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Yet this is a very different kind of war. What some generations had to deal with externally, we now have to deal with internally as well. It is aspects of our character as well as aspects of our politics that will be required to achieve victory. A stroke of a presidential signature and a constitutional amendment could abolish slavery but could not eradicate racism, just as passing the 19th Amendment could give women the right to vote but could not eradicate misogyny....

Earlier she had been pictured on social media at a courthouse in Moscow after her whereabouts were unknown for several hours. A clip went viral of Ovsyannikova, a staff member at Channel One, who appeared during a broadcast on Monday with an anti-war sign that said “here they lie to you” in a striking display of opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russian lawyers had told the BBC that she had not been contactable amid concerns that she could face serious charges....

Macron outperformed Le Pen during the debate, putting her on the defensive for her connections to Russia and approach to the European Union. However, Le Pen appeared significantly more prepared for this debate than the one five years ago and launched direct criticism on Macron’s record as president, focusing heavily on the state of the economy. This is the second time Le Pen and Macron are facing off for the presidency....

The Mariners and Rays got the ball rolling on offseason transactions Thursday with a six-player trade. The Rays announced they acquired infielder Brad Miller, first baseman Logan Morrison and relief pitcher Danny Farquhar in exchange for pitcher Nathan Karns, relief pitcher C.J. Riefenhauser and minor league outfielder Boog Powell. MORE: MLB free agents: 10 best destinations for Jason Heyward | Eight possible destinations for Daniel Murphy Miller, 26, hit ....

With their 7-6 victory in 10 innings over the Royals on Thursday, Seattle is 13-2 through 15 games, which is one of the hottest starts in MLB history. The Brewers of 1987 and the Braves of 1982 are two of the only teams ever with better starts historically, both going 13-0 to begin their respective years. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN On Thursday, the Mariners continued the formula that has served them so well all season....

LeBRON UPDATE: Heat star playing with back soreness Even if Griffin embellished slightly when he threw his head back, that's pretty bad. Chalmers was called for just a personal foul. UPDATE: The Heat held on to beat the Clippers, 102-97.

Vertonghen was sent off with his second yellow card of the game after he caught Gotze in the face with his forearm during Spurs’ 3-1 win over Dortmund in the Champions League. Gotze, who came on as a substitute in the second half, was pictured bleeding from his mouth as he received treatment on the side of the field, and Bosz confirmed the 25-year-old was still in pain after the game...

Unless something unexpected happens, America will soon have its first “Afrocentric” big-city mayor – and perhaps its most remarkable political survivalist. In race-obsessed Washington, Barry shrewdly tailored the theme of political victimhood to the black community’s pride and belief in redemption. He put his sins on his resume – evidence that he alone could save the city’s “last, least and lost.” His salvation – and the city’s – would become one with his victory....

On Saturday, Greene appeared at a dinner organized by the New York Young Republican Club and said during her speech that if she had organized the attack on the Capitol, “we would have won.” “Not to mention, we would’ve been armed,” she added. In response, the White House condemned Greene for boasting “that she would have succeeded in an armed insurrection against the United States government.” Political commentators also called for her arrest, citing sedition, which is formally charged as “seditious conspiracy” under the U....

Greene, a Republican who represents Georgia’s 14th district, drew a distinction between the riot and the majority of Trump supporters who gathered in Washington, D.C. during her podcast on Friday. Her comments come amid the ongoing House of Representatives’ Select Committee investigation into the events of January 6, and suggestions that the committee may seek testimony from Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence. “The people that came - most of them that came to Washington, D....

The GOP lawmaker has been vacationing with her family throughout the past week, Business Insider reported Friday. However, she still managed to assert her presence online by posting a Twitter thread about her support to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and his bid for House speakership. In a different Twitter thread, Greene also blasted Representative Lauren Boebert after the Colorado Republican criticized her over her past belief in “Jewish space lasers....

Greene quickly became one of the most divisive figures in Congress after taking being sworn in on January 3. She was easily elected with nearly 75 percent of the vote in a deeply conservative Georgia congressional district in November. However, an average of polls shared by polling analysis site FiveThirtyEight on Friday suggests that Greene is significantly less popular nationally, even among Republicans. Polls released this week found that 20 percent of Republicans disapprove of Greene while 24 percent approve of her, with the remainder either being unaware or undecided....

Democrats have unveiled parts of the $3.5 trillion bill over the last several weeks, with legislation covering a broad range of issues, including climate change, energy, families, immigration, taxes and welfare. “Just pass the bill and then we will all find out what’s in it. Right? I mean why read 3,000 plus pages of trillions in spending? Silly Marjorie,” Greene, a Georgia GOP representative, tweeted on Tuesday, along with a photo of the bill on a desk....

The We Will Not Comply Act that Greene introduced on Thursday would prevent businesses engaged in “interstate commerce” from “discriminating” against a person based on their vaccine status. The goal was to address the issue of vaccine passports, which have been floated as a possible requirement to travel on an airplane or attend a venue that’s above the social gathering limit. If a person feels they’ve been discriminated against because they haven’t been vaccinated or refuse to wear a mask, Greene’s bill would allow them to file a lawsuit....

During a show on Wednesday, January 4, after McCarthy had lost seven consecutive votes, Infowars host Owen Shroyer took a call from a viewer who had a message for Greene, as per a tweet shared by PatriotTakes—a Twitter account that aims to monitor right-wing extremism online—on Sunday. The video had more than 40,000 views. “She has a great voting record. But guess what, it doesn’t matter when she knows that the policies aren’t gonna get through,” the man said....

McDaniel announced the coalition’s formation during the November 6 Spirit of Lincoln dinner held by the Log Cabin Republicans (LCR), an LGBT conservative group. McDaniel said the RNC would partner with the LCR and other groups to mobilize voters in upcoming elections. “But you see the Republican Party should be the party that fights for the American people, for the American worker, for families and traditional family values instead of seeing what we saw with the RNC and Ronna McDaniel,” Greene said in the November 19 broadcast of the right-wing video show Slightly Offens*ve....

The suit was filed with Free Speech for People, the same legal advocacy organization that filed a similar lawsuit against North Carolina Representative Madison Cawthorn, a challenge that a North Carolina judge ruled against earlier this month. In that case, the judge ruled that a law passed in 1872 voided some of the office-holding restrictions, which meant that the 14th Amendment only applied to people who served in certain sessions of Congress....

The outage lasted from Thursday morning, leaving many of Facebook’s 2.7 billion without access for around six hours. Instagram and WhatsApp, which are owned by Facebook, were also down during that time. Facebook apologised and chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer blamed “networking issues” for the outage. The issue saw a huge sell-off of Facebook shares, seeing the company’s stock fall by five percent, adding to a drop of about 15 percent since mid-September....

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will reverse the deal, according to the Financial Times, in the watchdog’s first case of reversing an acquisition by Big Tech. The CMA is a non-ministerial government department responsible for strengthening business competition, and also aims to prevent and reduce anti-competitive activities. Last month, the regulator fined Facebook—now rebranded Meta—$67.35 million for breaching an order imposed during a probe into the company’s purchase of Giphy, news agency Reuters reported....

The decision comes after the team postponed their flight home from Philadelphia on Sunday amid fears of a growing COVID-19 outbreak inside the organization, according to The Associated Press. The number of Miami players and coaches who have tested positive for the virus is now at 11, Passan reports. MORE: Explaining the virtual MLB fans in the stands during games on Fox this season From the AP: Four Marlins players tested positive for COVID-19 while in Philadelphia, according to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman....