He could have been speaking about the current political climate when he addressed reporters Thursday in Indianapolis at the NFL’s scouting combine, but DeMaurice Smith’s blunt assessment referred to the current labor negotiations between the NFL owners and players. “Man, democracy’s messy,” Smith, the executive director of the NFL players’ union said after high-profile players […]
Tag: American Downfall
US Signs Historic Peace Agreement With The Taliban
DOHA, Qatar — The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan started nearly 7,000 miles away on a sunny September morning when hijacked planes slammed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, as well as the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. On Saturday, more than 18 years after the terror […]
First Coronavirus Death In The U.S. Happens In Washington State
Health officials in Washington state said on Saturday a coronavirus patient has died, NBC affiliate KING in Seattle reported. The death is the first from coronavirus illness COVID-19 in the United States. The U.S. so far has 66 cases of coronavirus, which includes 9 people who have recovered and four “presumptive” cases, which are those […]
Trump Supporters Angered By Garth Brooks At Concert
DETROIT — Leave it to the internet to interpret Garth Brooks wearing a Barry Sanders jersey during a concert in Detroit as a political endorsement of a certain liberal presidential candidate. The more than 70,000 fans who attended the country music star’s Feb. 22 show at Ford Field understood it for what it was: a […]
Joe Biden Under Investigation In Ukraine
Investigators in Ukraine have launched a probe into former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden over allegations that he pressured Ukrainian officials to fire the country’s top prosecutor in 2016, according to a report. The Ukrainian probe was launched in response to a court order, after the ousted prosecutor, Viktor Shokin, made an appeal for action […]
FDA Reports First Drug Shortage Due To Coronavirus
The Food and Drug Administration said the pharmaceutical industry reported the first shortage of a drug due to the COVID-19 outbreak that has spread to 44 countries in a matter of weeks. The FDA, which declined to identify the drug, said the shortage is related to a manufacturing site impacted by the outbreak in China. […]
Stocks Fall For 7th Straight Day
Wall Street just suffered its worst week since the financial crisis, with all three major indices entering correction and the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing a staggering 3,500 points in just five days. The massive sell-off was fueled by rising uncertainty about the coronavirus epidemic, and comes as multinational companies abandoned or downgraded their forecasts […]
Dow Jones Crashes 1200 Points Due To Coronavirus
Wall Street suffered brutal losses on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average swinging wildly through more than 1,000 points before closing with a loss of 1,190 points. It marks the worst week for the blue-chip index since the financial crisis. The Dow has now lost 3,200 points this week, or 10 percent, including a […]
California Monitoring Over 8,000 People For Coronavirus
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Thursday that 33 people in California have tested positive for coronavirus, with officials monitoring more than 8,400 people for the virus. Newsom said during a press conference that five people who tested positive have since moved out of the state as officials deal with the spreading virus. One of […]
78,000 Transgenders Can Not Vote Due To ID Laws
Oliver, now 22, headed to the polls for the very first time in 2014. The Maryland resident said he was excited to cast his ballot and perform his civic duty, but the excitement was short-lived. Oliver, who identifies as trans masculine, said he was met with resistance when he presented his identification — which is […]
Shooter Kills “Multiple” People At Coors Beer Plant
A shooting at the Molson Coors Beverage Co., in Milwaukee, Wis., has left “multiple people” dead, including the shooter, the mayor of the city said Wednesday. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that at least seven people are dead, including the suspected gunman, according to its sources. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said several people had died, […]