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Last week’s suicide bombing marked a new stage in the Middle East’s cycle of violence: evidence of the power of radical Islamic groups to convert even Palestinian police–often their jailers–to their cause. Nowhere do the radicals hold greater sway than in Jenin, a hotbed of Islamic fundamentalism that’s emerged as the suicide-bombing capital of the West Bank. Nine of the two dozen suicide bombers who have attacked Israelis since the intifada began came from Jenin and surrounding villages, including the one who blew up a pizzeria in central Jerusalem, killing 16....

Posted on social media with just eight days remaining until Election Day, Gomez’s video tagged Abrams’ Twitter account and included a link to Abrams’ campaign website. At the beginning of the video, Gomez said Abrams is “in an extremely close race” in her bid to become Georgia’s next governor. “I’ve worked with Stacey personally, and her commitment to improving mental health access in Georgia is extremely important to me, as the state currently ranks 48th in the nation,” Gomez said....

In special weather statements issued by the National Weather Service, states such as Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Wisconsin and Maine are issued warnings for freezing and dense fog. According to NWS, freezing fog is when tiny supercool liquid water droplets, found in fog, freeze instantly on exposed surfaces when the temperatures are at or below freezing. Examples of places freezing fog can settle is in trees, stairs and rails, sidewalks, roads and even vehicles....

The Panthers quarterback kind of started the trend in sports, and it became an identity of the team. Carolina players dabbed on first downs, touchdowns and in team photos. So naturally, Migos felt a connection with the Panthers and Newton. After all, the group is based in Atlanta, the city where Newton was born. MORE: 10 worst Super Bowl performances of all time To show their appreciation for the Panthers being in the Super Bowl, Migos put $75,000 on the game … and lost....

In two TikToks, Nogueira shares her excitement at meeting the singer. “I’m not even s*ing you, I’m literally about to go meet Rihanna. Like right now,” Nogueira opens the video. “I never thought in my life I would meet anyone famous, let alone fing Rihanna. I’m going to take you with me, but I’m really nervous. Actually, I feel like gonna freeze in front of her and not know what to say....

Or maybe it doesn’t — Predators brass reportedly haven’t shown any urgency in even naming an interim successor to Laviolette even though we’re in the thick of the season. Regardless, the Preds will eventually need to find a new bench boss, and plenty of experienced coaches are currently out of work. Nashville heads into Tuesday’s matchup with the visiting Boston Bruins sporting a 19-15-7 record (45 points), four points and three spots out of the final wild card spot in the Western Conference....

Bloomberg’s billboard on the Las Vegas Strip appeared Friday two miles down the strip from Trump’s own hotel, where he is staying while in the city, Agence France-Presse reported. The sign cycled through multiple messages, two alleging political failures. “Donald Trump lost the popular vote,” said one, followed by “Donald Trump’s wall fell over”—a reference to the portion of the president’s controversial barrier with Mexico that collapsed in high winds last month....

The Rockets coach is confident Westbrook will fit into the lineup playing alongside James Harden, and they won’t need to make drastic changes in order to accommodate both All-Stars. “We’re not changing much,” D’Antoni said on the “The Woj Pod” while discussing the addition of Westbrook. “We’ll tweak it, but to say you’ve gotta change and you can’t win that way, that’s B.S.” Some critics believe the Rockets don’t spread the ball around enough and play too much isolation....

So when Melrose interviewed Gundy on SportsCenter Tuesday, a majority of the conversation was about their hair. MORE: Mike Gundy believes cell phone usage has made players worse Here’s the entire transcript of their hilarious four-minute conversation, thanks to NewsOK: Melrose: When my bosses at ESPN came up with the idea of me interviewing someone from college football, I said, ‘I want to interview the funniest guy and the guy with the best character in college football....

During a presidential debate against incumbent President Emmanuel Macron, Le Pen said, “I sounded the alert many times, but we need to be careful delivering weapons to Ukraine, could turn France [into a] co-belligerent. That is the concern.” Le Pen’s comments come amid an ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, with numerous Western countries, including France, sending military weapons to Ukraine. To date, France has sent $109 million worth of weapons directly to Ukraine, French government spokesman Gabriel Attal previously said....

But Seattle shortstop J.P. Crawford did so with a spectacular throw from the outfield grass. He twisted his legs to perfectly leverage enough strength to launch the ball across the diamond. Even with that stellar footwork, it took an impressive amount of arm to get the ball to first base in time for the out. MORE: Watch live MLB games all season long on fuboTV (7-day free trial) Crawford, acquired from the Phillies this past offseason, is batting ....

Though the vaccination rate among individuals in the Marine Corps, where 95 percent are at least partially vaccinated, is higher than the national average, it has the lowest percentage among the various military branches. In the Army, Navy and Air Force, nearly or more than 98 percent of members have received at least one vaccine dose. With the Omicron variant now spreading quickly in the U.S., the service views inoculating members as even more crucial and has been cracking down on resistance more aggresively than its counterparts....

Suarez looks set to go head-to-head with Atletico for the first time since leaving the club in July 2015 when Valencia host Diego Simeone’s men in La Liga on Sunday and the contest will have him facing off against a host of familiar faces, none more so than Koke. Although five years Koke’s senior, Suarez has known the Spain international since they were both boys coming through the ranks at Atletico and now Suarez, 29, believes Koke is on course to become one of the world’s elite players....

“The House of Representatives is voting after midnight tonight because @LeaderMcConnell allowed Democrats to bi-pass the filibuster and ram through the debt ceiling increase to $31.5 TRILLION,” she tweeted. “Mitch is Biden’s b*tch.” As of Wednesday morning, her tweet had been liked more than 11,000 times and retweeted nearly 4,000 times. The comments on Twitter by the Georgia congresswoman came as the House passed legislation early Wednesday morning to raise the debt limit by $2....

On Thursday, the congresswoman posted an Instagram video of herself shredding a letter from William J. Walker, the House’s sergeant-at-arms, informing her that further violations of the House’s mask mandate would result in a $500 fine, then a $2,500 fine for subsequent infractions. In the video’s caption, Greene accused Pelosi of “putting our Constitution through a paper shredder.” On the same day, the Georgia Republican appeared on Real America’s Voice show The Water Cooler....

The Georgia lawmaker previously shared the names and the contact information of the 13 GOP members on Twitter on November 6 after the legislation passed, calling them “traitors” for breaking party ranks by helping Democrats pass the bipartisan bill. In a Twitter thread on Saturday, Greene defended her decision of sharing her fellow Republicans’ contact information and said that she also receives threatening calls—but from “the deranged left, not Republicans....

Greene took to Twitter on Friday to deny Swalwell’s claim in the latest clash between her and a Democratic member of the House. One of Greene’s aides allegedly got into a verbal altercation with Swalwell, who claimed the aide “yelled at me to take my mask off” as he left the House floor. Greene retweeted a report on the incident from MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes and disputed Swalwell’s account....

On Thursday, the Georgia congresswoman branded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “mentally ill” after Pelosi announced that a mask requirement on the House floor would remain in place until all members were vaccinated. And in an appearance on Real America’s Voice show The Water Cooler, Greene compared Pelosi’s decision to steps the Nazis took during the Holocaust. “You know, we can look back at a time in history where people were told to wear a gold star, and they were definitely treated like second-class citizens, so much so that they were put in trains and taken to gas chambers in Nazi Germany, and this is exactly the type of abuse that Nancy Pelosi is talking about,” Greene said....

Kicking off their “America First Rally” roadshow, the pair’s own party was as much a target of their jibes as were the media and the Democrats, during the event in the retirement community of The Villages, northwest of Orlando, Florida. “We have got a battle going right now on for the soul of the Republican Party,” Gaetz said on Friday, as the pair sat next to each other on the stage after they had each given individual speeches....