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An image shared on social media showed the chairwoman of the Denver Republican Party, Kristina Cook, holding a rifle, with the words underneath “I bet Dr. King wishes he’d had a sniper on his side that day,” KUSA-TV reported. King was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968. But Bernice King, the activist’s daughter, responded on Twitter by saying: “Listen to his speech, ‘I’ve Been To The Mountaintop,’ delivered the evening before he was assassinated....

The Red Devils travel to Russia with some of the hottest talent in Europe within their ranks, and consequently are tipped to challenge for the title. Premier League winner De Bruyne completed 18 assists for Manchester City in 2017-18, while Chelsea’s Hazard found the back of the net on 12 occasions. In Italy, Mertens was fifth top scorer with 18 Serie A strikes, while Martinez also has the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Jan Vertonghen and Thibaut Courtois at his disposal....

Mandzukic played for Bayern between 2012 and 2014 before moving to Juventus, for whom he scored a stunning goal in their 2017 Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid. Wagner signed a two-and-a-half-year deal at the Bundesliga champions after a reported fee of €12 million was paid to Hoffenheim to sign the 30-year-old. And Martinez believes Wagner, like Mandzukic, can add a fresh dimension to Bayern’s attacking play, although he is likely to play a back-up role to Robert Lewandowski....

Speaking to Insider in an interview published Saturday, the 56-year-old psychologist said she believes the former president has the characteristics of a fascist leader. “He is a fascist,” she told the news outlet. “But he probably doesn’t know what fascist means.” “He thinks he deserves all the power in the world just because of who he is. In his mind, he’s always at the center of the universe and thinks he should be deferred to even though he’s ignorant, the weakest, and the least intellectually curious person I’ve ever met,” she added....

Arthur “Mac” Love IV, was fired after posting memes that appear sympathetic to Rittenhouse, according to Maryland Matters. One of the memes included two images of Gaige Grosskreutz, who was shot in the arm during the protests while holding a handgun. The caption on the image reads “When you get 2nd place in Wisconsins Annual Quick Draw Competition.” “These divisive images and statements are inconsistent with the mission and core values of the Office of Community Initiatives....

The Baltimore Sun said the first protective order was denied by a judge, while the second was obtained hours before Jones’ body was recovered on July 6. The woman, whose name has not been publicly released, said in court documents that Banks was stalking her. Court records show Banks, 34, was charged with first- and second-degree murder, in addition to child abuse resulting in death. Jones’ body was found by police in the family’s home in the Curtis Bay neighborhood of Baltimore....

The Portugal international has been in stunning form in 2013-14, scoring 41 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions, and Mascherano has warned his teammates that they cannot afford to give the prolific attacker any space. "Cristiano is an extraordinary player who has won the Ballon d'Or for that exact reason. He can score a goal from out of nowhere," the versatile Blaugrana defender told Goal. "He has a lot of quality and a tough job awaits when we face him....

Third-year quarterback Mason Rudolph filled in for Roethlisberger to start the second half of Sunday’s game against the Seahawks after the veteran was sidelined with an elbow injury that has knocked him out for the rest of the season. Despite Pittsburgh’s 28-26 loss to drop to 0-2, Rudolph garnered praise from the Steelers locker room after finishing 12 of 19 for 112 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. “Mason did a really, really, really good job today,” tight end Vance McDonald told reporters after the game, per the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review....

Trump said at a coronavirus task force press briefing on Monday that state governments should attempt to purchase PPE such as face masks, respirators and ventilators “on their own” if it means they can receive the equipment faster. “If [governors] can get them faster by getting them on their own,” Trump told reporters, “In other words, go through a supply chain they may have. Because the governors—you know, during normal times, the governors buy a lot of things not necessarily through federal government....

Reports in Italy indicate that Allegri has signed a four-year deal at close to $11 million a year, plus incentives. MORE: Can Champions League glory launch Christian Pulisic into crossover stardom? Juventus will be hoping that Allegri can help the club return to contention for both the UEFA Champions League and Serie A titles after failing on both fronts with Pirlo in 2020-2021. Juventus qualified for next season’s Champions League and won the Coppa Italia and the Italian Super Cup, but it was not enough to save Pirlo’s job....

Citing an “unprecedented rise in global energy prices,” Century Aluminum in Kentucky announced they will be laying off 628 Hawesville Smelter employees starting August 5. In fact, mass layoffs are happening nationwide as fears of an economic downturn continue to escalate. Century wrote in a letter to employees obtained by the Owensboro Times, which read: “Unfortunately, an unprecedented rise in global energy prices arising from the Russian war in Ukraine has dramatically increased the price of energy in the U....

The driver was ordering food at the drive-thru in New South Wales’ Hunter region in Australia when a customer standing outside the restaurant noticed the snake and began filming it, according to the Daily Mail. According to 9News on Saturday, the driver suspects the large reptile was on the car for approximately four hours. However, the driver didn’t notice it until nearby customers pointed out that it was attached to the vehicle....

The pipeline, which stretches for roughly 1,000 miles, burst on June 29, leaking more than 200,000 gallons of crude oil into the rural town of Henderson. The leak equated to roughly 4,800 barrels of oil that were dumped into Chester County, making it the second-largest oil spill in Tennessee history, according to the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Materials Administration (PHMSA). Officials with the PHMSA said that the oil spill flowed into a creek that leads to the South Forked Deer River, which flows into Tennessee’s largest aquifer, the Memphis Sand Aquifer....

1. A Masters without Tiger Tiger Woods, a four-time Masters champion, had back surgery to relieve a pinched nerve 10 days before the opening round. He will not play the Masters for the first time since 1994, when he was a senior in high school. 2. Ode to the Eisenhower Tree The most famous tree at Augusta National is no more. The Eisenhower Tree, a 65-foot loblolly pine that was about 210 yards off the tee on No....

Tiger Woods showed some good swings in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, his most recent event. Rory McIlroy continues to look in decent form to finally finish off the career Grand Slam. The top of the oddsmakers’ board has all the familiar names: Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose and Brooks Koepka. There apparently isn’t a lot of money flowing toward defending champion Patrick Reed, who enters tournament week as an 60-1 shot....

Today the incidence of mastoiditis is very low, and life-threatening complications are even rarer. It is most prevalent in children. Before the invention of antibiotics, mastoiditis was actually one of the leading causes of death among children. Symptoms Patients may experience a range of symptoms that might indicate mastoiditis. These include Ear pain Fluid discharge from the ear Redness of the ear or behind the ear Swelling behind the ear that may cause the ear to stick out Fever Headaches Hearing loss In the disease’s late stages, abscesses in the neck called Bezold’s abscesses...

Get Milan at 6/1 for the Serie A title It was understood that the 19-year-old had been released at the end of his previous contract, with it reported that he had dropped into the free agent pool in July. He has, however, revealed that he is back in training with the Rossoneri. Mastour has taken to Instagram to prove that he is still working with Milan ahead of the 2017-18 campaign – a season in which the ambitious Serie A side are expected to achieve big things....

On Sunday, Great Olympics and Tema Youth joined Bolga All Stars to complete the relegated three following results of the final matchday. With Aduana Stars sealing the title and Wafa and Hearts of Oak nailing the second and third spots respectively on the penultimate matchday, all attention was thrown to the relegation battle in the final week. Two wins, six draws and 21 losses meant Bolga All Stars were also confirmed for relegation before matchday 30....

Emmanuel Adebayor was on parade for the entire duration of the encounter but could not add to his eight league tally and also, could not help his side stay another week at the summit of the Turkish first division log. Congo marksman Thievy Bifouma and Algeria’s Carl Medjani were also on hand to propel the Sivas Stadium outfit to victory. Bifouma played for 82 minutes while the defensive midfielder saw out the game....