Blinken Baffled As Gop Congressman Asks Him About Hunter Biden During Afghanistan Hearing

Pennsylvania Representative Scott Perry seemed to baffle Blinken by asking him about a seemingly unrelated issue: “A little off-topic here, but I think it is interesting. How long was your recent interview with the FBI, and was it a deposition?” Blinken apologized and responded that he didn’t know to what Perry was referring. Perry tried again, saying “Are you saying you have not had a recent interview with the FBI since becoming secretary of state?...

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 397 words · Johnathan Doubet

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December 9, 2022 · 0 min · 0 words · Leila Palmer

Bloomberg And Biden Both Lied During Debate About Who Ended Stop And Frisk Says Judge Who Ruled Against Practice

Speaking Thursday to Ari Melber on his MSNBC program, The Beat, Scheindlin explained that she had ruled that the NYPD’s version of stop-and-frisk was unconstitutional. The 1968 Supreme Court case Terry v. Ohio legalized stop-and-frisk when an officer has a reasonable suspicion that the person being stopped has either committed a crime, is committing one or is about to—and a person can only be frisked if the officer believes they are in danger....

December 9, 2022 · 4 min · 685 words · Michael Ward

Bloomberg S 100 Million Coming To Florida With Latino Voters As Centerpiece

Now Florida Democrats familiar with the plans—which are still being finalized—say Latinos will be a “centerpiece” of the staggering late-stage investment. The hallmark of Bloomberg efforts is that they are very data-driven, sources said. The overarching Florida plan has been described as having a digital and television focus, with the announcement Thursday that the first $5.4 million will go to Priorities USA, the top super PAC backing Joe Biden....

December 9, 2022 · 7 min · 1286 words · Tommy Branch

Blues Penguins Swap Centers Lapierre For Goc

According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, Lapierre is the fourth-line center Penguins were seeking, with good speed and decent play on faceoffs. MORE: All-Star game photos | Brodeur to retire, join Blues’ front office Lapierre has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in 45 games this season. Goc has two goals and four assists in 43 games.

December 9, 2022 · 1 min · 56 words · Alice Petersen

Bmw Championship Tiger Woods Cards Another 71 In Round 2 Still At Bottom Of Pack

But the two-time FedEx Cup champion didn’t improve on his score, which is something he’ll need to do over the weekend if he wants to play out the rest of the season. Woods finished with a second consecutive round of 1-under (71) — good for a tie for 44th place when he ended his round. He saw a few highlights including an approach shot to set up a short birdie putt on the par-4 11th hole....

December 9, 2022 · 1 min · 147 words · Billy Gillen

Bo Nix Tank Bigsby Enter Transfer Portal What Does It Mean For Auburn

But then, the last four games happened. Auburn lost all of them, including a frustrating game against South Carolina and a fiercely contested Iron Bowl that the Tigers led for much of. MORE: Quinn Ewers to transfer to Texas The Tigers have one game left — the Birmingham Bowl on Dec. 28 against No. 20 Houston — and a chance to finish above .500. But even if the Tigers win, they’ll go into next season having lost two key players in the process with quarterback Bo Nix and running back Tank Bigsby entering the tranfer portal....

December 9, 2022 · 4 min · 701 words · John Cao

Boateng Sides With Lewandowski Over Aubameyang Ahead Of Der Klassiker

Lewandowski and Aubameyang are widely regarded as the best attackers in the Bundesliga, accounting for a combined 55 top-flight goals last season — the Poland international scoring five more with a tally of 30. Although Aubameyang has converted four more times than the Bayern star in the current campaign, Boateng thinks Lewandowski is the superior player. “It is hard to say who is the better player of the two,” Boateng told reporters ahead of Saturday’s encounter between them at the Signal Iduna Park....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 240 words · Clara Ferguson

Bob Baffert Says Churchill Downs Statement Medina Spirit S Failed Drug Test A Result Of Cancel Culture

The winner (with an asterisk) of the 2021 Kentucky Derby failed a post-race drug test, the latest in a string of controversies surrounding the famed horse trainer, and there are doubts whether the colt will run in this weekend’s Preakness Stakes. When asked whether his horse would be running in the second leg of the horse racing Triple Crown, Baffert admitted he hadn’t heard anything official yet, and he quickly pivoted to blame Churchill Downs’ statement and the horse’s failed test on a “different America” and “cancel culture....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 216 words · Jimmy Kline

Bob Dole Remembered For Quips That Would Let The Air Out Of The Partisan Balloons

Dole, a World War II veteran and former state representative in Kansas before serving in the U.S. House and Senate for a combined 36 years and running multiple presidential and vice presidential campaigns, died at the age of 98 Sunday. Dozens of current and former leaders from across politics like former president Bill Clinton, members of Congress, three vice presidents and several Cabinet officials were in attendance of the ceremony that included a speech by President Joe Biden, who honored the man he called a friend of over 50 years....

December 9, 2022 · 5 min · 1032 words · Wayne Evenson

Bob Woodward Criticized For Sitting On Trump Coronavirus Admission To Sell Books

The criticism revolved around an excerpt from Woodward’s forthcoming book, Rage, that The Washington Post reviewed before the book’s official release through Simon & Schuster on September 15. In the excerpt, Woodward described an Oval Office meeting about the virus attended by Trump, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and Deputy National Security Adviser Matthew Pottinger on January 28. Following that meeting, Woodward said that Trump called him on February 7 and discussed the threats the virus posed to the American people, a phone call he recorded and shared with the paper where he works as an associate editor....

December 9, 2022 · 4 min · 674 words · Julio Burton

Bobby Bowden Won T Apologize For Controversial Comments

When appearing on fellow ESPN program “Russillo & Kanell,” Bowden was asked if he wanted to clarify what he had said earlier. It’s worth noting Danny Kanell, one of the hosts, was recruited by Bowden at Florida State and played for him. “I was just telling my favorite joke," Bowden responded when asked about what he said, “and they take it seriously.” That “joke” was this: “A boy needs a male figure, and the girls do, too....

December 9, 2022 · 1 min · 195 words · Sam Lewis

Bobby Parnell Opts For Tommy John Surgery May Not Be Worst Move For Mets

MORE: Pirates prospect needs Tommy John | Child asks Jesus why Mets are so bad It wasn't the first pitch, and keep in mind the Mets' season is far from over. But the team's 2014 outlook did take a hit on opening day. Closer Bobby Parnell blew the save on a day in which the Mets are usually heavy favorites to win. Joke all you want, the orange and blue entered Monday 32-20 on opening day....

December 9, 2022 · 3 min · 559 words · Rick Hjort

Body Found Under Pile Of Clothes Identified As Teen Missing Since July

Cleveland police said a cleaning worker found the remains of Audreona Barnes on an apartment balcony on Thursday, according to multiple outlets. The cleaner was moving a pile of clothes on the balcony and found the body wrapped in a blanket. The remains were handed over to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, which identified them as Barnes'. It was not clear how long the body had been there. The previous tenant of the building was evicted in mid-March, according to reports....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 384 words · Frederick Herring

Boeing Bernie Stock Market Porn...And Neil Young Opinion

Beware Market Porn The S&P 500 stock index closed up for the week last Friday—just north of 10 percent—mostly on the news of the bailout, Fed moves and who-knows-what-else. For most of us, that shouldn’t be a signal to get back in the stock pool or out for that matter. But if you have been reading the various financial sites, there have been a slew of articles encouraging investors to start investing again....

December 9, 2022 · 4 min · 731 words · Helen Rodriguez

Boise State Wants Win After Mountain West Says Buzzer Beater Should Have Counted

“Absolutely,’’ Boise State coach Leon Rice told ESPN. “A rule was broken in that they used a video that was not synced up, and you can’t do that.'' MORE: These 16 teams could win it all | Six things to know about college basketball going into March Webb’s banked 3-pointer was initially called good and gave the Broncos an 87-85 overtime victory, but it was ruled no good following an official review....

December 9, 2022 · 2 min · 270 words · Melissa Bussmann

Bolton Says He Warned Barr About Trump S Potential Obstruction Of Justice

“The pattern looked like obstruction of justice as a way of life, which we couldn’t accept,” Bolton writes in his forthcoming book, The Room Where It Happened, according to The New York Times. Bolton was referring to what he saw as the president’s willingness to “give personal favors to dictators he liked,” mentioning specific instances involving Turkey and China. He said he raised his concerns with Barr directly. Newsweek reached out to the White House and the Justice Department for comment but did not hear back before publication....

December 9, 2022 · 3 min · 599 words · Sandra Crosby

Bone Metastases Symptoms Causes Diagnosis And Treatment

Common Sites Each type of cancer has a tendency to spread to certain bones in the body more often than others, but this can vary. Metastases have occurred to nearly every bone in the body. Symptoms and Complications Bone metastases can lead to many different symptoms and complications, some of which may lead to the discovery that cancer has recurred. Many of them may require treatment above and beyond what’s needed to battle the tumor(s)....

December 9, 2022 · 6 min · 1260 words · William King

Bononbos Wants Jim Harbaugh In Their Pants

The wife of the San Francisco 49ers recently revealed to a radio station that Harbaugh purchased his now infamous pleated khaki pants for $8 at Wal-Mart, and nothing has been the same ever since. MORE: Top 10 upsets | Championship preview | Russell Wilson’s lineage Never has a pair of pleated khaki pants ever gained such notoriety on the internet. But Bonobos, a popular men's clothing outfitter, wants in on the action, offering him ten pairs of free pants and $10,000 to the charity of his choice in exchange for the internet to go back to stalking Miley Cyrus....

December 9, 2022 · 1 min · 148 words · Tabitha Hayes

Bonucci Doubtful For Chievo Trip With Thigh Injury

Bonucci limped out of Juve’s 1-1 draw with Lyon in the Champions League on Wednesday and underwent tests to ascertain the extent of his injury. As Allegri’s side prepares to visit Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi - a stadium where it has won seven of its last eight matches - on Sunday, Bonucci’s fitness has become a major concern. “Having been substituted in the second half of Wednesday’s draw with Les Gones [Lyon], Leonardo Bonucci underwent tests which revealed a recurrence of an injury previously sustained to his left thigh,” a club statement read....

December 9, 2022 · 1 min · 101 words · Dennis Russell