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Delayed rate cuts translate to continued favorable yields on deposit accounts and Treasury bills.

WASHINGTON — On the left and right, Supreme Court justices seem to agree on a basic truth about the American system of government: No one is above the law, not even the president. “The law applies equally to all persons, including a person who happens for a period of time to occupy the Presidency,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote in 2020. Less than a year earlier, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, then a federal trial judge, wrote, “Stated simply, the primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded American history is that Presidents are not kings.” But former President Donald Trump and his legal team are putting that foundational belief to the test on Thursday when the high court takes up the Republican’s bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. RELATED: What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity Trump’s lawyers argue that former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity for their official acts. Otherwise, they say, politically motivated prosecutions of former occupants of the Oval Office would become routine

NEW YORK — Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker is set to return to the witness stand in Manhattan on Thursday to continue his testimony about an alleged conspiracy with Donald Trump to identify and kill negative stories about the then-presidential candidate ahead of the 2016 election. Earlier this week, Pecker told jurors that he became Trump’s “eyes and ears” during the election, allegedly transforming a supermarket tabloid into an extension of Trump’s presidential campaign by spending thousands of dollars to kill negative stories about Trump. “I made the decision to buy the story because of the potential embarrassment it would have to the campaign,” Pecker testified on Tuesday about a $30,000 payment for a disproven story that Trump had an illegitimate child. His testimony on Thursday is expected to touch on his involvement with a $130,000 alleged hush money payment to Stormy Daniels by Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen; the documents related to Trump’s reimbursement to Cohen became the basis for the Manhattan district attorney’s 34-count criminal indictment against the former president. Trump had pleaded not guilty and denied all wrongdoing. RELATED: Top 4

Sen. Bernie Sanders is taking aim at the high prices of the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. The Vermont senator, an independent who has long called out drug manufacturers for their costly products, is launching an investigation into the “outrageously high prices” Novo Nordisk charges for the drugs. “The scientists at Novo Nordisk deserve great credit for developing these drugs that have the potential to be a game changer for millions of Americans struggling with type 2 diabetes and obesity. As important as these drugs are, they will not do any good for the millions of patients who cannot afford them,” Sanders, chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, wrote Wednesday in a letter to the drugmaker’s CEO. “Further, if the prices for these products are not substantially reduced, they also have the potential to bankrupt Medicare, Medicaid, and our entire health care system.” SEE ALSO: Doctors speak out amid weight loss drug shortages | What it means for patients Sanders is asking Novo Nordisk to answer whether it will “substantially reduce” the prices of the medications as well as to

Boston Police arrested more than 100 people as they cleared out pro-Palestinian protesters and their encampment from Emerson College early Thursday morning.

Professional chefs have sous chefs to do all the hard work and ensure that meals arrive at the table on time. While I wouldn’t characterize myself as a chef, I do have a home kitchen assistant, and quite frankly, I just don’t know what I’d do without her. Three or four mornings a week, I hastily give her my dinner plans and head to the office. She oversees the meal, does all the hard work while I’m gone, and always has that meal ready to go when it’s time for dinner. Even better, she never complains and costs me less than 2 cents an hour. Perhaps you’ve already figured out my assistant is my trusty slow cooker. While she’s a good worker, her results are only as good as the techniques I follow and the recipes I assign to her. Like these for example, both using a 6-quart or larger slow cooker: CHINESE CHICKEN Ingredients: 3 pounds skinless, bone-in chicken thighs 1/4 cup hoisin sauce* 1/4 cup plum chutney or plum sauce* 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce One medium piece (about 2 inches) fresh ginger

RED BLUFF — Cannon will again roar for Civil War Days at Cone Grove County Park. This cherished tradition, steeped in historical significance, will commence on Friday with a school day, graced by the presence of approximately 500 to 600 local eighth-grade history students. During the weekend, the event is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with tours of the camps, demonstrations of 19th-century military and civilian life during the American Civil War, and two North vs. South battles on Saturday at noon and 3 p.m. and one on Sunday at 1 p.m. The event, especially the battles on Saturday and Sunday, is put on by some 100 reenactors, including infantry, cavalry, artillery and civilians, wearing authentic uniforms and carrying authentic Civil War weapons. While authenticity is essential, organizers say public and reenactor safety is paramount at this family-friendly event. While most reenactors are local from Tehama, Shasta and Butte counties, a few came from clubs as far away as southern Oregon and the San Francisco Bay Area to participate. According to organizers, last year’s Friday School Day served over 600 local

CORNING —The City Council closed out its COVID-19 substance payment relief program Tuesday night, which proved to be a success in helping residents during the pandemic. The city was allocated $200,000 in funding and decided to use that money for residents. Silk Consulting Group assisted in the city running this program.  CEO Suzi Kochems was on hand to discuss the program’s highlights. From February 2023 to January 31, 2024, the city helped 78 households and 149 individuals with their rent, mortgage or utilities for $174,000. Of the 149 people helped, more were single adults, and many were senior citizens living on a fixed income. “I do not need to tell you guys that if they do not own their home, paying rent in this day and age on $1000 or $1,200 a month on Social Security is impossible,” Kochems said. “I got a lot of tears for people and they are very thankful to you for applying for these funds.” Regarding ethnicity, 62 people were Hispanic or Latino, 8 were white, 2 were African American households and 16 were multiracial. The demographics for the class