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Congress wants another—likely the last—stimulus package to get out the door and sent to the president’s desk before an unemployment boost expires at the end of next month. But to do so, the Senate may need to modify its July 4 break or put lawmakers’ favorite phrase of “walk and chew gum at the same time” to good use—a practice that Congress regularly struggles with. Lawmakers are prioritizing police reform, setting their sights on approving legislation before the Senate skips town for a two-week July 4 vacation....

Chris Jericho’s “Nothing to Report” Comedy Central web series will premiere this Monday on YouTube and Comedy Central’s website. This show was filmed last summer and he co-stars with Nick Mundey. Jericho posted this following photo on Instagram: This week’s episode of SmackDown did not make it to the Nielsen’s Twitter TV ratings, which tracks just the top 5 shows each night. Top 5 Specials this week were Grey’s Anatomy, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Lip Sync Battle, Big Bang Theory and The Comedians....

So fervent is today’s born-again belief in stocks that even pure savings vehicles are now cross-dressing as investments. Sales are up more than 36 percent for variable life-insurance policies, which let you keep your cash values in stocks. Sales of variable annuities broke all records in this year’s third quarter, according to the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association. A few banks, not wanting to be left out, offer CDs with returns linked to a market average....

The Dow Jones Industrial average fell more than 370 points, about 1.3 percent, after Trump tweeted the news on Tuesday afternoon. The S&P 500 Index tumbled 1.4 percent, while the NASDAQ dropped nearly 1.6 percent. Trump said that he was ending negotiations and urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to focus on confirming his Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett instead, while vowing that Republicans would pass a “major” stimulus bill “immediately after I win” the election....

The Financial Times reported that markets across the region fell after the director of trade and manufacturing policy at the White House, Peter Navarro, answered a question on Fox News about the countries’ Phase One trade deal, struck in January. After Navarro had criticized China’s human rights record and response to the coronavirus, host Martha MacCallum asked: “Given everything that’s happened and all the things you just listed, is that over?...

Vaughan, who has forged a successful career as a pundit since retiring from the crease, said the 27-year-old New Zealand-born star had been punished enough over the 11 months since a late-night excursion in Bristol following a one-day win over the West Indies led to him being charged with affray. A jury today unanimously decided in less than three hours that Stokes was not guilty as was his co-defendant Ryan Ali, who was knocked unconscious in the brawl....

The move was executed for the first time at Wrestlemania 31 when Cena used the ropes to rebound and deliver a Stunner in mid-air to Rusev. WWE Universe have dissed him for his monotonous moves and the improvisation came as a surprise to many. Cena using the move seemed to offend Austin, at least to some degree. Austin believes the Stunner should mean something and said the springboard aspect has the potential to be dangerous....

Between its final two possessions, Buffalo ran the ball six times, totaled 12 yards and did not record a first down. McDermott’s defense was forced back onto the field twice needing to prevent a game-tying score. Both times, the unit picked off Pittsburgh quarterback Devlin Hodges. The defensive effort sealed a 17-10 win at Heinz Field and sent the Bills (10-4) into the postseason for the second time in three years....

The Athletic’s Joe Buscaglia reported that Stefon Diggs “darted out of the locker room” with all of his belongings minutes after the end of the Bills’ 27-10 divisional round loss to the Bengals on Sunday. Buscaglia noted that some of the Bills’ coaches hadn’t even made it down the tunnel when Diggs left. MORE: Joe Burrow, Bengals dominate Bills, reach AFC championship game Buscaglia also reported that running back Duke Johnson convinced Diggs to return to the locker room, but Diggs left again a few minutes later....

He was hired as head coach by the historically black university on December 10, 2021. He recently hired former Baylor University head football coach Art Briles as the team’s offensive coordinator. Briles was fired from Baylor in 2016 after investigations yielded that the program failed to properly acknowledge campus-wide allegations of sexual assault. ESPN analyst and First Take host Stephen A. Smith had a strong opinion about the hiring on Friday morning’s show....

One person who had plenty to say about the situation was Late Night host Stephen Colbert, who lambasted Trump in his Monday night monologue. “Happy New Year! 2020 is over!” Colbert began. “All that badness is finally behind us and we are off to a fresh start… with a raging pandemic and a president who’s trying to steal the election. Turns out 2020 is dropping some bonus tracks.” He continued: “Yesterday we got a hot new recording of a jaw-dropping phone call between the president and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger....

Their win over a great Celtics team was truly impressive. Boston entered with the NBA’s top-ranked defense and finished with the best scoring margin in NBA history by any team over the final 30 games of the season. The Celtics dispatched Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jimmy Butler — they were the real deal. Now that we’ve dedicated two paragraphs to basking in their win, it’s time to examine how long they can keep this up for....

Published in 1978, King’s The Stand depicts a post-apocalyptic world in which nearly the entire world population has been killed by a weaponized strain of influenza created in a U.S. Department of Defense laboratory. In the aftermath of the immeasurable loss, the few survivors establish new societies, divided into two factions that eventually come into conflict with each other. RELATED: Hulu Pulls the Plug on Stephen King’s Eyes of the Dragon Series...

Saunders would tell his two rising stars in the late 1990’s when they were just getting going, with two straight playoff berths, that they owed it to themselves to stick it out and make it work. Because even if they couldn’t be as good as the Jazz’s Hall of Fame duo — the pair that put Salt Lake City on the sports world’s map — they still could be a formidable tandem....

During an appearance on The Ringer’s Real Ones podcast with Logan Murdock and former NBA player Raja Bell on Monday, Kerr reflected on Golden State’s fall from grace last year. After winning three championships in five seasons, the Warriors went 15-50 last year, their worst record in win percentage terms since the 2001-02 season. Kerr, however, revealed he had enjoyed coaching his team more than he had done in the previous season, when Golden State went 57-25 and reached a fifth consecutive NBA Finals....

Grant Hill, Jason Kidd, Chris Webber, Maurice Cheeks were also named on Saturday. Charles ‘Lefty’ Driesell, Rudy Tomjanovich and Baylor’s Kim Mulkey made the final ballot as coaches. Katie Smith, Tina Thompson and long-time NBA official Hugh Evans are also finalists. “To be named a Finalist for the Basketball Hall of Fame is an incredible distinction and we are proud to honour those who have made a tremendous impact on the game over the years,” Jerry Colangelo, Chairman of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, said, via NBA....

The Olympian is one of the best point guards of all time and a future Hall of Famer, but not all are aware of the outstanding love Nash has for the game of football. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrSqsA2TODw Steve Nash actually contemplated a football career before deciding to focus on basketball full time. Steve Nash grew up playing soccer, and is a big time supporter of Tottenham Hotspur, as his father was born in that part of London....

At 40 years old, the two-time NBA MVP isn’t the player he once was, as injures and age have taken a toll on his body. Nash was unable to practice on Wednesday because he suffered an injury that only affects men age 40 and up. MORE: Kobe says players and owners are overpaid | NBA book club spoof The season begins in two weeks and Nash already has suffered his first “old man” injury....

Smith makes an elaborate — and frankly impressive — football analogy about how Internet anonymity is like a Cover 2 corner. No worries Smitty fans, you can still keep up with Ravens wide receiver by following his foundation’s account: Like my mother always said, “Tweet others as you wish to be Tweeted.”