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“As of this moment, I’m convinced he’s made the decision. We have reason to believe that,” Biden said during an address from the Roosevelt Room of the White House. The president added that diplomacy is “always a possibility” until Putin makes a decision. “The West is united and resolved,” Biden said. “We’re ready to impose severe sanctions on Russia if it further invades Ukraine. But I say again, Russia can still choose diplomacy....

Biden made the remarks during a fundraiser event Friday night, telling approximately 200 attendees that he is now receiving intelligence briefings again. “The Russians are still engaged in trying to delegitimize our electoral process. Fact,” Biden said. “China and others are engaged as well in activities that are designed for us to lose confidence in the outcome.” Biden did not provide details on what he had seen in the briefings, which are now provided to him by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)....

The Native American communities’ violent crimes rate is more than double the national average, according to The Associated Press. The executive order, signed at a White House summit of tribal nations, the first since 2016, tasks the Justice, Homeland Security, and Interior Departments with working together to combat the issues. The summit is a two-day event with leaders from over 570 tribes in the U.S. attending, ABC News reported....

“Here’s the truth: a former president of the United States of America has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election,” Biden said while standing in Statuary Hall at the Capitol. “He’s done so because he values power over principle, because he sees his own interest as more important than his country’s interest, than America’s interest, because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our Constitution....

Biden and his team have reportedly raised $18 million to aid Ossoff and Warnock in their efforts to unseat Republican Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. The money included nearly $6 million in staff and voting data support alongside $12 million in fundraising for both campaigns. “We’re not having any conversations about whether there’s a value-add to have the president-elect be a part of this. There is,” Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s campaign manager and incoming White House chief of staff, said in an interview, as reported by ABC News....

A blue Texas would mean almost certain defeat for Trump, who is already struggling to boost his poll numbers amid the coronavirus pandemic, economic turmoil and nationwide unrest over institutionalized racism and inequality. Democrats are eyeing Texas’s 38 Electoral College votes and Sen. John Cornyn’s seat, which is also up for grabs on November 3. If challenger Mary Jennings Hegar can unseat Cornyn, it would be a huge step in the Democratic effort to re-establish its Senate majority....

The legislation is part of the new administration’s efforts to combat the economic distress the American public is feeling amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Vaccination efforts are ramping up across the country, but most Americans have not yet received COVID-19 vaccination, though Biden announced earlier this week that all American adults will qualify to receive shots by May 1. In the meantime, many businesses are still operating with restrictions in place to prevent further spread of the virus, which has hurt both business owners and workers....

These days, a seemingly innocent way to connect with fans is triggering red flags. High-profile cases of college football players signing autographs for money, a violation of NCAA rules, has coaches on edge in all college sports — including basketball. Johnny Manziel was investigated last year, though no wrongdoing was found, and Georgia’s Todd Gurley was suspended recently as the NCAA investigates him, too. “We’ve run it through our compliance in the past and have ways to handle it,” Kansas coach Bill Self said Wednesday during the Big 12’s annual basketball media day....

The scenario is far from ideal for the men from Adelaide as they need to win each of their next three fixtures and hope for other results to go their way. With a lot at stake for Adelaide, the final match at Launceston is sure to be a cracker. Squads to choose from Hobart Hurricanes: Jofra Archer, George Bailey, Jarrod Freeman, Alex Doolan, Jake Doran, James Faulkner, Caleb Jewell, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Simon Milenko, Tymal Mills, David Moody, Tim Paine, Tom Rogers, Clive Rose, D’Arcy Short, Aaron Summers, Matthew Wade...

Flows into Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, valued at about $20 billion, appear to have slowed, London-based JPMorgan analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou said in a research note. “At the moment, the institutional flow impulse behind the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust is not strong enough for Bitcoin to break out above $40,000,” JPMorgan said. Bitcoin recently changed hands at $31,727.30, down 7.96% in the last 24 hours, CoinDesk reported. Bitcoin, the world’s largest crypto-currency, peaked at close to $42,000 on Jan....

1 Philippe Kahn $2,299,128 Borland 2 Jim Manzi 909,800 Lotus 3 Robert Frankenberg 836,834 Novell 4 Lars Turndal 639,362 Santa Cruz 5 Charles Geschke 633,672 Adobe 6 John Warnock 632,585 Adobe 7 Steven Kalman 607,000 Phoenix 8 Carol Bartz 593,986 Autodesk 9 Lawrence Probst III 592,935 Electronic Arts 10 Joseph Marengi 504,500 Novell

Leicester are the closest challengers to leaders Liverpool, sitting eight points shy of Jurgen Klopp’s men and a point better off than champions Manchester City after 13 matches. An ambitious managerial appointment in the form of Brendan Rodgers has paid dividends, with evergreen striker Jamie Vardy in sparkling form. Marco Silva, a much-trumpeted arrival at Goodison Park before the start of last season, has work to do to turn around an increasingly dismal situation on Merseyside....

During a Nintendo World Report live podcast telethon, raising money for Child’s Play, Baker teased fans of the Big N, stating: Baker closed off his comments by telling fans: “Stay tuned, it’s going to be good.” With not a lot to go on, Baker’s words have inspired a lot of speculation from Nintendo lovers. The senior manager has been involved in a lot of indie game related projects in the past which may point towards an announcement more along those lines, such as a sequel to the Humble Nindie Bundle that the company released a few months ago....

The conference became the first to put a total of four teams on the first two seed lines in tournament history. Illinois, the Big Ten Tournament champion, and Michigan, the regular-season champion, are No. 1 seeds. Big Ten Tournament runner-up Ohio State and Iowa are No. 2 seeds. The conference also produced the SN Player of the Year in Iowa’s Luka Garza and Coach of the Year in Michigan’s Juwan Howard....

Syracuse, which averaged 23,854 fans per game, ended Kentucky’s streak (eight seasons) of leading the nation in average attendance. UK finished second at 23,572 per game average. The Wildcats were first in total attendance with 447,874 fans. MORE: SN’s preseason Top 25 | The dunk you can’t miss | Roy Williams’ new recruiting pitch Buoyed by the addition of Rutgers and Maryland, the Big Ten had a total of 3,195,135 fans between the regular season and conference tournaments....

The report comes from Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb who shared the news during his latest GrubbSnax show. Grubb says that while Xbox has been cautious not to leak any information about what will be included in the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022, he’s been able to confirm that Fable and Perfect Dark will not be at the show. No further information was provided by Grubb, but the indication is that there are no issues....

Now, Mr. Big’s ambitions are bigger than ever. Since the breakup, Ambani, 49, has finalized plans to invest more than $11 billion over the next decade to build two new satellite cities outside creaking, overcrowded Mumbai and Delhi. He foresees these metropolises emerging within just four years, each with a population of 5 million people making $5,000 a year, on average (or seven times India’s norm), and hosting top multinational companies....

In this week’s recap of gaming news, Take-Two Interactive plans to spend $12.7 billion to acquire one of the biggest mobile developers in a bid to enter that section of the games industry. Former Bend Studio director Jeff Ross gave some additional details on the cancelled Days Gone sequel that the studio failed to pitch to Sony. Meanwhile, Sony intends to combat PS5 shortages by prolonging production of the previous console instead....