Top remaining NFL free agents: Christian Wilkins leads best players still availableNew Foto - Top remaining NFL free agents: Christian Wilkins leads best players still available

We're well into training camp across theNFLas all 32 franchises get into the latest stage of offseason preparations for the 2025 NFL season. This mandatory portion of offseason training gives coaching staffs across the league a chance to gauge their in-house talent. Roster cuts are still weeks away as teams will eventually whittle their active rosters down to 53 players. As these offseason activities continue, teams may look elsewhere for an infusion of talent. That can be due to personnel not playing up to expectation or bad injury luck. New class in Cleveland:The Browns had dramatic 2025 draft. How does rookie class look? Worst to first?Ranking 8 NFL teams' chances to jump to top of division in 2025 There are still some viable options on the free agent market at multiple positions. Quarterback is the glaring exception;Aaron Rodgersfinally putting pen to paper and signing with thePittsburgh Steelerstook the top veteran off the market. But if teams are looking for help, especially in the second level of the defense, there are solid options to bolster their roster. The next Bus?Jerome Bettis is a Hall of Famer. His son is following in Papa Bus' footsteps Here are the top 10 remaining free agents as minicamps continue across the NFL — plus three potential fits for each one: TheLas Vegas Raidersreleased Wilkins just one season into a four-year contract he signed last offseason. He's recovering from a serious foot injury but still has plenty of value even as he reaches his age-30 season. There are some questions about his exit from Las Vegas and the Raiders will attempt to recoup some guarantees from his big-money contract. As he's getting back to full health, he may be best suited for a rotational role but could be an impact player on a per-snap basis. That will make him intriguing for many contenders or teams looking to shore up the interior line depth on defense. Potential fits:Los Angeles Chargers,Carolina PanthersandSan Francisco 49ers Cooper is entering his age-31 season but never built his game on speed. A mid-season trade brought him to Buffalo last year and he played well before a lingering wrist injury derailed his production. At this stage of his career, he can be a solid possession option on a team looking for a proven commodity in the receiver room. Just as the Bills did when trading for him last season, a contender could look to the five-time Pro Bowler to safeguard against injuries. Potential fits:Pittsburgh Steelers,Las Vegas RaidersandCarolina Panthers Samuel Jr. played just four games in 2024 before heading to injured reserve with a shoulder injury. Prior to that, he was a productive nickel cornerback with 35 passes defensed and six interceptions combined through his first three seasons. The main reason Samuel Jr. is not currently signed to a roster is medical concerns. He underwent neck surgery in April and will get a check up in July. If healthy, Samuel Jr. is a no-brainer to bring on board. He's entering his age-26 season, far from the common cornerback drop-off, and can be an above-average starter at nickel. Potential fits:Miami Dolphins,Atlanta FalconsandNew Orleans Saints Despite making the All-Pro second-team roster every year from 2021 to 2023, the Denver Broncos opted against re-signing Simmons last offseason. He ended up in Atlanta on a one-year deal and played well enough to have a role in 2025. He's entering his age-32 season but is far from a liability in coverage or run defense. A team with questions at safety could do much worse than a one-year deal for Simmons. He could be ideal for a team facing injuries at one safety spot or relying on young players to make a leap. Potential fits:Philadelphia Eagles,San Francisco 49ersandKansas City Chiefs Davis struggled along with the rest of theJacksonville Jaguars' offense last season before a torn meniscus ended his season. He's entering his age-26 season and, if fully healthy, could be a productive player for many teams. He's not going to be a primary pass-catcher in an offense but a No. 2 or No. 3 receiver role could be a good fit. Given his speed, he could help open things up for other weapons in the offense. Teams with Potential fits:Las Vegas Raiders,New York GiantsandArizona Cardinals If you're curious the impact White had in Arizona, look no further than Cardinals' defensive coordinator Devin Rallis giving his youngest child the middle name Kyzir in White's honor. White's bounced around first with the Chargers before spending the 2022 season in Philadelphia and following former Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon to Arizona in 2023 and 2024. He finished second on the team in total tackles with 137 and had a career-high 2.5 sacks. Pro Football Focus' grades point to a linebacker that's better against the run than pass; White finished 50th among qualifying 189 linebackers in run defense but 174th in coverage. Teams looking for depth at the position or a run-stuffing linebacker for early downs should give White a look. Potential fits:Tampa Bay Buccaneers,Seattle SeahawksandLos Angeles Rams Smith may be entering his age-33 season but he just had nine sacks in 2024 for the Browns and Lions. He's a big, strong pocket-pushing edge presence and that's reflected beyond the traditional stats. PFF graded Smith 21st out of 211 qualifying edge rushers in pass rush and 33rd overall. Given his age, he may be most effective in a rotational role. That's ideal for a contender looking to add another experienced player to the edge rusher rotation who can provide great per-snap results. Smith's played that role before most recently with Detroit but also in 2022 with the Minnesota Vikings. Potential fits:Washington Commanders,Buffalo Billsand Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gilmore is far from his Defensive Player of the Year heights from 2019. At 34 years old, he'd be one of the older cornerbacks in the NFL in 2025. He spent the 2024 season in Minnesota and started 15 games for the Vikings. He was solid in that role with nine passes defensed and one interception.PFFranked him 93rd out of 222 qualifying cornerbacks for his on-field performance. He was better by their grading as a run defender (28th out of 222) than in coverage (118th). Teams could do a lot worse for an injury replacement than him. Potential fits:Las Vegas Raiders, Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams Another veteran cornerback still on the market, Douglas started 15 games for the Bills in 2024 and posted five passes defensed and a forced fumble. He's entering his age-30 season with stops in Philadelphia, Carolina and Green Bay prior to Buffalo. He didn't grade out as well onPFFas Gilmore did in 2024. He ranked 133rd among qualifying cornerbacks overall and 128th in coverage. He's likely still a good depth piece for teams loading up for a postseason run but may not be on the level to take a starting job in 2025. Potential fits:Minnesota Vikings, Washington Commanders andLos Angeles Chargers Scherff is entering his age-34 season but hasn't missed a game in the last three years. He started all 17 games for the Jaguars in 2022-24 and was a solid starter last year, especially in pass protection. Pro Football Focus graded him 19th out of 136 qualifying guards league-wide in pass blocking compared to 97th in run blocking. His durability and statistics should make him a good option for a team that has questions on the interior. A team with playoff aspirations could do much worse than signing him on as insurance in case of an ill-timed injury. He could also offer help up front for a team with a young or new quarterback who needs to be protected as much as possible. Potential fits:Houston Texans, Washington Commanders and Seattle Seahawks This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:NFL free agents: Christian Wilkins leads 10 best remaining

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College football toughest schedules based on 2025 preseason poll rankingsNew Foto - College football toughest schedules based on 2025 preseason poll rankings

The release of thepreseason US LBM Coaches Pollmeans thecollege football seasonis rapidly approaching, and while all teams are eagerly awaiting to kick off the new campaign, some are dreading the daunting slate awaiting them. The inaugural edition of the 2025 season's Top 25 gives everyone an early look at how difficult the path to success will be. But for a select group of squads, the preseason poll marks the realization of the gauntlet the year is going to be. There are marquee non-conference matchups, hostile road trips or brutal stretches. Granted, the preseason rankings aren't 100% accurate. But as it stands with less than a month to go before the season begins, there's some difficult schedules several teams. So who has the toughest? Here's the top 10 based on thepreseason coaches poll. Barry Odom gets a difficult welcome as he takes over a Purdue team that went 1-11 last season and hasn't beaten an Bowl Subdivision team since November 2023. After starting Big Ten play against Southern California, theBoilermakerstravel to No. 5 Notre Dame on Sept. 20, which is followed by a home game against No. 12 Illinois. There's a brutal end to the season where Purdue plays three of its last four games against ranked opponents. It starts at No. 14 Michigan and then No. 2 Ohio State at home the following week, and the season ends with a visit from in-state rival No. 19 Indiana. After getting Rutgers into a bowl game in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2013-14, Greg Schiano has a tall task if he wants to do it in three consecutive campaigns. While the front half of the schedule is favorable, the second half that could have theScarlet Knightsgetting bruised. They host No. 7 Oregon and two weeks later play at No. 12 Illinois. After hosting Maryland, the Scarlet Knights have a tough finish with a trip to Ohio State on Nov. 22 and Penn State coming to town in the season finale. Diego Pavia brought life to theCommodoreswith their first bowl win since 2013. There's momentum in Nashville, and it'll be a challenge to deliver on it. Vanderbilt opens SEC play at No. 13 South Carolina, and Oct. 4 marks the beginning of a tough month-long stretch where it will play at No. 8 Alabama, home against No. 9 LSU and at No. 1 Texas. Then there's the annual season finale against No. 18 Tennessee at rowdy Neyland Stadium. The No. 21 ranked team in the preseason poll will be fighting all season to make sure it stays in the Top 25. The Aggies have a highly anticipated non-conference matchup on Sept. 13 at No. 5 Notre Dame. From there, there's four other ranked matchup sprinkled throughout the rest of the season, with No. 17 Florida visiting on Oct. 11 and a trip to face No. 9 LSU on Oct. 25. No. 13 South Carolina comes into town Nov. 15, and the season ends with the first trip to Austin since 2010 to play No. 1 Texas. Arkansas was able to survive playing seven ranked opponents in 2024, and it will have to almost perform the same task with six games against teams in the preseason poll. The Razorbacks start conference play at Mississippi, and two weeks later, will play host to No. 5 Notre Dame. It starts a three-game stretch against ranked opponents with a trip to No. 18 Tennessee followed a home matchup with No. 21 Texas A&M. Then comes one of the hardest back-to-back road trips by visiting No. 9 LSU and No. 1 Texas in November. Mark Stoops is coming off his worst season at Kentucky since his first in 2013. The Wildcats will play six ranked teams thanks to a rough conference slate. After facing No. 15 Mississippi in Week 2, Kentucky is at South Carolina and then travels to No. 4 Georgia the following week. The Wildcats return home to square off with No. 1 Texas and No. 18 Tennessee. A 0-5 SEC start very possible. If that stretch wasn't enough, there's a home game against No. 17 Florida in November. Luke Fickell's seat is hot after Wisconsin wasn't bowl eligible for the first 2001. The Badgers play at No. 8 Alabama on Sept. 13 before starting a rigorous Big Ten schedule that includes three teams from last year's playoff. The first ranked opponent comes with a visit to No. 14 Michigan on Oct. 4. Two weeks later, the Badgers host No. 2 Ohio State and No. 7 Oregon in back-to-back games. Before playing Minnesota for Paul Bunyan's Axe in the season finale, Wisconsin has to face No. 19 Indiana on the road and No. 12 Illinois in the final home game. The Bulldogs were picked to finish last in the SEC after failing to win a conference game in Jeff Lebby's debut season. The schedule doesn't do them any favors with seven games against teams in the preseason poll. Mississippi State hosts No. 11 Arizona State on Sept. 6 and three weeks later is the start of a four-game stretch against ranked foes. It hosts No. 18 Tennessee and then travels o No. 21 Texas A&M. After a bye week, the Bulldogs go into The Swamp to face No. 17 Florida before returning home to play No. 1 Texas. On Nov. 8, they welcome No. 4 Georgia and play the annual Egg Bowl against No. 15 Mississippi on Black Friday. The expectation is for Brent Venables to turn things around in Norman with a loaded roster, but he will face several tests that could derail those hopes. No. 14 Michigan comes to town Week 2 and the Red Rivalry matchup in Dallas against No. 1 Texas on Oct. 11 starts a monstrous second half with six of the final seven games against ranked opposition. After facing their biggest rival, the Sooners head to No. 13 South Carolina before returning home to play No. 15 Mississippi. They have consecutive road games at No. 18 Tennessee and No. 8 Alabama. The final two games at home aren't much easier with a visit from Missouri and a matchup with. 9 LSU in the regular-season finale. There's palpable hype in Florida after the strong finish to last season, and the Gators get rewarded with the toughest schedule in the country. Week 3 starts a stretch of three consecutive games against top 10 opponents: at No. 9 LSU and at No. 10 Miami ahead of a home game with No. 1 Texas. The grind doesn't stop afterward with a trip to No. 21 Texas A&M the following week. There's the annual meeting with No. 4 Georgia to start a November schedule tht also includes heading to No. 15 Mississippi and playing host to No. 18 Tennessee. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:College football toughest schedules based on preseason poll

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Rose Garden moments revisited after Donald Trump paves it overNew Foto - Rose Garden moments revisited after Donald Trump paves it over

WASHINGTON ― For more than 60 years,the White House Rose Gardenhas showcased the prestige of the American presidency. The iconic settinghas hosted leaders of rival nations signing peace treaties, presidential press conferences, meetings with foreign heads of state, landmark bill signings, a wedding of a sitting president's daughter, swearing-in ceremonies of Supreme Court justices, turkey pardons and even a "beer summit." Now the Rose Garden, situated outside the Oval Office along the West Wing, enters a new era afterPresident Donald Trumpordered the garden'smanicured grass be paved over. The controversial overhaul, recently completed, has turned one of the garden's most striking features into a stone patio, while maintaining rose bushes and other vegetation on the garden's periphery. More:President Trump relishes new 'very white' paved-over Rose Garden Trump told reporters on Aug. 3he's heard "great reviews" about the renovated Rose Garden, arguing that "we had to do it" because the grass often turned wet and muddy after rainfall, making it difficult to host events. Here's a look back at the history of the Rose Garden and some of its memorable moments. Flower gardens on the west side of the White House's south lawn date back to the mid-1800s presidency of Ulysses S. Grant. The space later became known as a "colonial garden" following 1902 renovations led by first lady Edith Roosevelt, wife of President Theodore Roosevelt,according to the White House Historical Association. The garden was first turned into a rose garden in 1913, when first lady Ellen Axson Wilson, married to President Woodrow Wilson, had the colonial garden demolished to make way for beds of rose hedges along allées that the president used for walks. During World War II, President Franklin. D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill chatted from chairs in the garden in 1943 before they held a meeting with military leaders inside the White House. The modern Rose Garden was created under President John F. Kennedy when he and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy tapped architect Rachel Lambert "Bunny" Mellon to lead an overhaul. "He wanted to start, in the greatest haste, to remake the area near his office at the west end of the White House, known as the Rose Garden, into an area both useful and attractive,"Mellon later recalled. "Would I design it for him? It was a startling request to say the least." More:How the newly paved Rose Garden has changed, from Woodrow Wilson to Donald Trump Mellon said she envisionedsource magnolia trees on four corners of a large lawn that would be flanked by a 12-feet wide border composed of small trees, roses and other flowers. The lawn would be 50 feet by 100 feet, which she said would be large enough to hold 1,000 people for ceremonies and receptions and small enough to be covered by a tent in the center of the garden. She said on the opposite side of the steps leaving the Oval Office ‒ on the garden's east side ‒ would be a flagstone terrace. "Here the President wished to have a place where he could sit and entertain his guests or, perhaps, hold a small luncheon," Mellon recounted. The Rose Garden became a go-to place for presidents to honor civilians and recognize championship-winning sports teams in both the collegiate and professional ranks. During his first term, Trump awarded golfer Tiger Woods and others the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a 2019 ceremony at the Rose Garden. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson hosted a Rose Garden ceremony to give the Federal Aviation Agency's Gold Medal Award to Jerrie Mock, the first woman to fly around the world. Tricia Nixon, the daughter of President Richard Nixon, held her wedding in the Rose Garden on June 12, 1971 ‒ the first time a wedding was held at the garden. More recently, PresidentJoe Biden's granddaughter Naomi Biden held her wedding on the White House grounds in 2022. Biden's ceremony was held on the South Lawn of the White House, however, not the Rose Garden. The Rose Garden is often a place that presidents have used to host presidents, prime ministers and other dignitaries of other countries. In this photo, former President Gerald Ford in 1976 is seen giving Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau a book marking the 200th anniversary of the founding of the United States. President Jimmy Carter appeared with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in the Rose Garden in April 1980 after two days of talks, shortly after a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt facilitated by Carter went into effect. Ronald Reagan twice during his presidency picked up a hockey stick and hit a puck on a special surface placed on the Rose Garden lawn. The first time came in 1983while hosting players from the U.S. Olympics hockey team and the NHL's Washington Capitals. "And for the press that keeps asking questions in photo opportunities," Reagan joked as he slapped a puck toward reporters. Reagan took another swingduring a similar event four years later in 1987. Presidents have often turned to the Rose Garden to hold outdoor press conferences, particularly after holding bilateral meetings with other world leaders. President George H. W. Bush in 1992 hosted Russian President Boris Yeltsin in the Rose Garden, where they announced an agreement to reduce stockpiles of long-range missile warheads less than a year after the fall of the Soviet Union. In 1994, President Bill Clinton hosted King Hussein of Jordan and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in the Rose Garden as the two nations signed a peace treaty that ended decades of conflict. "Today we gather to bear witness to history,"Clinton said in his remarks. "As this century draws to a close, a new era of peace opens before us in ancient lands as brave men choose reconciliation over conflict. Today our faith is renewed." Clinton in December 1998 used the Rose Garden to tell the American people he was "profoundly sorry" for his actions in the Monica Lewinsky affair as the House of Representatives prepared to impeach him over the scandal. A few months later, Clintonreturned to the Rose Gardenon Feb. 12, 1999 to address the nation after the Senate voted to acquit him on all impeachment charges. "Now that the Senate has fulfilled its constitutional responsibility, bringing this process to a conclusion, I want to say again to the American people how profoundly sorry I am,"Clinton said. During a Rose Garden ceremony in 2008, President George W. Bush signed controversial legislation revising the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to allow the government eavesdrop on Americans' phone calls without obtaining a warrant. It was one of several actions Bush took in the years after the 9/11 terroist attacks to empower U.S. intelligence agencies. "One of the important lessons learned after 9/11 was that America's intelligence professionals lacked some of the tools they needed to monitor the communications of terrorists abroad," Bush said at the event. The Rose Garden's lawn has long been a popular place for presidents to take their dogs outside for some fresh air. Dogs who frolicked on the green space included George W. Bush's Barney, Barack Obam's Beau and most recently, Joe Biden's Commander. Six month after his 2009 inauguration, Obama hosted what became known as the "beer summit" in the Rose Garden. The unusual gathering was organized by Obama to cool tensions after Cambridge, Massachusetts Police Sgt. James Crowley arrested prominent Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates, who is Black, at his home in response to a 911 call about a reported break-in. Law enforcement groups had objected to Obama saying the Cambridge police had acted "stupidly." The three men drank Bud Light beers while then-Vice President Biden had a non-alcoholic beer. The Rose Garden is typically where presidents playfully issue pardons to turkeys ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. In 2017, Trump pardoned one turkey by the name of Drumstick. "I'm pleased to report that unlike millions of other turkeys at this time of the year, Drumstick has a very, very bright future ahead of him," Trump said. Amid the COVID pandemic in 2020, Trump held press conferences outdoors in the Rose Garden to reduce the spread of the virus. Reporters sat in seats spread out across the lawn during the often-lengthy affairs. Many in the press asked questions while wearing face masks. First lady Melania Trump led several changes to the Rose Garden during Trump's first term in office. The moves included relocating 10 crabapple treesto another portion of the garden, removing the garden's sitting area, adding a limestone walking path alongside the central lawn and installing an inner border next to the boxwood shrubs and flowers. Two days after Trump's 2024 election victory assured his return to the White House, Biden committed to a peaceful transfer of power during a speech in the Rose Garden. Biden hadwarnedthat a second Trump presidency threatened American democracy. Four years after defeating Trump in the 2020 election, Biden was forced to pass the torch to him after the former president completed a comeback by defeating Vice-PresidentKamala Harris, the Democratic nominee. "Setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable," Biden said in his remarks. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Rose Garden moments revisited after Trump paves over grass lawn

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Rose Garden moments revisited after Donald Trump paves it over

Rose Garden moments revisited after Donald Trump paves it over WASHINGTON ― For more than 60 years,the White House Rose Gardenhas showcased ...
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Who Does Trump Want to Be the Next Fed Chair?New Foto - Who Does Trump Want to Be the Next Fed Chair?

President Donald Trump presents Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell with what Trump called a list of cost overruns for the Federal Reserve's $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project in Washington, D.C., on July 24, 2025. Credit - Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images President Donald Trump has narrowed his list of potential Federal Reserve Chair picks to succeedJerome Powell. Trumptold CNBCon Tuesday that there are now four people under his consideration: White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, former Fed governor Kevin Warsh, and two more candidates that Trump did not name. He said that he will make a decision "soon." Powell's term comes to an end in May 2026. "Kevin and Kevin, both Kevins, are very good," Trump said. "The two Kevins are doing well. And I have two other people that are doing well." He added that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, whom Trumpearlier saidwas "an option" to replace Powell, is not on the list: "I love Scott, but he wants to stay where he is." Who Trump ends up picking could determine both the course of the economy for the next four years and the credibility of the Federal Reserve. Already, economists and policymakers haveraised concernsthat Trump's attempts topressurePowell, whom he has dubbed "Mr. Too Late," to cut short-term interest rates have undermined the institution'spolitical independence. Trump has spent monthsrailing against Powellwho has thus far resisted that pressure, and openly suggested that he couldreplace Powell sooner—which he is not allowed to do except for cause—although he has alsopublicly saidhe's "highly unlikely" to fire Powell. Trump called aWall Street Journalreportlast month "typically untruthful" after it claimed that Bessent made the case to Trump to not fire Powell over legal concerns and economic risks. "Nobody had to explain that to me," Trumppostedon Truth Social. "I know better than anybody what's good for the Market, and what's good for the U.S.A." Trump will, however, get a chance to install a fourth Republican on the Fed's seven-member board of governors—which includes two nominees from his first term as well as Powell, who was appointed by former President Obama in a bipartisan gesture and nominated to be chairman by Trump in 2017—earlier than expected, after Adriana Kugler, a Democrat,announcedon Friday that she was stepping down ahead of her term expiring in January. The President told CNBC on Tuesday that the news was a "pleasant surprise" and that his pick to replace Kugler, which will be announced "soon," may also be his choice to replace Powell. Here's what to know about Trump's potential picks. Hassett is a top economic adviser to Trump as the director of the National Economic Council. He formerly served as a senior adviser to Trump during his first presidential term as the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2017 to 2019. He returned to the White House in 2020 to assist with Trump's COVID-19 response, during which time hecame under fireforusing a "cubic model"to project that pandemic deaths would reach zero by mid-May that year. Hassett is anardent supporterof Trump'seconomic agenda, including Trump's "big beautiful bill,"tax cuts, andtariffs. He has alsodefendedTrump's controversialdecision to fireErika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, last week after the President baselessly asserted that recent monthly jobs data was "manipulated for political purposes." HassetttoldCNBC on Monday that "all over the U.S. government, there have been people who have been resisting Trump everywhere they can" and that a "fresh start" is needed to "make sure that that's not going to happen in the data agencies." A doctoral graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, Hassett was formerly a fellow at Stanford University's conservative Hoover Institution and previously worked at center-right think tank the American Enterprise Institute. Warsh became the youngest Fed governor in the central bank's history in 2006 at the age of 35 and served in that position until 2011, acting as the central bank's primary liaison to Wall Street during the 2008 financial crisis. He worked as a mergers and acquisitions banker at Morgan Stanley from 1995 to 2002, when he joined the George W. Bush Administration as an economics adviser until being appointed to the Fed. Warsh has expressed support for lowering interest rates and criticized Powell over his refusal to do so. "The President's right to be frustrated with Jay Powell and the Federal Reserve," Warshsaidon Fox News in July. He said at a lecture hosted by the Group of Thirty, an international body of economists and financial leaders, that "the Fed's current wounds are largely self-inflicted," and in JulytoldCNBC that the Fed needs "regime change in the conduct of policy" and "a new Treasury-Fed accord, like we did in 1951 after another period where we built up our nation's debt and we were stuck with a central bank that was working at cross purposes with the Treasury." "That's the state of things now," he said on CNBC. "So if we have a new accord, then the … Fed chair and the Treasury Secretary can describe to markets plainly and with deliberation, 'This is our objective for the size of the Fed's balance sheet.'" But Warsh has alsoadvocatedfor higher interest rates in the past, including last year, as well as forfree trade,globalization, and theFed's political independence, which could clash with Trump's economic vision. Warsh is currently a fellow at the Hoover Institution and a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and he serves on the Panel of Economic Advisers of the Congressional Budget Office, which is nonpartisan. He is married to Jane Lauder, whose father, billionaire Estée Lauder heir Ronald Lauder, reportedlypitched the ideaof buying Greenland to Trump. Warsh wasreportedly under considerationby Trump for the role of Fed Reserve Chair in 2017. Trumpseemed to regretnot going with Warsh and ultimately picking Powell at the signing of a phase-one trade agreement with China in January 2020. "Kevin Warsh. Kevin. Where's Kevin? I don't know, Kevin, I could have used you a little bit here. Why weren't you more forceful when you wanted that job?" Trump said. "I would have been very happy with you." Contact usatletters@time.com.

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Sex Toy Thrown Onto the Court Halts a WNBA Game For a Third TimeNew Foto - Sex Toy Thrown Onto the Court Halts a WNBA Game For a Third Time

Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty A sex toy thrown onto the court during a WNBA game halted a game for a third time The third incident took place during a Tuesday, Aug. 5, game between the Indiana Fever and the Los Angeles Sparks The first two incidents occurred on July 29 and Aug. 1 For the third time in a week, a sex toy thrown onto a court has interrupted a WNBA game. During the Tuesday, Aug. 5 game between the Indiana Fever and the Los Angeles Sparks, an object identified as a sex toy was thrown onto the court. "Oh, look out. Something just came onto the floor. An object just flew in as the free throw is being made. It looked like that hit a player, too," a commentator said during the moment. A referee quickly halted the game to remove the object in a video shared onX. The toy appears to have hit Fever player Sophie Cunningham. The Sparks won, 100-91. The first incident occurred on July 29 during a game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream. In a clipshared on Xat the time, sports announcer Morgan Ragan said during a replay, "Something flies on the court actually from the crowd. And you can see the object... the green thing bounces and it goes to the sideline." "We're not exactly sure where it came from," she continued, as a timeout was called and the game was paused. "No room for any of that type of activity. And no one's picked the object up yet, you guys." https://people-app.onelink.me/HNIa/kz7l4cuf Security, referees and team representatives could be seen discussing the incident on the sidelines, as the camera zoomed into the green object — which could be clearly identified as a sex toy — for a brief moment. "Oh my gosh, okay. Okay, inappropriate," Ragan said, as the object was identified. "Get them out of here, whoever it is [that threw it]." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. During the Valkyries' Aug. 1 game against the Chicago Sky, 7 minutes and 42 seconds into the third quarter, a person threw an unexpected object onto the court of Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The broadcast caught footage of a green sex toy being thrown on the sidelines just shy of the court, later shared onX. The referee quickly blew the whistle, halting the game, and the announcer is heard saying, "Got a whistle away from the basketball." "stop throwing dildos on the court… you're going to hurt one of us," Cunningham wrote onXafter the Aug. 1 incident. The owners of the three sex toys have yet to be publicly identified, but if the arenas did, the owners could have been immediately removed from the court per the WNBA's policy. According to the WNBA'sFan Code of Conducton its website, "Guests who engage in fighting, throwing objects or attempting to enter the court will be immediately ejected from the arena." Read the original article onPeople

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Sex Toy Thrown Onto the Court Halts a WNBA Game For a Third Time

Sex Toy Thrown Onto the Court Halts a WNBA Game For a Third Time Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty A sex toy thrown onto the court during a WNBA ga...
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Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernandez each homer twice, lead Dodgers past Cardinals 12-6New Foto - Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernandez each homer twice, lead Dodgers past Cardinals 12-6

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernandez each homered twice and Mookie Betts had three hits as the Los Angeles Dodgers shook off their offensive struggles with a 12-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Muncy, in just his second game following a month-long break due to a bone bruise injury from a collision, went 4 for 5 with four RBIs and three runs scored. In his first game back on Monday, Muncy went 0 for 3 with a walk. Muncy hit his first home run off Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas 416 feet to right field. In the third inning, he hit his homer 404 feet. Hernandez was 4 for 5 with four RBI and two runs scored for the NL West-leading Dodgers. The Dodgers (66-48) had three extra-base hits in the first inning, matching the total number of hits they had against the Cardinals on Monday. They had 17 hits Tuesday. Shohei Ohtani finished with two hits and three runs scored. Nolan Gorman hit a two-run homer in the second inning for the Cardinals. Mikolas (6-9) was chased after three innings after allowing five earned runs. The Cardinals bullpen struggled, too, allowing six earned runs. Dodgers starter Emmet Sheehan (3-2), who was called up to be part of a six-man rotation that will last at least one more week, allowed four hits and no runs in five innings. He struck out five and walked one. Key moment Muncy and Hernandez hit back-to-back home runs in the third to give the Dodgers a 5-2 lead. It was the first time the Dodgers had players hit consecutive homers since Ohtani and Betts did it against Arizona on May 18. Key stat Betts doubled in the third to snap a 0 for 22 hitless streak. He finished with three hits and a walk. Up next Cardinals LHP Matthew Liberatore (6-9, 3.96 ERA) will face Dodgers RHP Ohtani (0-0, 2.40), who will make his eighth appearance of the season in a day game Wednesday. ___ AP MLB:https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

byMario Satorik
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August 06, 2025

Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernandez each homer twice, lead Dodgers past Cardinals 12-6

Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernandez each homer twice, lead Dodgers past Cardinals 12-6 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy and Teoscar Hernandez each h...
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Ukraine halted Russian border offensive using US weapons, commander saysNew Foto - Ukraine halted Russian border offensive using US weapons, commander says

LONDON -- Russia is ramping up a grinding summer offensive in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv appeals to President Donald Trump for more military aid and intensified pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin's latest push comes at a pivotal moment. Prevailing Ukraine-skepticism inside the Trump administration may be softening as White House frustration with the Kremlin grows -- but the president, who has in the past often acted in an unpredictable and transactional manner toward Ukraine, could still turn away from Kyiv. The European Union is still marshalling its vast industrial resources to help arm Ukraine, having already taken the lead in economic support for the war-weary nation. The bloc does not yet appear willing or able to shoulder the military burden so far mostly carried by the U.S. And at home, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's apparent efforts to weaken anti-corruption bodies sparked street protests, while the armed forces' persistent manpower strain is necessitating difficult conversations about widening conscription brackets and hardening responses to draft-dodging. Russia's now-routine huge drone and missile attacks on Ukraine's cities are also increasing the pressure. What began as a broad Russian push all along the 600-mile front in eastern and southern Ukraine now appears to be narrowing into three axes of attack -- in the northeastern Sumy region and in the eastern Donetsk Oblast cities of Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka, two important defensive hubs. "The Russians did not have a very clearly definable beginning for this summer campaign season," Pasi Paroinen, an analyst at the Finland-based Black Bird Group told ABC News. "They intensified their attacks pretty much almost all across the front line around May and towards June." "The Russians are probably starting to reach the point where they will start to pick up the pace of the offensive," Paroinen said. "Overall, it is likely that the trend is going to be worse and worse for the Ukrainians over the summer. I don't see the Russians running out of steam anytime soon." In Donetsk, Ukrainian troops are engaged in a familiar dance, slowly ceding territory while seeking to inflict maximum damage on attacking Russian units. The costs appear high for Moscow's forces, with the Ukrainian army claiming to be "eliminating" around 1,000 Russian troops per day. But the attacks keep coming. There is growing alarm over Pokrovsk and Kostyantynivka, which are at risk of being surrounded in the coming months. Russia has been struggling to take Pokrovsk for more than a year, but recently has managed to advance on the city's flanks. This means Russian forces are increasingly threatening Ukraine's supply lines, in part by intensively targeting them with drones. Russia last week also claimed to have finally captured Chasiv Yar, an important heavily fortified town that Ukraine has used to choke Russia's offensive towards Kostyantynivka for over a year. Although most independent analysts say the Russian claim was premature, the Washington D.C.-based Institute for the Study of War assessed Russia will "likely complete the seizure of Chasiv Yar in the coming days." It will open up more opportunities for Russia to strangle Ukrainian forces in Kostyantynivka. MORE: Trump envoy Witkoff to head to Russia for 'last chance' Ukraine ceasefire talks Many analysts remain skeptical that the mauled and plodding Russian forces are capable of achieving a significant breakthrough. But some Ukrainian and independent military analysts worry that small but accumulating Russian advances could snowball into a bigger crisis for Ukraine's frontline, as manpower shortages continue to worsen. The advances may also help persuade Putin he is right to maintain the war and continue rebuffing ceasefire demands from Kyiv and Washington. Earlier in the summer, Russian forces attacking in small groups with light vehicles -- among them motorcycles -- scored significant success, allowing them to "mitigate the effects of the Ukrainian drones by launching a lot of simultaneous assaults," Paroinen said. But those Russian units are now largely spent, he added, with time needed to train and equip their replacements. "In general, the basic tactics are relying even more on the manpower advantage and using those small infantry attacks in combination with heavy usage of firepower," Paroinen said. In Sumy, at least, Ukrainian forces say they have largely stalled the Russian push. Maj. Oleh Shyriaiev -- the commander of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment fighting in Sumy -- told ABC News that Russian forces pushed between 9 and 13 miles into the northeastern border region in places, though said that forward momentum has largely been arrested. In recent weeks, the 225th has advanced, taking back the villages of Kindrativka and Andriivka. But the Russians are also still pushing, Shyriaiev said. "They are trying to move forward in small groups" towards the city of Sumy, Shyriaiev said, speaking to ABC News from close to the front line while visiting wounded members of his unit at a medical facility. "Their troops constantly get new replenishments and they are still trying with so-called 'meat assaults' to find a way to move forwards," he added of the enemy forces, using a common term in Ukrainian military parlance to refer to Russia's unsophisticated, high-casualty assault operations. The city of Sumy, which is around 15 miles from the current front line, is already under fire. MORE: 'They do not surrender': Ukraine commander details fight with North Koreans in Russia "Sumy is under constant threat," Yuriy Boyechko, the founder and CEO of the Hope for Ukraine charity, told ABC News. "Russian drones terrorize the city daily," added Boyechko, whose teams have been evacuating local residents from areas close to the fighting. "The area is relentlessly bombarded by missiles and smaller drones continue to target civilians," he added. Russian forces in Sumy are striking along roads, through towns and woodlands, Shyriaiev said. The later summer weather may offer new opportunities for Moscow's troops, with secondary roads and other terrain dried out and offering new avenues of assault. Among the Russian units in Sumy are some of the most celebrated within Russia -- and among the most reviled in Ukraine due to their alleged involvement in a litany of war crimes. The 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade, 40th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade and 76th Guards Air Assault Division are all in the fight, Shyriaiev said, though added that even Russia's elite units are relying on "meat assaults." "All the advances that they were able to achieve were done at the cost of using a lot of infantry," the commander said. "Against every one fighter of the defense forces of Ukraine, they are putting up 10 people on the Russian side." Paroinen suggested Russian forces are thin on armor. "The Russians have been using fewer and fewer heavy vehicles like tanks and infantry fighting vehicles," he said. "In Sumy, for example, they have been almost completely absent." Perhaps the most punishing aspect of the Russian offensive is its use of so-called "glide bombs," munitions dropped by jets from as far as 25 miles from the front line, making it difficult for ground-based anti-air weapons to stop them. Glide bombs have been a constant danger to Ukrainians holding positions along the front, but recent months have seen the Russian air force significantly increase their use. "They really are just methodically pounding every Ukrainian position, using five to 10 glide bombs just to destroy one treeline," Paroinen said. "The accuracy of these weapons is enough to effectively dismantle the defenses." Addressing the glide bomb problem could prove "really important" for Ukrainian defenders, he added. Shyriaiev concurred, saying glide bombs are making operations "very difficult" in Sumy. "Every time our regiment has any type of success, the Russians are using glide bombs against them. They consider it worthwhile to use a glide bomb when they see a group even as small as four to five servicemen," he said. "When we were liberating Andriivka and Kindrativka, they were using 30 to 50 glide bombs in a 24-hour period," Shyriaiev recalled. Throughout Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainian forces have sought to address Russia's manpower advantage through technological superiority -- both by adopting Western-produced arms and innovating new weapons, prime among them first-person view drones. President Donald Trump's return to office has thrown the continuation of American military aid into doubt. Still, Putin's relentless long-range strikes and frontline offensives have prompted Trump to promise new weapons for Ukraine -- much to the relief of Kyiv. American weapons are still making a real difference at the front, Shyriaiev said. "All of the successful actions that we have, all of this success in liberating our territory that we have been able to achieve, have been accomplished with the help of American weapons," he explained. HIMARS missiles, Javelin anti-tank weapons, Claymore mines, grenades and 5.56 mm-caliber American assault rifles are particularly valued by the 225th, he said. Alexei Baranovsky, a military journalist and a veteran of the pro-Ukraine Freedom of Russia Legion, told ABC News that long-range defensive and offensive weapons could help shift the battle in Kyiv's favor. "We need air defense systems -- Patriots -- to protect our cities from missile and drone strikes," he said. "Second, long-range missiles to strike deep into Russian territory at military facilities," Baranovsky added, suggesting the American-made Tomahawk cruise missile would be top of Ukraine's shopping list. Soldiers at the front are hoping Trump's frustration with the Kremlin boils over into a sustained policy pivot in supporting Kyiv's war effort, Shyriaiev said. In July, the president set a 50-day ultimatum for Putin to accept a ceasefire or risk new U.S. economic measures. Trump then shortened the window to "10 to 12 days," citing "disappointment" at Russia's continued attacks. "Fifty days is nowhere near enough for Putin to make any meaningful advances or have any type of spectacular success in the Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk directions, which is where the main thrusts of his offensive are happening," Shyriaiev said. "I am sure that we will be victorious -- and we will be victorious with the help of the United States," Shyriaiev added. MORE: Russia launches 6,400 drones, missiles into Ukraine in record-breaking month Nonetheless, Ukraine is suffering from severe manpower strain. Discussions continue in Kyiv about broadening conscription brackets in a bid to fill the ranks, a divisive and politically sensitive subject. "People are exhausted, there's no disputing that," Shyriaiev said. "But we would like to finish this war so that our children won't have to fight it again later." As to the swathes of Ukraine already lost to the invading Russian troops, the commander acknowledged it will be a "difficult" and "long process" to reclaim it. "For that, we need long-range weapons so that we would be able to strike the enemy's logistic pathways, their military industry centers, their oil processing industry and all of the places where their army is amassing," he said. "Plus, of course, we need the intelligence help from the United States." ABC News' Patrick Reevell contributed to this report.

byMario Satorik
in
August 06, 2025

Ukraine halted Russian border offensive using US weapons, commander says

Ukraine halted Russian border offensive using US weapons, commander says LONDON -- Russia is ramping up a grinding summer offensive in easte...
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