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Justice Alito pushes back on report detailing travel, trip with billionaire

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ProPublica said the man later had business before the court. Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday issued a public rebuttal to a new report detailing a luxury vacation he took with a wealthy hedge fund manager who later had Business before the Supreme Court. According to ProPublica, Alito accompanied billionaire Paul Singer on a fishing trip in 2008. Alito was flown there on a private jet provided by Singer, which the investigative outlet said would have cost more than $100,000 one-way. The trip went undisclosed on his financial disclosures for 2008, the report said, and Singer's business later went before the court at least 10 times, including a 2014 case in which Alito sided with the majority in Singer's favor -- raising ethical concerns, ProPublica said. MORE: Chief Justice John Roberts defends Supreme Court's 'highest standards of conduct,' offers no new rules Justice Alito declined to answer questions posed by ProPublica, the outlet said, and instead tried t...

Giannis Antetokounmpo injury update: Bucks star traveling to New York for further testing on wrist, per report

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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will Travel to New York to undergo further testing on his injured right wrist , according to Tim Bontemps. Antetokounmpo left the Bucks' final Game before the All-Star break, a 112-100 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, and was diagnosed with a sprain. Early in the second quarter against the Bulls, Antetokounmpo went to contest a layup by Coby White and took an awkward stumble around the basket stanchion. As he fell, he put his right arm out to brace himself and his wrist got jammed. He appeared to be in serious pain in the initial aftermath, and did not even attempt to stay in the game. After checking out he went back to the locker room and was quickly ruled out for the rest of the night. As a result of his injury, Antetokounmpo did not take part in the Skills Challenge on All-Star Saturday Night in Salt Lake City. Bucks poin...