The NFL said Thursday that it disagrees with the views expressed by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker during a commencement address last weekend, calling itself “steadfast” in its commitment to inclusion.
The league’s statement came amid growing public criticism and debate surrounding Butker’s remarks at Benedictine College in Kansas regarding “diabolical lies told" to women and “dangerous gender ideologies.” Butker also addressed gay pride — referencing “the deadly sins sort of Pride that has an entire month dedicated to it” — and President Biden’s stance on abortion during his speech.
Coach John Madden celebrates with wide receiver Drew Buie after the Oakland Raiders defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 10-6, to win the AFL’s Western Division in Oakland, Calif., on Dec. 15, 1969. It was Madden’s first year as coach of the Raiders.
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The Europeans do everything better: German mothers raise children better, French women eat better, the Danes create cozy, relaxing atmospheres better. At least that’s what best-selling books tell us.
Now, with “The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom From Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You,” the latest from octogenarian Margareta Magnusson, the Swedes appear to have the superlative lock on questions of life and death. In this follow-up to “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning,” the retired mother of five crafts simple, universally applicable rules for anyone thinking about the time they have left.
A new Vatican letter to Catholic bishops worldwide has stirred up questions again over what kinds of bread and wafers should be used during communion in Catholic churches around the world. The letter sparked concerns for those who avoid eating gluten, including people who have celiac disease.
The letter drew attention from media outlets around the globe, but it actually reaffirmed earlier guidelines saying that bread and wafers must have at least some gluten in them.
By David HamblingFeatures correspondent
WorldViewHigh-altitude balloons paved the way for satellites. Decades later, could they be poised to replace them?
The near future: tourists peer excitedly out of portholes far above the Earth, entranced by the sight of the starry blackness above and the curved blue horizon below. However, this is not a spacecraft, but a ‘near-space balloon’. It was launched from Mongolia, not Houston. And the tourists are Chinese.