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“If Kevin McCarthy is truly the leader of his [conference], he would stop paying lip service and use his RNC speech—and his wallet—to stop the dangerous movement of QAnon from creeping into the halls of Congress,” Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, told Newsweek. QAnon, popular among far-right extremist supporters of President Donald Trump, is the debunked belief that a deep-state of Satan-worshipping pedophiles consisting of Democratic politicians, the media and other prominent figures is running a global child sex-trafficking operation....

MORE: WWE 2017 predictions Shinsuke Nakamura is astonishingly great, even at half-speed While Bobby Roode is a longtime veteran who knows how to carry himself like a star in the ring, Nakamura somehow manages to be on a whole ’nother level as a wrestler. He not only showed the charisma that he generally carries in spades, but sold a knee injury that had the crowd shrieking in terror when Roode went after it, which finally gave the underdog challenger a believeable way to get the belt off him....

When asked about Roman Reigns defending the WWE World Heavyweight Title in the Royal Rumble in the 30-man main event, Kevin Owens said that he is not bothered about Reigns defending the title. He also took a dig at the champion by saying that he would be probably somewhere putting copious amounts of conditioner in his hair. Kevin Owens has been receiving criticisms from the fans in the social media and he gives it back to them without a second thought....

Following the efforts of the victim’s concerned nephew, James Vlasto, Mitchell was brought down along with the infamous Tene Bimbo Gypsy clan she was associated with. The clan would reportedly defraud wealthy and elderly men and sometimes even poison them to death. The infamous 1993 case will now become the subject of ID’s Black Widows: Kiss, Marry, Kill this Thursday, September 29, 2022. The episode, titled Gypsy Hustle, will air at 9 pm ET on the network....

The company filed a recall report earlier this week which said that the cars’ Airbag Control Unit could come in contact with a memory chip on the vehicles’ circuit board which could in turn affect the electrical units that control the airbag’s deployment. “Circuit damage may result in deactivated airbags that will not deploy in a crash,” the report stated. The issue was first reported in Korea last July....

The minivan has been around since the 1980s, when modern minivans began to be offered by Chrysler, however the 1936 Stout Scarab is considered the minivan pioneer. In 2000, minivans hit their sales peak selling 1.4 million units that year, however that number has since dropped with the growing popularity and versatility of SUVs. “Designing the minivan is probably the biggest challenge an automotive designer can have,” Tom Kearns, vice president and chief designer at Kia told Newsweek....

Competing for medals for India is no longer a romantic quest as it was half a century back. Perhaps because, the India of 2014 expects medals. And expectations are not easy to meet; especially if that is of a billion plus nation hungry for sporting success. The mantle of carrying the hopes of the nation remained in the hands of Srikanth’s illustrious compatriot, Parupalli Kashyap, who duly delivered a stellar performance under pressure and landed India its first men’s Commonwealth Games badminton gold since the late Syed Modi in the 1982 Games....

The Indian team, including Srikanth and Sindhu, is currently in Gold Coast for the Commonwealth Games, which begins tomorrow with the mixed team championship. According to the draw made in Jakarta yesterday, Sindhu faces Taiwanese Pai Yu Po in the first round, while Srikanth, who won four Superseries titles last year, will face Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto in his campaign opener. The 22-year-old from Hyderabad, who won the silver at the World Championship, might cross swords with China’s Chen Xiaoxin in the second round....

Good start for the Indian. 1-0 1-1 Excellent cross court hit from Srikanth. 2-1 The Dane in front now. 3-2 A good rally ends with Vittinghus taking the Indian aback with a shot aimed at Srikanth’s body. 4-2 Srikanth levels it. 4-4. The Dane once again up with a two-point lead. 6-4 Its 6-6 Superb cross court hit from the Dane. Error at the net from Srikanth makes it 8-6 for the Dane....

Leading scorer Kerwin Roach will return to the team for the Big 12 Tournament following a suspension for violating team rules, coach Shaka Smart said on a Big 12 conference call. MORE: SN’s March Madness 2019 bracket projections The Longhorns have stumbled to a 1-4 record since Roach’s suspension in late February, including losing to fellow bubble team TCU on Saturday. The return of Roach and his 15.0 points per game will be a much-needed welcome to a Texas team that needs a strong finish to the season to bolster its tournament resume....

Durant peeked around a corner as the rapper walked through the tunnel of Scotiabank Arena and yelled some sarcastic words of encouragement at the Toronto native. “Keep your head up young fella,” said Durant. “It’s alright, it’s ok. We’ve still got more games to play. Pick your head up. It’s alright.” “It’s one-one,” said Drake to Durant. “And you squeezed that by the way.” MORE: Kawhi Leonard reportedly suing Nike over logo dispute...

Cunningham recorded a career-high 18 points against Philadelphia on Nov. 4 and followed that up with a team-high 17 points, including eight in the fourth quarter on Friday against the Brooklyn Nets. One particular Net was duly impressed with Cunningham’s start to the season. NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) “I love Cade’s game," said Kevin Durant post-game. “I think he’s gonna be a tough, tough cover for a long, long time....

MORE: Team USA practice photos However, the rapper/actor/poet/activist’s influence lives stronger than Lance Armstrong. Kevin Durant’s leg is proof. The four-time scoring champion, who recently shook up the sports world when he decided to joint Steph Curry and Klay Thompson and Draymond Green and join the Warriors, the team that eliminated his Thunder from the playoffs in the Western Conference Finals this past season, is now sporting a near life-size tattoo of Tupac’s face on his leg....

This continued a recent stretch of health misfortunate for Durant as the injury occurred in a freakish way, with Jimmy Butler landing on his right knee after a layup attempt. Durant is expected to miss up to a month of action with the injury, derailing an MVP-caliber campaign where he was averaging 29.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game leading the Nets to 18 wins in their last 20 games to shoot up to second in the Eastern Conference Standings....

Although Brooks was in charge when the Thunder advanced to the NBA Finals in 2012, he was unable to retain his job following a 45-37 season in which the Thunder did not make the playoffs. MORE: Kevin Ollie a candidate? | Durant, Westbrook won’t watch playoffs Reigning MVP Kevin Durant, who played in just 19 games because of a foot injury, took to Instagram on Wednesday night to comment on Brooks’ firing....

The Young Avengers are the iconic team of superhero teens from the comics who all have connections to the original Avengers. Although there is already so much going on in the MCU at the moment, fans have been persistent in questioning whether the Young Avengers’ MCU arrival is, at all, a possibility. Well, according to a recent statement by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, it looks like we have a better idea of that likelihood....

A screengrab captured by Jay King, Celtics reporter for The Athletic, showed an Instagram story from Garnett criticising Irving for the action. Garnett played six seasons in Boston, from 2007-13, earning All-Star status five times for the Celtics and winning the 2008 NBA Finals in his first season there. Irving played in Boston for two seasons, from 2017-19. MORE: Irving, Kevin Durant sound off on Celtics fan who threw bottle...

Harvick had just won the AdvoCare 500to remain third in points, maintaining a slim shot at the Sprint Cup championship going into next week’s season finale. Two weeks earlier, the two were embroiled in a bitter dispute after Harvick’s comments following a Camping World Truck Series incident with Childress grandson Ty Dillon. MORE: Best, worst moves at Phoenix | How Harvick won | Kenseth struggles | Phoenix photos Harvick called Dillon and his older brother, Austin, “punk-ass kids” and said they didn’t work for their rides at Richard Childress Racing....

Harvick says he still believed he could win the Sprint Cup championship but many others believed he had created too much drama and tension for even the fiercest of competitors to overcome. Harvick called Childress’ grandsons, Austin and Ty Dillon, “punk-ass kids” in a fit of rage after Ty wrecked him in the Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Just 46 points behind the points leader with four races remaining, it appeared that Harvick — even if Childress kept him in the car until his pending departure for Stewart-Haas Racing after the season — had just ruined any team chemistry needed to win the title....