Legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre announces heartbreaking diagnosis
Brett Favre announced on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
The Hall of Famer delivered the news at his congressional hearing on federal welfare reform.
“Sadly, I also lost an investment in a company that I believed was developing a breakthrough concussion drug I thought would help others,” the 54-year-old said. “I’m sure you’ll understand, while it’s too late for me because I’ve recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, this is also a cause dear to my heart.”
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Favre recently said he believes he suffered “thousands” of concussions during his playing career. Back in 2021, he encouraged parents to keep their children away from tackle football until the age of 14.
He even told OutKick last month that he suffered a head injury on his final play in the NFL.
During an appearance on “The Bubba Army” radio show in 2022, Favre discussed how concussions were less policed when he was at the peak of his career.
“Concussions happen all the time. You get tackled, and your head hits the turf, you see flashes of light or ringing in your ears, but you’re able to play — that’s a concussion,” he explained.
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Favre was at the hearing due to being linked to the Mississippi welfare scandal back in 2020. Favre has not been criminally charged, but the state of Mississippi is suing 38 people or companies in an attempt to recoup $24 million of $77 million in federal welfare money.
Favre, who helped raise money for a University of Southern Mississippi athletic facility, has denied knowing that a $5 million grant came from a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families welfare fund through the Mississippi Community Education Center.
Favre spent 16 of his 20 NFL seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He was originally drafted by the Atlanta Falcons and played with both the Jets and Vikings after his time in Green Bay.
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He threw for 71,838 yards and 508 touchdowns, both of which rank fourth all-time. A true gunslinger, his 336 interceptions are also the most ever.
Son of suspected would-be Trump assassin arrested on charges separate from father
The son of would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh has been taken into custody on federal charges of possessing child pornography.
Authorities seized multiple electronic devices from 35-year-old Oran Alexander Routh’s home in Greensboro, North Carolina on Saturday that investigators say contained “hundreds” of files with child exploitation material. The illicit material was discovered during a search conducted “in connection with an investigation unrelated to child exploitation,” according to a criminal complaint.
Routh has been charged with receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography.
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The child porn was discovered during a search of Routh’s home in connection to the investigation of his father, Ryan Routh, 58, who was arrested on Sept. 15 after authorities spotted a gun poking out of the shrubbery on the golf course where former President Trump was playing that afternoon. Routh allegedly camped outside the golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, records revealed.
The Republican presidential candidate was unharmed in the incident.
Kelce under the microscope over his dedication to the game as his life takes drastic turn
Questions about Travis Kelce’s playing abilities landed at the foot of New York City radio legend Mike Francesa on Monday, and he voiced his opinion about the star tight end.
The nine-time Pro Bowler only has eight catches for 69 yards to start the season. The Kansas City Chiefs have won their first three games.
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Every sports analyst is trying to figure out why Kelce has not been involved as much in the offense as he has been in previous years. Francesa wondered if his heart is still in it.
“As an organization and as a coach, you would have to question how dedicated Kelce is to the sport right now,” Francesa said on his podcast. “He has a lot going on in his life. His life has taken a radical change.
“You see him in commercials, you see him in photo ops, you see him now very conscious of how he’s dressed … and where the paparazzi are and everything else. It changed his life. And you wonder, where does football and where does football preparation enter into that.”
Francesa pointed to Atlanta Falcons safety Jessie Bates III knocking the ball out of Kelce’s hands on a crucial play.
“It is a very fair question when you see safeties strip the ball out of his hands in big spots, when you see listless pattern running from him, when you see him be a non-factor game after game, which is puzzling — but again, how much of that is on him? How much of that is on his preparation and dedication? And it is fair to bring that full circle and to mention that.”
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Francesa used the tutelage from Bill Parcells, in which the radio host said the coach wanted his team to be football players and not celebrities.
“Clearly, at this stage of his career, you wonder where he is in his dedication, in his preparation, because his performance has fallen off dramatically. And it’s not just, ‘Oh the Chiefs are going away from Kelce.’ It’s not that. It’s more than that.
“… It’s extremely logical. It’s extremely human. His life has changed. He’s now prancing around the globe with one of the most famous people in the world. His life is a photo op. What he’s got on is a topic of conversation.”
Patrick Mahomes defended Kelce and chalked it up to other teams playing him tightly.
“The respect factor they have for Travis is just unreal,” he said of other teams. “It’s well-deserved, but we’re calling a lot of plays for Travis, and it’s like two or three people are going to him. So, I mean, he understands. I think that’s the great thing about him is he wants to make an impact on the game, but he wants to win at the end of the day.
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“I’m going to try to do my best to keep feeding him the ball whenever he’s there, whenever he’s open. But I think the more Rashee [Rice] makes plays, the more we’re able to run the football, the more we can get [Xavier] Worthy involved, that’s going to open Travis up more. I mean, people are really emphasizing trying to take him away, and it’s getting other guys open.”
James Carville warns of another ‘plot twist’ ahead of November election
Democratic strategist James Carville predicted there would be some sort of election plot twist in the weeks before the presidential election in November, citing several surprises voters have already seen in this cycle.
“This entire cycle, things have happened that we couldn‘t imagine,” Carville said. “How many times did we start the day, start the news night, ‘Who could have thought this was going to happen?’”
Carville joined CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Monday to discuss a new movie that will be released on the network titled “Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid.” The film is about the Democratic strategist’s efforts to get President Biden to drop out of the presidential race.
“Something tells me something else is going to happen, I don’t know what it is. But the idea we‘ve got 42 days to go, six weeks. This is a sprint to the finish. I think there’s another plot twist coming here,” he said.
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The Democratic strategist added, “I’m just not good enough to tell you what it is.”
Carville warned repeatedly of Biden’s chances of re-election prior to Vice President Kamala Harris taking over the top of the Democratic ticket, and has sounded the alarm on the party’s standing among male voters.
Carville also said that he thought Harris would win.
“I don’t like to predict elections. I would just say, this just doesn’t feel like a race that Harris is going to lose,” Carville said.
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He added, “That’s just a feeling.”
“It’s close in the polls, and I’m not convinced that it’s going to be close on Election Day,” Carville said of the polls.
Cooper also asked Carville about a part in the film that references an interview on his show with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who called Carville a “hack.”
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“He called you a hack and then you went to mat on President Biden saying you think it was time for him to go. Do you ever worry about the stuff you say?” Cooper asked.
Carville said he never had to apologize for anything he’s said in the 32 years he’s been in the public eye.
“I say controversial stuff, sometimes I say things intentionally to evoke the conversation. But I’ve never had to come back and say if ‘I offended someone I’m sorry,’ sometimes I offend people, but sometimes I intended to offend people,” Carville said.
Illegal street race in city turned into aggressive mob that ‘went after’ police, authorities say
A mob at an illegal street takeover in Philadelphia surrounded and jumped on a police car with officers still inside during one of a series of aggressive street racing incidents over the weekend, authorities said.
The incidents happened across multiple locations in the city from 9:30 p.m. Saturday night to 5 a.m. Sunday morning, Philadelphia police said, adding that large crowds and 50 to 200 vehicles gathered at each location.
Videos from the incidents showed cars drifting in circles as people set off fireworks and started trash fires. Some video showed mobs vandalizing police vehicles, including one where people swarmed and stomped on a police cruiser.
“They physically went after some of our officers,” Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Mike Cram told reporters during a news conference on Monday, noting the “aggressiveness” of the mob.
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“There’s officers in the car, they’re jumping on the windshield. They’re physically doing damage,” said Cram. “They don’t care about your safety, their own safety. If you’ve all seen the videos with their behavior, they really don’t care. It’s just about how much chaos can we cause?”
Cram described the officers as being “trapped” inside the car as the mob swarmed the patrol unit, adding that police were “definitely targeted” during the overnight incidents.
Police said five Philadelphia police vehicles sustained damage ranging from broken windshields to flat tires. One officer suffered minor injuries at one scene after a vehicle struck his patrol car and fled.
Cram said that investigators are working to identify those involved in the chaos, acknowledging that the issue of street racing and street takeovers affect communities across the country.
“It’s not just a Philadelphia problem, it’s a nationwide problem,” Cram said of the illegal activity.
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Last year, Texas and California formed street racing and takeover task forces that focus on seizing these vehicles. Florida has allowed law enforcement to arrest and prosecute street racers for related videos posted online. New York and Washington previously announced plans for noise identifying cameras and harsher punishment for street racers.
Lawmakers in Philadelphia signed a bill into law last year that cracks down on street racing, fining those involved $2,000 and confiscating their vehicles.
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Authorities asked anyone with information about the incidents in Philadelphia to call the Philadelphia Police Department at (215) 686-TIPS (8477).
Mom reveals what she’s going to do with $100 Trump gave her at grocery store
Pennsylvania mom of three Jenny Kantz found it a “complete surprise” when former President Trump handed her $100 at a grocery store checkout line to take the pinch out of her bill.
“It was a great experience,” she told “Fox & Friends” Tuesday.
Sitting alongside her husband Bryant, Jenny enthused about meeting the former president at the Sprankles Grocery Store her cousin owns in Kittanning, northeast of Pittsburgh on Monday.
Trump’s team reportedly requested that someone be present at the checkout counter upon his arrival, but Kantz says she had no idea he had planned to give her money from his own wallet.
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Video of the moment shows Trump handing over the cash and telling Kantz, “It [the cost] just went down 100 bucks. We’ll do that for you from the White House.”
“The total bill was $194 and some change, and the inflation on groceries has definitely affected us,” Kantz explained on Tuesday.
“I think it was late 2022 or early 2023, I remember coming home from the grocery store and telling him [Bryant], ‘I don’t even know how to budget for groceries anymore because it’s like every time I go to the store, they just go up and up and up.’ That, paired with the rising cost of energy, fuel for our vehicles… it just means that we watch a little bit more closely what we spend.”
According to ConsumerAffairs, the Keystone State saw the highest grocery inflation rate in the U.S. with an 8.2% increase in prices.
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In Kantz’s personal circle, stay-at-home moms have stepped up to get side jobs to cover extra expenses. They have also shifted to homemade foods and opted for recipe-sharing to make their money go further.
Despite cost burdens, Kantz said she plans to keep the $100 bill Trump gave her.
“I’m going to frame it,” she laughed.
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The GOP nominee is slated to deliver remarks on the tax code and inflation at a campaign event in Savannah, Georgia on Tuesday, maintaining his focus on the economy as he vies for support from voters in the key swing state.
A New York Times poll released Monday indicates Trump is leading Vice President Harris in the Peach State as well as in North Carolina and Arizona.
In must-win Pennsylvania, many polls show the candidates deadlocked, with a Washington Post poll finding Harris at 48% to Trump’s 47%.
A New York Times poll had Harris at 50% to Trump’s 46%.
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Former Olympian says career in shambles after being accused of stealing from store
Meaggan Pettipiece was a collegiate softball coach at two NCAA Division 1 schools and represented Canada at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
However, she says one mishap at a supermarket checkout counter has left her life in shambles.
Pettipiece, 48, was arrested in Indiana in March on theft, possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance after an incident at Walmart after security in the store alleged she failed to scan some $67 worth of items, including asparagus and ham, but another $176 worth of merchandise. She said she did not know the scanner did not read the items.
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When police arrived, The Chicago Tribune reported that authorities found she had three disposable vapes in her purse and two unopened packs of anti-nausea medication. The vapes were not nicotine or THC-based, and she said the medication was not hers either.
She resigned as head coach of the Valparaiso softball team days later.
The charges were later dismissed, but the headlines from the incident are having a lasting effect on her career.
“It is bittersweet,” she told the National Post in Canada. “I’m happy, obviously, the charges were dismissed. The sad part is the damage it did to my career. It has changed everything in my life.”
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Pettipiece worried to the outlet that her attempt to clear her name was not going to have the same effect as the incident did.
“The tough thing is, how do you get out to people that you are innocent? And this damage was done for something so ridiculous,” she said.
“I’m not sure of the future. For now, I’m going to stay at home and focus on my kids. I’d like to figure out which direction I’m going to go in.”
Pettipiece had been the head coach since 2023. The team did not reach 10 wins in either season. She was the head coach at Akron and an assistant coach at Kent State before taking over at Valparaiso.
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Pettipiece said she will attempt to be an umpire.