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Greene, a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, is routinely criticized by Republicans and Democrats alike for promoting conspiracy theories and misinformation. The GOP congresswoman has vocally opposed COVID-19 restrictions, vaccine mandates and masking requirements. “I have over $25,000 in mask fines bc I refuse to wear a mask in the chamber where over 80% of Congress is vaccinated and I’m NOT sick,” Green wrote in a Saturday morning tweet....

Greene, a Republican who represents Georgia’s 14th congressional district, spoke at a Women for America First election integrity townhall in Rome, Georgia on Tuesday. While she said she didn’t believe President Joe Biden had won the state of Georgia in presidential election, she cautioned that Trump would not be reinstated next month. The idea that Trump will return to the White House has been spread by some adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory....

Greene, a Republican who represents Georgia’s 14th congressional district, took to Twitter on Tuesday to share a screenshot of a message she said she had sent to Carlson. “I just sent a message to the NSA,” Greene tweeted, suggesting the agency was monitoring the communication between her and Carlson. Greene’s message said: “Hi Tucker, reaching out to the NSA to tell them it’s illegal to spy on American citizens so I thought the quickest route would be texting you....

In a Gettr post on Tuesday, Greene wrote that the social media giant “needs to learn a lesson.” Gettr is a social media platform targeted to conservatives started by former Donald Trump aide Jason Miller. “The truth is under attack and so are our Republican Conservative values,” the Georgia representative wrote. “Twitter has censored millions of Conservative Americans for too long now without any restraint.” Greene continued, “Twitter is a danger to us all by deeming itself the judge of speech on its platform....

Over the past weeks, many prominent cryptocurrencies have seen a steep drop in their value. Bitcoin’s price fell from more than $46,000 a week ago to less than $33,000 as of the time of writing. Dogecoin fell precipitously as well, declining from north of $0.50 on May 16 to less than $0.30 today, while Ethereum has dipped from more than $3,500 last week to now hovering around $2,000. “I think this is the ‘Great Unwind’....

The poll was created by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and conducted by Shiftsmart.com. “I wanted to get an understanding of what opening meant to businesses around Dallas. Were they opening? What precautions were they taking? Were employees in safe environments? And bigger picture, I wanted to know if these are places that I would feel safe taking my family to,” Cuban wrote on his blog. According to Cuban, the poll called 1,000 restaurants and retail locations based on popularity, using the number of reviews on Yelp as a “proxy....

Michigan State and Ohio State face off in Columbus on Saturday, where the winner will be the favorite to win the Big Ten East. But during Tuesday’s press conference, Dantonio was asked a question about the scale of the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry vs. the Michigan State-Ohio State rivalry. MORE: Best playoff bets | Week 12 bowl projections | Playoff ranking The reporter said that in southeastern Michigan, everyone is “conditioned to hearing Michigan-Ohio State, for good reason....

The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington on Sunday, cites Esper’s secrecy agreements that could force him to face civil or criminal liability if he authorizes the publication of A Sacred Oath without the Pentagon’s approval, the AP reported. The filing claims that “significant text” of the memoir is being held for classification purposes despite Esper’s assertion no classified information is revealed in the book. The lawsuit describes Esper’s tenure as Defense Secretary as “an unprecedented time of civil unrest, public health crises, growing threats abroad, Pentagon transformation, and a White House seemingly bent on circumventing the Constitution....

Martin, a three-decade veteran of NASCAR racing, a driver who drew wide respect from fans and peers throughout his career, hasn’t been at a racetrack since he retired from the sport after the 2013 Sprint Cup season finale. MORE: 10 drivers to watch in Coca-Cola 600 | Martin heads Hall of Fame class Why? Because he didn’t feel like he belonged there. “I didn’t really feel like I had a place,” he said....

He forgot how it felt to practice in the morning. He forgot how hot it gets in Miami, even in late March and early April. That’s one of the first things that hit him during spring practice with the Hurricanes. It’s smoking hot at 8 in the morning, Richt said Wednesday. 2016 PREVIEWS: Alabama | Clemson | LSU | Notre Dame | Ohio State “It’s good for us to get used to it and practice in it, but our players are more used to it than I was as a coach,” Richt said....

“After a series of conversations with Coach Turgeon, we agreed that a coaching change was the best move for Coach Turgeon and for the Maryland Men’s Basketball program,” Damon Evans, director of athletics at Maryland, said via a statement. “He has dedicated over a decade of his life to the University of Maryland, and has coached with distinction and honor. He leaves College Park as the 2020 Big Ten Conference champion and with more than 225 victories....

You want to send a mail to Mark Zuckerberg? But hey wait before you do it, you have to pay an exorbitant amount of $100 to make sure he receives your message. So are you up for it? As per a tech blog Mashable , some users who were trying to send Facebook messages to CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday were given an option to pay $100 to ensure that their message doesn’t end in spam and reaches Zuckerberg....

Results of a second MRI confirm that the 2013 National League Rookie of the Year has a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his pitching arm, the Marlins announced Tuesday night. Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Los Angeles Dodgers' team physician, recommends surgery. A source told Will Carroll of Bleacher Report that Fernandez's tear is "more than half," and Tommy John surgery is being scheduled. Fernandez, 21, is 4-2 with a 2....

It looked like we might avoid Stanton speculation this season, given the surprisingly strong play of the Marlins through the first few months. But a recent slump has Miami looking like anything but a contender, so yes … teams are calling about the 24-year-old All-Star right fielder. “I think teams thought that by losing a few games we were out of it and we were selling off,” Marlins GM Dan Jennings tells the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo....

The Marlins second baseman singled off the Mets’ Noah Syndergaard to lead off the bottom of the first inning, quickly stole second and then scored to give the Marlins a 1-0 lead. With Miami trailing by one four innings later, Gordon tripled to lead off an eventual three-run inning. He finished 3 for 3 with the stolen base and two runs scored. MORE: Players who can be breakout stars in 2016...

Former Porto, Chelsea and Tottenham boss Villas-Boas has impressed since succeeding Rudi Garcia at the Stade Velodrome last May and guided Marseille to a second-place finish in the truncated 2019-20 Ligue 1 season. At the start of this month, the 42-year-old sought assurances over what transfer funds would be available to improve the squad, while the departure of sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta last week cast his position into fresh doubt....

Smith and Warner, along with Cameron Bancroft, were handed lengthy bans by Cricket Australia for their involvement in the side’s ball-tampering scandal earlier this year. While Smith, the former captain, and Warner, the former vice-captain, could yet return to play for their country, they will not be considered for leadership positions. And so with Australia still without a Test vice-captain and a permanent one-day international skipper, Marsh - Western Australia’s captain - is hopeful he can be considered, even at the age of 26....

The 33-year-old, who came out of retirement late this season to join a depleted Seattle offense, ran for two touchdowns in his team’s 28-23 divisional-round defeat to the Packers. Afterward, Lynch used his postgame media availability to offer advice to younger players in the league, his own experiences providing urgency to the message. Lynch said his peers should be mindful of saving their money and preserving their health in order to lead fulfilling post-football lives....

Wambach entered the tournament with 13 career World Cup goals, one shy of tying the scoring mark previously shared by Marta and Germany’s Birgit Prinz. MORE: Goals galore on Day 3 | Rapinoe keys U.S. to victory | Must-see Group Stage photos Marta’s 15th goal came on a penalty kick in Brazil’s opening match against South Korea.

Montreal announced on Wednesday that the organization is dropping the interim tag for Martin St. Louis and giving him a three-year contract extension that begins in 2022-2023 and will run through the 2024-25 season. The deal makes the 46-year-old the 32nd head coach in franchise history. “We are happy to officially appoint Martin as head coach of the Montreal Canadiens,” said general manager Kent Hughes in the team’s press release....