene will cooperate with federal prosecutors as part of the agreement. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said that the Syracuse, New York man conspired with other members of the Central New York chapter of the Proud Boys at the Capitol to disrupt Congress from certifying President Joe Biden as the 2020 election winner....

There are 25 weeks in the fantasy baseball season. Approximately one has been played. That's 4 percent of the season. Four percent of the fantasy football season would take you about midway through the third quarter of Week 1. Some notable stats through two-and-a-half quarters of Week 1 this season: Cam Newton had 105 passing yards and one TD. He finished as the No. 4 fantasy QB. Eddie Lacy had 7 rushing yards....

James Curran, better known as James the Mormon, wrote “Dreamin” in the early hours of Sunday morning after the Cougars’ come-from behind win. MORE: Week 3 picks | What to do with BYU? | Five things to watch Saturday “When I have an idea, I cannot fail to implement it,” Curran told KSL.com. “I go full steam ahead if I like an idea. I don’t stop until it is done....

A viral TikTok video has left the internet in stitches after the poster found her older sister’s yearbook which reads like a masterclass in 2000s emo haircuts. User chanlynklay posted the video, which can be seen here, on March 19. It starts with a close-up of her laughing as the overlay text reads: “Found my sister’s yearbook from 2010.” With 8.7 million views it has left viewers in stitches, with those who remember their own ill-fated emo haircuts laughing along with younger viewers....

The Congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the United States Capitol this week voted to subpoena Trump, saying he “is required to answer for his actions.” The subpoena adds to his legal woes, as he is facing several other investigations—including a probe into whether he improperly kept classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and a lawsuit into his New York business dealings. While some former Trump allies—including Cohen, who served a three-year sentence for campaign finance violations committed while working for Trump— have jumped ship, many are still sticking with Trump, who remains a powerful figure in GOP politics and may run for president again in 2024....

The newly introduced bill, which will be submitted for review in Parliament, is designed to provide the French government with a legal framework for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and future public health crises. According to its text, a negative COVID test or proof of a “preventative treatment, including the administration of a vaccine” could be required for people to be granted “access to transport or to some locations, as well as certain activities,” Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported....

The authors of the paper published in the journal Disability and Health Journal believe that the between 2.6 to four million people in the U.S. who have an intellectual or developmental disability, such as cerebral palsy or Down’s syndrome, may be vulnerable because they are more likely to have underlying conditions such as high blood pressure, heart and respiratory diseases, and diabetes. These conditions are thought to increase the risk of developing complications from COVID-19, the disease that has killed more than 360,437 people in 5....

9 p.m. ET, ESPN Line: St. Mary’s -7 Total: 133 Last 10: Pepperdine 5-5 (5-5 ATS) St. Mary’s 8-2 (5-5 ATS) MORE: College hoops live odds page Effective FG percentage: Pepperdine 49.0 (223rd), St. Mary’s 59.0 (1st) EFG% against: Pepperdine 49.4 (147th), St. Mary’s 45.7 (26th) Analysis: Pepperdine and St. Mary’s meet in the WCC semifinals. Pepperdine swept the Gaels this season and has won three straight over St. Mary’s dating back to last year....