USMNT news: Turner to Forest, Tillman to PSV, Wright debut
Today's USMNT newsincludes Matt Turner's imminent transfer from Arsenal to NottinghamForest.Malik Tillman's move to PSV is progressing and Haji Wright made his debut for Coventry City.USMNT news: Matt Turner to Nottingham ForestMatt Turner was on Arsenal's bench as they defea...
2023-08-07 22:51
2023 Leagues Cup Round of 16: Inter Miami vs. FC Dallas results
Only one match was played in the 2023 Leagues Cup, Round of 16, but if you were into amazing-looking goals, own goals, and a penalty shootout, then you had it all in the Inter Miami vs. FC Dallas match.This was, for sure, a great way to start off the 2023 Leagues Cup Round of 16 matches.Inter Mi...
2023-08-07 22:48
DeSantis once again defends slavery curriculum: Enslaved people ‘showing resourcefulness’ developed ‘skills’
Ron DeSantis continues to defend newly approved curriculum guidelines in Florida instructing students to learn that enslaved people “developed skills” that could be “applied for personal benefit”. “That means they developed skills in spite of slavery, not because of slavery,” the governor told NBC News in a recent interview that aired on 7 August. “It was them showing resourcefulness and then using those skills once slavery ended,” he added. Mr DeSantis, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2024, has dismissed criticism from Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic and Republican members of Congress urging Florida officials to amend the state’s African American history standards and reflect an honest history of race and racism in school curricula. The vice president has also rejected an invitation from Mr DeSantis to “discuss” the standards, telling a crowd in Orlando earlier this month that “there is no roundtable, no lecture, no invitation we will accept to debate an undeniable fact: there were no redeeming qualities of slavery.” Mr DeSantis had previously stated he “wasn’t involved” with the guidelines approved by the state’s appointed Board of Education. He said the standards are “probably going to show some of the folks” – enslaved people – “that eventually parlayed, you know, being a blacksmith into doing things later in life.” The development of such “skills” would not have benefited the millions of enslaved people in the US in the decades before slavery’s abolition. Another controversial guideline instructs high schoolers to be taught that a massacre in the state led by white supremacists against Black residents to stop them from voting in 1920 included “acts of violence perpetrated against and by African Americans.” “Adults know what slavery really was. It involved rape, it involved torture, it involved taking a baby from their mother, it involved some of the worst examples of depriving humanity of people in our world,” Ms Harris said in her remarks in Jacksonville last month. South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, echoed Ms Harris in his criticism of the standards, stressing that slavery was defined by “separating families, about mutilating humans and even raping their wives”. “It was just devastating,” said Mr Scott, who is also seeking the 2024 Republican nomination. “So I would hope that every person in our country – and certainly running for president – would appreciate that.” Mr DeSantis told NBC in response: “Don’t take that side of Kamala Harris against the state of Florida. Don’t indulge those lies.” The new standards join the governor’s overhaul of public education and a “parents’ rights” agenda that targets honest lessons on race and racism and gender and sexuality, which the governor told NBC amounts to “indoctrination”. “Those standards were not political at all,” he added. “The legislature didn’t dictate any of that. [The] governor’s office didn’t dictate anything of that.” Last week, before thousands of high school students enrolled in advanced placement courses begin classes for the 2023-2024 school year, the DeSantis administration criticised the College Board’s warning that Florida education officials had “effectively banned” AP Psychology courses in the state under the Parental Rights in Education Act, what opponents have derided as the “Don’t Say Gay” law. Read More Ron DeSantis admits ‘of course’ Donald Trump lost the election DeSantis blasted for ‘un-American’ restrictions on AP psychology course under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law Why Florida’s new curriculum on slavery is becoming a political headache for Ron DeSantis
2023-08-07 22:46
UBS rejigs investment bank in bid to better compete with Wall Street
LONDON UBS announced an overhaul of its investment banking division on Monday, including naming the unit's M&A chiefs,
2023-08-07 22:45
Queen Latifah, Chuck D and more rap legends on 'Rapper's Delight' and their early hip-hop influences
Remember the first rap song you heard
2023-08-07 22:29
US Considers Phased Hydrogen Tax-Credit Plan in Bid to Balance Industry, Activists
A top climate adviser to US President Joe Biden signaled the administration could phase in some requirements for
2023-08-07 22:29
Bill Simmons Compared Alex Morgan to the Coach's Daughter: 'She's Not a Superstar'
Bill Simmons took time out of vacation to rip the USWNT.
2023-08-07 22:26
Tottenham reject Bayern Munich record bid for Harry Kane
Bayern Munich learn the response to their club record bid for Tottenham striker Harry Kane.
2023-08-07 22:24
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 13-19
Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Aug. 13-19 include actor Halle Berry, TV personality Giuliana Rancic and singer Dan Smyers of Dan + Shay
2023-08-07 22:23
Chloe Kelly shows 'top sportsmanship' as England stars comfort tearful Nigeria goalkeeper
After England defeated Nigeria in a penalty shootout to progress in the Women's World Cup, the usual scenes of jubilation were stalled by a few Lionesses who decided to pay their respects to a defiant Nigerian side - especially their despondent goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie. As Nigeria pushed England to the brink, the match threatened to be defined by an uncharacteristic Lauren James incident. The England star who only picked up one yellow card in the Women's Super League for Chelsea last season was handed a straight red for a bizarre stamp on Michelle Alozie just minutes before the end of regular time. For the Lionesses, their defining moments followed in short succession. Firstly, Chloe Kelly lashed in the winning penalty in the resulting shoot-out, before she rushed over to comfort a fallen Nnadozie with Alex Greenwood and Hannah Hampton. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Then, with a camera looming over a tearful Nnadozie, Kelly ordered it to back-off and away from the trio as they shared a moment of comfort in amidst the celebrations. It's safe to say that the moment caught some positive attention: Next in the Women's World Cup, England will play either Jamaica or Colombia on Saturday 12 August - and they will be without James. As for other news, Donald Trump decided to get himself involved in the discourse surrounding the USWMNT and their exit from the World Cup by igniting his bizarre feud with Megan Rapinoe. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-08-07 22:22
Drahi Says Altice Execs Under Investigation Deceived Him
French-Israeli billionaire Patrick Drahi said he felt “betrayed and deceived by a small group of individuals, including one
2023-08-07 22:19
Morgan Stanley’s Wilson Says Fiscal Policy a Risk for Stocks
Warning bells are ringing for US stocks from signs that high government spending, which underpinned economic growth this
2023-08-07 22:15
