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Former President Donald Trump's re-election campaign applauded a major Supreme Court verdict on Monday that could afford the 2024 candidate significant protections from criminal prosecution.

The Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. United States that a former president has substantial immunity from prosecution for official acts committed while in office, but not for unofficial acts.

In a 6-3 decision, the Court sent the matter back down to a lower court, as the justices did not apply the ruling to whether or not former President Trump is immune from prosecution regarding actions related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

"I think that the Justices made the right decision," Trump 2024 Senior Adviser Alina Habba said during an appearance on "America's Newsroom."

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"Nixon V. Fitzgerald outlined this. Absolute immunity is important for all presidents. I've said it time and time again. I've argued on immunity for President Trump and I think they did get right that they recognize absolute immunity exists," she continued.

Habba said that it is "a good day" when the Supreme Court recognizes the constitutional rights of presidents and the executive branch, but stressed that Trump never should have been in the position that would lead to such a ruling.

"This is a disgrace to America," she said.

Habba also speculated that the decision would slow down Jack Smith's "persecution and selective prosecution" of the former president.  

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"I don't see how this case could go forward before the election," Habba added.

"The President enjoys no immunity for his unofficial acts, and not everything the President does is official," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority.

"The President is not above the law. But Congress may not criminalize the President's conduct in carrying out the responsibilities of the Executive Branch under the Constitution. And the system of separated powers designed by the Framers has always demanded an energetic, independent Executive," he said.

"The President, therefore, may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled, at a minimum, to a presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. That immunity applies equally to all occupants of the Oval Office, regardless of politics, policy, or party," he continued.

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, former President Trump said, "I have been harassed by the Democrat Party, Joe Biden, Obama and their thugs, fascists and communists for years, and now the courts have spoken."

"This is a big win for our Constitution and for democracy. Now I am free to campaign like anyone else. We are leading in every poll—by a lot—and we will make America great again," he said.

Fox News' Brooke Singman and Brianna Herlihy contributed to this report.

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Atlanta United forward Jamal Thiaré made a sneaky move in the closing seconds of their Major League Soccer matchup against Toronto FC to win on Saturday night.

Toronto goalkeeper Luka Gavran was set to boot the ball back down the field in the 97th minute after teammate Shane O’Neill blocked a shot from Atlanta’s Ronald Hernandez. Gavran dribbled the ball and placed it on the ground to kick it.

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However, Gavran didn’t see Thiaré behind him. Thiaré was able to steal the ball in front of Gavran’s face, dribble to his right and nail the game-winning goal.

Fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium were elated as Atlanta won 2-1.

"I would say I’m on the younger side of coaching and the younger side of being in the game, but I have never seen anything like that," Atlanta’s interim head coach Rob Valentino said after the match, via the team’s website. "I made the joke to Dax [McCarty], after I ridiculously went sprinting down the sideline, that he has played 20 years now and I bet he has never seen a finish like that. It was incredible, bizarre, but I’m glad we’re on this side of it."

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Atlanta’s Thiago Almada scored first, two minutes into stoppage time in the first half.

Toronto’s Federico Bernardeschi scored the equalizer in the 46th minute of the match. It was all tied at one apiece before Thiaré’s goal.

Atlanta is now 6-6-8 on the year while Toronto is 7-3-11. Atlanta is ninth in the MLS table and Toronto is eighth.

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Two more Palestinian men tell the BBC they were shot and forced onto the bonnet of an Israeli jeep.

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When it comes to his friendships, Jeremy Renner is all in. 

In a new interview with Men’s Health for the publication's July/August issue, the "Avengers" actor opened up about the "real" bond he shares with his Marvel co-stars. 

"Oh, f--- yeah, it’s a real thing — it’s not just for Instagram. We f---n’ hate that s---," Renner said about his co-stars including Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and more. "No, we have a family chat and have for a long time. When you work with people — look, we all went through a culturally significant experience together."

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"And there’s divorces and marriages and babies; a lot of stuff happened in these 12 years," he continued. "In the films, we look like we’re at a costume party, and there’s ridiculous props and we’re doing these ridiculous things, but it’s also beautiful because we’re all connected."

"There’s a brotherhood or sisterhood or whatever the heck you want to call it," he added. "I just call it love. I love every one of them. I’d rather go to jail with [Robert] Downey [Jr.] than go do something amazing by myself. I’d rather get in a car crash with [Chris] Evans."

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One major life event in which his friends were by his side was his 2023 snowplow incident. On Jan. 1, 2023, Renner was airlifted to a hospital after he was run over by his own Snowcat while attempting to tow a vehicle stuck in the snow near his home in the Sierra Nevada mountains. He suffered more than 30 broken bones, blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries. 

"What a f---ing disaster, dude," Renner told Men's Health of his recovery. "Showering, going to the bathroom — everything was a disaster."

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He added, "They give you medications so you don’t go to the bathroom, so you get constipated. And you pee in a jar. It was awful. That’s when you know things aren’t going great — you’re peeing in a plastic jug. It took me 17 minutes to get out of bed."

"There’s a lot of people that love me. And I had no idea," he continued. "I had to learn how to receive all this love, and it’s not easy. From people you don’t even know, even. Why is this accident such a thing? But then I said, ‘F---, stop asking why. Just receive it.’ I was famous for having a bow and arrow; now I’m famous for overcoming something as a man."

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The "Mayor of Kingstown" star showed off his recovery efforts and went shirtless on the cover of the publication. 

"Four months of abuse," Renner said of his workouts with personal trainer Cat Cantella. "Physical, mental, emotional. But I feel great and I look great!"

Renner started at-home rehabilitation prior to returning to Pittsburgh to film "Kingstown," but admitted he was barely prepared for the first day of filming in a cemetery where temperatures didn't reach above 40 degrees.

"I was pretty f---ing fragile when we started on Jan. 8. We’re walking around on ice, and I have no energy," Renner said. "I was falling asleep. But I think it’ll be the best season yet because of it. Don’t get me wrong, Mike’s still Mike — he’s still the guy you want as your friend. But it’s more emotional, because I'm more emotional."

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Renner admitted to almost pulling out of the show completely due to his mental health. 

"Because, dude, the last thing I wanted to do — to be honest with you, I almost pulled shoot and doing this show — was fiction," he said. "Like, ‘Oh wait, I don’t give a s--- about fiction!’ Bulls--- words and bulls--- stories and bulls--- character. It’s all bulls---. I gotta live in real reality here, because these bones and these joints — and I gotta go say fake lines and fake words and pretend to be… what? I got no time to f---ing pretend, man!"

He added, "So here’s how I shifted it, because I only have control of my perspective: I’m coming to Pittsburgh to recover in my body and get better every f---ing day, and I’m gonna do this show on the side. Instead of it being the other way around."

Fox News Digital's Tracy Wright contributed to this post. 

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There were several heated moments and pointed jabs during the first 2024 presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump on Thursday night. 

Discussing a variety of topics, including immigration and the border, the war in Israel, and abortion, the candidates managed to land some punches and challenge one another on their respective records. 

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Here are the top five moments from the presidential debate, which was hosted by CNN.

During the debate, Biden hit Trump over the various criminal cases he is involved in, including the New York trial that ended with Trump's conviction for falsifying business records. The records were related to alleged hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels, who Trump allegedly had an affair with. However, Trump shot back at Biden, claiming, "I didn't have sex with a porn star."

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"He was so bad with Afghanistan," Trump claimed during the debate, calling it "such a horrible embarrassment." 

"He should have fired those generals like I fired the one that you mentioned, and so he's got no love lost, but he should have fired those generals," he added. "No general got fired for the most embarrassing moment in the history of our country, Afghanistan, where we left billions of dollars of equipment behind. We lost 13 beautiful soldiers and 38 soldiers were obliterated."

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The president slammed Trump's claims he could be prosecuted, brushing it off as "outrageous." 

"Joe could be a convicted felon with all of the things that he’s done," Trump claimed. 

 "This man is a criminal. This man — you’re lucky. You’re lucky. I did nothing wrong. We’d have a system that was rigged and disgusting. I did nothing wrong," he added. 

Biden shot back, "the idea that I did anything wrong is outrageous."

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Biden pushed back on Trump after the former president said his opponent would allow late term abortions to occur.

"So that means he can take the life of the baby in the ninth month and even after birth? Because some states Democrat-run take it after birth. The former governor of Virginia: ‘put the baby down, then we decide what to do with it.’ So, he’s willing to, as we say, rip the baby out of the womb in the ninth month and kill the baby. Nobody wants that to happen — Democrat or Republican. Nobody wants that to happen," Trump said. 

But Biden claimed, "You’re lying. That is simply not true." 

According to the president, he is "not for a late-term abortion — period. Period." 

While discussing Israel's war with terrorist group Hamas in Gaza, Trump slammed Biden, who he said doesn't want to let Israel "finish the job."

"He’s become like a Palestinian, but they don’t like him because he’s a very bad Palestinian. He’s a weak one," he said. 

"I’ve never heard so much foolishness," Biden responded.

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Richard Rojem Jr., the Oklahoma man convicted of the 1984 rape and murder of his former stepdaughter, was served pizza and ice cream before he was put to death Thursday morning.

For his final meal, he requested two small double-cheese, double-pepperoni pizzas from Little Caesars and two cups of vanilla ice cream. He also asked for a bottle of Vernors ginger ale, according to The Oklahoman.

Rojem, 66, was put to death by three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was declared dead at 10:16 a.m., prison officials said. He did not seek any last-minute stay.

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When asked if he had any last words, Rojem, who was strapped to a gurney and had an IV in his tattooed left arm, said: "I don’t. I’ve said my goodbyes."

It was Oklahoma's second execution of 2024 and the 13th execution since the state resumed capital punishment in October 2021 after a hiatus of more than six years, according to The Oklahoman.

Rojem had been in prison since 1985 and was the longest-serving inmate on Oklahoma’s death row.

He had denied responsibility for killing his former stepdaughter, Layla Cummings. The child’s mutilated and partially clothed body was discovered in a field in rural Washita County near the town of Burns Flat on July 7, 1984. She had been kidnapped, raped and stabbed to death.

"Justice for Layla Cummings was finally served this morning with the execution of the monster responsible for her rape and murder," Attorney General Gentner Drummond said in a statement after Rojem’s death.

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"Layla’s family has endured unimaginable suffering for almost 40 years. My prayer is that today’s action brings a sense of comfort to those who loved her."

Earlier this month, Drummond asked that the state pardon and parole board reject clemency for Rojem.

Drummond noted that prior to the 1984 murder, Rojem had served four years in a Michigan prison for the rape of two teenage girls. 

Prosecutors argued that Rojem was angry at Cummings because she reported that he sexually abused her, leading to his divorce from the girl’s mother and his return to prison for violating his parole. They had been divorced for about two months at the time of the murder.

Rojem’s attorneys argued at a clemency hearing this month that DNA evidence taken from the girl’s fingernails did not link him to the crime.

"If my client’s DNA is not present, he should not be convicted," attorney Jack Fisher said.

Prosecutors said evidence of his crimes included a fingerprint discovered outside the girl’s apartment on a cup from a bar Rojem left just before the girl was kidnapped. A condom wrapper found near the girl’s body also was linked to a used condom found in Rojem’s bedroom, prosecutors said.

He was convicted by a Washita County jury in 1985 after just 45 minutes of deliberations. His previous death sentences were twice overturned by appellate courts because of trial errors. A Custer County jury ultimately handed him his third death sentence in 2007.

Rojem, then 26, married the victim's mother, Mindy Cummings, while he was in prison for raping the two girls, The Oklahoman reports, citing court records. She was the sister of his cellmate and Rojem moved to Oklahoma after being paroled in 1982.

In a statement read by Drummond after the execution, Layla’s mother, Mindy Lynn Cummings, said: "We remember, honor and hold her forever in our hearts as the sweet and precious 7-year-old she was.

"Today marks the final chapter of justice determined by three separate juries for Richard Rojem’s heinous acts nearly 40 years ago when he stole her away like the monster he was."

Rojem became a Zen Buddhist in prison and was known by other followers as Daiji, according to The Oklahoman, citing a packet of information submitted to the parole board by his attorneys.

"I wasn’t a good human being for the first part of my life, and I don’t deny that," Rojem said at a parole board hearing earlier this month.

"But I went to prison. I learned my lesson and I left all that behind."

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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