NFLPA’s Smith: ‘No player is disrespecting our country or our flag’
(The Sports Xchange) – NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith released a statement Monday regarding players protesting during the national anthem, saying “no player is disrespecting our country or our flag.”
‘Hell to pay’ over water, food deliveries, Puerto Rico governor warns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello on Monday ordered an investigation into water distribution on the hurricane-battered island and warned there would be “hell to pay” for mishandling of supplies.
EPA chief to sign rule on Clean Power Plan exit on Tuesday
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday he would sign a proposed rule on Tuesday to begin withdrawing from the Clean Power Plan, former President Barack Obama’s centerpiece regulation to fight…
Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico expired Sunday, not being extended: DHS
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico expired Sunday night and will not be extended, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson.
Democratic Senator Feinstein, 84, ‘all in’ on re-election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Dianne Feinstein, the oldest current U.S. senator, said on Monday she was “all in” to run for re-election next year in her home state of California.
Tropical Storm Ophelia forms over the open Atlantic
(Reuters) – Tropical Depression Seventeen strengthened into Tropical Storm Ophelia over the open Atlantic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday.
Residents in northern California evacuated amid fast-spreading fires
(Reuters) – Buildings in California’s Napa and Sonoma counties were being evacuated early on Monday morning after multiple, fast-spreading wildfires engulfed the area with thick smoke and large flames, according to fire officials and local media.
Puerto Rico governor: ‘hell to pay’ over water, food deliveries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello said on Monday he ordered an investigation of water distribution on the hurricane-battered island and warned that there would be “hell to pay” for mishandling of the supplies.
U.S. insured wind, storm surge loss from Hurricane Nate around $500 million: KCC
(Reuters) – Insured losses in the United States from Hurricane Nate will be close to $500 million, catastrophe modeling company Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Monday.
Trump’s popularity is slipping in rural America: poll
(Reuters) – Outside the Morgan County fair in McConnelsville, in a rural swath of Ohio that fervently backed U.S. President Donald Trump in last year’s election, ticket seller John Wilson quietly counts off a handful of disappointments with the man he …
