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Isro gears up for multiple launches; Spadex to demonstrate space docking on December 20Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar emphasized Sunday the importance of FBI background checks for Trump’s Cabinet nominees, which she said was necessary for their confirmation. “I want to make a decision on each one of them on the merits, as I've done in the past, and I can't do that without the background checks,” Klobuchar told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl. “Why wouldn't we get these background checks for the most important job in the government?” Klobuchar expressed concern that the Trump transition committee has not yet agreed upon the background checks, and she believes further delay will create “a delay in getting these Cabinet officials in.” In regards to Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general who Trump selected for his attorney general after former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s withdrew from consideration, Klobuchar said she “of course” had concerns, but plans to meet with her and hear her out. “Does it concern me that revenge would be part of [Bondi’s] mission? Of course it does,” she said. “I hope that's not the case. I hope that what she wants to do is uphold the Constitution, because that is a really important job.” Klobuchar expressed concern over Trump’s other cabinet picks as well, including Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host nominated for defense secretary, and whether their views align with those of the American people. “In this case, I am concerned with all these nominees,” she said.
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Fabian Schar snatched victory from Liverpool’s grasp as Newcastle held the Premier League leaders to a rip-roaring 3-3 draw at St James’ Park. Mohamed Salah looked to have rescued an eighth successive win in all competitions when his second-half double – both set up by substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold – put the visitors 3-2 ahead after Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon had struck either side of Curtis Jones’ equaliser. However, Switzerland defender Schar squeezed home a 90th-minute equaliser to claim a deserved point at the end of a thrilling encounter which rekindled memories of the two 4-3 classics between the sides during the 1990s. We need your consent to load this Social Media content. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. The tone was set early on when Caoimhín Kelleher had to palm away Sandro Tonali’s second-minute shot, and they needed skipper Virgil van Dijk’s intervention when he hacked away Isak’s cross inside the six-yard box with Bruno Guimaraes awaiting a tap-in after the striker had exchanged passes with Joelinton. The Reds responded in determined fashion, Alexis Mac Allister sending Nick Pope sprawling to palm away his low drive before clipping the outside of a post with a left-foot attempt after a corner had been half-cleared. Newcastle almost took the lead in spectacular style in the 22nd minute. Gordon muscled Salah off the ball, Isak picked out Jacob Murphy’s run with a fine pass and his shot flew past Kelleher and hit the base of the post. Guimaraes fired straight at the keeper after Isak had tricked his way deep into the box and crossed seconds later, and Lewis Hall was only denied a close-range shot at goal by Joe Gomez’s desperate challenge after Isak had nutmegged Van Dijk and threaded the needle. Alexander Isak scores the opening goal (Owen Humphreys/PA) The deadlock was broken 10 minutes before half-time when Guimaraes slid the ball into the Sweden international’s path and saw him step outside Van Dijk before blasting an unstoppable shot past Kelleher. It should have been 2-0 within three minutes when Gomez’s error gifted Gordon a free run at goal, only for the former Everton winger to stab the ball straight at a grateful Kelleher. Having finished the first half in the ascendancy, the hosts returned determined to maintain their momentum, but it was punctured within five minutes when Salah, who had endured a quiet evening until that point, found time and space on the right to cross for Jones to sweep home an equaliser. Cody Gakpo saw a 53rd-minute effort deflected just wide and Darwin Nunez just failed to get a touch on the Netherlands international’s header back across goal. Mohamed Salah thought he had scored a winner (Owen Humphreys/PA) Gomez threw himself into the path of Gordon’s shot after he had surged deep into enemy territory on the hour, but the Liverpool-born frontman was not to be denied and when Isak accepted Guimaraes’ pass and slid him in, he cut inside before firing across Kelleher to make it 2-1. Pope produced a fine reaction save to keep out Jones’ 65th-minute header, but he was beaten for a second time three minutes later when substitute Alexander-Arnold crossed for Salah to whip the ball inside the far post. Murphy lifted the ball over the advancing Kelleher but wide of the goal after running on to Gordon’s pass over the top, but Salah was denied by the upright after forcing his way in from the right with eight minutes to go. He thought he had won it seconds later when he span on Alexander Arnold’s cross and beat Pope for his 15th goal of the season, only for Schar to snatch a point when he slid in to convert Guimaraes’ free-kick from a tight angle.$93M renovation of Albany Terrace Apartments completed; senior CHA residents celebrate improved conditionsArkansas WR Andrew Armstrong declares for NFL draft, skipping bowl