At only 20 years old, Lil Nas X, whose birth name is Montero Lamar Hill, rose to international fame with the country rap single. The song broke several records, including being the longest-running hip hop song on the top of the chart and most U.S. streams in one week. It was also recently nominated for seven MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Collaboration....
Last week he became a fringe player in the Packers’ wild-card matchup with the Giants. Word came out that the hip-hop superstar met up in Miami with the Giants players who went to South Beach for some New Year’s R&R. To hear Weezy say it, that didn’t happen. IYER: Sorry, OBJ: No one’s dropping the boat party now “That’s one thing I want to get cleared up. I’ve been watching TV a lot this week and every time they show that picture (the infamous boat picture), right before or right after they show it, they say, ‘They were down there partying with Lil Wayne at the beach....
Lil Wayne originally released the song with the same title in 2011, days before Green Bay’s Super Bowl 45 matchup with the Steelers. In a moment of artistic appreciation — and gamesmanship — he sampled Pittsburgh fan Wiz Khalifa’s song “Black and Yellow” to make the track. Both teams used the respective tracks as their fight songs for the game, but it was the Packers who prevailed, 31-25, to win their first Super Bowl since the 1996 season....
“I drowned them,” she said in the interview with KGET-TV at the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility in Kern County. “I did it as softly, I don’t know how to explain it, but I hugged them and I kissed them and I was apologizing the whole time,” she said. “I loved my kids.” Carrillo has not yet been charged with the deaths of her children, as the case is pending further investigation....
Chelsea have a 2-0 lead from the first leg, with Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic having found the net at Stamford Bridge. There remains much uncertainty surrounding Chelsea and the club’s ownership situation after Roman Abramovich had his assets frozen by the UK government. However, Thomas Tuchel’s side will be determined to focus on matters on the pitch as the current holders look to make it through to the quarter-finals of Europe’s elite club competition....
Wendy Rittenhouse hit out at Trump loyalist Wood, whom she accused of keeping her son Kyle, 18, in jail in order to raise funds, according to The New Yorker. The report claimed Wood’s #FightBack campaign, which had been established to raise funds for Rittenhouse and other defendants, reached the $2 million bail mark weeks before the figure was set at a Kenosha County court in November. Wood is arguably best known today as being an influential figure in the QAnon conspiracy theory who believes that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump....
Lin Wood, a defamation lawyer-turned-conspiracy theorist and influential figure in the radical QAnon movement, is attempting to have the money he pulled together to help get the teenager out of jail in November 2020 given to his #FightBack Foundation. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people and seriously injuring another during shootings at Black Lives Matter protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in August 2020. The pro-Donald Trump attorney, who is currently facing sanctions for his dismissed lawsuits seeking to challenge the result of the 2020 election, managed to raise the $2 million to free Rittenhouse following a successful fundraising campaign backed by a number of conservative figures, along with fellow attorney John Pierce....
The video shows a Black Lives Matter protester carrying a sign that reads “My life matters” as he walks past a wall of armed white men, juxtaposing the protester’s “walk of courage” alongside the “walk of shame” of Republican senators who are shown walking past reporters in silence as they’re asked about President Donald Trump’s behavior. In a Tuesday press release, the group asked, “who in this time is our country’s history is meting the moment: individual Americans or Republican senators?...
In a statement, the group encouraged anyone who traveled “with the Presidential party, attended a rally, fundraiser or meeting with the President or campaign staff to get tested immediately and quarantine appropriately.” “It is the responsibility of the White House and the Trump campaign to keep the American people informed of the COVID status of everyone exposed,” the statement read. “The campaign has the obligation to begin contact tracing for the thousands of followers who have attended Trump’s maskless rallies....
Graham rebuked Trump’s Monday tweet criticizing NASCAR for banning the Confederate flag last month, which the president blamed on Wallace. The move occurred amid an investigation into whether a noose was placed in the garage of Wallace, who had put “Black Lives Matter” signage on his car shortly before. But this week, the FBI determined Wallace was not the target of a hate crime, prompting Trump to demand apology....
Graham made his comments while appearing as a guest on the Fox News program Hannity, which was guest hosted Monday night by former Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.). He appeared on the show to predict the political ramifications if Democrats win the January special runoff election in Georgia. The election will determine the state’s two Senate seats and, thus, party control of the national Senate. “If we lose these two Senate seats in Georgia, Pelosi will run the house, Schumer will run the Senate and, if the president falls short and Biden gets to be president, you’re gonna have Pelosi, Schumer and Biden,” Graham said....
“There used to be Democrats who understood to get legalization on the table, you had to address the underlying causes of illegal immigration,” Graham said to reporters on Wednesday. “Those voices have been silenced. The open borders crowd is now firmly in control of immigration.” Graham’s comments refer to a situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, where about 7,700 children are in the care of the Department of Health and Human Services....
Dozens of House Republicans, led by Reps. Steve Scalise—the House minority whip—and Matt Gaetz, dramatically halted the deposition of a Defense Department official who was testifying behind closed doors earlier today as part of the impeachment inquiry after attempting to access a secure room. Their demonstration called for greater transparency in the impeachment inquiry process. Upon learning of the incident, Graham called his colleagues “nuts” for “making a run in the SCIF,” according to the Associated Press....
Graham said every person detained at the Texas border facility visited by Vice President Mike Pence earlier this week had been captured and that many of those several hundred arrests included criminals. The senator, who has often been an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, told Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures that congressional Democrats “should do as much as Mexico” in funding the president’s border security plans. Graham went a step further and claimed it would be “so easy” for “terrorists” from Middle Eastern countries, including Iran and Syria, to blend into a group of undocumented migrants from Central America and sneak into the U....
Graham shared an article written by Fox News claiming that Pelosi refuses to reject the term because the Democratic party backs the left-wing ideology. “How hard is it to renounce socialism if you really don’t believe in it? The reason she can’t renounce it is because the mainstream of her party — deep in their soul — backs socialism,” he wrote. In the article, Fox News stated that Pelosi has not returned requests for comment about whether she opposes the ideology or would allow any self-described socialists to hold leadership positions in the House of Representatives....
The 30-year-old Olympic skier announced via Facebook that after dating the professional golfer for three years, the two decided to end their relationship. She said, “we both lead incredibly hectic lives that force us to spend a majority of our time apart,” but Woods will always hold a special place in her heart. MORE: Tiger Woods surprises Vonn | Tiger to play at upcoming majors Nothing quite like a Facebook break up....
‘Buffon can’t beat Ronaldo to Ballon d’Or’ The Real Madrid winger is currently preparing for Saturday evening’s Champions League final against Juventus, which will take place in Bale’s home country of Wales. The former Tottenham star has struggled with injury throughout the season, and is a fitness doubt for the showpiece encounter. Nevertheless, Bale has contributed seven goals in 19 La Liga appearances thus far this season, and Lineker insists that the Welshman deserves to be counted among the world’s elite players....
Messi’s PSG contract was originally reported as a three-year contract, but in actuality it’s a two-year deal with an option for a third year. So while Messi can trigger a third year of his contract at PSG, it seems more likely that he’ll sign a new deal for 2023 and beyond, either at PSG or somewhere else. Reports indicate that Messi is in talks to re-sign with PSG, but there are a number of other clubs in contention that could look to turn the Argentine star’s head with money or other opportunities elsewhere....
But he arguably could not have asked for a trickier matchup than a meeting with the reigning world champions France. This is not the first time the two nations have met across their footballing history, or indeed during the career of Argentina’s No.10. MORE: Messi vs Mbappe: Who has the better record? So, what can we learn from their past encounters with and without Messi? Lionel Messi vs France Messi has faced France on just two occasions across his career, with one win and one defeat to his name....
The fourth-year Lions cornerback couldn’t help it — not after everything he’d gone through to get to the NFL. MORE: NFL’s top 10 CBs can talk trash as much as they want “I tried to hold my tears in,” Slay said in an interview with MLive.com, “but I couldn’t too long, just because of where I came from. I shed a couple tears, man. I cried on (Lions safety Glover Quin’s) shoulder for a second, because he sees me as a pup — as a young guy — and saw me coming up and doing this right now....
