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Renewed push for DEI legislation expected next year in Kentucky, new Senate majority leader says

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers seem ready to resume work on a bill dealing with diversity, equity and inclusion practices at public universities. But the outcome could be different next year because they have had months to try to work out their differences, the state Senate’s new majority floor leader said Tuesday. “It’s an issue that seems to continue to …

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1 month ago

Offensive tackle Trent Williams joins list of 49ers out for Sunday’s game against Packers

Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams won’t be available to protect Brandon Allen’s blind side Sunday as the veteran quarterback makes his first start since the 2021 season. The 49ers’ list of inactive players for Sunday’s game at Green Bay included Williams, an All-Pro selection each of the past three seasons. The 49ers’ injury report …

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1 month, 1 week ago

49ers TE George Kittle misses game against the Seahawks with a hamstring injury

Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle missed the game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday with a hamstring injury. Kittle got hurt in last week’s win at Tampa Bay but coach Kyle Shanahan was hopeful he wouldn’t miss any time. San Francisco will have two stars active in the game after being listed as questionable …

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2 months ago

Brandon Aiyuk's Injury Opens Doors for Ricky Pearsall to Shine

Associated Press

Brandon Aiyuk's injury provides an opportunity for Ricky Pearsall to shine for the 49ers. Pearsall quickly goes from a luxury depth option on San Francisco's offense to one of the key pieces. He had three catches for 21 yards in his debut, while playing 48 snaps on offense in a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

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2 months, 1 week ago

'Super/Man' shows Christopher Reeve's humanity, before and after his accident

NPR

'Super/Man' shows Christopher Reeve's humanity, before and after his accident NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Alexandra Reeve Givens about a new documentary about her dad, Christopher Reeve. A new documentary, "Super/Man," tells Reeve's story before and after that day. He's as skinny as can be, has these massive sweat stains on the, you know, makeshift Superman costume, has shoe polish …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Lawyer in Black Lives Matter ‘swatting’ case sues LAPD over search of home

LA Times

Black Lives Matter co-founder Melina Abdullah protests at City Hall on Jan. 17, 2023, in Los Angeles. An attorney for Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles leader Melina Abdullah has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that a search of his home earlier this year by police officers was part of a broader campaign of intimidation and harassment against LAPD critics. …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Police arrest suspect in LAX road rage fight that knocked elderly woman unconscious

LA Times

Los Angeles police arrested a man Friday in connection with a road-rage-fueled scuffle at Los Angeles International Airport that knocked an elderly woman to the ground, leaving her unconscious. Police say that a preliminary investigation suggests that Givens, 38, and another man got into a heated dispute before their fight May 31. The incident occurred about 9:25 a.m. California Video …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Video shows elderly woman knocked unconscious during road rage fight at LAX

LA Times

Police are looking for a man involved in a road rage fight at Los Angeles International Airport that left an elderly woman lying unconscious on the ground after she was knocked down in the scuffle. The incident occurred about 9:25 a.m. on May 31 as the woman’s luggage was being offloaded from her vehicle near baggage claim, Los Angeles police …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Here's what's holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states

NPR

Here's what's holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states Enlarge this image toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP Rogelio V. Solis/AP For Dr. Roderick Givens, Medicaid expansion isn't just a policy issue. Givens, also the board chair of the Mississippi State Medical Association, which supports Medicaid expansion, said it's long overdue in Mississippi, especially since the federal government …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Black Lives Matter co-founder takes LAPD to trial for ‘swatting’ prank response

LA Times

Black Lives Matter co-founder Melina Abdullah, shown last July, said she and her three children feared for their lives when LAPD officers aggressively approached their home during the 2020 “swatting” call. Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of a lawsuit brought by Black Lives Matter L.A. co-founder Melina Abdullah against the city of Los Angeles, with an L.A. police sergeant …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Lawyer in Black Lives Matter ‘swatting’ case demands answers after LAPD searches his home

LA Times

An LAPD officer on Tuesday searches the home of Dermot Givens, an attorney for Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles leader Melina Abdullah. Givens said armed LAPD officers showed him a warrant that listed his address but not his name, then “ransacked” his home. By Friday, the matter was before a judge in Los Angeles Superior Court, where Erin Darling — another …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Activist sues L.A. over fight with Kevin de León, saying toy giveaway needed more security

LA Times

Activist Jason Reedy testifies on Dec. 9, 2022, at Los Angeles City Hall, hours before he and Councilmember Kevin de León got into a physical altercation at a holiday toy giveaway. An anti-police activist who was involved in a physical altercation with Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin De León at a holiday toy giveaway has filed a lawsuit against De …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Browns stun 49ers 19-17, hand San Francisco its first loss and QB Brock Purdy his first as starter

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — From dominant to defeated — in less than a week. Brock Purdy suffered his first loss as a starter and the Niners had their regular-season winning streak stopped at 15 when rookie kicker Jake Moody missed a 41-yard field goal with six seconds remaining, giving the Cleveland Browns an unexpected 19-17 win on Sunday. We haven’t lost in …

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1 year, 2 months ago

‘Ain’t a damn thing changed.’ Black L.A. skeptical a year after racist audio leak that roiled City Hall

LA Times

Protesters pack City Hall last year demanding that no meetings be held until Councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo resign. “You don’t climb to the top of office without being so dirty and brash and putting down a certain group of people,” Brewer said. I can’t afford to be negative.” Since the audio recorded at the labor federation headquarters …

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1 year, 4 months ago

How sex scenes drive narrative in a controversial new movie

Slate

This week, Dana is joined by Slate’s books and culture columnist, Laura Miller, and senior editor Rebecca Onion. Finally, the three consider Michael Oher’s recent legal allegation that the Tuohy family never really adopted him but instead, placed him in a conservatorship. In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the panel examines nature writing and their relationship to the form, inspired …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Virginia prison officials won’t divulge complaints about facility where inmate died

Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Corrections, under scrutiny over the death of an inmate that raised broader questions about conditions at a southwest Virginia prison, is refusing to release public records documenting inmate complaints about the facility. Paul Stanley, an attorney representing Givens’ sister, said the agency is likely “ashamed” of the information contained in the inmate complaints. …

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1 year, 5 months ago

The New Justified Undoes a Perfect Ending. Is It Worth It?

Slate

What does it mean when a show that ends perfectly decides to come back? Ever since FX announced it was bringing back TV’s coolest lawman, Raylan Givens, for the Justified revival City Primeval, this question has nagged at me. It was the end of the story Justified set out to tell, a final look at the question of whether it …

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1 year, 5 months ago

'Justified: City Primeval' Is Worth Watching

Huff Post

Amid conversations about copaganda, "Justified: City Primeval" appropriately moves its white lawman into a whole new landscape. Chuck Hodes/FX Sweety is also, as Dinner sees it, “a shirttail uncle” to Ellis’ sharp-tongued criminal defense attorney Carolyn, with whom Raylan has an increasingly complicated relationship. Black characters like these certainly didn’t have as much of a presence in the first “Justified” …

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1 year, 6 months ago

How the most ‘incompetent talk show host of all time’ keeps getting guests

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — “The Eric Andre Show” is ostensibly not a series that lends itself to longevity. “We used to worry about, like, ‘Oh, am I going to be more recognizable?’” Andre said of his increasing fame, eventually realizing it doesn’t take much to fool people. “I’m trying to just be the most absurd and incompetent talk show host of …

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1 year, 7 months ago

There is a perfect storm brewing for the housing market and it could make buying your own home a pipedream

ABC

This isn't supposed to be happening. It's now entirely possible the Reserve Bank won't get inflation down to 2-3 per cent, regardless of whether it raises interest rates again. It went into orbit through the pandemic, as the RBA slashed interest rates to a whisker above zero, and returned to Earth after the reserve bank began its savage series of …

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2 years ago

Why are so many Americans upset Brittney Griner has been freed?

LA Times

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed by Russia in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout from custody. The freeing of women’s basketball star Brittney Griner from her Russian incarceration Thursday in a prisoner swap for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout should have led to a unified nationwide cheer. “This …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Wainwright, reunited with Molina, hurls Cards past Cubs 6-0

Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright pitched seven spotless innings with longtime catcher Yadier Molina back behind the plate, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Tuesday night. “It’s really good to see those two together and see Yadi back behind the plate,” St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol said. Cardinals: Acquired LHP Jordan Montgomery from the New …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Timothy Olyphant is set to return as Raylan Givens in Justified: City Primeval

Daily Mail

Timothy Olyphant is making a return to his Justified show with the follow up Justified: City Primeval. The past: It has been seven years since the original show - which also starred Natalie Zea, Walton Goggins, Margot Martindale and Jacob Pitts - went off the air. It is not yet known if any of the other cast members such as …

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3 years ago

Gamekeeper fined for killing birds of prey

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A gamekeeper has been fined after he admitted recklessly killing …

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Renewed push for DEI legislation expected next year in Kentucky, new Senate majority leader says

Offensive tackle Trent Williams joins list of 49ers out for Sunday’s game against Packers

49ers TE George Kittle misses game against the Seahawks with a hamstring injury

Brandon Aiyuk's Injury Opens Doors for Ricky Pearsall to Shine

'Super/Man' shows Christopher Reeve's humanity, before and after his accident

Lawyer in Black Lives Matter ‘swatting’ case sues LAPD over search of home

Police arrest suspect in LAX road rage fight that knocked elderly woman unconscious

Video shows elderly woman knocked unconscious during road rage fight at LAX

Here's what's holding back Medicaid expansion in Mississippi and other Southern states

Black Lives Matter co-founder takes LAPD to trial for ‘swatting’ prank response

Lawyer in Black Lives Matter ‘swatting’ case demands answers after LAPD searches his home

Activist sues L.A. over fight with Kevin de León, saying toy giveaway needed more security

Browns stun 49ers 19-17, hand San Francisco its first loss and QB Brock Purdy his first as starter

‘Ain’t a damn thing changed.’ Black L.A. skeptical a year after racist audio leak that roiled City Hall

How sex scenes drive narrative in a controversial new movie

Virginia prison officials won’t divulge complaints about facility where inmate died

The New Justified Undoes a Perfect Ending. Is It Worth It?

'Justified: City Primeval' Is Worth Watching

How the most ‘incompetent talk show host of all time’ keeps getting guests

There is a perfect storm brewing for the housing market and it could make buying your own home a pipedream

Why are so many Americans upset Brittney Griner has been freed?

Wainwright, reunited with Molina, hurls Cards past Cubs 6-0

Timothy Olyphant is set to return as Raylan Givens in Justified: City Primeval

Gamekeeper fined for killing birds of prey