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All 50 members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted in favor of debating the bill, including Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin. Manchin was considered a lone holdout on the sweeping federal election reform bill. Last week, he negotiated several changes to the roughly 800-page bill. “Unfortunately, my Republican colleagues refused to allow debate of this legislation despite the reasonable changes made to focus the bill on the core issues facing our democracy,” Manchin said in a statement....

Michael Thompson, the president of the East Lee County Republicans, told WINK News he has nothing against Black people and that the cartoon merely represents issues with what the BLM movement has become. The image shows a boy wearing a USA hat and T-shirt of an American flag urinating on a BLM slogan of a clenched fist along, with the words “p**s on BLM.” The cartoon was posted on August 30 on the East Lee County Republicans’ Facebook page with the caption “BLACK LIES MATTER!...

After a 14-point loss in her bid to become Michigan’s next secretary of state, Kristina Karamo—the Donald Trump-endorsed Republican who has echoed his unfounded claims of systemic fraud in the 2020 election—announced she would now be launching an effort to lead the Michigan GOP, whose leaders blamed candidates like her and far-right gubernatorial Tudor Dixon of alienating voters and sabotaging the GOP’s chances in a state President Joe Biden won by fewer than three points....

Gold is currently worth $1,937.05, but experts are predicting it could reach as high as $2,000. During stay-at-home orders when businesses were forced to close, the U.S. government borrowed money to keep the economy running and furlough workers. This makes solid assets, such as gold, more appealing. Gold is used by investors as a store of value in uncertain times, as other assets become less attractive. Carlo Alberto De Casa, the chief analyst at online trading platform ActivTrades, told The Guardian that gold is seen as “insurance from turbulence on currencies markets....

Beginning with an understated entrance telling everyone to “settle down,” Carmichael then addressed the elephant in the room. “I’m here because I’m Black, I’ll catch everyone in the room up,” he started before explaining the controversy surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) issues with diversity. “I won’t say they were a racist organization but they didn’t have a single Black member until George Floyd died, do with that information what you will,” the comedian continued....

After winning time after time during the 2017-18 season, the Golden Knights can either ride out the hot hands of William Karlsson, laying down top dollar for the 25-year-old restricted free agent, or step away from the table and cash out their chips. Karlsson’s success mirrored Vegas’ inaugural season — a surprising, never-before-seen level of greatness. Karlsson, who in his first 180-plus NHL games had been a bottom-six forward, was a top producer on one of hockey’s best lines....

The context India won four gold medals in team events on the first couple of days of the three-day tournament. The young Indian paddlers sustained their domination in two doubles events and went on to win gold in all singles on the concluding day. The heart of the matter Manav Thakkar overcame fellow countryman Parth Virmani 11-6, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9 for the junior boys’ gold. The boy from Delhi, who was the second seeded player, had to settle for silver while Sri Lanka’s P....

­­­­­Avantha Group Company CG’s CEO & Managing Director, Mr. Laurent Demortier said, “The CG-Open golf tournament delivers a one-of-kind experience filled with tradition and excellence showcasing elite national players. It continues to be one of India’s much awaited major golf tournaments. In its 7- year history, CG Open has had many dramatic and captivating moments, raising the bar with each passing year, endorsing talent and furthering the game of golf....

Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters winner, had a 9-under 279 total on Nanshan International's Montgomerie Course. He earned $180,000 in the OneAsia Tour event. "It's always very satisfying to win," Schwartzel said. "I've played a lot of golf tournaments and done a lot of traveling in the past few months and it felt like I've been playing really good golf with no results, so it's nice to have something finally go your way....

So Duval gutted it out Thursday at the Byron Nelson Championship despite the pain from a muscle issue in his right elbow, a day after his stepson had to drive him because he couldn't even use that arm. "I'm just glad I chose to tee off today because I was seriously considering not," said Duval, who almost withdrew about a half-hour before his round. GOLFDIGEST.COM: Byron Nelson leaderboard | LINEMAKERS: U....

DUBAI (Reuters) - England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick sank a knee-knocking birdie putt from four feet on the final hole to seal the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday in a dramatic conclusion. The $1.33 million first prize for the season-ending tournament in Dubai meant the 22-year-old from Sheffield, who carded a five-under-par 67 to finish the tournament 17-under, roughly doubled the amount he had won combined from his other 25 events this year....

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Golfers and gymnasiums do not always mix, but British Open champion Henrik Stenson has been pumping iron in the Olympic village in preparation for his opening round on Thursday. Swede Stenson will be one of the favourites for gold on golf’s return to the Olympic Games after a 112-year absence and while other top names have shunned the event, he is taking it seriously, regarding it as just below a major in importance....

For all the work done to stage the 113th US Open on a tiny L-shaped tract, quirks of the course layout could create a nightmare at Merion when golf’s top players tee off on Thursday. Players will start at the first and 11th tees because of the hole layout and shuttle rides are needed from the driving range to the tees, causing concern about traffic snarls and missed tee times....

Russia international Golovin has been linked with a move to a major European side after impressing for his country in their surprise run to the World Cup quarter-finals. The 22-year-old has been widely tipped to join Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea, who have already moved to strengthen their midfield options with the signing of Jorginho from Napoli. It appears Golovin’s switch to Stamford Bridge is on the cards, with Chepchugov having wished his team-mate good luck at his next club in an Instagram post....

Everett Golson and a dominant defense carried the Irish to a 12-0 record then. There’s still a chance it could do it again, but Golson must follow the defense’s lead a little sooner in a few weeks. Those are the two takeaways from No. 9 Notre Dame’s 17-14 against No. 14 Stanford on Saturday. The Irish won a fistfight in the rain against the nation’s top scoring defense, and Notre Dame’s defense was the more impressive unit....

Liverpool defender Gomez replaces Kyle Walker on the right-hand side of the back three despite the latter’s impressive form on England’s run to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals. Shaw has impressed for Manchester United so far this season and is rewarded with his first cap for 18 months. Marcus Rashford will support captain Harry Kane – set to receive his World Cup Golden Boot kick-off – in attack, with Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling ruled out due to a back injury....

In December, Bilas agreed to a challenge from Gonzaga parody account @Karnowskisbeard — a reference to the Bulldogs’ hirsute center Przemek Karnowski — that if Gonzaga made the Final Four this season, the clean-shaven Bilas would have to grow a beard. MORE: NCAA Tournament 2017: Three reasons Gonzaga beat Xavier Bilas, to his credit, has already acknowledged his loss. To all the mustache-lovers out there, though, don’t get your hopes up....

The fight against climate change is supposed to be built on transparency. Countries are supposed to be clear and transparent about how much carbon dioxide they are pumping into the atmosphere. A variety of systems, from the simple (tax CO2 to death) to the nuanced (a global system of cap and trade), have been proposed, but implementation has been sorely lacking. It is true that COP26 offered signs of renewed agreement on environmental issues in the post-Trump era....

In fact, it’s possible to read Oates’s Norma Jeane Baker–“Marilyn” is a persona Norma Jeane fears and loathes–as an oblique portrait of the artist. Although we see the actress hard at work, other characters repeatedly deny that she’s acting: she seems to them a sort of idiot savant who channels rather than creates her characters. That’s about the way many readers see the famously prolific Oates (this is at least her 33rd novel): a writer so gifted with inspiration she seems freakish, even laughable....