Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead was injured in a car accident on Saturday morning on his way to the team facility and has been placed on the non-football injury list. The team announced the news on Saturday afternoon.He will miss Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints, and if the Buccaneers qualify for the playoffs, he will likely be sidelined for several weeks. There is no immediate update on the extent of Whitehead’s injuries, but they are severe enough to keep him out of the lineup for an extended period.Whitehead is in his second stint with Tampa Bay and…
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A specter is haunting the National Football League — the specter of the running back. While it would be an exaggeration to say that all the powers of the N.F.L. have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this ghost, it would not be a gross one.The N.F.L. has been fostering the passing game at the expense of the running game since at least the mid-2010s. Various rule changes — some designed to make the game higher-scoring and ostensibly more exciting, others meant to improve player safety — have had a pass-happy effect. The league experienced an increase in passing…
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Joshua White, a 50-year-old father of six and grandfather of two based in Boca Raton, Florida. In 2019, White started a side hustle: Handy Famm, the brand behind a multifunctional STEM learning tool for kids that allows them to help with DIY projects around the house. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.Image Credit: Rose Tzur. Joshua White.What was your day job or primary occupation when you started your side hustle?I am the principal and creative director of OffWhite Co., a multidisciplinary design firm. My journey began in traditional design, where I honed…
January 3, 20254 min readJumping ‘Numts’ from Mitochondria Can Be Fast and DeadlyBits of DNA from mitochondria can skip surprisingly fast into our genome and may reduce lifespanBy Martin Picard edited by Madhusree MukerjeeLittle loops floating inside this illustration of a mitochondrion represent its DNA. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty ImagesMost of us remember two things from high school biology: that mitochondria are the powerhouses of cells and that we inherit stable sets of chromosomes from our two parents. Both truisms are only sort of true. Mitochondria do far more than produce energy—they also compress and transmit information about the state…
The Justice Department on Friday urged the Supreme Court to reject President-elect Donald Trump’s request to delay the implementation of a law that would effectively ban TikTok in the U.S. or force its sale by its Chinese parent company by Jan. 19.The latest filing in the Supreme Court case comes after Trump’s lawyer D. John Sauer asked the court to pause the law beyond the deadline to give the president-elect “the opportunity to pursue a political resolution to the questions at issue in the case.”The DOJ argued that Trump’s filing took “no position” on the First Amendment question, which is…
The IEEE Young Professionals Climate and Sustainability Task Force focuses on empowering emerging leaders to contribute to sustainable technology and climate action, fostering engagement and leading initiatives that address climate change–related challenges and potential solutions. Since its launch in 2023, the CSTF has been engaging them in the conversation of how to get involved in the climate and sustainability sectors.The group held a panel session during last year’s Climate Week NYC, which ran from 22 to 29 September to coincide with the U.N. Summit of the Future. Climate Week NYC is the largest annual climate event, featuring more than 600…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldA top Federal Reserve official has warned about the threat of resurgent US inflation after Donald Trump takes power, even as he forecast solid growth for the world’s largest economy overall.Richmond Fed president Tom Barkin said Americans were still spending freely, job losses remained low and US consumers were starting to push back against higher prices.But while this combination could deliver “more upside than downside in terms of growth” in 2025, Barkin said he also expected “more risk on the…
Las Vegas Cybertruck blast suspect Matthew Livelsberger participated in a military TV reality competition for the History Channel called “The Ultimate Soldier Challenge.” Seven people were injured, and Livelsberger was killed in the Cybertruck explosion on New Year’s Day outside of Trump International Hotel Las Vegas. Livelsberger reportedly shot himself before igniting fireworks and fuel that was in the back of his rented Cybertruck. According to Inside Edition, “Livelsberger and his Green Beret partner took on two teams in a series of military challenges. He talked about his love of guns. At one point, Livelsberger had to stop production due…
Lily-Rose Depp, daughter of legendary actor Johnny Depp, has made it clear that she doesn’t intend to ride the coattails of her famous father’s success.The young actress has revealed she would work “ten times harder” to “prove herself” as a talented artist in her own right and forge a unique path.Lily-Rose Depp, who is known to be a very private person, recently weighed in on her career on the big screen, declaring that fame is the downside of acting.Article continues below advertisementLily-Rose Depp Insists She’ll Work Hard To ‘Prove Herself’MEGAJohnny Depp’s daughter, Lily-Rose, is expressing her dedication and passion for…
MOSCOW: Russia has arrested four teenagers on suspicion of planning a “terror” attack on the city of Yekaterinburg, Russian state news agencies reported on Saturday (Jan 4). The four, born between 2007 and 2008, allegedly planned to detonate homemade explosive devices in busy areas of the city for an unspecified “terrorist” cause, the agencies reported, citing Russia’s FSB security services. Two of the suspects were also accused of setting a police car on fire, they added. A video published by the state TASS news agency purported to show one of the suspects confessing to setting the police car alight after…