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'He is a friend': Knicks owner makes big decision on White House invitation to NBA champs

The New York Knicks will become the first champions of the National Basketball Association to accept an invitation from the White House under President Donald Trump.The team's owner confirmed the decision after the Knicks players participated in the championship parade through New York City on Wednesday.'Look, I invited the president to come down for the game. He is a friend. I've known him for 30 years.'James Dolan made the comments while appearing on a radio show on WFAN New York."Thank you for asking me that. We just did receive an invitation from the White House, which we accepted," Dolan said."We still have to figure out the details, et cetera, but yes, of course," he added. "Look, I invited the president to come down for the game. He is a friend. I've known him for 30 years, and I'm very proud to bring the team to the White House."Trump attended the third game of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden and watched as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Knicks. The team bounced back to defeat the Spurs and take the title for the first time in 53 years.Every team that has won the NBA championship has declined to meet Trump, beginning with the Golden State Warriors in 2017. Warriors star Stephen Curry said he had no interest in going to the White House, prompting the president to retract the invite."Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team," the president replied in Sept. 2017. "Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!"RELATED: Mayhem in Manhattan: Chaos, violence erupt outside New York Knicks Game 3 watch party The president is a New York City native and longtime Knicks fan."Well, I've been a Knicks fan for a long time, and I'm also a Jim Dolan fan," the president said. "He's a nice guy, OK? He spent a long time wanting to win, and he's a competitive guy. He's got a team that's amazing." Three other NBA championship teams visited the White House during former President Joe Biden's one and only term in office: the Bucks, Warriors, and Celtics.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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Serial rapist immigrant sentenced to nearly 300 years in prison — he found some victims on Muslim dating sites

An immigrant was sentenced to 291 years in prison after being convicted for raping seven women, some of whom he found on Muslim dating websites.St. Louis County Circuit Judge Ellen Ribaudo sentenced 30-year-old Yahya Maly to spend the rest of his life in the Missouri Department of Corrections.'I've been here 19 years, and I've never seen a sentence like this.'Maly expressed no remorse and continued to maintain his innocence while claiming that the case was a setup.Prosecutors said Maly used the name "John" to lure women to his apartment on Log Trail Drive in Ballwin, where he sexually assaulted them. The crimes began in February 2023 and continued for two years until February 2025 when he was arrested.The seven women Maly raped testified at trial, and two of them were present at his sentencing.One of the women said she was raped by Maly after he forced her into his apartment, and then later she returned to his apartment, where he raped her again, according to prosecutors.Another woman told prosecutors he forced her into numerous sexual acts while he kept her at his apartment for seven hours.One woman who was Muslim testified that he took her hijab without her consent and claimed she was his wife in order to rape her. He told her she needed to perform her "wifely duties" or risk going to hell."I was confused," she testified. "This felt like the weirdest misunderstanding ever."She claims that she was raped by Maly twice and decided to return a third time in order to kill him. He raped her a third time."Life felt like it was already over," she said.A jury recommended 319 years in prison for Maly, but the judge decided on a slightly shorter sentence."I've been here 19 years, and I've never seen a sentence like this," St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price Smith said after Maly was sentenced.Maly is an immigrant from Finland and became a naturalized U.S. citizen. He was studying at the Logan Chiropractic College when he was arrested.RELATED: 'You are an absolute monster': Teen sentenced to 35 years for 'sadistic and evil' serial rapes "I was actually thinking about not coming into it because of just putting my energy out there. Then I knew I had to be brave enough and then come out and actually be able to have this closure within this as well. So, it was very important for me," said one victim, who wished to remain anonymous."These women are no longer victims of Yahya Maly or anyone," Price Smith continued. "Justice has been served, and I am so proud of these amazing women."An attorney for the convicted rapist released a brief statement."Mr. Maly maintains a firm belief in his innocence and intends to appeal his conviction," he said in part.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

WACH: Trump Nukes ABC, CNN, NBC During Press Conference on Iran Memorandum – “For Ten Years They’ve Been Calling Me a Nazi and Now They Have a Nazi Running!”

President Trump went off on the Fake News Media during his press conference at the G7 Summit in Evian, France, on Wednesday, blasting leftist outlets multiple times throughout his responses to various questions.  Trump held a press conference at the G7 Summit, where he and US officials read the 14 points of his memorandum of understanding with Iran aloud to the press. The post WACH: Trump Nukes ABC, CNN, NBC During Press Conference on Iran Memorandum – “For Ten Years They’ve Been Calling Me a Nazi and Now They Have a Nazi Running!” appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.