Long winded monologues

Rocker Bruce Springsteen proclaimed this week that the United States needs “systemic changes” in its “law enforcement departments” in the wake of the police involved death of George Floyd. “We need systemic changes in our law enforcement departments and the political will of our national citizenry to once again move forward the kind of changes that will bring the ideals of the civil rights movement once again to life and into this moment,” said Springsteen on his satellite radio channel. View this post on Instagram An important excerpt from the latest episode of Bruce’s E Street Radio show on SiriusXM. A post shared by Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) on Jun 3, 2020 at 5:16pm PDT “Eight minutes,” said Springsteen of his song, “American Skin (41 Shots)” — which is about the 1999 shooting of Guinean immigrant Amadou Diallo. “That song is almost eight minutes long, and that’s how long it took George Floyd to … [Read more...] about Bruce Springsteen Demands ‘Systemic Changes in Law Enforcement’

By Matthew Geagan, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) — Jayson Tatum is an All-Star again, while Jaylen Brown has earned the honor for the first time in his career. Congratulations to them both for providing the dullest of bright spots on an otherwise dim Celtics season. READ MORE: Life Threatening Injuries After Several People Hit On High Street In Boston Now please, please, please, please skip out on this year’s All-Star festivities. Pretty please? Make no mistake, both of Boston’s stars are worthy additions of this year’s All-Star fun, and it should mean something that the Celtics’ young duo has earned the honors together. It’s a good thing that Tatum and Brown can showcase their abilities on one of the NBA’s biggest (fake) stages. At least that would be the case in a “normal” season. But nothing is normal about this season, and really, there probably shouldn’t be an actual All-Star game on March 7 in Atlanta. Just naming the teams would have been enough, giving players an … [Read more...] about Congrats To Jaylen And Jayson, Now Please Don’t Play In The All-Star Game

(CNN) The world held its breath awaiting news of Tiger Woods' condition after the golf legend suffered serious injuries Tuesday in a rollover crash near Los Angeles. Woods, 45, was awake and responsive after a lengthy surgery at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, according to a statement early Wednesday on his Twitter account. Here's what we know so far about the crash: What caused the crash? Traffic investigators could take days or weeks to determine cause of the crash as they investigate whether speed, fatigue or operator error were factors, or whether Woods struck something in the road, causing him to lose control, Lt. Michael White with the LA County Sheriff's Office told CNN affiliate KCAL/KCBS. Read More Woods was driving shortly after 7 a.m. PT in Rancho Palos Verdes when the SUV he was using crossed a median and went across two lanes of road before hitting a curb, hitting a tree and landing on its side off the roadway in the brush. No other … [Read more...] about Here’s what we know about Tiger Woods’ car wreck and injuries