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D.C. Council member against Redskins’ return to city due to ‘offensive’ name (The Washington Times)
David Grosso, an at-large, independent D.C. Council member, released a statement Thursday saying he was against the idea of the Washington Redskins moving back into the city partly due to their nickname being “offensive.”
The statement was a reaction to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s call Wednesday for the team to someday return to a stadium in D.C. city limits.
“I am disappointed to hear that Mayor Bowser is trying to bring the NFL’s Washington Football Team back into the District of Columbia,” Grosso wrote. “Though I have been a lifetime fan of the team, I continue to be frustrated and offended by the team’s name and oppose any efforts for them to play in our city.” [Read More]
Al Sharpton takes shot at Trump at Aretha Franklin’s funeral (New York Post)
The Rev. Al Sharpton took a jab at President Trump on Friday — saying he needs a lesson in respect after referring to Aretha Franklin as someone “who used to work for me” immediately after her passing.
“I want y’all to help me correct President Trump, to teach him what [respect] means,” Sharpton said to a standing ovation at Franklin’s packed funeral at the Greater Grace Temple. “No, she used to perform for you. She worked for us.”Trump’s apparent gaffe came on Aug. 16, the day Franklin died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. [Read More]
Honoring Aretha Franklin: Bill Clinton and Ariana Grande Join Thousands (NYTimes)
In a ceremony where she was to be praised by presidents and pop stars, eulogized by more than a dozen preachers, and feted with a fleet of pink Cadillacs, Aretha Franklin was celebrated on Friday as a musical titan, an empowering feminist and an American icon during a marathon goodbye that showcased a generation of talent who drew inspiration from her.
Ms. Franklin, who died of pancreatic cancer two weeks ago at 76, was the “Queen of Soul,” one of the unimpeachable stars of American music. And her funeral, at a megachurch on the suburban outskirts of Detroit, was suitably regal, with tributes that were scheduled to go on for more than five hours, by Bill Clinton, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the basketball star Isaiah Thomas and others. [Read More]
At the New York Post: America doesn’t actually lead the world in mass shootings (New York Post)
The claim that the US has by far the most mass public shootings in the world drives much of the gun-control debate. Many argue that America’s high rate of gun possession explains the high rate of mass shootings.
“The one thing we do know is that we have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world,” President Barack Obama warned us. To justify this claim and many other similar quotes, Obama’s administration cited a then-unpublished paper by criminologist Adam Lankford. [Read More]
Judge rejects Texas request to block DACA (The Hill)
A federal judge in Texas on Friday denied the state’s request to invalidate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, saying the state had waited too long to file the suit and the results of ending the program now could harm the public.
The judge, however, did predict that a challenge to DACA will eventually be successful in front of the court, saying the program is likely illegal. [Read More]
Ronan Farrow authored The New Yorker‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning series exposing Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s criminal harassment of women colleagues, but he publicly thanked those who aided his investigation last fall. This included his “wonderful producer” at NBC, Rich McHugh, whom Farrow said “refused to bow to pressure to stop, through numerous shoots, even when it meant risking his job.”
Now, McHugh is speaking out, saying that NBC attempted to bury the Weinstein story, with orders coming from “the very highest levels of NBC,” The New York Times reports. [Read More]
Ryan Gosling stars as Neil Armstrong in the new film First Man, centering on the astronaut’s historic Apollo 11 mission. On July 20, 1969, he and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon. Yet, one iconic moment is omitted from the movie: The planting of the American flag.
When asked about the omission, Gosling explained that the producers wanted to focus on human achievement, as opposed to just American achievement. [Read More]
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