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To push his case, the Vermont senator referred to a tweet by President Donald Trump backing the higher payments as part of a coronavirus relief package and said that lawmakers in the upper house should be given the opportunity to voice their opinion on the deal. Here are his comments in full: “I want to concur with Senator Schumer for what he said and what he said goes beyond economics, it goes beyond the desperation that tens of millions of working families are facing....

The ice cream brand is known for being outspoken on social issues, so it is no surprise that it has commented on Wednesday’s violent storming of the Capitol. In its latest statement, the company has not only condemned white supremacy but called for the immediate removal of Trump from office. Ben & Jerry says the riot was enabled by white supremacy and encouraged by Trump. The statement, posted on Twitter on Thursday, begins: “Yesterday was not a protest—it was a riot to uphold white supremacy....

"That was the first time that it really hit me," said Howland, whose coaching career began 32 years ago as an assistant for Gonzaga. "I've never had time off at this time of year. (This visit) is special for me with Jamie, obviously, because of our close relationship." MORE: Sporting News’ preseason All-Americans Howland’s run at UCLA came to an end after a fifth consecutive season of failing to reach beyond the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament, but it’s all too easy to forget about his three straight trips to the Final Four in 2006-08 with players like Kevin Love, Darren Collison, Russell Westbrook, Aaron Afflalo, Alfred Aboya and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, and the seven conference championships he’s won over his entire head coaching career....

The decision may very well mark the end of Ben Simmons’ career at LSU, as the freshman will likely jump to the NBA Draft as its projected No. 1 pick. He averaged 19.2 points and 11.8 rebounds for the Tigers. MORE: Simmons among greats to never make tourney | Printable brackets “We will be able to utilize this time to get better and start preparations for next season," coach Johnny Jones said in a statement....

Benaud’s widow Daphne informed the prime minister’s office on Saturday to “kindly decline” the offer. Benaud, 84, died on Thursday. His family has arranged for a private funeral attended only by his immediate family. The commentator himself had wished for “something very, very quiet and very, very private”, Abbott was quoted as saying by bbc.com on Sunday. “I thought it was important that as a mark of the respect that we have long had for him that we should offer a state funeral,” he added....

Benfica have had a great start to the season, but they were brought crashing down to earth over the weekend, as they lost 3-0 to Boavista in the Portuguese league, in a poor performance. However, in terms of the Europa League alone, Benfica have looked terrific in thefirst two games. In their first match, they beat Lech Poznan 4-2. They followed that up with a 3-0 win over Standard Liege, however that was a game in which the Belgians were depleted by a host of positive COVID-19 cases in their squad....

Lewis arrived in 2003 and elevated one of the NFL’s most forlorn franchises to respectability, but couldn’t take it to the next level. He was fired Monday after his 16th season of failing to win a playoff game. Now, owner Mike Brown will decide whether to bring in an outsider who will shake things up, or stay the course with someone who is familiar. “I didn’t deliver what the No....

The Bengals will first have to beat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI on February 13. The two teams will face off after the Bengals upset the heavily-favored Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday in the AFC Championship game, and the Rams similarly defeated the higher-ranked San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game. Hubbard expressed his wish to honor Harambe on the podcast Pardon My Take, referring to the late gorilla as the team’s “hero....

The Blues, who are attempting to qualify for the semifinal of the competition for a third straight time, are up against a side that knocked out last year’s finalists in FC Istiklol and are yet to lose a game in this edition. Cuadrat, who took over the mantle from mentor Albert Roca before the start of the season, said he was confident that a gruelling pre-season in Spain would come handy for a stage and an opponent like this....

The hat-trick goal came after Dovale tapped in a cross from Udanta Singh in the 48th minute, sealing the match with an aggregate of 8-2. Dovale, who became the first Bengaluru player to get hat-trick in any Asian competition, scored his first two goals in the 12th and 35th minute at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. The other two other goals were scored by Erik Paartalu and Rahul Bheke in 36th and 90th minute....

The team is led by stalwarts of Indian wrestling in the form of Commonwealth Games gold medalist and Asian bronze medalist Narsingh Yadav, who is also the team’s icon player, and Asian and Commonwealth silver medalist Bajrang Punia. Both grapplers put on an amazing display as they dominated their respective opponents and won by huge margins. Bajrang faced off against Sushil Kumar in the 65kg Freestyle category in the second bout of the tie and recorded an impressive victory....

Netanyahu’s Likud party has been unable to secure a parliamentary majority since late March and he failed Tuesday in forming a government after a committee did not hold a vote on Netanyahu’s proposal to have direct elections for the position of prime minister. “It is now your duty to think of the country, to look honestly at reality and concede your failure,” rival Benny Gantz said in comments directed towards Netanyahu after saying he “failed again” in forming a government....

The Stars have a nine-game point streak (8-0-1) and are 11-1-1 in their last 13 games. Benn has three goals in the last two games after scoring only once in his first 20 games. He also assisted on Justin Dowling’s third goal in four games. Corey Perry and defensemen Taylor Fedun and Miro Heiskanen also scored for Dallas. Bo Horvat scored in the second period on Bishop. Vancouver goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped 25 shots....

King made her comments in a Friday evening Instagram Live conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris. The two met to commemorate the 56th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The bipartisan, landmark legislation was passed to ensure voting access for people of color, particularly African Americans. Throughout the conversation, both King and Harris stressed that the maintenance of voting rights and democracy both require ongoing effort from citizens working locally as well as on the state and national levels....

The Vermont senator and Democratic primary frontrunner told CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 on Wednesday night that Carville had previously said “terrible things” about Barack Obama, adding that his campaign was taking on “Carville and the Democratic establishment.” Sen. Sanders’ criticism of Carville came in response to public attacks by the Democratic strategist, including an interview with Vox in which he said the Vermont senator and his colleague Sen. Elizabeth Warren had “stupid” ideas....

Workers this year were planned to strike in 18 warehouses, organized by trade union ver.di and CGT, in France and Germany, according to Progressive International. Walkouts were also reportedly planned in the U.S. as workers protest in “over 10 cities from coast to coast” and rally in front of Bezos’ home in New York City. James Schneider, communications director at Progressive International, confirmed to Newsweek that the protests and strikes took place on Friday as planned....

The latest example: the 2021 Belmont Stakes. The race will return to the same purse as 2019 before the pandemic, with the winner also set to receive the same payout as the year when Sir Winston placed first. MORE: Full draw & odds for the 2021 Belmont Stakes race Here’s a look at the purse and payout breakdown for the 2021 Belmont Stakes. What is the Belmont Stakes purse in 2021?...

Here’s everything we know so far: Netflix tweeted on Wednesday, “#GraceAndFrankie News Alert: Season 6 will premiere January 2020. Also, the series has been renewed for a seventh and final season, which will make it the longest-running Netflix original series ever with 94 episodes.” Fans are disappointed — but not too disappointed — because season six has not even premiered on Netflix yet. One user tweeted, “Grace and Frankie will always be apart of my life....

And yes, this was true before Luka Doncic turned Simmons into a break-dancing pretzel. While his well-documented early season struggles reacclimating to the NBA have widely been tied to his lack of shooting and fear of going to the free throw line, more unexpectedly is his play on the other end. For a player who finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting as recently as 2021, his on-off splits, other advanced metrics, and eye test all paint the same astounding picture....

Drinking turmeric tea can offer a number of health benefits, but it also has some side effects. In this article, we will discuss the health benefits and side effects of turmeric tea in detail. Let’s get started. Health benefits of turmeric tea: Anti-inflammatory properties: Turmeric tea is known for its anti-inflammatory properties, which can help to reduce inflammation throughout the body. The active ingredient, curcumin, present in turmeric has been shown to inhibit the activity of certain enzymes and cytokines that are responsible for inflammation....