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From left: E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump.Photo: Getty Images (2) Carroll does, however,want a DNA samplefrom the former president that she believes will support her sexual assault allegation against him. “Today the court heard arguments on Donald J. Trump’s latest, meritless effort to delay E. Jean Carroll’s quest to show the world the truth,” Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement sent to reporters on Tuesday. “We are grateful to Judge Kaplan for his respectful consideration of the issues and look forward to proving our case at trial....

Novak Djokovic.Photo:Al Bello/GettyNovak Djokovicis a 24-time Grand Slam champion — and he’s celebrating Mamba-style.The 36-year-old held up against his 27-year-old opponent, Russia’sDaniil Medvedev, to win the match in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.After collapsing to the court and then running into the stands tocelebrate with his wife and kids(and Matthew McConaughey, who got the first hug once Djokovic made it to his player’s box), the Serbian donned a brightly-colored shirt with “Mamba Forever” and an image of Kobe Bryant on the front, and Bryant’s 24 jersey number on the back, in reference to Djokovic’s newly-earned 24th Grand Slam....

Samantha Cercena in January, 2021.Photo: courtesy Samantha Cercena In October 2020, 22-year-old Samantha Cercena was looking forward to finishing her senior year at Ohio University and graduating in the spring with a nursing degree, her childhood dream. But during her hands-on clinical training at a hospital pediatrics department, she tested positive for COVID-19. Cercena, of Columbus, Ohio, became ill with respiratory symptoms and body aches. “And then about a week and a half in, all of a sudden, I just was not able to keep anything down at all,” she recalls....

Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty The New York Police Department is launching a new mental health program for officers as part of efforts to assuage a “crisis” that has seen an increased number in officer suicides. Commissioner James O’Neill and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Finest Care, a program that will connect officers with free and confidential counseling, during an appearance on NBC’sTodayshow on Wednesday. “A lot of times the biggest challenge is for officers to know it’s OK to need help yourself,” de Blasio said....

Chad Doerman and his three young sons.Photo:facebook; Clermont County Sheriff’s Office facebook; Clermont County Sheriff’s Office Chad Doerman, 32, was indicted Thursday on nine counts of aggravated murder, eight counts of kidnapping and four counts of assault in connection with the June 15 deaths of his sons, according to theAssociated Press,Fox 19,andWCPO Cincinnati.He has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors say he allegedly confessed to fatally shooting Clayton, 7, Hunter, 4, and Chase, 3, execution-style and chasing one down when he tried to flee into the woods, the AP reports....

Photo: Pixar A movie theater in Oklahoma posted “warning” signs aboutLightyearcontaining a gay kiss — and told patrons it would fast-forward over the scene during its screenings. The inclusion of the same-sex embrace caused controversy among some markets, as countries overseas like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates went as far as toban it from being released altogether. In the town of Kingfisher, Oklahoma, the local cinema 89er Theatre posted signs on its doors “warning” parents about the kiss and said they’d fast-forward over the scene, according toKFOR....

Entering the season of puffy coats and baggy sweaters just got even better.Olive Gardenannounced the return of theirPasta Passand this year they’re not messing around. One thousand people will have the opportunity to buy an exclusiveAnnual Pasta Passfor only $300, which means you can eatendless bowls of pasta(plus soup or salad and breadsticks) for anentireyear for less than $1 a day.The annual passes will be sold in addition to 23,000 of their traditionalNever Ending Pasta Passes, which cost $100 and allow people eight weeks of the same offerings from September 24 through November 18....

Allyson Felixis redefining how she measures her worth. Afterparting ways with her former sponsor Nikein protest of the company’s maternity-leave policies last year, the Olympic gold medalist, 35, came to the realization that she is more than just the sum of her achievements. “It used to be really easy for me to tie my value into what a company or someone else saw,” Felix tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, on newsstands Friday....

01of 08 Simone Biles Simone Biles / Instagram “Houston, I’m home. Thanks for making sure I didn’t have to wait one more minute to see my family @united,” Biles, who is a spokesperson for the airline,wroteon Instagram. 02of 08 Helen Glover “This feeling,” Glover captioned theheartwarming videoof her little ones giving her “#runningcuddles.” “It’s mommy,” Glover exclaims in the video of her son Logan, 3, and twins Kit and Willow, 1, coming to greet her....

Maia Shibutani, who revealed earlier this week that she hada tumor removed over the weekend, is sharing that the mass was cancerous. “I got my pathology report back – the tumor that was successfully removed on Saturday was unfortunately malignant (cancer). (SDH)-deficient renal cell carcinoma,” the Olympianwrote on Instagramon Friday, alongside a photo of a bouquet of flowers. She previously said that doctors put the odds at the mass being malignant at 60/40....

Destroyed buildings and homes are pictured in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii, on August 11, 2023.Photo:PAULA RAMON/AFP via Getty PAULA RAMON/AFP via Getty As the death toll from theMaui wildfires rose to 106, officials said they have confirmed the identities of five victims. On Tuesday, the Maui County and Maui Police Departmentpublicly namedRobert Dyckman, 74, and Buddy Jantoc, 79, both of Lahaina, as victims of the devastating fires....

A lucky lottery participant in California just got a whole lot richer.Mega Millions announcedthat Ernie’s Liquors in San Jose, California, sold the one winning ticket for Tuesday’s $522 million jackpot ($308.1 million in cash).As ABC News reported, a group of people came to Ernie’s Liquors on Tuesday to celebrate the lucky ticket sale. Kawal Sachdev, the owner of Ernie’s Liquors, told ABC News that he was asleep when the news broke....

Photo: Smithsonian ChannelOprah Winfreyis sharing details on her response toCOVID-19, as well as her larger takeaways on what the pandemic has taught her about healthcare inequality in America.“I didn’t leave home for 322 days — literally did not leave the house,” the television icon, 68, toldThe Los Angeles Timeswhile discussing her new documentaryThe Color of Care,which focuses on racial inequities in the healthcare system, in an interview published Friday.Saying that she’s “been so careful with” herself that her “own friends make fun of” her, Winfrey noted that what surprised her the most about living through the pandemic “is how well I was able to adjust to the isolation and not being around other people....