Laurel Mayor Johnny Magee, who has served in the post for eight years, is a native Mississippian and a lifelong resident of the city. He grew up in the civil rights era and told those gathered at the time of the signing that he has “lived through some things with this flag.” “I don’t apologize for being emotional,” Magee said according to WLOX News. “I have lived through some things with this flag and as they told Dr....
MORE: Week 10 winners and losers | 10 teams that can create chaos The university has been the site of heightened racial tensions in recent weeks. According to a report from The Washington Post, someone smeared a swastika onto the walls of a college dormitory in excrement. The act prompted a hunger strike from graduate student Jonathan Butler. Said university Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin of the incident, in a statement:...
The sailor found the noose on his rack on the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain on January 26 last week, according to the San Diego Tribune. The publication cited a navy official saying that a sailor based in San Diego has been removed from the ship and is facing an investigation after admitting to the Navy Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) that he had left the noose there as a joke....
Terresha Lucas, 30, is charged with eight counts of making terroristic threats, the Douglasville Police Department in Georgia announced in a news release posted on Facebook. The “racially-charged” notes began to appear in the mailboxes of residents on Manning Drive, in a subdivision called Brookmont, in December, the police department said. The notes claimed to be written by a member of the Ku Klux Klan and threatened to burn down homes and kill people, police said....
Over a 40-year career, that means that black women make $946,120 less than white men, according to the National Women’s Law Center. Black women’s equal pay day, which fell on August 22 this year, emphasizes the racial and gender disparities in U.S. worker pay. “As experts have noted, it is important to understand that this race-gender wage gap consists of more than simply adding the separate numbers associated with each gap....
For the pragmatic, Otter Box makes cases featuring durable rubber and polycarbonate that look cool and provide great cushioning ($100; www.otterbox.com). Louis Vuitton has developed the Okapi Case GM, a spacious carrier made of the company’s iconic Damier canvas ($420; www.louisvuitton. com). Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Goldstriker International is unveiling a line of luxury leather and gold- or platinum-plated cases ($1,560; www.goldstriker.co. uk). For women, Violet May in London makes a stylish gold python-print BlackBerry purse, with a deep inner sleeve for the device, plus room for money, business cards and even a passport ($390; www....
The South Korean girl group, which consists of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa, will soon be back in fans’ area with a new album and world tour. BLACKPINK’s members have been busy with their own projects in recent years, like Lisa’s solo album Lalisa and Jisoo’s acting debut in drama Snowdrop, but soon their fanbase, Blinks, will see the band back together again. Here is everything you need to know....
Gabbert threw a pair of interceptions but also threw a pair of touchdowns as part of a 15-of-25 day in San Francisco’s 17-16 upset win over Atlanta on Sunday. MORE: NFL scores, stats | WARNER: How to fix Colin Kaepernick Gabbert was starting for the first time since 2013 in place of the benched Colin Kaepernick. While Kaepernick’s benching is likely temporary, Gabbert looked the part of an NFL starter at times against a Falcons team that has now lost three of its last four after starting the season 5-0....
Blair met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for about an hour Saturday morning before the conference. He said there were real signs of progress in the country and the British government would continue to support the Iraqi people even after he leaves office. But he was less composed when asked about the mortar attacks earlier in the day. “There are mortar attacks and terrorist attacks happening every day....
But after three full seasons and 24 games into his fourth, Hoiberg has been let go by the Bulls. It’s a disappointing end to his time as an NBA coach, for now at least. Hoiberg was supposed to be a hybrid of Steve Kerr and Brad Stevens, a heady NBA role player like Kerr who could bring some collegiate ball-movement principles to the evolving pro game, as Stevens had done....
Those would also be the people who are going to have a hard time hiring his replacement. Or, they should, if the NFL head-coaching candidates out there have any standards — or any other options. Consider them all, folks. The days since Ryan was fired have displayed the buffoonery of Bills management — starting with owners Terry and Kim Pegula — for one and all. WEEK 17 PICKS: Straight up | Against the spread...
In four genre-bending works of fiction published in the past decade, the 57-year-old Sebald has established himself as one of Europe’s most distinctive authors, and certainly its most idiosyncratic. Two of his “novels” are collections of interrelated stories. All of them are narrated in a memoir style by a writer who at least superficially resembles Sebald, who, born and raised in Germany, has spent his adult life as a literature professor in England (he continues to write in German)....
Blood flow through the heart follows a lifelong rhythm in healthy people, though it may change due to other factors including daily activity, an underlying disorder, or a developing heart disease. This article explains blood flow through the heart, step by step. It also discusses how this complex process might change during exercise or times of stress, as well as some of the causes of serious and life-threatening health effects when it’s disrupted....
The case has embarrassed Roman Catholic authorities and focused attention on alleged crimes by members of the clergy in the Rwanda bloodbath. According to the London-based human-rights organization African Rights, at least 40 Rwandan priests and other religious figures abetted the genocide. Some of them are in Rwandan prisons, but many others escaped. The group has gathered evidence against two priests reportedly living in Rome, two nuns in Belgium and a minister of the Seventh-day Adventist Church who is said to have fled to Chicago....
Bloomberg, like other billionaires, has been vocal in recent months about exactly how little he likes the proposals from Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders to tax extreme wealth. He, like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is apparently gravely concerned that the Democratic Party is moving too far left, and doesn’t think demonizing the rich is going to get us anywhere. Which is why Bloomberg decided to go to a megachurch in Brooklyn and tell the mostly black audience he had changed his mind: The most controversial policy of his mayoral tenure, stop-and-frisk, had been a mistake after all....
We want our space in The Top 10, and we want it now! Or something. Anyway, the Blue Jackets got in a pretty sick burn on Tuesday. It’s even better if you read it in Jerry Seinfeld’s voice. In this scenario, ESPN is George. For the record, Seth Griffith’s goal led SportsCenter on Monday night.
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The two-time FedEx Cup champion shot even-par 72 at Medinah Course No. 3 and, while it wasn’t a bad round by any means for the hot-and-cold pro, it wasn’t low enough to continue his season. Woods needed to finish no worse than solo 11th to move into the top 30 in the FedEx Cup Standings and defend his Tour Championship title next week. But when he entered the clubhouse, he was tied for 37th place (7 under)....
The Bayern Munich centre-back appeared to sustain the problem after attempting a long ball forward, with Boateng immediately signalling to the bench his discomfort. The defender subsequently received medical treatment, only to limp off to be replaced by Shkodran Mustafi. Boateng had played in every game of Germany’s Euro 2016 campaign up to his withdrawal, even scoring in his country’s 3-0 win over Slovakia in the last-16. Mustafi, by comparison, won his 12th cap when he came on, having previously scored in the opening 2-0 win over Ukraine....
In a tweet, the legendary musician wrote: “Greetings to my fans and followers with gratitude for all your support and loyalty across the years. This is an unreleased song we recorded a while back that you might find interesting. Stay safe, stay observant and may God be with you.” The almost spoken word track is a sprawling and poetic recollection of the day President John F. Kennedy was killed. However, it’s also a song about how America was impacted by Kennedy’s assassination, with Dylan dropping a number of references to things that came after the event....
