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Sanders’ new wealth tax would target a larger number of upper class households than Warren’s existing plan, and at higher rates. His proposal would impose a 1% tax on net worths over $32 million (and single filers with net worths more than $16 million), affecting 180,000 households. The plan has several brackets, with a 2% tax over $50 million, 3% over $250 million, 4% over $500 million, 5% over $1 billion, all the way up to 8% on net worths over $10 billion....

Sanders, an independent, ran as a presidential candidate in the Democratic primary last year against Biden. Following a string of losses in March, the progressive candidate ceded to Biden and suspended his campaign in April. He then hit the campaign trail for Biden, who successfully ousted former Republican President Donald Trump in November. In an interview with CNN, host Gloria Borger asked Sanders, “Can you talk to me about how welcome they made you feel?...

After collecting the first three wins of his career in early preliminary-card assignments with the Scott Coker-helmed promotion, McKee has become a main-card fixture for the organization. Each of his last eight appearances has been on the televised portion of each event, including two co-main event assignments and a headlining turn when the Bellator cage ventured to Dublin, Ireland, last November. MORE: Join DAZN and watch Bellator 206 free...

UFC and Bellator fighters often call each other out on social media and interviews, but such fights rarely come to fruition for real. Fortunately for fight fans, events like Submission Underground offer a platform for such cross-promotional fights to become reality. Chael Sonnen invited fighters to face Sean O’Malley at Submission Underground Chael Sonnen said awhile back that he has locked down on UFC star Sean O’Malley for a fight on his grappling event, Submission Underground, which can be seen on UFC Fight Pass....

The Spain right-back appeared to twist his knee against Chelsea on January 19, when he was making his first start since recovering from a calf strain. It was later confirmed Bellerin will miss the rest of the 2018-19 season and Arsenal announced on Thursday he has had an operation in Spain, which has gone as planned. In a medical update posted to the club’s website, Arsenal said Bellerin “has now commenced recovery and [his] rehabilitation programme”....

Justify became the second undefeated Triple Crown champion in horse racing history on Saturday with with a win at the 2018 Belmont Stakes. On top of that, jockey Mike Smith became the oldest jockey to win the Triple Crown at 52 years old. MORE: Triple Crown winners | Near-misses It would be disingenuous to say there was any doubt about the result. The chestnut colt paced the group all race long and pulled away with apparent ease down the stretch to win the race at 2:28....

In July, Ben & Jerry’s said it would no longer sell its ice cream in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, saying Israel’s policies in the region are “inconsistent” with the company’s values, though it planned to stay in Israel through a new arrangement. The decision prompted swift backlash from pro-Israel advocates. Many states have since vowed to divest from Unilever over the decision. When asked about this divestment in an Axios interview released to Twitter Sunday, Greenfield and Ben Cohen, the other co-founder, defended their decision not to sell in the occupied territories....

After years of campaigning, fans got to see Affleck’s Batman return in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and the film has only encouraged more people to voice their demands. Since the film’s release, several trends have shown up on social media in favor of restoring Snyder’s vision for the DC Extended Universe, but the latest ones include Affleck’s film and another supporting Joe Manganiello’s Deathstroke movie with the hashtag #DeathstrokeHBOMax....

According to photos acquired by Page Six, Affleck was out for a walk in Los Angeles with girlfriend Ana de Armas on Thursday, April 23. The Way Back actor pushed his mask over his nose in order to smoke. Earlier this month, the CDC recommended that in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, people wear face masks that cover their nose and mouth when out in public. However, Affleck didn’t let his face mask get in the way of taking a cigarette break....

Hatem Ben Arfa and Yann M’Vila were handed their first starts by France coach Laurent Blanc for their crucial final Euro 2012 Group D game against already eliminated Sweden here on Tuesday. Ben Arfa and M’Vila come in for France’s two goalscorers from their 2-0 win over Ukraine last Friday, Yohan Cabaye and Jeremy Menez. Cabaye, Ben Arfa’s Newcastle team-mate, has been struggling with a sore thigh, while Menez was booked in the Ukraine game and another booking here would see him suspended for the quarter-final provided France get the draw they need....

Former Clemson linebacker Ben Boulware learned the uncertainly of his profession the hard way, when he was released from the San Francisco 49ers practice squad on Tuesday. MORE: Texans QB Tom Savage’s agent extremely unhappy about benching That’s a painful 81-minute sequence. As of Thursday, Boulware is still an undrafted free agent, but remains hopeful about his NFL future. “But life goes on,” Boulware tweeted. “Thankful for the lessons about life the Lord is teaching me everyday....

Eight months ago, the Steelers quarterback underwent surgery to repair his right throwing elbow from a season-ending injury suffered in a Week 2 loss to the Seahawks. Following the surgery, a clean-shaven Roethlisberger made a promise. “I’m not going to shave or cut my hair until I can throw a football again,” Roethlisberger said in a flashback video on his social media accounts. “Throw it to one of my teammates, a legit NFL pass....

After a long development thanks to fan backlash against an initially unappealing take on Sonic’s design, Sonic the Hedgehog released in U.S. theaters on February 14, 2020, and would go on to make $319 million worldwide on an $85 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo. It was likely many audience members’ final trip to the movies before much of the world was affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and this success resulted in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 being announced for April 2022 earlier today....

But social media users have been left wondering if Shapiro missed one key moment in the zombie-apocalypse movie—while others pointed out the much darker ending of the original novel. On Twitter, Shapiro said: “You think 2020 has seen its biggest twist? Wait until Trump develops the anti-covid serum using his own antibodies like Will Smith in ‘I Am Legend,’ and then wins 50 states.” In I Am Legend, Smith plays Robert Neville, one of the few survivors of a deadly virus that has killed the majority of the world’s population and turned most of the remaining humans into zombie-like mutants....

“PUBG” is a multiplayer online action game, and Simmons was having some fun chatting with fans and KAT. At one point in the stream, he called out a commenter who said Simmons should be practicing instead of playing video games, to which the 76ers rookie replied, “You can’t f—ing practice all day.” Another fun moment came when he told Towns he should hop on and play with him. Simmons asked who KAT is playing Tuesday, and he responded with the Hawks, to which Simmons joked, “You’ve got plenty of time....

But this is one of those beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder deals. You might see a dreadful team with precious few players and one supposed future star, Joel Embiid, who has yet to play in a game after being selected third overall in the 2014 draft. But Colangelo sees a “blank canvas” where he’ll be able to craft what he hopes is a masterpiece — or at the very least the franchise’s first championship contender since the days of Allen Iverson....

At 18 years and 52 days old, Belgian Svilar breaks the record of legendary Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who made his debut for Real Madrid aged 18 years and 118 days. Svilar joined the Portuguese side in August from Anderlecht and was named as a substitute against Maritimo eight days ago. Countryman Romelu Lukaku, scorer of 11 goals in as many United games before Wednesday’s fixture, was named in Joe Mourinho’s line-up....

The Bengals’ 28-24 win at M&T Bank Stadium may not have put the nail in the Ravens’ division coffin, but it set them back farther than they’ve ever been. They now have a huge obstacle in front of them in just four days, in Pittsburgh Thursday night, in which their season could be decimated for good. MORE: Must-see Week 3 NFL photos | Steve Smith scores incredible TD | Refs blow Bengals TD call...

Now imagine those two quarterbacks being told they couldn’t run a no-huddle offense. That was a real-life controversy that happened the last time the Bengals and Bills met in the playoffs. A matchup that featured two outspoken coaches in Sam Wyche and Marv Levy and MVP-caliber quarterbacks in Jim Kelly and Boomer Esiason forced the no-huddle issue and changed the trajectory of both franchises ahead of the 1990s. MORE: Best QB in the NFL right now?...

Young winger Udanta Singh was the star for Bengaluru FC, scoring two goals, while Miku added the third goal. Trinidad & Tobago striker Willis Plaza scored East Bengal’s lone goal in the game. Both teams had earlier clashed on Wednesday at Bengaluru as well, with the game ending 1-1. Surabuddin Mallick and Miku were the scorers in the first game. Bengaluru FC and East Bengal enjoyed an intense rivalry for the last four years when the Blues were also a part of the I-League....