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“We have to put a summons out to the Metro PD and Mayor Bowser…. We would do citizen’s arrests [of] them,” Ron Coleman told The Daily Beast’s Zachary Petrizzo on Tuesday. Tuesday marked the 27th day of the convoy’s protests, which have persisted despite mass rollbacks of pandemic-related restrictions across the country. Over the past month, there have been reports that truckers have threatened to run over D.C. residents and commuters and to deface property....

Pity Clinton. He has the bad luck to be the quintessential politician running for president at a time when many Americans have renounced traditional politics. Voters are sick of it all: the candidates, the press, the primaries, the process. What Perot offers, or at least seems to offer, is something wholly new. Call it Talk Show Democracy: an electronic web of “interactive” television and radio shows, 800 numbers, phone banks, fax machines and computer billboards....

The Instagram account boasts 95,000 followers and shares a plethora of shocking stories from experiences on set, all received via anonymous DMs to the account. The posts come as the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) prepares to open a vote on whether to strike over crew members’ working conditions across the industry. @ia_stories is not run by IATSE itself, but instead Ben Gottlieb, a 27-year-old lighting technician who is a member of the union....

Santos bemused by VAR after draw Quaresma was on the scoresheet as the Euro 2016 winners were held to a 2-2 draw by Mexico in their Group A clash at Kazan Arena. A moment’s silence was held prior to kick-off in recognition of the victims of the fires that have swept through the Pedrogao Grande region, which are said to have killed 61 people and injured dozens more. Pepe was frustrated with the result but admitted the news from home had taken its toll on the players before the match....

The U.S. president is currently on a wide-ranging, 36-hour tour of the world’s largest democracy as he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the finalizing of a $3 billion arms deal between the two nations on Monday. More than 100,000 Modi supporters proudly welcomed Trump into Sardar Patel Stadium in the Gujarat state’s Ahmedabad city as he touted the U.S. as India’s “premiere defense partner.” Critics of Modi in India and abroad have accused the prime minister of “dehumanizing minorities,” particularly the country’s Muslim population, but he and Trump’s friendly, ongoing relationship has led to a spike in the American president’s appeal among Indian adults....

My first installment covers the outlook for last week’s wave of veteran free agents and their path to factoring in fantasy football drafts this offseason. Here we’ll gauge the fantasy impact of the Brandon Marshall trade, fallout for the reportedly soon-available Percy Harvin and more recent developments across the NFL. MORE NFL: Bears trade Brandon Marshall to Jets | Colts won’t re-sign Reggie Wayne Percy Harvin out? The Jets owe Seattle a fourth-round pick if Harvin’s still on the roster come March 19, so it seemed like a race against time to find a trade partner for Gang Green....

Gasping and Survival When a patient gasps after collapsing from cardiac arrest (when the heart stops working correctly and can’t get blood to the lungs, brain, and other organs), it can look like a reflex of the chest and neck muscles trying to get more oxygen. Those gasps can sound like snoring, snorting, or labored breathing, but are different from normal breaths and can happen every few seconds. Agonal breathing may sound and look alarming, but it can be a good sign for a victim’s chance for survival....

Read on to learn more about perimenopausal anxiety and how to cope. What Are the Symptoms of Perimenopause? Many symptoms can arise during perimenopause. While not all symptoms will occur in everyone, every person that goes through perimenopause will experience some symptoms, such as: Hot flashes Sleep disturbances, such as insomnia Vaginal dryness or irritation Painful urination Symptoms of depression Symptoms of anxiety Headaches Changes in sex drive Difficulty thinking, focusing, or concentrating Slowed or irregular periods Irregular bleeding...

While some members of the pro-life movement are still picketing abortion clinics and shouting “Murderer!,” a quieter group of activists is seeking to change the tenor of the debate. They hope that a more compassionate, less judgmental approach can help break the 23-year stalemate that has existed since Roe v. Wade. Ethicist David Reardon, author of a new book, “Making Abortion Rare,” calls it a “kinder, gentler” movement and hopes to win converts among the “middle majority” of Americans who aren’t comfortable with abortion, but don’t want to ban it completely....

The decision comes after a one-two punch of flak over Buttigieg’s fundraising techniques. This weekend, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and fellow Democratic candidate for president, told reporters that closed-door fundraising events caused “conflicts being created every single day when candidates for president sell access to their time to the highest bidder.” “I think that Mayor Pete should open up the doors so that anyone can come in and report on what’s being said,” Warren said....

The activists chanted “black lives matter” and “anti-poor, anti-black” after the Democratic primary candidate took the stage in Des Moines, Iowa to deliver a speech to supporters. Buttigieg told the protesters he wanted to talk with them about their issues “respectfully” before both the activists and his supporters began chanting, which led to the demonstrators being escorted from the venue. “You actually only fixed five houses, but you demolished hundreds in the urban and black communities,” one protester said in footage caught by the Washington Examiner and Iowa Starting Line....

In his remarks to the group, which came during his unsuccessful 2010 run for Indiana state treasurer, Buttigieg discussed how he understood the economic concerns of the Tea Party voters and candidates. “There are some, especially in my party, who think that the Tea Party is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Republican Party,” Buttigieg said at the time. “But there are many others who believe that the Tea Party is motivated by real concerns about the direction of our government and the responsiveness of our government to citizens—and above all, a frustration with business as usual....

Thiel, who is worth an estimated $2.6 billion, is stepping down from the board of Facebook’s parent company Meta after more than 15 years and is reportedly set to focus on the midterms in November. Republicans are hoping to re-take the House of Representatives and the Senate, and Thiel has already contributed $10 million apiece to the Senate campaigns of Blake Masters in Arizona and J.D. Vance in Ohio....

The Arizona Cardinals cornerback was relieved of his special-teams duties before the season, and the team brought in Antonio Cromartie to take pressure off the NFL’s highest paid corner. That’s a formula for success, right? Wrong. Peterson has no interceptions through seven games — he had three at this point both last season and in 2012. Peterson has allowed five touchdowns this season — he allowed three at this point last season, including two Calvin Johnson specials, and just one in 2012....

Several social media users responded jokingly to the news. While on Thursday, June 10, a petition was set up on Change.Org by user Jose Ortiz, who titled it: “Petition To Not Allow Jeff Bezos Re-Entry To Earth.” “Jeff Bezos is actually Lex Luthor, disguised as the supposed owner of a super successful online retail store,” Ortiz jokingly wrote in the petition, in reference to the DC Comics character that Bezos is often likened to....

“Hey, listen. This might be my last rodeo,” Manning said to Belichick in a video aired Monday night on NFL Total Access. “So, it sure has been a pleasure.” MORE: Brady-Manning, the rivalry in photos | Ranking all 49 Super Bowls Manning hasn’t said anything specific as to his retirement plans, so this comment is pretty revealing. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Manning retire after the season. He’s clearly not the same quarterback he used to be, and if the Broncos can win the big game, there’s no better way to go out....

You might have heard the NFL's most successful Papa John's franchisee is returning to Indianapolis this week. You might also interpret that as a way for this picks columnist to try to get some free pizza for his entire office ("This one's for John"). Given how we've picked (and how the waistline has grown) so far this season, there has been some comfort in pizza and the appropriate accompanying adult beverages....

Koepka, with birdies on two of his final three holes at Quail Hollow Club — the par-5 seventh and the par-4 eighth — put himself into prime position for the rest of the weekend at minus-3. Spieth had to match those finishing results on the front nine just to get to 1 over, while Garcia faded quickly to 4 over, thanks to double bogeys on the 16th and 18th....

He was too busy looking over the edge of a sand trap. Had he glanced at the leaderboard, Walker would have seen Henrik Stenson and Jason Day a stroke behind and threatening. MORE: Leaderboard Next thing you knew, Walker was looking over the lip of the cup, where his bunker shot ended. And he saw a two-stroke lead. Relax? Forget about it. Worry? Are you kidding? Walker stood at 13 under, two strokes ahead of Day, through 15 holes and seven to go to the Wanamaker Trophy....