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BIDEN REACTS TO SC RULING

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  Biden Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling on Presidential Immunity WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden addressed the nation on July 1 to express his disappointment with the Supreme Court’s ruling that presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for official acts, claiming that it “undermines the rule of law of this nation." President Joe Biden speaks to the media following the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity, at the White House in Washington, on July 1, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) “This nation was founded on the principle that there are no kings in America,” President Biden said, speaking from the Cross Hall at the White House. “Each of us is equal before the law. No one, no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States. But [with] today’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity, that fundamentally changed,” he charged. President Biden went on to say that the Supreme Court’s decision “almost certainly means the there are virtua

KLAY THOMPSON $50M DEAL

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  Sources: Klay Thompson to join Mavericks on 3-year, $50M deal Free agent guard  Klay Thompson  has agreed on a three-year, $50 million contract with the  Dallas Mavericks , ending his historic 13-year run with the four-time champion  Golden State Warriors , sources told ESPN on Monday. Thompson's deal was largely inspired by the chance to compete for a fifth title with the Western Conference champion Mavericks. The deal, negotiated by his agent, Greg Lawrence of Wasserman, required a multiteam sign-and-trade that sends Mavericks guard/forward  Josh Green  to the  Charlotte Hornets  and two second-round picks to the Warriors. Dallas is sending its own 2031 second-round pick in the deal as well as the least favorable of the 76ers or Nuggets' second-round pick in 2025, a source said Lawrence and Thompson met with Mavericks GM Nico Harrison and VP Michael Finley at the Bottle Inn in Hermosa Beach, California, to dig into the details of a Thompson-Mavericks partnership. The Lakers

SIMONE BILES

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  Simone Biles to lead U.S. Olympic gymnastics team's search for 'redemption' in Paris JUNE 30, 2024 10:52 PM ET Becky Sullivan Simone Biles won the U.S. Olympic Team Trials by more than five points and secured her spot on the team in Paris. Jamie Squire/Getty Images MINNEAPOLIS — For most gymnasts, a slip off the balance beam, a foot outside the line on the floor exercise and too many steps after landing a vault could be enough to spoil a chance at victory. But this is Simone Biles we're talking about. For Biles, at 27 already  the most decorated gymnast in history , a somewhat shaky night at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials was still enough to finish ahead of her competitors by more than 5.5   points — and officially secure a place on the team that will compete at this summer's games in Paris. And the crowd didn't mind the slip-ups. After her floor routine, her final event of the night, Biles walked off the podium to a standing ovation from the 16,000 people packe