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Ukrainian journalist Olga Tokariuk shared a picture of the pregnant woman, identified as Marianna, and gave an update of her condition on her Twitter page. “I received an update from a relative of Marianna, a pregnant girl from Mariupol’s bombed hospital,” Tokariuk wrote on Twitter on Friday. “They were able to reach her on the phone briefly. Last night at 10 p.m., Marianna gave birth to a baby girl. They are ok....

Greene said an email Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), sent in February last year “disqualifies” mask fines that have been issued against those who have refused to wear a covering on the floor. She has previously hit out at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) over the rules. In the Fauci email in question, one of many released under the Freedom of Information Act this week, he said face masks were best for infected people to stop them spreading COVID further....

To back up her argument, she said that the insurrectionists tried to stop Congressional Republicans’ efforts to challenge Biden’s electoral victory. “If the #Jan6 organizers were Trump supporters, then why did they attack us while we were objecting to electoral college votes for Joe Biden? The attack RUINED our objection that we spent weeks preparing for, which devastated our efforts on behalf of Trump and his voters.” Greene, whose support of violent extremist conspiracy theories recently caused the Democratic-led House to remove her from influential committee assignments, mentioned that Congressional members of both parties hid in fear during the riots, around which time pipe bombs had also been placed at the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic National Committees....

Instead, Mary Trump pointed to Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, as the most powerful House Republican in a new interview this week. Greene, who last week began her second term in the House, has rose to national prominence for her right-wing policy positions and prior embrace of right-wing conspiracy theories. The GOP lawmaker has emerged as the face of the Republican Party’s conservative wing, allowing her to shape the conservative stance on key issues, while also becoming a top foe of Democrats, who frequently criticize her over her many controversial remarks....

Greene, who has long fought against the U.S. supplying further aid to Ukraine amid the war with Russia, rejected a resolution from South Carolina’s Rep. Joe Wilson which was introduced on Monday. Wilson’s resolution calls for the House of Representatives to direct the Fine Arts Board to “obtain a bust of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, for display in a suitable, permanent location in the House of Representatives wing of the United States Capitol....

The Georgia lawmaker’s personal @mtgreenee account was banned by the social media platform on Sunday for repeated violations of rules against spreading COVID-19 misinformation. In a Tuesday post on Gettr, a conservative-focused social media platform founded by former Trump aide Jason Miller, Greene told Republicans to teach Twitter “a lesson” by leaving the platform. “I’m calling on every Republican to LEAVE Twitter!” Greene wrote in the Gettr post. “The truth is under attack and so are our Republican Conservative values....

Greene mocked Illinois GOP congressman Adam Kinzinger and supporters of Texas 6th District congressional candidate Michael Wood after another Republican candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, Susan Wright, defeated him and several others in a special election Saturday. Greene gloated that the anti-Trump Wood, despite backing from Kinzinger and his Country First PAC, placed ninth in the contest. Wright placed first and now faces a runoff election. But it was Greene’s “loyalty to Trump” comment that set off critics, who shared a range of anti-dictator memes and “cult” accusations....

Polling website FiveThirtyEight gives her a 99 in 100 chance of victory against Democratic challenger Marcus Flowers, a 47-year-old Black army veteran who said he believes in bipartisanship and bridge-building across the political spectrum. Flowers has raised $15 million—more than any congressional candidate across the entire country—to defeat Greene, but he’s been facing an uphill battle, as voters appear determined to stick with Greene, despite the congresswoman being notoriously controversial in her stances and statements....

A 48-second clip captured the exchange with a man who shouted “what you ought to do is build a wall back around the White House and lock [House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi in.” Greene laughed before replying “exactly.” The man is then heard saying “that would solve our problems, to which the Greene replies “exactly, I agree,” and jokingly suggesting audience members “come to work with me next week. I think they should listen to you guys....

Greene accused Garland of “endangering, undermining and compromising the justice system” in a resolution calling for his impeachment on Friday. She claims Garland “persecuted” Trump by approving of the FBI raid of the former president’s Mar-a-Lago home. Greene and other Trump loyalists have been raging since federal agents executed a search warrant at Trump’s residence earlier this week. The FBI seized multiple boxes of documents, including many that were marked classified and some that reportedly may have included nuclear secrets....

An intruder broke into the Pelosi’s couple’s San Francisco home early Friday and repeatedly struck Paul Pelosi, an 82-year-old businessman. He had surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands and his doctors expect a full recovery, Pelosi’s spokesman said. The suspect “demanded to confront me and brutally attacked my husband Paul,” Pelosi said on Saturday. He was reportedly yelling “Where is Nancy?...

A spokesperson for Greene told Newsweek that she’s declining the invitation given to all members of Congress “primarily due to security concerns.” Greene, who was elected to represent Georgia’s 14th District in the fall, was one of 139 members of the U.S. House who voted against the certification of Biden’s election just hours after a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, sending members and Vice President Mike Pence into secure locations....

Alan D. Pratzel, chief of Missouri’s chief disciplinary counsel, has submitted a request to the state’s supreme court asking for the couple’s licenses to be suspended, according to local radio station KCUR 89.3. In the filings, he cites the misdemeanor charges that the McCloskeys pleaded guilty to as a result of their brush with BLM in St. Louis. Amid the nationwide protests against racial injustice last year, Mark and Patricia McCloskey made headlines in June 2020 for a photo that showed them pointing guns at a passing crowd of BLM protestors....

The Shark Tank star and Dallas Mavericks owner has been public in his support for President-elect Joe Biden, but his Tuesday afternoon tweet expressed frustration with both sides. “Translation of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ‘My party good, your party bad.’ Translation of Ted Cruz, ‘My party good, your party bad.’ Translation of the American People, ‘If either of you really cared about those in need you would find a way to make it work, now,” Cuban tweeted....

MORE: Mark Cuban reveals biggest mistake as Mavericks owner Cuban was a good sport about it, and tweeted this after the game.

MORE: Celebrities’ cameos at the NBA Playoffs | Cuban rebuffs DeAndre Jordan apology With all the concern about getting a high draft pick taking precedent over winning games, the disparity in talent between conferences and the general challenges of team building, I asked the question: Why do just eight teams per conference make the playoffs? Why not 10? The increased number would reduce the chances of good teams missing the playoffs in the stronger conference....

Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, announced the team would accept the cryptocurrency as payment for tickets and team merchandise. The story was picked up by news outlets nationwide, including Bloomberg, Forbes.com, BusinessInsider, CoinDesk and the New York Post. Is it any wonder this guy’s a billionaire? “The Mavericks have decided to accept Dogecoin as payment for Mavs tickets and merchandise for one very important, earth shattering reason, because we can!...

The ex-Trump administration official told Fox News that inconsistency was “the only thing consistent” about Dr. Fauci, and suggested he was forgetting talks they had while former President Donald Trump was still in the White House. Speaking to The Ingraham Angle last night, Meadows said: “Dr. Fauci is the same one that said every recommendation he made to President Trump, President Trump followed. Now we have a new administration, we have a new Dr....

March Madness craves underdogs, immortalizes upsets and embraces George Mason, VCU and Butler. Sure, strength-of-schedule is questioned, but only as it pertains to seeding. College football in November couldn’t be more different. Marshall (8-0) stands alone as the only undefeated Group of 5 school with five weeks left until the other “Selection Sunday.” Not everbody is a fan. The Thundering Herd are prematurely shoved aside as the little-team-that-can’t or the little-team-that-shouldn’t-be-allowed....

In the scene, Lynch pokes fun at the now-infamous Super Bowl play in which Seattle decided to throw the ball at the goal line instead of running it. With just seconds left in the game, Russell Wilson dropped back and threw an interception, sealing New England’s Super Bowl victory. MORE: Marshawn Lynch’s career in photos | Is Lynch ranked among SN’s 10 best running backs? Lynch’s re-enactment in “The League” includes characters Taco (Jon Lajoie) and his brother, Kevin (Steve Rannazzisi)....