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Naturally, on the other end of the spectrum, going from that sort of versatility at center to Dwight Howard will change the Hawks significantly. No longer do they have the luxury of playing 5-out on offense with the type of size most teams can’t match — Howard is a traditional big man who offers little-to-no spacing outside the paint. Figuring out how to incorporate that into their free-flowing system will take major adjustments from everyone on the roster....

The House select committee presented its first public hearing in a prime-time televised special on Thursday evening to begin laying some of the evidence and information investigators have collected regarding the assault against the federal legislative branch of government as well as Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. During the hearing, committee chair Representative Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, and vice chair Representative Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, highlighted the alleged actions of the far-right groups the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers....

MeidasTouch, a liberal political action committee and creator of the ad, instead took it to Twitter, where it was retweeted by Scott Dworkin of the Democratic Coalition. “Fox blocked this Meidas ad from airing, because they don’t want the truth to ever be on their fake news station,” Dworkin tweeted. Ben Meiselas, one of the co-founders of MeidasTouch, told The Los Angeles Times that he had not expected their ad to be blocked by Fox News, saying none of their previous advertising had been rejected before....

Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt questioned conservative author Carol Roth on “why is socialism resonating with millennials?” using Ruffalo’s Sunday tweet as evidence Hollywood is conspiring to force socialism on the youth of the United States. Roth suggested, “if you hate capitalism, you hate freedom” and went on to say young Americans, particularly millennials, are simply ignorant of history and economics, which has prompted recent polls showing a vast majority of millennials support socialist practices....

“That would be a bridge too far,” Napolitano said of federal insurrection charges. “You can charge these people—first of all…before you charge them, you have to exclude their constitutional rights, meaning if they’re there expressing an opinion, they can’t be charged.” “If their expression of an opinion turns to violence, then they can be charged for the act of violence, for destruction of property, for inciting a riot, for harming individuals, for attacking government buildings,” the judge continued....

France possess one of the best squads in international football and were expected to cruise through qualification as a result, but Group A has proved tough. Didier Deschamps’ men lead the group with two games remaining, but they are not yet assured of qualification or a play-off berth, with each of the top four nations still able to win the group. France, who are a point ahead of Sweden at the summit, face a potentially tricky trip to Bulgaria on Saturday, before hosting Belarus on Tuesday....

Megalopolis is Coppola’s latest project. The film is an epic sci-fi drama wherein a woman from New York is caught between conflicting loyalties. On one hand, she wishes to be loyal to her staunchly conservative father, who has a classical view of society. On the other, her lover is a devoted progressive ready for the future. However, Megalopolis is allegedly facing production problems. RELATED: 65 Trailer: Adam Driver Fights Dinosaurs In Sci-Fi thriller From A Quiet Place Writers...

And, crazy as it may sound, his decision to remain as a draft early entrant is the best possible news for Duke basketball. OK, well maybe not the best possible news. The best news for Duke fans would be elite recruit Trevon Duval reacting to this development by committing to join the 2017-18 Blue Devils. MORE: Way-too-early Top 25 for 2017-18 There likely was not going to be room for both of them on next year’s roster — figuratively, at least — and Duval is the better fit for Duke’s needs....

But critics have accused Ocean of trying to rewrite history and of taking funding from PrEP manufacturers Gilead Sciences for the invite-only club night, Pitchfork reported. With the announcement of the club night, people took to Twitter to express disappointment, calling in the presentation of the evening “uncomfortable.” Gay activist Peter Staley criticized Ocean’s assumptions about the New York club scene and the party’s exclusivity. In a tweet, he wrote: “Actually, the NYC club scene was amazing during ACT UP’s heyday....

3 UP Todd Frazier, 3B, Reds. Frazier cranked a pair of home runs Thursday, a solo shot and a three-run blast in a loss to the Cardinals. Frazier’s first homer, also his first of the season, was estimated at 474 feet. Chris Colabello, OF, Twins. Colabello went 2-for-5 with six RBIs to help the Twins past the White Sox on Thursday. He did all the damage with a pair of doubles and an RBI-groundout....

Todd Frazier hit a two-run homer, Brandon Nimmo reached base three times and the New York Mets beat Marcus Stroman and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Wednesday night. Stroman (1-6) lost six straight decisions before beating Detroit last Friday but couldn’t build on that performance. He allowed six runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings, raising his ERA from 6.02 to 6.50. “I just didn’t have a feel for anything from pitch one,” Stroman said....

With the transfer window closing on 9th August this year instead of the traditional 31st of August, expect a flurry of deals being closed in the next couple of weeks. Every English top flight club, with the exception of Tottenham, Everton and Burnley have already signed at least one player, with the most notable ones being Riyad Mahrez (Man City), Fabinho (Liverpool), Jorginho (Chelsea) and Fred (Man Utd). United’s signing of Fred in particular could signal trouble for some players at Old Trafford....

A powerful performance over six rounds led the Hyderabad Nawabs (Captains) to 73 points on their way to 29 kills. They were followed by Delhi Titans who scored 72 points, missing the crown by just one point. Fan favorites Lucknow Tigers (Team Elite) secured third place with 70 points. Mumbai Strikers (Unknown - Galaxy Racer) finished in fourth position with 53 points. With 11 kills and 4527 damage, Mumbai Strikers Swastik won the MVP award in the finals....

Free Fire players from across the country have until 26th January 2020 to register through the Free Fire India championship’s dedicated microsite, and stand a chance to win big from a prize pool of INR 35 lakh. The winning team will also get the unique opportunity to represent India and compete against the world’s best Free Fire teams at the upcoming Free Fire Champions Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. Tournament Format Players will register in teams of 4-5, who will then compete in the online Qualifier stage....

Factory Challenge mode is a custom-made map where players can create a room and play with others on the server. The mode is played at the top of the Factory in the Bermuda map. The main feature of the mode is that players are not allowed to use any weapons and can only fight with their bare hands or fists. The last player to survive is crowned the winner....

After news of Goran and Zoran Dragic’s trade to Miami, two of the remaining three guards, Isaiah Thomas and Tyler Ennis, were moved in the same deal, landing with the Celtics and Bucks, respectively. ESPN.com’s Marc Stein first reported the deal. MORE: Garnett traded to Wolves | Jackson sent to Pistons | NBA players react to wild deadline Boston, Milwaukee, Philadelphia and Phoenix banded together to create a sorted web that became the four-team deal that ended the Suns’ point guard experiment....

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - While most of the favourites were making strong starts to the 80th Masters on Thursday, world number five Rickie Fowler was an exception, stumbling to an eight-over 80 and free-falling to the bottom of the Augusta leaderboard. Baffled by the gusting winds, Fowler got his day off to a disastrous start with a double bogey at the first but quickly got his round headed in the right direction with birdies at two, three and five....

Hannity inevitably comes up in New York Times TV critic James Poniewozik’s forthcoming book Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America, about the president’s relationship with television and controlling and being controlled by it. “Sean Hannity, who fulminated about conspiracies against Trump nightly on Fox, was the most influential White House counselor,” Poniewozik writes in an excerpt published by Vanity Fair Wednesday, before the book’s September 10 release....

Reporter Ronan Farrow, released his new book, Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, on Tuesday, which unleashed criticism on NBC News executives over their handling of sexual assault allegations against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. According to Farrow, Weinstein attempted to use misconduct allegations against former Today anchor Matt Lauer to pressure the network into ending Farrow’s probe into him. NBC News firmly denied much of the allegations against the network made in Farrow’s book....

“I’m glad to see actually that many of Nancy Pelosi’s political opponents, nevertheless, said this was outrageous and expressed sympathy. Donald Trump for his part did not even issue a pro-forma statement on the attack on Paul Pelosi,” Kurtz said on his program, Media Buzz. On Friday, the San Francisco Police Department announced that it had arrested 42-year-old David DePape in connection with the violent assault against Pelosi. The man, who broke into the couple’s home, reportedly yelled “Where is Nancy?...