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Nothing escapes the partisan divide — or so it seems. Party affiliation shapes opinions about inflation, clothing brands, and even America’s pastime — Major League Baseball. But actor Matt Damon — who himself has been criticized as a “Hollywood liberal” — says a worldwide aid effort to expand worldwide water access resonates with Democrats and Republicans alike. Damon, the co-founder of a global water access philanthropy called Water.org, rebuked the notion that liberals tend to be… Source link

Former UFC fighter and ESPN analyst Chael Sonnen told police that he doesn’t remember the incident in a Las Vegas hotel last year that , . , including one felony battery by strangulation, last week after he allegedly punched or kicked five different men in Las Vegas on Dec. 18. Sonnen told police that both he and his wife had taken Ambien and “did not have memory of anything,” . He also apparently asked police if everyone was OK multiple times. His wife, Brittany, told police she was… Source link

As a staunch supporter of the fossil fuel industry, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) has received more contributions from oil and gas companies than any other industry during his near decade in political office. But in the face of record high gas prices and energy supply constraints exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Stewart is finding common ground with the Biden administration on at least one issue — the need to accelerate investments in renewable energy. “We should be moving… Source link

WASHINGTON — “You have to understand, George. Ukraine is not even a country.” Those were the jarring — and, it would turn out, prescient — words uttered by Russian strongman Vladimir Putin in 2008, during a meeting with then-President George W. Bush. It was an unambiguous assertion of ownership over a sovereign nation, an assertion that has particular resonance 14 years later, as Putin has just recognized the independence of two Ukrainian regions and sent troops to bolster… Source link

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Viewers who tuned in to the English-language version of CNN on Chinese television one night shortly after the Olympic Opening Ceremony would have seen Jake Tapper excoriating China for its human rights violations and authoritarian rule. When Tapper mentioned Chinese president Xi Jinping, the screen was suddenly replaced with color bars and the message “No Signal Please Stand By.” The signal resumed moments later, as Tapper was wrapping up his remarks. Western… Source link

The biggest question since Tom Brady retired is what he’ll be doing with himself now that he’s done as a professional football quarterback. Everyone has an opinion, but Eli Manning, who is also a retired quarterback, thinks he knows what Brady won’t be doing. TMZ Sports caught up with Manning recently and asked him how he thought Brady would do as a broadcaster. Manning didn’t have an answer for that, because he doesn’t think Brady will be jumping into the TV game with him, his brother, Drew… Source link

Tesla could be leaving a lot of money on the table over the next decade if it can’t get a $25,000 electric vehicle to market. “Expanding into lower price volume segments will be critical to support the company’s growth outlook as we move into the middle part of the decade,” said Guggenheim analyst Ali Faghri in a research note Thursday.  On Wednesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk shot down the potential for a $25,000 car this year as it focuses resources on the rollout of full-self driving… Source link

On Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts tanked in a stunning loss that cost them a playoff bid. On Monday, Frank Reich declined to commit to Carson Wentz‘s future as the team’s starting quarterback. The Colts head coach was asked directly about Wentz’s role moving forward during his season-ending news conference. Here’s what he had to say, per the Indianapolis Star:  “We loved the team we had this year, we knew everyone we brought in this year, we expected to play winning football,” Reich said…. Source link

The fast-spreading Omicron variant isn’t shaking the confidence (yet) on Goldman Sachs’ call for double-digit percentage returns for the S&P 500 next year.  Goldman’s chief U.S. equity strategist David Kostin reiterated Monday an S&P 500 target by the end of 2022 of 5,100. The figure marks a potential 12% increase in stock prices as measured from the S&P 500’s current level.  “We expect that these gains will be driven primarily by earnings per share growth of 8% combined with a stable P/E… Source link

“When I see something that I consider an injustice, I just don’t buy the product,” says Buck, sitting behind his desk in the Rayburn House Office Building. He wore a dark, lightly checked suit, his gray hair cropped close; he dipped into his oatmeal breakfast from the House carryout, a “Make America Great Again” hat on the shelf behind him. For the past nearly two years, Buck has been staging, or trying to stage, a one-person Capitol Hill boycott of a set of companies most of… Source link