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Magnus Carlsen has ranked the eight contenders in the upcoming Candidates Tournament, with Alireza Firouzja and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu expected to do well, Ian Nepomniachtchi as a top contender, and Gukesh Dommaraju and Vidit Gujrathi likely to do poorly. Carlsen believes Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura are likely to win, while Nijat Abasov is in for a tough time.
The guilty verdicts handed down Tuesday in the "ComEd Four" trial were found guilty in federal court on all counts in a case that put lobbying in the spotlight. The impact of the trial is already being felt, lobbyists say. Lawmakers are more careful about when and how they talk to lobbyists — even avoiding casual chit-chat in the Capitol hallways. There are so far no new bills before lawmakers to tighten ethics rules, and it’s not likely any legislation will be presented before the Illinois General Assembly wraps up in a few weeks.
Four members of the Oath Keepers militia were convicted of conspiracy to obstruct the work of Congress and other charges related to their roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Two other defendants were found guilty of illegally entering and remaining on the Capitol grounds. The verdicts mark the end of the third and final trial examining the Oath Keepers' involvement in the attack. The group's leader and other members were previously convicted of seditious conspiracy. The trials have led to felony convictions against 15 members of the group, crippling an organization that once had tens of thousands of adherents.