US President Joe Biden has visited areas devastated last week by Hurricane Ada. On a visit to New Jersey, he stopped to hug those who'd lost property and possessions in the storm.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 8, 2021
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➤AS U.S. PASSES 650,000 COVID DEATH, IDAHO HOSPITALS BEGIN RATIONING CARE: The U.S. passed 650,000 deaths from the coronavirus yesterday, with the rate of deaths having increased as the delta variant has surged across the country. That news came as Idaho announced it had begun rationing care under "crisis standards" at hospitals in the northern part of the state because the hospitals had become overwhelmed by Covid patients.
➤TALIBAN ANNOUNCES INTERIM GOV'T. INCLUDING MANY FROM 1990s RULE, 20-YEAR WAR: The Taliban announced an interim Afghanistan government Tuesday that is made up of all men, many of them veterans from their harsh rule of the country in the 1990s and the 20-year war against the U.S.-led coalition. Among them is the interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, who's on the FBI’s most-wanted list and is believed to still be holding at least one American hostage. The interim prime minister, Mullah Hasan Akhund, also headed the Taliban government during the last years of its rule. In addition to not including any women, there's little representation from other ethnic groups other than the dominant Pashtuns. AP noted this formation of the interim government doesn't seem like it would get international support, and in fact, the U.S. expressed concern that the Cabinet included only Taliban, no women and people with problematic histories.
#Taliban try to stop women protesters in #Kabul's Dashti-E-Barchi. Moments later, they passed. pic.twitter.com/B321g2hNre
— Nabih (@nabihbulos) September 8, 2021
➤MENTAL HEALTH EXAM ORDERED FOR COLORADO SUPERMARKET SHOOTER: A judge ordered a mental health examination yesterday for a 22-year-old man accused of killing 10 people at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket in March to determine if he's competent to proceed with the case. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa has been detained since the March 22nd shooting at a King Soopers supermarket. The defense claims there is a “reasonable belief” that Alissa has an unspecified “mental disability.” Investigators haven't given a possible motive for the attack.
➤RFK'S WIDOW, ETHEL KENNEDY, SAYS ASSASSIN SIRHAN SHOULDN'T BE FREED: Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, said Tuesday that her husband's assassin, Sirhan Sirhan, shouldn't be freed from jail, speaking out after he was recommended for parole last month. The 93-year-old Kennedy said in a statement, "Our family and our country suffered an unspeakable loss due to the inhumanity of one man. We believe in the gentleness that spared his life, but in taming his act of violence, he should not have the opportunity to terrorize again." The parole panel's recommendation isn't final, with California Governor Gavin Newsom able to reject Sirhan's release. Two of Kennedy's children, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Douglas Kennedy, supported Sirhan's release, but six of their surviving siblings spoke out against it after the parole board's recommendation. Kennedy was killed in June 1968.
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➤IOWA TEACHER 'ON LEAVE' AFTER TELLING 7TH GRADERS HE'S BISEXUAL: A seventh-grade teacher in Iowa was put on leave by the school district after he told his students that he's bisexual, leading to a walkout by more than 100 students at Winterset High School yesterday. According to a change.org petition, literacy teacher Lucas Kaufmann told students he's bisexual when they asked following a presentation he gave about himself to his class that featured the LGBT Pride flag. Nearly 1,500 people have signed the online petition. Winterset Community School District Superintendent Justin Gross confirmed Kaufmann was put on leave after concerns were raised after his presentation, according to USA Today. He wouldn't comment further, but the report said he acknowledged that state law bars employers from firing people based on sexual orientation and gender identification. USA Today also cited Iowa's largest teachers union as saying it supports teachers being open about their sexual orientation in the classroom.
📱SMART PHONES MAY NEGATIVELY AFFECT OUR SENSES: We do almost everything on our smart phones, but what are they doing to us? Susan Denham Wade, an author in the UK, says the outlook isn’t good. Denham Wade spent four years researching and writing a book about human sight throughout history, which she says is “humanity’s ruling sense.” The smart phone, she says, is the “pinnacle” of this. “We can now observe the world around us, communicate via text and social media, and ping pictures of our everyday activities to friends and family through a small screen, without ever leaving the house,” Denham Wade said. But this over-reliance on sight negatively affects the rest of our senses, as we aren’t utilizing the others as much. According to Denham Wade, the devices may also contribute to higher levels of stress, anxiety, loneliness, and depression. “They are the first thing we reach for in the morning, and the last thing we check at night,” she said.
Intriguing satellite presentation this morning with #Invest91L. Low-level circulation appears to be organizing a bit with some thunderstorms firing near the center. This might be the start of a run toward a tropical depression. We'll see what the day holds. pic.twitter.com/Pjyr2fGmiQ
— Grant Gilmore WTSP (@GrantWTSP) September 8, 2021
⚾RAYS' CRUZ OLDEST AT 41 TO HIT 30 HOMERS IN A SEASON: Tamp Bay's Nelson Cruz hit two home runs in the Rays' 12-7 win over the Boston Red Sox last night, becoming at age 41 the oldest player in MLB history to hit 30 homers in a season. Cruz hit a two-run home run in the third inning and a solo shot in the fifth, giving him his eighth season with 30 home runs. He passed David Ortiz and Darrell Evans, who were both 40 when they had 30 homers, Ortiz in 2016 and Evans in 1987.
🏀GONZAGA MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH FEW CITED FOR DUI: Gonzaga men's basketball coach Mark Few was cited for driving under the influence Monday night, ESPN reported Tuesday, citing a police report it obtained. It said Few was pulled over after 8 p.m. near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, after getting a report that he was driving erratically and speeding. Police said his blood alcohol levels were .119 and .120, over the legal limit of .08. Few apologized in a statement last night for what he called a "lapse in judgment." Gonzaga athletic director Chris Standiford said in a statement, "While the facts of the situation are still being evaluated, we understand its severity and the legal process that will follow. . . . we respect Coach Few's right to privacy and will refrain from further comment at this time."
⚾JETER, WALKER, SIMMONS TO BE INDUCTED INTO COOPERSTOWN TODAY IN DELAYED CEREMONY: Derek Jeter, Larry Walker, and Ted Simimons will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame today, the class of 2020's ceremony finally being held after being delayed for over a year because of the pandemic. Also being inducted is the late Marvin Miller, who served as the executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) from 1966 to 1982. Nobody was selected for the Hall from this year's writers' ballot.
➤TRUMP TO PROVIDE 'GAMECAST' OF SATURDAY BOXING EVENT: Former President Donald Trump will provide commentary during a "gamecast" on Triller of a boxing event this coming Saturday (September 11th) at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, headlined by a bout between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort, Triller told ESPN yesterday. Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., will give commentary for the entire four-fight telecast. Viewers can buy either the main telecast, called by Jim Lampley, or the gamecast.
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