Tom Brady"s "Deflategate" appeal rejected by federal court
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Whats it like outside? Happy Bastille Day! The humidity climbs today as temps sit in the 80s. Expect thunderstorms this afternoon into tonight, with a lot of rain and strong winds.
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While you were sleeping: Eight people, including children, have died in a fire at an orphanage near the coastal city of Durban in South Africa. Another four people were injured ... Human Rights Watch released a report this morning that says about 25 percent of children in Afghanistan aged 5 to 14 work for a living, and the government is failing to protect them from injury or death ... Road rage among young men is out of control in the US, according to survey released this morning by the AAA Foundation, and its leading to more deaths on the road. Close to 80 percent of drivers admitted to episodes of anger or aggression during the past year, while about 8 million drivers had road rage -- deliberately bumping or ramming another vehicle or getting out of their car to confront another driver. They need an estrogen diet.
In the sporting world: Golfs British Open starts today at Royal Troon in Scotland, and Australian Jason Day, ranked No. 1 in the world, is co-favorite to win along with U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson. Day said he popped something in his rib area on a swing during practice yesterday, but likened it to cracking your knuckles and said he was fine. Oddsmakers are taking oxygen. (1:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. to midnight EDT, the Golf Channel.)
Do any of the Supremes like football? We may find out today if Patriots QB Tom Brady and his pricey legal team will continue to fight his four-game suspension in the courts. His only choices are to ask the US Supreme Court for a hearing, or to give up. If he goes forward, h**l likely ask the courts to delay his suspension, which is tricky; if he doesnt get a hearing, he could end up missing the last four games of the season instead of the first four. BTW, the only football fan on the high court is Justice Clarence Thomas, a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan.
Tom Terrific could do something else: Sue the NFL for defamation.
Your tax dollars not at work: The UMass trustees meet in Worcester today and it looks like theyre going to raise tuition and fees again, this time by about 5 percent, because the state Legislature didnt budget enough money to cover the systems costs.
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Rules are meant to be broken. At least thats what the anti-Trump forces believe. The candidate might want to disguise Chris Christie as a potted plant to spy on the 112 GOP delegates who make up the conventions Rules Committee, which is meeting today. Some of them are pushing for changes that would make it more difficult for Trump to win enough delegates to claim the nomination. They call themselves the Free the Delegates movement, and claim they have tremendous momentum.
This is not a Mickey Mouse effort: First he addressed mourners at the funeral for five Dallas police officers, then held a conversation with law enforcement, activists, and academics at the White House. Today President Obama will continue his laser focus on race and criminal justice by holding a town hall event on primetime TV at 8 p.m. All of the Disney-owned broadcast and digital properties, as well as other outlets, will carry it: ABC, ESPN, ABC News Digital, Freeform Digital, the WATCH ABC app, the WatchESPN app, Yahoo, and ABC Radio.
Closing arguments in fourth Freddy Gray trial: This time its the highest-ranking Baltimore officer on the scene when Gray died from a spinal injury sustained while in police custody. Lt. Brian Rice is charged with manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and misconduct. Prosecutors are 0-for-3 so far in their attempt to convict the cops involved.
Misc.: Georgia is scheduled to conduct its sixth execution of the year this evening, killing a man who killed his friend after a night of drinking and smoking marijuana. His lawyers say he shouldnt be executed because hes intellectually disabled ... Gay activists in Israel wont hold their pride march in Beersheba today after the countrys Supreme Court rerouted the walk away from the main thoroughfare because of threats of violence. Last year, an ultra-Orthodox Jew fatally stabbed a teenage girl at a gay pride match in Jerusalem.
Finally, the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations will be revealed at 11:30 ET this morning. Anthony Anderson of Black-ish and Lauren Graham, best known for Gilmore Girls, will make the announcements. Will Television Academy voters go for sentiment (The Good Wife and Downton Abbey, both of which ended this year), perennial favorites (Game of Thrones, House of Cards, Homeland), or something new (Mr. Robot, Master of None, Transparent)?
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Michelle Dockery played Mary Crawley for the six seasons of Downton Abbey.
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