Nikola Jokić’s brother reportedly involved in altercation after Lakers-Nuggets game

  • Brother of NBA star reportedly hit fan after Monday game
  • NBA spokesman said league is looking into altercation

The NBA and Denver police are looking into an incident in which a man reported to be one of the brothers of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokić was seen punching a fan after the team’s buzzer-beating 101-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA playoffs.

In videos shared by TMZ and other outlets, the man is seen climbing over seats to confront another person at Ball Arena, who he then punches in the face. TMZ said the altercation happened on Monday night just after the Nuggets completed their comeback from a 20-point deficit to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.

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Plane crashes into river in Alaska, officials say

State troopers say Douglas DC-4 went down near Fairbanks on Tuesday, but not clear how many passengers on board

A Douglas DC-4 airplane crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks on Tuesday, Alaska state troopers said.

It was not immediately known how many people were on board. The website airlines.net said standard passenger seating for a DC-4 was 44 during its heyday, but most have been converted to freighters.

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New US rule would ban employers from using ‘noncompete’ agreements

FTC votes to ban measures which bar workers from jumping to or starting competing companies for a prescribed period of time

US companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency on Tuesday, though the rule is sure to be challenged in court.

The Federal Trade Commission voted to ban measures known as noncompete agreements, which bar workers from jumping to or starting competing companies for a prescribed period of time. According to the FTC, 30 million people – roughly one in five workers – are now subject to such restrictions.

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Judge reprimands Trump lawyer but holds off on gag order ruling

Juan Merchan reserves judgment on prosecutors’ request for maximum fine but tells Todd Blanche ‘you’re losing all credibility’

The New York judge presiding in Donald Trump’s criminal trial held off on deciding whether he should be fined $10,000 for attacking expected trial witnesses in direct violation of the gag order designed to protect trial participants from being the target of Trump’s abuse.

The judge, Juan Merchan, reserved ruling from the bench. But he appeared deeply unconvinced by arguments from Trump’s lead lawyer Todd Blanche that a series of social media posts were just responses to political attacks on Trump and therefore permitted.

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US Senate prepares to give final approval to $95bn aid bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

House passed bills last week after delays, to rush funding to allies while approving proposal that could lead to US TikTok ban

The US Senate on Tuesday was preparing to give final approval to a $95bn wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, with a bipartisan coalition eager to send the long-stalled package to Joe Biden’s desk for signature.

After months of delays and setbacks, the House last week passed four bills to rush funding to three American allies while approving a conservative proposal that could lead to a nationwide ban of the wildly popular social media platform, TikTok. The measures were combined into one large package that the Senate will take up on Tuesday.

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