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Now that we know he’s ok, we can share some of the funniest Twitter reactions after the Knicks, including coach Jeff Hornacek, revealed they didn’t know why the point guard didn’t show up to Monday’s game. MORE: Disappearing Derrick Rose joins a long list of failed Knicks teammates

O’Rourke suspended campaign travel in order to remain in his El Paso community. While other candidates campaigned in Iowa, O’Rourke comforted victims of the Walmart shooting, delivered a number of heavily-publicized speeches railing against President Donald Trump and white nationalism and made a number of media appearances condemning the incident. Still, his actions were not enough to inspire Americans to think of him as a top presidential contender, according to a new Morning Consult poll....

The video shows makeup and special effects artist Tony Gardner applying makeup to Jones. “You thought he was a goner, but he’s baaaack,” she wrote. Gardner also reposted the video to his own Instagram, and Jones shared a selfie of himself in full makeup, looking “As if no time has passed at all.” A post shared by Bette Midler (@bettemidler) on Oct 19, 2020 at 5:17pm PDT Both Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, who played Sarah and Mary Sanderson, respectively, will also join Midler and Jones for the reunion special on October 30 at 8 p....

Let’s hope he’s right. In the immediate aftermath of September 11, fears ran rampant that the attacks would capsize our already teetering economy. The terrorist acts certainly contributed to the recession that ended our 10-year expansion, the longest in U.S. history. But now, just four months later, it appears that America’s indomitable urge to shop may help us declare victory in the defense of our economy even before our military finishes up in Afghanistan....

One problem is with the icons. George W. Bush’s cowboy act, while rooted in American mythology and often eloquently scripted, is actually not reflective of today’s United States. Cowboys are extinct; lawyers rule the range. From TV to the best-seller list, we’re awash in the legal culture, explicit and implied. The reason Colin Powell’s 90-minute United Nations speech worked so well last week was that he treated the public like a jury....

This trait gives Bush more latitude than a less-secure chief executive might have as he navigates the gravest presidential crisis in nearly half a century. When a president is confident, the range of options and circle of advisers and emissaries can be bigger, which means a greater chance for creative policymaking, which, in turn, means a greater likelihood of success. Right now, Bush needs all the help he can get beyond his Cabinet and staff, and he knows it....

According to two new London exhibits–“Sigmar Polke: History of Everything” at the Tate Modern (through Jan. 10) and “Chapman Brothers” at the Saatchi Gallery (through Jan. 14)–the answer is a little of both. To be sure, there are artists smashing boundaries every day–as evidenced by last week’s unveiling of the finalists for this year’s $40,000 Turner prize. In addition to the Chapmans’ shock art, they include Grayson Perry’s exquisitely painted ceramics and a thoughtful short film by Northern Irish filmmaker and photographer Willie Doherty that reduces the fierce loyalties of both Protestants and Roman Catholics to the essential components of terror and claustrophobia....

Don’t expect those changes any time soon. The FAA is balking at any quick modifications–and that opposition is renewing age-old grumbling that the FAA is too close to the industry it is supposed to regulate. (The NTSB recommends safety improvements, but only the FAA has power to order design changes.) Meanwhile, Boeing says it needs more time to consider NTSB proposals, saying evidence doesn’t support the claim that static electricity caused the explosion....

There was tension between Obama and Biden aides during the campaign’s kickoff in May of 2012, according to New York Magazine correspondent Gabe Benedetti’s book, The Long Alliance. During an appearance on Meet the Press, Biden made comments about gay marriage that were not in lockstep with the administration’s position—including one unprovoked and unrehearsed statement that made Obama staffers irate. “I think Will and Grace probably did more to educate the American public than almost anything anybody’s ever done so far,” Biden told former host David Gregory after being pressed multiple times about his views on same-sex marriage....

“No federal funding will be used directly or through subsequent reimbursement of grantees to put pipes in safe smoking kits,” Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra wrote in a Tuesday letter sent to Congress members. Blackburn threatened to place a hold on a stopgap House bill that would help avoid a partial government shutdown this weekend unless the Biden administration explicitly stated it wouldn’t fund crack pipes in its recent substance-abuse harm-reduction program....

The G7 nations have said they will support a 15 percent minimum corporate tax and will take measures to make sure that businesses pay tax where they operate in an effort to close cross-border tax loopholes. The decision appears to represent a significant victory for President Joe Biden, whose administration is pushing a plan to make major changes to the international system of taxation. Biden will attend the G7 summit in the U....

Campaign spokesman Andrew Bates wrote in a statement to The Washington Post that Trump “was caught red-handed committing an unprecedented offense. Bates said that Trump endangered national security “by trying to force a foreign country to lie about the political opponent he fears the most.” “The Democrats will do anything to avoid a trial in the Senate in order to protect Sleepy Joe Biden, and expose the millions and millions of dollars that ‘Where’s’ Hunter, & possibly Joe, were paid by companies and countries for doing nothing,” the president tweeted early Tuesday morning....

The new poll by EPIC-MRA, which was released Wednesday, shows that Biden is backed by 48 percent of Michigan residents, while just 39 percent support Trump. But with 9 percent of the Midwestern state’s voters still up for grabs and with the Democratic nominee still polling below the 50 percent threshold—the race could be closer than the current margin between the two candidates suggests, come Election Day. The results are similar to when the same poll was carried out in September, however....

The Flywillvote.com domain link redirects to a Democratic National Committee website that helps Americans register to vote. As Harris and Pence debated whether justice was served in Breonna Taylor’s case, viewers at home saw a fly land on the left side of the vice president’s head. The black insect was particularly noticeable against Pence’s white hair. The internet immediately exploded in response with memes, pictures, videos and jokes. Biden quickly seized on the moment to further his campaign’s fundraising efforts....

On August 16, CNN reported that Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House’s COVID response coordinator, said at an event that the government was working on getting out of the “acute emergency phase” of the pandemic in which it was buying vaccines, treatments, and tests for the public to use for free. Instead, these products would move to the regular U.S. healthcare system. “My hope is that in 2023, you’re going to see the commercialization of almost all of these products,” Jha was quoted as saying at the event, which was sponsored by the U....

As the Omicron variant continues to spread throughout the country, America has seen a 247 percent increase in the number of reported cases over the past two weeks. Chicago teachers are moving to take classes online, Portland, Oregon, has shuttered its restaurants, and Capitol doctors have urged Congress to work remote. Biden’s former advisers, who include Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel; Michael Osterholm; Dr. Celine Gounder; Rick Bright; David Michaels; and Dr....

The poll, which was conducted by Civiqs, found Biden’s approval rating at 38 percent or lower in swing states such as Arizona, Georgia, Ohio and Nevada. Brandon Rottinghaus, a political science professor at the University of Houston, told Newsweek on Monday, “Low presidential approval [numbers] make Biden a target in competitive races in these key states.” According to the poll, in Arizona, 36 percent said that they approved of Biden’s handling of the presidency and 56 percent said they disapproved....

The GOP will control the House and its powerful congressional committees from January 3 and the party has already pledged to probe a series of issues, including Hunter Biden’s business dealings. The investigation of Biden’s son appears the most likely probe that could lead Republicans to seek testimony from the president after the Committee on Oversight and Reform Republicans accused him of lying about his involvement in Hunter Biden’s business affairs in a 31-page interim report last week....

After authorizing four cross-border ground offensives into Syria over the past five years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly threatened this year to launch a fifth in response to what he sees as a persistent presence of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northeastern Syria. These warnings increased earlier this month after a suicide bombing blamed on the group rocked Istanbul, killing six and injuring dozens more on the iconic Istiklal Avenue....