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The crackdown against opponents of Myanmar’s military takeover intensified Sunday as security forces were reported to have fired on protesters, killing at least five people in the deadliest day of demonstrations since the February 1 coup. Witnesses say police used tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannons and in some cases live ammunition in the country’s biggest city Yangon.  According to the Associated Press, photos of shell cases from live ammunition were posted on social media. Police also aggressively sought to break up protests in Mandalay and Dawei. Popular protests have been staged across Myanmar on a daily basis since the military detained de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the civilian government last month, claiming widespread fraud in last November’s election, which Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party won in a landslide. The junta has declared a one-year state of emergency. Its commander, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has pledged that … [Read more...] about At Least 5 Deaths Reported in Bloodiest Day of Myanmar Coup Protests

Former Notre Dame star and Houston Texan Louis Nix III, 29, was found dead in Florida three days after being reported missing by his other. According to NBC Sports via Pro Football Talk : …the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office pulled a car from a pond near Nix’s apartment that matched his vehicle’s description. Nix was last seen alive Tuesday. Nix, a third-round choice of the Texans in 2014, was shot in December while putting air in the tires of his car. The bullet, Nix explained at the time, ricocheted off his sternum and entered his lung. He had surgery to remove it. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has not indicated the shooting is related to Nix’s death. The Sheriff’s Office did not provide any information about Nix’s condition or where exactly he had been found. Nix III, a 2014 draft pick by the Houston Texans, spent time with Houston and the New York Giants. However, he only appeared in four games due to knee issues. … [Read more...] about Former Notre Dame Star Louis Nix III, 29, Found Dead

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 24 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving isn’t afraid to speak his mind. And like many others across the league, Irving wants to see change when it comes to the NBA logo. Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West has been the symbol of the league since 1969, but Irving believes that the league should do whatever it takes to make the late Kobe Bryant the new logo. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "Gotta Happen," Irving wrote on his Instagram. "Idc what anyone says. BLACK KINGS BUILT THE LEAGUE." DWYANE WADE TALKS ABOUT TIME SPENT WITH TIGER WOODS BEFORE CAR ACCIDENT: 'IT WAS A GREAT DAY' Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told TMZ Sports that he’s on board with changing the NBA logo to Bryant. He said that he "would support it." "I just think it's so much more … [Read more...] about Kyrie Irving demands NBA to change its logo: ‘BLACK KINGS BUILT THE LEAGUE’

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 27 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Vanessa Bryant says that Evan Rachel Wood calling her late husband Kobe Bryant a "rapist" the day he died is "vile" and "disturbing." Hours after Kobe’s death on Jan. 26, 2020, the "Westworld" actress, 33, tweeted, "What has happened is tragic. I am heartbroken for Kobe’s family. He was a sports hero. He was also a rapist. And all of these truths can exist simultaneously." Vanessa, 38, posted on Saturday to her Instagram Story that the tweet was just coming to her attention over a year later. FILE - In this April 13, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant poses for pictures with his wife Vanessa, left, and daughters Natalia, second from right, and Gianna as they stand on the court after an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, in Los Angeles. Kobe Bryant's legacy may be stronger … [Read more...] about Vanessa Bryant slams Evan Rachel Wood for calling Kobe a ‘rapist’ after his death

Lowell Georgia, a former Denver Post photographer who covered the inauguration and funeral of President John F. Kennedy, as well as the South Platte River Flood in 1965, among other news assignments, died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette. He was 87. In 1963, Georgia was named the National Press Photographers Association photographer of the year. Over the course of his career, which included assignments for National Geographic magazine and the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Georgia photographed President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Green Bay Packers Coach Vince Lombardi and quarterback Bart Starr, and comedian George Burns, among other notables. Georgia covered the University of Denver hockey team for the Post. “Lowell and I shared a dark room together,” said former Post photographer Duane Howell, who started at the newspaper in 1961. “We use to soup our own film and make our own prints. It was all black and white. I thought of myself as a pretty good photographer, but Lowell … [Read more...] about Lowell Georgia, award-winning former Denver Post photographer, dies at age 87