The problem is Obama called Franco “James Flacco,” and social media responded with a plethora of jokes , including a corrective tweet from Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco. “I love Seth and I love James,” the president said during Friday’s news conference — though the love apparently didn’t extend to knowing Franco’s last name. Flacco sent a subsequent tweet welcoming Franco to the Flacco family. Flacco does have two brothers, Mike and John....

Friday, the phrase of the day become #GetWellDale. #JrNation fell in with the Twitter comment of longtime fan Sarah Scott, handle sarahscadoodle8: “Real tears were just shed at work. I haven’t cried the entire time but I broke down today.” MORE: Earnhardt’s best decision | This week at Darlington There will be no thrill the final 12 races of 2016 for Junior Nation, the legion of fans that made Earnhardt the most popular stock car driver the past 13 years....

In the TikTok video, now viewed over 10 million times, @directedbybrini, 20, is heard shutting down the man who “kept” speaking over her while presenting. In writing over the video she wrote that the man had started presenting her ideas as his own. “And he said ’the problem with you women is’ so I cut him off right back,” she wrote. “I have no tolerance for this anymore.” There has long been a disparity between men and women in Hollywood in everything from front-of-the-camera roles to positions behind the scenes....

Many of the Malaysia players are currently fasting during the day, in observance of the Islamic month of Ramadan. Speaking to the press after the 2-1 defeat at Larkin, he pointed out the fact that Lebanon; which is also a Muslim-majority country, also had players who are fasting. “Of course, in the last 15 minutes our players were feeling it (fatigue). But Lebanon are also Muslims, I don’t know how they did it....

Surprise Premier League champions last season, the Foxes have endured a difficult defence of their title. Leicester confirm Ranieri support They sit 16th in the table, one point above the relegation zone, ahead of the FA Cup fourth-round replay at home to Championship side Derby County on Wednesday. Prior to his news conference to preview the game, Leicester released a statement insisting Ranieri has the club’s “unwavering support”. “I think this is for the media,” the Italian said of that show of support, which has so often served as the precursor to a sacking....

In a clash against the Indiana Pacers, the shooting forward caused a stir when he called for the referee to eject to unidentified spectators who were sitting courtside. James asked that the two people, a man and a woman, be removed from the court. Footage of the incident has gone viral and is continuing to rack up millions of views after the woman mocked crying, seemingly calling James a crybaby, when she was being escorted out....

Those at Anfield spent much of the summer knocking back offers from Camp Nou for their Brazilian playmaker. Coutinho 23/10 to score v Man Utd Having tied Coutinto to fresh terms in January, Liverpool refused to waver in their stance that the 25-year-old was going nowhere. Lucas, who left Merseyside for Lazio during the last transfer window, believes the Reds were right to snub Barca as a club of their stature should be buying the world’s best talent, not selling it....

Guardiola takes City to the Hawthorns for Saturday’s game against West Brom in the midst of the worst run of his managerial career. City has not won in six games — the club’s worst spell in eight years — and Guardiola is expecting a rough ride from Tony Pulis’s men. The Blues lost 1-0 at Old Trafford in the EFL Cup in midweek, and it was put to Guardiola that his team struggled to play its way around United’s pressing, which may be also be an issue against the Baggies....

Police arrived at the house in the town of San Anselmo at around 4:45 p.m. after residents reported seeing the 200-pound animal in the yard, ABC 7 reported. As word of the bear sighting spread around the neighborhood, which is just a few blocks from downtown, locals began to gather hoping to catch a glimpse of the animal. “It’s majestic and beautiful but it must be scared,” one neighbor, Natalie Harvey, told KTVU FOX 2....

Hoeness had previously criticised the transfer, branding it “a sign of weakness” on PSG’s part, prompting the 25-year-old’s agent to later hit back, revealing the Germans had the chance to sign his client for only €24m in 2010. Neymar to be top Champions League scorer Nevertheless, a deal was completed little more than a week ago and the Brazil international is slated to make his debut for PSG against Guingamp on Sunday....

In the 27 years that I’ve been a therapist, I’ve noticed a spike of new clients in January. I always assumed it was due to the usual resolution-making to improve one’s life along with dieting and exercising. Once I started working with couples on the brink of divorce two decades ago, however, January has consistently brought me a deluge of new clients—all of whom have wanted a fresh start away from relationships they felt no longer worked....

The base payments and income eligibility are identical to the CARES act and Individuals and couples will also once again receive an additional $500 for eligible dependents. But, this time around, Senator Chuck Grassley said payments but won’t be limited to those children under 17 years old. “Some people that we didn’t intend to leave out last time, but we did. So regardless of age some of these dependents will now be helped,” Grassley said on the Senate floor....

The Government Accountability Office’s first review of the federal government’s response to the coronavirus describes a series of confusions and contradictory rules that left gaps that created the potential for fraud in the massive direct payment program for individuals. Officials from the IRS and Treasury Department, which jointly handled the direct payment program for individuals, described miscommunications and other problems. According to the report, an IRS working group first raised questions with Treasury officials about payments to people no longer living in late March as Congress was drafting the CARES Act....

Trump on Tuesday threatened to veto a congressional bill that would send $600 into the pockets of Americans for COVID relief. Trump wants more money for American families, and he’s getting support from Democrats for that sentiment. If the president gets his way, it could leave headaches and black eyes to his longtime supporters, including those who need him the most right now. The top Republican in the Senate and two Republican senators in Georgia in reelection runoffs have leaned on smaller payments to Americans during the stimulus bill battle....

Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, the largest and oldest power co-op in Texas, said that its decision to file for bankruptcy was necessary to protect members from skyrocketing electric bills as the state continues to grapple with the aftermath of the winter storm. “This action by Brazos Electric was necessary to protect its Member cooperatives and their more than 1.5 million retail members from unaffordable electric bills as we continue to provide electric service throughout the court-supervised process,” Clifton Karnei, executive vice president and general manager of Brazos Electric, said in a statement shared with Newsweek....

Virginia Giuffre had previously settled with the deceased billionaire in 2009. In return, Epstein would send her $500,000 in compensation and agree to have no contact with her from there on out. Prince Andrew claims that this settlement will protect him from her pending lawsuit against him, in which she alleges that he sexually assaulted her multiple times when she was underage. According to The Guardian, Prince Andrew helped to file the settlement between Giuffre and Epstein in order to dismiss any potential case she might bring against him....

Is Ryan Guzman leaving as Eddie on 9-1-1? Though Eddie has some pretty serious injuries, he is not going anywhere just yet. Fox has already released the details of the season finale, “Survivors”–a title that bodes well for Eddie. The synopsis for this reads: “In the aftermath of the shooting, Athena [Angela Bassett] and the 118 are on high alert when a sniper is targeting members of the LAFD. Meanwhile, Maddie [Jennifer Love Hewitt] makes a life decision in the all-new ‘Survivors’ season finale episode of 9-1-1....

The story shifted to David, you know, the Las Vegas man who is convinced he’s been in a 7-year relationship with a gorgeous Ukrainian woman named Lana. He doesn’t have her phone number and only chats with her via a translator dating site that costs money. He’s spent over $100,000 just to text her. So naturally, everyone on the show—and I in my living room—have been convinced he’s being scammed....

Zinedine Zidane’s side ensured their first Primera Division success since 2012 with a 2-0 win at La Rosaleda on Sunday, but their on-pitch celebrations were dampened by the news that the trophy would not be presented to them until next season. Madrid beat Barca to Vinicius Jr. During the post-match festivities, Gareth Bale and Luka Modric appear visibly confused when Madrid’s press officer informs them that there will be no trophy presentation....