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  Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before his speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 4 in National Harbor, Md. A Manhattan grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump, multiple sources close to Trump confirmed to NPR. The charges, which are expected to be released in coming days, make Trump the first former president in United States history to be criminally indicted. The grand jury's indictment is expected to be unsealed in the coming days. "This evening we contacted Mr. Trump's attorney to coordinate his surrender to the Manhattan D.A.'s Office for arraignment on a Supreme Court indictment, which remains under seal. Guidance will be provided when the arraignment date is selected," a spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said in a statement Thursday evening. The grand jury has been examining hush-money payments that Trump...

Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP   CREDIT:  GETTY IMAGES   N o-one left to blame this time.  As his hold on this title slipped further still , so too did Lewis Hamilton’s grasp on reality after a weekend of self-destruction rarely seen in Formula One by a three-time world champion. The last seven days have been vintage Hamilton against the world. Among the echo chamber of his own devoted fan base online, where he is worshipped like a deity, he may have won, but in every other sense he lost. He was diminished among those who admire him enormously as a sportsman, and usually find it in their wit to gloss over some of his more colourful public behaviour – this correspondent included - he left Mercedes fearing their lead driver is in meltdown at one of the most critical junctures in his career, and most importantly of all of course, he lost.   Hamilton is running out of people to blame   CREDIT:  ...