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The 28-year-old center has switched agents and will now be represented by Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, according to a report from the New York Times. The news comes just days after ESPN reported there was “no market” for Cousins, who remains a free agent. Cousins signed a one-year, $5.3 million deal with the Warriors last summer and missed the team’s first 45 games as he continued to recover from a torn Achilles....

The France international completed his switch to Camp Nou on Monday, finally offering Barca a replacement for Neymar following his world-record move to Paris Saint-Germain. Barca are 13/2 to win Champions League Bartra — who came through the youth ranks at Barca — believes Dembele is a great signing for Ernesto Valverde’s side, but is keen that there is not too much expectation placed on the 20-year-old. “Dembele is a pure talent, it’s a great signing,” Bartra told a news conference while on international duty with Spain....

The Belgium international midfielder is tied to Spurs until 2019 but will enter the final 12 months of that agreement when heading off on World Cup duty this summer. He has no plans to discuss fresh terms before the end of the season, with his focus locked on the present for club and country. Dembele is, however, already sparking talk of interest from Serie A champions Juventus and appears reluctant to close the exit door....

Since Trump beat out his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, a number of artists have used their platform and artistry to speak out about social injustices and civil disparities that have occurred under Trump’s leadership. While some have called him out more directly like Lovato, others have used music to inspire conversations about the state of the country and where we’re headed as a people and a nation, noting hot topics like immigration policy, prison reform and inequality....

The “Dancing With The Devil” hitmaker recently announced they identify as non-binary and changed their pronouns to they/them. The former Disney Channel actor opened up to transgender boxer Patricio Manuel on their new 4D With Demi Lovato podcast. The singer explained that they could relate to Manuel feeling like his career as a boxer was holding him back from his truth. “I was so afraid at times of what my career would look like if I wasn’t that super sexy hyper-feminine popstar,” they explained....

“If the Biden White House can prioritize purchasing 200 Maine lobsters for a fancy dinner, @POTUS should also take the time to meet with the Maine lobstermen his administration is currently regulating out of business,” Representative Jared Golden, who represents Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, tweeted Wednesday evening. The White House ordered 200 of the crustaceans, Portland, Maine, TV station WCSH reported, to serve at what will be the first state dinner since President Joe Biden took office....

Buck was accused of inviting Black men into his home for sexual pleasure. In 2017, he distributed methamphetamine to 26-year-old Gemmel Moore and 55-year-old Timothy Dean in 2019. Both men died in his West Hollywood apartment. Buck was also found guilty of inhabiting a drug den and luring Moore and another man to travel to Los Angeles with him for prostitution purposes. He allegedly had an obsession with “party and play” scenarios where he would invite Black men over for monetary reasons and inject them with doses of meth, rendering them unconscious, according to prosecutors....

“I am calling on Congress tonight, on leaders of both parties, to adopt a remote voting procedure to ensure that if we’re not able to travel, if this public health crisis worsens…we’re still able to take votes,” California Congresswoman Katie Porter said to CNN’s Chris Cuomo Friday. “We’re asking the American public to adopt public health measures and it’s really important…that Congress adopt public health measures itself. Congress itself has been flatfooted during this crisis in terms of how we deal with things....

Democrats and gun control proponents are now predicting disaster in New York and in the six other states (California, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Jersey) with restrictive “may-issue” concealed handgun laws. These states required that applicants for concealed carry permits must demonstrate “proper cause”—a good reason that would convince a government bureaucrat of one’s need for a permit. The doomsayers don’t have history on their side. Since 1976, 18 states have eliminated “proper cause” requirements in favor of “right-to-carry” policies....

After months of hearings designed to build its case against Trump and his other allies involved in the “Stop the Steal” rally at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, committee members announced they would be making four criminal referrals to the DOJ for further investigation and potential charges. These included a bevy of charges ranging from obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the United States to allegations of conspiracy to make a false statement, and the intention to “incite,” “assist” or “aid or comfort” an insurrection....

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Bannon had been charged with two counts of contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the Capitol. Each count—for refusing to be deposed and for refusing to provide documents—carries a maximum penalty of up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine. Bannon said he was refusing to comply with the committee’s subpoena on the advice of Trump, who unsuccessfully attempted to block the committee’s subpoenas by claiming executive privilege....

Trump stunned the White House briefing room, if not the entire country, with one statement on Wednesday. “There won’t be a transfer, frankly,” he said. “There will be a continuation.” His comments drew immediate rebukes from Democrats across the country. “We cannot and will not let Donald Trump go unchecked as he continues to threaten our democracy,” said Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, co-Chairs of the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA), in a joint statement....

Democrats have spent at least $43,885,000 on advertising campaigns in races across six states. While the tactic has struggled to see success in congressional races, their efforts to highlight candidates who they believe will be easier to defeat in the general election finally paid off this week after Michigan Representative Peter Meijer was ousted by John Gibbs, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Meijer, one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump, would have been a more formidable opponent for the Democratic Party in the general election....

Stranger Things Season 3 is finally here, reuniting fans the residents of Hawkins and the terrifying creatures of the Upside Down. While it’s clear The Mind Flayer is the main antagonist of the show, one creature is clearly the second-most most frightening creature of the franchise. Audiences first caught wind of the Demogorgon in the very first episode, as the boys (Mike, Will, Dustin and Lucas) play Dungeons and Dragons....

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is perhaps the biggest manga/anime franchise in the world right now. Last year’s Demon Slayer: Mugen Train movie broke the long-standing domestic box office record in Japan held by Hayao Miyazaki’s film Spirited Away. The series has captivated audiences with its beautifully drawn action sequences, likeable characters, and some sharp writing. Demon Slayer has a fair amount of violence in it, which is why Matsuyama is talking censorship of the upcoming game....

As Hamlin led Bowman by less than a tenth of a second with seven to go, Bowman bumped into the back of the 11 car, causing Hamlin to spin out and hit the wall and bring out a caution flag. Bowman went on to win the race while Hamlin finished 24th. As Bowman was getting ready to celebrate the win, Hamlin pulled over to stop Bowman from excecuting a burnout at the start-finish line....

One mom on TikTok—who happens to be a dentist—has come up with a solution. A video showing her technique for brushing the teeth of her “wiggly one year old” has been watched more than 4.1 million times. Dr Joyce Kahng, from Orange County in California, who posts on the app as @joycethedentist, shared her clip with the caption: “The only thing that has worked for my wiggly 1 year old [stressed-face emoji] #babytok #newmomtips #babyhack....

The most dramatic rebuttal to these theories came in September, when Jean-Claude Pressac’s “The Crematoriums of Auschwitz: The Machinery of Mass Murder” was published in Paris. Pressac, a pharmacist and amateur historian, has been linked with Holocaust deniers, but he told NEWSWEEK he had never questioned the fact of the Holocaust–merely the methods the Nazis used. “I had questions,” he says. “It’s normal.” Using newly available documents taken by the Soviets from Auschwitz, Pressac explains with chilling objectivity the floor plans and ventilation systems of the gas chambers and reproduces order forms for furnaces....

While Fury arrived into the first fight with just six months of boxing under his belt following a three-year layoff, the Briton expects to be in peak form on Saturday. Both boxers have won two bouts each since colliding in Los Angeles and the status quo hasn’t changed. Wilder is the more powerful puncher of the two, while Fury is the better boxer. In 2018, the Briton outboxed the American for large spells, before being floored in the final round and somehow beating the count....

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Deputy Dhaliwal pulled a vehicle over during a traffic stop west of Jersey Village, which is in the northwest area of Houston. Gonzalez said the suspect shot Dhaliwal from behind, “at least a couple of times” in a “very ruthless, cold-blooded way” before taking off, according to KHOU, the CBS affiliate in Houston. Crewmembers from the nearby Cy-Fair Fire Department performed CPR on Dhaliwal before he was taken by Life Flight to Memorial Hermann Hospital, where he was pronounced dead....