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Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio: ‘Excited to get started’

Jack Del Rio talks Montez Sweat, new defensive line coach Jeff Zgonina and re-signing LB Jon Bostic.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 9, 2022

Mexico’s ambitious Maya Train, touted for development, threatens Maya village’s water, future

The 300 or so largely Maya inhabitants of the village of Vida y Esperanza fear the train will pollute the caves that supply their water, endanger their children and cut off their access to the outside world.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 31, 2022

Maya village's water, future threatened by Mexican train

Mexico’s ambitious Maya Train project along the country’s Caribbean coast it is threatening the indigenous Maya people it was named for and dividing communities it was meant to help

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

Get fourth COVID booster now, or wait? CDC says get the shot now, but many hesitate

About 70% of Americans 50 and older who got a first booster shot — and nearly as many of those 65 and older — haven’t gotten their second booster dose, the CDC says.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 20, 2022

Train endangers some of Mexico's oldest pre-historic sites

The Mexican government has decided to invoke national security powers to forge ahead with a tourist train along the Caribbean coast known as the “Riviera Maya,” threatening extensive caves where some of the oldest human remains in North America have been discovered

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

‘My voice lends itself to sadness​ –​ I carry a lot of grief’​: Rebekah Del Rio, David Lynch’s musical muse​

Before she met Lynch, Del Rio’s only hit was in the Netherlands. But her sorrowful singing in Mulholland Drive changed everything. She talks about the death of her son, being homeless and overcoming life’s hurdles

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022

Leonard Greene: Black Lives Matter. So does the truth about Jan. 6

The more a congressional investigation reveals about the Jan. 6 insurrection, the more outrageous it is that anyone would try to compare it to the Black Lives Matter protests that swept the nation after George Floyd was murdered.

Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2022

Commentary: The collisions between sports and politics underscore our need for tolerance of dissent

The intersection of sports and politics has occasionally been fraught with controversy. Amid the civil rights movement, Muhammad Ali was briefly banned from boxing for his stance on the Vietnam War. Tommie Smith and John Carlos were subject to significant criticism for raising their fists in a salute to Black…

Chicago Tribune · Jun 16, 2022

Ron Rivera Addresses Concerns Over First Amendment Violation

The Commanders coach said he has read the First Amendment “over and over” and has a copy at his desk.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 14, 2022

‘Free’ speech? Ignorance just cost Jack Del Rio $100,000. He’s lucky to still have a job

We all know freedom of speech is not an absolute without limits, right? We were taught that in civics class. A typical example used was how you can’t yell “fire!” in a crowded theater and cause a panicked stampede that gets folks trampled.

Miami Herald · Jun 13, 2022