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Narrow majority opposes removing Trump from office, USA TODAY poll finds |
| As a historic week begins, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds Americans closely divided on whether the House of Representatives should impeach President Donald Trump. But a narrow majority has emerged opposing a conviction by the Senate that would remove him from office. In the wake of combative impeachment hearings, those surveyed opposed a Senate vote by 51%-45% to convict Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The findings underscore how durable Trump's support has been even in the face of testimony before the House Intelligence Committee that he used military aid and a coveted Oval Office meeting to pressure the president of Ukraine to announce investigations into Trump's domestic political rivals. |
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LSU quarterback wins 2019 Heisman Trophy by record-setting margin |
| Louisiana State quarterback Joe Burrow won the 2019 Heisman Trophy by the largest margin in the award's history. Burrow's Heisman win has been a foregone conclusion since early November, when he secured LSU's 46-41 win at rival Alabama — the Tigers' first win in the series since 2011. "This is what kids dream of doing," Burrow said. "I envisioned myself on that stage and being the quarterback of the No. 1 team in the country playing for the national championship." Burrow earned a first-place vote on 841 of 927 ballots, nearing the record of 855 first-place votes set by Southern California running back O.J. Simpson in 1968, and his 1,846-point margin of victory breaks Simpson's record of 1,750. |
 | | Dec 14, 2019; New York, NY, USA; LSU's Joe Burrow is announced as this year's Heisman Trophy winner during the Heisman Trophy Award Show. Mandatory Credit: Todd Van Emst/Heisman Trust/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Sports | | Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports | |
Comey says he was 'wrong' about FISA process |
| Former FBI Director James Comey said Sunday that a Justice Department inspector general report identified "real sloppiness" in the surveillance of a former Trump campaign aide and said he was wrong to have been "overconfident" about how the Russia investigation was handled . Comey also said in retrospect that he was wrong when he told an interviewer last year that the applications to the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court were handled in a "thoughtful, responsible way." "I was overconfident in the procedures that the FBI and Justice had built over 20 years. I thought they were robust enough. It's incredibly hard to get a FISA. I was overconfident in those," Comey said. |
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Fox Sports shows clip of controversial Patriots video, videographer suspended |
| The New England Patriots are in the hot seat once again for videotaping opponents. Fox Sports' Jay Glazer obtained an exclusive copy of the video — and the network aired a portion of it during their "FOX NFL Sunday" pregame show. The video, taken at last Sunday's Cincinnati Bengals-Cleveland Browns game, showed the Bengals' substitution patterns. The video Fox Sports obtained appears to be of the Patriots and Bengals officials reviewing the eight-minute tape.The videographer claims to be "trying to get some field perspective," but the image on the screen isn't of the entire field, only the Bengals sideline. The Patriots' video was confiscated and immediately turned over to the NFL. |
| • | Patriots reportedly suspend videographer who broke NFL rules by filming the Cincinnati Bengals' sideline in Cleveland last week. | |
Army, Navy academies investigating students making 'OK' hand gesture |
| Questions erupted during the Army-Navy game in Philadelphia when students appeared to make the White Power hand symbol during a pregame broadcast. ESPN's Rece Davis was doing a standup segment at Lincoln Financial Field at the 120th meeting of the service academies when a gloved hand appeared in the frame on the Cadet side with the upside-down OK symbol, and finally a Cadet appeared to make the symbol next to Davis' head. The U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy have been made aware of the issue and the schools are looking into it. West Point said the academy was investigating and did "not know the Cadets' intent." The Anti-Defamation League in September added the OK symbol as a gesture of hate. |
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Pawn shop operator arrested, Jersey City shooting investigation expands |
| A pawn shop operator has been arrested on a weapons charge as authorities expand their investigation into last week's Jersey City shooting rampage now viewed as an act of domestic terrorism. Ahmed A-Hady, 35, was arrested on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said in a statement that the FBI seized several weapons and more than 400 rounds of ammunition during searches of the Buy N Sell City and A-Hady's home. The weapons found in A-Hady's pawn shop and home included three AR-15-style assault rifles, three handguns, and one shotgun, Carpenito said. The nature of A-Hady's relationship to the shooters was not immediately revealed. |
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