Jolley received her first letter on July 31, 2019, according to news.com.au. At that time, Jolley was a professor at the University of Technology Sydney, so the school put forth $127,000 in security measures to ensure her safety. The money went towards CCTV cameras, which were installed in both her home and her office, as well as a personal bodyguard, who escorted her to and from work. One of the letters obtained by the Australian outlet reads: “Chop our future, we chop yours....

Trump continues to face a myriad of investigations. He is facing two Department of Justice (DOJ) probes—one into whether he improperly stored classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence, and the other focusing on his conduct surrounding the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. He is also facing probes into his businesses by New York prosecutors, with a grand jury late last year finding the Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud, though the former president was not charged in the suit....

The Turkey international, who joined Real Madrid from Dortmund in 2011 before returning to his former club, is set to undertake a sports management course at Harvard Business School. Sahin is expected to juggle his studies with his playing career, and has no plans to retire from football at just 29 years of age. This will be just the latest experience for the well-travelled midfielder, who also spent time on loan at Liverpool in 2012-13 and Feyenoord in 2007-08....

“Lavrov, rightfully sanctioned by the US and EU today, was my deputy in the 90s,” Kozyrev said in a tweet alongside an old photo of himself and Lavrov. “Used to have my back. Today, I would watch my back if he was behind me.” Friday, the European Union, United Kingdom, Canada and the United States all announced sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Lavrov following a series of sanctions levied against Russia’s government, several financial institutions and other prominent diplomats....

Pierson served was the national spokesperson for former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and was a senior adviser to his 2020 campaign. She also allegedly acted as a liaison between the White House and organizers of the January 6 rally in Washington, D.C. that immediately preceded the deadly breach of the Capitol, according to the committee and multiple reports from earlier this year. Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) sent Pierson a letter on Wednesday demanding that she produce documents related to January 6 by October 13 and appear for a deposition on November 3....

The defendant, whose birth name is Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver, stood shackled and flanked by two police officers during a brief initial court appearance. MORE: Disgraced athletes: Where these 36 went wrong | Jones vs. Cormier off UFC 178 card Koppenhaver was arrested Aug. 15 after his ex-girlfriend, adult film actress Christy Mack, posted Twitter photos of herself showing injuries she said she received when Koppenhaverattacked her a week earlier in Las Vegas....

The former University of Kentucky basketball star-turned-politician faces about two years in prison for misdeeds while serving as the state's agriculture commissioner. Appearing Friday morning in U.S. District Court in Frankfort, Farmer apologized for letting down the people of Kentucky. Farmer was a shooting guard for the Wildcats from 1988 to 1992, a team known as "The Unforgettables." His jersey hangs as a monument in the rafters of Rupp Arena....

Hamilton prevailed in a battle with Vettel last season as Ferrari finally looked capable of providing a winning driver for the first time since Kimi Raikkonen’s triumph in 2007. The Briton’s fourth title came nine years after his first, with his German rival claiming all of his in succession during a dominant stint with Red Bull. A place in motorsport immortality alongside Michael Schumacher and Juan Manuel Fangio awaits, but who is best placed to achieve it this year?...

Charles Leclerc had a slight spin scare during qualifying, but rebounded to take the fastest lap of afternoon and set himself up for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. MORE: Watch Formula 1 races live with fuboTV (free trial) Max Verstappen gave it a go in the closing seconds of qualifying, but complained about losing power and was told to box on his final flying lap. Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez will start in fifth on Sunday....

The defending champions surprisingly lost 1-0 to Mexico in their opening Group F game last Sunday in Moscow, with Sweden winners by the same scoreline against South Korea the following day in Nizhny Nodgorov. That left Sweden and Mexico with three points apiece, with Germany trailing at the bottom of the sector and now needing two wins to guarantee their place in the last 16. But Forsberg is confident his side can produce an upset....

The new feature allows gamers to recreate their favorite football stars while playing in the popular battle royale world, along with other NFL-related twists. “We see the popularity of Fortnite every day at the NFL as many of our players are passionate about this game,” said Brian Rolapp, the NFL’s chief media and business officer. “This partnership represents a great opportunity for millions of NFL fans who are Fortnite players to express their fandom inside the game while at the same time exposing our brand to countless others....

The Streamer Bowl has been a long process, dating back to early December of 2019. There were four Streamer Bowl showcases where Twitch streamers would play with NFL stars in preparation for the big event. On Jan. 16, a draft was held so streamers could select their duo partner from a pool of NFL players. The order was decided by a Fortnite tournament. There are plenty of big-name NFL stars involved in the tournament, including JuJu Smith-Schuster, Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield....

Charlotte Megret and Neil Smith, two outdoor environmental educators known as the “Rubbish Paddlers,” were paddleboarding down the River Ayr in Scotland when they made the surprising find last weekend. Through the country’s coronavirus lockdown, the pair had begun conducting “rubbish paddles” to collect trash in rivers, lochs or coasts and up-cycle, recycle or dispose of any waste. Smith, who is a geologist, told the Cumnock Chronicle on Thursday: “It was a nice fossil to find in the river Ayr at the weekend....

University of Georgia chief of police Jimmy Williamson said Tuesday an investigation found that three players — starting safety Tray Matthews, defensive linemen Jonathan Taylor and James DeLoach — received double payments for stipend checks of $71.50 issued by the Georgia athletic department. The players deposited the paper checks through a mobile device and also cashed the checks at a convenience store, according to Williamson. Wide receiver Uriah LeMay was charged with cashing a roommate's check after the check already had been deposited through a mobile app, according to Williamson....

Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome and Trevor Hoffman — the newest players whose plaques will line Cooperstown’s hallowed halls — certainly meet those qualifications. They each had so many big moments, in fact, that it might be tough to narrow things down to a perfect top 10, or even top 20. Still, each had particular big moments that epitomized their status as all-time greats. FAGAN: Handicapping the 2019 Hall of Fame ballot...

“The forced masking of schoolchildren infringes upon parents’ rights to make health and educational decisions for their own children,” Christina Pushaw, the governor’s spokeswoman, said Wednesday. She said that no one on a school board is exempt from the law. Broward and Alachua counties have required students to wear facial coverings unless they get a doctor’s note since the start of the school year. They were joined by Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties on Wednesday....

Calipari is working hard to assure it is a happy accident, but he did not plan it this way. MORE: Preseason Top 25 — Kentucky No. 2 He wound up with 12 legitimate high-major players, nine of them McDonald’s All-Americans, at least eight of them potential first-round draft picks, because “one-and-done” might be a goal for a lot of young basketball prospects but it never is a guarantee and sometimes is not the best course to follow....

Jackson is ranked 51st in the class of 2016, according to 247 Sports. He plays at St. John Bosco High School, the same place UConn shooting guard Daniel Hamilton played. MORE: NCAA men’s Division I champs through the years | No unanimous No. 1 team in first Coaches’ poll “We are like brothers,” Jackson said about Hamilton, via Zagsblog.com. “I’ve been playing with him since the eighth grade.” Jackson joins point guard Alterique Gilbert and power forwards Mamadou Diarra and Juwan Durham to form the No....

The White House has received two letters signed by 26 Democrats advocating for the enactment of automatic stabilizers for expanded unemployment and stimulus checks. Legislators point to the partisan gridlock that stalled relief during the pandemic, which left Americans in financial limbo. Instead of legislators having to negotiate each round of relief as was the case over the past year, the goal of automatic stabilizers is to put relief on autopilot....

In total, 31 GOP senators voted against the aid, which was passed as part of an omnibus $1.5 trillion appropriations package. While many of the Republicans said they supported sending additional support, they criticized the lack of time they were given to review the massive bill that provided funding for a range of different government priorities, and would have supported a targeted Ukraine bill instead. During an interview with Fox News Sunday, Risch contended that the U....