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Politico senior writer Michael Grunwald posted a tweet Friday that explained Maine Senator Susan Collins successfully argued for the removal of pandemic flu preparation funds from the stimulus package 11 years ago: “I had forgotten my own reporting that Senator Collins stripped $870M for pandemic preparations out of the 2009 stimulus.” According to Grunwald, then-Senator Joe Lieberman convinced Collins to shift the $870 million over to funding for community health centers instead of removing it outright....

Campbell spoke with Howe’s son, Mark, who said “things are definitely headed in the wrong direction” for the hockey legend after he suffered a stroke several weeks ago. MORE: Fans honor Gordie Howe | Memorable photos of ‘Mr. Hockey’ Howe, 86, was thought to have been making a significant recovery from a severe stroke on Oct. 29 while at his daughter’s home in Lubbock, Texas. But in an email to family, the younger Howe wrote that Gordie’s condition has worsened and it may be time to consider Hospice care....

Leaked image shows interesting features Much like their previous releases, Google is tight-lipped about the features of the forthcoming handset as well. However, the leaked image indicates that this phone will feature a circular fingerprint sensor at the back. It is also likely to feature a camera with LED flash. There is an LG sticker at the back, which also confirms earlier speculations that they would be manufacturing the phone....

Google makes Android but it also makes its own hardware in the Pixel line of phones. Released in 2018, the Pixel 3 is similar in size to the Huawei P20, a similarly capable smartphone. Here we compare both phones to see which you might want to spend your money on. How much do both phones cost? The Pixel 3 is the more expensive phone, costing from £739 / $799 if you buy SIM free direct from Google....

Gallagher, a former Marine, detailed his experiences from that day when the protest “seemed to escalate out of control very quickly.” The representative also said that he felt that many Republicans’ challenges to the election results and efforts to overturn them “gave a lot of people false hope.” He called for the country to come together for a peaceful transfer of power. Firing Line host Margaret Hoover asked Gallagher if there should be an investigation into why Capitol security wasn’t better prepared for the protest....

Luntz, who has worked as a pollster and strategist for high-profile Republicans, was interviewed on ABC’s This Week. Host Jonathan Karl asked him about the news that broke earlier this week regarding Trump’s accounting firm dropping his company as a client and stating that a decade’s worth of financial records “should no longer be relied upon.” “Are Republicans feeling some anxiety about tying themselves too closely to Donald Trump…where it seems to be the legal walls seem to be kind of moving in on him?...

Police investigated the charge in January 2013. At the time, a family member found five bruises, approximately 4 inches long, on Sortwell’s child while giving them a bath, Green Bay Police Department records showed according to The Green Bay Press-Gazette. The relative brought the child to the hospital. When police questioned Sortwell, he explained that the Bible was “very specific” about corporal punishment. He loosely cited a Bible verse from Proverbs: “Whoever spares the rod hates their child,” police said....

Shortly after the November 3 race was called in his favor, Cawthorn tweeted, “Cry more, Lib,” a message that drew criticism from some social media users who felt it was unprofessional, given the circumstances. Speaking to Jewish Insider in a wide-ranging interview published Monday, the forthcoming congressman said his Twitter post was directed at critics and “cancel culture,” rather than his Democratic opponent. Cawthorn also suggested the sentiment was born out of competitive spirit, but he noted that he crossed a line “in the heat of victory....

Democrats and voting rights activists argue that the For the People Act is vital to combat voter suppression, particularly of minorities. But Republicans see the bill as unconstitutional and giving too much power to the federal government to manage elections nationwide. The legislation was passed through the House of Representatives last week on a party-line vote, but it faces an uncertain future in the Senate. “I think I disagree with every single word in HR 1, including the words ‘but,’ ‘and’ and ’the,’” Lee said during a Wednesday interview with Fox News’ morning show Fox & Friends....

“Here’s what I’ve learned in three years about the budget,” Kennedy, who represents Louisiana, said during an interview with Fox News America’s Newsroom. “Everybody around this place – Democrat and Republican – says ‘we need to spend less.’ But it’s like going to heaven,” the congressman continued. “Everybody wants to go to heaven, nobody’s quite ready to take the trip.” Kennedy said that when it comes to actually reducing spending, lawmakers from both parties “don’t want to hear about it....

Grassley echoed one of Trump’s frequent criticisms against Fox News by asking if the cable news network has any loyalty to the president. The Iowa GOP senator’s challenge comes hours after Trump and his longtime supporter Hannity conducted an interview taped Friday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The senator particularly complained that Hannity allowed Trump to “digress,” which prevented the president from touting his efforts to stack the U.S. Supreme Court with conservative justices....

In an interview on CNN, anchor Pamela Brown cited a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS which found that 70 percent of Republicans didn’t think Biden legitimately won enough votes for the presidency. Only 23 percent of Republicans said Biden did legitimately win enough votes for the presidency. The poll, taken between April 21 and 26, sampled 1,004 U.S. adults by phone. “Republicans continue to believe in the lie that this election, the last election was stolen....

The 1987 Mandela Cup champions bettered the 2014’s 3-2 home defeat to Esperance with a draw that left Dylan Kerr requiring a simple score line draw away in Tunis to progress to the money bracket. The home side squandered three clear chances in the first half, opportunities that could have changed the dynamic of the game courtesy of Jacques Tuyisenge and Meddie Kagere. Tuyisenge rattled Esperance goal with a ferocious shot from inside the box in the 18th minute, but the striker was denied by the right post before the visitors’ defence cleared the ball for a corner-kick....

The Hells Kitchen star is no stranger to TikTok and regularly uses the platform to share humorous clips and cooking videos with fans, but he drew the ire of animal rights activists earlier this week. The TikTok in question shows Ramsay, 55, climbing into a pen of about 10 white lambs while rubbing his hands together and repeatedly saying “yummy.” “I’m going to eat you,” the chef said to the group of lambs, before adding: “Which one’s going in the oven first?...

First released in 2017, the game focuses on “over-the-top” combat with animations meant to bring emphasis to impacts utilizing motion controls to allow players “to move in whatever way they please.” Gorn joins a bevy of titles announced or already released on the platform, such as The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. RELATED: PlayStation VR Finger-Tracking Controller Prototypes Revealed According to Free Lives Producer Adone Kitching, who wrote the PlayStation Blog post, as a gladiator players should work to “entertain” as much as they do to survive, and the developers are “still surprised by the creative combat styles” they see fans utilize....

The two innocent words returned a page of uniquely unsavory ornaments, with most of the top images displaying swastikas, SS bolts and other Nazi memorabilia. These objects still littered the results page at the time of publication. Numerous Google users took to Twitter to share their disbelief and confusion. “Question: Go to Google Image Search and look for ‘desk ornament.’ Do you get a bunch of Nazi stuff as the top results?...

Everything to know about the new feature As per a story by Gadgets Now, the admin can live-stream just by navigating to the meeting’s Activities Panel of the app. Then the users can select the “Live Streaming” option to share their live stream. Users will be able to choose their channel to start streaming the meeting that they are holding, as per Android Central. Google says that this live streaming option is extremely useful, especially for users who wish to share their information and presentation with a larger audience....

Google Nexus 4: Google’s very own Android phone, the Nexus, saw its latest model being designed by LG. It features Android in its purest form, just the way Google wanted it to be, and it does look good. High on features like its predecessors, the Nexus 4 managed to grab quite a few eyeballs during its launch. Extremely affordable, we can’t help but forgive Googe and LG for not putting in the LTE connectivity feature in this phone....

Speaking about the previous releases, while LG Nexus 5 witness a Google Play Store release in November 2013, its successor shall debut a little earlier. The safe bet will be October or a little later after the iPhone 6 release. However, till you wait for Nexus 6, another charm to attract Android lovers which is slated for a July release. The schedule is likely to happen at the yearly I/O Developers Conference which Google will conduct in San Francisco on 24th of June....