Perhaps the most famous case was the death of Roger B. Taney, 27 days before the election. President Lincoln did not nominate his successor until he was re-elected in an election that also increased the Republican majority in the Senate by four votes. He then nominated Salmon P. Chase, who was confirmed prior to Lincoln’s second inauguration. The only other pre-election nominee, Justice William Brennan, was not confirmed until after the second inauguration of President Eisenhower....

Filburn was an Ohioan caught in the toils of federal agriculture policy. In 1983 Congress passed an anti-Depression measure called the Agricultural Adjustment Act, which sought to stabilize commodity prices by restricting production. In 1986-the last year of constitutional government, as some conservatives see it-the Supreme Court struck down that Act on the ground that the federal government was prohibited from regulating production by the Tenth Amendment, which says: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people....

According to Reuters, the deal reportedly fell through because Evergrande felt that the proposed purchaser Hopson Development Holdings had not met the “prerequisite to make a general offer.” Evergrande said in an exchange filing that there had not been “no material progress” on the sale of its other assets, with the exception of its planned sale of a $1.5 billion stake in Shengjing Bank Co., according to Reuters. Evergrande’s struggles come alongside a growing trend of economic instability within China’s real estate sector with companies other than Evergrande felling the effects....

Local news outlet WFSB has reported that strong winds and rain last night caused the power outages, adding that several schools faced closures and delays as a result. One United Airlines flight to Denver was also delayed due to bad weather conditions, according to WFSB. A table of power outages frequently updated by the Boston-headquartered energy firm Eversource Energy said 82,536 of its Connecticut customers were affected by outages at around 7 a....

Lukaku can become the world’s best striker Klopp’s men host Everton at Anfield on Saturday looking to extend a run that has seen them not suffer a derby defeat since 2010. The former Borussia Dortmund coach knows the importance of the clash to Liverpool supporters, but praised the Merseyside rivalry in comparison to the fierce one his old club have with Schalke in the Bundesliga. “The difference in this derby is that I really like the respect we have for each other in the city,” Klopp said to Sky Sports....

‘Insigne to Chelsea for €45m is low’ Niang spent the second half of last season on loan at Watford, where he scored two goals and created two more in the Premier League, and he could be on his way back to England in time for the start of the new season. Toffees director of football, Steve Walsh, arrived at Casa Milan at around lunchtime on Wednesday to thrash out terms with the Italian side, whose coach, Vincenzo Montella, does not hold the France Under-21 international in his plans for the new season....

The actress faced swift and intense backlash from followers leading to calls for her role as Shuri in the Marvel superhero movie to be recast. Following the news of COVID-19 vaccinations being rolled out in the United Kingdom, the British actress, 27, posted a YouTube video that featured a presenter named Tomi Arayomi saying: “I don’t understand vaccines medically, but I’ve always been a little bit of a skeptic of them....

Biden himself has shared few remarks about a potential program, where people who are vaccinated against the respiratory illness will receive digital proof of their immunizations. But top administration officials responded this week to some general inquiries about vaccine verification plans. Shortly after his January inauguration, Biden signed an executive order that outlined a series of directives related to domestic and international travel during the pandemic. One subsection referenced International Certificates of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP)—immunization records created by the World Health Organization and already used by some travelers to provide proof of vaccination for other diseases—and the possibility of issuing them as verification for individuals who receive COVID-19 vaccination....

The big cliffhanger at the end of Season 1 saw Rue relapse after Jules (played by Hunter Schafer) decided to board the train and leave town and Rue behind. They reunited in the special Euphoria episode, “F*** Anyone Who’s Not a Sea Blob” which aired in January 2021 but unfortunately went their separate ways, and Jules never got to explain, or apologize, for why she left Rue at the train station....

Ocasio-Cortez was seen conversing with the congressmen during a chaotic session that saw Representative Kevin McCarthy failing to become speaker of the newly GOP-controlled House. Gaetz and Gosar were among around 20 Republicans who voted against McCarthy on three ballots before the chamber adjourned. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of the far-right Republicans who is backing McCarthy’s bid, later expressed concerns on Twitter about Ocasio-Cortez speaking with her GOP colleagues, saying “they never talk to her....

Nearly a dozen states and at least one territory (Puerto Rico) have already postponed their elections until late May or early June to avoid spreading the disease. Many of them have taken an additional step to protect voters and poll workers by switching to a vote-by-mail system. Coronavirus has spread to all 50 states with the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. exceeding 44,000 and at least 544 deaths, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....

Regan and News Corp. were pressured to drop the project (NEWSWEEK was among the critics) because they were, in effect, paying Simpson at least $880,000 to tell how he might have committed the murders, money that should have gone to satisfy the $33.5 million judgment a 1997 civil jury ordered him to pay to the victims’ families. Throughout the uproar, however, almost no one knew what the proposed book, titled “If I Did It,” actually said....

The former Manchester United and Juventus full-back was initially internally suspended by his club for the incident, which took place prior to kick-off in a Europa League clash against Vitoria. And just minutes after UEFA made public a season-long suspension for the player, Marseille in turn revealed his contract had been terminated “by mutual consent”. Citing his “impeccable behaviour” since joining the Ligue 1 side from Juve in January 2017, L’OM nevertheless recognised the “irreparable” damage that had been caused by Evra’s attack on a fan....

Spurs took in their final fixture at the iconic venue on Sunday as they overcame Manchester United 2-1 in a Premier League encounter. Wenger drops hint over Arsenal future That success ensured that they completed an unbeaten season on home soil in 2016-17, with Mauricio Pochettino’s side now preparing to take in a 12-month stint at Wembley as they wait for their new stadium to be finished. Tottenham have been looking back fondly on their 118 years at White Hart Lane, but Podolski has pointed out that not every occasion was as a memorable one – with Arsenal having enjoyed their fair share of success across the north London divide, including a title triumph for the ‘Invincibles’ in 2004....

“I’m Alabama through and through. It’s just in my DNA, and it just breaks my heart that when I left the University of Alabama 40 years ago, we were at the bottom of every category—in health care and prisons and education. And here we are 40 years later, and we’re in the same spot. Nothing’s changed,” Burdette said in an interview with the Associated Press. The 63-year-old Republican spent 13 years with Books-A-Million, leaving in 1998 before becoming the president of Christian-based nonprofit King’s Home in 2002....

Elnaz Hajtamiri, 37, was forcibly removed from the home she was staying at with relatives in the town of Wasaga Beach in the Canadian province of Ontario in January. The Iranian-born victim, who came to Canada four years ago, was reportedly taken by three men wearing fake police uniforms and remains missing to this day. Mohamad Lilo, who was in a relationship with the victim until last October, was arrested by Ontario cops on July 12....

Former Cavs player Dahntay Jones said LeBron wasn’t responsible for them, or the tombstone cookies that featured the names of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. MORE: Lakers back up Lonzo Ball after scuffle with Suns During an interview Friday on The Russillo Show on ESPN, Jones said the catering company is to blame, not LeBron. From NBC Sports:

He made the first pick in the 2012 NFL Draft (quarterback Andrew Luck) for the Colts. Seven years later, Grigson is out of the league and will be watching this week’s selection process on TV. SIGN UP to stream the NFL Draft LIVE on DAZN in Canada In his first interview since he was fired by the Colts in January 2017, Grigson said he is most proud of the 52-34 record Indianapolis posted while he was at the helm....

Fox News host Neil Cavuto asked Deptula during an interview about his thoughts on statements that Russian troops are overestimated as they fall short in achieving goals in Ukraine. Cavuto said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been “humbled, his military has been embarrassed, and he is not up to that expanded fight.” The former general responded: “I make of that the typical U.S…sort of arrogant mirror imaging that tends to go on where U....

Mack Breed, who resigned from his post at John Jay High School shortly after video of the incident went viral, pleaded guilty to a charge of Class A misdemeanor assault at court hearing, MySanAntonio.com reported. Breed was sentenced to 18 months of probation, fined $1,500 and ordered to complete 120 hours of community service. MORE: Most heinous crimes connected to athletes | Attack among many frightening incidents involving officials...