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The former vice president holds the support of 53 percent of Florida voters in a poll released Friday by Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business. Trump falls six percentage points behind Biden with 47 percent of support in the May 8-12 survey, marking a reversal from the March FAU poll that saw Trump in the lead with 51 percent to the Democratic candidate’s 49 percent. The FAU poll of nearly 1,000 Florida voters found Biden has more than doubled Trump’s support (61 percent to 30 percent) in the South Florida region–including Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties–home to the president’s Mar-a-Lago estate....

Biden has been clear on his desire to return to compliance with the 2015 JCPOA, which was negotiated and signed by President Barack Obama’s administration—in which Biden served as vice president. Iran has ended compliance with the deal since former President Donald Trump withdrew from the accord in 2018, and has expanded its nuclear program in retaliation to the assassinations of Major General Qassem Soleimani and scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, plus new American sanctions....

As the jury deliberates the manslaughter and murder charges against Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer on trial for the death of George Floyd last May, Biden told reporters on Tuesday about his overnight call to Floyd’s family. Without explicitly stating that he is hoping for a conviction, the president said, “I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict. The evidence is overwhelming in my view.” But Biden’s comments are coming under fire after Waters, a California congresswoman, was seen protesting miles away from the Minnesota trial this weekend, joining crowds demanding justice in the death of Daunte Wright, who was shot by police during a routine traffic stop in Brooklyn Center a little over a week ago....

“It will be soon,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters during a briefing. “I don’t have an exact date for you, but it is soon. Stay tuned.” Psaki continued, “Israel is, of course, an ally. Israel is a country where we have an important strategic security relationship, and our team is fully engaged, not at the head-of-state level quite yet but very soon.” Biden’s failure to include Netanyahu in his first round of calls to foreign leaders as president fueled speculation that the new administration was freezing him out because of the right-wing leader’s close ties with former President Donald Trump....

Before taking office, Biden promised to introduce new measures to combat the coronavirus crisis, reform immigration and climate policies, and push for economic relief. Here’s how Biden’s first week in office compares with what he promised to get done in the early days of his administration. Combating COVID-19 Biden promised to introduce new measures to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and boost the nation’s vaccination effort. In his first week, Biden followed through on that plan by detailing the “National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness....

As such, it’s only natural that Burrow would draw much attention on social media. And it’s not just about his skills on the field. Indeed, Burrow has become increasingly popular on TikTok in recent weeks. Why? Because many are posting thirst trap videos involving him. Even the NFL put one out. I wish I was kidding. Those posts will evoke feelings from cringe to comical among those that see them, but at least some of the Joe Burrow TikToks out there have brought forward interesting points about Burrow....

Kelly received eight games for throwing a fastball over the head of Astros third baseman Alex Bregman and for taunting Houston shortstop Carlos Correa in a game July 28. Kelly’s interaction with Correa led to the benches emptying. MORE: Dodgers honoring, supporting Kelly in a unique way Houston manager Dusty Baker said after the game that there was no place in baseball for a pitcher throwing near a batter’s head....

The Sixers opened the season with 14 consecutive wins at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, but they have dropped back-to-back games on their home court, the latest a 117-98 loss to the Luka Doncic-less Mavericks on Friday. The 76ers — who have lost three straight games overall and are now sixth in the Eastern Conference at 20-10 — have looked like a shadow of the team attempting to reach the NBA Finals....

Late in Monday night’s game between the 76ers and Hawks, Joel Embiid was caught giving the middle finger to Kevin Huerter. Embiid, finishing off a career night with a personal high of 49 points, picked up a defensive rebound with about 24 seconds left in the game. He was making his way across court to dribble out the clock when Huerter came sprinting over to steal the ball away. Puzzled, Embiid quickly gave him a subtle middle finger....

Gallo, the Rangers slugger, was matched up against Snell, the Rays left-hander, on the first night of the “MLB The Show 20” Players League. In the first inning, Snell left a pitch out over the plate and Gallo, as himself, did what he does best in real life: hit it a long way. Pretty good work by someone who says he plays mostly “Call of Duty.” Maybe it was because of his recent indoor batting drills....

After receiving doughnuts from an anonymous Marlins player presumed to be Ichiro on Monday, Votto returned the favor to the newly minted member of the 3,000-hits club with 51 pregame pizzas. MORE: MLB’s best ballpark food of 2016 The substantial amount of food gifted by Votto turned out to be game fuel for Ichiro, who raised his MLB hit total to 3,007, tying him with Al Kaline for 28th on the all-time list....

These comments first came up from an interview in late 2020 where Boyega denounced Disney and Lucasfilm’s decision to cast actors belonging to minority groups like him and Kelly Marie Tran only to treat their characters arcs as minor plot points towards the trilogy’s ending. The matter escalated so quickly and loudly that it prompted Disney executives to hold a meeting with Boyega so that they could discuss this type of representation in Star Wars and other films....

As the Kentucky head coach was doing a halftime interview with SEC Network’s Laura Rutledge, the Mizzou Arena crowd provided a very loud “Cal you suck!” chant. When Rutledge asked Calipari for his thoughts on the rowdy student section, the coach abruptly walked away from the interview. MORE: Miami’s coach dances after OT win over Virginia Calipari got the last laugh as the Wildcats defeated the Tigers 72-62.

John Cho, star of Searching, the recent Star Trek films, and Netflix’s criminally underrated live-action Cowboy Bebop series, is now the latest addition to the second season of The Afterparty on Apple TV+, adding his own star power to the already magnificently sparkling cast list. He’ll be joining returning actors Tiffany Haddish as Detective Danner, Zoë Chao as Zoe, and Sam Richardson as Aniq, along with a plethora of new faces....

Daly told USA Today that years back, during Masters week at Augusta National, fellow PGA Tour pro Fuzzy Zoeller bet him $150,000 that he wouldn’t live to see 50. He also alluded to it in a tweet on Thursday. The two never shook on it, so Daly just wants to cash in with some free vodka. MORE: Daly reveals his secret to keeping fit Here’s how the bet came about, which is a hilarious story independent of the bet....

Demers will be leaving after revelations his department secretly seized records from Democrats and members of the media. The resignation comes as questions about Demers involvement of the efforts to seize the phone data from House Democrats and reporters as part of investigations into leaks were rising. For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below: Demers, who was sworn in a few weeks after the subpoena for the Democrats’ records, is a Trump appointee who has remained in the Biden administration....

“I just played a few songs to try to help bring comfort to some of the survivors of last week’s tragedy in Dayton,” he wrote on Instagram. “My heart breaks for everyone who lost someone. I love how everyone rallies around one another during their time of grief. But our nation should not keep putting ourselves through these preventable traumas.” The musician is a native of Springfield, Ohio, about 30 minutes northeast of Dayton....

In Chelsea’s last league outing, the 2-2 home draw with West Brom, Lampard was played alongside Ramires in central midfield. He played his normal game, often positioning himself in advanced areas of the pitch, but the presence of three attacking midfielders (Eden Hazard, Willian and Oscar) in front of him meant that he did not touch the ball in the Baggies’ box. In fact, he only stepped foot in the West Brom area for 1....

Chelsea captain John Terry has revealed that his club is determined to win the Premier League title this season. In an interview to the Evening Standard, the veteran defender was asked if the hunger to succeed was even bigger with the team finishing the previous season trophyless. Terry said, The 33-year-old praised new signings Remy and Costa and hoped the bigger squad size would help them during the busy fixture schedule in the coming months....

Biden took 45.2 percent of the votes in Ohio, compared to Republican Donald Trump’s 53.4 percent. In Florida, the incumbent secured 51.2 percent, versus Biden’s 47.8 percent. Voting in line with the national ballot every election since 1964, Ohio is often known as the “Bellwether State” and is traditionally seen as representative of the American everyman. Trump winning it for a second time brings him 18 electoral college votes closer to the 270 barrier needed to secure another four years in the White House....