SportsFort Worth Star-TelegramJerry Jones: Texas Rangers advised Dallas Cowboys to briefly shut down Dak Prescott
When the Dallas Cowboys decided to rest quarterback Dak Prescott in his recovery from a strained right shoulder, they sought advice from their baseball neighbors in Arlington, the Texas Rangers. Owner Jerry Jones said the Cowboys consulted with the Rangers because they have more experience dealing with a throwing injury. “We talked about throwing, arm care and arm recovery,” Jones said.
PoliticsWashington ExaminerTrump 2020 legal adviser Jenna Ellis joins rally for impeachment
Jenna Ellis, a senior legal adviser to former President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign, said on Saturday that President Joe Biden should be impeached, adding her voice to a growing chorus of high-profile conservatives in the media fed up with the current administration. Ellis said Biden is engaging in unconstitutional behavior and violating his oath of office with his handling of the southern border situation, and encouraged Republicans to start talking about impeachment now even though they are currently in the minority in Congress.
U.S.AxiosAustin, Texas, activates emergency alert system as COVID crisis reaches "critical" point
Austin, Texas, issued an emergency alert this weekend over the "severely worsening COVID-19 situation," which has reached a "critical" point, officials said. Why it matters: The Warn Central Texas alert system was designed to be activated during a disaster. "Our hospitals are severely stressed and there is little we can do to alleviate their burden with the surging cases," Austin-Travis County Health Authority's Desmar Walkes said in a statement.
U.S.Business Insider18 US Orthodox Jewish girls kicked off a Delta-KLM flight following a COVID-19 protocols dispute, reports say
A group of Orthodox Jewish teens had a layover in Amsterdam on their way home to New York from Kyiv. On the flight from Kyiv, they were reprimanded for eating their own food outside of designated mealtimes. Eighteen Orthodox Jewish girls were barred from boarding a Delta flight from Amsterdam to New York on Thursday because of a dispute on a KLM flight about COVID-19 protocols, according to reports.
U.S.Miami HeraldTwo disturbances brewing in the Atlantic. Both could become tropical depressions this week
Forecasters are monitoring two systems that were brewing in the Atlantic on Sunday — and both could become tropical depressions later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center's 8 p.m. update. There is a low pressure system 400 miles east-southeast of the Leeward Islands. In the next 48 hours, Forecasters say there is a 50% chance of formation and a 60% chance over the next five days.
SportsTheGrioFormer Polish sprinter demands Christine Mboma take sex-reaffirming test after her Olympic medal win
Namibian sprinter Christine Mboma proudly draped the Namibian flag around her shoulders Tuesday after winning the silver medal in the women's Olympic 200-meter race, just over one month after learning she could not compete in her signature 400m due to elevated testosterone levels. Her dominant performance of 21.81 seconds elicited controversial remarks from retired Polish sprinter Marcin Urbaś, who demanded Mboma take a sex-reaffirming test to confirm she “definitely is a woman. I would like to request a thorough test on Mboma to find out if she definitely is a woman,” Urbaś told Spanish sports news outlet Marca.
BusinessBusiness InsiderBurgerville, a popular regional chain, says it's closed a Portland branch after finding human excrement, drug gear, and weapons on its premises
Fast-food chain Burgerville announced it is temporarily closing its branch in southeast Portland because of employee concerns about increasing vandalism and crime around the store. "While it saddens me to temporarily close this Burgerville, I will always put the safety and security of our employees first," Burgerville CEO Jill Taylor said in a news release obtained by Portland Business Journal. A company spokesperson said: "The environment around the restaurant has deteriorated seriously.
U.S.Washington ExaminerInmate sentenced to nearly 25 years for murdering sister's rapist in prison
A Washington state inmate was sentenced to nearly 25 years in prison after he murdered his sister's rapist who was housed in the same cell. Shane Goldsby, 26, attacked 70-year-old Robert Munger in a communal area at the Airway Heights Corrections Center in July 2020 after he discovered the convicted child rapist had molested a number of victims, including his sister, according to KHQ. Goldsby struck Munger, who at the time was serving a 43-year sentence, "in the face and head area about 14 times, (stomped) on his head at least four times and (kicked) a couple more times before walking away and being taken into custody by" law enforcement, court documents read.
U.S.Business InsiderJoe Rogan says having vaccine passports would move the country 'one step closer' to a dictatorship
Joe Rogan said implementing vaccine passports would move the US "one step closer" to dictatorship. Rogan criticized the passports, which will be used in New York City, on his podcast on Friday. Podcast host Joe Rogan criticized the idea of having vaccine passports, saying the requirement would mean the country is "moving one step closer" to dictatorship.
PoliticsUSA TODAYBreathtaking hypocrisy: Trump sycophants have no standing to demand that Cuomo resign
“These brave women deserve swift and definitive justice,” Stefanik says. This is a mainstream position: A Quinnipiac Poll released Friday found that 70% of New York state voters think he should resign and 55% said he should be charged with a crime. What's rich is Stefanik passing judgment on Cuomo when she has sold her political soul to former President Donald Trump and the ethically, morally, legally, constitutionally and sexually compromised mess of a party he leads.
WorldINSIDERAn eerie Nazi time capsule containing brass knuckles, gas masks, and a portrait of Hitler uncovered in German floods clean up
A man who cleaned his aunt's house following the German floods found a trove of hidden Nazi artifacts. It included a gun, brass knuckles, and a portrait of Hitler behind a plastered wall. A German man who was cleaning a house after it was wrecked by a flood was left stunned when he found a trove of Third Reich artifacts hidden behind a plastered wall.
U.S.TheGrioCOVID-19 kills 17-year-old Georgia football player sent home by hospital twice, says mother
A 17-year-old Georgia high school football player died of COVID-19 complications after he was sent home twice by the hospital where he sought care, according to the teenager's parents. Tyler Fairley, a student-athlete at Douglas County High School west of Atlanta, succumbed to the disease on Aug. 1 just over a week after testing positive for the virus. He did not receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
WorldBusiness InsiderSnickers pull TV ad featuring a man who stops flirting with another man when he eats a Snickers bar
Snickers posted an advert for their chocolate bar, which was slammed for being homophobic. Critics included Spain's Minister for Equality and the Spanish LGBT State Federation. A Snickers advert in Spain has been pulled by the company after widespread backlash for homophobia was received.
BusinessBusiness InsiderElon Musk's Boring Company is considering building huge tunnels in the Texan cities of Austin and San Antonio, reports say
Elon Musk's The Boring Company has been in talks with officials in San Antonio and Austin about digging local tunnels, The San Antonio Express-News reported on Friday. San Antonio city agencies have discussed digging a 10-mile loop between the city's downtown and San Antonio International Airport, among other routes, the report said, citing unnamed sources. It was unclear what the path for the Austin tunnel would be.
U.S.Business InsiderRetired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman says Fox News host Tucker Carlson likes to 'demonize and hate the United States'
Colonel Alexander Vindman said Tucker Carlson demonizes and hates the United States. Vindman made the comments on CNN while discussing how Carlson had criticized Capitol officer Harry Dunn. Vindman said he related to Capitol officers whose credibility Carlson had attacked.
U.S.INSIDERAn underwater search team found human remains and a car belonging to a New Hampshire woman who's been missing for 43 years
New Hampshire authorities have solved a 43-year-old mystery after finding human remains in a car. Police said 63-year-old Alberta Leeman went missing on her way home in 1978. Underwater search crews in New Hampshire have discovered human remains and a submerged car belonging to a woman who went missing in 1978, according to local and state authorities.
U.S.Washington Examiner'He broke the law': Former Cuomo aide who filed criminal complaint reveals identity
A former aide for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who filed a criminal complaint against the Democrat for multiple instances of inappropriate touching revealed her identity on Sunday and insisted her former boss "broke the law." Brittany Commisso was initially referred to only as "Executive Assistant #1" in New York Attorney General Letitia James's report, which said the governor sexually harassed nearly a dozen women. Commisso revealed that Cuomo reached under her blouse and groped her breast while at the Executive Mansion.
U.S.AxiosDeSantis' order on mask mandates in schools sparks legal challenges
Florida parents, including those of students with disabilities, have filed legal challenges to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order barring mask mandates in schools. Why it matters: The lawsuits, filed in state and federal court, come as Florida is experiencing a surge of new COVID cases, largely driven by the Delta variant. Florida has reported over 2.7 million COVID-19 cases so far and currently has an average seven-day positivity rate of between 20 and 25 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
SportsLA TimesOlympic winners and losers: Give Simone her flowers; give Novak a pacifier
The Tokyo Games produced historic moments and triumphs. Adam Krikorian, coach of the victorious U.S. women's water polo team, said every athlete who made it to Tokyo deserved a gold medal simply for persevering through a global pandemic. Allyson Felix became the most decorated track and field athlete in U.S. history, Sydney McLaughlin and Athing Mu each won two gold medals and Dalilah Muhammad won two medals for a team that also produced gold medalists Valarie Allman in the discus and Kate Nageotte in the pole vault.
U.S.Business InsiderWoman sues McDonald's after complaining that a cheeseburger advert was so irresistible it caused her to break her fast during Lent
The Russian is seeking $14 as compensation for sustained moral damage, Fox News reported. See more stories on Insider's business page. A woman from Omsk, Russia, is reportedly suing McDonald's over an advert featuring cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets, which she said caused her to break her fast during Lent.
LifestyleBusiness InsiderElon Musk reportedly lives in a $50,000 prefab tiny home that already has a 100,000-unit waitlist - see inside a unit
Las Vegas-based Boxabl is creating the $49,500 Casita, a 375-square-foot prefab tiny home. Elon Musk reportedly lives in a Casita, which already has a 47,000-person waitlist. Take a tour inside the tiny home, which has a bedroom, bathroom, living room, and kitchen.
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Hurricane Center watches two tropical disturbances over the Atlantic
Two areas of low pressure over the tropical Atlantic have a chance of becoming cyclones this week, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday. One system is 400 miles east-southeast of the Leeward Islands and is forecast to move toward the Lesser Antilles, then the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. It has a 50 percent chance of forming in the next two days and a 60 percent chance of forming in the next five days, as of the Hurricane Center's 8 p.m. update.
PoliticsAxiosInflation, crime and border crossings create a perfect midterm storm for GOP
Inflation, rising crime and the border surge are positioning Republicans for even bigger midterm gains than they'd imagined just months ago. Why it matters: President Biden has preached bipartisanship. Strident Democrats are pushing for hard-left positions enacted through their control of Congress and the White House.
SportsAssociated PressFiji sevens captain Tuwai doubtful for Paris 2024
The captain of Fiji's Olympic-champion rugby sevens team, Jerry Tuwai, says he doesn't expect to lead the team in its attempt to win a third consecutive gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games. Speaking from quarantine after the team's return to Fiji, Tuwai, who was also a member of the Fiji team which won the first Olympic gold medal in sevens in 2016, said while his plans aren't entirely clear, he doubts he will reach a third Olympics as a player. Tuwai told the Fiji Village website he and other senior members of the Fiji team have set up the Life After Rugby Barbarians club to mentor the young players who eventually will carry the nation's medal hopes.
“If nothing else, Tokyo 2020 may end up being remembered as the wake-up call everyone needed.”
“Cancel the Olympics—for good.”
“Olympians haven’t really changed. These athletes still showcase extraordinary human achievement from around the world.”
“Delivering more excellence and less sideshow will probably require giving athletes a bigger voice in how the Olympics are run.”
“The Olympics were conceived in 1896 as a sporting event, and they’ve become a construction event.”