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NCAA to enact guidelines to offset non-traumatic deaths, won't punish schools that don't abide by them
Sporting News - 30 Jul 2019 18:19
The NCAA in April published guidelines and best practices for its member institutions to offset the number of non-traumatic deaths among student-athletes, Sporting News has learned.
Survivors' chilling accounts of the terror at Gilroy Garlic Festival
New York Post - 30 Jul 2019 04:36
Camouflaged in fatigues, Santino William Legan cut through a fence at the rear of the Gilroy Garlic Festival to bypass metal detectors, crept inside, raised his AK-47-style rifle and unleashed 60 seconds of hell. Harrowi...
Man accused of killing Instagram star Bianca Devins pleads not guilty
New York Post - 30 Jul 2019 03:26
The upstate man accused of killing teenage social media star Bianca Devins and then posting grisly photos of her lifeless body on Instagram pleaded not guilty on Monday. Brandon Clark, 21, had been charged with second-de...
Accused 9/11 mastermind open to aiding lawsuit to escape death penalty
The Week - 30 Jul 2019 04:54
Through his lawyers, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, has indicated he is open to being deposed as part of a victims' lawsuit against Saudi Arabia, as long as the United States gove...
Man wrongly accused of killing 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes found dead in jail cell
New York Post - 30 Jul 2019 04:36
A man who was wrongly accused of murdering 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes last year was found dead in a Texas jail last week in an apparent suicide, according to a report. Robert Paul Cantrell, 49, was found by guards hanging...
Gilroy shooter Santino William Legan posted racist rants on social media
New York Post - 30 Jul 2019 04:17
The teenage gunman who opened fire on a California garlic festival posted hate-filled messages against mixed-race people and said he was "angry" just before his rage boiled over into bloodshed, it emerged Monday. "Why ar...
Trump Administration Moves to Limit Asylum for Threatened Family Members
Time - 30 Jul 2019 04:14
Those who fear persecution because of family ties will no longer be eligible
John Ratcliffe is the 'least-qualified person ever nominated' for national intelligence director, officials say
The Week - 30 Jul 2019 15:55
Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) doesn't exactly have a fan club lining up to support him. President Trump on Sunday announced that Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats would be stepping down soon, and that Ratcliffe...
Top GOP Senator Warned the White House About Trump's Choice for National Intelligence Director
Time - 30 Jul 2019 04:50
The pick also elicited fatalism from the intelligence community
How to Change the Size of Your App Icons in iPadOS 13
Life Hacker - 30 Jul 2019 20:45
One of the more jarring experiences you'll encounter when updating your iPad to Apple's iPadOS 13 this fall--including having to call it that from now on--are the slightly smaller icons now gracing your iPad's Home scree...
17-year-old girl gored by bison in North Dakota
CBSNews - 30 Jul 2019 16:40
The bison were on either side of the trail when the 17-year-old walked between them, park officials say
Prison riot in Brazil leaves at least 52 inmates dead
The Week - 30 Jul 2019 03:38
At least 52 inmates at the Altamira prison in the northern Brazilian state of Para were killed on Monday during a massive riot. Officials said 16 of the inmates were decapitated, and Agencia Brasil reports the rest likel...
Deadly shooting at Mississippi Walmart
CBSNews - 30 Jul 2019 15:56
Two people are dead and two are injured after a shooting at a Walmart in Southaven, Mississippi, CBS affiliate WREG-TV reports. The shooting prompted a sizeable law enforcement response, with officers setting up a perime...
Democratic committee purges staff amid lack of diversity complaints
New York Post - 30 Jul 2019 22:33
The committee responsible for re-electing a Democratic House is reeling from a staff shake-up prompted by calls for more racial diversity in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's top ranks. Late Monday night,...
Trump says Baltimore residents are "living in hell"
CBSNews - 30 Jul 2019 17:04
President Trump isn't backing down from his attacks on Baltimore and Rep. Elijah Cummings. On Tuesday he said Baltimore's residents are "living in hell." The president has been widely criticized by Democrats for his cont...
'The Boys': Chace Crawford on the Cast's Camaraderie, That Dolphin Scene, and More
Collider - 30 Jul 2019 17:01
From showrunner Eric Kripke and based on the best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the eight-episode Amazon Prime Video original series The Boys is an irreverent look at what happens when the popular an...
U.S. sanctions leave Iranians without life-saving medicines
CBSNews - 30 Jul 2019 16:48
The Trump administration pulling out of the nuclear deal and imposing stronger sanctions have ravaged the Iranian economy
New York blackout was a 'flawed connection'
CNN - 30 Jul 2019 15:56
A "flawed connection" between key pieces of equipment at a New York City electrical substation caused the July 13 power outage that plunged parts of the city that never sleeps into darkness, Con Edison said Monday.
Plastic pollution is making seabirds smaller and sicker, a study has found
CNN - 30 Jul 2019 15:52
Seabirds are becoming smaller, lighter and suffering from a litany of health problems after ingesting the plastic that litters the world's oceans, a study has found.
Police seek motive for shooting at California garlic festival
Reuters - 30 Jul 2019 14:53
Police continued on Tuesday to look into what motivated a teenager to shoot visitors attending a popular California food festival over the weekend, killing three people, including a 6-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl.
Huawei planned to sell a Google Assistant smart speaker in the US before getting banned
BGR - 30 Jul 2019 03:03
The consequences of the US ban of Huawei products have actually been more far-reaching than previously realized, according to a new report Monday that makes clear Huawei had been working with Google for more than a year ...
MLB trade rumors: Phillies 'showing continued interest' in White Sox closer Alex Colome
Sporting News - 30 Jul 2019 05:23
Colome, who is in his first season with the White Sox, holds a 3-1 record with a 2.27 ERA and 21 saves in 40 appearances.