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Reid showed part of the song where one of the performers describes Gaetz as “the chosen one” and quickly burst out laughing before discussing the video with her guests and asking if hip hop was “dead.” The rap song, released on Monday by Forgiato Blow and J360, who are supporters of former President Donald Trump, praises the Republican who represents Florida’s 1st congressional district, calling him a “firebrand.” “I’m so sorry!...

The Florida Republican also told Fox News that his party was incorporating ideas that Democrats were only interested in “after you vote” as he recounted Ice Cube’s story of approaching the party to present his Contract with Black America plan. The Quote “It’s pretty clear that the Joe Biden plan for Black America is to take Black America for granted. Just look at Ice Cube’s experience—he wrote a contract with Black America: a series of policy goals to improve quality of life for Black Americans....

In his latest “Thoughts from the Throne” vlog, Hardy confirms his status with the WWE and what he plans to do next. Plainly, the 45-year-old has let his current contract expire and has decided to explore free agency. Watch Matt Hardy’s latest vlog below explaining his decision. In the vlog, Matt Hardy calls the WWE “his home” but he and creative were not on the same page. The former tag team champion understands that he can’t do the same things he did when he was in his 20s and 30s, but he believes he has a lot to offer and that he will use the last three or four years he has left as an in-ring competitor to prove it....

Johnson entered the race trailing Jeff Gordon by nine points in the 2007 Chase. Having run well all day, and with Gordon laboring in seventh place, he could have taken the points lead by finishing second. But he refused to settle for second and he and Kenseth engaged in a thrilling door-to-door battle in which they raced side-by-side for several laps before Johnson finally pulled ahead with two laps to go....

Almost six months since that night in Houston, Ryan can’t afford to think about what could have been. He instead must focus on getting even better just to help win Atlanta a tough, QB-loaded NFC South again. Ryan talked to Sporting News a week before his 10th training camp about the strength of the division, the next level for the Falcons’ offense and his powerful partnership with Gatorade. MORE: 2017 NFL QB rankings...

All the great sides in world football, the Bayern Munichs or Real Madrids or Barcelonas of this world do not win every single match. Nor do they continuously win trophies after trophies relentlessly. Yes, there are times when such teams would go on a great run and capture a treble or even a quadruple of trophies but that doesn’t happen in consecutive seasons. For Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT), there has been cries of anger and disappointment when the team let go of the Charity Shield as well as the FA Cup in 2017....

Nerlens Noel had a halftime hankering for a hot dog during Saturday’s game between the Mavericks and Clippers. Noel addressed the “incident” with reporters Sunday, saying he was hungry from a hard pregame workout. MORE: Seven burning questions from early NBA season “It was a different schedule,” Noel said. “The last thing I did not want to do is eat, so I just wanted to take in as many calories as I can....

Dallas does need a point guard after it received Raymond Felton in exchange for Jose Calderon via a trade with the Knicks. The Mavericks do have Devin Harris and Jameer Nelson on the roster, but they lack a dynamic playmaker, as scorer Monta Ellis is often called upon to take on ballhandling duties. MORE: Top NBA moments in 2014 | Celtics raise white flag | For Parker, ACL patients, better results ahead | Kings replacements...

SAN ANTONIO — Monta Ellis scored 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks rolled to a 113-92 victory over San Antonio on Wednesday night, snapping a 10-game skid against the Spurs and evening their first-round series at a game apiece. This was one of the Spurs' worst home losses since Tim Duncan was drafted with the No. 1 pick in 1998. Shawn Marion scored 20 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 16, Devin Harris had 18 and Jose Calderon 12 for Dallas, which never trailed after the opening minutes of the second quarter....

Look at the Braves’ Max Fried this MLB postseason, and you may also glimpse Steve Avery. Fried has a long way to go before matching Avery’s work in the postseason, but he took another big step in that direction Monday night in Game 1 of the NLCS against the Dodgers. MORE: How the Braves can beat the Dodgers in the NLCS He held one of baseball’s top offenses to one run over six innings, a solo home run by Enrique Hernandez, and set the stage for the Braves’ 5-1 victory in Arlington....

Waters, who represents California’s 43rd District in Los Angeles County, discussed during a Tuesday appearance on MSNBC’s The ReidOut how she felt “lucky” to be locked in her office amid the riots. Even so, Waters said she has faced threats for years and can relate to the fear that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez felt on that day, which the New York congresswoman detailed in an Instagram Live earlier this week....

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You might expect to find Dana Carvey bereft as George Bush leaves the White House. Hey, the president gave him his finest material. For four years, the 37-year-old comedian has seemed to accompany Bush every step of the way, from the fall of the Berlin wall through the triumph of Desert Storm. Carvey’s parodies-a mix of manic gestures, goofy smiles and awkward expressions–took on a hyperreality that all but subsumed the president’s real identity and made Carvey the top political impressionist of the day....

The Call Me Kat star, 46, is currently splitting Jeopardy! presenting duties with Ken Jennings for Season 38, as fans of the syndicated quiz show continue to await the announcement of a replacement for beloved late host Alex Trebek. And while attending Sunday’s Critics’ Choice Awards, the actress told Entertainment Tonight that she remains hopeful that the coveted job will eventually go to her. “I would love that,” she said of potentially becoming the new Jeopardy!...

UFC president Dana White said in an interview with ESPN’s Zubin Mehenti the matchup “will be the biggest fight in the history of two people punching each other.” Mayweather vs. McGregor is “the most talked-about fight on the planet right now,” White added. MORE: McGregor lands Twitter jab on Mayweather The Aug. 26 boxing match in Las Vegas should benefit from a perfect storm of coverage. The two-month window between the announcement and the fight is just about right from a media standpoint....

Traditionally an open-heart procedure, nowadays minimally-invasive options are also available. In either case, this is a major surgery, and undergoing it requires a good deal of preparation, planning, and recovery. If you’re considering Maze procedure, it’s essential to know what you can expect. This typically elective treatment, usually indicated only after medications haven’t yielded results, may also be performed alongside other heart surgeries, such as heart bypass surgery (coronary artery bypass graft)....

The 18-year-old has been a revelation since making the breakthrough at Monaco, earning senior international recognition with France and a high-profile switch to PSG. An initial loan move is set to cost the Ligue 1 giants €180 million next summer, but they will consider that to be money well spent. Mbappe is already being billed as a potential Ballon d’Or winner and his achievements since the start of 2016-17 suggest that he is well on course to reach the top of the global game....

Their latest study shows that the 18-year-old France international has seen his stock continue to rise over the last three months, taking his price tag to €182.8 million. Mbappe has netted eight times in 17 appearances for PSG since joining from Monaco over the summer on an initial loan which will be turned into a €180m deal in 2018. Sitting just behind the French starlet on the U21 chart is Tottenham’s Dele Alli, with the England international midfielder now considered to be worth €180....

Under apartheid, the South African arms industry grew notoriously corrupt. Secrecy was the rule as the pariah government sought to maintain its regional dominance in spite of an international arms embargo. Prosecutors still are unraveling some of the allegedly self-serving deals, which involved complex webs of offshore bank accounts. Have members of the black-led government that took power in 1994 fallen victim to similar temptations? Not long after the country’s milestone political change, Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu observed that the new black political elite had stopped the gravy train only long enough to climb on board....