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Trump to Testify in New York Investigation: Live Updates

Trump to Testify in New York Investigation: Live Updates

Former President Donald J. Trump’s legal jeopardy appeared to intensify significantly on Monday with the stunning revelation that federal agents armed with a warrant had searched his Mar-a-Lago club and home in Palm Beach, Fla.

It was not immediately clear what investigators might have seized, but the search took place after federal agents visited the Palm Beach estate in the spring to discuss materials Mr. Trump took with him improperly when he left the White House, including numerous pages of classified documents .

The mere fact that the federal authorities had taken the remarkable step of searching the private residence of a former US president was a reminder of just how much legal scrutiny Mr. Trump is under as he considers running for president again in 2024.

He and his family have criticized the various investigations swirling around him as partisan or vindictive, and they have denied wrongdoing.

Federal prosecutors investigating attempts to reverse Mr. Trump’s loss in the 2020 election have asked witnesses directly about his involvement in those efforts. In Georgia, a criminal inquiry is focused on his push for him to have the election results altered there.

More immediately, Mr. Trump is scheduled to be deposed on Wednesday by lawyers from the New York State attorney general’s office as part of a long-running civil inquiry into whether he and his family’s real estate business fraudulently inflated the value of his hotels, golf courses and other assets to obtain favorable loans.

The status of other investigations into the former president is harder to fathom, although one — a criminal inquiry by the Manhattan district attorney’s office — appeared to lose steam in the spring. (A matter that had receded into the background re-emerged on Tuesday, when a federal appeals court ruled that the House could gain access to Mr. Trump’s tax returns.)

Here is where the notable inquiries involving Mr. Trump stand.

New York State Civil Inquiry

Mr. Trump fought for months to avoid the high-stakes deposition he is scheduled to sit for on Wednesday, which could shape the outcome of the civil inquiry by New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, into him and his family business, the Trump Organization . (The deposition was to have been in July; it was delayed after the death of his first wife, Ivana.)

Ms. James’s investigation, which is in its final stages, is focused on whether financial statements in which Mr. Trump valued his assets reflected a pattern of fraud, or were simply examples of his penchant for exaggeration.

Ms. James said in a court filing this year that the Trump Organization’s business practices were “fraudulent or misleading,” but that her office needed to question Mr. Trump and two of his adult children, Ivanka and Donald Jr., to determine who was responsible for the conduct.

The two sat for depositions recently after the judge overseeing the case ordered them to do so. Their brother Eric was interviewed in 2020 as part of the inquiry and repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, according to a court filing.

The former president’s deposition follows a protracted legal battle that resulted in a state judge ruling in April that Mr. Trump was in contempt of court. That ruling came after Ms. James filed a motion asking that Mr. Trump be compelled to produce documents sought in eight previous requests.

His lawyers said they had searched for, and could not find, any documents the attorney general did not already have. The judge nonetheless fined Mr. Trump $10,000 a day until he filed affidavits describing the search. The contempt order was lifted in May after he paid a $110,000 fine and submitted the affidavits.

The same month, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Mr. Trump that sought to halt Ms. James’s inquiry because, the former president’s lawyers argued, she had violated his rights, and her inquiry was politically motivated.

Because Ms. James’s investigation is civil, she can sue Mr. Trump but she cannot file criminal charges. She could also opt to pursue settlement negotiations in hopes of obtaining a swifter financial payout rather than file a lawsuit that would undoubtedly take years to resolve.

If Ms. James were to sue and prevail at trial, a judge could impose steep financial penalties on Mr. Trump and restrict his business operations in New York.

Mr. Trump’s lawyers would most likely argue in any such suit that valuing real estate is a subjective process, and that his company simply estimated the value of the properties in question, without intending to artificially inflate them.

Manhattan Criminal Case

Despite its civil nature, Ms. James’s inquiry and Mr. Trump’s deposition still carry the potential for criminal charges. That’s because the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation was also focused on the valuations of Mr. Trump’s properties before it appeared to flag in the spring. It could gain new life depending on Mr. Trump’s performance of him on Wednesday.

Alvin Bragg, the district attorney, said in April that the inquiry, which began under his predecessor, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., was continuing but he did not offer a clear sense of its direction.

Mr. Bragg’s comments came after two prosecutors who had been leading the investigation left. One of them, Mark F. Pomerantz, said in a resignation letter published by The New York Times that he believed the office had enough evidence to charge Mr. Trump with “numerous” felonies. Mr. Pomerantz criticized Mr. Bragg for not pursuing an indictment in the case.

In his April remarks on the matter, Mr. Bragg said new witnesses had been questioned and additional documents had been reviewed, although he declined to provide details. Later in April, The Times reported that at least three witnesses considered central to the case had not heard from Mr. Bragg’s office for several months or had not been asked to testify.

The investigation has yielded criminal charges against the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen H. Weisselberg.

Last July, before Mr. Vance’s tenure ended, the district attorney’s office charged the company with running a 15-year scheme to help its executives evade taxes by compensating them with fringe benefits that were hidden from authorities. Mr. Weisselberg was charged with avoiding taxes on $1.7 million in perks that should have been reported as income.

The case has been tentatively scheduled to go to trial later this year.

Georgia Criminal Inquiry

Mr. Trump is also under scrutiny in Georgia, where Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County district attorney, is investigating whether the former president and others criminally interfered with the 2020 presidential election.

Mr. Trump and associates had numerous interactions with Georgia officials after the election, including a call in which he urged the secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, to “find 11,780 votes,” the number he would have needed to overcome President Biden’s lead in the state.

It is the only known criminal inquiry that focuses directly on Mr. Trump’s efforts to overturn the election results. In January, Fulton County’s top judge approved Ms. Willis’s request for a special grand jury in the matter.

On Tuesday, a different judge in Fulton County said Rudolph W. Giuliani, a lawyer for Mr. Trump and a central figure in the Georgia inquiry, needed to travel there to appear before the grand jury. Mr. Giuliani, who had two coronary heart stents implanted last month, had prosecutors told he was not healthy enough to fly to Georgia.

But the judge, Robert CI McBurney, tentatively ordered him to show up to deliver in-person testimony on Aug. 17. (Judge McBurney said he might reconsider the date if Mr. Giuliani’s doctor produced an adequate medical excuse.)

“Mr. Giuliani is not cleared for air travel, AIR,” Judge McBurney said. “John Madden drove all over the country in his big bus, from stadium to stadium. So one thing we need to explore is whether Mr. Giuliani could get here without jeopardizing his recovery and his health. On a train, on a bus or Uber, or whatever it would be,” he said, adding, “New York is not close to Atlanta, but it’s not traveling from Fairbanks.”

Judge McBurney also said on Tuesday that prosecutors should let Mr. Giuliani, 78, know whether he is a target of the criminal investigation. Ms. Willis’s office has already told at least 17 people that they are targets.

Westchester County Criminal Investigation

In Westchester County, Miriam E. Rocah, the district attorney, appears to be focused at least in part on whether the Trump Organization misled local officials about the value of a golf course to reduce its taxes. She has subpoenaed the company for records on the matter.

Washington DC Lawsuit

In January 2020, Karl Racine, the attorney general for the District of Columbia, sued Mr. Trump’s inaugural committee, saying he had overpaid his own family business by more than $1 million or space at the Trump International Hotel during the January 2017 inaugural.

The lawsuit, which names the inaugural committee, the hotel, and the Trump Organization as defendants, is scheduled to go to trial in September, after a judge ordered that it could move forward.

Mr. Racine’s office has subpoenaed a range of parties, including Melania Trump, the former first lady, and has questioned Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump and Thomas J. Barrack Jr., who chaired the inaugural committee.

Jan. 6 Inquiry

A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol — aided by more than a dozen former federal prosecutors — is examining the role Mr. Trump and his allies may have played in his efforts to hold onto power after his electoral defeat in November 2020 .

While the committee itself does not have the power to bring criminal charges, it could refer the matter to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, to prosecute them through the Justice Department.

Jonah E. Bromwich, Rebecca Davis O’Brien, Michael Rothfield and Ashley Wong contributed reporting.

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‘Two Point Campus’ gross sex bed has raised questions I never want answered

'Two Point Campus' gross sex bed has raised questions I never want answered

I need to talk about Two Point Campus‘sex bed.

To be clear, I don’t want to. I think we would all be better off not thinking about this video game’s plasticine-looking people in the throes of passion. But society cannot progress unless we tackle the hard questions, and I aim to leave this world better than I found it.

Developed by Two Point Studios, Two Point Campus is a university management game that allows you to build and run a hallowed institution of higher learning. Running courses such as Knight School, Internet History, and Virtual Normality, your task is to create the optimal conditions for students to thrive. It’s an enjoyable game that will scratch an itch for any management simulation fan.

Providing classrooms and teachers isn’t the only thing you have to look after, though. You’re also in charge of their wellbeing, having to provide food, shelter, and entertainment for the entire student body.

Unfortunately, this includes supplying a designated bed for them to bang in.

From scrubs to schools

If you’ve played its 2018 predecessor Two Point Hospital, Two Point Campus will be very familiar. From its Wallace and Gromit-esque character design to Two Point Radio’s eclectic DJs, much of Two Point Campus is instantly recognizable. The majority of the gameplay is largely identical as well, with both Two Point Campus and Hospital requiring you to build specialized facilities, hire skilled personnel, and cater to numerous clients with differing needs.

Even so, there are some notable changes, one of the most significant being Two Point Campus‘timeline. While Two Point Hospital does have an end of year award ceremony, Two Point Campus has a clear class schedule throughout the entire year, which runs from August to July.

Once you hit summer break, school doesn’t resume until you allow it, giving you time to build new rooms, hire new staff, and plan for the coming year. Two Point Campus also doesn’t let you take on new scholars until the start of the new school year, and they stay for several years (unless they’re expelled or drop out).

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Managing people’s moods is a significant part of the game too, as students’ ability to learn and thus their grades are influenced by their happiness. Miserable people aren’t terribly good at studying, after all. You’ll therefore be spending much of the school year micromanaging, scheduling parties, then assigning students Private Tutoring once they’re happy enough.

Thus, in order to be a top university, you have to provide facilities to address student needs such as hunger, thirst, hygiene, entertainment, and, of course, relationships.

This brings us to the sex bed.

The Sex Bed (aka the Double Jump Bed)

A screenshot of the Double Jump Bed in

No shoes, no shirt, no jumping, no privacy.
Credit: Mashable

To be fair, this plush pink monstrosity it isn’t explicitly marketed as a sex bed. Called the “Double Jump Bed,” it’s ostensibly for Sweethearts to jump on together, which upgrades their relationship from level 3 to 4 and turns them into Soulmates.

But, look. It’s pretty clear what the Double Jump Bed is really there for. It’s bright pink and covered in hearts. There’s an equally pink trunk at the foot of the bed, which is also covered in hearts. It’s designed for two people to bounce on. We all get the euphemism.

There’s a lot going on here, but one of the main issues is that the setup of this place is a bedroom. So unless you build an entirely separate room just for the sex bed, you end up having all these normal single beds in this room, then this one bright pink sex bed as the focal point like the setup of an incredibly uncomfortable experimental theater piece.

For the record, students do not appear deterred from using the sex bed even when it’s placed in a row with many other, non-sex beds.

This could be my own fault. A less utilitarian university administrator might create dozens of tiny dorms to circumvent such situations, rather than cramming all the beds into one big room like an army barracks. however Two Point Campus‘students tend to prefer communal sleeping arrangements, meaning mitigating the potential for exhibitionism would only be for my own comfort.

Students even share beds, with one bed required for every five students. This makes sense from a game design perspective — it wouldn’t be much fun to have an entire campus building dedicated to hundreds of beds. Unfortunately, the result is that I’m running a university with over 100 students and one sex bed. This is not maths that I want to contemplate.

I know that this is not what Two Point Campus wanted me to focus on. But at the same time, if you orchestrate the situation such that I’m compelled to put a bright pink heart-adorned sex bed in the middle of a grubby student dorm, you can’t be surprised if I fixate on that a little bit .

Requesting permission to bang

A screenshot of a student's request for a Double Jump Bed in "Two Point Campus."

Fuzzy duck, ducky fuzz.
Credit: Mashable

An interesting aspect of the sex bed is that, if you do not have one of these without mattresses on campus, students have absolutely no qualms formally requesting one. Personally, I cannot conceive of a situation where asking your university’s dean for furniture on which to bang wouldn’t immediately result in devastating psychic damage to all involved. Yet the Two Point universe appears to be free of such shame, for better or for worse.

The Double Jump Bed is one of many items students may request to achieve personal goals or complete assignments, along with Scientography Bookcases, entire Ramen Kiosks, or even the ostentatiously decorated Lover’s Bench. Just as a sex bed is required for intimate moments, apparently some students can’t confess their love unless seated on a bench adorned with pink hearts. (I’ve spent about 15 hours in the game, but have yet to unlock any emotional maturity courses.)

However, many of these items need to be unlocked with in-game currency Kudosh. Not to be confused with your money, which you earn from tuition fees and use to build and staff your university, Kudosh is a separate currency which you earn by completing objectives and challenges. Such challenges range from leveling up students, to developing new romances, to earning $1 million in rent from your students. Who, I will remind you, all share one big room with a designated bang bed.

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In the first few maps I found I wasn’t earning enough Kudosh to fulfill these requests, turning the game into a frustrating exercise in watching my students’ admittedly weird dreams slip away. Fortunately, accumulating Kudosh gets easier once you unlock the ability to earn it at the Research Lab. Having enough Kudosh to fund school equipment also gets easier once you realize not every request for an arcade machine requires a positive response.

As such, I technically didn’t have to approve my students’ written application to bang. Two Point Campus‘ Double Jump Bed costs 150 Kudosh to unlock and $4,000 to actually buy, which seems like a lot for the garish piece of furniture. In contrast, a normal bed is only $1,200. These funds could be better spent on bookcases, or classroom equipment, or practically anything other than a sex bed.

My students’ sexual frustration also seemed like the sort of problem they could solve themselves, perhaps by taking a discreet excursion to a nearby hotel and not involving the dean.

But on the other hand, who am I to deny assistance to young love? University is a time to meet new people, form connections, and explore yourself — as well as consenting others. It may not technically be on any university’s official timetable, but nurturing a student’s social skills is just as important as part of their development as their grades.

Therefore, if I am to create the best, most welcoming and nurturing university I can, I should help facilitate romantic attachments, and be glad my students feel comfortable enough to ask me for a sex bed. This is what I keep telling myself.

I’m fine. Two Point Campus‘students can have their expensive school-funded communal sex bed, and bounce on it to their shameless hearts’ content. I’ll allow it. But they still only get one.

Two Point Campus is available August 9 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC and Nintendo Switch.

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Australia captain Meg Lanning takes indefinite break from cricket | australian cricket

Australia’s long-serving women’s cricket captain, Meg Lanning, is taking a break from cricket, with no timeline for her return. The announcement comes days after Lanning led her all-conquering national team to the Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham.

“After a busy couple of years, I’ve made the decision to take a step back to enable me to spend time focusing on myself,” said the 30-year-old Lanning in a Cricket Australia statement. “I’m grateful for the support of CA and my teammates and ask that my privacy is respected during this time.”

Lanning will miss the upcoming edition of The Hundred in England where she was due to represent the Trent Rockets, but the Australian team is not due to play again until December when they make a Twenty20 tour of India. CA said Lanning would take a period of indefinite leave effective immediately.

CA head of performance, women’s cricket, Shawn Flegler, said: “We’re proud of Meg for acknowledging that she needs a break and will continue to support her during this time. She’s been an incredible contributor to Australian cricket over the last decade, achieving remarkable feats both individually and as part of the team, and she has been a brilliant role model for young kids.

“The welfare of our players is always our number one priority, and we’ll continue to work with Meg to ensure she gets the support and space she needs.”

Lanning has been a mainstay of the national team since her debut in 2010 and took over as captain in 2014. She has been on two winning World Cup squads (2013 and 2022) and four successful World T20 squads 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2020) .

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Lanning’s decision comes five days after the long-serving national rugby team captain Michael Hooper began an indefinite break for personal reasons, returning home from the Wallabies trip to Argentina.

Other Australian players to have stepped away for personal reasons in recent times have included Sophie Molineux and Amanda-Jade Wellington and, in the men’s game, Glenn Maxwell, Will Pucovski and Nic Maddinson.

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Family lost in outback NSW drank from puddles to stay alive

Family lost in outback NSW drank from puddles to stay alive

A young family reported missing to police between Queensland and NSW on Monday have been found safe after two days of searching between three states.

Darian Aspinall, 27, her children Winter Bellamy, 2, and Koda Bellamy, 4, along with their grandmother Leah Gooding, 50, were traveling from the Noccundra Hotel in Queensland to a planned destination of Packsaddle in far west NSW on Sunday.

The children’s father Linny Bellamy told of his family’s actions to ensure they’d survive while stuck alone in the outback for two straight days.

He said they relied on roadside puddles for sustenance and used a mirror to attract the attention of a police search aircraft.

“I can’t believe they managed to stay as strong as they did,” Mr Bellamy said.

“They looked after each other and just tried to ration everything out.”

He said other than looking tired, his family seemed themselves.

The family had made plans to travel to Adelaide, where they were originally from, police were told.

Darian Apsinall went missing with her family in the NSW outback before being located by police helicopter on Tuesday. NSW Police
Camera IconDarian Apsinall went missing with her family in the NSW outback before being located by police helicopter on Tuesday. NSW Police Credit: News Corp Australia

But when the four never arrived at their planned location in NSW and were unable to be contacted, Barrier police were alerted and the investigation into their whereabouts began.

The family, who were traveling in a Hyundai Tucson, were found inside their vehicle, off track, about 4.15pm on Tuesday afternoon by helicopter.

The aircraft confirmed it was the missing family, and they were assessed by an on-board paramedic.

They were then flown to Tibooburra for further assessment and care.

“Could not feel more relief,” Mr Bellamy said in a Facebook post sharing the good news.

“My family has been found safe.”

Police officers involved extended their thanks to the community for their support and assistance.

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Woman in Emmett Till killing not indicted by Mississippi grand jury

Woman in Emmett Till killing not indicted by Mississippi grand jury

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Five people were sifting through dusty files in the basement of a Mississippi courthouse two months ago when they laid eyes on a document that hadn’t been seen for decades.

It was a warrant from August 1955 for the arrests of those involved in the kidnapping of the Black teenager Emmett Till. Two of the names on the documents had checks beside them. A third did not — “Mrs. Roy Bryant, ”now Carolyn Bryant Donham, the White woman whose accusations against Till led to his lynching of him.

But a grand jury in Leflore County — where Till was lynched and tossed into a river by Bonham’s then-husband and his brother — decided not to indict her, District Attorney Dewayne Richardson said in a news release Tuesday.

The grand jury found that there was not sufficient evidence to indict Donham on charges of kidnapping and manslaughter after hearing seven hours of testimony from investigators and witnesses last week.

In the weeks since the unserved warrant was found, Till’s family and the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation urged Richardson to serve the warrant that was never executed nearly 70 years ago.

In September 1955, Mamie Till-Mobley, Till’s mother, had an open-coffin funeral for her son, whose body was so badly beaten it was only recognizable by a ring he wore. Till-Mobley’s decision of her and fervent telling of her son’s story of her to reporters reignited the civil rights movement.

That same month, Donham’s husband, Roy Bryant, and his brother, JW Milam, were acquitted of murder by an all-White, all-male jury after deliberating for a little more than one hour.

Till’s cousin, the Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., who is the last living witness of the kidnapping, told the Associated Press in a statement that the decision to not indict Donham was “unfortunate, but predictable.”

“The fact remains that the people who abducted, tortured, and murdered Emmett did so in plain sight, and our American justice system was and continues to be set up in such a way that they could not be brought to justice for their heinous crimes, Parker said in the statement.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation said on Facebook that it would “Never Give Up” trying to hold Donham accountable, to keep its promise to Till-Mobley.

“Carolyn Bryant Donham’s actions, and the unserved warrant proves her culpability,” the organization’s post said. “There was probable cause for her arrest of her.”

The discovery of the warrant also ignited a search for Donham, who is now in her late 80s and whose whereabouts have been kept secret by her family. When author Timothy Tyson interviewed her in 2008 — the only known interview Donham has given outside of investigations — she was staying in Raleigh, NC

Donham said her testimony in court that Till had made sexual advances was not true, according to Tyson’s book “The Blood of Emmett Till.” During a news conference in 2018, the author said he believed Donham’s family de ella wanted her to do the interview so that she could speak about what happened in 1955 before she died.

Donham, 21 at the time, accused the 14-year-old Till of improper advances at a family store in Money, Miss. Four days later, her husband de ella and Milam kidnapped Till from a relative’s home, lynched him and tossed him into a river. Till’s body was found attached to a 75-pound fan.

In Donham’s unpublished memoir, which was obtained by reporters last month, she said she pleaded with her husband and his brother not to hurt Till, calling herself “a victim.”

Lawyers and Till’s family have disputed the claims in her memoir, titled, “I Am More Than a Wolf Whistle: The Story of Carolyn Bryant Donham.”

When a federal case was presented in 2007, another Leflore County grand jury decided not to indict Donham on a charge of manslaughter. Last year, the state of Mississippi and the Justice Department closed a second investigation that began after information came out that Donham had recanted her statements from her from the previous case during her interview with Tyson.

The lack of indictment this month is a letdown for Till’s family and activists across the country who have advocated for Donham to be prosecuted.

“The murder of Emmett Till remains an unforgettable tragedy in this country and the thoughts and prayers of this nation continue to be with the family of Emmett Till,” Richardson said in the news release.

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TCL introduces new display technology, reducing blue light by 73%

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At Australia EduTech 2022, TCL unveiled its next proprietary NXTPAPER display technology for the first time. This new display will make it into their upcoming TCL NXTPAPER 10s tablet, aimed for the education sector to deliver affordable technology and significant eye health and wellness benefits.

As mentioned earlier, the display can reduce the blue light through the screen by a whopping 73% (as certified by TÜV Rheinland), which is huge. The reduction is achieved through both the hardware and software on the NXTPAPER 10s, with its paper-like display design utilizing 10 layers of protection to retain natural colors and great viewing angle.

The TCL NXTPAPER 10s also has an easily accessible PC Mode built-in so if you use it with the Folio Keyboard, it can become a great device for learning, working, or entertainment. Plus, the tablet has an 8,000mAh battery so it should last for a long time.

The tablet is launching in Australia in September 2022 and has a recommended retail price of A$499. We’ll let you know if we can secure a review device for a review here at Craving Tech.

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Roosters salary cap crisis, seven players earn half of cap, James Tedesco, Luke Keary, Joseph Manu, Angus Crichton

Roosters salary cap crisis, seven players earn half of cap, James Tedesco, Luke Keary, Joseph Manu, Angus Crichton

The Sydney Roosters are facing a salary cap crisis with reports $5.2 million of their salary cap is tied up in seven players with others set for contract upgrades in 2023.

The Daily Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield revealed the Roosters have seven players in the NRL’s 100 highest players, which could provide a problem when some rising stars gain contract upgrades in the off-season.

“We have come up with the 100 highest paid players in the competition and what it does show is the Roosters with their list are going to have some cap pressure,” Rothfield said on NRL 360.

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“In 2022 they have got Tedesco on $1.1m, Luke Keary on $850,000, Joseph Manu ($720k), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves ($700k), Angus Crichton ($700k), Sio Siua Taukeiaho ($625k) and Victor Radley ( $510k) for a total of $5,205,000.

“The cap in 2021 is only $9.4 million so there is a lot of under paid players there.

“The problem for the Roosters is next year they have got to chuck Brandon Smith into that and you have also got to throw Joseph Suaalii into that who is on $700,000 next year.

“The other issue is Sam Walker is off-contract next year and as you know there aren’t many great young halves around, so he is going to have to get some serious money.”

Paul Kent questioned how the Roosters can pay the other 23 players in their squad less than half of what their seven highest paid stars earn.

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James Tedesco is one of seven Roosters stars in the top 100 highest paid NRL players.Source: Getty Images

“How do you get 23 more players in on $4.2 million?” Kent asked.

“That is a lot of money in seven players.”

Braith Anasta asked Rothfield if he believes the Roosters will have to let some of their big earners go to build a successful team for 2023.

“Are you saying that the Roosters are in some salary cap pressure and they are going to find it hard to keep everyone next year?” Anasta asked.

Rothfield spoke to Roosters boss Nick Politis about the state of the Roosters salary cap heading into 2023.

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“Angus Crichton is not on that list and his contract hasn’t been registered yet for 2023, so if you put Angus Crichton in you are going up to nearly $6 million,” Rothfield said.

“I spoke to Nick Politis today and his position on the salary cap is this. Boyd Cordner was medically retired which took $720,000 out of their salary cap.

“There were some minor players they let go in Sam Verills, Ronald Volkman, Lachlan Lam, Siosiua Taukeiaho and Daniel Suluka-Fifita went to Souths.

“So they have probably lost $1.5 million with those players including Taukeiaho.

“I still think it is going to be a squeeze, without setting alarm bells for their players or fans I think there are a few that are going to have to be tapped.”

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However, Brent Read revealed the salary cap is set to rise by $1.5 million at least for 2023 and beyond.

“We should say the cap hasn’t been set for next year and it will go up,” Read said.

“There is a big meeting on Thursday between the NRL and the club CEO’s about the salary cap.

“I think it will go up to at least $12 million next year.”

However, Anasta believes as it stands it looks like some players will have to take pay cuts to keep the team together.

“In looking at that they can’t really be in the market for anyone,” Anasta said.

“They are unlikely to be looking for new players and a few players may have to take pay cuts if they want to stay there it would seem by the numbers.”

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Hunt for masked man after brazen suspected child abduction attempt from Glenelg Primary School

Hunt for masked man after brazen suspected child abduction attempt from Glenelg Primary School

A suspected child abduction in which a young female student was allegedly dragged down a South Australian primary school corridor by a stranger has sparked a major police investigation.

Police say a man was seen walking into Glenelg Primary School about 10am on Tuesday.

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He was described by police as “behaving suspiciously” on school grounds before leaving the area.

Parents revealed shocking details about the terrifying order to 7NEWS on Wednesday, saying they were told the female Year 4 student was dragged down a school corridor by a man she did not know.

They say the man walked onto the grounds, entered a classroom building and climbed the stairs to the second floor, where he grabbed the girl outside the toilets in front of her friends and teachers.

“(He) had dragged her halfway along (the corridor), which is about where my daughter’s classroom is, and … then he got scared, maybe she was screaming, and then he ran away,” one mum told 7NEWS.

“It’s really horrible to think they got that far in and no one had stopped them. It’s a long way to get into the school.”

Police are investigating claims a man tried to abduct a Year 4 student from Glenelg Primary School. Credit: Facebook / Glenelg Primary School

A friend of the victim said the man had looked at the girl under a toilet stall door and took photos of her before she ran screaming, The Adelaide Advertiser reports.

“He came into the school building, he was looking at her, taking photos of her under the door when she was in the toilets,” Seva, 11, told the newspaper.

“She screamed, and then she ran out and the man started chasing her up the stairs.

“Everyone in my class is scared. I don’t really feel safe at the school anymore, because I’m afraid it might happen to me.”

The claims have left parents shaken, with another concerned mum telling 7NEWS “it’s madness”.

“I think it’s terrifying, I can’t believe it happened,” she said.

“What that child went through must have been devastating,” another said.

“(I felt) scared for the children, you want it to be a safe place when they come to school.”

Parents say the man made his way inside a school building, up to the second floor when he tried to grab the girl. Credit: 7NEWS

Police were called to the school about 10am, but by the time they arrived no suspect could be found.

The man is described as being about 180cm tall, bald and was wearing a knee-length light blue shirt, black pants, a black face mask and was carrying a beanie.

Parents claim they were left in the dark about the terrifying order.

“I heard nothing, they just said there was an incident and that was it,” one told 7NEWS.

A letter was sent to parents stating police were investigating an incident on school grounds but made no mention of an abduction attempt.

The school principal declined an interview request by 7NEWS, but said the student involved and her family have been offered support.

Government spokesman Tom Koutsantonis said the claims were “terrifying”.

“We will make sure police have all the resources they need to investigate and get to the bottom of this,” he said on Wednesday.

Anyone who may have seen a man matching the description, or has dashcam footage near the Diagonal Road school, is urged to contact police.

– With Peter Caldicott

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With primary win, Becca Balint is likely to be Vermont’s first female and openly gay member of Congress

With primary win, Becca Balint is likely to be Vermont's first female and openly gay member of Congress

Becca Balint, Vermont’s state Senate president, has won the Democratic nomination for the state’s at-large congressional seat, NBC News projects.

The victory makes her likely to become the first woman to represent the heavily Democratic state in Congress. Vermont is the only state that has never had a female member of its congressional delegation.

Balint, a state senator since 2014 who rose to Senate president two years ago, would also be the first openly gay lawmaker to represent the state on Capitol Hill should she win in November.

Balint, 54, a progressive Democrat backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and the Vermont icons Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, defeated Lt. Gov. Molly Gray.

The more centrist Gray had the backing of fellow Democrats like former Vermont Govs. Madeline Kunin and Howard Dean, while retiring Sen. Pat Leahy had donated $5,000 to her campaign.

Leahy’s retirement announcement set the race for the House seat in motion. Democratic Rep. Peter Welch is running for the seat he is vacating.

Leahy, a Democrat, was elected to the Senate in 1974. Sanders, an independent and a former at-large representative, was elected to the Senate in 2006, the same year Welch was elected to the House.

The state has only three representatives in Congress — its two senators and an at-large House member.

Dareh Gregorian is a political reporter for NBC News.

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Saints Row partners with Moon Dog for limited edition pale ale

Saints Row partners with Moon Dog for limited edition pale ale

… and a launch party in Melbourne!

Plaion has partnered with Moon Dog Craft Brewery for a Saint’s Row-themed limited edition pale ale called “Keep it Strange, Santo”. Moreover, the two will host a Saint’s Row launch party at Moon Dog’s Preston, Melbourne-based facility later this month.

“Named in honor of the slogan of Santo Ileso, a vibrant, fictional city in the heart of the American Southwest, ‘Keep it Strange, Santo’ is a collector’s delight and a taste sensation for craft beer lovers, loaded with punchy hops,” Plaion said of the bevvy.

Said title’s launch party is planned for Thursday, 18 August and promises to be a “Saint’s Row-themed extravaganza, offering hands-on with Boss Factory, Saints Row‘s best and boldest customization suite,” alongside further “surprise and delight moments and [with] prizes up for grabs.”

A Facebook event page for the launch party is now open, though it’s unclear how many public tickets are available alongside the event’s further promise of “gaming industry VIPs, media, celebrity guests and well-known streaming personalities” in attendance.

If you can’t make it to the event, you can try out Saint’s Row‘s Boss Factory from the comfort of your own home; we also played around with it here. As for beer fans, “Keep It Strange, Santo” will soon be available for purchase online for $9.00 AUD… presumably for a can.

“Leaning into the world of Saint’s Row and the outlandish in-game characters, it was easy for our team to find inspiration and create an epic launch event with a bespoke beer to match,” said Miro Bellini of Moon Dog.

I can’t speak for this new concoction, but Moon Dog sponsors my beer league and they’re good people with an easy drinking lager.

Saint’s Row heads to Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS4 and PS5 from 23 August 2022. We previewed the title here.

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