President Joe Biden introduced a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in January which would send $1,400 in direct payments to eligible Americans and increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. Biden has stated that he wants bipartisan support for his proposal. Some Republicans have criticized aspects of Biden’s plan. During his Thursday call, Schumer said that Democrats may be prepared to move without the GOP’s participation. “We want to work with our Republican colleagues to advance this legislation,” Schumer said, but added that “we’re keeping all our options open, on the table, including budget reconciliation....

It may be suspected in studies such as a chest X-ray, but the diagnosis is usually made by inserting a needle into the pleural cavity (thoracentesis) and removing fluid. A number of different treatment options are available. Sometimes they go away on their own or with medication, but often they require procedures such as shunt placement, thoracic duct ligation, embolization, and others. Chylothorax is uncommon in both adults and children but is the most common form of pleural effusion in newborns....

It may not be the American way, but in Washington, press leaks and persistent rumors are often the beginning of the end for high-profile presidential appointees. Gates has been done in once before. In 1987, when he was the deputy director of the CIA, Gates was forced to withdraw his nomination to be chief of the agency because of unanswered questions about his role in the Iran-contra scandal. For the next four years he rehabilitated himself, skillfully cultivating Congress and the press from his post at the CIA and then as George Bush’s deputy national-security adviser....

The officer filed the suit anonymously and is listed as “M.R. A Cincinnati Police Officer” in sealed documents related to the case. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Megan Shanahan ruled to seal the records after the officers’ attorneys claimed people shared his personal information online. Several local news outlets and advocacy group Friends of Bones, which was previously involved in the lawsuit, have petitioned Judge Shanahan to unseal them. Court hearings remain open to the public....

A 6-10, 226-pound junior from Memphis, Ellis had been getting physically overwhelmed by Purdue’s tandem of 7-foot centers, A.J. Hammons and Isaac Haas. MORE: Shocking upsets | Fantastic tournament faces | UCLA’s controversial win Ellis was giving away two inches to Hammons, four inches to Haas and nearly 100 pounds combined to the two of them. Ellis was 3-of-10 from the field and had three rebounds and four turnovers. And he snapped....

Line: Kentucky -16.5, Total: 119 (current NCAA Tournament point spreads and totals) Cincinnati Record: 23-11 ATS: 15-14 O/U: 10-14-1 Overview: The Bearcats got a 66-65 win in overtime vs. Purdue on Thursday, but missed the money as 2-point favorites. That’s their second straight failed cover (they lost 57-54 to UConn as 1-point favor ires in their first game of the AAC tournament) after closing the regular season with five straight wins and covers....

The cereal brand told him it believes the tails are “an accumulation of the cinnamon sugar,” but Karp is waiting on a carcinologist for confirmation on whether or not what he found was in fact shrimp. Karp also said he found what appeared to be dental floss as well as black marks baked into the cereal. But in the latest twist of the bizarre story, Twitter users were shocked to find out that Karp is married to Danielle Fishel, or as she is known to many, Topanga Lawrence from Boy Meets World....

Then it’s eight American cities in the next three weeks. Plus a hop over to Austria somewhere in between. That’s positively sedentary for private citizen Bill Clinton, who has yakked his way through nearly 200 speeches in 30 countries since leaving office 14 months ago, an average of almost one every other day, not counting all the times he holds court–sometimes endlessly–with practically anyone he meets. The talk and travel is its own kind of therapy....

Although Kuala Lumpur defeated Sabah 2-0 in their Premier League match on Tuesday, to secure promotion to the 2018 Super League, one aspect proved a blight on that evening. Despite the match at the Selayang Municipal Council Stadium having been made a free-entrance event, only 1,347 fans turned up to the match. However when asked by Goal following the match, club chairman Datuk Seri Adnan Ikshan disagreed that there were not many fans, and he is convinced that a bigger crowd will attend their matches next season, when they can use their home ground the KLFA Stadium again....

In the loveliest city in the country, on a fogless early morn, Willie Lewis Brown Jr. plays a different tune on a different stage. At the landmark Top of the Mark lounge–he’s got a table permanently reserved–the mayor of San Francisco is fully caffeinated ebullience. Lookit that view of the Golden Gate! How about those 49ers! He’d make Kathie Lee look downright dour by comparison. ““Hard Copy’’ is filming an interview not about homelessness or union problems, but Don Johnson’s TV series ““Nash Bridges,’’ which is shot in town....

City have stormed to the top of the Premier League table, where they hold an eight-point lead over Manchester United, and remain unbeaten in all competitions this term. KdB 11/8 to score vs. Feyenoord De Bruyne has been a star turn in a side that has flourished under Pep Guardiola, having finished the Catalan’s first season in charge without a trophy. The attacking midfielder scored his third league goal of the season with a spectacular effort in Saturday’s 2-0 victory at Leicester City....

Tribe, a constitutional law expert and professor emeritus at Harvard, criticized Thomas on Twitter after the justice issued an order that freezes an order from a lower court that required Republican Senator Lindsey Graham to testify in front of a grand jury. The grand jury is investigating efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Fulton County, Georgia, and is seeking testimony from Graham about calls he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff....

As one of the last runners scored in the marathon last year as she crossed the finish line amid the blasts of the bombs, Clark truly didn’t know if returning this year was the right thing for her. She couldn’t even go near the finish line Saturday when she went to get her race bib. Clark received her answer Monday to the question of whether she should return, a triumphant answer when she put her arms the shape of a “V” and crossed the finish line with a personal-best marathon time of four hours, one minute and 15 seconds....

The Wales international was taken off in the 59th minute of the holders’ Champions League quarter-final first-leg victory at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday. Zidane later revealed that Bale, who only returned from a long-term ankle injury in February, was not feeling in good shape at half-time and was replaced by Marco Asensio as a precaution. Ronaldo rises as Madrid marches on “Gareth Bale felt a tweak at half-time and I didn’t want to take any risks,” Zidane said....

While as many have pointed out, the search warrant, unsealed Friday, August 12, could have been made public by Trump himself, the affidavit is a trickier matter. It is likely to contain even more detailed information on the grounds for the Mar-a-Lago search, with major media outlets calling for its secrets to be made public. The DOJ has fought against this desire, claiming it could jeopardize their investigation and reveal sensitive information, such as national security information....

Both teams had already received a warning earlier in the game after Edinson Volquez hit Josh Donaldson in the first inning and Volquez almost hit Donaldson again in the third. MORE: Trade deadline winners and losers “There was a warning given out after (Volquez) hit me in the first at-bat,” Donaldson said, via the National Post. “Guys get hit all the time … But the reason he did it is because he knew just as well as I did that he hit me on purpose....

The Tigers are winning. On the field, they’re ranked No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, and are off to their best start in school history at 10-0. Coach Dabo Swinney’s boys are also putting up Ws on the field. Just check out my man Daniel Stone. The offensive lineman had his girl join his family on the field when they introduced him on Senior Day. When they called his name, he jogged toward her, slicked pulled a ring out of his helmet and proposed....

The junior quarterback left little to overscrutinize after that. He backed his billing as the best player in college football as the No. 1 Tigers (1-0, 1-0 ACC) flexed in a 37-13 victory, a result that wasn’t exactly shocking considering they were 33.5-point favorites coming in. Lawrence (22-of-28 passing, 351 yards, three total touchdowns) also backed up what he did off the field in the offseason, when he established himself as a leading voice in the push to play amid the COVID-19 pandemic....

Clemson beat Alabama 44-16 in the CFP championship game on Jan. 7, which put the Tigers in a three-way tie with Maryland and North Dakota State with 60 points in the men’s standings heading into the winter season. MORE: SN Pre-Preseason Top 25 The Capital One Cup honors the top programs in men’s and women’s athletics with a combined $400,000 in student-athlete scholarships. The winning schools are honored at the ESPYs in July....

Bartek’s funeral was held Tuesday morning at Grace Church in the Cleveland suburb of Middleburg Heights. A photo and video montage that played during the service showed him as a boy, a teen and a young adult. Summer Bartek, his twin sister, said he will “forever be my idol” and recalled they played as children with their first set of walkie-talkies and used the call signs “Peanut Butter” and “Jelly....