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Members of the Washington, D.C., National Guard have tested positive for coronavirus after they responded to massive demonstrations sparked by the killing of George Floyd, a spokeswoman confirmed on Tuesday. “We can confirm that we have had COVID-19 positive tests with the DCNG,” D.C. National Guard spokeswoman Air Force Lt. Col. Brooke Davis said in …

We live in a wealthy nation.  This was made clear when data firm Wealth-X’s released their recent report entitled “A Decade of Wealth.”  Six of the top ten are American, which I’m completely fine with.  I wish every city on the list was here in the United States. But one of them really gets under …

Newly added 49ers left tackle Trent Williams knows better than most how important stability is at quarterback. Williams spent the first decade of his career with the Redskins and he said quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was one of the most enticing parts of coming to play for the San Francisco 49ers. “I think Jimmy G is …

Washington D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser slammed the “shameful” decision of federal park police to use rubber bullets and tear gas to clear protestors from Lafayette Square ahead of President Trump’s visit to historic St. John’s Episcopal Church. After Attorney General William P. Barr appeared in the park, where protesters chanted his name with expletives, the …

It’s been well-documented that Michael Jordan used any edge, perceived or imaginary, to motivate himself as a player. As an executive, he didn’t tolerate anyone disrespecting him, either. When Jordan was president of basketball operations for the Wizards during the 2000-01 season, he sometimes practiced with the team. Jordan ended up trading Laron Profit because …

Amid an odd NFL offseason where Tom Brady joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Roger Goodell announced draft picks slumped over in a chair in his basement, one storyline remains unsolved: the continued unemployment of Cam Newton. Despite also-ran quarterbacks such as Case Keenum, Marcus Mariota and Chase Daniel signing multi-year deals, the former MVP …

John David Washington, son of Denzel, is a football player turned actor, and his dad used to pull from his famous movie monologues to inspire his team. As a football coach for John David’s youth games, Denzel would gather the team to give an “impassioned speech,” Esquire reports. John David says the words often sounded …

“All I have for you is a word,” says a voice in the new trailer for the upcoming science-fiction movie “Tenet” that dropped Thursday. “It’ll open the right doors, and open some of the wrong doors, too.” Director Christopher Nolan is hoping “Tenet” will also open some cinema doors. Nolan, who is famed for major …

Scammers posing as out-of-work residents have bilked Washington State out of “hundreds of millions of dollars” in unemployment benefits, a top official said. The fraudsters submitted bogus unemployment claims under the names of tens of thousands of people whose personal information had been stolen, said Suzi LeVine, commissioner of the state’s Employment Security Department. “I …

As the 2020 presidential race heats up, critics of the electoral college have once again started coming out of the woodwork. They argue that the electoral college allows a minority of voters to choose the president. They call it “undemocratic” and say it’s unfair.  But constitutional scholar Prof. Rob Natelson has spent his entire career …