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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder said the team was on buses returning to Arrowhead Stadium when a shooting occurred Wednesday at the end of the Super Bowl championship parade. Burkholder said he was with coach Andy Reid and other coaches and staff members at the time of the shooting. “Praying for Kansas City,” Chiefs quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that also included three emojis of hands in prayer. Offensive tackle Donovan Smith, defensive tackle Mike Pennel and safety Justin Reid were among the Chiefs players offering similar statements of support on social media.

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(AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid is giving the rest of his staff about a week off after their Super Bowl victory parade through downtown Kansas City on Wednesday, then he expects everyone to be back in the building to begin working on next season. These are a crucial couple of months for Kansas City if it wants to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowl titles. “The coaches will take a little bit of time,” Reid said, “but then we've got the combine coming up. We're in the swing of things after that, once you get to the combine.”Yet before the combine, free agency or the draft comes the parade, one last celebration of another championship season. And during a meeting with his team Tuesday, Reid gave a parting message about the impending party.

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HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Super Bowl represents a natural ending point to the season, one for which every team in the NFL strives. “Listen,” Reid acknowledged this week, “every team is going to be a little bit different. The two biggest decisions staring at the Chiefs involve what to do with Chris Jones and L'Jarius Sneed. Jones, the All-Pro defensive tackle, has been a part of each of their Super Bowl runs, and the Chiefs would love to keep him around the next few years. The Chiefs probably would have the cash available for Jones if they didn't also want to sign Sneed to a long-term deal.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It has taken two full years to accurately evaluate one of the most important deals that the Kansas City Chiefs have ever made, when they traded game-breaking wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins for a package of draft picks. Turns out the deal made by Chiefs general manager Brett Veach played out well beyond anyone's wildest dreams. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesThat influx of talent helped Kansas City become the league's No. That includes standout center Creed Humphrey and right tackle Trey Smith, who along with left guard Joe Thuney, have given Kansas City one of the best interior offensive lines in the league.

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(AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have scored an NFL-worst 53 points in the second half of games this season, which equates to just over five per game, and they sure could have used that measly total against the Eagles on Monday night. The Chiefs were shut out in the second half for the third consecutive game, this time by Philadelphia in their highly anticipated Super Bowl rematch, allowing Jalen Hurts and Co. to rally from a 10-point deficit for a 21-17 victory at Arrowhead Stadium. “All season long,” Mahomes said, “we haven't played good football in the second half. "I’ve got to be better.”Had he held onto the ball, the Chiefs could have turned a 17-14 lead into a two-possession game. After the teams traded punts, the Chiefs had one last chance with the ball at their own 9-yard line and 2:49 left.

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Simmons, though, saved some of his profusive praise for one of Denver's current pass rushers, Baron Browning, a third-year pro from Ohio State who has transitioned from inside to outside linebacker. Browning missed the first two months of the season while recovering from knee surgery and a wrist injury. Political Cartoons View All 1240 Images“It's crazy to have that type of impact really your first game back,” Simmons said. The most impressive play by Browning was his strip sack of Mahomes on first-and-10 from the Broncos 19 less than a minute before halftime. “He has that bend and he has that athleticism to be able to put himself in that upper echelon of pass rushers.

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☆ ‘I’ve always made fun of the rules.’ John Waters has only ever been himself
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Marie Lodi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“I could keep all the money,” Waters once told culture website Flavorwire of the screenings. During a press preview for the exhibition, Waters revealed that one item he wished they had procured was Divine’s “cheater” — drag terminology for a prosthetic vulva with fake pubic hair. Whether it’s subverting a four-figure tub of moisturizer or Hollywood, Waters has always been true to himself. “I’ve always made fun of the rules of the world that I live in. That’s how you can have fun, by breaking some of them.”One rule Waters isn’t breaking, however, is his daily writing schedule.

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☆ Here's the 9-page pitch deck that Altana, a startup building Google Maps for supply chains, used to a raise $100 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | Alex Davies | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Altana Technologies is mapping global supply chains as Google Maps does the world. Altana CEO Evan Smith is building a new version of "Google Maps," but his 5-year-old startup has nothing to do with routes or directions. It's all about global supply chains. Smith told Insider. There, they sold supply-chain data but didn't translate it into any deeper meaning, Smith told Insider last year.

☆ Memphis Police Department fires 6th officer involved in Tyre Nichols beating death
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Memphis Police Department fired a sixth officer involved in Tyre Nichols' death. Five Memphis officers have already been fired and charged with second-degree murder in Nichols' death. Hemphill was the third officer at a traffic stop that preceded the violent arrest but was not where Nichols was beaten. Also Friday, a Tennessee board suspended the emergency medical technician licenses of two former Memphis Fire Department employees for failing to render critical care. The department has said she remained in the engine with the driver during the response to Nichols' beating Jan. 7.

☆ 2 EMTs had their licenses suspended for failing to give critical care to Tyre Nichols after he was beaten by police
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Michelle Mark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Tennessee medical board suspended two EMTs for failing to provide life-saving medical care to Tyre Nichols. The Memphis Fire Department had already fired the EMTs, as well as a lieutenant, earlier this week. Tyre Nichols died in the hospital three days after being beaten by five Memphis police officers now charged with murder. The Tennessean reported that the medical board watched a 19-minute video showing the EMTs pacing and standing around while Nichols collapsed and writhed on the ground. Attorneys for Nichols' family have said an independent autopsy indicated that Nichols died from "extensive bleeding" after the beating.

☆ How the Pandemic Taught Us to See the Whole Supply Chain
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As 2022 fades, the question is what lessons supply chain pros will take with them into the future. As 2022 fades, the question has become: What will those supply chain professionals take with them into the future as stresses ease? See the full chainEarly in the pandemic, retailers desperate to fill the shelves quickly realized how little visibility they had into their supply chains. One place where the work of rethinking supply chains has already succeeded is Best Buy, according to Becca Meinz, the retailer's VP end-to-end supply chain strategy. Responsiveness is the aim of many supply chain innovators as we move past the worst pandemic shocks.

☆ Tom Brady makes history as Tampa Bay Buccaneers win first-ever regular season game in Germany
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Tom Brady has become well-accustomed at making history over his long and illustrious NFL career. Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-16 at the Allianz Arena in Germany, the NFL’s first regular season game in the country. With the victory, Brady became the first quarterback to win an NFL game in three different countries outside of the US. And now, he can add Germany to the list as the NFL’s most decorated player adds another accolade to his ever-expanding collection. “It felt like a pretty hyped up game when we came out for warm-ups.

☆ University of Florida students protest against Ben Sasse’s anti-LGBTQ past
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Zachary Schermele | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Hundreds of University of Florida students held protests this week criticizing the anticipated appointment of Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., to lead the school. Sasse has said that as university president, he would do his best to represent the views of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students. But for some, his candidacy has called to mind the university’s anti-LGBTQ history and the extent to which many of them feel it continues to sideline their needs and experiences, four LGBTQ students told NBC News. The university’s LGBTQ+ Affairs office, for example, has a high staff turnover rate, he said. He said a “silver lining” of the protests was that many LGBTQ students made their concerns more widely known.

☆ Here's the 9-page pitch deck that Altana, a startup building Google Maps for supply chains, used to a raise a $100 million
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | Alex Davies | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

☆ Liz Cheney says Republicans 'going through contortions' to justify classified documents at Mar-a-Lago shows how 'fundamentally destructive' Trump has been to the party
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Isabella Zavarise | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Liz Cheney called out Republican party members who continue to defend Donald Trump. Speaking at Texas Tribune Fest, Cheney said members of the GOP are "going through contortions." Cheney said it shows how "fundamentally destructive Donald Trump has been." The vice chair of the Jan 6 committee has been one of the few outspoken GOP critics of Trump. When asked by Smith whether former Vice President Mike Pence would testify, Cheney said she is hopeful.

☆ Karl Rove says Texas' abortion law is 'too extremist' and will be 'a real problem for Republicans in the legislature'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

GOP strategist Karl Rove said the Texas abortion law that bans the procedure after 6 weeks is "extremist." He said the ban will "create a real problem for Republicans" during the state's legislative session beginning in January. Some state lawmakers have said they would vote to add a rape exception, the Texas Tribune reported. "Do you think Texas is too extremist?" According to the Tribune, Rove said that he supports the Supreme Court's ruling and that abortion regulations should be a state's rights issue.

☆ Liz Cheney says if Trump wins a 2024 presidential nomination she 'won't be a Republican'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Liz Cheney said she'll do "everything I can" to ensure Trump is not a 2024 presidential nominee. Speaking at Texas Tribune Fest, she said if Trump is the GOP candidate, she "won't be a Republican." Cheney, a second-generation Republican leader, has historically voted conservatively, following the political legacy of her father, Dick Cheney, who served as vice president under Republican President George W. Bush. Newsweek reported Cheney voted with Trump 93% of the time while in office, but the two have publicly feuded over her refusal to endorse him personally. "Knowing what I know now, I would not have voted for Donald Trump," Cheney said during the interview.

☆ Rep. Liz Cheney says she won't vote for Harriet Hageman, the Trump-endorsed Republican who defeated her in the Wyoming GOP primary
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Liz Cheney said she would not support Wyoming GOP House nominee Harriet Hageman in the November general election. Hageman, who was backed by Trump and a plethora of national Republicans, defeated Cheney 66%-29%. Hageman, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and a plethora of House Republicans, defeated Cheney in the August GOP primary 66%-29%. "Harriet is a member of the Wyoming State Bar and she's sworn an oath to the Constitution as a member of the Wyoming State Bar," Cheney told the media organization's chief executive Evan Smith. Cheney also pointed out Kari Lake, the Republican gubernatorial nominee in Arizona, as a candidate who has continued to question the results of the 2020 election.

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