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1 Black player? Hank Aaron would be ashamed of Braves’ World Series roster – Rolling Out Rolling Out October 29, 2021 The Atlanta Braves are in the World Series for the first time since 1999, and only have one Black player to show for it. Outfielder Terrance Gore is the only African American player on the Braves’ World Series roster. There are three other Braves on the active roster who appear to be of African descent, but are Hispanic. This includes Ozzie Albies, Guillermo Heredia and Jorge Soler. The lack of diversity on the National League pennant-winning roster…
‘Rust’ insurance policy shows Alec Baldwin film production had $1 million liability protection Yahoo News October 29, 2021 Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” film production was covered for up to $1 million in costs associated with injuries and damages on set, and another $1 million workers’ compensation, according to a certificate of liability insurance obtained by Insider. Insider received the certificate of liability insurance through a public records request sent to the Santa Fe Film Office. The policy includes an additional $5 million in commercial “umbrella” coverage, providing a total of $6 million of insurance protection. Continue Reading…..
‘Almost schizophrenic’: Judge rips DOJ approach to Jan. 6 prosecutions By Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein POLITICO October 28, 2021 A federal judge thrashed the Justice Department on Thursday for offering “petty offense” plea deals to Jan. 6 defendants who she said tarnished America’s reputation in the world and enabled violent rioters to threaten the peaceful transfer of power — even if they committed no violence themselves. Beryl Howell, the chief judge of the federal District Court in Washington, D.C., said prosecutors appeared “almost schizophrenic” in describing the insurrection in extreme terms but then settling for second-tier misdemeanor plea…
Top DC federal judge criticizes “schizophrenic” DOJ approach to January 6 cases By Marshall Cohen CNN October 28, 2021 (CNN)The chief judge in Washington, DC’s federal court laid into the Justice Department on Thursday for its “schizophrenic” and “puzzling” approach to January 6 cases, saying judges’ hands are tied from giving hefty punishments because prosecutors keep offering misdemeanor deals to rioters. Calling the insurrection the “crime of the century,” Chief Judge Beryl Howell of DC District Court said prosecutors’ charging decisions and their suggested punishments for some nonviolent rioters are “baffling” and “peculiar.” January 6 committee is losing…
Spreaker October 28, 2021 Click to View Podcast
Federal judge in Florida says Trump Twitter case must be heard in California By John Kruzel TheHill October 27, 2021 A federal judge in Florida on Tuesday said former President Trump’s legal effort to have his Twitter account restored must be heard in California. Miami-based U.S. District Judge Robert Scola Jr. ruled that Trump agreed to be bound by Twitter’s terms of service in 2009 when he created his @realdonaldtrump handle while he was a private citizen. Those terms include a so-called forum selection clause requiring that suits against the San Francisco-based company be brought to federal court…
Pope Francis to visit Canada for Indigenous reconciliation, Vatican says | Globalnews.ca Global News October 27, 2021 Pope Francis has agreed to visit Canada to help ongoing efforts at reconciliation with Indigenous peoples following shocking revelations of the Catholic church’s role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of native children, the Vatican said on Wednesday. In a brief statement, the Holy See’s press office said that the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has invited the pope to make an apostolic journey to Canada “also in the context of the long-standing pastoral process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.”…
What’s Kyrsten Sinema Up To? It’s Pretty Obvious. By Hank Stephenson POLITICO October 27, 2021 PHOENIX — Walk the streets of Kyrsten Sinema’s old stomping grounds, Phoenix’s artsy Roosevelt Row, on a busy Friday night and you might see a dozen or so Kyrsten Sinemas, none of them flattering. A local dance crew calling itself the Moderate Pixie Dream Girls, whose members dress in pink tutus and purple party wigs, perform on local street corners to protest the Arizona senator’s opposition to increasing the minimum wage or her resistance to immigration reform. Stickers at the hipster coffee shop…
Anderson Cooper Reveals the Adorable Way Son Wyatt, 18 Months, Answers His FaceTimes from Work By Georgia Slater PEOPLE.com October 27, 2021 Anderson Cooper loves to stay connected with his little boy while he’s away at work. The journalist, 54, appeared on Monday night’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers where he chatted about his 18-month-old son Wyatt Morgan and the adorable way he answers his dad’s FaceTime calls. Cooper, who shares his son with ex Benjamin Maisani, says he’s “obsessed with limiting screen time” for his son, but it gets difficult as he likes to call…
Spreaker October 27, 2021 Click to View Podcast