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The dispute began when many Republican Senators refused to back the PACT Act, introduced to provide healthcare for millions of military veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during their service. As a result the bill, which began as bipartisan, fell five votes short of the 60 it needed to pass the Senate. Republicans argued Democrats altered the bill to increase spending in other areas, with Cruz accusing the party of seeking to “exploit veterans” to provide “$400 billion in discretionary spending that has nothing to do with veterans”....

Forward Jonathan Isaac had been dealing with concussion-like symptoms, missing Orlando’s regular-season finale against the Hornets on Wednesday where his team secured the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with a 122-114 victory. But the Magic announced Thursday Isaac has cleared the concussion protocol and will be available for Game 1 in Toronto on Saturday. The belief is Isaac suffered the injury Sunday during the first quarter of Orlando’s 116-108 victory over the Celtics when he was struck in the jaw....

The news of Oliva’s possible involvement in the murder comes from his friend, Michael Vail, who claimed Oliva called him the night of Ramsey’s death and say he told him he harmed a young girl, according to WWJ-TV, a Detroit local station. The allegations will premiere in an episode titled True Crime Exclusive: “I Accidentally Killed JonBenét.” Ramsey, who was 6, went temporarily missing in 1996. She was later found dead in the basement of her home eight hours after her parents reported her missing....

United beat Middlesbrough 3-1 at the weekend to climb to fifth place in the Premier League table after spending several months in sixth position and they remain well in the race for Champions League qualification. Jones has admitted they are still going through a bit of a transition period after changing manager three times in recent years, but he feels they have shown this term they are on the right path....

The news of the marriage was shared in an official statement by SM Entertainment, his management company, which said: “EXO’s Chen has met a precious person in his life to tie the knot with. The bride to be is a non-celebrity, and the wedding will be held in private with families only,” the company stated, Allkpop reports. “We ask for your generous understanding to respect the decisions of both families to keep everything related to the marriage in private....

Jordan Brand descended on Las Vegas this past weekend to give basketball fans a unique experience that would last three days. The event, named “First to Fly,” gave people the opportunity to test out the brand’s latest incarnation of high-performance footwear, the Super.Fly 4. There was more to the weekend at the Brooklyn Bowl than that, though. MORE: Photos from ‘First to Fly’ | Westbrook’s first Jordan Brand shoe...

On Friday, the NBA named Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson as its Western Conference Rookie of the Month. Clarkson is the first Laker to win the award. MORE: Lakers’ offseason | Hornets may shut down Jefferson | Warriors not happy with Jackson The Missouri product is certainly worthy of the honor, as he’s been one of the few promising stories from the Lakers’ season. From the NBA’s release: Clarkson was originally drafted 46th overall by the Wizards in the 2014 draft before being traded to Los Angeles for cash considerations last June....

This set the table for the Warriors’ Big 3 of Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green to take the floor together in a playoff game for the first time in 1,038 days, according to StatMuse. However, head coach Steve Kerr caught everyone by surprise when he announced that Curry would come off the bench in his return, presumably to tailor to his minutes restriction upon return from injury. MORE: Watch the NBA playoffs on Sling TV (U....

But when the name Conor McGregor came up Thursday, “Gamebred” let everyone know that it’s for the best — especially for the UFC’s sake — that he never gets put in the Octagon with “Notorious.” Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year “That fight … the president deemed it not good because they don’t want a murder charge on them,” Masvidal said on ESPN’s “Get Up....

Manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Saturday Jose Altuve will go on the injured list after sustaining a hamstring injury in Friday’s game. The Astros called up prospect Corbin Martin in a corresponding move. MORE: Watch ‘ChangeUp,’ a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN Because Altuve has been put on the injured list, Houston doesn’t have to send anyone to the minors as Martin is on both the team’s 40-man, and 25-man rosters....

Fresh Brewed Tees put Jose Bautista’s awesome bat flip from Game 5 of the ALDS on an ugly Christmas sweater, and it’s a first-ballot ugly Christmas sweater Hall of Famer. MORE: Worst baseball decisions of 2015 | Baseball’s All-Thanksgiving team But that’s not all. There is also a Royals collection if you want to feel like a champion. Can’t forget Matt Harvey, or should we say, “The Dark Knight.”...

The former major leaguer and admitted steroid user took to Twitter on Wednesday to rip into the Baseball Writers’ Association of America for not electing more players suspected of steroid use, namely, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds and former teammate and A’s “Bash Brother” Mark McGwire. FAGAN: First-time voters show different stance on PED suspects MORE: Worst Hall of Fame selections ever Canseco, in his infamous tell-all memoir “Juiced,” called out players he said used PEDs....

Canseco is almost as famous for admitting he used performance enhancing drugs as he is for his actual playing career. Then there’s the time he shot off his own finger and tried to sell the detached phalange. Living as a woman on his new TV show seems like the natural progression here. MORE: Jenner’s touching ESPYS speech | Canseco apologizes to players he outed When Jenner revealed she was transgendered earlier this year, Canseco admitted he wasn’t initially comfortable with the idea....

The Venezuelan forward headed in a Julian Gressel cross for the opening goal — and MLS record — in the 42nd minute against New York City at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Martinez continuing his hot streak meant he surpassed the previous best mark he briefly shared with Portland Timbers star Diego Valeri. The 26-year-old has netted 14 times during his run, which started in May, to close in on Los Angeles FC star Carlos Vela atop the MLS goalscoring charts....

According to CBS Sports, Gordon told fellow receiver Nate Burleson he has felt alienated by some within the Browns organization. The fallout could possibly stem from him being suspended for 10 games for violating the NFL’s drug policy. MORE: Cam Newton feeds the children | The Fuller parents create custom jerseys | Saints TE’s Ferguson comments go viral “The lowest point of all this I think was the disassociation from a lot of friends you thought were close to you, thought were kind of cool with you, really not checking on you anymore,” Gordon said....

Tennessee announced the hiring of Josh Heupel on Wednesday, which completes the logical pairing with former UCF athletic director Danny White. How did Volunteers fans respond? Look at the comments section: MORE: Every FBS coaching change in 2020 This coaching search wasn’t anywhere near the disastrous 2018 search that started with Greg Schiano and ended with Jeremy Pruitt, but it took that one hard turn at the end that puts Heupel in an unenviable position before he gets started....

The running back from Tulsa, Okla., took a pass from Tua Tagovailoa in the flat and ran untouched in the open field before finding Oklahoma safety Robert Barnes waiting for him at the 5-yard line. Jacobs lowered his shoulder. “Honestly, in my head I was like, ‘I see him. Five yards away from me and the end zone. We’re going to see who wins this battle,’” Jacobs told Sporting News....

Writing in Arabic, Ahwaze said Khamenei had handed power over to his son, Mojtaba Khamenei. “Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was scheduled to meet on Friday with the Iranian Leader Khamenei, this meeting between [Khamenei] and President Rouhani was canceled due to the deterioration of Khamenei’s health condition,” Ahwaze wrote. Ahwaze went on to say that the cause of the supreme leader’s ill health was not known, assertions about the senior Khamenei which Newsweek has not been able to independently confirm, but suggested it could be due to prostate cancer....

On Monday, Reddit user u/TheBatWaffles shared a video of the moment they took their dog Bailey to the local Build-a-bear store to pick out a new toy. With over 36,000 upvotes and hundreds of delighted comments, the heartwarming video shows Bailey picking out all the elements of her bear. Statistics show 61 million American adults have a disability but there are only around 500,000 working service dogs in the U....