A bipartisan gun bill cleared its first procedural hurdle with the support of 14 Republicans in the Senate on Tuesday, as members of the GOP took to social media to admonish their colleagues that voted for the legislation. Calls to strengthen gun laws have recently been growing louder in response to last month’s deadly mass shootings at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and a grocery store in Buffalo, New York....
A GOP stimulus released Monday omitted a provision spearheaded by Senator Marco Rubio that would ensure U.S. citizens married to undocumented immigrants would nix the requirement for joint filers to both have social security numbers to qualify for coronavirus stimulus payments. The move would pave the way for millions of Americans married to foreign nationals to retroactively receive a $1,200 check from an earlier stimulus package, in addition to $500 for each child....
Ben Ginsberg, who aided former President George W. Bush’s successful post-election legal battle in 2000, made the remarks during a Wednesday appearance on CNN. He blasted the Republican party for an alleged lack of principle when asked whether he thought Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had any basis for asking the court to invalidate the vote in several key battleground states. “I think there’s no basis for it. I don’t think the Supreme Court, for an instant, will consider taking up this case,” Ginsberg said....
While gophers’ bodies are slimmer than groundhogs’, they have round, protruding cheek pouches on their faces, unlike groundhogs. Gophers’ teeth also tend to be more yellow than groundhogs’ teeth. [7] X Research source Despite their habitat preferences, both gophers and groundhogs are commonly found throughout North America. Adding a border fence around your plants can deter gophers and groundhogs. Use a wire fencing and insert it about 2 feet (60 cm) deep into the ground around your garden....
That’s better than being three points behind, but he also knows that in the new Chase for the Sprint Cup format, everything can change in an instant thanks to a flat tire, speeding penalty or another driver’s mistake. When Gordon leaves Texas Motor Speedway following the AAA Texas 500 on Sunday afternoon, he knows he’ll have next week’s race at Phoenix before the field of eight Chase drivers gets cut to four....
It was all Gordon. The Badgers running back broke LaDainian Tomlinson’s NCAA record for rushing yards in a game with 408 against Nebraska. Tomlinson held the record with 406 yards when he was at TCU. His total came on Nov. 20, 1999, against UTEP. “I didn’t even know I was close to a record like that,” Gordon said of the run to give him the record. “I was kind of just running to win....
After a long period of speculation about Goretzka’s future, his impending switch to Bayern was confirmed during the January transfer window. Goretzka will see out the rest of his Schalke contract before heading to Munich, and he comes up against his future employers in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The 23-year-old is fully fit after recovering from a leg injury and Tedesco believes Goretzka will be keen to impress against Bayern....
You can use less baking soda for a smaller job, or more for a bigger one. Once mixed, this amount should be enough to cover around 1 sq ft (930 cm2). The important thing is to mix the baking soda and vinegar in a 2:1 ratio (that is, twice as much baking soda as vinegar). This method eventually involves vigorous scrubbing with a gritty paste, which may damage softer materials like wallboard or finished wood....
Purines are produced naturally but also are found in many foods. Managing uric acid levels is key to reducing the risk of developing gout or its flare-ups, so it’s important to limit high-purine foods, like red meat, found in the diet. In this article, you’ll learn more about what gout is and whether you’re at risk. It presents a list of foods that increase uric acid, as well as ideas on grains, fruits, and other foods you can eat to keep uric acid levels lower....
Her family said the cat, known as Minty, may have licked scratches on the arm of the unidentified woman from Melbourne, Australia. Subsequently, her family found her unresponsive in bed and she was taken to Box Hill Hospital, where she spent nine days in coma, the Herald Sun reported. There, medical staff diagnosed her with bacterial meningitis caused by the bacteria pasteurella multocida. The woman woke from her coma after nine days, and was able to spend one day conscious with her loved ones before she died due to complications from the infection....
That makes him the perfect guy to take a look at the player who has, according to some scouts and NBA executives, risen to the top of draft boards around the league ahead of Kansas prospects Joel Embiid and Andrew Wiggins—forward Jabari Parker, who sits atop our Mock Draft. MORE: Parker leads latest SN Mock Draft | Rare look at NBA players in masks There is no guarantee that Parker, a freshman, will enter this year’s draft, but he has grabbed headlines in a season in which he has averaged 18....
He was 48. U.S. Soccer announced Wahl’s death Friday night: Wahl’s agent, Tim Scanlan, told The New York Times that Wahl was stricken in the final minutes of the Netherlands-Argentina quarterfinal match in Lusail, Qatar. National Public Radio reported that one of its reporters “witnessed a commotion in the press tribune at Lusail Stadium” during the match. The Los Angeles Times reported that staff members witnessed Wahl receiving medical attention in the press box....
The most recent incident occurred on October 26. A juvenile shark was found washed ashore in north Sydney, Nova Scotia at the bottom of a cliff, CTV news reported. While marine mammal strandings are a fairly common phenomenon, it is not common for sharks to wash ashore. According to the report, local residents reported the shark to Marine Animal Response Society which quickly arrived on the scene. In the Atlantic Ocean, great white sharks migrate along the U....
Satellite radio has finally evolved from an expensive fantasy into another booming category of entertainment for the digital decade, alongside DVD and MP3 players. The D.C.-based XM Radio exceeded 1.3 million subscribers last year, and, with help from smaller New York City rival Sirius and its 261,000 subscribers, satellite radio is gaining customers at a faster clip than CDs, VCRs and cable TV did in their early years. Both services are an audiophile’s nirvana, offering more than a hundred channels of music, sports, news and talk programming–mostly commercial-free, and recorded at the firms’ own studios (some regular networks, like Bloomberg and ESPN radio, are picked up)....
Abbott, a Republican, appeared poised to handily win reelection Tuesday night, beating back his Democratic opponent Beto O’Rourke and quashing hopes Texas would turn blue in 2022. The state’s gubernatorial race was marked by debate over gun control after the Uvalde mass shooting. On May 24, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos entered Robb Elementary in Uvalde, gunning down 19 students and two teachers. He was later killed by police after they waited more than an hour to enter the building, sparking widespread criticism....
“Football is over. I’m done,” he said in a video announcing the move. “No more big hits. No more touchdown Greg Jennings. MORE: Ranking NFL’s top 10 receivers | Notable 2016 retirements “At least within the lines of a football field. I’m done. And I’m excited to be done.” Jennings became a household name with the Packers, thriving under quarterbacks Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers. He was a two-time Pro Bowl player in Green Bay, and helped the team win Super Bowl 45....
Olsen was tabbed to lead the field to the green flag prior to the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, saying that he got simple advice from pace-car driver Brett Bodine: Set your speed, make your laps, then get out of the way. MORE: 10 tracks that could host All-Star race | All-Star race lineup set Olsen, who has enjoyed a lot of opportunities to dabble in other sports this offseason, said this experience was special because it puts him on the track with NASCAR competitors....
Schiano hinted, per the Tampa Tribune, that he is leaning toward allowing top cornerback Darrelle Revis to play man-to-man and press coverage in trying to shut down opponents' top wide receivers, instead of the mostly zone looks in which Revis has been used halfway through his first season in Tampa Bay. MORE: Time chasing Brady | VIDEO: What did Dez Bryant really say? “We need to make sure we’re accentuating our best players, putting them in the best position to make plays better than we have,’’ Schiano said....
NEWSWEEK: What’s selling well? Greg Schirf: Our “Polygamy Porter” has been a big hit lately. When we rolled it out in November of 2001, the local billboard company decided not to put up our ad campaign. They said it was in poor taste. What did the ads say? Our headline was “Polygamy Porter: Why Have Just One?” And there’s another one that says, “Take One Home For the Wives.”...
