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Ohio man charged with second-degree murder after car plows into crowd – The Daily Progress

Posted: August 13, 2017 at 2:06 am

Updated, 11:10 p.m.

It started with singing, praying, slogan chanting and flag waving and turned into violence and the death of one protester and two members of a Virginia State Police helicopter crew.

Alt-right marchers and counter-protesters beat each other with fists and sticks and sprayed each other with pepper spray as Saturdays Unite the Right rally ended in violence before it could begin.

A 32-year-old woman was killed and 19 people were injured after a driver sped into a crowd of counter-protesters at Fourth Street Northeast and Water Street mid-afternoon.

The crash occurred after the rally had broken up and a large number of protesters were marching down Water Street. A Dodge Challenger sped into the crowd at Fourth Street Northeast, slamming into pedestrians and into the rear end of another car. The Dodge backed up the street quickly and sped away despite heavy front-end damage.

The driver, James Alex Fields Jr., 20, of Maumee, Ohio, was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding and one count of hit and run with injury.

About two hours after the car crash, two state troopers were killed when their police helicopter crashed and burned near Old Farm Road. The helicopter was involved in providing surveillance and information during the day.

Shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday, a Virginia State Police helicopter crashed into a wooded area near a residence on Old Farm Road, said Corinne Geller, state police spokeswoman. The pilot, Lt. H. Jay Cullen, 48, of Midlothian, and Trooper-Pilot Berke M.M. Bates of Quinton, died at the scene.

Geller said the crash is being investigated but no foul play is suspected.

All in all, police said at least 35 people downtown were treated for medical issues, including 14 treated for injuries from altercations, police said.

Several dozen people attended a small vigil at McGuffey Park on Saturday evening in memory of the woman who died in the car wreck. Flowers were brought in from nearby churches and handed out to those in the park, who, one by one, placed them at the center of a circle of attendees. Candles were later placed around the flowers.

The Unite the Right rally was scheduled to start at noon but it never happened. By 11:30 a.m., with demonstrators and counter-protesters fighting in the streets, Charlottesville and Albemarle County officials declared a state of emergency and later declared the rally an illegal assembly, slowly clearing the park.

It could have been a lot worse today, said Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas. The premeditated violence is deplorable.

Both sides came prepared for violence, wearing protective helmets, masks and carrying flags. When violence broke out, many of the flags were stripped from the wood handles and the handles were used as clubs.

Both sides brought street medics equipped with bandages and fluids for flushing eyes and skin afflicted with pepper spray.

Alt-right demonstrators arrived at Emancipation Park around 9 a.m. with several counter-protesters already present. While the demonstrators milled about the park waving flags, several protesters prayed nearby and others sang while state police ringed the marchers to keep the sides separate inside the park.

One right-wing group in military garb, carrying rifles and wearing pistols, stood between the pro-white demonstrators and counter-protesters.

As more marchers arrived, flying a variety of flags, including the Confederate flag and battle flag, more counter-protesters also arrived. Taunts and jeers broke out on both sides and scuffles began.

The armed demonstrators moved away from the park when both sides began attacking each other and it appeared no firearms were involved.

During the melee, one protester purposefully attacked news reporters with pepper spray despite efforts from other protesters to prevent it. Alt-right demonstrators splashed nearby reporters with ash mixed with liquid while other reporters were pelted with eggs by protesters.

One African-American reporter was punched by an alt-right demonstrator wearing a T-shirt with a portrait of Adolf Hitler.

Protesters pelted the alt-right marchers trying to enter the park with balloons filled with paint and both sides hurled water bottles, some with urine inside, and other makeshift missiles at each other. As more scuffles broke out, the two sides began clubbing each other with the flag poles, sticks and makeshift clubs. Others threw road flares and other items across Market Street at each other.

After declaring the assembly illegal, the Virginia National Guard took over perimeter locations to allow local police to join with state police in clearing the park. Clashes between the groups continued as they walked away from the park and sporadic violence in the form of fisticuffs and stick fights broke out on the Downtown Mall.

Thomas said the violence came quickly.

The situation escalated rapidly into violence and we had no choice but to deploy additional personnel from the Virginia State Police and the Virginia National Guard to help disperse the crowd and move people safely through the streets, he said.

Despite the violence, Unite the Right organizers vowed to return.

This was a monumental event for our movement, rally organizer Jason Kessler said as he joined other demonstrators in leaving downtown. They had to do whatever they had to do, legal or illegal, to shut us down. This is not over.

But Kessler disavowed the violence that followed. He said in an interview with The Associated Press on Saturday evening that driving a car into a group of counter-protesters was the wrong thing. He said he was saddened that people were hurt.

Alt-right torchbearer Richard Spencer said he was outraged by what he said was a lack of police protection.

I have never been so outraged at my government, he said, addressing a crowd of approximately 100 supporters who had relocated to McIntire Park after Emancipation Park was cleared. We are never backing down. We are going to be back here.

The brief gathering, which featured an appearance by former Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard David Duke, was the only opportunity the alt-right activists and white nationalists had to assemble Saturday without being confronted by a large number of protesters.

Speaking after the McGuffey Park vigil, Montae Taylor, vice president for youth and college divisions of the NAACP for Virginia who came to Charlottesville from Richmond, said the thwarted rally mirrors stories his great-grandfather told him.

And the fact that I can look at whats going on and see what my grandfather was talking about is not scary, but its appalling, he said.

Bob McAdams, president of the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, said the services offered by local churches on Saturday and the sanctuaries they provided at Justice and McGuffey parks during rally were blessings.

But human minds, our minds, will take a long time to process the events weve experienced, he said.

The rally and the subsequent sporadic violent outbreaks caused many downtown merchants to close their doors early.

Vincent Derquenne, co-owner of Bizou on the Downtown Mall, said he closed 45 minutes after opening.

The patio was close to full and we had to bring everybody inside, he said. And everybody came, with their dogs and everything.

He said it was OK that they had to close the restaurant for most of the day.

Its a small price, Derquenne said. This is freedom.

Wilson Richey, who is involved in several restaurants downtown, said the July 8 Ku Klux Klan rally and Saturdays have hurt downtown businesses.

I want to encourage everyone to come in droves on Sunday, if you avoided the mall on Saturday and then, perhaps, maybe lean in heavy on your downtown visits next week, he said.

On Saturday evening, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Charlottesville city officials held a news conference and denounced the violence.

McAuliffe thanked local and state law enforcement and the National Guard and said white supremacists are not welcome in Virginia.

Our message is plain and simple: Go home, he said. You are not wanted in this great town.

Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer spoke about Charlottesvilles resilience and the citys ability to write its own story.

This tide of hatred and intolerance and bigotry that has come to us this march with torches at the Lawn is brought here by outsiders and by people who belong in the trash heap of history with these ideas, Signer said. The work of rebuilding and healing is just beginning today. Tomorrow will come and we will emerge I can promise you stronger than ever.

Thomas said police will take the next few weeks and months to investigate and review the events.

What the world saw today is not the place Charlottesville is, he said. We love our city. Let us heal. This is not our story. Outsiders do not tell our story.

Daily Progress staff writers Lauren Berg, Dean Seal, Chris Suarez, Michael Bragg and Allison Wrabel contributed to this story.

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Updated, 8:45 p.m.

James Alex Fields Jr., of Maumee, Ohio, has been charged with second-degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding and failing to stop at the scene of an accident that resulted in a death after a car plowed into a crowd on the Downtown Mall.

The crash killed a 32-year-old woman and injured 19 others following an alt-right demonstration downtown.

Fields is in custody at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail.

Updated, 8:14 p.m.

Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas has been empowered to "regulate, restrict or prohibit any assembly of persons, or the movement of persons or vehicles" on any public property including parks, streets and sidewalks, according to a release from city officials.

The emergency ordinance passed City Council unanimously during an emergency meeting at the Albemarle County Office Building, according to the release.

Mayor Mike Signer was quoted in the release, "The Council's decision to give Chief Thomas the authority to enact a curfew as appropriate was made out of an abundance of caution.We did so, having full confidence in Chief Thomas and regional law enforcement's ability to make the final call.

Chief Thomas has yet to take any action, according to the release.

Updated, 7:25 p.m.

President Donald Trump has offered his condolences to the family of the woman killed when a car slammed into a crowd of pedestrians on the Downtown Mall.

"Condolences to the family of the young woman killed today, and best regards to all of those injured, in Charlottesville, Virginia," he tweeted. "So sad!"

BEDMINSTER, N.J. President Donald Trump on Saturday blamed "many sides" for the violent clashes between protesters and white supremacists in Virginia and contended that the "hatred and bigotry" broadcast across the country had taken root long before his political ascendancy.

Updated, 6:33 p.m.

Charlottesville police Chief Al Thomas says a 32-year-old woman was killed when a car plowed into a crowd of counter-protesters on the Downtown Mall. The death is being investigated as a homicide, and the suspect is in custody, Thomas said.

The identity of the woman is being withheld until family can be notified.

Thomas said 35 people were injured during the Unite the Right rally and protests, adding that none was caused by the police.

It is unclear if two deaths caused by a helicopter crash near Birdwood Golf Course are connected to the Unite the Right rally, authorities said, but The Associated Press cited officials in establishing a connection.

President Donald Trump in a tweet said two Virginia State Police troopers died. "Deepest condolences to the families & fellow officers of the VA State Police who died today," he wrote. "You're all among the best this nation produces."

Updated, 5:40 p.m.

The organizer of a rally that drew hundreds of white nationalists and other extremists to Charlottesville says he disavows the violence that eroded it.

Jason Kessler said in an interview Saturday evening that whoever drove a car into a group of counter-protesters did the wrong thing. He said he was saddened that people were hurt.

Kessler is a local blogger and activist who described the event as a pro-white rally. He planned it to protest the citys decision to remove a Confederate monument.

He also criticized law enforcements response to the event, which was dispersed before speakers could take the stage.

He said they did a poor job controlling the chaos to allow free speech.

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A vehicle plows into a group of protesters marching along 4th Street NE at the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville on the day of the Unite the Right rally on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Photo/Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress

A vehicle reverses after plowing into a group of protesters marching along 4th Street NE at the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville on the day of the Unite the Right rally on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Photo/Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress

This car, stopped on Monticello Avenue, was seen plowing into people on the Downtown Mall.

Protestors and counter protestors take to the streets after the Unite the Right rally was declared unlawful by Virginia State Police Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Va. Photo/Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress

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Christian Hackenberg shows definite signs of progress in Jets’ preseason opener – NorthJersey.com

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Jets QB Christian Hackenberg speaks after the Jets' 7-3 win in the preseason opener on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2017, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. Andy Vasquez/NorthJersey.com

Christian Hackenberg (5) in the second quarter at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Saturday, August 12, 2017.(Photo: Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com)

EAST RUTHERFORD The Jets are supposed to be a bad football team this season. Many believe theyll be the very worst in the NFL.

But Saturday night, as the preseason got under way, the Jets looked like something else. A football team that maybe, just maybe, wont be that bad.

The first teamers looked downright good, and quarterback Christian Hackenberg showed definite signs of progress in extensive action as the Jets beatthe Titans 7-3 in thepreseason opener at MetLife Stadium.

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Its silly to read too much into a preseason game, especially the first preseason game. The results dont matter and winning is not the priority. But after a training camp fraught with doom and gloom, this was a night of mostly positives.

Quarterback Josh McCown marched the first team offense down the field for an opening drive touchdown. Defensive end Leonard Williams got a sack as the Jets first-team defense allowed only one first down in two drives.

And then there was Hackenberg, who had a good night by any measure. He completed 18-of-25 passes for 127 yards and looked confident and comfortable as he played the majority of the game.

This was far different than the version of Hackenberg we last saw in game action. This was Hackenbergs first game since Sept. 1, 2016, when he played the preseason finale at Philadelphia. Hackenberg struggled that night, completing only 11-of-31 passes and throwing a mind-numbingly bad interception that he should never have tried to throw in the first place.

Christian Hackenberg (5) throws in the first quarter at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Saturday, August 12, 2017.(Photo: Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com)

But in new offensive coordinator John Mortons system, Hackenberg looked comfortable and poised despite playing only one drive with the first teamers. Playing mostly with the backup offensive line and the backup receivers, Hackenberg proved that hes made considerable progress in the last 12 months.

His two best throws of the night were on his final drive of the night: a 12-yard pass to tight end Jason Vander Laan and a 14-yard pass to Marquess Wilson in the third quarter. Both passes were strong throws to the sideline, leading the receiver perfectly.

But there were also mistakes. Hackenbergs final play of the night was a turnover on a botched snap it was difficult to tell if it was Hackenbergs fault or the centers. He also nearly had a pass intercepted in the first half after it was tipped at the line. But overall, it was a good night.

McCown, who got the start, also had a strong night.

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The 38-year-old marched the Jets offense down the field on the opening drive, going 78 yards in eight plays. The highlight of the night was a perfectly-placed, 53-yard pass to Robby Anderson down the right sideline. Anderson, the Jets presumed No. 1 receiver after the loss of Quincy Enunwa, hauled in the pass at the Titans 2-yard line. Charone Peake caught a four-yard touchdown pass three plays later to get the Jets on the board.

McCown finished 3-of-4 for 72 yards and the touchdown. Anderson had three catches for 71 yards, and Chris Harper, continuing his solid play from training camp, caught two balls for 21 yards.

Jets #15 Josh McCown (15) throws in the first quarter against the Titans at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Saturday, August 12, 2017.(Photo: Michael Karas/NorthJersey.com)

It wasnt all good. Kicker Chandler Catanzaro, who has struggled in camp, missed wide left on a 55-yard field goal attempt. Punter Lachlan Edwards, the only punter on the roster, struggled. One of his punts went only 14 yards, and he failed to pin the Titans offense deep in Jets territory.

Corner Darryl Roberts was burned for a 42-yard gain, and Bryce Petty didnt do much as he played the final quarter and change behind Hackenberg and McCown. Petty finished 2-of-6 for 16 yards and took a hard hit on a sack.

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After snapping Big 12 losing streak, Jayhawks look to make further progress in 2017 – FOXSports.com

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LAWRENCE, Kan. David Beaty fought back tears last season when Kansas, after enduring a winless and disheartening debut season under him, finally beat lower-level Rhode Island for his first win with the Jayhawks.

If that represented a baby step, a legitimate grown-up step came later in the season.

The Jayhawks had lost 19 straight Big 12 games when Texas rolled into town. They hadnt beaten the Longhorns since 1938, and trailed 21-10 in the fourth quarter. But a spirited comeback forced overtime, and a field goal gave them just their second conference victory in 29 tries.

It was the highlight of a 2-10 season and a crucial building block for the future.

Obviously, we werent satisfied last year with our record, Beaty said, but were extremely encouraged by the progress that our team has made. Weve got a lot of work to do, but I love the energy and enthusiasm this team and our coaching staff shows.

The rebuilding job Beaty inherited from Charlie Weis was arguably the most challenging in major college football. Kansas was well below scholarship limits, and many of those on scholarship hardly had Division I ability. The result was lopsided losses just about every time they took the field.

But after a few painstaking years on the recruiting trail, where Beaty mined not only deep contacts in talent-rich Texas but also the transfer market, the Jayhawks finally have a legitimate Big 12 roster.

They have legitimate Big 12 expectations now, too. Qualifying for a bowl game tops the list.

This team knows that it has to earn everything that it gets. Nothings going to come easy in this league, Beaty said. It never does because its one of the finest leagues on the face of the planet. But these guys that we have, theyre committed to getting better every day.

The biggest question heading into the Jayhawks opener Sept. 2 against Southeast Missouri State is who will be under center. Carter Stanley had impressive moments as a freshman last season, but Washington State transfer Peyton Bender has been neck-and-neck with him throughout the offseason.

Making the battle even more interesting is that Stanley and Bender are roommates.

Its been really a lot of fun, Stanley insisted, and I think obviously its amplified since weve been in fall camp. Every day youve got to bring it, because you know Peyton is a great player and I know hes going to bring it.

There are plenty of other competitions across the roster, from running back to wide receiver to the secondary, where five of the top six defensive backs from last season are gone. But whereas that would be reason to cringe in the past, these days it is merely a reason to be intrigued.

Thats another sign of just how much deeper the Jayhawks are this season.

We have that same drive and passion some guys that went through that (0-12 season), obviously trying to prove a lot of people wrong, defensive tackle Daniel Wise said. Coach Beaty does a great job instilling in us that never-quit mentality, not only that we help instill it in each other.

As the Jayhawks prepare for a new season, here are some of the other story lines:

RUNNING BACK BATTLE

Junior Taylor Martin and sophomore Kahlil Herbert are the front-runners to take over the starting job from the departed Keaun Kinner, but there are plenty of others nipping at their heels. Colorado State transfer Deron Thompson, JUCO star Octavious Matthews and three-star freshman Dom Williams have all looked good this offseason.

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WHAT ABOUT WIDEOUT

Beaty dismissed veteran LaQuvionte Gonzalez for violating team rules, but there is still plenty of talent at wide receiver. Daylon Charlot is a transfer from Alabama and JUCO transfer Kerr Johnson Jr. has been working into the mix during fall camp.

CALLING THE SHOTS

Which running backs and wide receivers get the ball will be decided in part by Doug Meacham, the Jayhawks new offensive coordinator. He was plucked away from TCU to run the Air Raid offense that Beaty installed upon his arrival.

BIG BOY BALL

Wise and Dorance Armstrong Jr. give the Jayhawks perhaps the best defensive tackle tandem in the Big 12. They combined for 30 tackles for a loss and 13 sacks last season.

SCHEDULE SITUATION

After their opener, Kansas plays Central Michigan before visiting Ohio, where it will try to snap a 40-game road losing streak. Big 12 play begins Sept. 23 at West Virginia.

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State making encouraging progress on AC finances – Press of Atlantic City

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There has been a lot of heated rhetoric about the state takeover of Atlantic Citys finances.

The loudest complaints have included the loss of local authority and the states attempts to save money by cutting public-safety jobs.

Those debates aside, impressive progress has been made on getting city spending under control, something local officials proved incapable of doing on their own for years as the resort approached the brink of bankruptcy.

The latest headlines that reflect positively on the state takeover include dramatic reductions in Atlantic Citys tax levy and property-tax rate and state-appointed overseer Jeffrey S. Chiesas announcement of settlements of the citys remaining casino tax appeals.

The appeals have been a crushing financial drag on the city for years, pushing its bond rating to junk status. Chiesa appropriately made reaching settlement agreements with casinos that are favorable to the city a priority from the day the takeover began last fall. The progress he has made is evidence the city is moving in the right direction to correct years of mismanagement.

Details have not been available on how much will be saved through the latest tax-appeal settlements involving Carl Icahns properties as well as Caesars Atlantic City, Ballys Atlantic City, Harrahs Resort and Golden Nugget Atlantic City. But City Council has approved issuing $80 million in bonds to fund the repayments, which include the tax years of 2014 through 2017. The news follows a previous agreement brokered with Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa that the state said saved the city $93 million.

The agreements are part of the reason a review of city budgets shows its tax levy is the lowest its been since 1985 and property-tax bills are down an overall 11.4 percent, including a 5 percent cut in the municipal rate.

When everyone finally works together for the best interests of Atlantic Citys taxpayers and residents, great things can happen, said Mayor Don Guardian, who was joined by City Council President Marty Small and Gov. Chris Christie, as well as Chiesa, in calling the numbers great news for the city.

They certainly should be welcomed by both taxpayers and businesses looking to invest in the city. Hopefully, the numbers will build momentum so the city can eventually stand on its own financially.

Marc Pfeiffer, of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center at Rutgers University, says the state deserves significant credit for getting Atlantic Citys finances under control through its work, which has also included modifying contracts and cutting costs.

Chiesa says the city is on the road to living within its means. Were not done yet, but weve made tremendous progress that working families can appreciate, he said.

The undeniable progress is encouraging and should inspire the cooperation at all levels needed to help it continue.

The firm financial footing the progress is creating will be beneficial as officials tackle difficult tasks ahead, including future police and fire contracts and staffing levels.

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A look at the Giants' rookies performances against the Steelers:

Preseason in the NFL means different things to different players.

For the young guys, it means getting an opportunity to prove the stage is not too big and that your teams assessment of you was justified. The New York Giants got a good look at their young players on Friday night when they kicked off their four-game preseason schedule against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

TE Evan Engram

Depth chart: TE2 Preseason Week 1: 2 TGTS, 1 REC, 11 YDS

Coach Ben McAdoo, a former tight ends coach in Green Bay, recently asked his rookie first-round pick to play faster and not think too much. The Ole Miss product responded with some big practices in training camp, including catching a touchdown to win a two-minute drill, but Friday night was all about translating it to game speed. Engram is currently listed on the depth chart behind veteran Rhett Ellison, whose blocking complements Engrams playmaking ability at the position. While Ellison tied for a team-high three receptions for 20 yards, Engrams first and only catch was an 11-yard gain late in the first half. He was targeted twice overall.

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This stuff, you cant put into words, Engram said. This feeling, this dream come true. And to be out here with these guys, it was really exciting. I cant honestly put it into words. It was just a really unique and amazing feeling. I felt really at home out there. I felt really at home, I felt comfortable and I cant wait to just keep building on tonight for the rest of the season.

DT Dalvin Tomlinson

Depth chart: RDT2 Preseason Week 1: 4 TCKLS (2 SOLO)

Tomlinson was drafted to help fill one of the few holes on an elite defense, which was created by the departure of Johnathan Hankins in free agency. On the first unofficial depth chart, Jay Bromley was listed on the first team opposite All-Pro Damon Harrison. Tomlinson was behind Bromley, and Robert Thomas trailed Harrison. While the competition continues, you can expect to see each of them plenty as defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo rotates the big men in and out. While Bromley staked his claim with three tackles, including one for loss, Tomlinson held his own and recorded four tackles while Pittsburgh managed just 10 first downs on the night.

I feel like [being the starter is] the long-run goal, the long-term goal, Tomlinson said after this first preseason game. As of right now, Im just trying to improve and get better each and every day, and then hopefully I can get the starting job when the season starts.

In the meantime, he has a talented group on defense to mentor him.

Its kind of like the brotherhood back at Alabama, he said. Just to come here, be with a great defense, and have the older guys just keep helping you get better each and every day, its just a great feeling.

QB Davis Webb

Depth chart: QB4 Preseason Week 1: 8/16, 67 YDS, 61.2 RTG

The third-round picks practice reps have been limited mostly to a seven-on-seven drill called opportunity, which is designed to give younger players a chance to show what theyve got. While his team reps have been scarce, Webb did get a shot at running the two-minute drill in the final full practice before the preseason opener. Webb is playing behind Josh Johnson and Geno Smith, who are competing to be Eli Mannings backup. Manning got Friday night off, resulting in a start for Johnson. Smith took over late in the first half, and Webb anchored. Entering with 6:39 left in the game, he led the final two drives, which resulted in 58 yards on 17 plays.

I thought he had some ups and downs in there, McAdoo said. He competed nicely, came out of the pocket, had some chances to make some plays. He did fairly well.

RB Wayne Gallman

Depth chart: RB5 Preseason Week 1: 5 CAR, 11 YDS; 1 REC, 4 YDS

Gallman, who left Clemson as one of the most productive running backs in school history, is part of a backfield now headed by second-year pro Paul Perkins. The new-look group managed 73 yards on 23 carries (3.2 average) on Friday night. Gallman had a long run of seven yards in his debut and also notched a reception for four yards.

Hes everything that I expected, Perkins said of Gallman earlier in camp. Hes awesome, has tremendous burst, speed, agility, vision. He has long arms to keep defenders off of him. Hes a smart guy, so a student of the game, truly.

DE Avery Moss

Depth chart: RDE4 Preseason Week 1: 2 TCKL (1 SOLO)

Despite leaving Tuesdays practice with a shoulder issue, Moss was able to make his debut. While fellow defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul had the night off, the Giants recorded six tackles for loss, including three sacks. Moss is looking to become a key part of the rotation of pass rushers to give Pierre-Paul and Olivier Vernon a breather or two throughout the course of a game.

OT Adam Bisnowaty

Depth chart: RT2 Preseason Week 1: Replaced Bobby Hart in 2nd quarter.

As a whole, the Giants allowed seven sacks and gained 73 yards on the ground against the Steelers. After the starters played the first quarter, the second-team offensive line came in. That included sixth-round pick Adam Bisnowaty, who has been backing up Bobby Hart at right tackle all summer. McAdoo likes the competition building from that second group, particularly on the right side. Meanwhile, undrafted rookie Chad Wheeler is working behind Ereck Flowers at left tackle and got a chance to run with the first team this past week in practice.

They are two scrappy, young guys, McAdoo said. Wheeler is a natural player out there, he moves his feet very easily. Bisnowaty is a physical player. He works hard in the run game. He needs to improve his techniques in the passing game.

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Tulsa Store Owners Relieved By Tornado Clean-Up Progress – News On 6

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TULSA, Oklahoma -

Business is picking back up along 41st Street from Yale to Sheridan nearly a week after a tornado blew through the area.

The tornado barely passed by Totally Tennis.

"It just roared down 41st Street," said Sherry Price. "Thank goodness we were a little off 41st Street."

Just a couple doors down in their shopping center, AT&T and Woodcraft saw heavy damage.

Tennis store owners Sherry and Cliff Price say it's looking a lot better right now, and they've watched as crews cleaned up all week.

"People were on cranes with the traffic lights and then, people - construction people - were out there and I'm sure insurance people were in there too so it was a busy place and not in a good way," Sherry said.

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"I watched them working on Woodcraft and I saw welders, and they were trying to make it so they could get their products out," Cliff Price said.

Cliff says the parking lot was littered in debris just a few days ago. Now, that same lot is covered with customers.

"They did a major job of cleaning up because that Sunday, you couldn't get into the front part of the parking lot," he said.

We watched as plenty of customers came in Saturday, August 12. The owners say it's been great getting back to work.

"The first three days we were open, we got calls all day saying 'oh, you're open. Is everything ok?'" Sherry Price said. "So everybody's just happy to be back."

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For Doomsday Preppers, the End of the World Is Good for Business – New York Times

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Clearly, when something happens in the world like North Korea right now, it is on peoples minds, Mr. Sullivan said. It just causes them to rethink where they stand in the event of war, in the event of job loss, in the event of a natural disaster.

Not every company in the prepper industry has seen an uptick. Joe Marshall, managing editor of Survival Life, a website that supports an online retail operation and the Banana Bay Tactical shop in Austin, Tex., said it was too soon to see an impact on sales.

The truth is, theres been some chatter, he said, but for most of our people, theyre already preparing.

Google searches for prepper hit their highest level in a month on Tuesday, while searches for survivalism neared a high last reached in July, according to Google Trends, a site from the technology giant that shows what users have been researching.

Keith Bansemer, vice president of marketing at My Patriot Supply, which sells bulk food, water devices and seeds, said customers have started snapping up the companys six-month food supplies. They wanted to do something to feel more secure, he explained.

By prepping, youre actually alleviating fear, Mr. Bansemer said.

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Film Review: Good Time – Consequence of Sound (blog)

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Ben Safdie, Joshua Safdie

Cast

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Robert Pattinson, Barkhad Abdi

Like some of the best films about New York City, Good Time ably captures the constancy of movement at all hours of the night. Much of the films action takes place in half-empty hospitals and apartments and an amusement park after closing hours. Yet, in every case, somebody is still pulling a graveyard shift, getting high, looking out for their own, or just trying to get paid. That last bit is integral to Joshua and Ben Safdies harrowing single-night odyssey: were all hustling, in one way or another, all the time. Some are just a lot better at it than others.

Early on, it seems like Constantine Connie Nikas (Robert Pattinson) could be among the best. A straw-haired degenerate in an oversized hoodie, with wild eyes that exude canny survivalism and junkie panic in equal measures, Connie has bigger plans for himself and his brother, Nick (co-director Ben). An unnerving early sequence watches Nick, captured in the Safdies already-signature nauseating close-ups, as he attempts to work through a behavioral therapy session. Nick deals with some sort of neurological disability, but Connie refuses to allow his brother to be put through sessions that he finds both demeaning and upsetting to his brother. (For his part, Nicks difficulty with regard to even basic questions suggests that he absolutely should be getting more help than hes evidently had.) As Connie tells him, Its just you and me. Im your friend. Alright?

And then Connie and Nick don facial prosthetics and stage one of the more exhilarating bank robberies in recent cinematic history, made all the more so by the matter-of-fact staging with which its delivered. Good Time is a wandering film, and not all of its many digressions land. But the best ones, starting with the robbery and its screw-tightening aftermath, offer the kind of pure cinema capable of sending even the most jaded critics and audiences into fits of white-knuckle panic. Connie is simultaneously more shrewd than his wiry appearance would suggest and tragically over-convinced of his own genius. Soon an unexpected paint bag is triggered, Nick ends up in police custody and sent off to await trial on Rikers Island, and Connie is left to somehow obtain $10,000 for Nicks bail before things can get any worse.

Over the course of a night bathed in neon, pitch-darkness, and depravity, Connie encounters a number of fellow strays on his way to save Nick from the kind of hell that Connie himself has created for his brother. Good Time recalls the wearily hallucinatory qualities of other one-shot stories like Night on Earth and After Hours, but what the Safdies and co-screenwriter Ronald Bronstein accomplish here is a film of a distinctly filthy ilk. The Safdies exceptional 2015 feature Heaven Knows What displayed a similarly keen eye for the rituals of the day-at-a-time criminal, but where that film took a borderline anti-narrative approach to its travels alongside an unrepentant heroin addict, Good Time functions on more of a rail, albeit a ferocious one.

Good Time takes an episodic approach to Connies journey, and those episodes are consistently engaging, even as some of them occasionally threaten to leech away at the films breakneck momentum. One vignette involving a siege on a hospital leads to a remarkable gallows punchline. Connie finds a moment of respite with Crystal (Taliah Webster), an underage girl who recognizes Connies need for shelter as both suspicious and not worth causing too much trouble over. A security guard at that aforementioned theme park (Barkhad Abdi) finds himself with the severe misfortune of happening onto Connies barreling path. Some leave more of an impression than others; an encounter with a beaten parolee (Buddy Duress) leads to an onscreen digression so lengthy that it at once fits well within the films anything-goes rhythm and brings it to a near-complete halt. (Its nevertheless a damned funny few minutes of filmmaking, in a vacuum.) Connies frantic appeals to Corey (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a well-off but unreliable lover, feel equally at odds with the films central story, even if Leighs nervous performance serves as one of the films many deft methods of creating absolute unease.

The Safdies build a world of constant paranoia in every way, from the shaky handheld photography to the endless parade of strangers existing as possible would-be hazards. But the most exceptional method is the rattling, sumptuous score by Oneohtrix Point Never. That its easily the best compositional work to grace any 2017 film to date is secondary; this is one of those rare film scores that emerges as its own character, as integral to the success of Good Time as any of the films impressive performances. As the Safdies race from one stunning image to the next (a zoomed-out crane motif framing Connie as a constant rat in an overwhelming maze, a dark room lit solely by a grainy television), OPNs endless cycles of oppressive synths and dissonant electronic sounds conjure unease even in the most straightforward moments of respite. The score is a faithful mirror of Connies psyche, all panic and terror and fleeting instances of stoned, euphoric grandeur.

Good Time is a film of trembling anxiety, and while the score and the Safdies terrific direction both aid this, its Pattinsons outstanding performance that pins even the most outlandish occurrences to a deep sense of emotion. The actor, having long abandoned the days of stiff paycheck roles for increasingly ambitious fare, delivers a feral star turn that should more than silence any remaining skeptics. Like an animal, Connie simply reacts with an alarming lack of forethought, and Pattinson almost appears to be piecing each scene together as he goes along. But this is a meticulous performance; his slow crescendo of harrowing desperation builds to one lingering shot that builds a wealth of meaning out of the actors tightly framed visage, defining the entire film before it in a single image of Pattinsons face. In a world of near-anarchy, its Connie who holds it all together.

At one point in his journey, Connie asserts that something is happening to me tonight, and I feel like its deeply connected to my purpose. Its a purpose rife with drugs and exploitation and an inexplicable allusion to Pepe the Frog that will undoubtedly spur on many an addled debate in the coming weeks, but its a purpose that Connie pursues with alarming velocity. In its immersion in a world full of scrambling and sweat and constant alarm, Good Time observes something primal about the worlds that exist beneath the worlds in which so many other movies are made and viewed. Theres no time for thinking and even less for processing. You simply react until you cant any longer.

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Trump and the Politics of Nihilism – Truthdig

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Henry Giroux

Henry A. Giroux currently holds the McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the English and Cultural Studies Department and...

Ignorance is a terrible wound when it is self-inflicted, but it becomes a dangerous plague when the active refusal to know combines with power. President Trumps lies, lack of credibility, woefully deficient knowledge of the world, and unbridled narcissism have suggested for some time that he lacks the intelligence, judgment and capacity for critical thought necessary to occupy the presidency of the United States. But when coupled with his childish temperament, his volatile impetuousness and his Manichaean conception of a worlda reductionist binary that only views the world in term of friends and enemies, loyalists and traitorshis ignorance translates into a confrontational style that puts lives, if not the entire planet, at risk.

Trumps seemingly frozen and dangerous fundamentalism, paired with his damaged ethical sensibility, suggests that we are dealing with a form of nihilistic politics in which the relationship between the search for truth and justice on the one hand and moral responsibility and civic courage on the other has disappeared. For the past few decades, as historian Richard Hofstadter and others have reminded us, politics has been disconnected not only from reason but also from any viable notion of meaning and civic literacy. Government now runs on willful ignorance as the planet heats up, pollution increases and people die. Evidence is detached from argument. Science is a subspecies of fake news, and alternative facts are as important as the truth. Violence becomes both the catalyst and the result of the purposeful effort to empty language of any meaning. Under such circumstances, Trump gives credence to the notion that lying is now a central feature of leadership and should be normalized, and this serves as an enabling force for violence.

For Trump, words no longer bind. Moreover, his revolting masculinity now stands in for dialogue and his lack of an ethical imagination. Trump has sucked all of the oxygen out of democracy and has put into play a culture and mode of politics that kill empathy, revel in cruelty and fear and mutilate democratic ideals. Trumps worldview is shaped by Fox News and daily flattering and sycophantic news clips, compiled by his staff, that boost his deranged need for emotional validation.

All of this relieves him of the need to think and empathize with others. He inhabits a privatized and self-indulgent world in which tweets are perfectly suited to colonizing public space and attention with his temper tantrums, ill-timed provocations, and incendiary vocabulary. His call for loyalty is shorthand for developing a following of stooges who offer him a false and egregiously grotesque sense of communityone defined by a laughable display of ignorance and a willingness to eliminate any vestige of human dignity.

Anyone who communicates intelligently is now part of the fake news world that Trump has invented. Language is now forced into the service of violence. Impetuousness and erratic judgment have become central to Trumps leadership, one that is as ill-informed as it is unstable. Trump has ushered in a kind of anti-politics and mode of governance in which any vestige of informed judgment and thought is banished as soon as it appears. His rigid, warlike mentality has created an atmosphere in the United States in which dialogue is viewed as a weakness and compromise understood as personal failing.

As Hofstadter argued more than 50 years ago, fundamentalist thinking is predicated on an anti-intellectualism and the refusal to engage other points of view. The other is not confronted as someone worthy of respect but as an enemy, a threatening presence that must be utterly vanquishedand in Trumps case, humiliated and then destroyed.

Philosopher Michel Foucault elucidated the idea that fundamentalists do not confront the other as a partner in the search for the truth but an adversary, an enemy who is wrong, who is harmful, and whose very existence constitutes a threat. There is something even more serious here: in this comedy, one mimics war, battles, annihilations, or unconditional surrenders, putting forward as much of ones killer instinct as possible.

Trump is missing a necessity in his fundamentalist toolbox: self-reflection coupled with informed judgment. He lacks the ability to think critically about the inevitable limitations of his own arguments, and he is not held morally accountable to the social costs of harboring racist ideologies and pushing policies that serve to deepen racist exclusions, mobilize fear and legitimize a growing government apparatus of punishment and imprisonment. What connects the moral bankruptcy of right-wing ideologues such as Trump and his acolyteswho embrace violent imagery to mobilize their followers with the mindset of religious and political extremistsis that they share a deep romanticization of violence that is valorized by old and new fundamentalisms.

The current crisis with North Korea represents not only the possibility of a nuclear war triggered by the irrational outburst of an unhinged leader, but also a death-dealing blow to the welfare state, young people, immigrants, Muslims and others deemed dangerous and therefore disposable.

Trump has replaced politics with the theater and poison of nihilism. His politics combines spectacle with vengeance, violence and a culture of cruelty. Trumps impetuous and badly informed comments about North Korea represent more than a rash, thoughtless outburst. Rather, they contribute to rising tensions and the increased possibility of a major military conflict. Trumps dangerous rhetoric is symptomatic of the death of historical consciousness, public memory, critical thinking and political agency itself at the highest levels of governance. Under such circumstances, politics degenerates into dogma coupled with a game-show mentality symptomatic of a perpetual form of political theater that has morphed into a new kind of mass mediated barbarism. This is how democracy ends, with a bang and a whimper.

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The dark side of tourism in Thailand – NEWS.com.au

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WHEN it comes to dream destinations, Thailand is way up there on the list for Australian travellers and with good reason.

Its flanked by some of the worlds most stunning beaches, has kilometres of untouched jungle, is laced with ancient temples, has inimitable night-life and legendary, fiery cuisine.

All of this has been drawing vagabonds, expats, travellers, and artists for decades, enchanted by the mix of peace and chaos, the spiritual and the unflinchingly capitalist, the tranquil nature and urban hedonism.

That enthusiasm on the part of travellers has made tourism incredibly important to the Thai economy. In 2017, it is expected to generate more than $99 billion.

Most tourists visiting Thailand come away with nothing but amazing memories, great tans, and a whole lot of stories.

But there is an underbelly to the tourism trade in Thailand. Some of that underbelly can be particularly unsavoury, and at times even deadly.

What follows are just a few issues that have put Thailands tourism in the news recently. All are worth considering when youre planning your trip to make sure you dont find yourself in a dangerous situation, or unwittingly supporting practices that victimise the planets most vulnerable.

IS KOH TAO REALLY DEATH ISLAND?

Koh Tao has been dubbed Death Island.Source:istock

Talk to almost anyone whos been to Thailand and youll likely hear the name Koh Tao slip out of their mouths.

This island is, for many tourists, exactly what a trip to Thailand is about. There are countless budget-friendly beachside hotels and bungalows, white-sand beaches, turquoise seas, and all sorts of backpacker bars slinging cheap drinks.

Koh Tao has gotten a bad reputation recently due to a spate of deaths involving foreign tourists. That attention became impossible to ignore when, in 2014, the bodies of Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were discovered on one of the islands beaches. While the case was supposedly resolved, responsibility was pinned on two migrant workers from Myanmar.

Complaints about the trial included accusations of an improperly sealed crime scene as well as the inappropriate handling of evidence. The death sentence of the two workers also speaks volumes about the fates of marginalised communities in tourism-heavy destinations. The pair may have been tortured and framed, in part, because of their outsider status as migrant workers.

Then in early 2017, a Belgian backpacker was found dead in the islands jungles. Her death was ruled a suicide by police, though ongoing investigations now suggest everything from murder to involvement with a rogue ashram on neighbouring Koh Phangan.

Several other deaths have occurred in recent years, with relatives of the deceased often expressing dismay at local police handling.

All of that being said, most will find the island beautiful and safe, and home to superb snorkelling.

THE KAYAN PEOPLE

A girl from the Kayan community in Thailand. Picture: Flickr/indigo moodSource:Flickr

What little unsavoury news that Westerners hear about Thailand is often focused on the fates of a small minority of foreign travellers who have met tragic ends. However, other sectors of Thailands tourism industry have problematic effects on both local Thai people and immigrants from Thailands impoverished neighbours in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos.

Migrant workers and refugees are made scapegoats for crime and unemployment rates around the world. The same holds true in Thailand.

Youve likely seen pictures of Kayan women, who famously elongate their necks to mind-bending lengths using heavy brass coils as they age. The group fled violence and persecution in Myanmar and were granted refugee status in Thailand.

However, the Kayan people are forbidden Thai citizenship, and their rights are extremely limited. This leads to issues like exploitation and, in some cases, trafficking.

These days, the Kayan in Thailand live in designated villages that are dubbed authentic, but are often no more than a repeated performance put on by members of the community because they have no other choice. In 1997, the New York Times revealed some Kayan tribespeople were forced to inhabit Thaton, near the Myanmar border, and been kidnapped and subjected to sometimes fatal abuse to prevent them from leaving.

Kayan tribespeople have organised themselves through agencies to help ensure humanitarian needs are met for the refugee communities. More than 10 years later, though, the BBC reported that the UN was considering boycotts to the villages, as there were substantiated reports of refugees being refused the right to resettle outside of Thailand. This is, in part, because the villages are often settled on privately owned Thai land and are major sources of income for powerful landowners.

However, if tourists do stop arriving, what little income the Kayan are given to live off of disappears, and an even more bleak future may be in store.

According to a website that purportedly represents the Kayan people inhabiting Huay Pu Keng, They are reliant on tourists for income. Most of their income is generated from selling their woven scarfs and bags to visitors.

SEX TOURISM AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Go go dancers perform at a dance bar on Walking Street in Pattaya. Picture: AFP/Roberto SchmidtSource:AFP

Bangla Road. Patpong Night Market. Soi Cowboy. Walking Street in Pattaya. Thailand is flush with red-light districts, some of which are the worlds most notorious.

To be clear, we arent here to shame the workers themselves. But there are guilty parties involved on many fronts when it comes to the link between sex work and human trafficking in Thailand and most of the guilt rests with tourists themselves.

According to UNHCR, the UNs refugee agency, as of 2013 there were at least three million migrant workers in Thailand. And while a significant portion of that number is involved in Thailands fishing industry and other factory work which doesnt mean that theyre free from exploitation men, women, and children are also channelled into Thailands booming sex industry. The UN said conservative estimates put this population in the tens of thousands of victims.

Another UN agency, the Action for Cooperation Against Trafficking in Persons, says: Sex tourism continues to be a factor, fuelling the supply of trafficking victims for sexual exploitation, and at the same time corruption, limiting the progress of anti-trafficking efforts.

The situation is due, in part, to the relative wealth of Thailand in a region where its neighbours have some of the lowest GDPs in Asia. Those same countries also have histories of war and violence. While time goes on, Thailand has remained something of a beacon in the region. However, given Thailands dependence on international tourism as a huge source of revenue, theres little incentive to aggressively enforce laws against trafficking and sex work.

And in case you needed proof about the role of Western travellers as fuel for this industry, simply take a walk through Patpong Market any night of the week and take note of the languages being spoken by the patrons at the ping-pong shows and strip clubs.

ELEPHANT SANCTUARIES AND OTHER EXOTIC ANIMAL ATTRACTIONS

Thai vets tend to a sedated tiger at the Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua Tiger Temple on June 1, 2016, after a raid by wildlife authorities. Picture: Dario Pignatelli/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images

In 2016, the happy veneer of Thailands animal-centric tourist activities was ripped right off when Thai authorities raided the once-famous Tiger Temple in the nations western Kanchanaburi province. While arguments were made that the temples monks and the staff were actually providing the 137 tigers living there with better lives than those in state-run zoos, it was the discovery of animal pelts and other products common on black markets that struck a nerve with those who heard the news. The temple was estimated to be making around US$15,000 every day, according to Al Jazeera, as tourists flocked there for pictures with seemingly docile grown tigers as well as tiger cubs. Even more, it seems, was being made from the sale of tiger body parts on the Chinese market.

Up north, in Chiang Mai, elephant rides are a popular tourist activity, though this, too, is ethically questionable. This begins with smuggling baby elephants into the country and continues with brutal training regimes in which the animals are subjected to all manner of abuse. The animals are often kept chained and otherwise confined between rides, during which they are subject to often indelicate treatment by mahouts. This is to say nothing of family syndicates that control the smuggling of elephants and who intimidate those working to improve the lives of animals in captivity.

You should do a substantial amount of research before you visit any animal-related destination in Thailand, as even those that have chosen to designate themselves as sanctuaries may be that in name only. Opt for animal encounters that take part in rehabilitation of wildlife or formerly abused animals for something that puts you in touch with nature without doing it harm. These include Elephant Nature Park and Boon Lotts Elephant Sanctuary. Just to be clear, you wont be riding the elephants in either of these venues thats a practice you should avoid if youre looking to actually help these creatures have better lives.

SHOULD YOU STILL VISIT?

All that said, it really is an incredible country. Picture: iStockSource:istock

Our resounding answer is yes, you should absolutely visit Thailand. But, expectations need to be managed and you need to exercise some smarts.

The days of Thailand as a blissed-out bohemian tourist wonderland are essentially finished. Almost all of the previously untouched, gorgeous corners of the nation have been gulped up by the tourism machine, meaning that unless youre willing to go way outside of the tourist track, youll encounter touts selling elephant rides, blocks of shops slinging identical souvenirs, men and women selling sex, and plenty of offers for illegal drugs.

To be fair, amid all of that is a centuries-old Buddhist tradition, locals willing to share their culture, amazing street culture, and all manner of gorgeous natural scenery.

It would be a mistake to pass over Thailand on the whole. Nearly every nation on earth has its thorny ethical issues to contend with and we arent saying that the world is universally safe, but in places like Thailand, a little research and some street smarts will go a long way toward making sure your next trip there is as flawless as possible.

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