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In the months since he became Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance has repeatedly deflected questions about whether the Republican presidential nominee lost the 2020 election, saying he was focused on the futureIn the months since he became Donald Trump ’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance has repeatedly deflected questions about whether the Republican presidential nominee lost the 2020 election, saying he was focused on the future. During a rally in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, where Vance was asked by a reporter about his lack of straight answers so far, he was more declarative.“What message do you think…

This post was co-written with Lucas Desard, Tom Lauwers, and Sam Landuydt from DPG Media. DPG Media is a leading media company in Benelux operating multiple online platforms and TV channels. DPG Media’s VTM GO platform alone offers over 500 days of non-stop content. With a growing library of long-form video content, DPG Media recognizes the importance of efficiently managing and enhancing video metadata such as actor information, genre, summary of episodes, the mood of the video, and more. Having descriptive metadata is key to providing accurate TV guide descriptions, improving content recommendations, and enhancing the consumer’s ability to explore…

Virat Kohli’s poor Test form in 2024 continued, as he got out for a duck in the first innings against New Zealand. In spite of that, Kohli – who promoted himself to No. 3 due to Shubman Gill’s absence – got plaudits for his decision. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar hailed Kohli’s decision to sacrifice his usual No. 4 slot, claiming that it set him apart from former players like Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, stating that the latter two would never want to give up their batting position in Tests. “Hats off to Virat Kohli!,” posted Manjrekar on…

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered,” a “despicable human being” and a “narcissist,” according to excerpts from a new biography of the Senate Republican leader that will be released this month. McConnell made the remarks in private as part of a series of personal oral histories that he made available to Michael Tackett, deputy Washington bureau chief of The Associated Press. Tackett’s book, “The Price of Power,” draws from almost three decades of McConnell’s recorded diaries and from years of interviews with the…

An Associated Press investigation examined extremism among members of the U.S. military and veterans. Here are highlights from the reporting.The number of service members and veterans who radicalize make up a tiny fraction of a percentage point of the millions and millions who have honorably served their country. The AP received exclusive access to data collected and analyzed by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, or START, at the University of Maryland.According to this data, there were more than 480 people with a military background accused of ideologically driven extremist crimes from 2017 through…

India were all out for 46 in the first Test match against New Zealand© AFP Cricket Australia took a dig at Rohit Sharma and Co., after Team India skittled for 46 in the first Test against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Pacers Matt Henry and William O’Rourke wreaked havoc on India batting line up as the duo shared nine wickets to bowl out India for just 46 on day 2. Rishabh Pant was top scorer for the host with 20 off 49 in the innings that saw five ducks. With this, India have recorded…

LONDON — Around 100 U.S. troops will soon be on active duty in Israel to help defend the country against the potent missile threat from Iran and its regional allies, most notably Hezbollah in Lebanon.They will be deployed with a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery; a $1 billion weapon sent to hotspots including South Korea, Guam and the United Arab Emirates to blunt the ballistic missile threat posed by America’s adversaries.The THAAD deployment is both a political and military signal ahead of Israel’s expected retaliatory attack on Iran, in response to the latter’s Oct. 1 ballistic missile barrage.”I…

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has long believed diplomacy is about personal relationships — and he’ll spend Friday in Berlin with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as his time in office is on the cusp of ending.There is also a planned meeting with other leaders in the “European Quad,” a group that in addition to Biden and Scholz includes French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described Biden as having a “close relationship” with Scholz, who early this year helped broker a multi-country prisoner swap that brought back to the United States the…

Matt Henry and William O’Rourke picked nine wickets collectively to bowl out India for just 46 on day two of first Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday. With this, India have now recorded their lowest total at home and third lowest Test score overall. This was the first time in 91 years (since India’s first home Test in 1931) that they scored less than 50 in an innings. Under overcast condition, Henry exhibited great control on line and length to pick 5-15 and also reached the landmark of 100 Test wickets. O’Rourke, playing in his first…

Alejandro Mayorkas, Miguel Cardona, Xavier Becerra and Isabel Guzman talked exclusively to ABC News about bringing their culture to the Biden administration for National Hispanic Heritage Month.Mayorkas has served as secretary of Homeland Security since the early days of the administration, while Cardona has been secretary of education for the same period.Xavier Becerra is secretary of health and human services, while Isabel Guzman leads the Small Business Administration. Both have served in these roles since 2021.In this March 1, 2021, file photo, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington,…