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“What stood out are the commissioner’s response to Adrian Peterson’s comments publicly, and how Roger Goodell interpreted them as his not taking full responsibility for his actions,’’ Katie Ray-Jones, chief executive officer of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, told Sporting News Wednesday, the day after Peterson was suspended. MORE: Peterson’s attorney blasts Goodell | What is Peterson’s NFL future? Ray-Jones compared Peterson’s reaction, in which he texted his son’s mother and sent out tweets defending his actions, to the effect of the public seeing Ray Rice dragging the woman he had punched out of an Atlantic City casino elevator in a video released in September....

The search engine’s logo comes on the 289th anniversary of the day she defended her theses to make history as a pioneer of women in academia. The logo depicts a portrait of Bassi surrounded by textbooks with symbols of mathematics and physics, including a Cartesian plane and a Newton’s cradle. Born in 1711 in Bologna to a wealthy family, Bassi was privately tutored between the ages of five to 20....

“We went through a journey like nobody else, there’s never been a journey like it, there’s never been a journey so successful,” Donald Trump assured the CPAC faithful gathered in Orlando, home to the aptly named Magic Kingdom. “That’s why the party is growing so rapidly,” he added later in his 90-minute address. Where, exactly, is the evidence of this unrivaled journey of unprecedented triumph and growth? Republicans managed to lose control of the House, the Senate and the White House within a single term....

Carl Paladino made what seemed to be positive remarks about the Nazi leader in response to a question about how to effectively “rouse the population” during a February 2021 radio interview unearthed Thursday by left-leaning watchdog group Media Matters for America. In comments given to The Buffalo News shortly after the interview resurfaced, the Republican congressional hopeful insisted that his remarks were taken out of context and “had nothing to do with praising” Hitler....

Rep. Barry Loudermilk made the remarks during a “Peaceful Protest Biblical Citizenship Barnstorming Tour” event in Georgia over the weekend. The congressman unfavorably compared young people who are currently concerned about COVID-19 to American World War II soldiers on D-Day, while recalling a moment where President Donald Trump acknowledged a veteran during an event at the American Cemetery in Normandy, France last year. “This guy was about 17 or 18 years old when he stormed the beaches of Normandy,” Loudermilk said in a video of the event surfaced by Right Wing Watch....

The court ruled 4-3 to throw out the maps and ordered the Ohio Redistricting Commission to draw up new maps within 10 days. The court still has the right to review the new plan. Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, a Republican, voted with the three Democratic members of the court and accused the Ohio Redistricting Commission of being partisan. The three other Republican members dissented. The court’s majority found that the maps did not meet the requirements in Article XI, Section 6 of the state constitution designed to tackle partisan gerrymandering....

“Bankruptcy is not the answer,” Zeldin said in an interview with The Hill. “Maybe some of these governments were cash strapped going into this, I understand that, but this is about survival,” he continued. “Some of these local municipalities are run by Republicans. Unfortunately, right now, because of both the hits on the revenue side and the expenditure side, they need help.” Zeldin has met with President Donald Trump to discuss the replenishing funding for the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program....

Ron Filipkowski, who was appointed to the 12th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission by Governor Ron DeSantis, submitted his resignation on Tuesday after authorities raided the home of Rebekah Jones, a former state data scientist who accused the governor of manipulating information about the coronavirus. Speaking to Newsweek, Filipkowski called the state’s decision to seize property from Jones “crazy” and said he believes DeSantis has covered up coronavirus data and is now targeting scientists who are trying to tell the truth....

Over this past weekend, Trump spoke about Putin and Hunter Biden during an interview with Just the News on Real America’s Voice. Trump’s comments came amid ongoing conflict with Russia and Ukraine, prompting Western nations, including the U.S. to condemn Moscow and Putin. “As long as Putin now is, not exactly, a fan of our country, let him explain where,” Trump said. “Why did the mayor of Moscow’s wife give the Bidens, both of them, $3....

Amid a rising death toll and closed businesses across the U.S., Dan Patrick, who turns 70 next month, told Fox News that he was less afraid of COVID-19 and more “in fear of what’s happening to this country.” President Donald Trump said Monday that he wanted to re-open the U.S. economy within weeks rather than months. At the same media briefing, the White House administration’s coronavirus response coordinator, Deborah Birx, said data suggested 99 percent of the coronavirus deaths were those over the age of 50, and that many had pre-existing conditions....

In an interview that aired Friday, before Biden was projected as the winner in the presidential election Saturday, Hogan told Margaret Hoover on PBS Firing Line that he did not support either candidate for president in the 2020 election, but that he supported Biden’s speech over the president’s on Wednesday. “I think it was a great message for Vice President Biden,” Hogan said, referring to the speech Biden gave one day after the polls closed....

Ingebrigtsen’s comments came during a debate last Thursday with his Democratic challenger Michele Anderson. The moderator asked the senator what he thought state legislators could do to end racial disparities and protect human rights. Ingebrigtsen began by addressing Anderson’s assertion earlier in the debate that state schools need more teachers of color, stating, “I think a teacher has an opportunity to be no matter what color they are.” “We shouldn’t be talking about this....

Paladino, who flipped a Queens council seat during the city’s 2021 municipal elections, refused to submit her vaccination records to the city and was forced to vote remotely when the council voted on the new speaker. On Monday, she explained the decision to local news station NY1, doubling down that she would never disclose her vaccine status to the city. “I don’t need to show you my papers,” she told the news station....

Gohmert introduced the bill a day after a 305-113 House vote to remove 11 statues of Confederate soldiers and slavery-defenders from the Capitol building and donate them to the Smithsonian Institution, the National Statuary Hall Collection or the southern states that donated them. While 72 Republicans supported the statues’ removal, all 113 votes against the measure came from Republican representatives, The Hill reported. “Since people are demanding we rid ourselves of the entities, symbols, and reminders of the repugnant aspects of our past, then the time has come for Democrats to acknowledge their party’s loathsome and bigoted past, and consider changing their party name to something that isn’t so blatantly and offensively tied to slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination, and the Ku Klux Klan,” Gohmert said in a statement....

The bust of Forrest, installed in 1978, has been a topic of recent debate among Tennessee lawmakers who argue over whether removing Faison’s visage is a denial of their heritage and history or a promotion of racist ideals. “I fundamentally reject any notion by someone saying that moving him to the museum is trying to whitewash history,” Faison said. “If we want to preserve history, then let’s tell it the right way....

Bacon criticized McCarthy in comments made to CNN chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju on Tuesday as McCarthy officially denied Democratic Representatives from California, Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, seats on the House Intelligence Committee. McCarthy has cited a “new standard” set by Democrats in 2021 when the Democratic majority removed Republican Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar from committees following criticism of their comments and some social media posts....

The Senate Republican Conference chair provided updates about lawmakers’ stimulus negotiations during an interview with Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, as partisan discussions near an expected conclusion after months in limbo. “This gets done today. No more delays. We’re not leaving until we have relief for the American people,” Barrasso told Wallace of the legislation, which aims to provide economic support to state and local governments, small businesses and individuals....

Republicans won the House with a slim majority in this month’s midterm elections, and in an appearance on Fox News, Banks, who is on the House Armed Services Committee, laid out how Republicans plan to use their new power next year. “First of all, I can tell you from experience that the one thing that General [Mark] Milley and the top military officials dislike almost more than anything else is having to come before the committee and answer tough questions and answer for their actions,” the Indiana Republican told Martha MacCallum....

Utah’s restricted free agent small forward has scheduled a meeting with the Cavaliers, who have turned their sights to improving their roster after getting All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to agree to a contract extension. Hayward agreed Wednesday to meet with team officials, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Cavs are not commenting during the NBA’s 10-day free agency moratorium....

In a TikTok video that garnered nearly 70 million views in two days, Ramsay showed off his cooking skills as he seasoned a plate of mixed items and then danced. He tagged daughter Matilda “Tilly” Ramsay in the caption saying,“Hey @tillyramsay did you say I can’t #dance ?? #fooddance #tiktokfood.” Many chimed in to show their support of the chef’s moves, including the official TikTok acocount who wrote, “saturdays are for ramsay tiktok....