Colin Kaepernick not mentioned as possible replacement for Broncos' Drew Lock, coach says
Colin Kaepernick was not seen as an option for the Denver Broncos even as Drew Lock is set to be out with an injury and Jeff Driskel only winning one game in eight career starts. “His name hasn't come up in the brief discussions I've had with John [Elway] at this point,” head coach Vic Fangio said, according to the team’s website. The 49ers nearly traded Kaepernick to the Broncos in 2016, ESPN reported. The Broncos were set to pay at least $7 million and leaving $4.9 million to the 49ers, according to ESPN. San Francisco was reportedly unwilling to pay and Kaepernick was unwilling to forfeit the money to make the trade work.
Source:Fox News
September 21, 2020 21:11 UTC
Louisville police, Kentucky National Guard sued by family of man killed during night of protests
The family of a Louisville barbecue stand owner who was fatally shot by law enforcement who were breaking up a crowd during a night of protests has sued the local police department and the Kentucky National Guard for what they believe was his wrongful death, court papers show. The National Guard was in the city to help enforce a curfew amid protests spurred by the deaths of George Floyd in Minnesota and Louisville native Breonna Taylor. A spokesperson for the LMPD declined to comment, while a rep for the Kentucky National Guard did not respond to Fox News’ request. “So it’s clear, the fatal shot came from the National Guard,” Brown said. National Guard members “were returning fire, which is part of the engagement and what any law enforcement would do in that case,” Brown said.
Source:Fox News
September 21, 2020 21:11 UTC
Climate change? U.S. oil giants are doubling down on fossil fuels.
European energy companies like BP, Royal Dutch Shell and others have lately been selling off oil fields and investing billions in renewable energy, a response to plunging oil prices and growing concerns about climate changes. But the American oil giants Chevron and Exxon Mobil are going in a far different direction. The disparity reflects the vast differences in how Europe and the United States are approaching climate change, a global threat that many scientists say is increasing the frequency and severity of disasters like wildfires and hurricanes. European leaders have made tackling climate change a top priority while President Trump has called it a “hoax” and has dismantled environmental regulations to encourage the exploitation of fossil fuels. The big American and European oil and gas companies publicly agree that climate change is a threat and that they must play a role in the kind of energy transition the world last saw during the industrial revolution.
Source:New York Times
September 21, 2020 21:00 UTC
GOP begins to fall in line for quick confirmation vote on Trump's Supreme Court nominee
Currently, there are 53 GOP senators -- meaning they can only lose three Republicans if Vice President Mike Pence stepped in to cast a tie-breaking vote. The Supreme Court plays a fundamental role in the defense of our Constitution and in the protection of our rights and liberties. Once the president puts forward his nominee for the Supreme Court, I will carry out my duty—as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee—to evaluate the nominee for our nation's highest court." In a floor speech on Monday, McConnell defended his vow that a nominee will get a Senate vote, adding that "the Senate has more than sufficient time to process a nomination. Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, who has said his support for a Supreme Court justice is contingent on whether the nominee believes Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case on abortion, is "wrongly decided," said Barrett, an appeals court judge, meets that test.
Source:CNN
September 21, 2020 20:59 UTC
Barbara Lagoa, one of Trump's top contenders for the Supreme Court
Prior to Trump's appointment of Lagoa last year, she served as the first Hispanic woman and the first Cuban American woman on the Supreme Court of Florida, having been appointed to it in January 2019 by Republican Gov. Before a recent decision in the case, the Supreme Court had declined to step in before the full circuit court ruled. The Supreme Court split 6-3, with Ginsburg in the minority. In response to written questions from Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, Lagoa said the 1973 decision "is binding precedent of the Supreme Court and I would faithfully follow it," noting that for "lower court judges, all Supreme Court precedent, including Roe v. Wade ... is settled law." Prior to being appointed by DeSantis to the Florida Supreme Court, Lagoa served for more than a decade on the 3rd District Court of Appeal, a position she was appointed to in 2006 by then-Gov.
Source:CNN
September 21, 2020 20:48 UTC
Ellen DeGeneres receives support from celeb pals after addressing scandal on show’s season 18 return
“As you may have heard, this summer there were allegations of a toxic work environment at our show and then there was an investigation. ELLEN DEGENERES ADDRESSES TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT SCANDAL ON SHOW’S SEASON 18 RETURN: ‘I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY’The host's pals soon commented on the Instagram post, with Demi Lovato writing: "You are the person people see on tv [sic]. ELLEN DEGENERES REPORTEDLY ADDRESSES 'NO EYE CONTACT' RULE: ‘IT’S CRAZY’ AND ‘JUST NOT TRUE’Scooter Braun wrote, "Beautiful words." STEVE HARVEY DEFENDS ELLEN DEGENERES AMID SHOW SCANDAL: SHE'S 'ONE OF THE COOLEST AND KINDEST PEOPLE'Musician Sam Bruno wrote: "Doesn't feel authentic AT ALL!!! In her monologue, DeGeneres went on to say: “This is 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show.'
Source:Fox News
September 21, 2020 20:46 UTC
Trump Could Be Investigated for Tax Fraud, D.A. Says for First Time
The Manhattan district attorney’s office, which has been locked in a yearlong legal battle with President Trump over obtaining his tax returns, suggested for the first time in a court filing on Monday that it had grounds to investigate him and his businesses for tax fraud. Mr. Vance, a Democrat, has never revealed the scope of his office’s criminal inquiry, citing grand jury secrecy. The investigation has been stalled by the fight over a subpoena that the office issued in August 2019 for eight years of the president’s tax returns. Lawyers for Mr. Trump have said the subpoena should be blocked, calling it “wildly overbroad” and politically motivated. Mr. Vance responded to that argument in a carefully worded new filing that did not directly accuse Mr. Trump or any of his businesses or associates of wrongdoing and took pains to avoid disclosing details about the inquiry.
Source:New York Times
September 21, 2020 20:27 UTC
New emojis are coming in 2021, including a heart on fire, a woman with a beard and over 200 mixed-skin-tone options for couples
(CNN) In a bit of good news, there will be new emojis in 2021 after all. The consortium announced in April there would be no new emojis until 2022 because of the pandemic. The attempted gender-inclusive design offers three variants of the beard: a "person" with a beard, a "woman" with a beard and a "man" with a beard -- with the "person" option meant to be the gender-neutral one. But the bulk of the update, comprising 200 out of the 217 new emojis, is dedicated to skin tones for the "couple with heart" emoji and the "kiss" emoji. Current options offer only the default "yellow" skin tone for both, but the update will allow other skin tones to be specified.
Source:CNN
September 21, 2020 20:26 UTC
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for legislation aimed at cracking down on disorderly protests
Ron DeSantis released a sweeping set of proposals on Monday that would dramatically crack down on people who attend protests that turn violent or disorderly by threatening them with a mix of felonies and increased jail time. Collectively, the proposed legislation represents a dramatic -- if still merely proposed -- escalation in the Florida governor's embrace of President Donald Trump's calls for "law and order." Those followed a summer of nationwide protests have taken place in cities since the killing of George Floyd on May 25 by Minneapolis police officers. "This effort has one goal: silence, criminalize, and penalize Floridians who want to see justice for Black lives lost to racialized violence and brutality at the hands of law enforcement," Kubic said. I think what it's saying is we are not going to let Florida go down the road that some of these other place have gone," DeSantis said.
Source:CNN
September 21, 2020 20:26 UTC
Has your family been profiled because you look different from each other?
Families come in all shapes, sizes and colors. But people have reported being discriminated against, subjected to racist comments or even having the police called on them because they look different from a family member. Have you ever experienced harassment, profiling or discrimination because you have different physical characteristics from other members of your family? For example, have people made assumptions because a family member had a different skin tone from you? We would like to hear from you.
Source:Los Angeles Times
September 21, 2020 20:20 UTC
NIH official to 'retire' after being ID'd as author of anti-Fauci posts on right-wing blog
New York (CNN Business) A public affairs official at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will "retire" after a news report identified him as the anonymous author of blog posts on a conservative website that disparaged Dr. Anthony Fauci and mocked the use of masks, a spokesperson for the health agency said Monday. "NIAID first learned of this matter this morning, and Mr. Crews has informed us of his intention to retire," a NIAID spokesperson told CNN. "We have no further comments on this as it is a personnel matter." The NIAID spokesperson then referred CNN to policies at NIAID's parent agency, the National Institutes of Health, and federal ethics regulations about using government time and equipment for unauthorized purposes. An NIH official familiar with the matter told CNN that the agency confirmed The Daily Beast's report that Crews was the person writing for RedState.
Source:CNN
September 21, 2020 20:15 UTC
How long until it’s too late to save Earth from climate disaster? This clock is counting down.
ADADIf Earth’s temperatures increase by 1.5 degrees Celsius, the planet will fall victim to extreme heat waves, fires, droughts and limited water availability, a 2019 NASA report on global climate change warns. In September 2019, just days before Greta Thunberg addressed the U.N. General Assembly, the teen climate activist asked Boyd and Golan to build her a handheld climate clock. ADADIn what they describe as a “lightning-speed effort,” Golan and Boyd pulled together a team of climate science experts, programmers, electrical engineers and designers to create the clock Thunberg wanted — battery-powered and synchronized to the Climate Clock. The New York climate clock will be on display until Sept. 27, although the creators say it may one day become a permanent fixture of the Manhattan landscape. ADAs he unveiled the clock Saturday, Golan encouraged onlookers to reflect on their own carbon footprint and to come together to create change.
Source:Washington Post
September 21, 2020 20:14 UTC
L.A. Times shaken by a summer of turmoil and scandals
Standing next to him are Chris Argentieri, center, president and chief operating officer of the L.A. Times, and Norman Pearlstine, executive editor of the L.A. Times. Peter Meehan, shown in 2016, was named The Times’ Food editor early last year, though he didn’t live in Los Angeles full-time. The pair met for coffee the next day, and two months later, Emmrich joined the L.A. Times to lead the Saturday, Image and Travel sections. Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine, under fire for the scandals at The Times, acknowledged mistakes and defended his record. “I love and value the L.A. Times.
Source:Los Angeles Times
September 21, 2020 20:13 UTC
Djokovic wins Rome title: 'I moved on' after US Open default
For four or five days after being defaulted from the U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic did some serious soul searching. Dropping only one set all week, Djokovic won his fifth Italian Open title on Monday after beating Diego Schwartzman 7-5, 6-3 in the final, and restored his confidence heading into Roland Garros, which starts in six days. The only player to take a set off Djokovic this week was German qualifier Dominik Koepfer in the quarterfinals. With his 36th Masters 1000 title, Djokovic moved one ahead of Rafael Nadal atop the all-time list. Able to run down virtually everything, the 5-foot-7 (170-centimeter) Schwartzman gave Djokovic fits early on, when there was a brief rain shower.
Source:Fox News
September 21, 2020 20:03 UTC
Woodley Park's Marilyn Monroe gets a facelift
Roi said Kevin — a Winchester, Va., artist who goes by Jazirock — was the perfect person for the job. “I said, ‘Oh my god Kevin, that’s wonderful, on one condition: Get a pup tent that’s big enough for both of us. “I started painting. “You don’t get to paint,” Kevin said. Marilyn Monroe is at least the second great American Kevin, 48, has painted.
Source:Washington Post
September 21, 2020 20:03 UTC