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CultureWednesday 10.13.21

NFL Probe Is Complete, But Questions Remain

The NFL’s 10-month probe into the Washington Football Team involved hundreds of witnesses and 650,000 documents. But only one coach (from a different team) has faced any consequences. Now the players association (and everyone) wants to know: What else did the NFL find?

The Daily Recount

Tuesday 11.30.21

Barbados Ditches the Queen and Honors Rihanna

Tuesday 11.30.21

Health Officials Revise Booster Guidance Over Omicron Concerns

Tuesday 11.30.21

Crypto Fans Fail to Buy U.S. Constitution, Now Eye NBA Team

Tuesday 11.30.21

Amazon Ordered to Hold Another Union Election at Alabama Facility

Monday 11.29.21

Borders Close as New COVID-19 Variant Spreads

Monday 11.29.21

Black Friday Spending Decreases for the First Time

Monday 11.29.21

GOP’s Anti-Vax Courtship Continues Ahead of Midterms

Monday 11.29.21

Ghislaine Maxwell Sex Trafficking Trial Officially Underway

Wednesday 11.24.21

Justice For Ahmaud Arbery

Wednesday 11.24.21

Bad Day For White Supremacists

Wednesday 11.24.21

NASA & SpaceX Launch Asteroid Deflection Mission

Wednesday 11.24.21

Pentagon Creates UFO Task Force

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Out with Queen Elizabeth, in with National Hero Rihanna. Barbados has formally cut ties with the UK to become the world’s newest republic.

Barbados Ditches the Queen and Honors Rihanna

Ghislaine Maxwell's highly anticipated trial is officially underway. The British socialite faces six criminal charges for recruiting, grooming, and exploiting girls as young as 14 years old for sexual abuse with longtime companion Jeffrey Epstein.

Ghislaine Maxwell Sex Trafficking Trial Officially Underway

Guilty verdicts don’t change history, but they can bring justice. After a trial in which the defense team employed racist tropes, a jury has found Ahmaud Arbery’s killers guilty of murder.

Justice For Ahmaud Arbery

The Department of Defense is launching a new task force to monitor and analyze reports of UFO sightings. Is it finally time to retire the tin foil hats?

Pentagon Creates UFO Task Force

Enes Kanter says China hosting the Olympics is “unacceptable”: “Look how they treated their own Chinese tennis player.”

Benedict Cumberbatch hits toxic masculinity: “We just have to shut up and listen. We need to fix the behavior of men.”

Tryouts for a Vegas strip club were shut down to avoid an Astroworld-like catastrophe after more than 1,000 women and "interested patrons" showed up. An organizer tried to take control by shouting: “Y’all see that s*** happen with Travis Scott ... Y’all not gonna be suing me.”

Vegas Strip Club Shuts Down Tryouts, Referencing Astroworld Crush

In a video call, tennis star Peng Shuai told the International Olympic Committee she is safe and well. But the former doubles champion’s disappearance and sudden reappearance after accusing a Chinese official of sexual assault is only raising more questions. And the Women's Tennis Association — which is putting its billion-dollar business with China on the line — is far from satisfied.

Missing Chinese Tennis Star’s Reappearance Sparks More Questions