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underpants's JournalBiggest boxing match of summer postponed - multiple COVID positives in 1 camp
Sources: Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder postponed after Fury tests positive for COVID-19
https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/31785991/sources-tyson-fury-deontay-wilder-postponed-fury-tests-positive-covid-19
The biggest heavyweight bout of the summer has been postponed. Tyson Fury has tested positive for COVID-19 and his bout against Deontay Wilder will be rescheduled for later this year, sources confirmed to ESPN.
The fight was originally scheduled for July 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the broadcast on both Fox and ESPN+ pay-per-view. Sources told ESPN a weekend in October is the new targeted date with the Manny Pacquiao-Errol Spence Jr. PPV on Aug. 21 and Canelo Alvarez scheduled to fight in the second or third week of September.
Sources said multiple people in Fury's camp have tested positive. Fury is likely to return to England and ultimately come back to the United States for camp when the time is right.
REM - early "Sitting Still" (but not the polka version) + Mitch Easter interview
https://www.nme.com/news/music/r-e-m-share-original-1981-mix-of-radio-free-europe-so-we-had-a-chat-with-their-producer-2987824R.E.M. are celebrating their 40th anniversary by reissuing the original version of their classic debut track ‘Sitting Still’ – the first time since 1981 that the single has been re-released. Check it out below along with our interview with producer Mitch Easter.
The song was re-recorded for R.E.M.’s 1983 debut album ‘Murmur’, but the band have said they prefer the faster original single version, which was released on small US indie label Hib-Tone Records and co-produced by Mitch Easter – who was also behind the desk for ‘Murmur’ and ‘Reckoning’.
The reissued 7”, to be released on July 23, also features the original version of fellow ‘Murmur’ sing ‘Radio Free Europe’. The same date sees a special cassette release, limited to 1,500 copies, of ‘Cassette Set’. Originally only 400 copies were made, which the band circulated to interested music industry people. Featuring cassette labels handwritten by frontman Michael Stipe, ‘Cassette Set’ comprises the 7” songs plus ‘White Tornado’, a snippet of an alternative “polka” version of ‘Sitting Still’ and an aborted version of ‘White Tornado’ featuring a mistake by guitarist Peter Buck.
https://www.nme.com/news/music/r-e-m-share-original-1981-mix-of-radio-free-europe-so-we-had-a-chat-with-their-producer-2987824
Harry Byrd ( "Massive Resistance") statue has been removed from Virginia's Capital Square
Byrd statue has been removed from Virginia's Capital Square
Byrd was the leader of the all powerful “Byrd machine” that ran the Commonwealth for decades. To his grave he was an unapologetic racist who was one of the primary sources behind “Massive Resistance” to stop school integration after Brown v. Board.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Department of General Services removed the statue of former Virginia governor Harry F. Byrd from Capitol Square this morning.
Byrd has been widely criticized for his role as the architect of Massive Resistance to public school integration. Many lawmakers felt this legacy shouldn’t be celebrated on the Capitol grounds.
A bill to get rid of the statue won bipartisan support last session in the general assembly, though nearly 40 republicans voted against it.
https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/bystanders-asked-to-avoid-capitol-square-as-byrd-statue-comes-down-tomorrow/
https://twitter.com/jackie8news/status/1412762888796880897?s=21
Byrd statue has been removed from Virginia's Capital Square
Byrd was the leader of the all powerful “Byrd machine” that ran the Commonwealth for decades. To his grave he was an unapologetic racist who was one of the primary sources behind “Massive Resistance” to stop school integration after Brown v. Board.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Department of General Services removed the statue of former Virginia governor Harry F. Byrd from Capitol Square this morning.
Byrd has been widely criticized for his role as the architect of Massive Resistance to public school integration. Many lawmakers felt this legacy shouldn’t be celebrated on the Capitol grounds.
A bill to get rid of the statue won bipartisan support last session in the general assembly, though nearly 40 republicans voted against it.
https://twitter.com/jackie8news/status/1412762888796880897?s=21
https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/bystanders-asked-to-avoid-capitol-square-as-byrd-statue-comes-down-tomorrow/
Remember Me?!? Common colds and virus make a post pandemic surge
As coronavirus recedes, colds and common viruses are back — especially among children
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory warning that respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, has been detected with increasing frequency since March in 10 Southern states, plus Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. RSV is the most common cause of bronchial infections and pneumonia in children under age 1, with a season that typically runs roughly from November to early spring.
“It’s very unusual to see this volume of sick kids during the summer,” said Sally Goza, immediate past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. “This is the time of year we normally are doing checkups for camp.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/16/increase-colds-rsv-kids/
Hey Baby, it's the Fourth of July 🇺🇸😁
Gulf of Mexico is only on 🔥 fire 🔥 in that one spot.
https://twitter.com/rudepundit/status/1411122239039279108?s=21Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!!
Bobby Bonilla Day explained: Why the Mets still pay him $1.19M today and every July 1
The calendar has turned to July 1, and that means one thing: It's time for Mets fans everywhere to wish each other a Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! Why? On Thursday, 58-year-old Bobby Bonilla will collect a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets, as he has and will every July 1 from 2011 through 2035.
In 2000, the Mets agreed to buy out the remaining $5.9 million on Bonilla's contract.
However, instead of paying Bonilla the $5.9 million at the time, the Mets agreed to make annual payments of nearly $1.2 million for 25 years starting July 1, 2011, including a negotiated 8% interest.
At the time, Mets ownership was invested in a Bernie Madoff account that promised double-digit returns, and the Mets were poised to make a significant profit if the Madoff account delivered -- but that did not work out.
Donald Rumsfeld Survived By 1 Million Fewer Iraqis
https://www.theonion.com/donald-rumsfeld-survived-by-1-million-fewer-iraqis-1847206941TAOS, NM—Former U.S. secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld passed away Wednesday at 88 years old, sources confirmed, and is survived by 1 million fewer Iraqis. “It is with tremendous sorrow that we share the passing of an American icon, whose legacy in decades of shaping U.S. foreign policy will be felt by the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi men, women, and children who might otherwise still be alive,” read an obituary of the former U.S. congressman, White House chief of staff, and RAND Corporation chairman, adding that he also leaves behind an incalculable number of current and former prisoners who will feel his influence for the rest of their lives. “After a long and rich life, Donald leaves behind the stark absence of so many Iraqi mothers, fathers, uncles and aunts, grandparents, children, and grandchildren, as well as innumerable never-to-be-born potential descendants.
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