And I keep thinking about four minority business owners in Minneapolis—three African-American and one Hispanic—and what their response would likely have been to the latest offering from one of America’s premier book publishers, and one of America’s biggest taxpayer-funded media companies. First, let’s go to the NPR interview. It started with Escobar asking the white progressive author about the definition of looting. “When I use the word looting, I mean the mass expropriation of property, mass shoplifting during a moment of upheaval or riot,” Osterweil began....

The Seawolf Class attack boat USS Connecticut is moored at Guam, where it was assessed for repairs following the October 2 incident, which left 11 sailors with non-life-threatening injuries, according to United States Naval Institute (USNI) News. In a brief statement, the U.S. 7th Fleet said an investigation had determined that the submarine “grounded on an uncharted seamount while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region.” The Navy has not acknowledged the precise location of the collision, reported as the South China Sea....

After taking home MVP honors for the 2020-21 season, the Nuggets center has been even better this year, providing nightly reminders of just how impactful he is. His latest reminder? A triple-double of 29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in a 116-105 road victory over the Pelicans — the Nuggets’ fourth consecutive win. In a year in which the Nuggets have been decimated by injury, the team is still a major player in the West’s playoff picture, sitting just two games out of the fourth seed following Friday night’s victory....

The actual game pits No. 1 Alabama against No. 6 Texas A&M, but the initial question stands. Can Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel help the Aggies derail the Crimson Tide's bid for a fourth national championship under coach Nick Saban? Texas A&M bolted out to a 20-0 lead in front of a shocked Bryant-Denny Stadium before holding on for a 29-24 upset in 2012. Manziel launched a Heisman Trophy campaign by totaling 345 total yards and two TDs....

TikToker Kip Anthony, known on the platform as @nursinghomeadministrator, is known for documenting the kind gestures he makes toward his residents and staff. His compassionate approach has resonated with viewers and he serves as a positive model for those that work in long-term care facilities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of 2015, there were 1.3 million people living in nursing homes in the U....

Bob Dean is the owner of seven nursing homes that evacuated residents to a single warehouse facility in Independence, Louisiana just before the hurricane made landfall on Sunday. State health officials said that conditions at the warehouse quickly deteriorated, resulting in the deaths and the hospitalization of at least a dozen other residents. However, Dean reportedly insisted that the nursing homes did the best they could under the circumstances, arguing that more residents would have died under normal conditions....

“I think that the Supreme Court ruling on religious gatherings is more or less illustrative of the Supreme Court than anything else,” Cuomo told reporters during a Thursday morning teleconference. “It’s irrelevant from any practical impact because the zone that they were talking about has already been moved, it expired last week.” The Supreme Court addressed two separate emergency applications, one from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Agudath Israel, an Orthodox Jewish congregation, which claimed that Cuomo was targeting houses of worship in his COVID-19 orders while allowing essential businesses to operate with lesser restrictions....

Cuomo still has a 66 percent favorability rating, down about 11 percentage points from a record high of 77 percent last month, according to a Siena College Research Institute poll released on Wednesday. Although his constituents said they are happy overall with how he has responded to the new coronavirus outbreak, 48 percent of the 796 respondents rated him negatively for how he addressed the needs of nursing homes during the pandemic....

“Financial hardships including lost revenue caused by the pandemic prevents us from generating sufficient funding to continue to operate the physical museum,” Jennifer Adams, the co-founder and CEO of the museum, said in a statement, WNBC in New York reported. The number of international tourists visiting the museum dropped massively during the pandemic, with annual admissions declining to 26,000 in 2021 from 150,000 in 2019. More than 5 million people have visited the museum since it opened in 2006....

The arrest occurred shortly after 9:30 a.m. in lower Manhattan. The footage showed police placing plastic zip ties on Donovan and other activists as they yelled, “Black Lives Matter.” Donovan was also seen with his hands behind his back being escorted by police away from the gathering. Five people were arrested during the demonstration, the New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to Newsweek. They were all charged with obstructing vehicular traffic and issued summonses....

The video started with @hannaheeakin wearing a mask and a scarf as she looked at the camera with the song Emotional Piano Instrumental In E Minor playing with Tom Bailey backing tracks. She walked in the subway with the wording, “New York is pretty scary right now… .” She added, “But look at what I just saw.” The TikToker stopped to catch a glimpse of the street performer, @jazzajilo, who was wearing an all-white outfit complete with a hat as he danced and jumped to the music he played from his saxophone....

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the vaccine requirement Wednesday, saying that police, firefighters and other city workers who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 will be placed on unpaid leave. The PBA argues that vaccinations are a “personal medical decision.” “Now that the city has moved to unilaterally impose a mandate, we will proceed with legal action to protect our members’ rights,” PBA President Pat Lynch said in a statement. The city’s mandate applies to more than 100,000 workers and has a deadline of November 1 for getting the first vaccine dose....

The newspaper’s editorial board said the former vice president was standing on a platform of “merely restoring the status quo,” and argued that his lead in national polling could be the result of “familiarity as much as voter intention.” Biden campaign staff did not appear to be too bothered by the Times’ snub, with several staffers sharing a documentary clip of the ex-vice president taking a selfie with a fan on social media....

Mackris, who was one of several alleged victims of O’Reilly’s insidious sexual misconduct at Fox News before he was ultimately fired in 2017, broke her 17-year-old non-disclosure agreement (NDA) this week. Speaking with The Daily Beast for an article published Tuesday, Mackris said she fought to avoid signing the 2004 settlement agreement which allowed O’Reilly to claim he was actually the “victim” of the sexual misconduct allegations. Mackris had produced several audio tapes of her boss’ alleged late-night sexual fantasy phone calls and demands for mutual masturbation....

O’s pitcher Kevin Gausman was ejected by home plate ump Sam Holbrook in the second inning of Wednesday’s game for hitting Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts with a pitch. In isolation — and only knowing that the teams have exchanged beanballs over the course of a week, mostly aimed at Gausman’s teammate Manny Machado — you might say, “Well, yeah, Gausman deserved to go. Good job, umps.” FAGAN: Lengthy suspensions will curb head-hunting...

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Capt. James Dillon told reporters Friday afternoon that the police received a call shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday from a man saying he was “the victim of an armed robbery at the Palace Station Hotel” during which someone took an undisclosed number of “sports-related” items. Simpson was one of the men present, according to the alleged victim, whom police declined to identify. Early reports said that the alleged robbers had at least one gun between them, though it wasn’t clear who held it....

What’s new Anyone who has read Moneyball knows that the one thing you never do is pay real money for a closer. So what did Billy Beane do this offseason? He replaced the departed Grant Balfour by trading for Orioles closer Jim Johnson, who will make $10 million this season — or roughly 12.5 percent of the team’s entire payroll. Much like “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, just when we think we know the answers, Billy Beane changes all the questions....

On Thursday, Herring wrote, “Why is Biden still trying to act like he’s going to be president when he knows the Dem cheating has been uncovered? He should be working on a way to clear all the charges he faces.” He also tagged President Donald Trump and OAN. Many people fired back at Herring, calling voter fraud claims and OAN’s reporting on them bogus. CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy shared it to show “what coverage in some pro-Trump circles looks like....

Orly Taitz is suing to prevent the Senate from holding a second Trump impeachment trial more than a decade after she first made headlines for launching legal complaints in support of misinformation claiming that Obama was not born in the U.S., a bogus claim that Trump promoted for several years before becoming president. The new lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of the Defend Our Freedoms Foundation, a group that Taitz founded....

In an appearance on former MI6 Director Richard Dearlove’s One Decision podcast earlier this week, Johanna Maska—a longtime advance team official in the Obama White House—suggested now is the time for new leadership in the Democratic Party, particularly as Biden stands as the first and only octogenarian ever to occupy the White House. Biden himself has openly contemplated whether he would run again in 2024. “I worked with President Biden,” said Maska....