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Greene filed the resolution after urging Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to expel her on Sunday, accusing the California congresswoman of being a “criminal” and inciting violence after she crossed state lines to join Black Lives Matter protests against the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota. “I just went inside the Capitol to file my resolution to #ExpelMaxineWaters for her history of inciting violence and ordering Black Lives Matter terrorism against National Guardsmen in Minnesota,” Greene tweeted alongside a video taken on the Capitol steps just before she entered the building....

On Wednesday, Jones was ordered to pay damages to eight families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. The shooting resulted in 20 first-graders and six school administrators being killed as well as an FBI agent who responded to the scene. Jones is facing up to $965 million in damages, in addition to attorneys’ fees and the more than $50 million he was ordered to pay at a separate trial in August....

The luxury retailer has been under fire in recent weeks following backlash over two separate ad campaigns. One of the ads for their holiday campaign featured children holding teddy bear handbags in leather bondage gear, while the other office-inspired ad included a reference to a Supreme Court case on child pornography. Balenciaga has since issued two apologies. On Monday, Greene—United States representative for Georgia’s 14th congressional district—spoke out about the controversy....

Republicans secured the House by a narrow margin after last month’s midterm elections and are moving forward with electing a new speaker to replace longtime House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat. McCarthy, a California Republican, is the frontrunning candidate while several other names have surfaced on possible contenders, including Representative Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican who lost her reelection bid and will finish her term at the end of this year....

Greene took the stand Friday in an administrative hearing in Atlanta to push back on a legal challenge arguing her alleged participation in the January 6 insurrection disqualifies her from office. During the highly watched proceedings, Greene was asked about her past statements and social media posts leading up to the insurrection. Some opponents say her repeated answer of “I don’t know” is an indication she was untruthful while under oath and is grounds for perjury charges....

During an interview on The War Room With Stephen K Banon on Saturday, Georgia Republican Greene said that Trump gave the Republican Party a “shot of testosterone” and that the GOP had heavily relied on the MAGA agenda for its recent electoral success. She said: “That means we ran with Trump endorsements, that means we ran on pro-Trump policies and that means that our conference is changing. We are not the conference of the past, we are not the GOP of the past....

Gloria Steinem lobbed the first grenade early on when she said Obama would not have made it this far if he were a woman because gender is “the most restricting force in American life.” This was news to many black women who wondered why, if this were true, black men are at the bottom of every measurement of well-being; and why none has yet occupied the White House. Then there was Geraldine Ferraro’s many utterances followed by those from a bevy of other Clinton supporters, all talking about female oppression in tones dripping with condescension toward women—in particular, black women—who would deign to support Obama....

The NCAA President released a statement in the aftermath of the Friday publishing of a Yahoo! Sports article, outlining apparent corruption in college basketball recruiting ranks. Citing files gathered during the FBI’s investigation into claims of widespread bribery involving both former and current players from Duke, Michigan State, Alabama, NC State, Utah, Washington, Louisville and Seton Hall among others, longtime reporters Pat Forde and Pete Thamel outline the expenses of ASM Sports which allegedly included payments in excess of $70,000 in once instance doled out in hopes the players would sign with the agency once declaring to go pro....

Meadows handed prosecutors the same documents that were requested via a subpoena also issued to him by the House Select Committee investigating the events leading up to the insurrection, according to CNN. Last year, Meadows submitted thousands of text messages to the January 6 panel—including ones that showed Fox News hosts and Donald Trump Jr. expressing concerns about the violence taking place at the Capitol—before he stopped cooperating. The handing-over of materials to the January 6 committee is part of the obligations required to comply with the DoJ subpoena, according to CNN....

Milley announced last week that he had made two calls to General Li Zuocheng of the People’s Liberation Army during the last months of Donald Trump’s presidency to assure China that the U.S. would not suddenly launch an attack. Milley is expected to face questioning over the phone calls on September 28 when he and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are scheduled to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding the U....

The Thor: Ragnarok star, 53, was among a host of celebrities who took to social media in recent weeks to condemn Israel as tensions soared in the region. But late Monday night, the American actor shared on Twitter that he was distancing himself from his “inflammatory” and “disrespectful” stance against Israel’s actions. He wrote: “I have reflected & wanted to apologize for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing ‘genocide’....

The billionaire social networking boss spoke about his firm’s Reality Labs division, which is creating products or social experiences around virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). He said that Facebook has a four to five year roadmap planned out. Like Musk, Zuckerberg appeared on The Good Time Show, a tech and culture segment helmed by Sriram Krishnan, who has previously worked for Twitter, Facebook and Snap, and Aarthi Ramamurthy, who is a product director at Facebook....

The second-year guard is dealing with shoulder issues again? Yep. The 76ers are considering trading Fultz? Sure. Fultz is going to return to the starting lineup after undergoing a procedure to give him a bionic arm? (OK, that last one might be a little bit surprising.) TRADE RUMORS: Are Cavs interested in Fultz? Fultz’s professional career, which spans only 33 regular season games, has been full of sad, surreal twists and turns since he entered the NBA as the No....

Kennedy missed the first 10 games of the season after being ruled academically ineligible in November. The Mustangs are off to a 7-3 start, but lost to Gonzaga, Indiana and Arkansas, contests that would have been resume-builders as they vie for a ticket to the dance. Kennedy, 6-9 and 245 pounds, averaged 12.4 points and 7.1 boards on 53.4 percent shooting last year. He was also active on the defensive end, averaging 1....

There is nowhere to go but up for the Marlins’ lineup. Dead last in the National League in 2013 in runs, hits, doubles, home runs, batting average, on-base-percentage and slugging percentage — Miami’s young and improving pitching staff had no chance to compete because it had no support whatsoever. The pitching is still there in south Florida, and figures to continue to improve, while the lineup gets an overhaul in 2014....

In the 1989 film, Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, travels to 2015 to find the Cubs have swept a team from Miami to end their World Series drought. MORE: Why we picked the Cubs to win the World Series | Biscuits host ‘Back to the Future’ night While the Cubs and Marlins cannot meet in the World Series because someone had to ruin the plot by putting Miami in the National League, the Marlins have rolled out a #RewriteTheFuture marketing campaign as part of a seasonlong promotion....

Third base coach Brett Butler has been demoted and will now serve as the team’s base running and outfield coach, according to USA Today . The move, later confirmed by the team, came after “confusion over signs” in recent days, Fox Sports reports . Butler joined Mike Redmond’s staff in October 2013 and was overlooked when the Marlins dismissed Redmond and hired Jennings to take over managerial duties. Lenny Harris, hired in February to be the assistant hitting coach, will take over as third base coach....

What’s interesting is that such a huge deal is being made about a player who projects to be a reserve as a freshman now that he has chosen to play at Duke. MORE: Ranking the best and worst new college basketball hires That’s not to say he definitely will be a reserve. Mike Krzyzewski did not win more than 1,000 games by allowing the recruiting analysts to pick his starting five....

It would be Marquez’s first appearance since the 38-year-old suffered a back injury during a World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica in March. The injury required surgery and kept him out of the rest of Atlas’ campaign. Croatia defeat must be wake-up call The player, who sees time at center back and defensive midfield for club and country, is back on the training ground and should be ready to go ahead of Thursday, the final match Mexico will play before World Cup qualification matches against Honduras and the United States....