Mauricio Pellegrino’s men ended their 12-game winless run in the English top-flight after emerging victorious in a five-goal thriller at the Hawthorns. Goals from Lemina, Jack Stephens and James Ward-Prowse cancelled out Ahmed Hegazi and Salomon Rondon’s efforts for the Baggies as the Saints moved out of the relegation zone. The 24-year-old, satisfied with the crucial away win, has called on the team to continue working hard in an effort to maintain their winning run....

In the months since Israeli-Emirati normalization, every instance of contact between Beirut and Jerusalem has raised hopes of an imminent peace deal. Days after Israel and the UAE announced their agreement, Lebanese president Michel Aoun’s comment that peace with Israel “depends” on the two countries resolving their problems unjustifiably made headlines. Israeli-Lebanese maritime border demarcation talks—now in their second round—are being hailed as “historic” and “unprecedented,” raising speculation that negotiations could serve as a springboard for normalization....

Shaun Holmes, who is a Republican, spoke to Greene at a meeting of the local GOP in Whitfield County, Georgia. Holmes is the father of 10-year-old Gavin, who has Down syndrome and autism. Greene, who represents Georgia’s 14th congressional district, had drawn criticism for saying: “It’s stupid simple, but we have retards—I’m sorry, I know that’s an offensive word, and I’m not trying to talk down on people with Down syndrome—but that’s what these people are....

Hogg became an advocate for more stringent gun control measures after surviving a mass shooting that left 17 people dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018. Greene, a staunch conservative, opposes stricter gun control laws. Hogg tweeted Saturday that he believes people should be required to have a license to purchase a gun—drawing a comparison to people needing to have a license to drive a car, hunt or cut hair....

Sharing a screenshot of the daily Politico newsletter, Greene highlighted a line that said Democrats would not accept reappointing the Georgia Republican to a different committee as a solution to their concerns about her. “No matter what @GOPLeader does it would never be enough for the hate America Democrats,” Greene tweeted, referring to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. “As much as he genuinely tries to work with @SpeakerPelosi for the good of this country, she refuses to see the hypocrisy of her own conference....

The release of thousands of Fauci’s emails ignited renewed criticism of his response to the coronavirus pandemic and the early dismissal of the Wuhan Institute of Virology as the origin of the outbreak. Some legislators have called for Fauci to be fired from his position as director of the National Institute of Virology, and Candace Owens, a conservative commentator, went as far as to advocate for his imprisonment. Greene is a longtime critic of Fauci and has been advocating for his termination since December....

Greene, an ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump who was elected last November, was last month removed from all of her House committee assignments following a bipartisan vote prompted by a series of controversial past remarks, including past support of pro-Trump conspiracy theories like QAnon and Pizzagate. Although CrossFit had previously been silent about the congresswoman, the company disavowed Greene in a BuzzFeed News article on Monday. “CrossFit supports respectful fact-based political dialogue to address our common challenges, and we strongly oppose the loathsome and dangerous lies attributed to Ms....

Greene shared a video to Twitter on Friday and asserted that Babbitt had been wrongly killed when she was shot by U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer, Lt. Michael Byrd, who has been cleared of any wrongdoing. The claim that Babbitt was attempting to prevent rioting or damage at the Capitol is not new. Fact checking site PolitiFact reviewed claims that Babbitt “was fighting to halt the mob” in January, 2022 along with videos used to support that claim....

Several religious leaders and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell have backed the belief that Trump will be reinstated as president in the coming months. The hope is rooted in the conviction that evidence will come out showing the election was fraudulent and while Greene believes Trump won the 2020 election, she doesn’t see him being reinstated. “I would hate for anyone to get their hopes up thinking that President Trump is going to be back in the White House in August because that’s not true and I’m telling you that as a member of Congress, that’s a very difficult thing to do,” Greene told Steve Bannon on his podcast on Wednesday....

Speaking on a podcast on Sunday by @catturd2, (aka. Cat Turd), one of Greene’s favorite Twitter users, the divisive lawmaker said she was opposed to the U.S. funding a “proxy war” with Russia and Ukraine. “I am completely against funding this proxy war with nuclear Russia and Ukraine. I think we should be caring about our country. Of course, no one supports what happens there, everybody feels sorry for the Ukrainian people and all that, but you know what, our country matters, so to me, I’m not concerned at all about Ukraine....

Officially, referee Nick Buchert gave the technical foul to Mavericks assistant coach Monte Mathis, since Cuban was not on the bench during the incident. MORE: Wizards’ Paul Pierce listed as day-to-day | Walker crossover | Sixers win “They had to give it to Monte because they’re not allowed to give it to me,” Cuban said after the game. Cuban, no stranger to public condemnation of officiating in the NBA, was irritated during a Mavericks offensive possession in which he felt a foul should have been called on a Bucks defender....

In an appearance on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour,” Hunt responded to the news of Brock Lesnar failing a second drug test prior to Hunt’s loss to Lesnar at UFC 200 by going on a tirade about the former heavyweight champion and the UFC. MORE: The mystique of Brock Lesnar is gone “Before the fight I was assuming (Lesnar) was cheating,” Hunt said, via MMAFighting.com. “Look at him. There’s no way that guy makes 265 pounds....

Meadows and his attorney George Terwilliger reportedly alerted the House panel that the former Trump official had changed his mind Tuesday morning. A letter sent to the committee by Terwilliger and obtained by CNN read: “We now must decline the opportunity to appear voluntarily for a deposition.” According to the Associated Press, Terwilliger wrote that the deposition would be “untenable” because the House panel “has no intention of respecting boundaries” concerning questions that Meadows has claimed executive privilege over....

The report comes just days after Meadows launched legal proceedings against the panel and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Meadows filed a lawsuit in a Washington, D.C. federal court on December 8 after the committee said it would proceed with a contempt case against him for his refusal to appear for a deposition. Among other issues, the committee said Meadows sent emails and texts about sending “alternate electors” to Congress in November 2020, allegedly saying “I love it” about the idea to an unidentified member of Congress....

Several people who face charges over the Phoenix protests against police violence, in the wake of the death of George Floyd, have said they should be dismissed and the prosecutors should be fired. Bruce Franks Jr., a former Missouri lawmaker and anti-police-violence activist, who is facing charges himself, posted a video of Ruffalo supporting the cause on Twitter. In the clip, the Avengers actor mentions Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel, who is being targeted in a Twitter campaign organized by the group Mass Liberation AZ....

“While I certainly worry about an erosion of truth, I don’t think most people want to live in a world where you can only post things that tech companies judge to be 100 percent true,” Zuckerberg said during his remarks. Facebook has been criticized by Democrats in the past week for allowing President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to pay for ads on the platform that promote inaccurate or false information....

A visit to the Famima store in West Hollywood tells the story. Wide aisles are neatly stocked with organic instant oatmeal, expensive artisanal teas and French stationery, alongside convenience-store staples like diapers and dog food. A huge prepared-foods section displays ready-made sushi, crab cakes and dishes like beef with curry sauce, that, to be honest, looked better than they tasted in a recent sampling. Customers can also take advantage of the digital photo enlarging services....

Bad stories are good. The most winnable cases involve unsophisticated clients who lost irreplaceable nest eggs at the hands of brokers who concentrated portfolios into one sector (remember tech?). Marie Breslow, a Florida widow and mother of two, reclaimed $256,501 in losses after arbitrators found her Prudential Securities broker put her husband’s life-insurance proceeds (the kids’ college money) into a few speculative tech stocks. Even better if you can prove you bought bad stocks on the basis of tainted broker advice....

Publishers are altering cover art–often tied to anniversaries and movies–to appeal to kids weaned on videos and computer games. The thinking is that children are more likely to pick up “Charlotte’s Web” with Dakota Fanning on it than with Williams’s illustration of a girl and a pig, or Newbery winner “Bridge to Terabithia” with a scene from the Disney movie (in theaters next month). “A Wrinkle in Time” is getting two different new covers....

Team president David Samson said Boras “will not be involved in any discussion as it relates to Jose Fernandez,” according to ESPN. WHERE WILL THEY GO?: Johnny Cueto | Zack Greinke | David Price Fernandez returned to the club in July after Tommy John surgery and pitched nearly 65 innings in 11 games the rest of the season. He was 6-1 with a 2.92 ERA in those 11 starts....