Footage of the mink coming back up from the grave has been shared on Danish TV, though officials say there is an innocent explanation behind their resurrection. Thomas Kristensen, a national police spokesman, told the state broadcaster DR: “As the bodies decay, gases can be formed. This causes the whole thing to expand a little. In this way, in the worst cases, the mink get pushed out of the ground....
Carleton College, a private liberal arts school in Northfield, Minnesota, is mandating attendance for at least one anti-racism training session this spring, which feature a theme of how white people can be better “allies” to people of color. The sessions have been promoted by both Carleton professors and Black students who say the dialogue sessions help “normalize race talk.” At least one previous session instructed attendees to segregate themselves in order to better understand “what it means to be an antiracist community,” as the small school’s website says....
Minnesota’s top law enforcement officials said on Tuesday that they are worried about arranging policing in the city during the March trial after Republicans opposed a proposal to have the state help pay for it, according to several media outlets. Chauvin is charged with unintentional second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after he pressed his knee into neck of Floyd, a Black man, for eight minutes during an arrest on May 25....
The self-serve beer station debuted Sunday during the game against the New York Yankees. A second station is expected to be added in time for the All-Star Game next week. MORE: Worst All-Star selections | ASG rosters | #AskSpector Tweetbag To buy a brew from the vending machine, buyers prove their age at a concession stand and purchase a vending card. That card is used at the vending machine where buyers can tap up to 48 ounces every 15 minutes....
Biden bested Senator Bernie Sanders, according to projections by The Associated Press during the Super Tuesday primary election. The win marked Biden’s remarkable turnaround after the South Carolina primary last week. Senator Elizabeth Warren looked set to grab third place while Klobuchar, despite dropping out, still made a modest showing. Klobuchar had been expected to win state, but her weak showing after South Carolina and dwindling coffers pushed her to leave the race and back Biden instead....
Ramos the hero as Madrid beat Deportivo Sergio Ramos, however, had other ideas. The Madrid captain, so often the hero right at the end for Los Blancos and most recently in the Clasico at Camp Nou, when he headed home with 11 seconds of normal time remaining, produced another divine intervention here. With Luka Modric rested along with Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema ahead of the team’s trip to Japan for the Club World Cup on Monday, this time it was Toni Kroos’ corner that found Ramos - who else?...
The hat washed up in Port Aransas, nearly 600 miles from the site of the Seacor Power capsizing, according to WGNO. Daspit, 30, is one of seven men still missing from the Seacor Power disaster, which occurred April 13. The Seacor Power, a lift boat owned by Seacor Marine, capsized in April, several miles from Port Fourchon, Louisiana with 19 crewmen on board. According to KLFY, a microburst of severe weather caused the craft to capsize just after 4 p....
Despite the cancelation, fans still have other ways for get their Olympics fix this summer. Airbnb, the site most known for its vacation rental feature, also began offering experience bookings—and now even online experiences. In celebration of what would have been the opening week of the Olympics, Airbnb has teamed up with the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee to create an online five-day festival filled with sessions hosted by over 100 athletes from around the world....
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Fifty years earlier, Byrd and 20 African-American teammates didn’t just threaten to boycott the American Football League All-Star Game in January 1965, in the face of even more overt racism in the host city of New Orleans. They actually went to the airport and flew home. PHOTOS: Missouri protestors celebrate | Kellen Winslow, Wes Kemp reflect on Missouri’s culture The difference? “We weren’t out to correct anybody,’’ Byrd, then a cornerback for the defending champion Buffalo Bills, told Sporting News last week....
According to an email from Media Lab director Joichi Ito to the university’s provost and president, Ito determined that his resignation would be the best course of action to take after intense media scrutiny implicated him in Epstein’s reintroduction to academic life following a 2008 jail sentence for soliciting a minor for sex. “After giving the matter a great deal of thought over the past several days and weeks, I think that it is best that I resign as Director of the Media Lab and as a Professor and employee of the Institute, effective immediately,” Ito reportedly wrote on Saturday....
McConnell told reporters on Tuesday he thinks upping the federal minimum wage is “worth discussing” because “it hasn’t been raised in quite a while.” President Joe Biden has expressed his desire to raise the level to $15-an-hour. This had been included in his COVID-19 relief proposals. Democrats are moving to push through these plans using budget reconciliation. However, the Senate parliamentarian ruled the wage increase should not be included in a reconciliation bill, and the White House has indicated it will not move to overrule that verdict....
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced in a Thursday “Dear Colleague” letter that he would be taking procedural steps on Monday to set up a Wednesday vote on the bill. While Schumer said the legislation will “give fair access to our democracy to all Americans,” Republicans are unlikely to support the endeavor. “The Senate is designed to stop bad ideas and purely partisan proposals while helping truly necessary and bipartisan bills become law....
McConnell made the remarks at a Kentucky Chamber of Commerce event on Tuesday where he also warned that Republicans could still lose the upcoming 2022 midterm elections. Trump and McConnell have been at odds for more than a year, with the former president publicly criticizing the Kentucky senator for refusing to back objections to the certification of Electoral College votes on January 6, 2021. McConnell is hoping the GOP can retake the Senate in November and allow him to return as Majority Leader, while Trump is likely to play a key role in the midterms through endorsements of his preferred candidates....
Speaking on the Senate floor on Monday, McConnell argued that many Americans are already getting back to ordinary social activities and the Biden administration needs to “get out more.” The Republican was responding to Biden’s prime time address to the nation on Thursday where he also said he was aiming for adults in all 50 states to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations by May 1. “The president announced another supposedly audacious goal on Thursday; that all adults in all 50 states should be eligible to schedule vaccinations by May 1,” McConnell said....
His iconic No. 23 jersey had been retired when he left to play baseball for the White Sox minor league affiliate, so Jordan had to pick a new number when he stepped back out on the court. Thus, the “45” was born. Mitchell & Ness will have a special release of the uniform in honor of the two decades that have passed since his return. MORE: MJ smoking stogies | Manu Ginobili T’s up ref | MJ’s shoes auctioned...
Romney spoke at Brigham Young University’s Wheatley Institution in Utah to mark Constitution Day on September 17 and warned that constitutional “guardrails” are at risk. Without mentioning Carlson by name, Romney criticized the Fox News personality for a recent trip to Hungary where he interviewed right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Romney said: “A prominent TV pundit traveled to Hungary to extol Viktor Orbán as a model for us to emulate....
Scholes wants Man Utd to sign Griezmann Mkhitaryan was named in the starting XI for only the second time since his July arrival from Borussia Dortmund and gave a performance that featured six shots and three chances created as United took a huge step towards the knockout stages. The Armenia international has been out of favour under manager Jose Mourinho but believes his lively showing on Thursday could act as a fresh beginning....
The first round of All-Star voting is at its end, and as you can imagine, it’s full of surprises in both leagues, but especially in the American League. As many as five Blue Jays players may be on the field at the start come July 19: Alejandro Kirk, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Santiago Espinal, Bo Bichette and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. all made it to the next round of voting, which is scheduled to begin Tuesday, July 5....
MLB analyst Eduardo Perez has emerged as the “frontrunner” for the manager job in New York, according to USA Today. Perez, 50, currently serves as an analyst for ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight” as well as a co-host with former Mets general manager Steve Phillips on “The Leadoff Spot” on MLB Network Radio. He played 13 years in MLB batting .247 with 79 home runs and 294 RBIs with the Cardinals, Reds, Angels, Devil Rays, Indians and Mariners....
