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The representatives, James Comer of Kentucky and Ralph Norman of South Carolina, said Weatherhead’s removal was suspicious, and they accused the Biden administration of targeting individuals that previously worked for Trump. “It appears the Biden administration is continuing to purge officials in the government based on their ties to the Trump administration,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Jane Lubchenco, deputy director for climate and environment at the White House Science and Technology Policy Office, the Associated Press reported....

California-based company LeoLabs, which tracks space debris, is predicting that the two objects—a defunct Russian satellite and old Chinese rocket section—will make a close approach at 8:56 p.m. ET on Thursday (12:56 a.m. UTC on Friday) at an altitude of 616 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean. “This event continues to be very high risk and will likely stay this way through the time of closest approach,” LeoLabs tweeted on Wednesday....

Monroe County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Bob Miller said Monday the two signed up for the program last week. He said they were eligible to sign up for the program when they were cited April 25 but did not do so immediately. Miller says the cases against them will be dismissed if they complete 10 hours of community service, attend alcohol education classes and avoid further legal trouble. Ferrell, a junior, led the Hoosiers in scoring last season at 17....

The Department of Defense credits the sudden spike in positive cases in states that have a large number of military bases—Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia and Texas—that have attributed to the rising number of cases on the bases. “While we are seeing some upticks in the same places there are upticks in the civilian sector, again, that is not necessarily overly surprising, in that we have been doing more testing,” assistant defense secretary for health affairs Tom McCaffery said in a Military Times report....

193.8 million The number of adults who plan to watch Super Bowl LIV. $17.2 billion The amount that Americans collectively plan to spend on Super Bowl-related purchases this year, mostly for food and drink (80 percent of the total). Another 11 percent of total expenditures will go for team apparel and 9 percent for TVs. 50 years How long it’s been since the Kansas City Chiefs went to the Super Bowl....

Adoption rates at U.S. animal shelters jumped as much as 40 percent in 2020, as people craved a comforting creature to cuddle up with during the dark days of lockdown. Before potential owners adopt their new ball of fluff, there are some factors they should note. Long-haired breeds usually require regular grooming to keep glossy coats tangle and mat-free. Below, Newsweek has compiled a list of cat breeds that are perfect for petting....

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said that U.S. District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis’s decision “treads on South Carolina’s sovereign ability to decide for itself the purposes of its legislation” and “aggrandizes the judicial power by treating the court’s injunction of the challenged provision as erasing it entirely so the whole Act collapses.” South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed the measure into law earlier this year. In an appellate filing earlier this month, state attorneys wrote that Lewis’ decision to put the entire law on hold while litigation proceeds “oversteps the bounds of federal judicial power,” according to the AP....

Latimer (6-foot-2, 215 pounds) averaged more than 15.0 yards per catch each of the last two seasons in Kevin Wilson's pass-crazy offense at Indiana. He had four 100-yard games last season, but against teams with legit NFL talent in the secondary (Ohio State, Michigan State), Latimer was held to 12 catches for 118 yards. While Latimer does have the potential to be a deep threat, he'll likely be more of a possession receiver early in his career who will have to fight for targets....

Smith declared that in an interview with Fox Sports Southwest aired Wednesday. "I know the guys we like. The fortunate thing about having the first pick is I've got the pick of the litter, so I will know exactly who I want at that point,'' he said, according to the Texans' official website. He did not tell who he preferred, naturally — and he added that his decision to keep the pick or trade it was not nearly as concrete....

Images from the Russian resort city show there's plenty left to do ahead of the Games. Russia is pumping $50 billion -- billion, with a B, and dollars, not rubles, into preparation for the world's biggest winter sports event. Unfinished projects add to the frustration and anxiety ahead of Feb. 6's first events and the following day's opening ceremonies. While venues might be complete, and several of those are in the mountains beyond the urban core, Sochi appears to be part construction site, part junk yard....

L.A. is a -170 favorite in the season-opening match vs. Chicago, with the Fire listed as +475 underdogs and the draw offered at 3-to-1 odds. The Galaxy are -1 on the goal spread (+110), with the Fire +1 goal (-130). The total is 2.5 goals (OVER -120, UNDER +100). A full list of betting lines for this weekend’s games is below. Coming in right behind the Galaxy on the Westgate futures board are the Seattle Sounders, who return one of the best-ever American strikers, Clint Dempsey....

Without many breakout catcher candidates per se, there are a lot of bounce-backs we’ll also have to consider sleepers, or at least draft values. Either way, let’s take a look at the best fantasy baseball sleepers behind the dish. You can get even more fantasy baseball sleepers for 2016 here. 2016 FANTASY BASEBALL RANKINGS:Catcher | First | Second | Short | Third | Outfield | Starters | Relievers | Prospects...

To build a winning team with sure-fire studs and high-upside sleepers, you need a draft strategy more complex than that. We’re here to help with five must-consume PPR draft strategies to add to your cheat sheets. 2016 Fantasy Football Rankings:Quarterback | Running back | Wide receiver | Tight end | D/ST | Kicker Our five strategies range from focusing on quarterback-friendly, pass-happy systems and heavily targeted receivers – especially the efficient ones – to targeting the running backs who play on third down....

Well, put them into the 2016 NCAA Tournament East Region, see how that goes for them. MORE: 16 Cinderella players we’ll never forget Seriously, the committee that put together this bewildering NCAA bracket might as well have gone ahead and asked Steph Curry and the guys give it a go this March. Because the East couldn’t get much tougher than it already is. North Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana — two of those teams will be gone after the Sweet 16....

Here’s what Bovada has to offer: MORE: Everything you need to know about National Signing Day for college football Baker Mayfield has a slight edge over J.T. Barrett, as the Sooners QB comes off two monster seasons in which he averaged over 44 total touchdowns, less than eight interceptions and 295 pass yards per game. The senior finished fourth in Heisman voting in 2015 and third in 2016. Barrett enters his fourth season as the Buckeyes starting QB, already a two-time Big Ten Quarterback of the Year and owning a school-record 100 total touchdowns....

India are hosting this tournament for the very first time in the history and Kolkata, ‘The Mecca of Indian Football’ as it is popularly known, will be hosting the grand World Cup final. Almost 90 percent of the tickets are sold out at the newly refurbished Salt Lake Stadium which clearly reflects the enthusiasm among Kolkatans. The Durga Puja hangover generally remains in the city for at least a week after the conclusion of the grand festival, but this year the scenario will be a little different as the enthusiastic Bengalis have football to cheer for and at the grandest arena....

Two things make 2B a difficult position to assess: One, many players are eligible at other spots, and two, many players offer varied offensive production. Because of this, once you get past the top four or five, you really don’t know when a given 2B-eligible player will go off the board. That’s true of all positions to some extent, but second base seems to be sort of a hub, and because it’s deeper than SS and possibly even 3B this year, many of the players on the list below won’t actually be drafted to play 2B....

Uzbekistan came into this game after being shocked by Syria in the previous round while Qatar suffered a narrow loss to group leaders Iran. But Uzbekistan had the chance to cut down second-placed South Korea’s lead to just one point with a win tonight and they started well. Barcelona want Marco Verratti But Qatar, who were fighting for survival, would not budge and displayed resolute defending as the Central Asians struggled to find an opening in the first half of the game....

The action gets underway on Saturday, August 24, when Colgate plays Villanova at 12 p.m. ET. That’s followed by Samford taking on Youngstown State in Montgomery, Alabama. Proceedings in the FBS—the top tier of college football—begin later on Saturday, when Florida and University of Miami collide in Orlando, Florida, at 7 p.m. ET. The Gators finished 10-3 last year, while the Hurricanes went 7-6. The second FBS game of the so-called “Week Zero” sees Arizona travel to Hawaii at 10:30 p....