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A tense evening in Amsterdam saw last season’s surprise package in Ligue 1 book their place in the play-off round on away goals. dabblebet: Get the latest UCL odds A 2-2 draw on Dutch soil, following a 1-1 stalemate in France, saw Nice through. Balotelli made the trip to Holland despite nursing an injury, but rather than make his way to the stadium, the enigmatic Italian opted to mingle with jubilant supporters in the city centre....

On Sunday afternoon, as Independence Day was being celebrated across the U.S, Bush criticized the event on Twitter. “When they say that the 4th of July is about American freedom, remember this: the freedom they’re referring to is for white people. This land is stolen land and Black people still aren’t free,” wrote the Democratic lawmaker. In a follow-up tweet, Bush, a prominent supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement, wrote: “We know what our own freedom looks like....

“Enjoy the long weekend,” a tweet posted on Harris’ government Twitter account on Saturday said, alongside a smiling photo of the vice president. Greene took issue with Harris’s message, and responded with tweets that accused the Democratic Party of hating “our freedom” and “the Veterans who died defending it.” “Not one single Veteran gave their life to support your freedom killing Socialist BS,” the controversial freshman congresswoman from Georgia tweeted in response to Harris....

Greene caused controversy, and later apologized, after comparing mask mandates to the treatment of Holocaust victims. Following this, she likened people being sent door-to-door to encourage vaccinations to “brown shirts,” a paramilitary group which played a role in facilitating Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. She faced staunch criticism from prominent Jewish groups over those remarks. An NBC News Think opinion piece was published on Thursday highlighting these points, entitled “Rep....

The House held Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol by a vote of 229 to 202 on Thursday afternoon. Nine Republicans joined with Democrats in favor of the contempt charge, while Rep. Greg Pence (R-Ind.), former Vice President Mike Pence’s brother, abstained from voting. Shortly before the vote was held, Greene lashed out at Congress on Twitter....

“I don’t know how we got in a place where my stance is controversial,” she said during an interview with Human Events Daily podcast host Jack Posobiec. “I think it just shows you, we are in a true spiritual war in America. And you can see the attacks on me are proof of it.” The congresswoman was referring to the alleged “swatting” calls that she says were targeting her this week....

Hours before Greene shared the tweet, McCarthy had blasted her for making an “appalling” analogy between her struggle to comply with the mask mandate imposed by House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the plight of the Jews who lived in Nazi Germany. Greene praised Twitter user @ASimplePatriot for “seeing the truth” by denouncing McCarthy’s criticism and complimenting her support for Israel. She deleted her retweet minutes later. “Look you moron, nobody supported Israel in their recent conflict with Hamas more than MTG,” the original tweet replying to McCarthy read....

Two years later, the far-right Georgia representative is expected to become one of the most powerful members of her conference, with a key role in helping lead a series of investigations into President Joe Biden and his administration in the upcoming term. On Tuesday, news broke that leaders of the new Republican majority were likely to name Greene to two key committees—Homeland Security and Oversight—that will afford her significant sway not only over policies around border security and counterterrorism, but investigations into agencies like the CIA and FBI Greene regularly criticized as a member of the minority....

Greene, a Republican from Georgia, spoke at length to Right Side Broadcasting Network hosts prior to the start of Saturday’s rally in Wilkes-Barre. But at one point, a commotion could be heard as Mastriano, the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, arrived. “Doug Mastriano,” RSBN’s Brian Glenn said, before he darted quickly behind Greene, who was still speaking. Glenn and his co-anchor were seen waving in an effort to get to Mastriano’s attention, without luck....

Greene and Boebert have recently been in a war of words for multiple reasons. Greene has endorsed McCarthy to take the gavel once Congress reconvenes in early January, while Boebert has stated she doesn’t believe in McCarthy’s ability to lead the caucus—going as far as to say that she wouldn’t vote for him unless a mechanism to remove him is restored. Boebert told the Daily Caller on Monday that Greene was “blindly following Kevin McCarthy” and also took comedic jabs at some of Greene’s controversial statements, such as those about “Jewish space lasers....

The House voted 418 to 14 against Greene’s amendment to the Strategic Production Response Act. The amendment would have prevented the president from selling oil from the U.S. strategic reserve. “Since Joe Biden has become president, he has abused his emergency power and sold American oil to our enemies. China was the No 1 buyer. President Biden abused his power to sell our oil, reduced gas prices so that the midterm elections would swing Democrats’ way,” the Georgia representative said on the House floor on Thursday....

Greene’s press secretary confirmed to Newsweek on Friday the congresswoman’s personal account had been suspended. A statement from Greene’s campaign team said: “On the day Democrats in Congress are moving to expel Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, Twitter has banned her personal account of 380,000 followers without explanation. “At around 1:00AM, in the dark of night, Twitter chose to silence a sitting member of Congress facing an unprecedented political attack by House Democrats....

Kevin McCarthy won the Republican nomination by 188 votes to 31, defeating Arizona Representative Andy Biggs, who ran as a protest candidate. In a statement posted to his Twitter page, after announcing he was running, Biggs—a founding member of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus—claimed the American people “want us to turn a page.” He added they “do not want excuses or performance art, they want action and results.” McCarthy, he suggested, has so far been unable to deliver on that promise....

The Mavericks, who now sit at 8-3 on the year, boast the league’s best offense, while the Lakers are 2-9 with few hopes of basketball beyond the regular season. For Cuban, neither scenario could be more perfect (Via EyeOnBasketball). MORE: Defense could hurt Mavs’ title shot | Kobe surpasses 32,000 points | Remembering Malice in the Palace “As far as the Lakers,” Cuban said, “I think there are going to be a lot of teams that are going to be focusing and saying, ‘Look, I’ve got a ton of cap room, free agents A, B and C, why don’t you guys come together and come play for me?...

According to both ESPN and TMZ, the Mavericks owner had tried to contact West for several days after pictures of him panhandling at an intersection in Dallas surfaced last week. Cuban eventually managed to reach West on Monday, before driving to the gas station to pick him up and subsequently taking him to a local hospital. West was diagnosed with bipolar disorder during his career and Cuban is the latest high-profile NBA figure looking to help the former Mavericks guard, whose life appears to have spiralled out of control in recent years....

Stark, the president of his eponymous cybersecurity consultancy, raised concerns about cryptocurrency during a Thursday morning interview with CNBC’s Squawk on the Street. He argued it had little to no practical use, saying there’s “no reason to invest in it.” Cuban, the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and one of the key investors on the ABC reality show Shark Tank, took issue with Stark’s assessment. “Watching @cnbc and the guest who used to work at the SEC has absolutely no understanding of crypto....

The U.S. military’s top officer made his comments to Fox News while aboard a military aircraft following a commencement speech he gave at the Air Force Academy. When asked if his thoughts on the origin of the virus were the same as a year ago, Milley answered, “What I said a year ago, it’s still true today. It’s inconclusive, we don’t know.” Milley also noted he hadn’t seen anything new that would change his mind about the coronavirus....

On Monday night, the quarterback got his first start of the season for Philadelphia. The Eagles dominated the Carolina Panthers, 45-21, and Sanchez threw for 332 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions. MORE: Week 10’s must-see photos | Defense, special teams help Eagles in Panthers rout | Gruden, Tirico made protein shakes on TV What better way to celebrate than with Philly cheesesteaks? Prior to Monday night’s game, Sanchez told analyst Jon Gruden he had not tasted a cheesesteak since moving to Philly....

After not being able to extend the pending unrestricted free agent during the offseason, Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion rolled the dice, hoping to get the 26-year-old under contract prior to today’s trade deadline. MORE GRADES: Best, worst deals from the 2019 deadline With the Senators mired in last place overall in NHL standings, the GM made the decision to cut bait with Stone, a feeling that is perceived to be mutual in a move to “fuel the rebuild” — a popular phrase used in team media trade releases of late....

The Boston-area native was in costume as a police officer shooting a scene for his upcoming movie “Patriots Day,” The Boston Globe reported. MORE: Best sports movies of all time The film tells the story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and manhunt that followed, with Wahlberg starring as an investigating officer. Wahlberg also recently filmed scenes with a SWAT team elsewhere in the Boston area, recreating the search for the bombing suspects, and later took time to sign autographs for onlookers....