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Republican Senate Majority Mitch McConnell handed all responsibility to Democrats, saying simply that it’s not the GOP’s problem to find votes to pass crucial legislation. The White House has tried to work with McConnell through intermediaries like former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson. “The debt ceiling will be raised as it always should be, but it will be raised by the Democrats,” McConnell said, despite having relied on bipartisan cooperation, which he received when Republicans needed debt limit measures approved....

Criticism has been leveled at Trump for his comments during the briefings which have included bickering with the dissemination of incorrect information about the coronavirus. Thursday, President Trump appeared to suggest that injecting a form of disinfectant such as bleach into a coronavirus patient could cure the illness. Experts disagreed with the president and encouraged the American public not to ingest any form of disinfectant. McConnell told Fox News Radio host Guy Benson on Monday that changing the format of the briefings to allow health experts more speaking time was “a good idea....

“The virus is everywhere. Every state has needed to take action to slow its spread, and that has had major effects on each of their economies,” said Michael Leachman, the senior director of state fiscal research at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). Data from the Department of Labor shows that all 50 states have seen a spike in unemployment claims since the outbreak forced businesses across the country to close in mid-March....

The history of on-field arguments between the two cricketing giants is filled with many personal altercations between specific players. As expected, both the teams gave each other quite a lot of stick during the Test series and the triangular series leading to the all-important World Cup. With the two old foes set to face each other in the crunch semifinal at the SCG, you can bet that tempers will run wild again, and there might be some bad blood in the heat of the moment....

Just don’t expect him to go on any shopping spree. And to hear Mitchell talk on Tuesday, he is more inclined to spend it on someone else. Mitchell was asked about the biggest thing he has ever bought for himself since joining the PGA Tour, and he mentioned a watch for his father. There’s a story behind that. “When my grandfather passed away, he gave his watch,” Mitchell said. “It was cool because my dad had given my grandfather that watch when he got out of medical school....

Mkhitaryan arrived at the Emirates Stadium in a swap deal that saw Alexis Sanchez move in the opposite direction to Manchester United in January, and the creative midfielder has settled well into life in north London. His swift adaptation is partly down to a positive pre-existing relationship with fellow new arrival Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, owing to their time together at Borussia Dortmund, but it was the former’s affinity with Ozil that has Mertesacker full of optimism....

The tweak came Tuesday, a week after a disputed play in Pittsburgh. Upon review, a call was overturned and a Cincinnati runner was ruled safe when it was determined that Pirates catcher Russell Martin obstructed the path to the plate. MLB put in rule 7.13 this year trying to cut down on collisions at home. The rule provided runners a clear lane home, but the change came after Martin was called for obstruction with his foot on the plate on a force play....

MLB on Wednesday released the first round of National League balloting for the All-Star Game, and Cardinals hold starting spots at four positions, and the Nationals’ Bryce Harper leads all NL vote-getters with 1,116,582 votes. MORE: Royals dominate early AL voting St. Louis third baseman Matt Carpenter, shortstop Jhonny Peralta, catcher Yadier Molina and outfielder Matt Holliday are early leading vote-getters. Among outfielders, Holliday trails only Harper. Interestingly, the Marlins — 28th out of 30 major-league teams in attendance — have two players listed among early voting leaders....

While some might think that this is another expansion in the open-world sandbox game, the trailer showed a more active strategic approach. Compared to other genres such as action or adventure games, where one player takes on many enemies, strategy games usually involve some level of symmetry between the sides. Each side has access to similar resources and actions, with the strengths and weaknesses of each side being balanced. Minecraft Legends works on a similar level....

In a post on Reddit, a user known as PolygonalTriesToHard shared a video from a recent project they had worked on in Minecraft. However, this was no ordinary project. Instead, the Reddit user revealed that they had successfully added penguins into the game using a resource pack they had created. In the video, the creator used an egg to spawn a penguin on the ground. The small flightless bird featured a cute design, as it had black and white feathers and a yellow beak....

Take YouTuber Mysticat for example. In their most recent Minecraft video, they decided to mess around with coding, specifically seeing what kind of enchanted items they could come up with. The result is some pretty interesting items. One enchantment they managed to do was to give a sword the ability to become a helicopter. Essentially, whenever it’s swung, it will spin and propel the player up in the air. They also made a bow and arrow that creates a vortex and sucks whatever life form is nearby into it....

He is a famous Minecraft streamer who is known for his hardcore mode series. He is a part of famous Origins SMP server where he is an Elytrian by origin. Hence he majorly explores the server world and has found several unique and rare incidents, and world generations. This time, he found a zombie holding a totem of undying. Minecraft streamer Ph1LzA finds a totem of undying in a hilarious situation, zombie reserructs again On his most recent stream, the Minecraft streamer was burning down a Woodland Mansion on Origins SMP while talking to his friend, Wilbur Soot....

RELATED: The Best Animated Movies On Netflix Right Now Many questions still linger, but one thing is certain. King of the Hill is one of the most beloved American animated series ever, and that popularity has only grown since it finished up its last season in 2010. Thanks to streaming and memes, the show has remained a cultural touchpoint for countless fans, new and old. If the revival series does make it to television screens, there are a few minor characters that fans would love to see make a cameo....

On Monday afternoon, the team unveiled a new set of logos — one of which heavily features everyone's favorite pork product. This is the hat the team will wear on Saturdays. Serious bacon lovers can rejoice in the fact you no longer have to wear bacon apparel. You can smell like it, too, for just $22. The IronPigs revealed this scratch-and-sniff logo shirt that reportedly smells like bacon for anywhere between 10 and 15 washes....

Foles was pulled for Minshew at half-time of the Jags’ 28-11 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday having committed three first-half turnovers. Minshew provided a spark - as he did during eight starts earlier in the year after Foles injured his clavicle, the Jaguars going 4-4 in that time. Now at 4-8 on the season, the Jaguars have elected to turn back to Minshew, who was a sixth-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft and has already developed a cult-hero status with a 14-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio....

Forget the point and shoot fad in cameras, the latest model has a metal-cum-leatherette look to it. Besides the drool-worth physique, the camera is loaded with a bevy of functions that impress us: 20. 8-megapixel sensor BSI add-on Low light click capacity Expeed 5A processor 180-degree flip-up touch screen LCD resolution of 1,040,000 dots 4K movie recording at 15p Near-field communication enabled Following the legacy of its predecessor Nikon 1 J4, the J5 also comes with auto focus and a 20 frame-per-second shooting speed....

RELATED: The Misfit Of Demon King Academy: Strongest Demons, Ranked Surprisingly, even the hateful humans can see the error in the demons’ snap judgments, as they have no issue with acknowledging Anos Voldigoad as the strongest adversary of the lot, regardless of his lineage. However, even when the proof is in the pudding, most Royalists cannot fathom submitting to a hybrid, especially with his annoying fan club’s incessant lingering....

Julio Bueno said the non-payment of debt to the Agence Française de Developpement and the Inter-American Development Bank blocked the release of the funds. He said he was talking to the federal government about release of the funds in order to complete the much-delayed Line Four of the Rio metro on time for the start of the Olympics on Aug. 5. A spokesperson for BNDES was not immediately available for comments....

You’ve probably already seen the results for Thursday’s first 16 contests; here are the tabulations for the second 16-game batch of opening-round contests from Friday. MISSING MARCH MADNESS: Playing out full schedule, scores for 2020 NCAA Tournament WEST REGION No. 1 Gonzaga over No. 16 Siena Your vote: Gonzaga wins, 92.4 percent to 7.6 percent Thoughts: No surprise here. The Zags have six players averaging double-figure points, and one more checking in at 9....

The giant cat was on the loose and seen strolling the streets of the Portola and Bernal Heights neighborhoods in San Francisco for two days. On Wednesday night, it was found hiding in a tree on the west side of Bernal Heights, according to a Twitter post by the San Francisco Animal Care and Control (SFACC). A day earlier, authorities noticed in footage captured of the cat that it was wearing a collar....