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A deadline is looming on Friday and if the spending bill fails to pass by then, there will be a partial government shutdown. Factors including upcoming inclement weather in Washington, D.C., and an immigration amendment are further complicating the issue. On Wednesday, NBC News reporter Sahil Kapur outlined five obstacles to passing the bill in a tweet. He listed a “Dispute over an immigration amendment threatens to disrupt the coalition to pass it,” a “fearsome DC storm could complicate vote timing,” the fact that lawmakers want to go home for the holidays, the threat of a government shutdown and the fact that “Republicans control the House in 13 days....

“This impeachment effort has done a great deal of damage to our democracy,” Johnson wrote, according to Axios. “The release of transcripts of discussions between the president of the United States and another world leader sets a terrible precedent that will deter and limit candid conversations between the president and world leaders from now on. The weakening of executive privilege will also limit the extent to which presidential advisers will feel comfortable providing ‘out of the box’ and other frank counsel in the future....

Yes, I know you’re here to find out the rationale behind how I filled out my five-person 2018 NL Cy Young award ballot, and I can’t wait to talk about that. First, Joe Magrane. MORE: Rays’ Snell joins deGrom as Cy winner There were few things I loved more in the late 1980s than baseball. Exploring the creek behind my buddy’s house at the end of the neighborhood, maybe. Fishing, possibly....

ONE: NO SURRENDER marks the promotion’s expanded return to closed-door, audience-free live events. The first three major bouts are confirmed and feature an array of blockbuster ONE Super Series showdowns. Mixed martial arts bouts will be announced shortly. The event will be broadcast live around the world across 150+ countries. Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, stated: “After returning with the successful ONE Hero Series 13 and 14 events in China last weekend, ONE Championship will now kick off our flagship event schedule with ONE: NO SURRENDER on July 31 in Bangkok, Thailand....

Whether it is fair or not, it messes with the culture of college basketball, risks players’ chances of making the NBA, and many more debates have been brought up. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James were first-round picks straight out of high school, along with many other NBA success stories, so why not let anyone go for it? Some will argue that allowing this practice causes young players to see the NBA as a direct path to success....

Mauro Icardi scored a brace in Monday’s 3-0 win away to Lazio, with Marcelo Brozovic also on target at a wet Stadio Olimpico. Inter moved within six points of leaders Juventus, who are seeking an eighth straight league title as their domestic dominance looks set to continue. And Spalletti, who has stated Inter’s aim is to qualify for the Champions League, will not get carried away with his side’s fine form....

Taking over for Sacramento’s ex-coach, Mike Malone—who coached 1,918 fewer NBA games than Sloan—should be a breeze in comparison. And yet, Corbin is facing an entirely different challenge, one that actually is proving to be more difficult than his Utah job. MORE: Malone hot commodity in coaching | Kings willing to deal Stauskas | Injury bug hits rookie “I am new to the whole thing,” Corbin said. “In Utah, I had been there for a number of years, I knew the guys, the guys knew me....

For a long time, Bonney has remained an enigmatic character. Oda has only provided information about her in bits and pieces, and it is still not enough to form a conclusive opinion about her. While her past still remains a mystery, in the latest chapter of One Piece, the readers were finally able to learn more about Bonney’s motives, and why Oda did not include her in any other major arcs since the time-skip....

Buggy was revealed to have connections to red-haired Shanks, the man who put Luffy on the part of becoming a pirate. The two were known to have sailed on the same ship long ago and Buggy held quite a bit of grudge towards his former crewmate. It was pretty clear that Buggy was established as an important character and would come into play later as well, however, nobody could have predicted just how much significance he would carry moving on in the series....

RELATED: One Piece: Have Law And Kid Finally Caught Up To Luffy? Shanks was seen using Conqueror’s Haki on a few occasions, however, other than that, nothing about his fighting capabilities was revealed until recently. With One Piece heading into its Final Saga, along with the release of One Piece Film Red, a lot of focus has been thrown on the red-haired pirate and fans now know a lot about his fighting abilities....

Yes, the Rebels lost, but the then-freshman linebacker had one of his best games, recording 8.0 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, one sack and forcing two fumbles. The sophomore linebacker has been sidelined this season since injuring his knee in the season-opening win against Vanderbilt and CBSSports.com's Bruce Feldman reported Friday that he'll return to action Saturday on the road against top-ranked Alabama. MORE: Gameday with SEC commish Mike Slive | Week 5 picks | Photos...

Joshua is a two-time heavyweight champion. Usyk is a former undisputed cruiserweight champion. The former was beaten by Usyk for the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in England. Now, Joshua returns to Saudi Arabia, where he reclaimed the titles against Andy Ruiz Jr. in December 2019 after his upset loss against the Mexican star a few months earlier. Can Joshua repeat history in Saudi Arabia?...

Oliveira reached the statue of ancient Spartan king Leonidas at approximately 6:30 a.m., at 23 hours, 29 minutes and eight seconds after the start of the 246 km non-stop race at the foot of the Acropolis hill in Athens Friday, reports Xinhua. He was among 333 runners from across the world who took part this year in the revival of the epic feat that ancient Athenian soldier Pheidippides achieved 2,500 years ago, when he first ran from Athens to Sparta to seek reinforcements for the battle against Persian forces....

In its heyday, G4 was celebrated for X-Play and Attack of the Show!, gaming news and variety shows that covered upcoming and recent releases with humorous flair and enthusiastic hosts. In its later years, the channel’s budget for original programming ran dry and ratings plummeted, leading DirecTV to drop the channel from its offerings. After a string many near-miss buyouts and stalled reorganizations, the network became the butt of jokes for airing programming blocks with back-to-back re-runs of shows like Cops and Cheaters, before finally shutting down in 2014....

Swedish newspaper Expressen has reported that talks with the newly promoted Chinese Super League outfit Hengfeng Guizhou Zhicheng FC are at advanced stage and that the Harambee Stars forward could seal a 40 Million Swedish Krona move. Wanyama termed key for Tottenham against Man City Olunga’s agent Patrick Dark has also reasserted that in deed the player will be the most expensively sold from Sweden if he leaves Djurgardens....

“It’s never easy to step away from the things you love to do. But there is a time for everything in the beautiful journey of life. My time is up for elite combat competition,” Ooi posted. The 42-year old Ooi is coming off a stint in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, representing Singapore in Jiu-Jitsu. Prior to that, Ooi competed in mixed martial arts, racking up a 4-2 professional record with a pair of wins coming in ONE Championship....

TOKYO (Reuters) - Budapest, Los Angeles and Paris have expressed confidence in their ability to control costs as they prepare for the final phase of bidding for the 2024 Summer Olympics, unworried by steep overruns at next host Tokyo. Top officials from the 2024 candidate cities, visiting Tokyo this week, told Reuters they were being vigilant on costs from the onset and were focusing on utilising existing infrastructure to limit financial risk....

The British distance runner, who was born in Somalia and currently is training in Ethiopia for his next race, fears he could be prevented from heading home to his family in Portland, Ore. Trump says the executive order signed Friday was made in an effort “to keep radical Islamic terrorists out” of the country. The order prevents citizens of Muslim-majority countries Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia from entering the country for 90 days....

Loeb’s $1,600 custom skis, along with Team USA ski bags, a uniform, helmet and other equipment were stolen from a pickup truck belonging to her mother in an Atlanta parking deck Dec. 15, according to police. Two men were arrested this week during a traffic stop in Atlanta based on surveillance footage of the parking deck, but police haven’t told Loeb whether they have recovered the equipment yet. “I was freaking out at first, and then I started thinking that everything is going to fall into place,” she said in an interview Thursday, according to the Associated Press....