NEW YORK   Twenty years to the day after Brandi Chastain's penalty kick won the 1999 Women's World Cup, heralding an era of promise and opportunity for girls and women in sports, a new generation of U.S. women's soccer players joyfully stormed Manhattan Wednesday morning, demanding so much more. With ticker tape raining down upon them in the Canyon of Heroines, and with tens of thousands of their young disciples cheering them on, the U.S. women's national team took over New York as it did the World Cup   with a swagger and fearlessness never before seen in so many young American women. If one person could embody it all, it was U.S. co-captain Megan Rapinoe, who battled the President of the United States even as she became the unparalleled star of the World Cup. Her boundless energy came across the Atlantic with her and was on display for all to see from the cable talk shows to the steps of New York's City Hall. "There is nothing, nothing, that can faze this group," she said. "We're chillin'. We got tea-sippin'. We got celebrations. We have pink hair and purple hair. We have tattoos and dreadlocks. We got white girls and black girls and everything in between. Straight girls and gay girls. ... It's my absolute honor to lead this team out on the field. There's no other place that I would rather be   even in the presidential race." More: NYPD investigating Rapinoe posters vandalized with homophobic slurs More: USWNT star Rose Lavelle's teacher once said she wouldn't go pro Speaking of which, Rapinoe isn't going to the White House, and neither is anyone else from her team. She made that crystal clear on CNN Tuesday night when she said she would not participate in what used to be an honored tradition for American sports teams   and she said that every one of her teammates she has spoken with about the matter won't go either. "I don't think anyone on the team has any interest in lending the platform that we've worked so hard to build and the things that we fight for and the way that we live our life   I don't think that we want that to be co-opted or corrupted by this administration," she said in an unprecedented rebuke of an American president by one of this country's national sports teams. During the World Cup, in a series of tweets chastising the outspoken Rapinoe, Donald Trump invited the team to the White House, "win or lose." After the team won Sunday, though, Trump said he hadn't "really thought about it." He doesn't need to start now. The soccer players are not coming. The team will go to the U.S. Capitol to celebrate at the invitation of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi instead. Interestingly, back in 1999, there was a small parade for Chastain and her teammates in New York City, according to then-World Cup chair Donna de Varona. That day, one particular New Yorker couldn't wait to push his way through the crowd to meet the U.S. team. His name? Donald Trump. Now, 20 years later, he's a pariah to the national team. Meanwhile, Rapinoe's star has only risen since she returned to the United States. On CNN Tuesday night, when asked what her message would be to Trump, she turned to the camera and said this: "Your message is excluding people. You're excluding me. You're excluding people that look like me. You're excluding people of color. You're excluding Americans that maybe support you." Rapinoe also took on the issue of equal pay for the women's soccer team, which is headed to mediation soon with U.S. Soccer. The federation's president, Carlos Cordeiro, didn't get things off to a great start at the rally when he mispronounced Rapinoe's last name. Wait! What? Yes, he really did that. Where in the world has he been for a month? If you're the president of U.S. Soccer, that is a mistake you just cannot make. Speaking to the players in the midst of boos and chants of "Equal Pay" from the crowd, Cordeiro said U.S. Soccer is "committed to doing right" by the team, but instead of heeding the specific call for equal pay, he said the players "deserve fair and equitable" pay. "Together," he said, "we can get this done." Rapinoe took the high road by not mispronouncing Cordeiro's last name, then said with a smile, "I think he's going to make things right. We look forward to holding those feet to the fire." An idle threat, that is not. When Rapinoe says it, consider it done. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Opinion: Megan Rapinoe embodies all the swagger, fearlessness of the US World Cup team Related Slideshow: Best images from USWNT's championship parade (provided by USA Today Sports)


Apple's iPhone made up less than half of the company's sales for the first time since 2012. But Apple has a new product category picking up the slack: Wearables, which includes Apple Watch and AirPods. Apple CEO Tim Cook said that it's doing extremely well and that the company's competitors didn't stick with the product category. Apple is often referred to as the "iPhone company," because that's the product that's driven the majority of Apple's sales for years. Since 2012, the iPhone has accounted for over half of Apple's revenue for every single quarter. But that streak broke when Apple reported earnings on Tuesday   instead, Apple's biggest product only accounted for 48% of total sales, and iPhone sales were actually down 12% from last year. Yet Apple beat expectations and total revenue was up from a year ago. The main product category picking up the slack? What Apple calls "wearables"   the category including Apple Watch, AirPods wireless earbuds, and Beats headphones. Apple CEO Tim Cook called it a "blowout quarter" for its wearables product category and said there was "phenomenal demand" for the $159 AirPods. Apple said that Wearables, Home and Accessories sales totaled $5.53 billion in the most recent quarter, which was a massive beat   analysts surveyed by FactSet were only expecting sales of $4.59 billion, nearly a billion less than the actual number. It's hard to do a year-over-year comparison, because Apple rearranged its product categories late last year, but Apple Watch and headphones used to be in a category called "Other Products," which totaled $3.7 billion in the same period last year. "As I mentioned at the outset, it was another sensational quarter for Wearables, with growth accelerating to well over 50 percent," Cook said in a call with analysts to discuss the company's results. Apple doesn't break out unit sales anymore, and never did for products like Apple Watch, so it's unclear eactly which products are driving the growth, but Cook said that wearables by itself   not accessories   was up "well over" 50% and was the size of a Fortune 200 company over the last 12 months. (The 200th company on the Fortune 500 is General Mills, with $15.74 billion in revenue last year.) Perhaps the biggest positive for Apple's growth going forward is that competition is less fierce in the smartwatch and wireless earbud categories than in smartphones. In the fourth quarter of 2018, the last quarter which estimates are available, Apple was by far the number one wearables company by unit shipments, according to IDC data, with 16.2 million units shipped. Next was Xiaomi, with 7.5 million units, primarily shipped to China. "We've got the wearables area that is doing extremely well," Cook said in response to a question about the future of Apple aside from the iPhone. "We stuck with that when others perhaps didn't, and really put a lot of energy into this and a lot of R&D, and are are in a very good position today to keep playing out what's next there." Follow @CNBC t ech on Twitter for the latest tech industry news.


A rules change in the BIG3 League has allowed Perry Jones to use that venue to pursue another shot at the NBA, writes Erik Horne of The Oklahoman . The 28th player picked in the 2012 draft, Jones spent three years with the Thunder before being traded to Boston in the summer of 2015. He never played for the Celtics before being waived that fall, then failed to make the Pelicans' roster after joining New Orleans for training camp in 2017. Now 27, Jones took advantage of the new lower age limit in the BIG3, which dropped from 30 to 27 this year. He's playing for the expansion Enemies, averaging 7.7 points per game, and hasn't lost the confidence that he can succeed in the NBA. "No disrespect to the Thunder, but I went to a team that didn't have a need (for a player like me)," Jones said. "They had three superstars. They had everything set in stone that they needed. It's just how the business goes. I think if I went somewhere else and had the opportunity to play in actual games, I think my career would have turned out differently for sure." There's more NBA-related news to pass along: Vanja Marinkovic , taken by the Kings with the final pick in this year's draft, has until July 30 to decide where he will play this season, according to Emiliano Carchia of Sportando ( Twitter link ). That's when the buyout clause expires on the final year of his contract with Partizan Belgrade in Serbia. It's unlikely that he'll come to the NBA, but Spain's Unicaja Malaga and Valencia Basket have both expressed interest, Carchia states. Coming off a strong performance with the Bucks' summer-league team, Elijah Bryant is deciding among several NBA offers, tweets Tony Jones of The Athletic. The former BYU guard had a breakout performance July 8 with 31 points and seven rebounds against Minnesota. Boxer Manny Pacquiao tells TMZ Sports he wants to fight for five more years and then purchase part of an NBA team. He already owns the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, a semi-pro outfit in the Philippines, and regularly uses basketball as part of his training. Pacquiao has an estimated net worth around $200 million.


Sophie Turner has taken her husband Joe Jonas' last name following their quickie Las Vegas wedding. In the couple's marriage certificate, obtained by TMZ , the Game Of Thrones actress, 23, will now be going by the name, Sophie Belinda Jonas. Sophie and Joe shocked their fans after they wed in a surprise ceremony which cost just $600 at the world famous A Little White Chapel in the Downtown stretch of the Las Vegas Strip. The marriage certificate states: 'Sophie Belinda Turner of New York, New York born 02/21/1996, who wishes to use the name Sophie Belinda Jonas after marriage.' During the surprise wedding ceremony, DJ Diplo, 40, took to his Instagram Story to share videos of the nuptials which took place hours after the 2019 Billboard Music Awards were held in the same city and saw the Jonas brothers perform. In the clips, Joe, 29, is seen waiting at the altar before Sophie enters and walks down the aisle in a white veil and jumpsuit and gold Gucci mules. In one clip, Sophie repeats the words: 'I thee wed.... and I love you... and I thank God He gave me you.' Then the couple, at Elvis's direction, repeated to each other in unison: 'I promise you, I will never leave you. I will love and trust you all the days of my life.' Elvis then instructed Sophie to kiss the ring, but as it was a candy ring, she decided to give it a big lick, which amused Joe immensely. Grice then told Joe: 'You may kiss the bride', which he did as the guests whooped and hollered. Jesse Grice, Reverend Elvis who officiated, later told TMZ he was booked for the wedding a week ago but wasn't told who had booked him. They report: 'We're told Joe and Sophie booked the entire Chapel from 8 PM to 12 AM ... so no other weddings were going down. 'Grice says he recognized the Jonas Brothers, but had no idea who Sophie Turner was because he doesn't watch Game of Thrones. He serenaded the happy couple with Elvis hit Viva Las Vegas after the ceremony. MailOnline has reveal that Sophie phoned her mother to tell her she was getting married to Joe just moments before their 'quickie' Las Vegas wedding. Sophie's mother Sally told MailOnline: 'Sophie did call me before. She said, 'mum, I'm getting married in Vegas. I am absolutely delighted and so is my husband Andrew.' Sally, 62, said she has not spoken since the wedding to her daughter who plays Sansa Stark in the hit TV series. 'The time difference makes it difficult,' she added. Sally, from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, said she has not seen any other wedding photos other than those posted to an Instagram account. The couple were first pictured together at the MTV EMAs in 2016, where they were pictured sitting in the audience with their arms around one another. Sophie confirmed she was dating Joe in January 2017, when she shared an Instagram picture of the Camp Rock star smoking a cigar while on a boat.


Cincinnati Police are investigating a shooting in Bond Hill with a victim who has life-threatening injuries. District 4 officers are on the scene of a confirmed shooting in the 5000 block of Reading Road near Dale Road. The victim is a 37-year-old man with life-threatening injuries. He has been transported to University of Cincinnati Medical Center, police said. Subscribe now for unlimited access to Cincinnati.com The victim was in the driver's seat of a Honda Civic in the parking lot of Hook Fish and Chicken when someone shot him twice through the passenger side window, police said. The victim was shot once in the chin and once in the abdomen, officials said. Police said the suspect fled the scene eastbound on Dale Road in an early 2000s model gray Honda Odyssey minivan with dark tinted windows. The van has an Ohio temporary tag with a clear plastic cover. The suspect is described as black male in his 30s, 6 feet 2 inches with a heavy build, wearing a black hoodie and black tight sweatpants with a white stripe on the sides. Vice Mayor Christopher Smitherman is on the scene of the shooting. His office cameras captured this shooting in Bond Hill. "We're not going to run and hide," he said. "We're all cooperating with one goal, which is to catch the shooter and bring him to justice." There have been two homicides this year in Bond Hill. On June 5, Gannon Hillman , 25, was found by police and pronounced dead in the 1900 block of Garden Lane. The next day, Ricky Lackey , 37, was found shot to death in the 1700 block of Berkley Avenue. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Police investigating shooting in Bond Hill


A football organization extends far beyond the football field, and in Washington the portion of the football organization extending beyond the football field appears to be in disarray. Chris Russell of 106.7 The Fan in D.C. said Wednesday that Washington has endured a "mass exodus" of employees since January. "I've been told this by multiple, multiple people," Russell said. "Almost 40 people have left, behind the scenes. We're not talking about football players or coaches or anything like that. . . . Nobody wants to work there. It's a terrible culture ." That won't come as a terrible shock to anyone who has been paying attention to the team in recent years, highlighted by the clumsy termination of G.M. Scot McCloughan. While responsibility for the business ultimately rests with owner Daniel Snyder, the focal point of criticism has been, and continues to be, team president Bruce Allen. "Everybody thinks on my end that I just have it out for Bruce Allen," Russell said. "If I'm being honest, I don't think he's a good leader. I don't think he's a good person, I don't think he treats people well. . . . Nobody wants to work there. Nobody believes in the direction and the leadership of that franchise." Allen has managed to finagle a position that makes him immune from accountability for the performance of the football team, even though he still has fingerprints all over the football operation. "From everything that I here, there is this split between the coaching staff and Bruce, where the coaching staff kind of thinks it's all a joke and they're wondering, 'What the hell are you guys doing?'" Russell said. Through it all, a vague sense of optimism regarding the team has emerged, highlighted by the selection of quarterback Dwayne Haskins and the ability to trade back into round one and (potentially) steal pass rusher Montez Sweat . And there's nothing like winning to alter the perception of a football team. The problem is that Washington hasn't done much winning since winning Super Bowl XXVI   the team hasn't even been back to the NFC Championship game since then, which ties them with the Lions for the longest drought in the conference.


Looking for something to do this week? From a pizza party to a garage workout class, here are some solid options to help you get out and about in the days ahead. Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. Michigan & Trumbull Pizza: #countdown2corktown From the event description: Michigan & Trumbull is moving back to Detroit. To celebrate, we are throwing the ultimate pizza party at Fort Street Galley. The event will feature local breweries, Detroit artists Freddy Diaz and Malt, local DJ Carjack, on site screen printing by brown block print and free t-shirts. When: Friday, July 12, 6-10 p.m. Where: Fort Street Galley, 160 W. Fort St. Admission: Free Click here for more details, and to get your tickets 2nd Annual Pershing Alumni White Hot Rooftop Party with a Purpose From the event description: Come on Doughboys and friends and attend our second annual rooftop White Hot Party. Last year it was a hot, hot, hot party. So come and party with a purpose with the Official Alumni Association of Pershing. When: Friday, July 12, 6-9 p.m. Where: 3Fifty Terrace, 350 Madison St. Admission: Free (Support); $10 (Pershing Alumni White Hot Party) Click here for more details, and to get your tickets July 12 2019 Planetarium Shows From the event description: Join us for our free weekly planetarium shows at 7 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. each Friday. Tickets for both showtimes are available through this event listing. Forty of our sixty seats can be reserved for every show. Reserve seats at noon on the Sunday prior to a show. Join us for our free public planetarium show! Our Friday night shows are geared towards a general audience and last about 75 minutes. We'll give you a live star talk highlighting what you can see in the sky right now, along with some of our favorite facts and visualizations of objects in space, followed by a showing of the film Dawn of the Space Age, our full dome film selection for 2019. When: Friday, July 12, 7-10 p.m. Where: 0209 Old Main   Wayne State University, 4841 Cass Ave. Admission: Free Click here for more details, and to get your tickets Hip Hop Yoga Detroit x LWY Collective From the event description: Don't miss this dope hip-hop yoga collaboration between Yoganic Flow founder, Kerrie T. and Living Waters Yoga (LWY) owner, Lindsay HustleHard Holder. Yoganic Flow and LWY Collective are bringing the beats and moves to the Living Waters Downtown Detroit Studio. Some of the best hip-hop songs of all time will be played to sweat and move to. Expect to flow to DaBaby, Drake, YG and more. Proceeds will support Yoganic Flow's efforts to continue to provide community yoga classes in the inner city. When: Friday, July 12, 7-8:30 p.m. Where: Living Waters Yoga Detroit, 110 Michigan Ave. Admission: $20 (General Admission) Click here for more details, and to get your tickets Cobo Cares + Detroit Body Garage Workout From the event description: Join us on Saturday, July 13 for a free outdoor workout class on Cobo Square, overlooking the Detroit skyline with Detroit Body Garage. All levels and abilities welcome. When: Saturday, July 13, 8:30-11 a.m. Where: Cobo Center, 1 Washington Blvd. Admission: Free Click here for more details, and to get your tickets This story was created automatically using local event data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


A new virtual reality center and arcade has opened for business in the neighborhood. Called Parallel Universe VR , the new addition is located at 14006 Riverside Drive, Suite 114, at Westfield Fashion Square in Sherman Oaks. Parallel Universe VR provides the latest in immersive video games. The arcade is available for individual play, parties and corporate events, with a mix of shooting, sci-fi, fantasy and puzzle games, among others. A free demo is offered, along with 30 minutes of play for $25 and an hour for $35. With a five-star rating out of seven reviews on Yelp so far, Parallel Universe VR is on its way to developing a local fan base. Keola A., who was among the first Yelpers to review the new spot on May 13, wrote, "I stopped by out of curiosity and had such a fun time. I'm really looking forward to going back with some friends to try the escape room and the rhythm game." Yelper Francesca P. added , "Had a really cool experience at the grand opening." Intrigued? Stop in to try it for yourself. Parallel Universe VR is open from 10 a.m. 9 p.m. on Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m. 7 p.m. on Sunday. This story was created automatically using local business data, then reviewed and augmented by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


LAREDO, Texas   The edges of this small border city bustle with activity as construction vehicles clear flat expanses of land for massive warehouses, and semi-trucks moving American and Mexican goods appear to cover every inch of roadway. To James Gonzalez, 33, the sterile, boxy buildings and traffic congestion only a few miles from the five bridges that connect the U.S. to Mexico represent financial success and future business opportunities. The city's fortunes, based entirely on trade between the two countries, is forever tied to the United States' kinship with or animus for its southern neighbor. The closeness of that relationship can sometimes make the restrictive lines of the national border feel blurry, but with the Trump administration's recent threats of a trade war, they have become increasingly stark. Until Friday night, it looked like President Donald Trump would punish Mexico   and thus Laredo   with tariffs on all goods that come north across the border. That threat was lifted because of a vague agreement about immigration, but residents here know it could be reimposed at any time, damaging their business relationships. "We're just the canary in the coal mine here," Gonzalez said between sips of a hot cortado coffee on a weekend when temperatures rose above 110 degrees. "We're the bellwether because if the relationship is going well, then we're doing well." The Gonzalez family's auto parts business opened in Laredo in 1934 and now has storefronts from Monterrey, Mexico, to San Antonio, Texas, with more locations fanning out along the border. They have already had to raise prices because of tariffs on goods made in China, but because 20 percent of their products, from air filters to radiators, are made in Mexico, they fear another price hike is on the horizon should the relationship deteriorate. Gonzalez said tariffs on the United State's southern neighbor and any retaliation from Mexico could lead to his family closing stores, threatening their 24 locations. "Only maybe just now are we getting to the point where Laredo is getting on its own two feet," Gonzalez said. "Now if you kneecap us with trade, you take the only leg we have to stand on. If we lose that, what do we have?" Tariffs bad for business? Like Gonzalez, many here worry the Trump administration's ongoing trade fights threaten the prosperity and hopes that Laredo's industries can expand and bring long-term financial stability to a city where 30 percent of the population is at or below the poverty level, according to the U.S. Census. Monday would have marked the beginning of the 5 percent tariff on Mexican goods that Trump said would slowly increase to 25 percent if he did not receive immigration concessions from the Mexican government. That threat sowed discord in this city of 260,000 people that is experiencing increased levels of investment and financial success because of the United States' trade relationship with Mexico. The Port of Laredo, where nearly 4.6 million trucks crossed the border in 2018, became the nation's most successful port overall for the first time last month, surpassing the Port of Los Angeles, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released in May. The change was caused, in part, by another strained trade relationship that developed under the Trump administration. The Port of Los Angeles's top trading country is China, and the ongoing trade war between the two nations contributed to a 3 percent decline in trade through the California port in the first four months of 2019. But some here worry that Mexico could eventually lose patience with the Trump administration's trade tactics, souring the relationship. The need for trade with Mexico is readily apparent to Ruben Norton, 36, who runs a sporting goods store with his father just blocks from the border checkpoint. Their business, first opened in 1947, is dependent on that cross-border commerce. "Without Mexico, this place and Laredo is a ghost town," Norton said, gesturing around his store. "With everything we're doing, at what point do we jab them enough that Mexico just gives us the middle finger?" The end of the tariff threat? Friday's announcement did not necessarily indicate the end of tensions. The U.S.-Mexico Joint Declaration states that the two countries would "continue their discussions on the terms of additional understandings to address irregular migrant flows and asylum issues, to be completed and announced within 90 days, if necessary." The New York Times reported Saturday that the two neighbors had come to this agreement months ago, leading to allegations the president had manufactured both the crisis and its conclusion. The president denied the Times report Sunday morning on Twitter . A White House official confirmed to NBC News that Mexico had already agreed to send troops to its southern border and take U.S. asylum seekers as they wait for their legal cases in the U.S. to proceed, as The Times had reported. In the latest declaration, Mexico will send 600 more soldiers to its southern border and speed up its timeline for other portions of the agreement. The official noted the White House planned to take a wait-and-see approach, leaving enough room to force another negotiation if the president finds Mexico's actions ineffective. The possibility of more negotiations and Trump's tweet on Sunday that the United States "can always go back to our previous, very profitable, position of Tariffs," offers little comfort to the people of Laredo, where a level of fear and uncertainty continues to linger despite the relief some felt Friday night after the announcement. "It's great we don't have them starting Monday. That's awesome," Gonzalez said. "No one has to worry about Monday. I don't have to worry about Tuesday and Mexico retaliating. But what happens in 90 days? As we get closer, this administration seems to like to do things at the last minute. Every administration likes to do things different, but how do businesses plan for that? It causes chaos." This business community has already felt the squeeze of the Trump administration's tariffs. John Valle's company is completing construction on a 212,000-square-foot warehouse on the edge of town. His crews worked over the weekend in blistering heat to wrap up last-minute details, while warehouse workers inside the complex moved boxes marked with familiar names like Honda, Toyota and GMC. Valle, 57, said he understands the need to push Mexico on immigration, but he believes tariffs are a negotiating tool that ultimately hurts American businesses. The Trump administration's 25 percent steel tariffs were implemented when his company was in the middle of a purchasing order for rebar used in the warehouse construction. It caused a massive wallop to his wallet. The threat of the most recent tariffs also caused some potential new clients to go quiet until they felt assured the Port of Laredo wouldn't experience the same financial hit as the Port of Los Angeles. Such situations leave Laredo business owners feeling a lack of control over their own destiny. "We can't plan for it," Valle said. "We're hoping for the best. We're hoping the politics comes together, and they understand how they affect both sides. But if we hurt Mexico and the economy gets worse over there, what do you think happens? We'll have an even bigger problem in the U.S."


According to rental site Zumper , median rents for a one-bedroom in Coral Way are hovering around $1,660, compared to a $1,900 one-bedroom median for Miami as a whole. So how does the low-end pricing on a Coral Way rental look these days   and what might you get for your money? We took a look at local listings for studios and one-bedroom apartments from Zumper and Apartment Guide to find out what price-conscious apartment seekers can expect to find in the neighborhood, which, according to Walk Score ratings , is moderately walkable, is convenient for biking and has good transit options. Take a look at the cheapest listings available right now, below. (Note: Prices and availability are subject to change.) Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. 2821 S.W. First Ave. Listed at $1,249/month, this studio apartment, located at 2821 S.W. First Ave., is 25.4% less than the $1,675/month median rent for a studio in Coral Way. Assigned parking is listed as a building amenity. The residence also has in-unit laundry and a walk-in closet. Neither cats nor dogs are welcome. There's no leasing fee required for this rental. (See the complete listing here .) 2950 S.W. Third Ave. Here's a one-bedroom, one-bathroom condo at 2950 S.W. Third Ave., which is going for $1,450/month. Building amenities include a swimming pool and garage parking. In the unit, you'll find a balcony and air conditioning. Pet owners, inquire elsewhere: This spot doesn't allow cats or dogs. Future tenants needn't worry about a leasing fee. (See the full listing here .) 2943 S.W. 36th Ave. Then there's this apartment with one bedroom and one bathroom at 2943 S.W. 36th Ave., listed at $1,450/month. Pets are not welcome. Future tenants needn't worry about a leasing fee. (See the listing here .) 2351 Douglas Road This one-bedroom, one-bathroom condo, situated at 2351 Douglas Road, is listed for $1,600/month. The unit has granite countertops. Pets are not welcome. The building offers additional storage space, on-site laundry, a swimming pool and a gym. (See the listing here .) This story was created automatically using local real estate data from Zumper and Apartment Guide , then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


According to reports in France, first by news outlet LCI, the World Cup mascot Ettie had its mascot stolen from Parc des Princes in the early morning hours of last Friday, June 21. L'Equipe reports the mascot costume has subsequently been recovered and police are investigating. The reports state that a group of five somehow entered the Paris stadium between 4 and 5 a.m. local time, proceeding to walk around and even play a game on the Parc des Princes pitch before leaving the stadium carrying two large bags that contained the mascot costume. After missing for the weekend, the costume was reportedly returned to a lawyer's office in Paris on Tuesday in anonymous fashion. Thankfully, since the costume has been returned, Ettie will be able to make an appearance while the United States takes on host nation France at Parc des Princes in a highly anticipated quarterfinal match on Friday. The L'Equipe report says that very little was been discernible on the Parc des Princes security camera footage, and police have appealed to the public for assistance. FIFA describes Ettie as "a young chicken with a passion for life and football." Ettie is the daughter of Footix, the rooster mascot of the 1998 World Cup also held in France. Follow @the_bonnfire


An alliance of opposition forces seizes control of a second strategic city from government troops. A loose alliance of rebel groups in Syria is claiming a second significant victory against government forces in less than a month. The opposition offensive in northern Idlib province was spearheaded by al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, Nusra Front. Fighting under the banner, "Army of Conquest", rebel allies seized control of the provincial capital Idlib at the end of March. A broader union of fighters says it has now overrun nearby Jisr al Shughur. The city was one of the first places to take up arms against president Assad, when security forces cracked down on protests. The fight for Idlib province comes ahead of UN-backed talks in Geneva on May 4. So can opposition groups present a united front in the push for peace? Or will the pursuit of different agendas eclipse the fight against a common enemy? Presenter: Martine Dennis Guests: Mario Abou Zeid - a research analyst at the Carnegie Middle East Center. Mamoun Abu-Nowar - who is a retired Jordanian Air Force General. Kamel Wazne - founder of the Center of American Strategic Studies.


SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A riot between inmates in a prison in Brazilian state of Amazonas ended with 15 dead on Sunday, according to a statement of the state secretariat for prisons. Inmates at the Amazonas jail were choked to death or stabbed with toothbrushes, Colonel Marcos Vinicius Almeida, head of the state's jails, said in the statement. The riot began during visiting hours. There were no hostages and violence was directed between inmates, Almeida said. The jail was the scene of an inmate uprising that ended with 56 dead in 2017. The government will investigate the cause of the riot, the statement said. (Writing by Tatiana Bautzer; Editing by Bill Trott)


A man who had just been fired from a Northern California Ford dealership shot and killed two employees and then killed himself Tuesday evening, police and witnesses said. Police called to the Ford Store Morgan Hill found a man shot dead of an apparently self-inflicted wound on the ground outside some service bays. "In his hand was a firearm, a handgun," Police Sgt. Bill Norman said at a news conference in Morgan Hill, southeast of San Jose in the Bay Area. Employees directed officers inside a building where they found two other men who had been shot and killed. Police did not immediately identify the gunman or the victims. Doug MacGlashan, who was working in the parts department, told KRON-TV that the killer was a former employee. The service and parts director "had just fired a parts rep that he had said he was going to fire earlier in the day. And I guess the parts rep went outside, got a gun, went into the service and parts director's office and shot him," MacGlashan said. The man also killed the parts manager, he said. Video and photos showed police cars from several agencies swarming the dealership and employees embracing as they left the property.


A convicted killer who escaped from a prison camp has been arrested in Florida after more than 50 years on the run. Frank Freshwaters, 79, escaped in 1959 and was briefly held by West Virginia authorities in 1975 before he was freed and disappeared again. He had been living under an assumed name in Florida for at least 20 years. Brevard County officials said they created a ruse to get Freshwaters to sign papers to check his fingerprints. After a week of surveillance, US marshals and Florida confronted him with an old booking photo as he left his trailer home in rural Melbourne, Florida, asking whether he had seen the man. "They showed him the pic, and he said he hadn't seen that guy in a long time," Major Tod Goodyear of the Brevard County Sheriff's office said. "Then he admitted it and basically said, 'You got me'." Killed a pedestrian Freshwaters was convicted of manslaughter for killing a pedestrian with a vehicle in July 1957. His initial sentence of one to 20 years was suspended until he violated probation by getting a driving licence. He was imprisoned at the Ohio State Reformatory before being moved to a lower-security camp near Sandusky, where he escaped in September 1959.


Start your day off right with some pictures of charming pets! There are dozens of pets up for adoption right here in Boston. Hoodline partnered with Petfinder , an online adoption site that lists "more than 315,000 adoptable pets from nearly 14,000 animal shelters and rescue groups" to bring you this roundup of pets near you. (Details like pet availability, training, vaccinations and other features are based on data provided by Petfinder and may be subject to change; contact the shelter for the latest information.) Despereaux, mouse Despereaux is a sweet male mouse staying at MSPCA Boston Animal Care and Adoption Center . Despereaux is vaccinated. Notes from Despereaux's caretakers: I'm Despereaux, a sweet 5-month old mouse looking for a great new person or family for adventures! Come and meet me today! Please feel free to stop by the adoption center to meet Despereaux during our open hours from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and from noon to 4 p.m. on weekends. Apply to adopt Despereaux today at Petfinder . Flares, lizard Flares is a male lizard currently housed at MSPCA Boston Animal Care and Adoption Center . He has been vaccinated. Here's what Flares' friends at MSPCA Boston Animal Care and Adoption Center think of him: We are Flares and Talon, a lizard and a green iguana looking for a great new home. We can be adopted together or separately. We are looking for a family that has some reptile experience as we need a temperature-controlled environment and lots of tasty things to eat! Take us home today! Read more about how to adopt Flares on Petfinder . Bosco, Guinea pig Bosco is a sweet male Guinea pig currently residing at MSPCA Boston Animal Care and Adoption Center . Bosco's current caretakers say: We are Bosco and Angell, two adorable guinea pigs looking for a great new home. Because we are shy, we would love a home where we will have patient people who will give us lots of love and attention. We are bonded and must go home together! Stop by the center from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and from noon to 4 p.m. on weekends Apply to adopt Bosco today at Petfinder . Dewy, parakeet Dewy is a lovable female parakeet staying at MSPCA Boston Animal Care and Adoption Center . She has all her shots. Read more about how to adopt Dewy on Petfinder . This story was created automatically using local animal shelter data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Editor's note: The opinions in this article are the author's, as published by our content partner, and do not necessarily represent the views of MSN or Microsoft. George T. Conway III is a lawyer in New York. Neal Katyal, a law professor at Georgetown University, previously served as the acting solicitor general of the United States. Much ink has been spilled about whether President Trump committed a criminal and impeachable offense by obstructing justice. That question deserves extensive debate, but another critical question   the ultimate question, really   is not whether he committed a crime, but whether he is even fit for office in the first place. And that question   the heart of an impeachment inquiry   turns upon whether the president abuses his power and demonstrates an unfitness to serve under the defining principles of our Constitution. Subscribe to the Post Most newsletter: Today's most popular stories on The Washington Post On Tuesday, Trump gave us direct evidence of his contempt toward the most foundational precept of our democracy   that no person, not even the president, is above the law. He filed a brief in the nation's second-most-important court that takes the position that Congress cannot investigate the president, except possibly in impeachment proceedings. It's a spectacularly anti-constitutional brief, and anyone who harbors such attitudes toward our Constitution's architecture is not fit for office. Trump's brief is nothing if not an invitation to commencing impeachment proceedings that, for reasons set out in the Mueller report, should have already commenced. The case involves a House committee's efforts to follow up on the testimony of Trump's now-incarcerated former attorney, Michael Cohen, that Trump had allegedly committed financial and tax fraud, and allegedly paid off paramours in violation of campaign finance laws. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform subpoenaed Trump's accountants in mid-April for relevant documents, and Trump tried to block the move, only to be sternly rebuked in mid-May by a federal judge in Washington. The appeals brief filed Monday by Trump attacks that decision. But to describe Trump's brief is to refute it. He argues that Congress is "trying to prove that the President broke the law" and that that's something Congress can't do, because it's "an exercise of law enforcement authority that the Constitution reserves to the executive branch." But in fact, Congress investigates lawbreaking, and potential lawbreaking, all the time. Mobsters, fraudsters, government employees, small companies, big companies   like it or not, all types of people and businesses get subpoenaed from time to time, so that Congress can figure out whether current laws are effective, whether new laws are needed, whether sufficient governmental resources are being devoted to the task, whether more disclosure to the government or the public is required, or greater penalties, and so on. To this, Trump's brief complains that "Congress could always make this (non-falsifiable) argument" to justify any investigation. But that's simply the result of the fact that, as the district court explained , Congress's "power to investigate is deeply rooted in the nation's history." Congress, relying on English parliamentary tradition, has performed this function since the founding. To accept Trump's argument to the contrary   to say Congress can't look into matters that might involve crimes   would in many cases gut Congress's ability to gain information it needs to legislate. And perversely, in Trump's case, it makes a virtue of the fact that he has been accused of committing crimes. Which brings us to the main point: England's King George III was above the law, but the founders of our republic wanted a system that would divide power and have the branches check each other. The idea that only the president can investigate the president is an argument for autocrats, not Americans. Trump says "trust me," but that was exactly the argument the founders rebelled against. They knew that public officials would not always be angels, and that power had to be checked and dispersed. As James Madison put it in Federalist No. 51 , "It may be a reflection on human nature, that such devices should be necessary to control the abuses of government." The only redeeming quality of Trump's legal brief is its seeming, grudging acknowledgment that Congress's powers might be greater in an impeachment proceeding. That has things only half-right. Yes, Congress could investigate Trump's finances in an impeachment proceeding, but it can do so without launching the formal process of impeachment. That said, Trump's brief can be construed as an invitation to commence impeachment proceedings. In those proceedings, Trump's attitudes toward our Constitution's checks and balances, in addition to evidence of obstruction of justice, must play a key role. Indeed, the third of the articles of impeachment against President Richard M. Nixon, adopted by the House Judiciary Committee in 1974, charged him with defying lawful subpoenas issued by the House Judiciary Committee. Not only has Trump done that, but he has also demonized judges who disagree with him and insulted the press (despite its constitutional status) for calling him to account. Other leaders around the world may behave this way, but these are not proper actions of a president of the United States. What makes the United States exceptional is its commitment to its constitutional architecture, particularly divided powers. For the past three decades, many constitutional law classes have begun with Nixon's breathtaking statement to David Frost in May 1977: "Well, when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal." Generations of students have gasped, shocked that a former president could say such a thing. This time, it's not a former president, but a sitting one. Every principle behind the rule of law requires the commencement of a process now to make this president a former one. Read more: Harry Litman: Can Democrats break the Republican hammerlock on impeachment? Max Boot: Here are seven reasons Trump should be impeached Fred Hiatt: We knew who Trump was but elected him anyway. We can't impeach him for that. David Von Drehle: Trump is counting on impeachment Marc A. Thiessen: Americans don't want Congress to impeach, but Democrats aren't listening


Real Madrid have provided an update on the injury suffered by playmaker Marco Asensio on Tuesday night in Washington, with the Spaniard set for surgery in the coming days after sustaining a ruptured cruciate ligament. Asensio went down in the 62nd minute of Real's pre-season clash with Arsenal at Washington's FedExField following an innocuous challenge from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and was sent straight to hospital with fears he had torn ligaments in his knee.  Parte médico de Asensio. #RealMadrid   Real Madrid C.F.⚽ (@realmadrid) July 24, 2019 And Los Blancos have now confirmed those fears with a statement on their official website , revealing the 23-year-old has indeed ruptured his ACL, alongside the rupturing of the 'external meniscus' on his left knee. In full, the club explained: "After tests carried out on our player Marco Asensio by the Real Madrid Medical Services he has been diagnosed with a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and the external meniscus of his left knee. The player will be surgically operated on in the next few days." The player left the pitch in tears, and you can understand why, with such an injury capable of ruling him out for the entirety of the 2019/20 campaign. Speaking after the game, coach Zinedine Zidane declared: "We're a bit concerned. It's his knee, he's gone straight to hospital for some tests so we'll see...but it doesn't look good. It's the downside of today for us, we've lost a player and we're pretty gutted. We're gutted for Marco and hope it will be the least serious possible outcome." One of Gareth Bale's latest Instagram followers could lead to more suggestions!  https://t.co/ACDoG2shyn   90min (@90min_Football) July 23, 2019 Unfortunately, the most serious outcome has transpired, and it could have wide-reaching effects in the transfer world, with Arsenal boss Unai Emery conceding it could influence the Gunners' move for Dani Ceballos. Asked how it could affect the loan switch, Emery admitted: "I don't know. Really our target in the match was not to take injuries and they have maybe a big injury with Asensio , it's bad news for them and also for us. I don't know if it can change something."


They were once the definition of cutting-edge design, the height of glamour or the epitome of kitsch. These iconic hotels claimed a place in hearts of those who stayed at them, and those who could only dream of staying at them, too. Hotels lost to history Once the definition of cutting-edge design and the height of glamour, these iconic hotels claimed a place in hearts of those who stayed in them   and those who could only dream about them too. Cast a nostalgic eye over these 10 legendary vacation hot spots of yesteryear, which may be gone, but are definitely not forgotten. Drake Hotel: New York, USA Built in 1926 in Midtown Manhattan, the innovative 21-floor hotel had mod-cons for the time such as electric refrigeration and huge, luxurious suites. And celebrities soon made it their home. Silent film star Lillian Gish lived at the hotel from 1946 to 1949. Frank Sinatra, Muhammad Ali, Judy Garland and Jimi Hendrix also stayed. Its restaurant, The Drake Room, was the place to be seen, as was its discotheque, Shepheard's, which was the most famous in Manhattan, open seven days a week for cocktails and dancing until 3 am. Drake Hotel: New York, USA A rock n roll pedigree followed in the 1960s and 1970s when it became the hotel of choice for touring bands such as Led Zeppelin and The Who. Despite being renovated in 1991 and still being at the top of its game, spiraling property prices meant its location became one of New York s most valuable sites. The hotel was sold to a developer in 2006. An enormous residential skyscraper, 432 Park Avenue, now stands in its place. Penn Hills Resort: Analomink, Pennsylvania, USA Built in the 1940s as a tavern, Penn Hills expanded to more than 100 rooms and became a self-styled honeymoon destination, following a huge flood in 1955. Penn Hills Resort: Analomink, Pennsylvania, USA The 500-acre site included a ski resort and a golf course but the villas were the thing: edgily designed modernist boxes filled with floor-to-ceiling carpeting, round beds, and heart-shaped bubbling bathtubs. Outside there were modernist streetlights from the 1964 World's Fair, and a wedding bell-shaped outdoor swimming pool. It must have felt like the future had arrived at Penn Hills, along with your new spouse. Penn Hills Resort: Analomink, Pennsylvania, USA But it had already fallen into a state of disrepair when the resort s owner died in 2009, aged 102. It closed soon after. The resort has been eerily abandoned ever since   prey to flooding, thieves and vandals. The main building burned down in 2017 and while the site has been purchased redevelopment work has yet to begin. Grand Hotel des Bains: Venice, Italy Built in 1900 to cater to the upper echelons of European society, for whom Venice's Lido was becoming famous for its beaches and luxury hotels, the belle époque Grand Hotel des Bains was one of the most elegant hotels in the world, epitomizing late-Victorian and early-Edwardian chic. Grand Hotel des Bains: Venice, Italy An integral part of the Venice Film Festival since it started in 1932, the hotel was the lodging of choice for celebrities heading into town. Its star status was helped along by being the inspiration and location for Thomas Mann s novella Death in Venice and, later, the 1971 Luchino Visconti film version of the book starring Dirk Bogarde. Grand Hotel des Bains: Venice, Italy Think parquet and Art Nouveau furniture, little terraces overlooking the sea and beds ensconced in white linen. Its grandeur had faded to shabby chic by the time it closed in 2016, a victim of the beach s fall from fashion and a makeover of the outmoded Lido designed to ensure the region and the film festival s future. Grand Hotel des Bains: Venice, Italy But its closure was still much mourned by cinephiles and art lovers the world over. As writer and director Stephen Frears said at the time:  I m only glad that Dirk Bogarde isn t alive to have seen this.  The hotel has since been redeveloped as luxury housing. Baker Hotel: Mineral Wells, Texas, USA Despite having been closed for more than four decades, the Baker Hotel still stands as a beloved landmark in Mineral Wells. And that s no surprise considering its uniquely community-orientated beginnings. In 1922, the people of Mineral Wells were concerned they weren t profiting from the fame of the city's mineral waters and raised $150,000 to build a large hotel. In 1929, the Baker was born   and it was a smash hit. Even the Wall Street Crash couldn t stop this hotel. Baker Hotel: Mineral Wells, Texas, USA Rising 14 floors and costing $1.2 million to build, it featured extravagant creature comforts: an Olympic-sized pool filled with mineral waters and a hydraulic system that circulated ice water. Stars such as Glenn Miller, Clark Gable and Judy Garland visited. After the Second World War, business declined steadily until its doors closed for the last time in 1972. Many efforts have been made to revive the hotel but none have succeeded to date. Royal Victoria Hotel: Nassau, Bahamas In the mid-19th century, the Bahamas had a surfeit of labor but not much in the way of jobs or industry. So the then British government invented one: tourism. It built the first luxury hotel in the Bahamas, the Royal Victoria in Nassau, costing $23,000 at the time. The four-story stone building had 221 rooms. It boomed during Prohibition in America, when wealthy types used the hotel as a boozy getaway spot, helped by the short, daily Pan American flights from Miami. Royal Victoria Hotel: Nassau, Bahamas The crash of 1929 spelled the end of the flight service, the disposable income of many Americans and ultimately the hotel's heyday. But it kept some mystique. Reportedly, segments of Gone With The Wind were filmed at the hotel and stars such as Sterling Moss continued to head there until it closed in 1971. The building sat empty before being destroyed by a devastating blaze in the 1990s. A surviving segment is now the Bahamas Ministry of Health and the grounds are preserved as the Royal Victoria Gardens. Okura Hotel: Tokyo, Japan A 1960s modernist masterpiece by noted architects Yoshiro Taniguchi and Hideo Kosaka, the Okura opened in 1962 in Tokyo. And it had real style and a powerful pedigree. Located in the Minato area near to the United States Embassy, it played host to dignitaries of all kinds, from presidents to royalty and film stars. Indeed, it was visited by every US president, up to Barack Obama. Okura Hotel: Tokyo, Japan The historic 408-room Main Wing dating from 1962 was joined by the 380-room South Wing in 1973. Its closure and partial demolition in 2015, driven by redevelopment for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, caused an outcry among architectural preservationists, aesthetes and design-lovers across the globe. Okura Hotel: Tokyo, Japan The Okura was beloved not only for its design, which artfully blended traditional Japanese interiors   think lacquered plum-blossom-shaped tables and chairs and a tea-ceremony room   and Mad Men -era futuristic style, but also for its service with staff clad in traditional kimonos, tuxedos and bow ties. Okura Hotel: Tokyo, Japan It also played a central role in the 1960s James Bond novel You Only Live Twice . And you can't beat a bit of Bond to give the place a dose of glamour. A new hotel based in the South Wing, The Okura Tokyo, is due to open in September 2019. It's got a lot to live up to. Planning a visit? Check out our expert guide to the Japanese capital . Castaways/Showboat: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA This legend s first incarnation was as the pithily named Showboat Hotel and Casino. Costing $2 million to build in 1954 and with 100 rooms over two floors, it was the first resort in Las Vegas' city limits. A bowling alley was soon added and the hotel became a well-known spot for high-level competitions. By 1979, it had 106 lanes and was one of the biggest bowling alleys in the USA. Castaways/Showboat: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Its sporting stardom grew with the opening of the Showboat Sports Pavilion in the early 1980s, which hosted wrestling and roller derby, and even challenged Caesars Palace for bumper boxing matches. When the hotel was sold in 1998 the owner refused to sell the name and, in 2000, it became Castaways. With the sheen of sporting glory gone   the pavilion had been converted to a bingo hall   Castaways was crippled by stagnating tourism following 9/11. The hotel was demolished in 2006. Discover 20 American hotels hiding historic secrets too. Regent Palace Hotel: London, UK If you ve dined in the splendid Art Deco surroundings of Brasserie Zédel in London s Piccadilly, you may not have been aware you were in part of what was once Europe s largest hotel. The Regent Palace Hotel was opened in 1915, by J Lyons & Co. With a staggering 1,028 rooms, it took up a whole acre of the West End. Regent Palace Hotel: London, UK At its peak, the Regent Palace employed over a thousand staff. It was pretty swanky at the time too. Think marble staircases, elevators and a huge stained-glass dome in the Rotunda Court. And it attracted some big names over the years. Pictured is American heavyweight boxer Charlie Polite, in one of the bedrooms in 1969. Regent Palace Hotel: London, UK Perhaps because of its vast size the hotel struggled to keep up with the times. By the 1960s, it had developed a reputation as a place of ill repute. When it closed in 2006   at which time it still had communal bathrooms and toilets   it was one of London s cheaper hotels catering for groups. The building was largely demolished and the site redeveloped in 2012, except the vast basement grill room, which now forms the Brasserie Zédel restaurant, pictured. Sands Hotel and Casino: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA The Sands Hotel and Casino is synonymous with the Rat Pack, which was born in its famous Copa Room. Opened in 1952 on the Las Vegas Strip, it became the epitome of cool as the great and good came to hang out. The Sands had 200 rooms divided into four two-story motel wings but its iconic 56-foot sign was its defining feature. Crime bosses such as Meyer Lansky and Frank Costello bought shares in the hotel and it attracted names such as Frank Sinatra. Sands Hotel and Casino: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA The crooner began staying and gambling there during breaks from Hollywood, making his performing debut at the Sands in 1953. Sinatra later bought a share in the hotel himself. The classic film Ocean's 11 was shot there in 1960, sealing its assent to iconic status. During the three-week shoot the film s stars, Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis Jr, Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford, regularly performed on stage together in the Copa Room   and the Rat Pack was born. Sands Hotel and Casino: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA But it wasn t just about the glamour. Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr were instrumental in bringing about a change in racial policy in Sands in the late 1950s and early 1960s, a time when Las Vegas was still segregated. Sinatra demanded Nat King Cole be able to dine with him and Sammy Davis Jr insisted his family be allowed to stay as guests. Both Sinatra and Davis are known to have defended the rights of a black couple denied entry to the lobby, heralding a change in hotel policy. Sands Hotel and Casino: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Despite being renovated by its new owner in the 1960s, the Sands  star was on the wane. Its last owner made the decision to close the hotel in the 1970s after it had fallen into terminal decline. Still, the Sands staggered on for another two decades until it was eventually demolished to much lamenting in 1996. The Venetian now stands on the same spot. Elephant Hotel: Coney Island, New York City, USA Has there ever been a crazier proposition than the Elephant Hotel, also known as the Elephantine Colossus, Colossal Elephant or the Elephant Colossus? The 122-foot, elephant-shaped building, sheathed in blue tin with a gilded howdah on top, opened in 1885   two years before the Statue of Liberty   was a fully functioning hotel on Coney Island. Elephant Hotel: Coney Island, New York City, USA In this seven-story, 31-room building there were stalls, a gallery, a grand hall, and a museum located in the elephant's left lung. The eyes were telescopes from which visitors could see dazzling views across New York . Customers entered through the 60-foot hind leg, and could then spend the night in the trunk, thigh, shoulder, hip or cheek before exiting through the other rear leg. Discover how vacations have changed in every decade since 1900 Elephant Hotel: Coney Island, New York City, USA One of the front legs was a tobacco shop. What else? Sadly, it wasn't popular with tourists and soon become known as a local den of disrepute. But by the 1890s, it was abandoned. The Elephant Hotel burned down in a spectacular fire in 1896 that could be seen for miles. We think the world is ready for another elephant-shaped hotel, but in the meantime here are some of the world's most unusual places you really can stay at .


GREENSBORO, N.C.   In the first year of the Wyndham Rewards bonus program, only one player among the current top 10 made the trip to the regular season-ending Wyndham Championship where the posh payouts will be finalized. But Paul Casey doesn't mind being the only top contender playing for some extra cash. Casey entered this week ranked eighth in the points race, largely off a successful title defense at the Valspar Championship in March. That puts him in line for a $600,000 bonus, but he could jump all the way to fourth and a $1.1 million payout with a win this week in Greensboro. Even a fourth-place finish would push him past Dustin Johnson at No. 7, meaning a $700,000 bonus. He's kept those hopes alive through the first two rounds, with matching scores of 65 putting him firmly in the mix at 10 under. "I would love that, that would be good. Wyndham Rewards would be amazing, and then a bunch of FedExCup points as well," Casey said. "Still a long way behind Brooks (Koepka), but it would move me up a little bit, which is nice." Full-field scores from the Wyndham Championship Full coverage of the Wyndham Championship Casey finished T-5 at the Travelers Championship in June, but he was a non-factor at both The Open and last week's WGC event in Memphis. That's changed this week, where the talented ball-striker has missed just three greens in regulation during each of his first two trips around Sedgefield Country Club. Casey tied for third here in 2015 in his most recent tournament appearance, and while he expects the winning score to eclipse the 20-under mark he likes his position at the halfway point with both tournament prizes and bonus money still up for grabs. "I've got a really good plan for this golf course, a really good strategy," Casey said. "Hopefully get the speed of the putts a little bit better and make a few more birdies, and then try and figure out what everybody else is doing and attack on the last nine if I need to and try and win this thing."


PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP)   President Donald Trump addressed the nation Monday to condemn the mass shootings that happened over the weekend. During the address, the President identified the wrong Ohio city, saying: "May God bless the memory of those who perished in Toledo." Social media erupted into a firestorm after the remarks. Here is President Trump getting the Ohio mass shooting city wrong, blessing victims of Toledo instead of Dayton. pic.twitter.com/zeoqF7RLTH   Marcus Gilmer (@marcusgilmer) August 5, 2019 I didn't believe it. I had to rewind the DVR three times. He said "may God bless the memory of those who perished in Toledo."   Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 5, 2019 It's DAYTON, Mr President, not Toledo.   Brooke Baldwin (@BrookeBCNN) August 5, 2019 President Trump is calling the recent mass shootings "evil attacks" that are crimes "against all humanity" and says unity must replace hatred in society. Trump gave a speech from the White House on Monday following weekend shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that left 29 people dead and dozens wounded. He called the shootings "barbaric slaughters." Trump says "in one voice, our nation must condemn racism, bigotry and white supremacy." He urges Democrats and Republicans to set aside partisanship and find solutions to violence. President Trump's mistake happened just hours after former Vice President Joe Biden also mixed up the cities of the mass shootings. Yes, Trump said the wrong city (Toledo), which is so Trump. But don't forget: Joe Biden referred to shootings in Houston and Michigan yesterday.   Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) August 5, 2019 Biden mistakenly referred to the shootings as "the tragic events in Houston today and also in Michigan the day before," but later corrected himself, according to the Washington Examiner. It appeared Biden seemingly confused Houston for El Paso and Michigan for Ohio when speaking to donors about the shootings. (TM and © Copyright 2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)


A Warren County man who met his victims through his volunteer work as a church bus driver pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Monday to sexually abusing at least two young boys. A federal grand jury charged Jory Leedy, 49, of Franklin, Ohio, in April 2016. Leedy was scheduled to begin a jury trial Monday. U.S. Attorney Benjamin Glassman, along with the FBI and Hamilton County Sheriff announced the plea deal Monday. According to the indictment, Leedy met the boys while he drove for Target Ministries in Dayton, Ohio. The government alleges Leedy provided the boy's parents with a false name in order to shield his identity as a registered sex offender. Authorities said Leedy won the confidence of the family, took the boys to ball games, an amusement park, the zoo and on outings. The allegations suggest he gave the boys gifts and unbeknownst to anyone, showered with the children and threatened them if his sexual actions with them were, authorities said. According to authorities, Leedy arranged for the purchase of a car for the family and helped enroll the boys in a private school. Further, Leedy assisted the family in securing another home that was owned by a friend of his and paid for part of the rent, authorities said. Leedy had provided the victims' family with a fake name, the district attorney's office said. His true identity was discovered during an altercation with the victims' father in which the police were called, officials said. Police advised the parents of Leedy's true identity and that he was a registered sex offender. The victims told police the abuse took place over the course of two years and occurred in different states, including Kentucky, Florida and New York, the district attorney's office said. In addition, Leedy admitted in court documents that between 1999 and 2001 he sexually abused a then-minor relative when he would take the boy on trips for sporting events, the district attorney's office said. The parties involved in this case have recommended a prison sentence of 30 years in prison. Judge Black will consider that recommendation at a future sentencing hearing, the district attorney's office said. READ MORE: Warren County volunteer church bus driver pleads guilty to sexually abusing young boys CHECK OUT WLWT: Stay in the know. Get the latest Cincinnati news, weather and sports from the team at Ohio's own WLWT.


The Seahawks will be able to start the season with linebacker Mychal Kendricks at their disposal. Whether he'll be able to finish the year with the team will apparently be decided in late-September. According to TMZ, the sentencing hearing for Kendricks stemming from a guilty plea last year for insider trading is set to Sept. 25 . That would enable Kendricks to at least play in the first three games of the season before finding out his legal fate. The Seahawks have expected Kendricks to be available to play for them this season. He will be for most of the first month of the year. Beyond that is uncertain. Kendricks could face up to 25 years in jail for the transgression. However, it is thought that the sentence will be far less punitive due to his cooperation with authorities against Damilare Sonoiki, who provided Kendricks with the information. Kendricks was initially scheduled to be sentenced in January. That date got pushed back to April, then postponed indefinitely until the September date was put in place. Kendricks was absent from practice on Monday to attend to "a business thing that he's working on," per head coach Pete Carroll. Kendricks pleaded guilty to insider trading charges last September in U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania. Kendricks admitted that he was given inside information about four companies that were about to be purchased by bigger companies, and that by buying stock with that information, he turned a profit of $1.2 million. Kendricks appeared in just three games for Seattle after signing with the team following his guilty plea and subsequent release from the Cleveland Browns. An eight-game suspension and fractured tibia separately combined to limit his on-field contributions to the team last year. He re-signed with the team in March on a one-year deal.


A new satellite image obtained by CNN shows the smoke trail of a Friday rocket launch by North Korea that is likely a short-range missile, according to the group that analyzed the picture. "The location of the launch, the thick, smoky appearance of the exhaust and the fact that there is only one rocket trail all suggest this was the short-range ballistic missile that North Korea showed in its propaganda," said Jeffrey Lewis, director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the Middlebury Institute. The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey provided CNN with two images of the smoke trail. A US official tells CNN that an early analysis says the launches "appear to have been both MLRS (multiple launch rocket systems) and what is being looked at as a possible short range ballistic missile." The missile test, North Korea's first since 2017, serves as a clear warning of leader Kim Jong Un's frustration at the state of talks with the US, which have been deadlocked since President Donald Trump walked out of their Vietnam summit early in February. The launch follows a warm meeting between Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin less than two weeks ago and likely signals more tests to come, Lewis said. Lewis said the North Koreans began firing a barrage of short-range projectiles beginning at approximately 9:06 a.m. on Saturday (8:06 p.m., ET Friday). Sometime around or after 10 a.m., Pyongyang fired another projectile. The image of that launch and the smoky plume it trailed in its wake was caught by Planet Labs, which works with the Middlebury Institute. "This is a one in a million shot," Lewis told CNN. The missile "was fired right about this time" and the photo would have been taken "within a few seconds, maybe a few minutes." Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaking on ABC News "This Week," confirmed that the projectile was "relatively short range" and "landed in the water east of North Korea and didn't present a threat to the United States or to South Korea or Japan." The US and North Korea have hit an impasse as Pyongyang is demanding sanctions relief before it begins to denuclearize, while the US insists that Pyongyang relinquish its nuclear weapons before any economic pressure is eased. Pompeo struck a positive note on ABC, saying, "We still believe there's an opportunity" to achieve "verified denuclearization" and that the US side hopes "we can get back to the table and find the path forward." The top US diplomat added that the US is still speaking with representatives of the regime since the failed Hanoi summit. Pompeo and other senior security officials met to discuss the launch on Saturday. The US special representative to North Korea, former Ford auto executive Stephen Biegun, travels to Japan on May 5 for meetings. Kim had pledged not to fire long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles, so the launch doesn't violate the letter of his agreement with Trump, but it does violate an understanding Pyongyang made with Seoul to stop firing missiles as a confidence building measure. Lewis sees a historical parallel with a North Korean promise to declare a moratorium on long range missile tests in the early 2000s that lasted for several years. When Pyongyang broke that moratorium in 2006, they started with a short range missile test that technically did not break the agreement. "But it was a warning," Lewis said. "Then as now, talks were deadlocked. They did a short-range missile test and in July they did a big one," using the long range Taepodong 2 missile. "This is a pretty classic move from them to start small and work their way up. It's a warning that there's more to come." Despite the prospect of escalating tensions, Pompeo defended the President's negotiating tactics on ABC, saying "this is the President who has put on the toughest sanctions in the world on North Korea" and that "the US continues to apply pressure." He said the US has to "play out every diplomatic effort we have" to achieve denuclearization and do that "without the use of force." "We continue to work toward that," Pompeo said. Asked about reports that North Korean negotiators involved in the failed Vietnam summit have been executed, Pompeo said, "I don't have anything to add to that this morning," but acknowledged that he may have to negotiate with other people going forward.


President Trump has taken the gloves off in his ongoing feud with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi . Speaking exclusively to Fox News' Laura Ingraham in Normandy, France, in an interview that aired Thursday, the president first took time to pay tribute to the heroes who fought on D-Day 75 years ago, describing them as "incredibly brave people" who displayed incredible "valor." Then, the president switched gears, slamming Pelosi, D-Calif., as a "nasty, vindictive, horrible person" -- after saying he had "tried to be nice to her." "I think she's a disgrace. I actually don't think she's a talented person, I've tried to be nice to her because I would have liked to have gotten some deals done," Trump said on " The Ingraham Angle. " "She's incapable of doing deals, she's a nasty, vindictive, horrible person, the Mueller report came out, it was a disaster for them." FOX NEWS EXCLUSIVE: TRUMP SAYS MUELLER MADE A 'FOOL' OF HIMSELF Trump then referenced former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report , suggesting some Democrats hoped it would give them the so-called silver bullet to take him down. "They thought their good friend Bobby Mueller was going to give them a great report and he came out with a report with 13 horrible, angry Democrats who are totally biased against me," the president told Ingraham. "A couple of them worked for Hillary Clinton , they then added five more, also Democrats. With all of that, two-and-a-half years, think of it, from before I even got elected, they've been going after me and they have nothing." Ingraham then asked Trump if he cared whether or not Mueller would testify publicly about his report. The president used the question as another chance to unload on Pelosi. JESSE WATTERS: PELOSI 'THROWING THE LEFT A BONE' WITH REPORTED COMMENT SHE WANTS TO SEE TRUMP IN 'PRISON' "Let me tell you, he made such a fool out of himself the last time she -- because what people don't report is the letter he had to do to straighten out his testimony because his testimony was wrong but Nancy Pelosi, I call her nervous Nancy, Nancy Pelosi doesn't talk about it," Trump told Fox News. "Nancy Pelosi's a disaster, OK, she's a disaster and let her do what she wants, you know what? I think they're in big trouble because when you look at the kind of crimes that were committed, and I don't need any more evidence, and I guess from what I'm hearing there's a lot of evidence coming in. "And then ask Nancy, why is her district [having] drug needles all over the place? It's the most disgusting thing what she's allowed to happen to her district, with needles, with drug addicts... with people living on the sidewalk." Trump continued, referencing Pelosi's reported comment to fellow top Democrats that she would like to see him in "prison." MUELLER SAYS CHARGING TRUMP WITH A CRIME WAS 'NOT AN OPTION' IN RUSSIA PROBE "It was a horrible, nasty, vicious statement while I'm overseas... She didn't want to   she is a terrible person and I'll tell you her name, it's nervous Nancy because she's a nervous wreck." Pelosi, as Politico reported, made the remark while defending her stance against impeaching the president in an evening meeting with House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., and other top Democrats . "I don't want to see him impeached, I want to see him in prison," she said, according to multiple Democratic sources familiar with the meeting. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings, D-Md., Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., also reportedly attended the meeting. Trump also discussed his potential 2020 opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, during his interview with Ingraham. After being asked about Biden downplaying the potential threat of China to the U.S. at a recent town-hall event, Trump said: "He just doesn't get it, he just doesn't get it." "How happy would President Xi be to have Joe Biden be the nominee of the Democratic party," Ingraham followed up, to which the president replied: "Well he wants him, he wants him." Elsewhere during the president's wide-ranging interview with Ingraham, he said Mueller made "such a fool" out of himself last week when he delivered his first and only public statement about the Russia investigation. "Let me tell you, he made such a fool out of himself ... because what people don't report is the letter he had to do to straighten out his testimony because his testimony was wrong," Trump told Ingraham. Trump was referring to Mueller's initial suggestion that the president was not charged with an obstruction-of-justice offense because of longstanding Justice Department policy. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "Charging the president with a crime was not an option we could consider," Mueller said last week, citing an Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinion stating that a sitting president could not be indicted. "If we had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said that. ... We concluded that we would not reach a determination one way or the other about whether the president committed a crime," Mueller said. Fox News' Brooke Singman contributed to this report.


Take a look inside your freezer. Do you have it packed with frozen foods ? It turns out that having a packed freezer isn't a bad thing after all. In fact, having more foods in the freezer ultimately saves energy. Every time you open the freezer door, you let cold air escape and invite warm air in, which could cause your once frozen solid foods to prematurely thaw. When your freezer is neatly packed with foods that are already frozen, the appliance won't have to work as hard to cool down the air as it would in a freezer that's barely full. Not to mention the frozen foods in the freezer will also work to keep surrounding foods cool, too. But that brings up the big question: what is the perfect freezer temperature you should be using? With this in mind, we wanted to figure out exactly what the best temperature is for your freezer so that you don't take the chance of any of your foods thawing and potentially spoiling. We called on Janell Goodwin, Food Safety Expert with the USDA's Food Safety&Inspection Service, for such insight. And for more, be sure to check out 12 Common Food Safety Mistakes You're Probably Making Every Day . What temperature should you set your freezer at, and why is this so important? "Your freezer should be set to 0°F or below for safety. Food stored constantly at 0°F will always be safe," she says. If you leave your food in the freezer for an extended period of time, the quality of it can suffer. You've probably had your fair share of foods develop freezer burn , which doesn't make them unsafe to eat, but it does cause the quality of the food to diminish. So yes, foods will last in the freezer for a long time, but just keep in mind that the quality does begin to lessen over time. For example, you'll want to keep chicken in the freezer for no longer than one year in order to enjoy it in its best quality. What could happen if the temperature rises above 0°F? "Frozen food will hold its top quality for the longest possible time when the freezer maintains 0°F or below. Freezing keeps food safe by slowing the movement of molecules, causing microbes to enter a dormant stage," Goodwin explains. "The longer the molecules are held above 0°F, the quicker they are able to come out of the dormant stage, causing the growth of microorganisms that cause both food spoilage and foodborne illness." What's the best way to make sure your freezer stays at the right temperature? "An appliance thermometer should be kept in the freezer to monitor the temperature at all times," she says. This is especially important for when there is a power outage because as soon as the power returns, you'll be able to see if you have to toss any of your frozen goods. "When the power goes back on, if the freezer is still colder than 40°F, the food is safe," says Goodwin. And in case you're wondering which foods you actually can and should freeze , we rounded those up for you, too. Gallery: 40 healthy meals from your freezer


Police in Greensboro N.C. issued a felony arrest warrant for Cardinals offensive lineman Desmond Harrison on Wednesday, according to Bleacher Report's Brent Sobleski . Harrison is reportedly being charged with "person by strangulation and assault on a female by a male," per Sobleski. The Cardinals claimed Harrison off waivers in June after he was released by the Browns after one season in Cleveland. Harrison started the first eight games on 2018 for the Browns but was benched for the second half of the season. Harrison played for three colleges before joining the NFL. He was suspended multiple times while at Texas, ending his college career with West Georgia. The 25-year-old tackle went undrafted in 2018. Related slideshow: 2019 NFL draft: The top picks (Provided by imagn)


Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports After nearly seven months of waiting, football is finally coming back. The Pittsburgh Steelers have been waiting to start their redemption tour and on July 25, the road back to the playoffs begins. This team had a massive overhaul in the offseason in hopes of righting the wrongs of last season. And while there is plenty of optimism surrounding this team, nothing is perfect and there is still a lot that can go wrong between now and the regular season. Here are our three reasons to be pessimistic about the upcoming season. Replacing Antonio Brown might not be so easy We all want to assume the passing game is going to be fine because of Ben Roethlisberger and JuJu Smith-Schuster, but we cannot downplay the on-field chemistry between Brown and Roethlisberger that's now gone. We've seen Big Ben work with lots of wide receivers over his career but for the last six seasons, Brown has been the guy. What happens if no other wide receiver steps up or if Smith-Schuster can't handle being the No. 1 guy? Are all these new defenders going to fit? (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) It looks like at least three new faces will have prominent roles on defense this season. Devin Bush and Steven Nelson both figure to be starters and Mark Barron could end up a key reserve in sub-package defense. But it isn't hard to make a case Nelson isn't a huge upgrade over Coty Sensabaugh, who the Steelers let leave. Barron also hasn't been a big factor in the league since 2016. Even Bush, who is a heralded rookie, is still just a rookie and could struggle the way Terrell Edmunds did early last season. Can the coaches maximize the talent on the roster? Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports So let's say neither of the first two points happens. The wide receivers step up and are ready to replace Brown, and the new defenders are as advertised. Will the coaches be able to maximize all the talent this team has? In particular, we have to wonder if defensive coordinator Keith Butler will be able to scheme up all this talent and maximize their skills. It certainly didn't happen last season in key areas, primarily late in games. MORE: Big Baller Brand's demise looks imminent with sad clearance sale at a local gym The top 100 players in the NFL today ESPN's future power rankings love the Browns with one big exception News: Cowboys' $100 million men underpaid, and more dangerous in 2019 LeBron James Boasts About '300 Mil Later' After Rich Paul Klutch Sale to UTA


Lawmakers are offering a public airing Tuesday to years of complaints from news companies about Silicon Valley's growing wealth and power, as antitrust fervor in Washington creates a political opening for one of the tech industry's most aggrieved critics. Witnesses at a House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee hearing will include the general counsel of News Corp., publisher of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, whose executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch is a confidant of President Donald Trump. They also include the News Media Alliance, which represents publishers such as The New York Times and about 2,000 other print and online news outlets, in an industry that has suffered a tsunami of layoffs, buyouts, closures and consolidations while digital ad dollars flow to Google and Facebook. News organizations have warned for years that the two online giants' dominance of digital advertising has stifled publishers' ability to profit off their journalism. Tuesday's hearing is the first in Judiciary's broader investigation of whether Silicon Valley companies are engaging in anti-competitive conduct. The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission have separately begun to lay the groundwork for their own potential antitrust investigations of the major tech companies. Kevin Riley, editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, said publishers are simply seeking "a fair chance to compete" with the titans of Silicon Valley and find a sustainable business model for the digital age. They want the power to collectively negotiate the terms of sharing content with Google, Facebook and other online platforms. "American business is built on the simple concept that the investor, as newspapers are investors in their content, will reap the rewards of that investment," said Riley, who's scheduled to testify Tuesday. "We've got a situation now where newspapers don't seem to reap those rewards, but others seem to." Ahead of the hearing, the News Media Alliance released a study that estimated Google made $4.7 billion in revenue in 2018 by scraping content from news publishers. The group's president, David Chavern, said the findings show "more money goes back to Google and not the publishers producing the content." But the study immediately came under fire over its methodology, with critics like Columbia University journalism school professors Emily Bell and Bill Grueskin saying it oversimplifies the financial relationship between platforms and publishers. A Google spokesperson also blasted the study, saying its "back of the envelope calculations are inaccurate" and arguing that Google News and Google search generate clicks for media websites, "which drive subscriptions and significant ad revenue." Still, the power of Google and Facebook, which together account for a majority of the online ad revenue in the U.S., has become a point of bipartisan concern for lawmakers who say a functional press is crucial to maintaining a healthy democracy in an age of social media disinformation. "This is not just the sale of widgets," House Judiciary antitrust Chairman David Cicilline (D-R.I.) told CNN on Sunday. "This is about voters' ability, the American people's ability to access trustworthy, reliable local news, to hold officials to account, to expose corruption. This is a centerpiece of our democracy." Such concerns about the media's survival coincide with steady media attacks from political figures including Trump, who routinely disparages journalists as "enemies of the people" and peddlers of "fake news." And one of the main targets of Trump's media criticism is The Washington Post   a news outlet owned by one of the tech industry's most powerful executives, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Some in D.C. questioned the need for the House hearing at all. The committee should "avoid creating a political platform for aggrieved industries and companies to complain about their competitors," said Billy Easley, policy analyst for Americans for Prosperity, the Koch network's policy and political arm. Carl Szabo of e-commerce trade group NetChoice, which counts Google and Facebook as members, blasted the hearing as "an attack on social media by big media companies upset that they no longer control our news and views." Many in the news business back the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act from Cicilline and House Judiciary ranking member Doug Collins (R-Ga.). It would grant publishers a four-year antitrust exemption to allow them to negotiate together with internet companies. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Neely Kennedy (R-La.) last week released a companion bill in their chamber. Chavern of the News Media Alliance said the measure would given publishers a chance to shape how their content generates revenue, who controls data collected from readers and how tech companies prioritize certain stories over others. "In the online world there are two companies that stand between news publishers and the public, and that's Google and Facebook," he said. "They determine everything about our relationship with our customer, including what news gets delivered to who and when, whether it's monetized and really whether we live or die." But Gene Kimmelman, a former Justice Department official and president of consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge, said he's worried that only the biggest media organizations would get a seat at the bargaining table with Facebook and Google, leaving behind small publishers and their interests. "We are equally concerned about enhancing the power of a few large media companies to dominate a marketplace of ideas," he said. Kimmelman's group favors other kinds of congressional actions against the tech industry, including imposing new data privacy restrictions. (Axel Springer, which co-owns POLITICO Europe, is a staunch critic of Google's practices. The company is not testifying at Tuesday's House hearing.)


Georgia got a big addition to its 2020 recruiting class Thursday as five-star linebacker Mekhail Sherman committed to the Bulldogs, according to Rusty Mansell of 247Sports . According to 247Sports , Sherman is a borderline top-10 recruit and one of the two best outside linebackers in his class. "Not because they are the best school, not because they have the most draft picks, I chose Georgia because I felt like it was the right fit for me," Sherman said according to Mansell. "I feel like if I am going to be as successful as I want to be and I feel like that school is Georgia. I think this team can win national championships, I think this team can mold me into the player I am today and the player I can be in the future." Sherman joins offensive tackle Broderick Jones as the second five-star prospect to commit to Georgia. In total, the Bulldogs have eight recruits committed for their 2020 class, according to 247Sports . Coming out of St. John's College High School in Washington D.C., Sherman is listed at 6'3", 234 pounds.


The NFL and the NFL Players Association are getting along. At least for now. Kevin Draper and Ken Belson of the New York Times take an extended look at the nascent negotiations on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Talks have begun, even though the current labor deal covers two more seasons. The league seems to be inclined to turn the page on the 301-page document signed eight years ago in August, securing long-term labor peace before embarking on the next round of TV deals. The thinking is that the league will be in better position to maximize the sale of broadcasting rights if the league comes to the table with the fruitful efforts of a trip to the bargaining table with players. Talks between the NFL and NFLPA thus have begun. Per the Times , a pair of bargaining sessions have had "little of the rancor evidence in the last labor dispute," which led to a management lockout in order to secure a better deal for ownership, which had been complaining about the prior CBA from not long after the ink had dried on it. This time around, no owner has complained publicly or privately about the CBA. And all that that implies. They'll say that the current deal works for both sides, which could be code for, "It works really really well for us, and it's important for them to think the same." Indeed, the report from the Times indicates that unnamed people involved in the discussions expect the players to receive a "modest increase" in their share of overall revenue (it must be working really well for the owners, then), and that the agreement to otherwise contain "few major changes." "I do hope it is sooner rather than later," Commissioner Roger Goodell said last week regarding a possible CBA extension, during his press conference at the conclusion of the May ownership meeting. "I think there is great value to all parties, and most importantly our fans, that we get this issue resolved and move forward." That all sounds good, and it should be easy to check the boxes on many of the minor aspects of the relationship. But the reality with any high-stakes negotiation is that both sides have to agree on a deadline for getting a deal done, or neither side will move toward bottom-line positions on the major issues. The agreed-to deadline can arise from the same motivation, and the manner in which the league and the union share revenue gives them an equal incentive to agree to something sooner than later, so that negotiations can then begin with media companies for the next round of TV deals. However, there's a separate incentive for both sides, which the Times briefly mentions. "The union's leaders want to get a deal done while Eric Winston, its president, is still in office, and not risk a shift in leadership during negotiations," Draper and Belson write. "Winston, who won his third term last year, will be president through March 2021." The desire to not risk a leadership shift understates the smoldering concern, for both sides, that the next NFLPA president will be adamant about pushing for more, about maximizing all available leverage in the quest to do so, about laying the foundation for a strike (even though a strike likely won't work) by making a wide array of over-the-top demands and by generally taking an unpredictable, illogical, and irrational approach to negotiations, potentially screwing things up for everyone. Those concerns are real, and those concerns   coupled with the desire to rake in many more billions in TV rights   could be the factors that keep these talks on course for a smooth landing before March of next year.


Curious just how far your dollar goes in Boston? We've rounded up the latest rental offerings via rental sites Zumper and Apartment Guide to get a sense of what to expect when it comes to locating an apartment in Boston if you don't want to spend more than $1,800/month on rent. Read on for the listings. (Note: prices and availability are subject to change.) Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. 390 Blue Ledge Drive (Roslindale) Listed at $1,763/month, this 468-square-foot studio apartment is located at 390 Blue Ledge Drive. The unit comes with a washer and dryer. The building has secured entry and a fitness center. Hairball alert: Cats are allowed. Walk Score indicates that this location is somewhat walkable, is bikeable and has a few nearby public transportation options. (See the complete listing here .) 69 Chiswick Road (Brighton) Next, there's this one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment located at 69 Chiswick Road. It's listed for $1,720/month. When it comes to building amenities, expect on-site laundry. In the unit, expect to see central heating, hardwood flooring and a dishwasher. Pet owners, inquire elsewhere: This spot doesn't allow cats or dogs. Be prepared for a broker's fee equal to one month's rent. Walk Score indicates that the area around this address is quite walkable, is quite bikeable and boasts excellent transit options. (Check out the complete listing here .) 99 Washington St. (Brighton) Check out this studio apartment situated at 99 Washington St. It's listed for $1,725/month. The listing promises hardwood flooring in the unit. Building amenities include assigned parking and on-site laundry. Animals are not permitted. According to Walk Score, the area around this address is quite walkable, is fairly bikeable and has excellent transit. (Take a gander at the complete listing here .) Working with a tight budget? Here are the cheapest rentals recently listed in Boston . This story was created automatically using local real estate data from Zumper and Apartment Guide , then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


The Trump administration's latest round of Chinese tariffs may spell bad news for the preppiest U.S. summer staple: the Ralph Lauren polo shirt. The luxury retailer, which sources about one-quarter of its products from China, could see many of its classic apparel items hit by 25% tariffs as the U.S. proposes fresh levies on about $300 billion of goods. Ralph Lauren Corp. makes many of its high-end products in markets like Italy, but some of its Polo and Lauren brands are still made in China. Patrice Louvet "Think sweaters, polo shirts, some of our footwear," Chief Executive Officer Patrice Louvet said in an interview after the company reported fourth-quarter results. "As you can imagine, we are working on different scenarios, absolutely." Ralph Lauren shares slipped as much as 5.6%, after initially spiking in premarket trading after strong quarterly results. Although profit beat in the quarter, the company's home market of North America showed weakness. So far, the average U.S. consumer has largely escaped direct impact from U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports, with the previous rounds focusing more on agricultural items like fish and produce. Some consumer-facing products didn't escape the first rounds, from handbags to furniture, but finished apparel was largely spared -- until now. The proposed list of additional tariffs, released late Monday, includes more than two dozen pages of clothing items alone. Louvet said the company sees several possible ways to deal with the potential tariffs, including working with Chinese suppliers to drive down costs and further diversifying the supply chain out of China. It has already lowered its dependence on Chinese manufacturers to about 25% from about one-third last year. "We don't want any market to represent 30% of our sourcing," he said. Related: U.S. Consumers at the Mall Won't Be Able to Avoid Trade War Hit A third option would be to raise prices that shoppers pay, though that's a last resort. "If we need to reflect some of this in consumer pricing, we will do that," he said.