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Conservatives are celebrating Team USA's 1-0 loss to rival Canada in the semifinal round of the women's Olympic soccer tournament—an upset critics say resulted from American players' focus on social activism. 'Little Ms. Purple Hair and her team of woke warriors fell flat on their faces,' read an article on former Trump aid Wayne Dupree's website, referencing team captain Megan Rapinoe. 'The US Women's Soccer Team went WOKE and now they lost to Canada,' best-selling author and self-described security expert Brigitte Gabriel tweeted. 'That's what happens when you put political propaganda before sport and hard work.'
New York Post,
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Some surveillance cameras weren’t working at a popular Atlanta park where a woman and her dog were killed in a “gruesome” attack, according to a report.
A security camera near the entrance of Piedmont Park in the city’s Midtown neighborhood caught the last known photo of Katherine Janness, 40, walking her beloved Bowie before the pair were found stabbed early Wednesday morning. But other surveillance cams in the area, including one facing the park’s entrance, weren’t working at the time, relatives of the woman’s girlfriend told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.(Snip)Janness’ stabbing, which Atlanta police Deputy Chief Charles Hampton has described as “gruesome,”
New York Daily News,
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Longtime soap opera actor Jay Pickett has “passed away suddenly” while filming a movie in Idaho. Pickett, 60, was on the “Treasure Valley” set when he died Friday, director Travis Mills said Sunday in a statement online. “Everyone present tried as hard as they could to keep him alive,” Mills wrote. “Our hearts are broken and we grieve for his family who are so devastated by this shocking tragedy.” A cause of death has not been released, but Mills said it “appears to have been a heart attack.”
His co-star, Jim Heffel, said Pickett “died sitting on a horse ready to rope a steer.”
KXAN-TV [Austin, TX],
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Austin—A video captured on an American Airlines flight from New Orleans to Austin shows a fist fight that broke out between passengers on Sunday.
A passenger on the flight sent KXAN video of what happened, and said two were arrested shortly after the incident. Austin Police has not confirmed that, but KXAN will update this story when we hear back.(Snip)The passenger went on to say the incident began “over a seat that couldn’t unrecline.”
An airport spokeswoman deferred to Austin Police and American Airlines.
The Federal Aviation Administration reported an increase in incidents when passengers have disrupted flights due to violent behavior at the start
New York Daily News,
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Rocco Parascandola*
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A wanted Brooklyn sex attacker was arrested at a storage facility where he’d been staying after using his victim’s credit card there, police said Monday.
Adrian Quarless, 37, was nabbed Friday morning at the CubeSmart Self Storage on Caton Place near Prospect Park and was charged with sex abuse, robbery and grand larceny. He is being held on $50,000 bail. In the attack, he allegedly confronted a 25-year-old woman around 1 a.m. on July 25 as she was walking up the stairs to enter her building at N. 10th and Roebling streets in Greenpoint.
The suspect flung her down the stairs, police said, then grabbed
Washington Times,
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Haris Alic
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President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package is set to be a boon for the wife of Sen. Joe Manchin III, a West Virginia Democrat and key swing vote for the White House’s agenda. Mr. Biden’s legislation, as written, greatly expands funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The federal agency, which is responsible for promoting economic development in the 13 states that make up Appalachia, is led by Mr. Manchin’s wife, Gayle.
According to language included within the infrastructure bill, which was released Sunday night, the ARC is set to receive an additional billion dollars over the next four years. The new funding is set to increase
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Washington—The Biden administration on Monday expanded its efforts to evacuate at-risk Afghan citizens from Afghanistan as Taliban violence increases ahead there of the U.S. military pullout at the end of the month.
The State Department said it is widening the scope of Afghans eligible for refugee status in the United States to include current and former employees of U.S.-based news organizations, U.S.-based aid and development agencies and other relief groups that receive U.S. funding. Current and former employees of the U.S. government and the NATO military operation who don’t meet the criteria for a dedicated program for such workers are also covered.
KING-TV [Seattle, WA],
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Everett, Wash—An Everett neighborhood is confused at the city’s priorities after a 7-year-old girl’s lemonade stand was shut down in Rucker Hill Park while complaints over a nearby homeless encampment have gone unaddressed.
Every summer, Elsa LaMaine sets up her lemonade stand at Everett’s Rucker Hill Park.(Snip)The situation angered neighbors who said they were surprised the city would take the time to shut down a lemonade stand while a nearby homeless encampment continues to cause problems in the community.(Snip)In the middle of KING 5’s interview with Cherie LaMaine and Elsa, a naked man walked out of the woods and into
KOMO-TV [Seattle WA],
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Suzanne Phan
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Seattle—No shot, no service. More restaurants and bars across Seattle now require customers to show proof of vaccination before entering. This comes after at least nine bars temporarily closed—after workers either tested positive for COVID-19 or came into contact with an infected person.(Snip)
“Basically, we posted yesterday evening (Thursday evening) that we’d be requiring our guests to bring proof of vaccination and ID or results of a negative test,” said Miranda. “The decision is since there are a lot of restaurant workers that are catching COVID even though they’re vaccinated.” Miranda recognizes that it’s an inconvenience for many people.
WPIX-TV [New York, NY],
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Washington Heights, Manhattan—Two women and a man—all bystanders—were shot when gunfire erupted in Washington Heights late Saturday, police said.
A man, running from three other men, hid behind the counter of Marte Grocery on Audubon Avenue, officials said. A short time later, all four men were back outside and shot at each other, injuring three bystanders.(Snip)One woman, 42, was shot in the left arm; another woman, 58, was shot in the buttocks; a man, 78, was shot in the left arm and the abdomen, police said. All three victims were hospitalized for treatment. The three victims weren’t the only bystanders shot in New York
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Shot putter Raven Saunders raised her arms above her head on the podium and formed an 'X' with her wrists on Sunday night as she claimed her silver medal, in the highest-profile protest yet at the Tokyo Olympics. The 25-year-old American explained the crossing of her wrists as 'the intersection of where all people who are oppressed meet'.(Snip) 'People tried to tell me not to do tattoos and piercings and all that. 'But look at me now, and I'm poppin'.' The athlete maintains an active Instagram account, posting photos of her in training and reveling in the nickname 'The Hulk'.
Guardian [U.K.],
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Maroussia Mbaye
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Mbeubeuss is one of the biggest rubbish tips in Africa and Senegal’s largest open cemetery for murdered children. In the past three years, the bodies of 32 infants have been recovered from the site by the waste-pickers who work there. Looking at the high rate of infanticide in Senegal, it seems the main reasons for it are shame about pregnancy outside marriage and a loss of traditional support for young women. Religious conservatism, economic hardship and a lack of access to contraception and sex education in Senegal are leaving many women I talk to feeling isolated. In the past, girls could turn to la Badiane
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