Riots

We got our first look at much of the 2021 NFL rookie class over Week 1 of preseason, and honestly, so far things are looking really fun. There’s considerable excitement around this vaunted class, and rightfully so. Now, I know we need to have the eternal caveat of “well, it’s…

Reports surfaced that Dak Prescott is planning to have a second MRI on his shoulder. After the Dallas Cowboys released a tweet saying 'it's not a reason to worry.' Dak responded saying 'there's no doubt' he'll be ready Week 1 vs the New England Patriots. Emmanuel Acho explains why it's…

Former California governor says ”we all need a civics lesson“ (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images) Arnold Schwarzenegger doubled down on his pro-mask message Friday, urging Americans not to be schmucks just days after countering anti-mask rhetoric by declaring, “Screw your freedom.” The former California governor wrote in the Atlantic that…

Once considered a utopian ideal, a basic income guarantee has become a distinct political possibility, as the South African government scrambles to respond to growing hunger, and anger in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spurred by recent unprecedented riots, the state reinstated the "social relief of distress" grant, after…

Letters to the Editor Newsday Friday 13 August 2021 Dr Denise Tsoiafatt Angus PHOTO BY DAVID REID - David Reid THE EDITOR: There was a vexatious political six-six stalemate in the Tobago House of Assembly election in January. The proposed end to the debacle is moving forward to having 15…

Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Welcome to New England, Mac Jones. The Patriots' No. 15 overall pick out of Alabama took the field in front of the home crowd for the first time Thursday as New England opened the preseason against the Washington Football Team with a 22-13 victory. Even…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Rookie running back Rhamondre Stevenson had two touchdown runs, including a 91-yard score with just over a minute to play to help the New England Patriots beat Washington 22-13 to open the exhibition season for both teams Thursday night. Quinn Nordin had three field goals for…

Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. A citizen runs in front of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, on October 1, 2019. XINHUA FILE PHOTO BEIJING: China has urged the United States to abide by the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, properly…

I felt as though I had stumbled across a crime scene so violent that I couldn’t process it, let alone synthesize the images in front of me. The parts remained stubbornly separate, and there was no way to grasp the meaning of the whole. In the early afternoon of January…

The NFL has long had issues with individuality and personality. In the league’s view, football should be played in a specific way, with very specific decorum — which is really quite remarkable in a sport where violence is so baked into the DNA of the game. Now, the league is…