Rep. Gosar is censured over an anime video depicts him killing AOC

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Rep. Gosar is censured over an anime video depicts him killing AOC

The House of Representatives voted to censure hardline Republican Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., and remove him from his two committee assignments.

The vote was mostly along party lines, 223-207. Two Republicans, Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., joined all Democrats to censure Gosar, while Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, voted present.

The formal rebuke came after Gosar posted an anime style video on Twitter last week that depicts him murdering Rep.

Rapper Young Dolph is shot and killed in Memphis

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Rapper Young Dolph is shot and killed in Memphis

Rapper Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., better known by his stage name Young Dolph, was shot and killed in Memphis on Wednesday, according to police.

Memphis Police Department Chief CJ Davis said officers responded to a shooting at a cookie shop at around 12:30 p.m. where the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

“The preliminary information indicates that the victim is Adolph Robert Thornton Jr.

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ trailer reveals return of old villains

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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ trailer reveals return of old villains

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The second trailer for “Spider-Man: No Way Home” premiered on Tuesday, a little over a month ahead of the Sony Pictures/Marvel Studios co-production’s exclusive theatrical release.

The movie will feature the return of some old faces from past Spider-Man movies including Jamie Foxx as Electro, and Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus. Rumors have swirled that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield,

Mike Tyson ‘died’ while tripping on psychedelic toad venom

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Tyson discovered it four years ago. At the time, he was 100 pounds overweight, drinking and drugging. He was sluggish and unhappy. One of his friends suggested he try toad venom, and the athlete loved it.

“I did it as a dare,” Tyson recalled. “I was doing heavy drugs like cocaine, so why not? It’s another dimension. Before I did the toad, I was a wreck. The toughest opponent I ever faced was myself.

Cam Newton signs deal to rejoin Carolina Panthers

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Cam Newton signs deal to rejoin Carolina Panthers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — “Superman,” the sequel, began for the Carolina Panthers on Thursday when quarterback Cam Newton returned to the team he led to the Super Bowl in 2015 with a one-year contract.

The deal is worth up to $10 million for the remainder of the season, including $4.5 million guaranteed and a $1.5 million roster bonus, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Ravens announce inactives for Week 10 matchup vs. Dolphins

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Ravens announce inactives for Week 10 matchup vs. Dolphins

The Baltimore Ravens will play the Miami Dolphins on “Thursday Night Football” in Week 10. The team announced their inactives prior to kickoff, and some good news is that Baltimore receiver Sammy Watkins is indeed active for the contest, so quarterback Lamar Jackson and the offense get a boost with the addition of the veteran wideout. He will definitely help fellow receivers Marquise Brown and Rashod Bateman by taking some attention away from them.

The electric automaker Rivian soared in its stock debut. Why there’s so much buzz

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Electric automaker Rivian hit public markets with a big splash.

Rivian shares surged in their first day of trading on Wednesday, after the company completed one of the largest initial public offerings in U.S. history.

The shares have settled slightly after the initial pop, but the company is still valued at close to $100 billion — a larger market capitalization than Ford or General Motors has, although not as high as Tesla’s mind-boggling $1 trillion valuation.

Rittenhouse: ‘I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself’

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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse testified Wednesday he was under attack when he killed two men and wounded a third with his rifle during a chaotic night of protests in Kenosha, saying: “I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself.”

In a high-stakes gamble, the 18-year-old took the stand at his murder trial to tell his side of what happened on the streets that day in the summer of 2020, sobbing so hard at one point that the judge called a break.

Lakers: Rajon Rondo, Austin Reaves Injury Updates

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Two of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ better guards during a very lucky 126-123 home victory over the Charlotte Hornets last night may not be available to help LA against one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference tomorrow night.

Per Jovan Buha, Lakers reserve guards Austin Reaves and Rajon Rondo have both joined the team’s injury report. They are new additions to the injury list this season:

The Lakers’ injury report for tomorrow’s game against Miami:

— LeBron James,

Comcast hit by widespread Xfinity outages in major U.S. cities

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Comcast customers across Chicago, Philadelphia and parts of New Jersey suffered widespread broadband outages on Tuesday morning, just a day after users in San Francisco faced a similar predicament.

Data from outage tracking website Downdetector showed more than 53,000 people had reported issues with their Xfinity service as of Tuesday morning. An internet outage map from Cisco-owned network monitoring company ThousandEyes also reflected the issues in both cities and New Jersey.