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Colin Kaepernick , the former NFL quarterback who alienated fans by leading protests against the National Anthem and likening police officers to pigs, reportedly worked out for the Las Vegas Raiders as he attempts a comeback after five years away from the game. The 34-year-old quarterback, whose last NFL game was in 2017, had a workout with the Raiders Wednesday, according to ESPN . There was no word on how he looked, but he reportedly is ready to accept a backup role to get back into the league. “You don’t bring in a player like this unless you are understanding of the ramifications and everything that comes along with it and what he can do for your offense,” said ESPN’s football maven Adam Shefter. “But he’s been looking for a chance to get back to the National Football League. He knows that he’ll have to come in as a backup, but again, this is something that’s interesting because the Raiders have always been a progressive organization.” Colin Kaepernick is scheduled to … [Read more...] about Anti-Cop Anthem Kneeler Kaepernick Works Out For NFL Team, Plots Comeback | The Daily Wire

Ellen DeGeneres walked out for her final talk show fighting back tears, with a newly released clip showing the host preparing for her last hurrah. The star has hosted The Ellen DeGeneres Show since 2003, and the long-running series will come to an end on Thursday when its last episode airs after a turbulent time amid the ‘toxic workplace’ scandal . In a teaser clip for the last show, Ellen, 64, emerges from behind a screen to a cheering audience, including her wife Portia de Rossi and brother Vance DeGeneres in the front row. Fighting back tears, Ellen holds a hand to her chest, saying, ‘Thank you’, with Portia also looking teary. For the final episode, Ellen will be joined by Jennifer Aniston, almost 20 years after the Friends star became the first ever guest on the show. It will be her 20th appearance on Ellen. There will also be appearances from musicians Pink and Billie Eilish. The final episode was filmed in April , with Ellen penning a message about how … [Read more...] about Ellen DeGeneres fights back tears as she walks out for final show after 19 years

On May 20, a federal judge in Louisiana ruled that Title 42, a policy used since the Trump-era to expel millions of asylum seekers at the southern border, must remain in place. In April, the Biden administration had announced a plan to rescind the controversial public health order, which restricts migrants' entry into the US on the grounds that they pose a health risk. But over 20 states filed a lawsuit against the decision. Title 42 was invoked by former president Donald Trump in March 2020, at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The provision, laid out in the United States Code, is designed to protect public health and was officially implemented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to curb the spread of COVID-19. But effectively it means that Border Patrol can immediately turn back and expel migrants attempting to cross into the US without legal authorization, denying them the opportunity to request asylum and have their claim heard. In the last two … [Read more...] about Title 42: Controversial Trump-era immigration policy remains in place

Mass shootings in the United States are always followed by desperate calls for gun reform by Democrats, anti-firearms campaigners and victims' families. In the wake of Tuesday's massacre in Uvalde, Texas , which killed 19 pupils and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, President Joe Biden demanded America "turn pain into action" and asked: "When in God's name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?" But the reaction among many Americans who support the constitutional right to bear arms is to buy more, statistics suggest. Following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut in December 2012 that killed 26 people, gun sales nationwide increased three million above predicted levels, according to The Brookings Institute. In the months after the 2015 San Bernardino terror attack in California in which 14 people died, firearms sales went up by 1.6 million compared to normal levels. Professor Peter Squires, a criminologist at the University of Brighton, … [Read more...] about Texas school shooting: Why do US gun sales increase after attacks – and how have other countries reacted to similar incidents?

Photo: Teddy Wolff “In a way, as a gay boy, I was born a performer,” the celebrated young French writer Édouard Louis tells me late last week when I meet up with him after a performance of his one-man show Who Killed My Father at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Dumbo. It’s a stage adaptation of his 2018 autofictional novel of the same name, in which Louis, lithe and pale in a Pokémon T-shirt and dark-blue jeans, melancholically recites passages, mostly in French, detailing his troubled relationship with his homophobic working-class father, capitalism, dead-end masculinity, and the neoliberal French elite. To keep it lively and emphasize his own gay intellectual path out of the working class, he occasionally breaks out into lip-synced song-and-dance to numbers he would perform as a kid — much to the horror of his father— including “Barbie Girl” and “My Heart Will Go On.” It’s poetic, heady stuff, but Louis is not a natural stage performer: As this magazine’s theater critic, … [Read more...] about Édouard Louis Wants You to Go Protest After Seeing His One-Man Show

The equalities watchdog has launched a formal investigation into holiday park firm Pontins over "continued concerns" it is discriminating against Gypsy and Traveller guests. In March last year, the owner of Pontins, Britannia Jinky Jersey Limited, entered into a 12-month legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to prevent racial discrimination. It came after a whistleblower revealed it was using an "undesirable guests" list to exclude Gypsies and Travellers and was operating a discriminatory bookings policy. An unnamed Pontins employee blew the whistle last year, prompting an EHRC investigation. Have you had an experience at Pontins you'd like to share? Email [email protected] The Pontins hoiiday camp in Prestatyn, North Wales ( Image: Daily Post Wales) A message printed alongside the blacklist, first reported on by i News, told staff: "Please be aware that several guests are unwelcome at Pontins, however some of these will … [Read more...] about Pontins in human rights probe after ‘blacklisting 40 common surnames’ – see list

Pontins is under investigation (Image: LIVERPOOL ECHO) Sign up for our news briefing, including a daily special Russia-Ukraine edition SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Britain's equality regulator, has launched a formal investigation into Pontins holiday parks following the allegations, North Wales Live reports . Last year, Pontins owner Britannia Jinky Jersey Limited entered into a 12-month legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to address the alleged issues, following allegations that the company operated a discriminatory booking policy. Alleged practices included publishing an ‘undesirable’ guest list containing common Irish surnames and refusing or cancelling … [Read more...] about Pontins under investigation over alleged Gypsy and Traveller discrimination

Washington — The Senate on Thursday failed to advance a bill to bolster federal efforts to combat domestic terrorism, a setback in Democratic efforts to take action in the wake of deadly mass shootings at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York , and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas . The vote to begin debate on the bill, known as the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022 , failed by a margin of 47 to 47, falling far short of the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome Republican opposition in the 50-50 Senate. Similar legislation passed the House in 2020 only to stall in the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York switched his vote to "no" in a procedural maneuver that allows him to bring the bill up again in the future. He first scheduled the vote earlier this week to respond to the Buffalo shooting, and on Thursday urged Republican members to advance the bill to kickstart a debate on domestic terrorism and strengthening gun laws to prevent future … [Read more...] about Senate fails to advance domestic terrorism bill over GOP opposition

Ellen DeGeneres struggled to contain her emotions as she addressed the audience in the final episode of The Ellen Show. The long-running series, which began in 2003, came to an end today with a star-studded guestlist on hand to help the 64-year-old say her goodbyes – including Jennifer Aniston . The last instalment aired on NBC this afternoon , and saw the presenter become emotional as she began a monologue about her history on the famous set. ‘I walked out here 19 years ago, and I said this is the start of a relationship. And today is not the end of a relationship, it’s more of a little break. You can see other talk shows now. I may see another audience once in a while,’ she began to laughs from the audience. ’20 years ago, when we were trying to sell the show, no one thought that this would work. Not because it was a different kind of show, but because I was different. ‘Very few stations wanted to buy the show, and here we are 20 years later, celebrating … [Read more...] about Ellen DeGeneres tears up in emotional Ellen Show finale as she bows out after 19 years: ‘The greatest experience I’ve ever had’