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News Wrap: Biden entices Americans with free beer, cash in bid to inoculate 70% of adults
In our news wrap Wednesday, President Joe Biden rolled out new enticements today to get more Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 — ranging from free beer to cash giveaways. There's word that a ring of Venezuelans stole U.S. pandemic stimulus checks…
NFL pledges to halt ‘race-norming,’ review concussion claims of Black players
The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of "race-norming" — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive functioning — in the $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims and review past scores for any potential race…
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NFL’s ‘race norming’ practice may deny Black players equal compensation for injuries
For a number of former NFL players, the hard hits extend beyond the field. Although the league has settled claims related to concussions and brain injuries, there are questions now as to whether race was used unfairly to determine who…
NFL owners approve regular season of 17 games, 3 preseason games
The NFL is increasing the regular season to 17 games and planning to have full stadiums for those games.
In our news wrap Friday, House impeachment manager and California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell filed a lawsuit against former President Trump and several of his allies for inciting the Capitol insurrection, a new CDC study sheds light on how mask…
The NFL has picked three people who have served during the coronavirus pandemic as honorary captains for the Super Bowl along with inaugural poet Amanda Gorman for an original poem.
The Supreme Court says an antitrust challenge can go forward to the way the National Football League sells the rights to telecasts of pro football games.
The NFL postponed this week’s game between New England and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs after “positive COVID-19 tests on both teams.” ESPN reported on Saturday that Patriots quarterback Cam Newton was among those testing positive.
In our news wrap Tuesday, part of Northern California is under a state of emergency after wildfires killed three people and burned nearly 100 buildings. The wind-blown flames spread across Napa, Sonoma and Shasta Counties, prompting evacuation orders for 70,000…
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