One of those interesting projects for Menounos is her new collaboration with Johnson & Johnson. This has led to the launch of the Nurses Innovate QuickFire Challenge. In turn, nurses located in the U.S. can submit their ideas to J&J for the chance to receive up to $100,000 in grants, mentorship and other career opportunities. I had the pleasure of talking with Maria Menounos by phone about her past, present and future....
The teams have not confirmed the deal, but a source told the News Tribune’s Bob Dutton: “It’s going to get done. We’re down to looking at medicals (records). Barring something unexpected, we’ve got a deal.” Dutton was first to report that the Mariners were moving on from Trumbo after just half a season. MORE: Classic images of Ken Griffey Jr. | The 10 worst designated hitters of all time...
In a statement released Sunday, Greene accused Graham of “pretending to be a friend” of Trump and slammed the South Carolina senator for condemning rioters involved in the deadly insurrection. “While no one agrees with the violence and riot at the Capitol on J6, Lindsey Graham would rather see pretrial J6 defendants be abused and forgotten just like Nancy Pelosi wants them abused and forgotten,” Greene said, according to the Hill Reporter....
Musk had endured a months-long legal skirmish with the social media company’s top brass, but on Thursday, the $44 billion deal finally went through. Conservatives have largely applauded the buy from Musk, who’s vowed to safeguard free speech on the platform. However, the Tesla CEO has also met critics on the left who say that the acquisition would degenerate Twitter into an “arena of hate.” Some right-wing members who could potentially see their Twitter accounts reinstated include InfoWars conspiracy king Alex Jones and Greene, whose personal account had been permanently suspended for violating the social media platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy....
A poll of Greene’s constituents found 4 percent of voters didn’t plan on casting a ballot in the 2022 midterms, according to the Georgia representative. While Greene’s been a vocal critic of the handling of the 2020 election and is pushing for a full audit of Georgia’s results, she told constituents that if 4 percent of them had stayed home in 2018, Georgia would currently have a Democratic governor....
Greene posted a video of her announcing the bill while standing outside the Supreme Court building on her Twitter page on Thursday. In the video, she argued that the abortion-rights groups Jane’s Revenge and Ruth Sent Us should be considered terrorist organizations in the same way Al-Qaeda is. She captioned the video: “As we prayerfully await the decisions of the Supreme Court tomorrow, I introduced legislation to declare pro-abortion organizations, who have fire bombed women’s pregnancy centers, as terrorist organizations....
Cuban announced Friday that the team will offer free heart health exams for any former Mavericks player 50 and older who played at least two seasons with Dallas. MORE: Cuban’s crazy killing spree in ‘Sharknado 3’ “We have had several tragedies in the NBA family recently with the passing of several legends at a young age,” Cuban said in a statement. “The Mavs want to be proactive to inform and educate our alumni about potential health concerns they may face as they age....
Hughes takes struggling Southampton to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday desperate for a positive result as they bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League. The Welshman has clashed at times with his Arsenal counterpart down the years, including one incident in 2009, when Wenger opted not to shake his fellow manager’s hand following a 3-0 defeat to Hughes’ Manchester City side. However, while admitting the rivalry with the Frenchman did “get a little bit silly” in the past, Hughes is still full of praise for the longest-serving manager currently in England’s top flight....
The wins are making Lauri Markkanen hungry for more. Markkanen made three free throws to give Chicago the lead for good, Zach LaVine scored a career-high 47 points and the Bulls overcame Trae Young’s career-high 49 points to beat the Atlanta Hawks 168-161 in four overtimes Friday night. Each team set franchise records for points in a game. Markkanen finished with 31 points and 17 rebounds. He snapped a 159-all tie by making the three free throws after he was fouled by Alex Len....
His death was announced by his son Will, who said he passed “peacefully, among family, of natural causes” just a week before his 72nd birthday. Following the actor’s death, his ex-partner, the actress Marlee Matlin, became a trending topic on Twitter as her accusations of physical and sexual abuse against Hurt resurfaced. Hurt and Matlin had a high-profile relationship in the 80s after starring in Children of a Lesser God together, but the CODA star alleged that she was brutally beaten and raped by him in one incident....
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The tweet gained plenty of attention (mostly praise), but on Monday, the Marlins apologized. “This was a regrettable exchange by our otherwise creative social media team. Unfortunately, in this medium, sometimes we swing and miss, and this was definitely a miss,” a spokesperson said in a statement. The spokesperson added: “The matter has been addressed internally.” MORE: MLB Power Rankings following post trade deadline shuffle The Marlins also followed the tweet up with a separate apology....
Marshall’s relationship with Hoover’s FBI came to light last week when 1,300 pages of the bureau’s files on the first black Supreme Court justice were released. They record a series of contacts between Marshall and high-ranking G-men, touching on everything from the danger of communists in the movement’s ranks to a renegade NAACP activist in North Carolina who advocated armed self-defense. The press played the story as if Marshall–the architect of the crucial legal challenges that led to the abolition of Jim Crow–was an FBI collaborator, snitching to the Feds....
Most of the time you’re not going to get anything, except maybe a one-liner. You know why he’s here. Rolling up on Beastmode all unannounced definitely isn’t the best move. An eager person with a camera learned the hard way Thursday when he queried the notoriously quiet running back, who’s said to be mulling retirement, about his future plans. Boy, did he get a response! MORE: HS yearbook photos of Super Bowl 50 players | The Dream Super Bowl NOTE: The following clip contains language not suitable for work or children....
The Seahawks announced Friday that Lynch has signed a two-year deal through the 2017 season. They also released a video on their website announcing the news. MORE: Bears traded a handful in Marshall | Oher signs with Panthers | Manning passes physical Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team, but Mike Garafolo of FoxSports wrote on his Twitter account that the deal was for $24 million....
The Rangers rallied from a goal down twice before finally taking the lead on Stepan's goal with 2:46 left in the game. "This is how it is played in the playoffs," St. Louis said. "We want to play like it is the playoffs so we don't have to turn the switch on when it is the playoffs." MORE: Rangers were on rise before trade for St. Louis St. Louis, long a nemesis for the Hurricanes when he played for Tampa Bay, triggered Stepan's 5-on-3 goal with a stiff pass across the crease that Carolina could not defend....
Hockey India Secretary General, Mohd. Mushtaque Ahmad has now taken over as the Chairman of the Hockey India League Governing Board. These decisions have come in the light of Dr. Narinder Dhruv Batra stepping down from this position due to his recent election as the new President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH). Based on this development, Dr. Narinder Dhruv Batra could not hold posts in Hockey India/Hockey India League and the International Hockey Federation and hence Mariamma Koshy will be now taking charge of leading Hockey India with immediate effect....
But don’t get me wrong. Children of well-to-do parents are doing fine in America. A vast majority of them have food, health care, shelter, a decent education, cultural opportunities, and enough emotional and psychological support to set them up for a successful life. Now let’s consider how relatively few children that is, compared with the child population in our country. A record 14 million children in America are not getting enough to eat, according to a study conducted in June by the Brookings Institution....
In the “How could he?” debate over Lindh, Marin became a national pinata, bashed not just for the “American Taliban” but for every societal ill since Elvis. The national press labeled Marin the “mecca of moral muddling,” a place plagued with “wispy relativism.” Others condemned the county as a “cushy liberal lair.” Even former president Bush mocked Lindh as a “poor, misguided Marin County hot-tubber,” as if hot-tubbing were a Taliban trademark....
This season has been the best yet. The veteran slugger hit a three-run homer, Mike Leake pitched seven strong innings and the Seattle Mariners started a 10-game road trip with an 8-2 victory over the Angels on Thursday night. Cruz’s shot to center field off Neal Ramirez in the fourth was his eighth homer this season versus the Angels, the most by one player in a single year against the franchise, according to Baseball-Reference....
