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“The whole question of whether Lee Oswald had any secret connection with the Soviets or Cubans in Mexico cannot yet be answered, but certain parts of the evidence indicates to the contrary,” one CIA report read. The CIA found there is “no credible evidence” in their files that would appear to link Oswald with the Cuban government or the Cuban intelligence service. Cuban consular employee Silvia Duran, who was interviewed by authorities, said she recognized Oswald after he was named Kennedy’s assassin....

In a segment on Saturday, Acosta said Democrats had been “outmaneuvered” by McConnell as he detailed how a “hard-right” Supreme Court appears poised to uphold a Mississippi abortion law that could gut or overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. Acosta explained how an electoral college victory in 2016 had given former President Donald Trump the chance to put three conservative justices to the high court, despite losing the popular vote....

The Michigan football coach didn’t take kindly to comments that provocative radio host Paul Finebaum made about him in a Wednesday segment of ESPN’s “Outside the Lines.” Finebaum said Harbaugh was cheating by hiring Michael Johnson, the father of Michael Johnson Jr., the top-rated dual-threat quarterback of the 2019 class — the insinuation being that the elder Johnson was hired to secure the commitment of his son. MORE: 17 questions for 2017 season...

Fox Sports is taking the Michigan coach’s signature look and applying it to a bus that will travel the country promoting the Wolverines’ Sept. 3 opener at Utah. MORE: Michigan’s most talented, all time | Kid reporters grill Harbaugh A Harbus, if you will. The bus will be designed to look like Harbaugh’s torso, essentially, from a whistle and Sharpie around the neck to a block-M polo shirt logo to khaki pants with a play card tucked in above the black belt....

“‘One thing I’ve learned: People who mislead folks on small things mislead them on big things.’ Jim Jordan, December 8, 2022 #SaturdayMorning receipts,” Lieu tweeted, quoting Jordan’s remarks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday. Lieu’s tweet comes after Jordan denied that a post on Twitter, which has since been deleted, reading “Kanye. Elon. Trump,” appeared to show approval for the trio, The Independent reported. The tweet was posted on October 6 by an account that belongs to Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee, on which Jordan serves as a ranking member....

“It is important to me that our fans and the public be aware that I do not tolerate the type of behavior that was captured on video and that was most recently alleged,” the Florida State coach said in a statement Friday evening, via the Tallahassee Democrat. “We will do better. I will not tolerate anything less.” MORE: Cook turns himself in | Johnson was not the aggressor, lawyer says...

Johnson called the 26.2-mile race “challenging,” but said it was an incredible experience he was thrilled to be part of. Johnson originally said he wanted to finish in under three hours, but his unofficial time of 3:09:07 isn’t too shabby. Not only was this Johnson’s first Boston Marathon, but it was his first marathon ever. Previously, he had only run half marathons. “It’s been an amazing experience. I’ve learned so much about myself....

After the three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion climbed out of his car Sunday following the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he went to victory lane to congratulate Jimmie Johnson, who had just won a record-tying seventh series championship. MORE: Dale Jr., Richard Petty congratulate Johnson on No. 7 There, Johnson presented Stewart with a surprising gift — the helmet Johnson had just worn in his history-making race. For a driver who has been collecting other drivers’ race helmets for years, and has a collection numbering more than 200, it was a dream come true....

But Kenseth passed him late in the race and Johnson wound up finishing fourth — one spot behind Kenseth — to fall another point behind in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. A caution for debris with 27 laps remaining resulted in the leaders coming down pit road, with Johnson losing the lead to Kasey Kahne and Jeff Gordon, who took two fresh tires while Johnson took four. MORE: Charlotte results | Keselowski wins | NASCAR’s most beloved drivers...

Garoppolo’s high-ankle sprain kept him off the field in the second half of San Francisco’s 31-13 victory, and coach Kyle Shanahan suggested it would also sideline him for the team’s upcoming matchup with the Giants. The 49ers have been ravaged by injuries of late, losing Nick Bosa, Solomon Thomas and Raheem Mostert on Sunday, all to knee issues. George Kittle (knee) was inactive for the game. MORE: 49ers players complain about MetLife Stadium turf...

Jimmy Garoppolo had a solid showing in his team’s second preseason game, getting off to a hot start and leading a game-winning drive in the Patriots’ 26-24 victory over the Saints. MORE: Tom Brady pretty flat in limited action | Week 3 preseason schedule The second-year quarterback completed 28 of 33 passes for 269 yards and one touchdown, and his deep pass to Jonathan Krause helped set up a 35-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski for the win....

To that, Jimmy Kimmel has responded: What about guns? In his monologue on Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, the late-night talk show host pointed out the irony of the plan to save children’s lives by banning vaping, while gun-based violence, including mass shootings on school campuses, continues to be an epidemic in the U.S. The proposed ban on non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes comes after a sixth person in the U.S. is thought to have died this week from an illness related to vaping....

On Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, the comedian expressed his unease about Republican lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee grilling Trump White House officials to protect the president. Earlier in the day, the House heard testimony from Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council’s expert on Ukraine, and Jennifer Williams, a national security aide to Vice President Mike Pence. Both were on the July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in which Trump is accused of coercing Zelenskiy to investigate a political rival and both say there were concerned about the contents of the call....

ESPN’s “First Take”, like much of the network’s programming nowadays, is a spectacle. Shows fuel the hot take machine with a cast of Stephen A. Smith and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, to name a couple, adding logs to the fire one by one. It can be the site of numerous awkward diatribes and forced talking points– anything to create engagement. All this is to say, the show is a soap opera....

Baltimore still has last year’s rookie Justice Hill on its roster, along with veteran Gus Edwards. We know how much the Ravens love to run the football, so this probably won’t ever totally be a one-man show (well, except for in Lamar’s big games). Whether you should draft Dobbins or Ingram – and when you should draft them – depends mostly on when, if at all, you think the torch will be passed from veteran to rookie....

Dealing with a 36-year-old pitcher, the inclination is to believe that this is some of the random fluctuation that happens with relief pitchers. In this case, that is only part of the story, according to data from fangraphs.com. While it is true that the rate of fly balls against Benoit that went out of the park was a particularly high 18.2 percent in 2012, and 8.1 percent in 2013 (his career rate is 9....

Representing the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth against the Nationals, he got a full-count slider from Washington closer Rafael Soriano. Pederson took it and tried to sell it as Ball 4, but the pitch clearly was a strike. Game over: Nats win, 6-4. MORE: Cubs’ rookies provide hope | Building the perfect playoff rotations | NL turning points A breaking ball on 3-2 to a rookie with the game on the line, even if Soriano does throw his slider a lot (28....

Thirteen inmates were put to death at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana during an unprecedented run of federal executions during the final months of the Trump administration. Several were carried out during former president Donald Trump’s lame duck months and the final three executions took place just days before Biden’s inauguration. On a campaign website, Biden—a death penalty opponent—pledged that, as president, he would “work to pass legislation to eliminate the death penalty at the federal level, and incentivize states to follow the federal government’s example....

But Biden appears to be on course for an early head-to-head with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the $9 billion Keystone XL project, a controversial Canada-U.S. oil pipeline that has been opposed by progressives, environmentalists and indigenous groups. Trudeau has long supported the project despite the protests, arguing it will help reduce reliance on foreign oil imports and create new jobs. Reuters reported Monday that Biden is set to rescind the pipeline permit as soon as he takes office, perhaps on his first day in the White House, as he seeks to restore American leadership on climate change action....

In polling data maintained by RealClearPolitics, Trump trailed behind Biden in over 30 nationwide general election presidential polls released in October. The data indicates that support for Biden’s campaign this year peaked around October 11, when the former vice president’s national polling average placed him 10.3 percentage points ahead of the Republican. In the days since, Trump has managed to lessen the gap and is now trailing Biden by an average of 7....