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The Arizona Cardinals started OTAs (organized team activities) on Monday and had a notable absentee.Starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett didn’t attend Cardinals OTAs. Even though he’s in line to be the team’s starting quarterback with first year head coach Mike LaFleur, Brissett wants to be compensated as a starting quarterback.Before the overreactions get started, it’s worth noting that these OTAs are voluntary. Players have held out of them before and returned for mandatory minicamp and training camps without any issue. It’s also understandable that Brissett wants to be paid. For years, he’s been viewed as one of the elite backup quarterbacks…

A 3-year-old black-furred wolf has become the first of her kind known to venture into Sequoia National Park in more than a century. The animal, known as BEY03F, seems intent on making history over and over again. She made similarly momentous visits to Los Angeles and Inyo counties.By 7 a.m. Sunday, BEY03F had passed just south of Mt. Whitney, trekking over mountainous terrain of at least 13,000-foot elevation to get there, said Axel Hunnicutt, gray wolf coordinator for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.“She did some hiking,” he said.It’s just a day in the life of the peripatetic wolf,…

Many Americans underestimate China’s threat to the United States. That threat includes the world’s most aggressive military build-up and provocations in the South China Sea; support for hostile regimes in Russia, North Korea and Iran; cyber operations; its global "Belt and Road" investment strategy; funding Code Pink, anti-ICE, No Kings, and other progressive movements; theft of intellectual property from U.S. universities and businesses; purchasing farmland adjacent to U.S. bases; and infiltrating think tanks and research centers.

A “deadly mix” of collapsing growth in the registered nurse workforce and increasingly complex patient needs is leaving staff “struggling to keep people safe,” the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) warned at its annual congress in Liverpool.Professor Nicola Ranger, RCN general secretary and chief executive, told the 3000-strong audience at the college’s annual conference in Liverpool that most respondents to its latest survey said that staffing levels were too low, with just 1 in 10 describing nurse numbers as at the right level for all patient needs to be met. Ranger said: “Widespread vacancies of registered nurses are always unsafe, but…

1 Fortuna Düsseldorf were relegated to the 3. Liga (Germany’s third tier) following a 3-0 defeat against direct relegation rivals Greuther Fürth on the final day. F95 started the day in 16th but found themselves a goal down inside the opening two minutes when former player Felix Kraus struck. Elias Egouli then scored an own goal before Noel Futkeu’s 19th goal of the season secure Fortuna’s fate as Fürth leapfrogged their opponents into the relegation play-off. “I don’t know what to say,” explained Florian Kastenmeier, goalkeeper and captain. “This is one of the worst days. We had a very good…

Oil prices rose Monday on a report that the U.S. views Iran’s latest proposal to end the war as insufficient.International benchmark Brent crude futures for July rose more than 2% to close at $112.10 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures for June advanced about 3% to settle at $108.66 per barrel. A spokesman from the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that talks were ongoing through Pakistan and that both Washington and Tehran had sent in their latest comments to a proposal from Iran. A senior U.S. official told Axios that the proposal is not a meaningful improvement and is insufficient for a deal. President Donald Trump…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! If you’re counting down the days until June, welcome to the club. Before we’re officially in the thick of summer weather, our closets need a refresh. Instead of stuffy fabrics that you want to rip off by noon, go for a loose, breezy sundress that transitions from morning coffee to dinner reservations with ease. The right sundress floats over your body, catches the air and looks effortlessly put together with sandals or a denim jacket. We rounded up 17 colorful…

ANKARA, Turkey — Israel’s military intercepted boats off the coast of Cyprus on Monday, part of the latest wave of flotilla activists attempting to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza. More than 50 vessels departed from the port in Marmaris, Turkey, last week in what the organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla described as the final leg of their planned journey to Gaza’s shores. The organization’s livestream showed activists aboard several vessels putting on life jackets and raising their hands before a boat carrying Israeli troops approached. Wearing tactical gear, they boarded the ship, and the livestream abruptly ended. Many…

It was their dream home, a newly built, 2,500-square-foot modern farmhouse with a playroom that Mitch and Kara Meredith had saved for 12 years to buy for their growing family. During construction, family members had written their favorite Bible verses on studs throughout the house. For four idyllic years on Darlene Lane, the couple hosted birthday parties for their two young daughters, who became fast friends with the other children in the recently built subdivision in Fort Gibson. Film Screening Join The Frontier and ProPublica in Tulsa on May 20 for a public screening of a documentary film featuring the…

Round 9 done, which means that all the teams have now played half their games (8) and the table looks like this.The Blaze have clearly won the first half of the season with seven wins out of their eight games. They have not always looked convincing, particularly with the bat, but they have consistently managed to get over the line. Hampshire are a comfortable second, despite losing to The Blaze this week. They have managed to pick up five wins, as have Surrey in third. Warwickshire sneaked into fourth, having won half the games they have played. But from there…