Day: July 18, 2023

Soccer players who repeatedly headed balls have higher risk of cognitive impairment later in life, study finds

3:12 pm July 18, 2023

Researchers have found evidence suggesting that repetitive heading of balls during a professional soccer career is associated with a higher risk of cognitive impairment in later life, according to a study commissioned by England’s Football Association (FA). The independent research study, jointly commissioned by the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), was conducted by the University of […]

Masked gunmen invade multimillion-dollar Massachusetts home, attack owner: cops

3:11 pm July 18, 2023

Massachusetts police are investigating an armed home invasion early Tuesday morning in a wealthy suburban neighborhood that reportedly left the homeowner assaulted. The Brookline Police Department released a statement Tuesday reporting law enforcement responded to a home in the town at about 2:20 a.m. and confirmed there was “an armed home invasion” that was carried […]

Sooners’ Brent Venables says ‘unlike’ Deion Sanders, he gave players ‘grace’ period in first year as coach

3:02 pm July 18, 2023

Oklahoma head football coach Brent Venables knows what it is like to take over a program in the current era of college football. Venables is preparing to enter his second season in Norman, Oklahoma, following a disappointing 6-7 record in his first year. Venables was hired in December 2021 following Lincoln Riley’s departure to USC, […]

Five reasons Ayn Rand loved the United States of America: ‘The right to live by one’s own judgment’

3:00 pm July 18, 2023

Celebrated Russian-born philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand possessed a deep love and appreciation for the United States and its foundational principles. Her incredible admiration of America bubbles enthusiastically in her own words and in the analysis of leading scholars. “She believed what the Founding Fathers achieved was pretty close to perfection,” Yaron Brook, chair of […]

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissents are better ‘clickbait’ than legal scholarship, experts say

3:00 pm July 18, 2023

The Supreme Court’s term concluded last month after issuing blockbuster opinions on cases dealing with the First Amendment, affirmative action and environmental protection. In most of those decisions, the court’s newest member, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissented from the court’s majority. Not only did she author a record number of solo dissenting opinions, Jackson also […]