SportsINSIDERAn Olympic medalist admitted on live TV that she was 's---ting myself' while swimming her relay leg
Sydney Pickrem won bronze for Canada in Sunday's 4×100-meter medley relay. The 23-year-old, who swam a 1:07.17 breaststroke, was candid in her TV interview. Sydney Pickrem may have swum for a spot on the podium in Sunday's 4×100-meter medley relay, but that doesn't mean she was calm, cool, and collected while doing so.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderSen. Lindsey Graham may have exposed multiple senators to COVID-19 on Joe Manchin's DC houseboat
Sen. Joe Manchin hosted multiple senators, including Lindsey Graham, on his houseboat over the weekend. Graham announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday morning. Jacky Rosen and Mark Kelly were all in contact with Graham on the boat.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderA Texas lawmaker is asking donors to pay his legislative staff after Gov. Greg Abbott defunded the entire state legislature
A Texas state representative is asking campaign donors to help pay his legislative staffers. Gov. Greg Abbott defunded the legislature after Democrats fled the state to prevent restrictive voting laws from passing. Unlike staffers' salaries, state legislator pay is enshrined in the constitution.
SportsINSIDERMcKayla Maroney says she was forced to compete with a broken foot in the 2012 Olympics, claiming Larry Nassar lied to the coach about the injury
McKayla Maroney said in an Instagram Story that her foot was broken at the 2012 London Olympics. Maroney said Larry Nassar lied to the US women's gymnastics coach to downplay the injury. USA Gymnastics told Insider it recognized "how deeply we have broken the trust of our athletes."
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Wildfire situation may worsen this week
The weather pattern is set to change multiple times across the Northwest during the first week of August, which could complicate the ongoing wildfire battles.
HealthBusiness Insider24 vaccinated friends had a blowout vacation on Cape Cod. Though their symptoms were mild, 14 of them caught COVID-19, report says.
Twenty-four fully vaccinated friends had a weeklong July 4 getaway in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The cases were part of a bigger study that prompted the CDC to change its indoor masking guidance. Fourteen of 24 vaccinated friends who visited the Cape Cod town of Provincetown, Massachusetts, in July caught COVID-19, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.
U.S.INSIDEROnline creator Chris Chan arrested on incest charge after leaked audio alleged she had sex with her mother
Christine Weston Chandler, known online as Chris Chan, was arrested on a charge of incest. Christian Weston Chandler, known online as Chris Chan, has been arrested and charged with incest after a leaked phone conversation spread online. Chandler, 39, is currently being held in the Henrico County Jail after being brought in by police on Sunday afternoon.
BusinessBusiness InsiderA Waffle House waitress who worked a double shift while looking after her baby says she received a $1,000 tip from a country-music star who was impressed by her work ethic
A Waffle House waitress said she received a $1,000 tip from a country-music star. A Waffle House waitress said a country-music star left her a $1,000 tip because he was so impressed by her work ethic. Shirell Lackey told Fox 8 News, a Fox affiliate in Greensboro, North Carolina, last week that the musician, who she wanted to keep anonymous, had found out she was working a double shift while looking after her baby daughter at the restaurant.
WorldBusiness InsiderIran's outgoing president says the country's authoritarian government doesn't always tell the truth
Iran's outgoing president said the government was not always truthful during his eight-year tenure. Iran's authoritarian government is not known for its transparency and has little tolerance for dissent. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who is leaving office this week, on Sunday said the country's authoritarian government was not always truthful during his eight years in office.
SportsINSIDERA Canadian diver who scored a 0 with a feet-first flop with the finals on the line said she wasn't going to give up
The Canadian diver Pamela Ware scored a 0.0 with a feet-first dive in the Olympics. The failed dive knocked Ware out of competition for the event final. In an emotional video, Ware said she made a mistake but would not give up.
WorldAssociated PressIsrael's Olympic gold victory raises Jewish identity debate
But the celebrations were tempered after his mother lamented that the country's authorities will not allow him to wed because he is not considered Jewish according to Orthodox law. The state doesn't allow him to marry,” Dolgopyat's mother, Angela, told 103FM in an interview Sunday. Her comments touched a raw nerve in this country, which has repeatedly struggled with balancing matters of religion and state since it was founded as a refuge for Jews 73 years ago.
EntertainmentINSIDERAmazon's 'Lord of the Rings' TV series finally has a premiere date
Amazon Studios released the first image from the forthcoming series. Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, and Maxim Bald are among the ensemble cast. Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings" TV series finally has an official premiere date.
BusinessBusiness InsiderA giant Tesla battery pack burst into flames during testing, and it took 150 firefighters 4 days to put out
A huge Tesla battery pack was on fire for four days until firefighters managed to put it out. It took 150 firefighters and more than 30 fire trucks to extinguish the fire, they said. A Tesla "Megapack" battery pack caught fire during testing on Friday, and it took firefighters four days to extinguish the blaze, Australian local authorities said on Monday.
U.S.Washington ExaminerUS considering ‘next steps’ as it warns Iran it will respond to deadly attack on oil tanker in international waters
The new categories include: Afghans who work or worked as employees of contractors, locally employed staff, interpreters/translators for the U.S. government, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, International Security Assistance Force or Resolute Support; Afghans who work or worked for a U.S. government-funded program or project in Afghanistan supported through a U.S. government grant or cooperative agreement; Afghans who are or were employed in Afghanistan by a U.S.-based media organization or nongovernmental organization.
U.S.Yahoo NewsFlorida and Texas accounted for one-third of all new U.S. coronavirus cases last week, White House says
States with low vaccination rates are driving a new coronavirus wave sweeping over the nation, with the much more transmissible Delta strain filling hospitals across the southern U.S. Two states, Texas and Florida, stand out as hot spots, accounting for a full third of all new cases nationwide last week, White House pandemic response coordinator Jeff Zients revealed during a Monday press briefing. Over the weekend, Florida had the unwelcome distinction of breaking a national record, reporting 21,000 new cases, the most for one day in any state since the pandemic began in early 2020. From the start, we've known this virus is unpredictable,” Zients said.
LifestyleBusiness InsiderI'm a personal trainer in the Hamptons. The job perks are incredible, but every now and then I'll get an odd request that has nothing to do with my job.
When it comes to working with the 1%, convenience is a key factor, so I often train my clients virtually or in their homes. It's best to meet them where they're at, and in my case, that's the Hamptons. I launched Hamptons Wellness on Wheels in 2016 with my boyfriend Ross Youmans.
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Louisiana groom arrested on his wedding night after allegedly opening fire on highway with wife, friend in car
A Louisiana man was arrested on his wedding night after allegedly opening fire on a highway while still wearing his tuxedo. The incident unfolded Saturday evening on the Bonnet Carré Spillway as Devin Jose Jones, his new wife, and a male friend were stuck in traffic caused by a car crash on their way back to Alexandria, St. John Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre told WVUE. "There is a bad accident that shut the bridge down and while the accident was being handled, someone got out of their vehicle and started approaching other vehicles and shooting innocent people sitting in their cars stuck in traffic!" witness Brian Chappell Jr. wrote on Facebook of the incident.
LifestyleChicago TribuneAfter decades of invisibility, asexuals are speaking up and gaining ground: ‘I don’t need to be fixed because I’m not broken.’
When you look out at the world and you don't see anything that looks like your experience or sounds like your experience, the world is like a funhouse mirror. It's reflecting a distorted version of what's true, so you feel like a broken version of yourself. Asexuals made up 1% of the population in an influential analysis of survey results from more than 18,000 British people that was published in the Journal of Sex Research in 2004.
U.S.The TelegraphDaughter of rape victim helps bring conviction 46 years on
She had told her parents that Bennett was the father, but no action was ever taken to hold him to account. Explaining why she did not give a statement to the police at the time, the victim said: "I had suffered and I wanted to get on with my life." It was only when her daughter turned 18 that she tracked down her birth mother and then, by obtaining her social services record, she found Bennett named as her father.
LifestyleINSIDERI tried working out like Simone Biles for a week, and now I have even more respect for Olympic athletes
This week humbled me, and I'd highly recommend trying Biles' routine. Gold medalist Simone Biles has changed the gymnastics game with her gravity-defying stunts leading up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As a fan of Biles, I tried an adapted version of her routine for a week, so keep reading to find out what it was like following an Olympian-inspired training regimen.
U.S.Business InsiderBaton Rouge's largest hospital has reportedly run out of hospital beds due to COVID-19 spike in Louisiana
Baton Rouge's largest hospital has run out of hospital beds, according to its chief medical officer. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the state is returning to a mask mandate. "There are no more beds left," Chief Medical Officer Katy O'Neal said at a press conference on Monday. At that same press conference, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the state would bring back its mask mandate and encouraged residents to get vaccinated.
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Trump's niece takes swipe at absent Meghan McCain during
Mary Trump, former President Donald Trump's niece, appeared on The View on Monday to promote her new book The Reckoning...and take a few jabs at "conspiculously absent" co-host Megan McCain while she's at it, The Daily Beast reports. After denouncing her uncle and his GOP acolytes for perpetuating lies surrounding Jan. 6, as well as blaming the former's shoddy pandemic management for "the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans," Mary Trump turned her attention toward McCain, who was present during the first half of the broadcast, but not during either of the segments in which Trump was interviewed, per The Daily Beast and Mediaite. "One thing Donald proved is that using racism as a platform was successful, and I think that's why we see so much strife in this country," she said.
U.S.USA TODAYBiles' balancing act
Biden to landlords: Don't evict President Joe Biden challenged all landlords Monday to hold off on evictions for the next 30 days and asked his administration to consider the possibility of unilaterally extending a moratorium even in the face of legal concerns. The president called on all states and cities to extend or put in place policies to freeze evictions for at least two months. The White House had said only Congress could extend the freeze, but Biden faced pressure to act after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders urged the White House on Sunday to extend it anyway.
HealthCBS NewsDelta variant drives COVID surge, prompting new mandates
Healthcare workers in Missouri are bearing the brunt as hospitalizations among people with COVID-19 have nearly doubled in a month. The hardest hit area includes Springfield, where there's been a dramatic rise of COVID-19 patients in one hospital system since mask mandates were lifted before two big holiday weekends. As bad as the situation is in Missouri, it's worse in several other states, including Florida, where more than 10,000 are hospitalized.
U.S.The Daily BeastWhy Is the FBI Ignoring Far-Right Violence Taking Place in the Open?
Amid the silent sniffles and eye-dabbing last week as four policemen recounted how they struggled to hold off the howling pro-Trump mobs on Jan. 6, an significant anecdote told by one of the officers drew no attention from the presiding committee members or in the following days' news accounts. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn recalled how at 10:56 on the morning of Jan. 6, he got a text message from “a friend” who had acquired or overheard a detailed plan by one of the militant groups for a coordinated, military-style assault with guns on the Capitol. Seeing that message caused me concern,” Dunn said—an understatement considering what soon followed.
“[The program] stands likely to leave millions of families — disproportionately the poorest and most fragile ones — behind.”
“[Paying] families monthly, instead of one lump sum ... will provide parents with more stability knowing when cash is coming.”
“More parents will disappear from the workforce, and more children will be locked into dependency.”
“Poverty is a political choice, not an inevitability.”
“Time is running out. There are only six months until monthly payments of the credit cease."