Emma chose the name change because Emily Stone – her real name – was taken by another actor.source
How the new College Football Playoff format came to be and what it means for the sport's future – Yahoo Sports
How the new College Football Playoff format came to be and what it means for the sport’s future Yahoo Sportssource
'A hard day' – Ashley Judd on quashed Weinstein conviction
The actress tells BBC News survivors feel betrayed after a new rape trial is ordered for Harvey Weinstein.source
The options facing US Supreme Court on Trump immunity
In such a politically charged case, the justices may try to issue a unanimous decision, Mr Roosevelt said, as they did in another case involving Mr Trump and Colorado’s primary ballot. That would probably be a measured ruling that does not give Mr Trump blanket protection but leaves some opening for presidential immunity, he said. […]
House speaker heckled by protesters in campus visit
Page Fortna, a professor of political science at Columbia, told the BBC she had seen a number of “highly objectionable” incidents during the protests, including an Israeli flag being ripped from a student’s hand, and “extremely problematic” comments. source
Gaza protesters clash with police at US universities
Gaza war protesters at some US universities have clashed with police as demonstrations continue throughout the country. State troopers were seen dispersing protesters at the University of Texas at Austin, with arrests taking place there and at the University of Southern California. Dozens of people have been arrested at Columbia, Yale and New York University […]
Blinken arrives in China as relations crackle with tension
Just hours before Mr Blinken stepped on the tarmac in Shanghai, the US Senate passed a bill package giving a further $8bn of military aid to Taiwan, which President Biden has said the US would defend if attacked by China. The self-governed island, which counts the US as its biggest ally, is claimed by China. […]
Arizona indicts Trump allies over fake elector scheme
Former Trump advisers Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows are among those charged, court documents show.source
What the world makes of Trump going on trial
Court proceedings were consistently linked to the race for the White House by several outlets. Olga Skabeyeva, host of Rossiya 1’s 60 Minut (60 Minutes) political talk show, said the only chance Trump’s enemies had to defeat him in the election was to imprison him. “In this regard, a case was fabricated about a bribe […]