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More American support impeaching President  Donald Trump  than oppose it, a new poll shows. The poll, conducting by Democratic polling company Public Policy Polling, found that 48 per cent supported such a move, while 41 per cent opposed it. The same poll found Americans were evenly divided on the issue just three months before.  Researchers surveyed voters between 12 and 14 May – after Mr Trump's surprising dismissal of FBI director James Comey, but before revelations from the  Washington Post  that the president had reportedly shared classified information with Russian officials.  Mr Comey's firing sparked concern from both Democrats and Republicans concerning the FBI's ongoing investigation into possible Trump campaign ties to Russia. Mr Trump's approval rating slumped to its lowest point in two months in the wake of the firing, according to Gallup daily tracking. The majority of Americans – 57 per cent – now say they are not happ...

So, the Los Angeles Lakers have been busy. On Tuesday, team governor Jeanie Buss announced that Lakers legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson was taking over as president of basketball operations. General manager Mitch Kupchak was fired after 17 years on the job. Jim Buss, Jeanie's brother, was also canned as executive vice president of basketball operations. Longtime NBA agent Rob Pelinka—who represented Kobe Bryant, James Harden, Eric Gordon and others—was brought on as the new general manager hours later, as first reported by The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski:  Follow Adrian Wojnarowski   ✔ @WojVerticalNBA Lakers are finalizing a multi-year agreement with agent Rob Pelinka as general manager, league sources tell  @ TheVertical . He'll start soon. 4:36 AM - 22 Feb 2017     2,464 2,464 Retweets     2,263 2,263 likes With Thursday's 3 p.m. ET deadli...