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Sharapova and Garcia did not get on court for their semifinal due to the former’s illness, while Bacsinszky defeated Sesil Karatantcheva 6-2. 6-4 to join the French world No. 30 in the tournament decider. In a statement on her website, Sharapova claimed that a short turnaround from her quarterfinal triumph over Magdalena Rybarikova on Thursday left her unable to play in Acapulco. “I’m really sorry to have to withdraw from the tournament....

The Fulton County District Attorney’s office in Georgia released a 220-count indictment on Monday revealing that 26 gang members in Atlanta have been charged with carrying out a string of home break-ins and burglaries. Numerous ordinary residents were targeted, but the list of victims is notable for the number of high-profile targets, local news station WSB-TV reported. Among the victims mentioned by the district attorney were pop singer Mariah Carey, Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member Marlo Hampton, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley, and Atlanta United soccer player Brad Guzan....

By dealing Hossa on Thursday, along with young forward Vinnie Hinostroza and journeyman defenseman Jordan Oesterle for returning Marcus Kruger and other pieces, Chicago recovered $4.65 million in cap space and at least gave the team a chance to add this summer after an underwhelming start to the offseason. Now it’s on general manager Stan Bowman and the Blackhawks to make sure that sweet cap space isn’t wasted. Bowman has four distinct options now that he has roughly $9....

“What does it say that Fox News is nicer to me than the lefties are? What does it say that the conservatives are nicer to me?” Williamson said after an interview with Eric Bolling on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s America This Week last week. “It’s such a bizarre world,” she added. “I didn’t think the left was as mean as the right, they are,” the activist and author asserted. Bolling played the previously unreleased clip ahead of a follow-up Wednesday evening interview with the presidential candidate, confronting her over her criticism....

In a deal announced Wednesday, Peguero was traded to the Kansas City Royals for the proverbial bag of used balls. Officials, the team will either get a player later or cash considerations. MORE: Fantasy Source baseball | Spring training: when pitchers and catchers report Peguero, according to the Seattle Times, was out of Triple-A options, which means he either had to make the M's roster out of spring training or be a free agent....

Ocasio-Cortez on Friday responded to U.S. law enforcement reports of a rise in antisemitic incidents since the most recent burst of violence between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza. The New York congresswoman urged residents against tolerating antisemitism in any form and shared a “bystander intervention training” link, which encourages people to be pro-active in combating discrimination during their day-to-day lives. “We will never, ever tolerate antisemitism here in NY or anywhere in the world....

Monkeypox is rapidly spreading throughout the globe. Since May, there have been 16,836 recorded cases across 74 countries, as of July 22, according to the CDC. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a global health emergency, as cases continue to spread. So far the outbreak continues to be concentrated among men who have sex with men. As a result, many people have labeled it as an STD. However, anyone can catch monkeypox, particularly if they have direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person....

In a Twitter thread on Saturday, Greene accused doctors who refuse to recommend ivermectin to COVID patients of taking part in “politics that is killing people.” “Ivermectin, the ‘Wonder drug’ from Japan, has a long safe history of saving lives especially among the poor all over the world,” Greene claimed on Twitter. “If you had a loved one die from Covid, and they were not allowed to take Ivermectin or monoclonal antibodies, you might have a wrongful death suit in your hands....

Holly McCormack, who is running against Greene in Georgia’s 14th congressional district, said she and other constituents had been kicked out of the event in the state’s Catoosa County. The Democrat also took to Twitter and criticized Greene for the alleged incident, retweeting other users who also claimed to have been denied entry to the town hall event. The town hall was held in McCormack’s hometown of Ringgold, Georgia and the Democrat attempted to attend, according to a press release from her campaign....

Greene told Steve Bannon on his War Room podcast that her parents got inoculated. While it’s something that Greene has rejected for herself, she told Bannon that people are free to make the choice but that it shouldn’t be required of anyone. “I don’t judge anyone for taking it. My own parents took it,” Greene said. “A vaccine should be a choice.” Greene has accused President Joe Biden of rushing approval of the Pfizer vaccine for his political advantage, pushed the narrative that unvaccinated people are faring fine against COVID-19 and said that the vaccines are unnecessary....

“Of course I’ve had conversations about that, and I’m guaranteed to get committees, and there’s no reason why I shouldn’t have them,” Greene told reporters outside the Capitol on Wednesday. “I’ve been told by Kevin McCarthy, I’ve been told by Steve Scalise, I’ve been told by everyone.” “Of course I’m getting committee assignments back, and I’ll get better ones than I had in the first place,” she continued. In early February, the Democratic-led House voted to strip Greene of all her committee seats due to her past social media endorsements of extremist conspiracy theories....

“And fans are allowed to vote more than once, right?” Cuban said. “That’s embarrassing. To think that we couldn’t get people to vote enough times. No one even tried to hack it. That’s how bored they are.” MORE: All-Star Game Starters | Projecting the East’s reserves | Projecting the West’s reserves Only 1.5 million votes came in for Golden State’s Stephen Curry, a number which Cuban called “embarrassing.” Aside from eliminating the fan vote aspect, Cuban also said he would expand the All-Star roster from 12 to 14 players and that the coaches and/or general managers should choose the teams....

Last week, the rapper surprisingly announced his intention of running for president this fall. “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future,” he wrote on Twitter. “I am running for president of the United States!” West has missed the Cuban admitted he is a fan of West’s music, he would not support him in the political arena. “No. I wouldn’t vote for Kanye,” the Mavericks owner told NBA Insider Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson of Heavy....

The private memo, written by Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis, was obtained by ABC News and reported for the first time in the upcoming book Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show by Jonathan Karl, the network’s chief Washington correspondent. According to the book, Pence received the memo that said he was expected to send back the electoral votes from six battleground states on January 6, the day Congress certified the election results....

The Avengers actor is advocating with the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC) who have launched a campaign against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s stimulus deal. The group says that under Mitch McConnell’s leadership, Senate Republicans have proposed a bill that will leave citizens and states with fewer protections and funds. Democrats and Republicans have both put forward their own proposals for further coronavirus economic relief but negotiations on how to extend extra federal unemployment insurance, continue a moratorium on evictions and offer relief to state and local governments have thus far failed to reach an agreement....

And to think: The Montreal Canadiens’ Stanley Cup playoffs series is one game old. MORE: Results | Tonight: Blues-Wild | Lightning-Wings | Rangers-Penguins | Ducks-Jets | Odds Subban drew a slashing major and a game misconduct for the pole-ax hack he laid on Stone in Wednesday’s game in Montreal. To say the Senators were peeved would be an understatement. So Cameron came out after the game and told reporters: “I think it’s an easy solution: You either suspend him or one of their best players gets slashed and just give us five....

Mullin is reported to have asked the U.S. ambassador to Tajikistan for help transporting a large amount of cash into the country, as part of his attempts to enter neighboring Afghanistan and fly out a woman and her four children as the Taliban takes control again. According to The Washington Post, citing two unnamed U.S. officials, Mullin told the embassy he was going to fly from Tbilisi, Georgia, into Tajikistan’s capital of Dushanbe on Monday, just as the final evacuations were taking off from Kabul airport....

The Marlins first base coach has (hopefully) tried many methods of staving off the heat during the summer. His latest attempt: using wet lettuce — that’s right, wet lettuce — inside his helmet to try and keep cool, which was “outed” during Monday’s Marlins-Braves game in SunTrust Park. MORE: The greatest pitching performance you’ve never heard of And now, bad lettuce jokes: — Does “iceberg” lettuce work best? — Hopefully the lettuce helped Hill “Romaine” cool....