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In a message sent to her fellow Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed that a “full program of events” is in the works for January 6, 2022. At this stage, the message is meant to solicit interest from lawmakers who might want to be involved in the events, since Congress will not be in session that week. “Already, preparations are underway for a full program of events, including a discussion among historians about the narrative of that day; an opportunity for Members to share their experiences and reflections from that day; and a prayerful vigil in the evening....

Pelosi hopes to use a threat of a second Trump impeachment as a way to strongarm Vice President Mike Pence into invoking the 25th Amendment, which could remove presidential powers from Trump and place them in Pence’s hands the final week and a half. Pelosi, who was recently voted by her peers to serve again as Speaker during the first two years of Biden’s presidency, appeared on “60 Minutes” Sunday night to talk about her party’s continued torque on Trump, and to also rehash the siege of the Capitol last week by a riotous mob....

The 26-year-old, who started in Italy’s disappointing 1-1 draw with Macedonia on Friday, has carved out a superb career for himself at Napoli after impressing on loan at Pescara in 2011-12. Inter 12/1 to win Serie A It could have all been so different for the diminutive attacker, though, had he listened to the advice of scouts when he was younger. “They used to say I had some talent, but was too short,” Insigne told UEFA....

The authors stress that they have not been able to determine where the organic carbon came from, but they are also unable to rule out a biological origin. The work was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal on June 27. Mars has long been a target for studies into past life on other worlds. Today it is a cold, barren world with no significant atmosphere, but billions of years ago it was much warmer, had a thicker, more Earth-like atmosphere, and rippled with rivers and ponds providing a potential habitat for microbial life....

Evidence suggests that when surface water temperatures in the northern tropical Atlantic rise sufficiently, moisture is pulled northwards by shifting wind patterns. This brings heavier rains to the north of the rainforest while leaving southern portions drier and, thus, more vulnerable to fires associated with human activity. At the same time, this process also creates more favorable conditions for hurricanes to form in the Atlantic. These powerful storms require warm, moist air as fuel, which is why the they only form over warm ocean waters near the equator....

The visualization by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was created into a movie to show what two black hole disks could create should it happen in space. For reference, the two objects shown in the visualization are millions times bigger than Earth. One of the objects is 200 times larger than the sun while the other is 100 larger than the sun. Jeremy Schnittman, an astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, created this visual....

A relatively quiet three hours of testing confirmed to the teams and NASCAR officials that the Goodyear tire they brought to the 1.5-mile track will work this weekend. Without having to send wreckers out onto the track at all and no tire blowouts, it was a good sign for practice Friday and the Sprint Cup race Sunday (2 p.m., ESPN). "We've had test days before where the end result was Goodyear's scrambling to get six more trailer loads in here to help work through the problem," NASCAR Sprint Cup Series director John Darby said following the test....

“It’s honestly what I’ve been looking for here for 16 years,” Johnson said in his post-race interview. “I’m very very happy.” Johnson won the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 on April 9. MORE: Everything you need to know about the Food City 500 Johnson beat out Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick for the victory. Kyle Larson came in sixth, and retained his points lead in the Monster Cup. NASCAR at Bristol: Live race news, results 2:00 : Kurt Busch wrecked early, and was none-too-pleased with himself....

The starting grid for the Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Powered by Big Machine Records, which is scheduled to go green at 4:23 p.m. ET at The Brickyard and will be broadcast live on NBC, was determined by a combination of random draw and positions in the NASCAR Cup Series point standings in place of qualfying and practice sessions. MORE: Updated 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule Pit stall selection for Cup Series races that are run without qualifying is determined by the results of the previous race....

The driver of the No. 4 car started the race out front after winning the pole on Friday and stayed there for much of the race. He ceded the first two stage wins to Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson, respectively, but made some well-timed pit stops to finish the race strong and push past Martin Truex Jr. in the last lap to take the win at Kansas Speedway. “I think, as you look at the last couple of laps, it wasn’t working for me on the bottom, and I was able to make up some ground on the top,” said Harvick, who won for the third time at Kansas....

The Hendrick Motorsports driver, looking for his fourth straight win in the NASCAR Cup Series — this one at the Pocono Organics CBD 325 — managed to overtake teammate Alex Bowman with just four laps remaining after tailing him the previous 15 laps. It seemed as if the final lap was a mere formality when, entering the final turn, Larson’s No. 5 car blew its front left tire, costing him the victory....

Deegan on Monday posted a 15-minute video titled “Our Lives Are Being Threatened” on her YouTube page. In the video, she detailed that her boyfriend, Chase Cabre, had received death threats from a fan who lives near her race shop. “His official words were, not that he’s going to kill Chase, but that he’s going to come … and be the last thing Chase ever sees,” Deegan says in the video, as transcribed by the Daytona Beach News-Journal....

The old, rough and weathered surface of the 1.54-mile Georgia track is known for its multiple grooves that foster exciting side-by-side racing. MORE: Dillon in for Stewart | Denny wins for J.D. | Jeff Gordon’s TV debut And new for the full 2016 season — at tracks other than Daytona and Talladega — every Cup team will have to create a car with the following specifications: a 3.5-inch spoiler instead of a 6-inch one, a reduction in the radiator pan from 38 inches to 25 inches, and a splitter that will have 1....

Shepherd, the oldest driver ever to start a Cup race at age 72 , slid up into Joey Logano, who was running second at the time of the accident on Lap 212 of the Camping World RV Sales 301. Shepherd was at least 10 laps down at the time. “He was above minimum speed, he pulled over to let Joey go by and it’s a responsibility for all competitors, everybody has their responsibility to lay off each other,” NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton told reporters after the race....

There are no qualifiers during the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing NASCAR to get creative in figuring out where each driver starts, This was the ninth time a version of the formula was used to determine the starting lineup for a race. The Xfinity 500 (2 p.m. ET, NBCS) is the final race of the Round of 8 and will set the Championship 4 field for Phoenix. MORE: Updated 2020 NASCAR Cup Series standings...

The starting grid for Saturday’s race at Richmond, scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET and broadcast live on NBCSN, features some of this season’s top drivers at the front of the field. It is the result of a new formula that takes into account finishing position from the previous race, team owner points standings and the fastest lap from the previous race to set the lineup. MORE: Updated 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule...

He annoyed fans. He annoyed NASCAR. He sometimes annoyed the media. He even annoyed his own teammates. And he particularly annoyed other drivers. MORE: Montoya crashes at Indy | Charlotte lineup | Winners Which was highly entertaining. Like the time he went helmet-to-helmet with Kevin Harvick after they wrecked each other at Watkins Glen. Or when he squabbled with Tony Stewart. Or openly feuded with teammate Jamie McMurray. Or reportedly traded punches with Ryan Newman in the NASCAR hauler....

The weather threatening Sunday’s race at Daytona could be more than just rain, though. Strong storms with lightning, scattered throughout the afternoon, were forecast for the area. MORE: Watch the Coke Zero Sugar 400 live and on demand with fuboTV (7-day trial) The postponed race is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, but that may be unlikely. According to weather.com, the forecast includes a 35 percent chance of thunderstorms beginning at 2 p....

Logano found himself in the right place at the right time to win the Advance Autoparts Clash at Daytona. With Denny Hamlin leading in the final lap, Brad Keselowski nudged him out of the lead, and they both wrecked. The collision allowed Logano to jump from third to the front and win. MORE: NASCAR reveals new points system, segmented race format It was the 10th time in The Clash’s history the winner was decided by a last-lap pass....