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Jayne, 51, has been at the center of a series of controversies on and off the screen, including confrontations with her co-stars and facing allegations of racketeering. Oscar-winning screen star Lawrence, 32, made her feelings about Jayne—and the current season of the show—clear recently while promoting her upcoming film Causeway at Canada’s Toronto International Film Festival. “My biggest problem with this season is that it’s just been boring and I think that Erika is evil,” Lawrence, a “superfan” of the show, told Variety....

The Houston Rockets are willing to trade Lin as they continue pursuit of a high-profile free agent. They might well miss out on Carmelo Anthony, who appears all but certain to stay with the New York Knicks, but they remain a player for LeBron James. First, Noel (we couldn’t resist). He missed last season after knee surgery and saw his initial action against pros on Saturday. Including an awe-inspiring dunk, he finished with 19 points, two rebounds, three assists, four steals and one block....

According to the NFL Network, the 49ers’ running back was placed on the injured reserve after suffering continued setbacks during his recovery. McKinnon will miss his second consecutive season due to injury. The team’s general manager John Lynch recently revealed McKinnon had difficulties getting fully healthy after the procedure. “(Tuesday), we brought him out, and it’s a real bummer because he keeps getting to the final step. And the final step is actually playing NFL football, particularly at his position where you’ve got to make hard cuts, you’ve got to put your foot in the ground,” Lynch said (via 49erswebzone....

Cohen is a professor of law at George Mason University who for two decades has been fighting for the right to sell off his major organs—or to buy one from someone else, should he need it. These are practices currently prohibited by U.S. law, and widely reviled by doctors, who like to believe they occupy one of the last bastions of selfless altruism in the American economy. Last week Cohen took his case to Intelligence Squared U....

“I’ve been at this for so many years and under so much stress,” Falwell said, “I decided I needed a three-month break.” Updated 10:52 p.m. EST 8/24/2020: In a statement sent to Newsweek by Liberty University Monday night, Falwell had agreed to tender his resignation but withdrew the offer after reports of his impending actions surfaced in the media. “The Executive Committee’s Board of Trustees asked Falwell to go on indefinite leave of absence on August 7, to which he agreed,” the statement read....

But following his team’s 23-6 preseason loss, Jones apologized for the comments he made Friday on a radio show. Jones reminded reporters after the game that Super Bowl 50 will be played in Santa Clara in February, one of the reasons he was so wary of the turf. MORE: NFL general manager rankings | NFL’s best, worst stadiums “Anything I said about that grass, I’m wrong, I take back. It’s a great playing surface,” Jones said, via The Associated Press....

Jerry Jones hopes to get a long-term contract worked out when the wide receiver becomes a free agent at the end of the season. But if that doesn’t happen, the Cowboys have a backup plan. MORE: Playoff seeding scenarios | NFL Power Rankings Jones announced on his radio show Tuesday morning that he will use the franchise tag on Bryant if no long-term deal is finalized. The two sides had negotiations earlier in the year, according to NFL....

Kill decided to part ways with the university after the two couldn’t come to terms on a new role for the former coach. MORE: Best movie college football players | 10 best spring games “I visited with the president [Monday], and it was very professional in manner,” Kill said, via the Star Tribune. “He would like me to speak on behalf of the university, raise money and teach a class or two....

Douglas Miguel Rodriguez, 49, died saving a customer at the grocery shop where he worked during the shooting in which six people were killed, including the two shooting suspects. Rabbi David Niederman, the United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg’s executive director told The New York Post that Rodriguez had opened the back door of the store to let the customer escape. “Unfortunately, he died at the footstep of that door,” Niederman said of Rodriguez....

Another thing boxers want: to fight against the marquee names in the sport and having their hand raised in victory. Jessie Vargas has accomplished the first thing. The 30-year-old is a former two-division world champion, beating Khabib Allakhverdiev to win the WBA (regular) junior welterweight title in April 2014 and finishing Sadam Ali in March 2016 for the vacant WBO welterweight title. Join DAZN to watch Mikey Garcia vs. Jessie Vargas & 100+ fight nights a year...

The term blackfishing has been credited—at least in part—to hip-hop journalist Wanna Thompson, according to NBC News. In 2018, Thompson shared a Twitter thread of a string of non-Black public figures who had used makeup, Photoshop and cosmetic surgery to appear Black or mixed race. It has been compared to blackface, the racist centuries-old practice of a non-Black person wearing dark makeup, often to mock the features of Black people....

A jet stream is a band of strong, fast-moving air that circles the globe in the upper levels of the atmosphere. It is caused by differences in temperatures from Earth being heated unevenly, explained Emily Berndt, a research scientist at the Marshall Space Flight Center. “The uneven heating from the tropics to the poles causes differences in pressure, which drive the wind,” she told Newsweek. “Jet streaks are regions of faster flowing air within the jet stream....

The Jets quarterback had special pads made to provide extra protection through the midsection to protect his spleen, according to NFL Network, because standard football pads don’t provide that type of protection for the organ located in the upper far left part of the abdomen. The report adds Darnold went through multiple fittings and the pads were modeled off a set made for Panthers QB Cam Newton. Darnold, 22, is set to make his return after missing the team’s last three games because of the illness....

Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason said on New York’s WFAN that the Jets asked NFL officials to search their locker room for listening devices prior to last week’s game in Foxborough. MORE: A history of Patriots -Gates | When will the Patriots lose? NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy denied the report — sort of — by telling several media outlets “No such request came from the Jets.” He did not directly answer a question from New Jersey Advance Media about whether the locker room had been swept, regardless of who might have initiated the request, and later repeated his response in a tweet....

In the now-viral post to the subreddit “Am I The A**hole,” user Sea-Tangerine-4123 said that because of COVID she was unable to visit her boyfriend’s parents in the U.S. She said the two met in Paris and have been living together for the last six months. “I was more than happy to go because obviously it is very important for him,” she wrote. Vogue reported in 2016 that according to a study published in the Journal of Family Studies in 2014, meeting a significant other’s parents can give “insight into how your partner might behave as a spouse or parent down the line, and indicate what sort of material resources they’ll have at their disposal for raising a family....

The video was posted to the video-sharing app on Sunday by Carol (@notfromdenmark) and has amassed over 3 million views and more than 4,000 comments, many from viewers who couldn’t believe Carol was paying to live in such a “nasty” place. You can watch the full video here. New York City Rent According to rental platform Zumper, New York City rents remain as high as ever. The average rent for a studio apartment in the city currently sits at $3,400, and the average rent for one and two-bedroom apartments sit at $3,988 and $4,500, respectively....

As reported by Politico, the app’s mission statement reads: “Fighting cancel culture, promoting common sense, defending free speech, challenging social media monopolies, and creating a true marketplace of ideas.” Though the site won’t officially launch until July 4, those online already have a lot of thoughts on the platform. Since being banned from Twitter on January 8, 2020—with Facebook quickly following suit—former President Donald Trump and his team have been vocal about wanting to create their own platform....

In a video posted to TikTok, owner Sarah—who uses the handle inputcoffee—shared that she had taken her 8-month-old miniature Goldendoodle Scout to the local groomers in San Diego, California and “left with a new dog.” With more than 371,000 views and thousands of likes, the video has brought big laughs to social media. “That poor puppy,” said one commenter: “They did him dirty!” While another TikTok viewer wrote: “Oh no!...

WARNING: Videos in this article feature profanity and language that some may find offensive. Broner vs. Vargas results: Adrien Broner, Jessie Vargas fight to majority draw “Let’s go to my town,” Broner said. “I want to fight him where I’m from. These hella Mexicans in here booing me and s—. They want some rice and chicken.” Broner also went after Jim Gray. “You’re a different fighter with that different suit on," said Broner to Gray....

The exchange with the bride-to-be and her fiancee’s mother went from being shared on Facebook, featured on Imgur, to going viral on Reddit’s Monster-in-Law subreddit. In the viral text exchange, the bride-to-be discovers her fiance’s mother already picked out a dress for the Fall 2022 wedding. Surprised, she texted her future MIL to see what the dress looks like. That’s when she realized the joke is on her. “I told my baby that I HAD a dress and did not purchase one,” the fiance’s mother texted back....