folks, for the appeal. yet another trump associate is heading to prison. broke. humiliated, and begging for money. also, the republican front-runner himself was on the witness stand today, for all of three minutes, as the defense rests in the e. jean carroll defamation case. plus, the horrifying post-roe consequences. nearly 65,000 pregnancies from rape in the 14 states with abortion bans. but we begin tonight in new york, where donald trump fresh off his new hampshire primary victory, making him the all but certain republican presidential nominee, addressed a much smaller crowd today. a nine-member federal jury in the second civil defamation trial brought by writer e. jean carroll. separate jury last year found trump liable for both sexually abusing carroll in the late 1990s and defaming her in recent years. yeah, let s just take a moment to remember that. the presumptive republican presidential nominee is someone who has been found liable for sexual abuse. he was mia du
jon heffernan, professor of semiconductor materials and devices at the university of sheffield and director of the national epitaxy facility, tells us more. it s part of a global battle to control the semiconductor industry, which has been undertaken by many countries. the 21st century is going to be a technological century and it is completely underpinned by semiconductors. you ve got semiconductors everywhere, from lighting to computer chips, yourfridge to your car. and the pace of innovation is accelerating and it is going to be more and more important. so each country around the world is actually considering very carefully what its strategy in this technological area is and what its economic strategy is, its security strategy is. and so this is just the latest example, particularly between china and the us, but there are other countries involved. some countries control different aspects of the semiconductor industry. some control the natural resources, the minerals and th
i don t agree. this this after a group of asian-american students filed complaint against harvard and the university of north carolinaa hill, alleging that ta they failed to employ racet neutral admissions practices. now the majority opinion delivered, chief justice john roberts said that any studenn t, quote, must be treat based on his or her experiencebs . an individual not on the basis of race, highlighting the importance of this case in a rare move. noarw justices clarence thomas d and sonia sotomayor also and actually read their opinions from the bench now, with justice thomas declaring, quote, at alnow l forms discrimination based on race, including so-called action, areo prohibited under the u.s. co. titutionhi now, a harvard did, in fact, release a statement following the decision acknowledging that the court ruled their admissions policies did not comply with the 14th amendment, the equal protection clause in the constitution and the civil rights act. but harvar la
continue, and potentially, if they cannot, that game may be played tomorrow. in the same group, norway, who lost to scotland. on saturday are playing cyprus, and leading 1 0 with a goal from ole salbakken. and it s another landmark occasion for cristiano ronaldo who s become the first man to win 200 caps for his country. portugal are playing iceland in reykjavik. it is currently 0 0. australia s cricketers have beaten england in a thrilling finish to the 1st test at edgbaston in birmingham. the tourists began the final day on 107 for 3, chasing 281 to win. england looked on course to win when ben stokes bowled usman khawaja for 65 and joe root held a stunning catch off his own bowling to see off alex carey. but a 9th wicket stand of 55 between pat cummins and nathan lyon steered australia to victory by 2 wickets. it s their narrowest margin of victory in an ashes test in terms of wickets since 1907. at any i ve ever felt like this after a test match. there were so many emotio