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Biden, who served as vice president under President Barack Obama, pulled ahead as the clear front-runner for the Democratic nomination following a series of victories in Super Tuesday states last month. While Sanders, a senator from Vermont, had garnered early momentum, Biden surged following a slew of endorsements from moderate Democrats and former presidential contenders. Now, the former vice president is ahead by 29 points in the latest survey by NBC News and The Wall Street Journal....

Biden has the support of 61.2 percent of Florida voters according a survey from St. Pete Polls, which was conducted on Wednesday. Despite dropping out of the race on the same day, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg came in second with 13.5 percent. Sanders was in third place with 11.9 percent, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren was in fourth with 4.8 percent. Warren suspended her campaign on Thursday....

Emails obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by BuzzFeed News and made available online show an exchange between Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, in early 2020. Emanuel is an oncologist and bioethicist who serves as vice provost for global initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania, a position he held at the time of his emails to Fauci....

Biden reportedly became somewhat defensive when asked about inflation, which stood at an annualized rate of 8.6 percent in May, and is now at a 40-year high after dropping slightly in April. The president pointed to the fact that other countries are also experiencing inflation (although the U.S. annualized rate is one of the highest in the world), and he also touted low unemployment figures. U.S. unemployment is currently 3....

Additionally, new polling has suggested Democrats are losing confidence in Biden as a candidate and that other Democratic candidates would pose a greater challenge to any potential Republican candidates. This comes as Biden’s approval rating has taken a significant hit amid an economic crisis. His ratings indicate that Biden is less popular than former President Donald Trump was during the Russia investigation, which looked into allegations that Trump’s team had colluded with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election....

Despite there not being a repeat of the violence seen at the Capitol on January 6 for Biden’s inauguration, a number of armed extremist groups previously emboldened by the Donald Trump administration are not expected to fade away into obscurity anytime soon, with the possibility more may arrive, Hampton Stall, senior researcher at the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), told Newsweek. Members of anti-government groups such as the Oath Keepers and the Three Percenters have been identified as taking part in the insurrection in Washington, D....

President Donald Trump took the Keystone State by only 44,000 votes and this time around it has been in the crosshairs of the Democrats keen to make amends for 2016 when Hillary Clinton was accused of ignoring those outside its major conurbations, thus costing her its 20 crucial electoral votes. Hoping to reprise his 2016 Rust Belt success, Trump has tried to portray Biden as being inveterately opposed to fracking—the process of extracting gas through hydraulic fracturing—which drives the state’s industry but provokes environmentalist angst....

President Donald Trump has persisted with his critiques of the act, also known as “Obamacare,” recently saying he hopes the Supreme Court will end it. The court will hear a case seeking to dismantle it just a week after Election Day, with Barrett’s appointment seen as boosting the prospect of a challenge to the act being successful. “The rushed and unprecedented confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as Associate Justice to the Supreme Court, in the middle of an ongoing election, should be a stark reminder to every American that your vote matters,” Biden said in a statement on her confirmation....

Biden whispered responses to reporter’s questions on three separate occasions during a press conference on Thursday evening in the White House East Room, while discussing a $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal that he said he would support if it included a supplemental second package. The deal, which will be paid for using unused COVID-19 aid funding, will include $1.2 trillion in funding for infrastructure over an eight year period, according to a statement from the White House, but is less than the $2....

On fourth-and-goal with 50 seconds left, Burrow fired a pass toward Tyler Boyd in the end zone for a potential go-ahead touchdown. The pass was incomplete, but a penalty on the Chiefs for illegal use of hands gave the Bengals a first down. Burrow was knocked to the ground during the play. He reached for his right knee before hobbling to the sideline. Backup quarterback Brandon Allen came in to take a knee and spike the ball to set up the game-winning field goal by Evan McPherson....

Cincinnati was facing a fourth-and-1 on the Rams’ 49-yard line with 43 seconds left in the contest. Zac Taylor and the Bengals chose to pass the ball out of the shotgun formation, which got blown up from the start. BENDER: Bengals’ pass protection issues caught up to them in Super Bowl loss Aaron Donald bowled through the line with ease and got to Burrow. He had Joe Burrow wrapped up and while the Bengals’ quarterback was able to get the ball away, it fell harmlessly to the turf, nearby Samaje Perine....

ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian reported on Sunday that Maddon got a Mohawk after Los Angeles lost its 12th consecutive game to fall to 27-29. The goal was to “awaken” the Angels and get them back on the winning track. MORE: Why the Angels fired Joe Maddon amid losing streak However, in a twist that was simultaneously crushing and comical, Kurkjian explained that Maddon was fired before his team could ever see his new haircut....

“I think Geno’s going to be the starting quarterback no matter if Fitzpatrick comes back or not,” Namath said at a luncheon Tuesday, via Newsday. “He was ahead of Fitz last year athletically. … Geno has grown. He’s filling out stronger, and (he’s) more mature.” Jets coach Todd Bowles seems to agree with Namath as far as Smith’s maturity is concerned, saying Tuesday, “he’s light years ahead from where he was last year....

His comments on the topic came during an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Spotify while he spoke with Dr. Bjorn Lomborg, the bestselling author of The Skeptical Environmentalist. The two covered a wide variety of topics related to the environment and climate change. When talking about activists who have applied super glue to their bodies and then attached themselves to renowned pieces of art, Rogan jokingly offered a solution....

The UFC commentator was joined by comedian Neal Brennan on The Joe Rogan Experience and the pair began talking about celebrity podcasts that do not work, involving stars who cannot let their real personalities come out. Meghan’s podcast Archetypes dropped around a year-and-a-half after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Spotify deal was first announced and is onto its tenth episode, which aired on Tuesday. Rogan said listeners get a sense of what a person is like “after a while” and added: “That’s why a lot of these celebrities that start these things they can’t keep up, they bail, you know like the Meghan Markles and the f******—I guess she’s doing it now—but Prince Harry was doing one for a while....

“With deep regret and contrition, I announce my resignation as head coach of the Florida Panthers,” Quenneville said in a statement. “I want to express my sorrow for the pain this young man, Kyle Beach, has suffered. My former team the Blackhawks failed Kyle (Beach) and I own my share of that. I want to reflect on how all of this happened and take the time to educate myself on ensuring hockey spaces are safe for everyone....

New York acquired Gallo from Texas in July of 2021 hoping he would become a source of consistent, left-handed power to balance out a lineup featuring right-handers Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, D.J. LeMahieu and Gleyber Torres. But from the moment he arrived, things went south. In his 58-game stint in 2021, his OPS dropped from .869 with the Rangers to .707 with the Yankees. Through 81 games in 2022, it’s a paltry ....

Carlson agreed to an eight-year contract extension worth $64 million to remain with the Capitals on Sunday. He tallied a career-high 68 points in his ninth season with Washington, and recorded 20 points en route to his first Stanley Cup — a franchise record. “John has been an exceptional and consistent player for our franchise and has blossomed into being one of the top defensemen in the NHL,” Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said in a release....

The animal rights organization hit out at Cox after the 65-year-old businessman launched a bus tour in Sacramento on Tuesday, where he appeared alongside a bear. It reflects Cox’s campaign pitch where he promised to bring “beastly” changes to California and compared himself to “beauty” Newsom. The Kodiak bear Tag features in a Cox advert where he vows to bring down housing costs, “deal with the homeless” and cut taxes....

In fact, golf already received shock waves on Monday when world No. 1 Rory McIlroy released pictures of himself in a walking boot. McIlroy ruptured a ligament in his ankle while playing soccer with his friends, and seems unlikely to be able to defend his title as The Open champion. MORE: Best photos of the week: June 29-July 5 | British Open odds adjusted after McIlroy injury Jordan Spieth is making his anticipated return after a roller-coaster win at the U....