White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Friday afternoon on the government shutdown as the Trump administration prepares for mass layoffs amid the lapse in funding. President Trump and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought signaled earlier this week that mass layoffs were imminent as the Senate debates dueling

Fallen music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced to 4 years in prison at his sentencing Friday after jurors found him guilty of prostitution charges — but acquitted of sex trafficking — in a salacious sex crimes trial this summer.

At Taylors Avenue, Carrick Rangers face Ballymena United with both teams coming into the game off the back of defeats last weekend. Dungannon Swifts have picked up nine points from their last four league games and host Larne, who are unbeaten in their last 10 league visits to Stangmore Park.

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