thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-13--Jackpot: How A Rare Form Of Lung Cancer Changed Everything For Me And My Family

Between my diagnosis and my lung surgery , I had one month to recover from pneumonia , prepare myself , and prepare my children .
I thought I ’ d have years to give my children all my stories , all my experiences .
Suddenly I had 720 hours ― there was no time for the comprehensive Western canon , or the compendium of my personal misadventures .
Instead , I recorded myself reading “ Matilda ” and “ Pippi Longstocking.
” I played “ 99 Luftballoons ” on repeat while my daughter and I danced in the kitchen , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ filmed myself singing my son to sleep in our ugly brown armchair ― to market , to market to buy a fat pig ― smiling at him snuggled in his carrier while we walked up and down the street and he laughed at the wind on his cheeks ― home again , home again , jiggity jig .
All this would remain if I did not .
My husband said I needed to get stronger , so I started running again .
Down the street from my house , past the big Baptist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurt .
I ’ d cough , my tumor pressing too hard into my bronchus , and my lungs would spasm .
I ’ d keep going .
At the top of the hill leading down to the hotels , I ’ d see myself scooping up my son in one arm and my daughter in the other .
I would look out over our few skyscrapers and feel myself sprinting over their rooftops , my children warm and safe in my arms as we left this city , this sickness behind us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will carry you as far as I can go , and then a little farther .
On the morning of my lung surgery I was at my parents ’ sprawling one-story house in the suburbs of Houston .
It was 5 a.m.
I ’ d slept maybe two hours .
The house was dark and seemed uninhabited , framed somehow .
The blue and brown tile floors , the beige walls : here was a house where people lived , and now I was leaving it to go , well , elsewhere .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at MD Anderson , my lungs in the hands of my surgeon , but my mind , my soul that had , up until this point , been solely the province of my husband and my children ― where was that going ?
I felt tentative , apart , as if wires had been stuck through my arms and legs .
I didn ’ t know whether this was fear or something different , something prior or adjacent to life .
My daughter wouldn ’ t sleep , she put gum in her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the toothpaste .
My son stopped eating .
He would cry and he would whimper but he wouldn ’ t eat .
At one point I stumbled out of my bedroom into the kitchen where my mom was holding my son , trying anything to get him to take one bite of food .
I walked over and put the spoon of watery baby oatmeal in his mouth .
He ate it , then another , then another .
I fumed at my mother for doing it wrong .
Couldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ baby ?
Couldn ’ t they do it just like me ?
As long as I was sick , my children couldn ’ t be healthy ― it was that simple .
My son learned not to reach for me , my daughter learned how to make her own toast ― these things , these small things , were my kids getting ready for a world without me ?
That little girl snoring under the pea green comforter , could I go back to her ?
Cut all this out , fold the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go home to the little girl who had been good , the little girl who had been mine ?
I found a video on my phone from a month after my surgery .
My daughter and I are at the beach , and it ’ s an ugly beach ― grimy sand , murky water , oil rigs dotting the distant sandbars .
My daughter is skipping around the camera , around me .
She ’ s wearing a bright blue shirt with a picture of a cherry red schoolhouse , and her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plaits tightly wound at the top of her head and then frizzing out marvelously below .
The waves crash around her small bare feet .
A crane stands still on a cement wall just past us .
My daughter darts a few feet ahead and shouts , “ Wind and seashells ... today !
” She jumps briefly into the waves , then out , then cocks her head to a horizon I ’ m not looking at and smiles .
Just barely .
A smile only a mother would see .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stroller and held my daughter ’ s hand .
I squeezed them both .
None of us made a sound as we stood together amid the ebb and flow of the pizza line that we , a small band of survivors , could watch from a new distance , a further orbit .
We had brushed an edge , an unholy terror , and now we were somehow apart from the people all around us who didn ’ t know how lucky we were just to touch each other .

The author with her two children in July 2020. Courtesy of Sarah McClung
Four years ago I coughed up blood.
I saw an ear, nose and throat specialist and an oncologist in Corpus Christi, Texas, who suggested that perhaps I avoid tortilla chips, as I’d probably just cut my trachea eating. No big deal. A year later I got knocked up in a flurry of Hurricane Harvey tragedy excitement, which was pretty great, until I developed a cough so violent I vomited constantly and could hardly eat, drink or gain weight.
The same ENT told me that there was nothing he could do ― after all, this was “what we sign up for when we become parents” and I’d probably be fine once I had the baby.
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I wasn’t.
I never stopped coughing. All day, all night. Fast forward nine months and I developed a pneumonia I couldn’t shake while my son struggled with the knock-on effects of what turned out to be a misdiagnosed lung cancer. I must have missed the cancer sign-up sheet.
Last May, a plucky pulmonologist diagnosed me with neuroendocrine cancer of the lung ― a rare disease that he insisted was the jackpot of malignant lung cancers.
“It’s hardly cancer!” he told me. “It grows so slow, it’s Cancer Lite. Definitely the lung cancer you want to get. Definitely.”
Was it really? I wondered, squirming in my 1990s nausea-patterned chair. Wasn’t not getting cancer the jackpot you wanted to hit? No matter. The doctor went on.
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“This is nothing. You cut out the lung. Bam, you’re back to your regular life.”
I couldn’t quite integrate this knowledge with the facts of my regular life: I had a 10-month-old son, a 5-year-old daughter. I was 36, a nonsmoker, an obnoxious consumer of organic green peppers who religiously held her breath when driving past the local oil refineries three miles from our home. “What are you doing, Mama?” my daughter had asked years ago with fear and disgust. “Saving the life of your unborn half-fish, half-fetus brother!” I gasped after we careened past Refinery Row.
But now, there it was, a tumor the size of a small city wedged smugly in my left bronchus. Mein Klein Corpus Christi.
After my diagnosis came the referral to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, a steady drip of doctors’ appointments, blood and breathing tests. Then surgery, then recovery. For me, these three years were 8% of my life. For my daughter they were 60% of her life. For my son, 100%.
Between my diagnosis and my lung surgery, I had one month to recover from pneumonia, prepare myself, and prepare my children. I thought I’d have years to give my children all my stories, all my experiences. Suddenly I had 720 hours ― there was no time for the comprehensive Western canon, or the compendium of my personal misadventures. Instead, I recorded myself reading “Matilda” and “Pippi Longstocking.” I played “99 Luftballoons” on repeat while my daughter and I danced in the kitchen, again and again and again. I filmed myself singing my son to sleep in our ugly brown armchair ― to market, to market to buy a fat pig ― smiling at him snuggled in his carrier while we walked up and down the street and he laughed at the wind on his cheeks ― home again, home again, jiggity jig. All this would remain if I did not.
My husband said I needed to get stronger, so I started running again. Down the street from my house, past the big Baptist church and over Ocean Drive. It hurt. I’d cough, my tumor pressing too hard into my bronchus, and my lungs would spasm. I’d keep going. At the top of the hill leading down to the hotels, I’d see myself scooping up my son in one arm and my daughter in the other. I would look out over our few skyscrapers and feel myself sprinting over their rooftops, my children warm and safe in my arms as we left this city, this sickness behind us. I will save you. I will carry you as far as I can go, and then a little farther.
“Between my diagnosis and lung surgery, I had one month to recover from pneumonia, prepare myself, and prepare my children. I thought I’d have years to give my children all my stories, all my experiences. Suddenly I had 720 hours ― there was no time for the comprehensive Western canon, or the compendium of my personal misadventures.”
On the morning of my lung surgery I was at my parents’ sprawling one-story house in the suburbs of Houston. It was 5 a.m. I’d slept maybe two hours. The house was dark and seemed uninhabited, framed somehow. The blue and brown tile floors, the beige walls: here was a house where people lived, and now I was leaving it to go, well, elsewhere. My body would be on a table at MD Anderson, my lungs in the hands of my surgeon, but my mind, my soul that had, up until this point, been solely the province of my husband and my children ― where was that going? I felt tentative, apart, as if wires had been stuck through my arms and legs. I didn’t know whether this was fear or something different, something prior or adjacent to life.
I gently opened my sister’s door to kiss her goodbye. My daughter was snoring next to her, her body small under the pea green cover, her bangs crooked and perfect in a way I couldn’t focus on if I was going to be able to leave her. She looked so unprotected, so alone. Was she hot or cold? Did she need another cover, or should I take this one off?
I kissed my sister’s sweaty forehead and she stirred to hug me. I kept looking at my daughter. Her body, not mine; her body, not mine. She would stay here. I would go away. The wires in my arms started to sting and I walked out of the room. I hadn’t kissed my daughter. I hadn’t touched her ― I couldn’t.
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My son slept in the guest room next to my sister’s. The door was shut. I paused in the dark hallway, scrunched my toes on the faded maroon rug. Again my arms ached, and again I walked away.
When they wheeled me off to surgery the last thing I said to my husband was to kiss the kids for me, every day, please. People started pushing me away from my husband, away from my children. “Please,” I whispered, “I didn’t kiss them goodbye.”
If I didn’t make it out of surgery, who could ever love my children as I had? The world that I had found so strange, so beautiful — who would guide them through it? Who would hold their hands?
I don’t remember waking up, but I do remember a figure next to me gently laughing and patting my hand, “She’s fine. She’s on her way here.” My daughter — I was asking if my daughter was OK. My logic was frantic, groping, inverted: if my daughter was OK, then I must be alive. I must have survived.
Things got grim after surgery. Breathing, walking, sleeping ― it all hurt, like knives in my lungs, like a rusted birdcage in my chest, like a hunter inside me I could not escape. For two months I couldn’t lift more than 10 pounds; I couldn’t hold my son. I became completely separate from my children. Were they fed? Clothed? Loved? I didn’t know; I didn’t consider these things.
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My daughter wouldn’t sleep, she put gum in her cousin’s hair, emptied out all the toothpaste. My son stopped eating. He would cry and he would whimper but he wouldn’t eat. At one point I stumbled out of my bedroom into the kitchen where my mom was holding my son, trying anything to get him to take one bite of food. I walked over and put the spoon of watery baby oatmeal in his mouth. He ate it, then another, then another. I fumed at my mother for doing it wrong. Couldn’t any of these people just feed a baby? Couldn’t they do it just like me?
My son twisted his torso toward me, reached out his arms. I can’t take you, I can’t hold you. I closed my eyes and walked back into my bedroom.
My body had been their home, and now even I could hardly live there.
The author with her son in March 2019, in between pneumonias and before her surgery. Courtesy of Sarah McClung
Two weeks after my surgery, a tender-hearted friend dropped my son. I was sitting nearby and managed to catch him just before his head hit the floor. I sobbed so hard after that I was sure my chest tube wound would split. It didn’t.
As long as I was sick, my children couldn’t be healthy ― it was that simple. My son learned not to reach for me, my daughter learned how to make her own toast ― these things, these small things, were my kids getting ready for a world without me? That little girl snoring under the pea green comforter, could I go back to her? Cut all this out, fold the olive ribbon of time back together and go home to the little girl who had been good, the little girl who had been mine?
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I found a video on my phone from a month after my surgery. My daughter and I are at the beach, and it’s an ugly beach ― grimy sand, murky water, oil rigs dotting the distant sandbars. My daughter is skipping around the camera, around me. She’s wearing a bright blue shirt with a picture of a cherry red schoolhouse, and her hair is braided. Two little French plaits tightly wound at the top of her head and then frizzing out marvelously below. The waves crash around her small bare feet. A crane stands still on a cement wall just past us. My daughter darts a few feet ahead and shouts, “Wind and seashells ... today!” She jumps briefly into the waves, then out, then cocks her head to a horizon I’m not looking at and smiles. Just barely. A smile only a mother would see.
She was going to be OK. I was going to be her mother again. In fits and starts and slowly now, I could come back to her as I came back to my own life.
Two months later I could hold my son again. He learned to turn back my way when he was hungry or tired or scared. He would crawl and then walk toward me, his mother.
Precedent tells me I’m now supposed to say we found joy. We found meaning. We found a sublime sort of redemption in the ugliness and pain of it all. But that isn’t at all what happened, or what continues to happen. We just made it, that’s all. We plodded through time, or time plodded through us. One day followed another, soon those days stacked up to weeks, and those weeks to months.
Now my son runs, now my daughter poorly attempts to do basic math that is staggeringly boring. Life. It goes on whether or not I rejoice, whether or not I can rediscover the facile pleasure of complaining without sensing the distant heavy thud of a scythe or whatever it is death now wields (Reopening orders? A ventilator?).
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It’s been a year since my surgery. While there are treatments for neuroendocrine cancer, there’s still no cure for it. Should the cancer cells that spread to my lymphovascular system decide to organize elsewhere, I’ll undergo another surgery, shedding bits of myself like little unwanted Horcruxes. For now, the doctors watch my lungs, and I reassemble the pick-up sticks of my life.
“As long as I was sick, my children couldn’t be healthy ― it was that simple.”
When I came back from Houston after my last CT scan in January, I took my kids to the mall, my daughter’s favorite place. I used to find trips to the mall synonymous with existential dread, and they certainly still are, but this time, somewhere between the Sbarro pizza and the bathrooms, the dread was mixed with a bewildering ecstasy.
I picked my son up out of his stroller and held my daughter’s hand. I squeezed them both. None of us made a sound as we stood together amid the ebb and flow of the pizza line that we, a small band of survivors, could watch from a new distance, a further orbit. We had brushed an edge, an unholy terror, and now we were somehow apart from the people all around us who didn’t know how lucky we were just to touch each other.
I wanted to say all this to my son and daughter, to tell them that I am still your mother, and even though we carry this cancer with us, and even though I know you’re scarred where no one else can see, I’m still yours. I’m still here. I have carried you over the rooftops, I have folded up the ribbon of time, and now we are back together.
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But I didn’t say anything. I picked my daughter up, balancing her on the hip opposite my son. A bird squeaked above us. “Buh, buh,” my son babbled. “Bird!” my daughter shouted. “Bird!” We all tilted our heads upward and watched as a sparrow flitted across the steel beams of the Sbarro. I squeezed them both, held their small bodies close to mine.
“Yes, that’s a bird,” I said. I closed my eyes and breathed in as deeply as I could.
The grassy smell of my children’s hair, the doughy warmth of their arms and legs, the stench of cheese, a bird chirping in the mall rafters: jackpot. On the far shore of sickness, home.
The author's son and daughter at the beach in April 2020. Courtesy of Sarah McClung
Sarah McClung is a writer recovering from cancer while raising her two small children. She is a Ph.D. candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Houston and was a Fulbright grantee to Spain. Her work has previously appeared in The Guardian and The Rumpus.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-13--Workouts For Beginners: Exercises To Start Your Fitness Journey

The notion of “ getting into fitness ” can be incredibly daunting .
Perhaps you ’ ve never found a workout style that ’ s the right fit , or maybe you ’ ve had a difficult relationship with exercise in the past .
And between gyms , personal trainers , yoga studios and the plethora of at-home workouts available , the options can easily become overwhelming for someone who normally doesn ’ t have a routine .
“ I find that even programs and classes labeled ‘ beginner ’ are still catered towards thin , able-bodied folks , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trainer , registered dietician and certified intuitive eating counselor .
She stressed the importance of body positivity within workouts , adding : “ I recommend looking for fitness programs and instructors that are inclusive to all sizes , abilities , genders and races.
” “ Move three times a week for 15 minutes each time , ” she said , noting that “ movement ” can be anything from a structured workout to simply going for a walk .
“ Maybe after 15 minutes , you ’ re thinking ‘ Oh , this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ na keep going for a little bit longer.
’ Or maybe at the end of 15 minutes , you ’ re done .
But regardless , you showed up for those 15 minutes.
” “ Before you start your new routine , make sure you set a mental , physical and emotional goal for what you want to achieve , ” she said , adding that it ’ s essential to revisit those goals throughout your entire fitness journey .
“ Remember your why .
Why did you start ?
What do you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workout , it ’ s always a good idea to try a variety of exercises to find something that feels right for your body and mind .
As Haggerty writes in her blog : “ When your motivation to move comes from within , your desire to move comes without strings and you continue to do it because it brings you joy , satisfaction , comfort , or something else you might need in this moment.
” To find out more about specific workouts for kickstarting a new relationship with fitness , we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Ahead , you ’ ll find several recommendations for videos , programs and online classes all with an emphasis on finding joy within movement .
King ’ s # BarbellBadass course is a nine-week barbell training regimen designed to empower and strengthen .
The $ 57 package includes 15 full-length videos , over 50 weight training exercises , a programming calendar and a PDF version of each workout so you can take it with you to the gym — or wherever .
Before beginning , you ’ ll need a barbell , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yoga For Everyone With Dianne Bondy Bondy ’ s yoga programs stress the importance of inclusivity , and her Yoga For Everyone classes are perfect for working out on the go via your phone or tablet .
As she notes on her website , her course is designed to “ empower anyone to practice — regardless of their shape , size , ethnicity , or level of ability.
” You can learn more and subscribe for $ 14.99 a month here .
Decolonizing Fitness aims to provide resources surrounding “ non toxic fitness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” As the organization ’ s founder , Ilya Parker , explains further : “ I grew fed up of entering movement spaces and seeking the services of fitness coaches who were unable and unwilling to provide me with the affirming support I need , as a trans person in a larger body who also carries chronic injuries and medical conditions , ” adding that Decolonizing Fitness was created out of the “ needs [ of ] folks ( i.e .
fat , trans , queer , people with disabilities , people over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ welcomed in fitness spaces.
” You can subscribe at various levels through the group ’ s Patreon , located here .
Simi Botic ’ s UnMeasured Barre classes are focused on fostering a “ joy-filled and healthy relationship with movement.
” A membership to her virtual program costs $ 25 a month and includes exclusive and unlimited access to her library of barre classes , with two new videos released each week .
“ If you ’ re new to barre , you can absolutely join us , ” Botic , a holistic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ writes on her website .
“ The classes are created for all levels .
Each class will be full of form cues so you know what you ’ re doing and when .
Plus , modifications are offered throughout the classes for you to take as needed.
” Winhoffer ’ s method combines physical sculpting with empowering techniques designed to connect you with your emotions and spirit .
A subscription , which costs $ 60 a month , will give you access to weekly classes taught by Winhoffer in her New York studio @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cardio .
“ I have designed three special programs for the beginner , ” Winhoffer told HuffPost .
This story is part of Don ’ t Sweat It , a HuffPost Life series on improving your relationship with fitness .
We ’ re giving you a guide to the latest thinking on exercise and why we ’ ve been conditioned to hate it in the past .
Mental health and body-positive fitness experts will also offer guidance and show you how to find a routine that works for you .
Find all of @ @ @ @

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The notion of “getting into fitness” can be incredibly daunting. Perhaps you’ve never found a workout style that’s the right fit, or maybe you’ve had a difficult relationship with exercise in the past. And between gyms, personal trainers, yoga studios and the plethora of at-home workouts available, the options can easily become overwhelming for someone who normally doesn’t have a routine.
Fortunately, there are steps you can take to launch your personal fitness journey. It begins with challenging some of the societal norms surrounding exercise — like prioritizing how your body feels above all else.
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“I find that even programs and classes labeled ‘beginner’ are still catered towards thin, able-bodied folks,” said Jessi Haggerty, a Massachusetts-based personal trainer, registered dietician and certified intuitive eating counselor. She stressed the importance of body positivity within workouts, adding: “I recommend looking for fitness programs and instructors that are inclusive to all sizes, abilities, genders and races.”
Setting and maintaining a routine can often be a barrier for folks when it comes to a consistent workout schedule — but there are ways to reframe that thinking, too.
Chrissy King, a Milwaukee-based fitness coach, suggested starting with small, attainable goals that can easily be met.
“Move three times a week for 15 minutes each time,” she said, noting that “movement” can be anything from a structured workout to simply going for a walk. “Maybe after 15 minutes, you’re thinking ‘Oh, this feels great. I’m gonna keep going for a little bit longer.’ Or maybe at the end of 15 minutes, you’re done. But regardless, you showed up for those 15 minutes.”
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As you move forward in your fitness journey, it’s important to allow yourself flexibility to make changes.
“Our energy levels ebb and flow and sometimes exercise gets bumped down the priority list,” Haggerty said. “So as you begin creating schedules and setting goals, move forward holding space for your own humanity and have a little self-compassion.”
Fitness artist Nicole Winhoffer noted that, in addition to focusing on physical goals, it’s beneficial to think about your mind and heart as well.
“Before you start your new routine, make sure you set a mental, physical and emotional goal for what you want to achieve,” she said, adding that it’s essential to revisit those goals throughout your entire fitness journey. “Remember your why. Why did you start? What do you want?”
As for choosing a workout, it’s always a good idea to try a variety of exercises to find something that feels right for your body and mind. As Haggerty writes in her blog: “When your motivation to move comes from within, your desire to move comes without strings and you continue to do it because it brings you joy, satisfaction, comfort, or something else you might need in this moment.”
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To find out more about specific workouts for kickstarting a new relationship with fitness, we turned to the coaches and trainers themselves. Ahead, you’ll find several recommendations for videos, programs and online classes all with an emphasis on finding joy within movement.
Chrissy King’s #BarbellBadass Program
King’s #BarbellBadass course is a nine-week barbell training regimen designed to empower and strengthen. The $57 package includes 15 full-length videos, over 50 weight training exercises, a programming calendar and a PDF version of each workout so you can take it with you to the gym — or wherever. Before beginning, you’ll need a barbell, plates, dumbbells and a bench.
“The possibilities for what you can do with dumbbells are pretty endless,” King told HuffPost. You can learn more about her program here.
Yoga For Everyone With Dianne Bondy
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Bondy’s yoga programs stress the importance of inclusivity, and her Yoga For Everyone classes are perfect for working out on the go via your phone or tablet. As she notes on her website, her course is designed to “empower anyone to practice — regardless of their shape, size, ethnicity, or level of ability.” You can learn more and subscribe for $14.99 a month here.
Decolonizing Fitness
Decolonizing Fitness aims to provide resources surrounding “non toxic fitness, body liberation, and gender justice.” As the organization’s founder, Ilya Parker, explains further: “I grew fed up of entering movement spaces and seeking the services of fitness coaches who were unable and unwilling to provide me with the affirming support I need, as a trans person in a larger body who also carries chronic injuries and medical conditions,” adding that Decolonizing Fitness was created out of the “needs [of] folks (i.e. fat, trans, queer, people with disabilities, people over 65) who have historically not felt welcomed in fitness spaces.” You can subscribe at various levels through the group’s Patreon, located here.
UnMeasured
Simi Botic’s UnMeasured Barre classes are focused on fostering a “joy-filled and healthy relationship with movement.” A membership to her virtual program costs $25 a month and includes exclusive and unlimited access to her library of barre classes, with two new videos released each week. “If you’re new to barre, you can absolutely join us,” Botic, a holistic health coach and intuitive eating counselor, writes on her website. “The classes are created for all levels. Each class will be full of form cues so you know what you’re doing and when. Plus, modifications are offered throughout the classes for you to take as needed.”
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NW Church By Nicole Winhoffer
Winhoffer’s method combines physical sculpting with empowering techniques designed to connect you with your emotions and spirit. A subscription, which costs $60 a month, will give you access to weekly classes taught by Winhoffer in her New York studio, which include both toning and dance cardio. “I have designed three special programs for the beginner,” Winhoffer told HuffPost.
On her Instagram, Winhoffer also shares workout videos with her followers, including:
50 Minute Full-Body Workout
6 Moves To Increase Flexibility
15 Minutes Of Dance And Stretch
Moving Mango Pilates
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Previously known as Pilates With Hannah, Moving Mango is dedicated to helping folks improve their mental health, posture, breath and muscle strength. Hannah’s YouTube channel is filled with dozens of videos ranging from cardio to stability to stretching, and she encourages clients to listen to their bodies, rest when needed, and move at their own pace.
Roz The Diva
Roz “The Diva” Mays has extensive athletic experience, including strength training and pole dancing, and she offers a variety of subscription packages on her Patreon. Her workout tutorials frequently include both seated and standing positions, and she encourages clients to use household objects as props instead of professional tools and equipment. Mays also offers personal training packages, writing on her website: “I utilize easy-to-execute movements at a challenging, not overwhelming, pace to get clients to the promised land. No diets, no cleanses, no bullsh*t — just sweat.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-13--Nutritionists Rank The Best And Worst Meats And Proteins To Grill

The sun is out , the grill is on and everyone ’ s ready for the perfect summer meal .
Is this the day to finally try an Impossible Burger ?
Is that bratwurst worth the splurge ?
How would a meal of salmon treat you ?
We asked nutritionists for their recommendations on the best protein for your plate .
As always , it ’ s important to remember that this is just one part of a meal , and just one meal in your life , so don ’ t stress too much about your choices .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you love , ” Sara Haas , a registered dietician nutritionist , told HuffPost .
“ If a hot dog or brat is what you ’ re craving , go for it .
Just be sure to complement it with plenty of other nourishing foods .
I recommend starting with a crudité platter and fresh summer fruit , then going for the protein.
” When it comes to best bets for grill-worthy proteins , the nutritionists we spoke to had one consistent favorite : grilled salmon .
“ Not only is it loaded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beautifully , ” RDN Amy Myrdal Miller told HuffPost .
“ It ’ s especially flavorful when rubbed with a mix of brown sugar and spices.
” RDN Amy Gorin told HuffPost : “ It ’ s my top choice for a barbecue , because it ’ s a lean protein that also has heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
” Closely ranked behind salmon is skinless white chicken meat ( i.e .
skinless chicken breast ) .
Nutritionists raved about its lean protein power .
“ It ’ s packed with protein , yet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saturated fat and calories , ” RDN Karen Ansel told HuffPost .
“ Make yours even healthier by serving it on a whole wheat bun with sliced avocado , baby spinach and barbecue sauce.
” # 3 : Beef burgers ( but keep them lean ) You might be surprised to see a beef burger ranked so highly , but the nutritionists rated it right behind salmon and white chicken meat .
“ Try leaner options like ground sirloin or ground beef that ’ s 90 % lean , ” RDN Amanda Frankeny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dominates the butcher ’ s counter , so be sure to read labels.
” Miller suggested a blended burger , which adds plants to the mix but retains a burger ’ s flavor and texture .
“ I love to add pre-cooked , diced cremini mushrooms that I cool and then add to the ground beef before making the patties , ” she said .
“ The mushrooms add moistness and delicious umami flavor.
” For fans of chicken legs and thighs .
Ansel said cooking with the skin on and the bone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meat moist .
But there ’ s a catch : “ The skin definitely adds fat , so I would recommend skipping it .
If you ’ re doing the grilling , you can remove it before cooking and brush the chicken with barbecue sauce .
Otherwise , simply peel it back from the cooked chicken with a fork and dip your chicken in some sauce for extra flavor.
” This entry comes with some caveats .
“ You may be surprised to learn that turkey burgers aren ’ t as low in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ RDN Toby Smithson told HuffPost .
“ They ’ re often higher in fat and saturated fat than skinless white meat chicken.
” RDN Jill Weisenberger explained : “ Lots of turkey burgers are super high in fat because they have skin ground in with the meat .
Don ’ t simply assume that it ’ s leaner than beef.
” Gorin advised looking for labels that say “ lean , ” which will help you get a less fatty protein .
If you ’ re choosing a turkey burger but really craving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time to reconsider .
“ Honestly , the calories in a beef and turkey aren ’ t significantly different , ” Frankeny said .
“ Whichever you choose , portion out four-ounce patties , load on vegetables or slaw and use a modest amount of condiments.
” We asked the nutritionists about processed plant protein options like the Impossible Burger or tofu dogs .
Smithson said : “ It ’ s important to check the nutrition facts label for fat , saturated fat and trans fat for these protein choices .
For example @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Impossible Burger ranks the same as some animal proteins .
It ’ s also important to note that it has 14 grams of carbohydrates , which is equivalent to carbs in a slice of bread .
You ’ ll need to take this into consideration if you ’ re watching your carb intake.
” Weisenberger told us : “ Many people are fooled into thinking these imitation burgers are more wholesome or nutritious than animal products , but they ’ re often highly processed and high in saturated fat.
” When it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ choosing one with at least seven to eight grams of protein .
“ It ’ s important to read the labels and compare those plant-based products , because some are better than others.
” Ansel has a great idea if you want to avoid the sodium and additives in some meatless products : “ Look for some grilled veggies and pile them on a whole wheat burger bun for a meatless option with lots more nutrition.
” The nutritionists agreed that the least desirable options are hot dogs and bratwursts .
“ Even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beef , they actually have more than twice as much fat as they do protein , ” Ansel said .
Dogs and wursts are high in sodium and fat , and they usually contain nitrates .
“ If eaten frequently , nitrates are associated with a higher risk of colorectal cancer by the International Agency for Research on Cancer through the World Health Organization , ” Frankeny said .
“ But in the context of a healthy diet with lots of fruits and vegetables , some hot dogs from time to time won @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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The sun is out, the grill is on and everyone’s ready for the perfect summer meal. Is this the day to finally try an Impossible Burger? Is that bratwurst worth the splurge? How would a meal of salmon treat you? We asked nutritionists for their recommendations on the best protein for your plate.
As always, it’s important to remember that this is just one part of a meal, and just one meal in your life, so don’t stress too much about your choices. “My best advice is to grill what you love,” Sara Haas, a registered dietician nutritionist, told HuffPost. “If a hot dog or brat is what you’re craving, go for it. Just be sure to complement it with plenty of other nourishing foods. I recommend starting with a crudité platter and fresh summer fruit, then going for the protein.”
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#1 Best bet: Grilled salmon
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When it comes to best bets for grill-worthy proteins, the nutritionists we spoke to had one consistent favorite: grilled salmon. “Not only is it loaded with omega-3s, but salmon also grills beautifully,” RDN Amy Myrdal Miller told HuffPost. “It’s especially flavorful when rubbed with a mix of brown sugar and spices.” RDN Amy Gorin told HuffPost: “It’s my top choice for a barbecue, because it’s a lean protein that also has heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.”
#2: Skinless white meat chicken
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Closely ranked behind salmon is skinless white chicken meat (i.e. skinless chicken breast). Nutritionists raved about its lean protein power. “It’s packed with protein, yet it’s low in fat, saturated fat and calories,” RDN Karen Ansel told HuffPost. “Make yours even healthier by serving it on a whole wheat bun with sliced avocado, baby spinach and barbecue sauce.”
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#3: Beef burgers (but keep them lean)
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You might be surprised to see a beef burger ranked so highly, but the nutritionists rated it right behind salmon and white chicken meat. “Try leaner options like ground sirloin or ground beef that’s 90% lean,” RDN Amanda Frankeny told HuffPost. “Fattier ground beef dominates the butcher’s counter, so be sure to read labels.”
Miller suggested a blended burger, which adds plants to the mix but retains a burger’s flavor and texture. “I love to add pre-cooked, diced cremini mushrooms that I cool and then add to the ground beef before making the patties,” she said. “The mushrooms add moistness and delicious umami flavor.”
#4: Dark meat chicken (bone in, skin on)
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For fans of chicken legs and thighs. Ansel said cooking with the skin on and the bone in can add flavor and keep chicken meat moist. But there’s a catch: “The skin definitely adds fat, so I would recommend skipping it. If you’re doing the grilling, you can remove it before cooking and brush the chicken with barbecue sauce. Otherwise, simply peel it back from the cooked chicken with a fork and dip your chicken in some sauce for extra flavor.”
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#5: Turkey burgers (proceed with caution)
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This entry comes with some caveats. “You may be surprised to learn that turkey burgers aren’t as low in fat as you may think,” RDN Toby Smithson told HuffPost. “They’re often higher in fat and saturated fat than skinless white meat chicken.” RDN Jill Weisenberger explained: “Lots of turkey burgers are super high in fat because they have skin ground in with the meat. Don’t simply assume that it’s leaner than beef.” Gorin advised looking for labels that say “lean,” which will help you get a less fatty protein.
If you’re choosing a turkey burger but really craving a beef one, it might be time to reconsider. “Honestly, the calories in a beef and turkey aren’t significantly different,” Frankeny said. “Whichever you choose, portion out four-ounce patties, load on vegetables or slaw and use a modest amount of condiments.”
#6: Meatless burgers and dogs
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We asked the nutritionists about processed plant protein options like the Impossible Burger or tofu dogs. Smithson said: “It’s important to check the nutrition facts label for fat, saturated fat and trans fat for these protein choices. For example, the fat and saturated fat in the Impossible Burger ranks the same as some animal proteins. It’s also important to note that it has 14 grams of carbohydrates, which is equivalent to carbs in a slice of bread. You’ll need to take this into consideration if you’re watching your carb intake.” Weisenberger told us: “Many people are fooled into thinking these imitation burgers are more wholesome or nutritious than animal products, but they’re often highly processed and high in saturated fat.”
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When it comes to tofu dogs, Smithson recommended choosing one with at least seven to eight grams of protein. “It’s important to read the labels and compare those plant-based products, because some are better than others.” Ansel has a great idea if you want to avoid the sodium and additives in some meatless products: “Look for some grilled veggies and pile them on a whole wheat burger bun for a meatless option with lots more nutrition.”
#7: Hot dogs
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-13--As U.S. Grapples With Virus, Florida Hits Record Case Increase

Deaths from the virus have also been rising in the U.S. , especially in the South and West , though still well below the heights hit in April , according to a recent Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University .
“ I really do think we could control this , and it ’ s the human element that is so critical .
It should be an effort of our country .
We should be pulling together when we ’ re in a crisis , and we ’ re definitely not doing it , ” said University of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the assistant secretary at the Health and Human Services Department , told ABC ’ s “ This Week ” on Sunday that “ if we don ’ t have that , we will not get control of the virus.
’ ’ Pelosi told CNN ’ s “ State of the Union ” that she hopes it means the president “ will change his attitude , which will be helpful in stopping the spread of the coronavirus.
” Researchers expect deaths to rise in the U.S. for at least some weeks , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go up as dramatically as it did in the spring because of several factors , including increased testing .
The U.N. health agency said the United States again topped the list among countries , with more than 66,000 cases .
The figures don ’ t necessarily account for delays in reporting cases , and are believed to far underestimate actual totals .
“ We see worrisome signs about an increase in the number of cases in the neighboring countries , Europe and the whole world , ” said Gergely Gulyas , Hungarian Prime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff .
“ Now , we have to protect our own security and prevent the virus from being brought in from abroad.
” Hungarian authorities said Sunday they have sorted countries into three categories — red , yellow and green — based on their rates of new coronavirus infections , and will impose restrictions , including entry bans and mandatory quarantines , depending on which country people are arriving from .
Serbia , where health authorities are warning that hospitals are almost full due to the latest surge , reported 287 new infections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ increasing doubts about the accuracy of the figures .
Officially , the country has over 18,000 confirmed infections and 382 deaths since March .
Sunday ’ s report of 11 coronavirus deaths was the country ’ s second-highest daily death toll .
Serbian police clashed with anti-government protesters for four nights last week , demonstrations that forced the Serbian president to withdraw plans to reintroduce a coronavirus lockdown .
Many of the increasing infections have been blamed on crowded soccer matches , tennis events and nightclubs .
Albania also has seen a significant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it eased lockdown measures .
The Balkan nation reported 93 new cases , over twice as many as the highest daily figures in March and April , and the health ministry called the situation at the main infectious disease hospital “ grave.
” India , which has the most cases after the United States and Brazil , saw a record surge of 28,637 cases reported in the past 24 hours .
Authorities also announced a weeklong lockdown beginning Tuesday in the key southern technology hub of Bangalore , where the offices of top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Amazon are located .
South Africa has reported over 10,000 new daily cases for several days in a row , including 13,497 new infections announced Saturday night .
Johannesburg ’ s densely populated Soweto township is one of the virus hot spots .
With over 264,000 cases and 3,971 deaths , South Africa accounts for over 40 % of all the reported coronavirus cases in Africa .
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday the country would return to a ban of alcohol sales to reduce the volume of trauma patients so that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The country is also reinstating a night curfew to reduce traffic accidents and has made it mandatory for all residents to wear face masks in public .

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — With the United States grappling with the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, Florida hit a grim milestone Sunday, shattering the national record for a state’s largest single-day increase in positive cases.
Deaths from the virus have also been rising in the U.S., especially in the South and West, though still well below the heights hit in April, according to a recent Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University.
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“I really do think we could control this, and it’s the human element that is so critical. It should be an effort of our country. We should be pulling together when we’re in a crisis, and we’re definitely not doing it,” said University of Florida epidemiologist Dr. Cindy Prins.
Adm. Brett Giroir, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, called mask-wearing in public, which has been met with resistance in some U.S. states, “absolutely essential.”
Giroir, the assistant secretary at the Health and Human Services Department, told ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday that “if we don’t have that, we will not get control of the virus.’’
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Pelosi told CNN’s “State of the Union” that she hopes it means the president “will change his attitude, which will be helpful in stopping the spread of the coronavirus.”
In hard-hit Houston, Texas, two top Democratic officials called for the nation’s fourth-largest city to lock back down as area hospitals strained to accommodate the onslaught of sick patients.
In Florida, where parts of Walt Disney World reopened Saturday, 15,299 people tested positive, for a total of 269,811 cases, and 45 deaths were recorded, according to state Department of Health statistics reported Sunday.
California had the previous record of daily positive cases — 11,694, set on Wednesday.
The numbers come at the end of a record-breaking week as Florida reported 514 fatalities — an average of 73 per day. Three weeks ago, the state was averaging 30 deaths per day.
Researchers expect deaths to rise in the U.S. for at least some weeks, but some think the count probably will not go up as dramatically as it did in the spring because of several factors, including increased testing.
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The World Health Organization, meanwhile, reported another record increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period, at over 230,000.
The U.N. health agency said the United States again topped the list among countries, with more than 66,000 cases. The figures don’t necessarily account for delays in reporting cases, and are believed to far underestimate actual totals.
Countries in Eastern Europe were among those facing rising waves of new infections, leading to riots in Serbia, mandatory face masks in Croatia and travel bans or quarantines imposed by Hungary.
“We see worrisome signs about an increase in the number of cases in the neighboring countries, Europe and the whole world,” said Gergely Gulyas, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff. “Now, we have to protect our own security and prevent the virus from being brought in from abroad.”
Hungarian authorities said Sunday they have sorted countries into three categories — red, yellow and green — based on their rates of new coronavirus infections, and will impose restrictions, including entry bans and mandatory quarantines, depending on which country people are arriving from.
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Serbia, where health authorities are warning that hospitals are almost full due to the latest surge, reported 287 new infections on Sunday, although there have been increasing doubts about the accuracy of the figures. Officially, the country has over 18,000 confirmed infections and 382 deaths since March. Sunday’s report of 11 coronavirus deaths was the country’s second-highest daily death toll.
Serbian police clashed with anti-government protesters for four nights last week, demonstrations that forced the Serbian president to withdraw plans to reintroduce a coronavirus lockdown. Many of the increasing infections have been blamed on crowded soccer matches, tennis events and nightclubs.
In Bulgaria, authorities reintroduced restrictions lifted a few weeks ago because of a new surge in cases.
Albania also has seen a significant increase in infections since mid-May, when it eased lockdown measures. The Balkan nation reported 93 new cases, over twice as many as the highest daily figures in March and April, and the health ministry called the situation at the main infectious disease hospital “grave.”
Croatia, whose island-dotted Adriatic Sea coast is a major tourist destination, is making wearing masks mandatory in stores beginning Monday.
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Yet the numbers of infections in Eastern Europe pale in comparison to daily coronavirus reports from India, South Africa and Brazil, whose virus-denying president has tested positive.
India, which has the most cases after the United States and Brazil, saw a record surge of 28,637 cases reported in the past 24 hours. Authorities also announced a weeklong lockdown beginning Tuesday in the key southern technology hub of Bangalore, where the offices of top tech companies like Microsoft, Apple and Amazon are located.
South Africa has reported over 10,000 new daily cases for several days in a row, including 13,497 new infections announced Saturday night. Johannesburg’s densely populated Soweto township is one of the virus hot spots. With over 264,000 cases and 3,971 deaths, South Africa accounts for over 40% of all the reported coronavirus cases in Africa.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday the country would return to a ban of alcohol sales to reduce the volume of trauma patients so that hospitals have more beds to treat COVID-19. The country is also reinstating a night curfew to reduce traffic accidents and has made it mandatory for all residents to wear face masks in public.
Meanwhile, in Taiwan, which kept its coronavirus outbreak to a few hundred cases, an annual film festival wrapped up with an awards ceremony this weekend where actors and others lined up for photo shoots with no social distancing, and participants didn’t wear masks.
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Gorondi reported from Budapest, Hungary. Associated Press writers around the world contributed to this report.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-13--NRA Touts The AR-15 As An 'Everyday Gun' For 'Everyday Citizens.' Critics Go Ballistic.

The National Rifle Association hailed the AR-15 military-style rifle as an “ everyday gun for everyday citizens ” in a tweet that shocked many on Saturday .
The lethal firearm — a favorite weapon of mass shooters in the U.S. — was also deemed a “ modern-day musket ” by the gun lobby : “ Modern-day musket my ass , ” tweeted David Hogg , who was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland , Florida , in 2018 when a gunman armed with an AR-15 shot 34 students and staff members : 6 minutes 20 seconds @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at my high school to fire over 100 rounds from his AR-15 to shoot 34 people .
In that same amount of time even the most trained person would have only been able to fire 18 rounds with a musket .
Modern day musket my ass https : //t.co/ED2Tyxxdrc — David Hogg ( @ davidhogg111 ) July 12 , 2020 Fred Guttenberg , whose 14-year-old daughter , Jaime Guttenberg , was one of 17 people fatally shot at Parkland , described the gun as the “ modern weapon of choice for mass murderers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weapon of choice for mass murders .
It was used to kill my daughter and 16 others in school in 6 minutes .
An everyday gun for those who want to kill as many as possible .
— Fred Guttenberg ( @ fred_guttenberg ) July 12 , 2020 Others pointed out the dangers of the NRA and its position on this particular weapon : The AR-15 is a weapon of war .
It has no place in our society .
You want to use it , then enlist to serve your country .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( @ DrPimK ) July 12 , 2020 Nothing says mass murder like an AR-15 or similar weapon .
These firearms were marketed to the `` wrong crowd '' from the start .
@ NRA amplified that marketing .
This damage to society can only be reversed by banning these weapons , with retribution to victims.https : //t.co/Vf9nF2FLW1 — Dianne Broussard 🕊 ( @ LovedByaDove ) July 11 , 2020 As a gun owner , there is absolutely no good reason for people to own AR-15s .
ARs suck at hunting anything but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of their penetration .
They 're fun to shoot , but I 'd rather my kids not live in fear of being murdered in elementary school .
— Blue Texan ( @ bsawtx ) July 12 , 2020 Look I get it .
I was a crack shot with my M-16A2 service rifle .
Expert badge .
I could split a man in half 9 times out of 10 from 500 meters .
Unlike all you @ NRA punks I can actually fire an AR-15 with deadly precision .
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needs 1 or should own 1. pic.twitter.com/ZeF0ZgnKUu — Bleeding Heart Liberal Marine ( @ zaharako ) July 12 , 2020 On February 14th , 2018 the Parkland community lost 17 lives in a tragic and preventable act of gun violence .
Everything we have done and everything we will do is for them .
# MSDStrong pic.twitter.com/pnaOwTSD2c — March For Our Lives ( @ AMarch4OurLives ) February 13 , 2019 The NRA ’ s response to a tsunami of criticism on Twitter was to bash “ ignorant gun control keyboard warriors ” who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the gun ’ s name stands for “ assault rifle.
” The AR actually stands for ArmaLite Rifle , which was originally designed in the 1950s by ArmaLite Inc. for the military .
Colt eventually purchased the design , provided the military with its own M-16 weapons and sold the AR-15 to law enforcement — and civilians .
The guns , and other versions by other manufacturers , were banned in the U.S. from 1994 to 2004 .

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The National Rifle Association hailed the AR-15 military-style rifle as an “everyday gun for everyday citizens” in a tweet that shocked many on Saturday.
The lethal firearm — a favorite weapon of mass shooters in the U.S. — was also deemed a “modern-day musket” by the gun lobby:
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The AR-15 is the modern day musket.
An everyday gun for everyday citizens. — NRA (@NRA) July 11, 2020
“Modern-day musket my ass,” tweeted David Hogg, who was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018 when a gunman armed with an AR-15 shot 34 students and staff members:
6 minutes 20 seconds Is all it took for the shooter at my high school to fire over 100 rounds from his AR-15 to shoot 34 people.
In that same amount of time even the most trained person would have only been able to fire 18 rounds with a musket.
Modern day musket my ass https://t.co/ED2Tyxxdrc — David Hogg (@davidhogg111) July 12, 2020
Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter, Jaime Guttenberg, was one of 17 people fatally shot at Parkland, described the gun as the “modern weapon of choice for mass murderers”:
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The AR-15 is the modern weapon of choice for mass murders. It was used to kill my daughter and 16 others in school in 6 minutes. An everyday gun for those who want to kill as many as possible. — Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) July 12, 2020
Others pointed out the dangers of the NRA and its position on this particular weapon:
you are insane — Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) July 12, 2020
The @NRA is a modern day lobbying arm for the gun manufacturers.
And our children are dying a a result. — Bryan 🇺🇸 #PoliceThePolice (@swimmerbr78) July 12, 2020
The AR-15 is a weapon of war. It has no place in our society. You want to use it, then enlist to serve your country. — 45 is a pathological liar. (@DrPimK) July 12, 2020
How many muskets took out a classroom full of kindergartens? — Dave Weasel (@DaveWeasel) July 12, 2020
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Nothing says mass murder like an AR-15 or similar weapon. These firearms were marketed to the "wrong crowd" from the start. @NRA amplified that marketing. This damage to society can only be reversed by banning these weapons, with retribution to victims.https://t.co/Vf9nF2FLW1 — Dianne Broussard 🕊 (@LovedByaDove) July 11, 2020
As a gun owner, there is absolutely no good reason for people to own AR-15s.
ARs suck at hunting anything but hog and are lousy at home defense because of their penetration.
They're fun to shoot, but I'd rather my kids not live in fear of being murdered in elementary school. — Blue Texan (@bsawtx) July 12, 2020
Look I get it. I was a crack shot with my M-16A2 service rifle. Expert badge. I could split a man in half 9 times out of 10 from 500 meters.
Unlike all you @NRA punks I can actually fire an AR-15 with deadly precision. That’s also why I know, no civilian needs 1 or should own 1. pic.twitter.com/ZeF0ZgnKUu — Bleeding Heart Liberal Marine (@zaharako) July 12, 2020
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On February 14th, 2018 the Parkland community lost 17 lives in a tragic and preventable act of gun violence. Everything we have done and everything we will do is for them. #MSDStrong pic.twitter.com/pnaOwTSD2c — March For Our Lives (@AMarch4OurLives) February 13, 2019
The NRA’s response to a tsunami of criticism on Twitter was to bash “ignorant gun control keyboard warriors” who mistakenly believe that the “AR” in the gun’s name stands for “assault rifle.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-13--ESPN Reporter Suspended After Sending Angry Email To Missouri Senator

ESPN ’ s National Basketball Association reporter has been suspended for a two-word email he sent to the office of Sen. Josh Hawley ( R-Mo . )
that the lawmaker later posted on Twitter .
“ Fuck you , ” reporter Adrian Wojnarowski emailed Hawley ’ s press office on Friday in response to the senator ’ s attack on the NBA for “ kowtowing ” to China .
The email also included a letter Hawley wrote to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver criticizing the league for “ kowtowing ” to China by allowing messages that promote social justice on players @ @ @ @ @ @ @ messages that support law enforcement or are critical of China ’ s Communist Party .
In a tweet posted later Friday , Wojnarowski apologized for his terse message , and said he was reaching out to Hawley ’ s office : Wojnarowski ’ s suspension will last from 1 to 2 weeks , sources told The Washington Post , and he ’ ll have to skip a trip to Florida to cover the restart of the NBA season .
However , he ’ s expected to be part of ESPN ’ s future @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Sports Complex near Orlando .
MSNBC ’ s Chris Hayes attacked Hawley on Friday for wasting time on a distracting partisan battle over the NBA , China and Wojnarowski when COVID-19 was raging across America , particularly in the South .
Cases are climbing in Hawley ’ s state .
“ Go be a blogger , go start a podcast , get out of the U.S. Senate , if that ’ s what you want to talk about , ” Hayes said .
“ There are serious things to be done , @ @ @ @

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ESPN’s National Basketball Association reporter has been suspended for a two-word email he sent to the office of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) that the lawmaker later posted on Twitter.
“Fuck you,” reporter Adrian Wojnarowski emailed Hawley’s press office on Friday in response to the senator’s attack on the NBA for “kowtowing” to China.
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Hawley posted a screenshot of Wojnarowski’s message on Twitter:
Don’t criticize #China or express support for law enforcement to @espn. It makes them real mad @Outkick pic.twitter.com/WJDxrotUBD — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 10, 2020
The email also included a letter Hawley wrote to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver criticizing the league for “kowtowing” to China by allowing messages that promote social justice on players’ jerseys this summer, but not messages that support law enforcement or are critical of China’s Communist Party.
In a tweet posted later Friday, Wojnarowski apologized for his terse message,and said he was reaching out to Hawley’s office:
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Wojnarowski’s suspension will last from 1 to 2 weeks, sources told The Washington Post, and he’ll have to skip a trip to Florida to cover the restart of the NBA season. However, he’s expected to be part of ESPN’s future NBA coverage at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando.
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes attacked Hawley on Friday for wasting time on a distracting partisan battle over the NBA, China and Wojnarowski when COVID-19 was raging across America, particularly in the South. Cases are climbing in Hawley’s state.
“There’s a once-in-a-century challenge” now with the pandemic, Hayes said.
“Go be a blogger, go start a podcast, get out of the U.S. Senate, if that’s what you want to talk about,” Hayes said. “There are serious things to be done,” Hayes added.
Check out Hayes in the video above.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-12--New York City Records No New Coronavirus Deaths For First Time Since March

New York City recorded no new coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period for the first time in nearly four months on Saturday , according to preliminary data released by health officials .
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported the news on Sunday , and many officials were quick to note it was the first day since March 13 that no one had died in the city due to the pandemic .
The agency also said there were no confirmed deaths the day prior , but noted two fatalities were probable cases .
The data is preliminary and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Local lawmakers said that while the pandemic was far from over , the milestone was “ extraordinary.
” “ NYC has lost 23,283 souls to this pandemic .
But for the first time since March , we lost none today , ” New York City council member Mark Levine wrote on Twitter .
“ Thank you to the healthcare workers , essential workers and everyone who made this possible.
” NYC has lost 23,283 souls to this pandemic .
But for the first time since March , we lost none today .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ essential workers and everyone who made this possible .
There will be more pain and hard work ahead .
But we 've done something extraordinary .
— Mark D. Levine ( @ MarkLevineNYC ) July 13 , 2020 New York City , once an epicenter of the pandemic , has seen daily deaths since mid-March .
During a peak in April , nearly 800 people were dying each day from the virus per figures citing both confirmed and probable fatalities .
“ New Yorkers have been the hero of this story , going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ safe , ” a City Hall spokeswoman told Bloomberg News on Sunday .
“ With cases surging around the country , we know we can ’ t let our guard down just yet , and will continue to do everything we can to fight the virus together.
” Despite the turnaround in New York , other states across the nation have been faring far worse .
Florida reported more than 15,000 cases of the virus on Sunday , the highest single-day number for any state during the pandemic as local hospitals warned ICUs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ( D ) urged the state ’ s residents not to grow complacent as cases fall , telling a local radio station on Friday that the virus will likely come back .
Area hospitals have expanded their intensive care units should the crisis see a second wave .
“ It is going to come back here , ” the governor said .
“ It ’ s like being on a merry-go-round .
It ’ s totally predictable .
And we ’ re going to go through an increase .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is so unnecessary and so cruel.
” He added on Sunday that while “ today ’ s numbers remain low and stable … it is up to us to keep it that way.
” “ Being New York tough isn ’ t easy , ” the governor continued , “ but New Yorkers have shown the nation that we can effectively fight the virus when we all come together , and I urge them not to give up any ground now .
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New York City recorded no new coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period for the first time in nearly four months on Saturday, according to preliminary data released by health officials.
The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported the news on Sunday, and many officials were quick to note it was the first day since March 13 that no one had died in the city due to the pandemic. The agency also said there were no confirmed deaths the day prior, but noted two fatalities were probable cases. The data is preliminary and could be adjusted at a later date.
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Local lawmakers said that while the pandemic was far from over, the milestone was “extraordinary.”
“NYC has lost 23,283 souls to this pandemic. But for the first time since March, we lost none today,” New York City council member Mark Levine wrote on Twitter. “Thank you to the healthcare workers, essential workers and everyone who made this possible.”
NYC has lost 23,283 souls to this pandemic.
But for the first time since March, we lost none today.
Thank you to the healthcare workers, essential workers and everyone who made this possible.
There will be more pain and hard work ahead. But we've done something extraordinary. — Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) July 13, 2020
New York City, once an epicenter of the pandemic, has seen daily deaths since mid-March. During a peak in April, nearly 800 people were dying each day from the virus per figures citing both confirmed and probable fatalities.
“New Yorkers have been the hero of this story, going above and beyond to keep each other safe,” a City Hall spokeswoman told Bloomberg News on Sunday. “With cases surging around the country, we know we can’t let our guard down just yet, and will continue to do everything we can to fight the virus together.”
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Despite the turnaround in New York, other states across the nation have been faring far worse. Florida reported more than 15,000 cases of the virus on Sunday, the highest single-day number for any state during the pandemic as local hospitals warned ICUs were quickly reaching capacity.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) urged the state’s residents not to grow complacent as cases fall, telling a local radio station on Friday that the virus will likely come back. Area hospitals have expanded their intensive care units should the crisis see a second wave.
“It is going to come back here,” the governor said. “It’s like being on a merry-go-round. It’s totally predictable. And we’re going to go through an increase. I can feel it coming. And it is so unnecessary and so cruel.”
He added on Sunday that while “today’s numbers remain low and stable … it is up to us to keep it that way.”
“Being New York tough isn’t easy,” the governor continued, “but New Yorkers have shown the nation that we can effectively fight the virus when we all come together, and I urge them not to give up any ground now.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-13--White House Moves To Discredit Fauci Amid Bleak Warnings Over Coronavirus Surge

Both The Washington Post and NBC News said they received statements from the White House trying to discredit Fauci , who has given bleak interviews and issued dire warnings in recent days as the number of infections climb to record-breaking levels .
The doctor ’ s assessments have stood in stark contrast to President Donald Trump ’ s push to reopen the country while claiming states with troubling levels of infections are “ going to be fine.
” “ Several White House officials are concerned about the number of times Dr. Fauci has been wrong on things , ” the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the outlets .
The aide included a list of nearly a dozen comments Fauci made early during the pandemic , before scientists developed an understanding of the novel virus .
Fauci is “ never in the Oval [ Office ] anymore , ” the Post reported , noting the last time he briefed Trump was the first week of June .
The move to undercut one of the nation ’ s touchstones for scientific wisdom amid the pandemic is significant .
The New York Times noted the list of Fauci ’ s comments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out in the style of a campaign ’ s opposition research document.
” Fauci has taken a more aggressive tone in recent weeks amid skyrocketing infection rates in states .
On Thursday he said the country was not doing well in its fight against the virus , blaming a divisive culture that has politicized efforts to stymie infections including the use of masks in public .
“ Let me say there are parts of the United States … that are doing really well , that you ’ ve been through something really bad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he told FiveThirtyEight ’ s “ Podcast-19.
” “ But as a country , when you compare us to other countries , I don ’ t think you can say we ’ re doing great .
I mean , we ’ re just not.
” Fauci ’ s advice has shifted in recent months as scientists better understand the threat of the pandemic .
There are still many things researchers are working to figure out , however , including why the virus places some patients in the hospital while others have no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many of the assertions the White House is using to discredit the doctor were based on what was known at the time .
“ I disagree with him , ” Trump said an interview last week with Greta Van Susteren .
“ You know , Dr. Fauci said , ‘ Don ’ t wear masks , ’ and now he says wear them .
And you know , he ’ s said numerous things , ‘ Don ’ t close off China .
Don ’ t ban China.
’ And I did it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t listen to my experts , and I banned China.
” A poll conducted by The New York Times and Siena College last month found a wide disparity in trust in Fauci and Trump .
The poll found 67 % of American voters trusted the doctor for accurate information about the coronavirus , while just 26 % felt the same about the president .

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Trump administration officials moved to undercut Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday amid reports the White House is sidelining the nation’s top infectious disease expert as cases of the coronavirus continue to surge.
Both The Washington Post and NBC News said they received statements from the White House trying to discredit Fauci, who has given bleak interviews and issued dire warnings in recent days as the number of infections climb to record-breaking levels. The doctor’s assessments have stood in stark contrast to President Donald Trump’s push to reopen the country while claiming states with troubling levels of infections are “going to be fine.”
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“Several White House officials are concerned about the number of times Dr. Fauci has been wrong on things,” the unnamed official said in a statement to the outlets. The aide included a list of nearly a dozen comments Fauci made early during the pandemic, before scientists developed an understanding of the novel virus.
Fauci is “never in the Oval [Office] anymore,” the Post reported, noting the last time he briefed Trump was the first week of June.
The move to undercut one of the nation’s touchstones for scientific wisdom amid the pandemic is significant. The New York Times noted the list of Fauci’s comments included incomplete quotes and was “laid out in the style of a campaign’s opposition research document.”
Fauci has taken a more aggressive tone in recent weeks amid skyrocketing infection rates in states. On Thursday he said the country was not doing well in its fight against the virus, blaming a divisive culture that has politicized efforts to stymie infections including the use of masks in public.
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“Let me say there are parts of the United States … that are doing really well, that you’ve been through something really bad and you have things under control,” he told FiveThirtyEight’s “Podcast-19.” “But as a country, when you compare us to other countries, I don’t think you can say we’re doing great. I mean, we’re just not.”
Fauci’s advice has shifted in recent months as scientists better understand the threat of the pandemic. There are still many things researchers are working to figure out, however, including why the virus places some patients in the hospital while others have no obvious symptoms at all. NBC said many of the assertions the White House is using to discredit the doctor were based on what was known at the time.
“When you learn more, you change those recommendations,” Surgeon General Jerome Adams told CBS News in an interview on Sunday. “Our recommendations have changed.”
Trump, for his part, has pushed back against a more vocal Fauci.
“I disagree with him,” Trump said an interview last week with Greta Van Susteren. “You know, Dr. Fauci said, ‘Don’t wear masks,’ and now he says wear them. And you know, he’s said numerous things, ‘Don’t close off China. Don’t ban China.’ And I did it anyway. I sort of didn’t listen to my experts, and I banned China.”
A poll conducted by The New York Times and Siena College last month found a wide disparity in trust in Fauci and Trump. The poll found 67% of American voters trusted the doctor for accurate information about the coronavirus, while just 26% felt the same about the president.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-13--Rudy Giuliani Just Destroyed Trump's Excuse For Not Releasing Tax Returns

Donald Trump has been saying since his 2016 campaign that he would love to release his tax returns to the public ― as candidates and presidents do — but he ’ s being audited by the IRS .
His personal attorney Rudy Giuliani blew that excuse out of the water Sunday when he revealed the audits have been completed .
“ All these tax returns have been by and large — maybe not the last one — but all of them have been audited , all of them have either been passed on or settled , ” Giuliani told Maria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should be some finality in tax returns , ” Giuliani added .
“ We get audited , we make a deal , we pay the government , you don ’ t come after me forever for that.
” Just days earlier , White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany insisted that ongoing audits were the reason Trump was not releasing any of his tax returns .
“ The media ’ s been asking this question for four years , and for four years , the president has said the same thing : His taxes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re no longer under audit , he will release them , ” said an annoyed McEnany .
The audit excuse has always been a lie .
Nothing prevents anyone from releasing their tax return , even if they ’ re being audited .
Don ’ t hold your breath .
Giuliani has cooked up a wacky conspiracy theory that “ Soros-elected anarchist district attorneys ” are out to “ undermine the law , ” so he won ’ t let them get Trump ’ s taxes .
He was referring to progressive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frequent target of Trump , the far right and anti-Semites .
Giuliani vowed to “ fight them right down to the wire ” to keep Trump ’ s returns secret .
The battle seems already past the wire .
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on Thursday that Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. has the right to subpoena the president ’ s tax and business records as part of his criminal investigation into Trump misdealings .

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Donald Trump has been saying since his 2016 campaign that he would love to release his tax returns to the public ― as candidates and presidents do — but he’s being audited by the IRS.
His personal attorney Rudy Giuliani blew that excuse out of the water Sunday when he revealed the audits have been completed.
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“All these tax returns have been by and large — maybe not the last one — but all of them have been audited, all of them have either been passed on or settled,” Giuliani told Maria Bartiromo on Fox News.
“There should be some finality in tax returns,” Giuliani added. “We get audited, we make a deal, we pay the government, you don’t come after me forever for that.”
Just days earlier, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany insisted that ongoing audits were the reason Trump was not releasing any of his tax returns.
“The media’s been asking this question for four years, and for four years, the president has said the same thing: His taxes are under audit, and when they’re no longer under audit, he will release them,” said an annoyed McEnany.
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The audit excuse has always been a lie. Nothing prevents anyone from releasing their tax return, even if they’re being audited.
So will Trump release his returns now?
Don’t hold your breath. Giuliani has cooked up a wacky conspiracy theory that “Soros-elected anarchist district attorneys” are out to “undermine the law,” so he won’t let them get Trump’s taxes. He was referring to progressive Jewish billionaire philanthropist George Soros, a frequent target of Trump, the far right and anti-Semites.
Giuliani vowed to “fight them right down to the wire” to keep Trump’s returns secret.
The battle seems already past the wire. The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on Thursday that Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. has the right to subpoena the president’s tax and business records as part of his criminal investigation into Trump misdealings.
Check out Giuliani’s interview, complete with his “anarchist DA” conspiracy theory, in the video below.


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-13--Protesters Demand Allentown Officer's Suspension Over Video Showing Him With Knee On Man's Neck

ALLENTOWN , Pa. ( AP ) — Video posted on social media that shows a Pennsylvania police officer with his knee on a man ’ s neck while trying to restrain him has prompted protests and a demand from the local Black Lives Matter group to suspend the officers involved .
The video shot Saturday night from a passerby ’ s vehicle shows Allentown officers restraining a man on the ground outside the emergency room of the Sacred Heart Campus of St. Luke ’ s Hospital .
An officer has his elbow on the man ’ s neck before switching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while other officers restrained his arms .
The man does not appear to be resisting during the video .
The department released its use of force policy earlier this month , five weeks after a white Minneapolis police officer put his knee on George Floyd ’ s neck for several minutes , even after he stopped responding .
Floyd ’ s death has sparked protests around the world calling for an end to police brutality and systemic racism .
The policy prohibits neck restraints and chokeholds .
It says that officers should only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control the situation .
According to the police statement , officers were outside the hospital for an unrelated matter when they saw a man staggering in the street , vomiting and stopping in the driveway of the ER .
The officers and hospital staff interacted with the man , who began to yell and spit at them , police said .
The statement said the man was “ noncompliant which required officers to restrain ” him .
It ’ s unclear from the video how long the officer had his knee of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not released the name or race of any individuals seen in the video .
The video was posted to social media where people on the Black Lives Matter to Lehigh Valley Facebook page demanded answers from police .
The group formed a protest late Saturday in front of the police station , and is planning another march to City Hall on Monday evening with community leaders slated as speakers .
Allentown Mayor Ray O ’ Connell and police Chief Glenn Grantiz Jr. showed up to the protest .
Both said the police need @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ Connell called the video “ disturbing.
” Police said in their statement that they plan on releasing more videos later this week .

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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Video posted on social media that shows a Pennsylvania police officer with his knee on a man’s neck while trying to restrain him has prompted protests and a demand from the local Black Lives Matter group to suspend the officers involved.
The video shot Saturday night from a passerby’s vehicle shows Allentown officers restraining a man on the ground outside the emergency room of the Sacred Heart Campus of St. Luke’s Hospital. An officer has his elbow on the man’s neck before switching to a knee to hold him down while other officers restrained his arms.
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The man does not appear to be resisting during the video.
Allentown Police released a statement Sunday night saying the interaction is being investigated and additional videos are being reviewed.
The department released its use of force policy earlier this month, five weeks after a white Minneapolis police officer put his knee on George Floyd’s neck for several minutes, even after he stopped responding. Floyd’s death has sparked protests around the world calling for an end to police brutality and systemic racism.
The policy prohibits neck restraints and chokeholds. It says that officers should only use the amount of force necessary to control the situation.
According to the police statement, officers were outside the hospital for an unrelated matter when they saw a man staggering in the street, vomiting and stopping in the driveway of the ER.
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The officers and hospital staff interacted with the man, who began to yell and spit at them, police said. The statement said the man was “noncompliant which required officers to restrain” him. It’s unclear from the video how long the officer had his knee of the man’s neck.
The man was treated at the hospital and released.
Police have not released the name or race of any individuals seen in the video.
The video was posted to social media where people on the Black Lives Matter to Lehigh Valley Facebook page demanded answers from police. The group formed a protest late Saturday in front of the police station, and is planning another march to City Hall on Monday evening with community leaders slated as speakers.
Allentown Mayor Ray O’Connell and police Chief Glenn Grantiz Jr. showed up to the protest. Both said the police need to investigate the matter further. O’Connell called the video “disturbing.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-13--Atlanta Braves Will Reportedly Keep Name, Re-Evaluate Tomahawk Chop

The Atlanta Braves announced in an email to season ticket-holders on Sunday that the club will retain their nickname but are “ working through ” evaluating the tomahawk chop .
Paul Lukas , who runs the Uni Watch blog , posted a snippet of what he claimed was an email from the club to season ticket-holders , with a link to the full email .
“ The Atlanta Braves honors , respects and values the Native American community , ” the email read .
“ As an organization , we have always drawn strength from our diversity and respect for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Later , the email stated , “ Through our conversations , changing the name of the Braves is not under consideration or deemed necessary .
We have great respect and reverence for our name and the Native American communities that have held meaningful relationships with us do as well .
We will always be the Atlanta Braves.
” As it pertains to the tomahawk chop , the arm gesture used by fans made popular in the 1990s , the email stated , “ As it relates to the fan experience , including the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many issues that we are working through with the advisory group .
The chop was popularized by our fans when ( former outfielder ) Deion Sanders joined our team and it continues to inspire our players on the field .
With that in mind , we are continuing to listen to the Native American community , as well as our fans , players , and alumni to ensure we are making an informed decision on this part of our fan experience.
” The club said it is working with the Native American community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several joint initiatives , including “ a permanent exhibit inside the ballpark honoring Native Americans , designing merchandise and other ways to support indigenous language , and partnering with Native American content producers to showcase the positive impacts Native American tribes and tribal leaders have had on our history and the community.
” Other professional sports organizations with nicknames and mascots that reference Native Americans have come under varying levels of fire in recent weeks , including the Cleveland Indians , Washington Redskins and Chicago Blackhawks .
Also on Sunday , multiple reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are retiring their nickname while they evaluate potential new names .
Last week the Blackhawks announced they will keep their name and logo , saying in a statement , “ The Chicago Blackhawks name and logo symbolizes an important and historic person , Black Hawk of Illinois ’ Sac & Fox Nation , whose leadership and life has inspired generations of Native Americans , veterans and the public.
” Earlier this month , the Indians said in a statement , “ We have had ongoing discussions organizationally on these issues .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country has only underscored the need for us to keep improving as an organization on issues of social justice .
“ With that in mind , we are committed to engaging our community and appropriate stakeholders to determine the best path forward with regard to our team name .
”

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The Atlanta Braves announced in an email to season ticket-holders on Sunday that the club will retain their nickname but are “working through” evaluating the tomahawk chop.
Paul Lukas, who runs the Uni Watch blog, posted a snippet of what he claimed was an email from the club to season ticket-holders, with a link to the full email.
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“The Atlanta Braves honors, respects and values the Native American community,” the email read. “As an organization, we have always drawn strength from our diversity and respect for everyone. That will never change.”
Later, the email stated, “Through our conversations, changing the name of the Braves is not under consideration or deemed necessary. We have great respect and reverence for our name and the Native American communities that have held meaningful relationships with us do as well. We will always be the Atlanta Braves.”
Later Sunday, the team confirmed the contents of the email to ESPN.
The View of the Smartphone Tomahawk Chop from the Pressbox. Wow! #Braves pic.twitter.com/3VwN0MK8Eb — Paul Byrd (@PaulByrd36) September 2, 2018
As it pertains to the tomahawk chop, the arm gesture used by fans made popular in the 1990s, the email stated, “As it relates to the fan experience, including the chop, it is one of the many issues that we are working through with the advisory group. The chop was popularized by our fans when (former outfielder) Deion Sanders joined our team and it continues to inspire our players on the field. With that in mind, we are continuing to listen to the Native American community, as well as our fans, players, and alumni to ensure we are making an informed decision on this part of our fan experience.”
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The club said it is working with the Native American community and tribal leaders, and is considering several joint initiatives, including “a permanent exhibit inside the ballpark honoring Native Americans, designing merchandise and other ways to support indigenous language, and partnering with Native American content producers to showcase the positive impacts Native American tribes and tribal leaders have had on our history and the community.”
Other professional sports organizations with nicknames and mascots that reference Native Americans have come under varying levels of fire in recent weeks, including the Cleveland Indians, Washington Redskins and Chicago Blackhawks.
Also on Sunday, multiple reports surfaced that the Redskins will announce Monday they are retiring their nickname while they evaluate potential new names.
Last week the Blackhawks announced they will keep their name and logo, saying in a statement, “The Chicago Blackhawks name and logo symbolizes an important and historic person, Black Hawk of Illinois’ Sac & Fox Nation, whose leadership and life has inspired generations of Native Americans, veterans and the public.”
Earlier this month, the Indians said in a statement, “We have had ongoing discussions organizationally on these issues. The recent unrest in our community and our country has only underscored the need for us to keep improving as an organization on issues of social justice.
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thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-13--Actress Kelly Preston Dead At 57 After Battle With Breast Cancer

Actor Kelly Preston died Sunday after a long battle with cancer , her family announced .
She was 57 .
“ It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer , ” Preston ’ s husband , actor John Travolta , wrote on Instagram .
“ She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many.
” Born Kelly Kamalelehua Smith in Honolulu , she changed her name to Kelly Preston before landing her first film role in the 1985 romantic comedy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Over the next three decades , Preston appeared in dozens of films and television shows , notably “ Jerry Maguire , ” “ Twins ” and “ For Love of the Game.
” She met Travolta in 1987 and they married in Paris four years later .
The couple had three children together .
Their son , Jett , died in 2009 at the age of 16 .
Kelly Preston and John Travolta attend the premiere of `` Gotti '' at the SVA Theatre on Thursday , June 14 , 2018 , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sykes/Invision/AP ) Preston and Travolta starred on screen in “ Battlefield Earth ” ( 2000 ) .
Most recently , the couple played husband and wife John and Victoria Gotti in “ Gotti , ” the 2018 film about the mob boss .
Shocked by this sad news .
Kelly was such a bright loving soul , a talented actress , and a loving mom and wife .
My heart breaks for her family who have already known such sadness and grief .
Join me in sending them love and strength .
# @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maria Shriver ( @ mariashriver ) July 13 , 2020 I ’ m in absolute shock .
What a beautiful and amazing actress and person .
So sad to hear of her passing at such a young age .
My heart goes out to John Travolta and the entire family .
What a loss .
🙏 RIP # KellyPreston https : //t.co/yRqOmI3CjW — Josh Gad ( @ joshgad ) July 13 , 2020 Jerry Maguire would not have been the movie it was without Kelly Preston making that small role have major impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in What a Girl Wants .
She ’ s gone far too soon .
pic.twitter.com/9SvwM0Hblj — Ashley Spencer ( @ AshleyySpencer ) July 13 , 2020 I was lucky enough to work with her on one of my very first films , “ For Love of The Game.
” We were shooting on cold days in Colorado , but she couldn ’ t have been warmer or kinder to a young , nervous actor trying to make good .
I ’ ll never forget that .
Thank you Kelly .
# RestInPeace🙏🏼 https @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ danieldaekim ) July 13 , 2020 Kelly Preston was enormously kind and unbelievably lovely .
Can ’ t believe this .
My thoughts are with her sweet Ella and the rest of her incredible family .
RIP 🤍🤍🤍 — Chloe Bennet ( @ chloebennet ) July 13 , 2020 Travolta said his family would seek privacy in the coming months , but that he would “ feel your outpouring of love ” during that time .
“ I will be taking some time to be there for my children who have lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advance if you don ’ t hear from us for a while , ” he said .
“ But please know that I will feel your outpouring of love in the weeks and months ahead as we heal .
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Actor Kelly Preston died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, her family announced. She was 57.
“It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer,” Preston’s husband, actor John Travolta, wrote on Instagram. “She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many.”
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Born Kelly Kamalelehua Smith in Honolulu, she changed her name to Kelly Preston before landing her first film role in the 1985 romantic comedy “Mischief,” Reuters reported. Over the next three decades, Preston appeared in dozens of films and television shows, notably “Jerry Maguire,” “Twins” and “For Love of the Game.” She met Travolta in 1987 and they married in Paris four years later.
The couple had three children together. Their son, Jett, died in 2009 at the age of 16.
Kelly Preston and John Travolta attend the premiere of "Gotti" at the SVA Theatre on Thursday, June 14, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Preston and Travolta starred on screen in “Battlefield Earth” (2000). Most recently, the couple played husband and wife John and Victoria Gotti in “Gotti,” the 2018 film about the mob boss.
Tributes to the actress began pouring in late Sunday:
Shocked by this sad news. Kelly was such a bright loving soul, a talented actress, and a loving mom and wife. My heart breaks for her family who have already known such sadness and grief. Join me in sending them love and strength. #RIP #KellyPreston https://t.co/DndcfOtlOn — Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) July 13, 2020
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I’m in absolute shock. What a beautiful and amazing actress and person. So sad to hear of her passing at such a young age. My heart goes out to John Travolta and the entire family. What a loss. 🙏 RIP #KellyPreston https://t.co/yRqOmI3CjW — Josh Gad (@joshgad) July 13, 2020
Jerry Maguire would not have been the movie it was without Kelly Preston making that small role have major impact, and I love her so much in What a Girl Wants. She’s gone far too soon. pic.twitter.com/9SvwM0Hblj — Ashley Spencer (@AshleyySpencer) July 13, 2020
I was lucky enough to work with her on one of my very first films, “For Love of The Game.” We were shooting on cold days in Colorado, but she couldn’t have been warmer or kinder to a young, nervous actor trying to make good. I’ll never forget that. Thank you Kelly. #RestInPeace🙏🏼 https://t.co/szGCXxAxyI — Daniel Dae Kim (@danieldaekim) July 13, 2020
Kelly Preston was enormously kind and unbelievably lovely. Can’t believe this. My thoughts are with her sweet Ella and the rest of her incredible family. RIP 🤍🤍🤍 — Chloe Bennet (@chloebennet) July 13, 2020
RIP to my on screen mom, #kellypreston. What a lovely woman. Such a sad loss. — Spencer Breslin (@Spencerbreslin) July 13, 2020
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Travolta said his family would seek privacy in the coming months, but that he would “feel your outpouring of love” during that time.
“I will be taking some time to be there for my children who have lost their mother, so forgive me in advance if you don’t hear from us for a while,” he said. “But please know that I will feel your outpouring of love in the weeks and months ahead as we heal.”


thehuffingtonpost--2020-07-13--NBA Says Two Players Tested Positive For Coronavirus On Florida Campus

The NBA said Monday that two players at the basketball league ’ s campus in Orlando , Florida , have tested positive for the coronavirus , raising questions around their plan to keep the campus virus-free .
The NBA tested 322 players who ’ d arrived on campus on July 7 and had all been in quarantine .
The league said the two players who tested positive , who have not yet been identified , “ never cleared quarantine ” and had since left campus to isolate at home or in separate housing .
Earlier this month , 19 NBA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home regions .
Those players will stay home to recover until they are cleared to come to campus , the league said .
The NBA worked for months on a plan to keep its campus at Disney World in Florida virus-free in order to resume its season amid a global pandemic , reported The New York Times .
( The league had suspended its 2019-2020 season in March after a player tested positive for COVID-19 . )
Players from 22 teams around the country began to arrive at the NBA ’ s village @ @ @ @ @ @ @ playing again on July 30 .
Part of the protocols to attempt to keep the virus out of the NBA campus ’ s “ bubble ” include testing and quarantining on arrival , then testing daily moving forward , and wearing masks when not playing .
But the success of this experiment remains to be seen — particularly with players engaging in an indoor , high-contact sport .
Other sports leagues that have attempted to resume activities have encountered their own issues .
Earlier this month , Major League Soccer ’ s FC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 players and a staff member tested positive inside their own “ bubble ” in Orlando .
The NBA campus is at the heart of the pandemic , not only by being located in the U.S. but also in Florida , where cases have ballooned in recent weeks .
On Sunday , Florida set a new record for the highest number of new daily cases in any state , reporting more than 15,000 .
Meanwhile Disney World reopened its massive theme park there on Saturday , albeit with mask-wearing and other safety precautions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world in coronavirus cases , with over 3.3 million confirmed cases and over 135,000 dead so far .

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The NBA said Monday that two players at the basketball league’s campus in Orlando, Florida, have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising questions around their plan to keep the campus virus-free.
The NBA tested 322 players who’d arrived on campus on July 7 and had all been in quarantine. The league said the two players who tested positive, who have not yet been identified, “never cleared quarantine” and had since left campus to isolate at home or in separate housing.
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Earlier this month, 19 NBA players tested positive while still in their home regions. Those players will stay home to recover until they are cleared to come to campus, the league said.
NBA and NBPA Announce COVID-19 Test Results pic.twitter.com/ZMF3MAcMF9 — NBPA (@TheNBPA) July 13, 2020
The NBA worked for months on a plan to keep its campus at Disney World in Florida virus-free in order to resume its season amid a global pandemic, reported The New York Times. (The league had suspended its 2019-2020 season in March after a player tested positive for COVID-19.)
Players from 22 teams around the country began to arrive at the NBA’s village earlier this month, aiming to start playing again on July 30. Part of the protocols to attempt to keep the virus out of the NBA campus’s “bubble” include testing and quarantining on arrival, then testing daily moving forward, and wearing masks when not playing.
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But the success of this experiment remains to be seen — particularly with players engaging in an indoor, high-contact sport.
Other sports leagues that have attempted to resume activities have encountered their own issues. Earlier this month, Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas pulled out of a tournament after 10 players and a staff member tested positive inside their own “bubble” in Orlando.
The NBA campus is at the heart of the pandemic, not only by being located in the U.S. but also in Florida, where cases have ballooned in recent weeks. On Sunday, Florida set a new record for the highest number of new daily cases in any state, reporting more than 15,000. Meanwhile Disney World reopened its massive theme park there on Saturday, albeit with mask-wearing and other safety precautions.
The U.S. continues to lead the world in coronavirus cases, with over 3.3 million confirmed cases and over 135,000 dead so far.