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“This vile idiot needs a round… And I don’t mean the kind she used to serve,” Charlie Rispoli wrote in a since-deleted Facebook post referring to Ocasio-Cortez last Thursday, according to a screenshot shared by NOLA.com on Saturday. Before joining Congress earlier this year, the 29-year-old lawmaker worked in New York as a bartender. At a press conference on Monday afternoon, the Gretna Police Department announced that Rispoli, who has served in the force since 2005, and another officer, Angelo Varisco, who “liked” Rispoli’s post, have been fired, according to NOLA....

In separate incidents early Friday, Kane allegedly grabbed two women, one by the neck, while out at the popular Buffalo nightclub, Bottoms Up, according to Buffalo Police reports obtained by The Buffalo News. Kane, through a lawyer, has denied wrongdoing. He was not arrested and no charges have been filed. MORE: Most heinous crimes connected to athletes Police said they are investigating the claims. The alleged harassment began inside the bar, the first report said, when Kane “threatened (the) complainant and made derogatory comments to her....

David DeParolesa, the owner of VERS, located on 9th Avenue in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, said someone has thrown a brick at the windows of his bar three times over the span of a week. Saturday’s incident, which was captured on surveillance footage, was “the fourth time someone has thrown a brick at our window—the third time this week alone—and while we don’t know for certain it was the same person each time, we do know that there is a person or multiple people who have made it their mission to intimidate and attempt to harm our patrons,” DeParolesa told Newsweek on Monday....

The incident occurred at noon on Monday, August 17 while Black 37-year-old jogger Tiffany Johnson crossed the northeast corner of 53rd Place and Broadway in Woodside, Queens, a neighborhood between Astoria and Jackson Heights. At the time, a white woman—described by the NYPD as “40’s, light complexion, approximately 5'5” tall, weighing 160 lbs., with blue eyes and long blonde hair"—threw a glass bottle at Johnson’s feet and then proceeded to yell racial slurs at her....

An AMBER Alert was issued Monday night for Khil, who was last seen sometime between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. at a playground located inside a gated apartment complex where the family was staying. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said in a press conference that Lina’s mother was with her at the playground and left for a short period of time. When she returned Lina was missing. Lina’s father, Riaz Sardar Khil told KENS that his wife was watching Lina at the playground when the girl walked over to a nearby path and vanished....

The Wilson Police Department say they have been made aware of numerous widely shared Facebook posts which fraudulently claim to have the “real story” behind Hinnant’s alleged murder. The young North Carolina boy was allegedly shot by his neighbor, 25-year-old Darius Sessoms, as he was playing outside with siblings. Sessoms was arrested and held by Wilson Police last Monday, he is charged with first-degree murder and received no bond....

There’s no more important tool to a journalist than the public records request (PDR). It gives you access to a treasure trove of public documents usually kept from public view that can potentially reveal politicians and bureaucrats abusing the public trust, misspending your tax dollars and committing scandals so outrageous they’re worthy of film adaptations. So there’s little wonder why some appear to exploit the coronavirus pandemic to keep these documents hidden from public scrutiny....

Shocked, humiliated, Clark called Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. The two men had become colleagues while negotiating a peace accord in Bosnia in the mid-’90s. Holbrooke, in his own way, tried to cheer up Clark. “Wes,” he said, “this is the best thing that could have ever happened to you.” “Why?” stammered Clark. “It’s awful.” Holbrooke replied, “Because no one had ever heard of you until today....

Not because he’s a showcase of power and style, or because the number — $330 million over 13 years — was palatable at checkout, but rather because the biggest cliff hanger remaining in the offseason ended with the most obvious and most sensible scenario. Phillies owner John Middleton making good on his promise to be a little “stupid” with his money, signing Harper to the richest contract in the history of American team sports, was like nailing the last disk on Plinko after coming up with lesser values the first four tries....

On his upcoming trek to the Brazilian town of Aparecida do Norte, he plans to huddle with regional prelates worried about their declining influence, the growth of evangelicals and local moves to legalize gay unions and abortion. The pope should choose his words carefully; on one of his last trips, to his native Germany, he sparked a firestorm when he quoted in passing scathing comments about the Prophet Muhammad. Within days Benedict was being burned in effigy....

In a letter to Marx, Francis responded to the explosive announcement that Marx would resign as archbishop of Munich and Freising due to the church’s mishandling of abuse cases, the Associated Press reported. But Francis refused Marx’s resignation, telling him (one of his closest advisers) that he must continue as archbishop and “shepherd my sheep.” He added that what the church needed is a process of reform “that doesn’t consist in words but attitudes that have the courage of putting oneself in crisis, of assuming reality regardless of the consequences....

The population has dropped by 89 percent and is headed toward extinction, according to the petition written by the Center for Biological Diversity and the Bombus Pollinators Association of Law Students of Albany Law School. This sharp decline, the study stated, can be due to a number of factors, including habitat loss, pesticides, disease, climate change, competition with honey bees, and loss of genetic diversity. “In the last 20 years, the American [bumblebee] has vanished from at least eight states, mostly in the Northeast, and it is in precipitous decline in many more,” the study read....

There are still good reasons for Republicans to cling to hope. But the odds right now point toward a victory for former vice president Joe Biden and, even worse for Republicans, the very real possibility of a wave election, in which a blue tide powered by coronavirus misery and Trump fatigue will sweep the Democrats into control of both houses of Congress as well as the White House. Never Trump Republicans and Democrats have been writing the post mortems on a 2020 GOP defeat for the last four years....

Grace Morgan told Newsweek that she was held by officers with the U.S. Marshals Service inside the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse for more than five hours on Monday, before being released without charge. The federal courthouse in downtown Portland has become a flashpoint during protests in Portland, which has been rocked by 61 consecutive nights of protests since the death of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis police custody in May....

Protestors initially gathered peacefully in the rain following the indictment of former police officer Brett Hankison on three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree. The demonstrations moved from Portland’s Justice Center to the city’s Police Bureau, which had been covered in wood paneling ahead of the protests. Fires were started on the wood paneling and protestors also threw objects at the building. As police moved in on the protestors, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at one group of officers....

Caleb Porter’s club missed the playoffs and watched arch rival Seattle lift the cup in its absence. The main culprit for the Timbers’ regression was their poor road form. Portland became just the eighth MLS team in history to fail to win a single road match for an entire season, posting an 0-11-6 mark away from Providence Park. MORE: Timbers count on key additions Porter has insisted that depth was the culprit behind the club’s road woes, and Portland has brought in a number of key additions ahead of the 2017 campaign to address that concern....

The government is calling it an “exceptional measure” and officials believe as many as 600,000 people are eligible voters who will show up to vote. However, Justice and Interior Minister Francisca Van Dunem recommended the infected voters wait to vote until around 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., which is the least busy time at polling stations. She also said it is not operationally practical to establish separate corridors and booths in the polling stations for infected people....

And it may be closer than you think: Despite Stacy racking up 1,114 total yards and eight touchdowns as a rookie last year, Rams offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer isn't just handing him the job again. Of course, we often hear statements like this from coaches trying to ignite healthy competition and prevent a veteran from getting complacent. But we've also seen what Tre Mason can do. Still, we expect Stacy to eventually secure the starting job, early-down work and red-zone carries with Mason serving as the change-of-pace back and occasionally spelling Stacy for a series....

The last four of these, tumor, cauda equina syndrome, herniated disc, and spinal stenosis, involve pressure on nerves, nerve roots and/or the spinal cord. The pain that results can become neuropathic pain. What Is Neuropathic Pain? Neuropathic pain occurs when nerve fibers become damaged, traumatized and/or otherwise dysfunctional. To best understand neuropathic pain, let’s talk briefly about what nerves do. Their job is to relay messages to and from the brain and spinal cord about what’s going on....