Damian Lillard scores career-high franchise-record 71 points in win over Rockets

Damian Lillard scores career-high franchise-record 71 points in win over Rockets

Damian Lillard set franchise and career highs with 71 points — tied for the most in the NBA this season — and 13 3-pointers, as the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a two-game skid with a 131-114 victory over the Houston Rockets.

Lillard tied Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell for the most points in a game this season after Mitchell also scored 71 in a win over Chicago on Jan.

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What is the Fifth Amendment and how has it been used?

What is the Fifth Amendment and how has it been used?

Donald Trump refused Wednesday to answer questions posed to him by the New York attorney general in her investigation into the former president’s business dealings.

Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment in response to New York Attorney General Letitia James, saying in a later statement that “I once asked, ‘If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?’

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Myanmar Army seizes power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and ruling party politicians

Myanmar Army seizes power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and ruling party politicians

 

 

Myanmar’s military has handed power of the country to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, following the arrests of the country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior leaders in early morning raids Monday.

In an address on military-owned television, Myanmar’s military said that it had detained key political leaders in response to election fraud and had declared a state of emergency,

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Trump announces unprecedented action against China

Trump announces unprecedented action against China

 

 

President Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on Beijing Friday, naming misdeeds that range from espionage to the violation of Hong Kong’s freedoms, and announced a slew of retaliatory measures that will plunge US-China relations deeper into crisis.

“They’ve ripped off the United States like no one has ever done before,” Trump said of China, as he decried the way Beijing has “raided our factories”
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