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Several parents are upset with a Tennessee school's to students finding maggots in their lunch. Madison Smith a student sent her mother Mary Shubert and video of a maggot in her granola

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Several parents are upset with a Tennessee school's response to students finding maggots in their cafeteria meals.

The health concerns at Madisonville Middle School in Tennessee first came to light when student Madison Smith sent her mother, Brandy Shubert, a video of her granola with a maggot squirming around in it, Yahoo reports.
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Shocked, Schubert and another parent went to the school board meeting on Thursday to discuss the sanitary conditions in the cafeteria - however, the parents were told the issue had "been addressed" and would not be discussed anymore, Knox News Sentinel reports.

"They said they contacted the distributor and the health department has already been out there, and that's all they can do," Shubert said to Knox News. "We were not happy with that answer and so we told them we would go further with the issues and contact the state health department again."

"I feel like they should have spoke to us about it and not be rude and cut us off," she added.
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Schubert told the news outlet school board representatives told the parents to contact the school board and have the topic be added to the agenda for the next meeting.

According to Knox News, the Monroe County Schools District has remained firm that the issue has been handled and that the health department had inspected the cafeteria following the granola incident, and then re-inspected the cafeteria when another incident occurred involving maggots in blackberries the school served - giving it a good rating both times.
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"We've done everything that we possibly can to answer to this situation," Board Chairwoman Janie Harrill told Knox News.

Monroe County Schools Director Tim Blankenship claimed the incident was isolated and that no bugs had been found in the cafeteria.

"After being made aware of the granola incident, the health inspector was contacted to return to Madisonville Middle School and follow-up after an unrelated health inspection that had occurred earlier that same day, resulting in a score of 97. During the reinspection all dry goods were checked and a report was issued by the inspector indicating that no bugs of any kind were found, as well as no out-of-date food. The food distributor was contacted and they are continuing to work with the manufacturer of the granola to identify the cause of the issue," Blankenship said in an email to Knox News.
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After students shared videos of the maggots crawling in the cafeteria food, Schubert said teachers instructed students to "write a letter to the cafeteria ladies" using "descriptive language" to tell them what they are thankful for. Schubert said the kids were told to be positive.

"It's like they are bullying our kids," she said of the assignment, Knox News reports.

Fox News has reached out to the school district and is awaiting comment.

Alexandra Deabler is a Lifestyle writer and editor for Fox News.

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Several parents are upset with a Tennessee school's response to students finding maggots in their cafeteria meals. The health concerns at Madisonville Middle School in Tennessee first came to light when student Madison Smith sent her mother, Brandy Shubert, a video of her granola with a maggot squirming around in it, Yahoo reports.

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Ex- Dallas cowboys player Joseph Randle arrested on suspicion of rape records show

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Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was arrested in Kansas on suspicion of rape early Friday morning.

Sedgwick County Jail records say Randle was booked around 3:40 a.m. and according to the Wichita Eagle, his bond has not yet been set. Details about the alleged incident were not immediately clear.

The former NFL player has racked up a series of arrests since being released by the Cowboys in 2015, according to the newspaper. In June, a county judge sentenced him to five years of probation stemming from charges related to a house party two years ago in Wichita in which he was convicted of aggravated burglary and battery, criminal threat and marijuana possession.
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Randle allegedly hit three people with a car at the February 2016 party after getting angry over a game of beer pong in which a player reportedly used a racial slur. It said he then backed his car into some of the partygoers.

Randle was released on probation in June under a plea deal that allows prosecutors to seek to have him put in prison if he gets into trouble again.
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But he's spent most of the past two years in jail, with occasional stints in a state mental hospital, according to the Associated Press.

At one point he was arrested six times in 17 months, including incidents in which he stole underwear and cologne from a store while he was still with the Cowboys. Randle also allegedly ripped a TV off the wall in jail, according to TMZ.

Randle, who attended Oklahoma State College, was picked in the 5th round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Cowboys. He was waived by the Cowboys in November 2015 and was subsequently suspended by the NFL for violating its personal conduct policy.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was arrested in Kansas on suspicion of rape early Friday morning. Sedgwick County Jail records say Randle was booked around 3:40 a.m. and according to the Wichita Eagle, his bond has not yet been set. Details about the alleged incident were not immediately clear.

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President Barack Obama is stepping back into the political fray Friday, delivering a speech that will preview his 2018 midterm election message and provide his most pointed rebuke to date of President Donald Trump.

NOW: Obama is speaking on the "State of our Democracy" at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. Remarks are expected to last 45 minutes to an hour.

President Obama said fear of progress in American democracy didn't start with President Trump.

Trump, he said, is "just capitalizing on resentments that politicians have been fanning for years."

"It did not start with Donald Trump. He is a symptom, not the cause," Obama said.

"Each time we've gotten closer to those ideals, somebody somewhere has pushed back. The status quo pushes back. Sometimes the backlash comes from people who are genuinely, if wrongly, fearful of change. More often it's manufactured by the powerful and the privileged who want to keep us divided and keep us angry and keep us cynical because it helps them maintain the status quo and keep their power and keep their privilege. And you happen to be coming of age during one of those moments. It did not start with Donald Trump. He is a symptom, not the cause. He's just capitalizing on resentments that politicians have been fanning for years, a fear and anger that's rooted in our past but it's also born out of the enormous upheavals that have taken place in your brief lifetimes."

President Obama told students assembled at the University of Chicago that "this is one of those pivotal moments when every one of us, as citizens of the United States, need to determine just who it is that we are. Just what it is that we stand for."

He said the next election would be the most important in a longtime, and they needed to vote because "our democracy depends on it."

"The stakes really are higher. The consequences of any of us sitting on the sidelines are more dire," he said, citing "a glance at recent headlines" as providing proof that "this moment really is different."
Watch:

President Barack Obama, speaking to college students, explained why he had remained silent after leaving the White House.

For Obama, it was partly about connecting and catching up with family, but he also said he was trying to make room for "new voices and new ideas."

"The truth is, after eight years in the White House, I needed to spend some time one on one with Michelle if I wanted to stay married," he said. "And she says hello, by the way. I also wanted to spend some quality time with my daughters, who were suddenly young women on their way out the door."

In a lighthearted moment that drew laughter from the crowd, Obama pleaded with the students to call their parents.

"And I should add, by the way, now that I have a daughter in college, I can tell all the students here, your parents suffer. They cry privately. It is brutal. So please call. Send a text," he said.

Obama then added, "Truth was, I was also intent on following a wise American tradition of ex-presidents gracefully exiting the political stage and making room for new voices and new ideas. We have our first president, George Washington, to thank for setting that example."

President Barack Obama took the stage at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus, on Friday, telling the crowd of students, "It is good to be home" and noting he had "a bunch of good friends here today."

You can watch the speech live in the player above. It's expected to last 45 minutes or so.
(Note: We initially wrote Obama was speaking at the University of Chicago. We've updated the post.)

President Barack Obama was editing his first public speech of the 2018 midterms on the plane, an aide to the former president tells CNN, scribbling notes and crossing out lines on a printed copy.

The auditorium is filled here in Illinois with a mix of students and Illinois politicos, including Sen. Dick Durbin and Illinois Democratic gubernatorial nominee JB Pritzker.

President Barack Obama will step back into the political fray Friday, delivering a speech that will preview his 2018 midterm election message and provide his most pointed rebuke to date of President Donald Trump.

One theme of Obama's speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be how the history of the United States has always been progress and "backlash to progress," and the former President will argue the country is currently in one of those backlash moments.

"We're in one of those moments of backlash. And we didn't get here overnight," an Obama aide said.

"People in power want us to believe that the rest of us are powerless to solve our problems through democracy. And when people stop showing up, like in 2010 and 2014 where fewer people voted, a vacuum forms, and a politics of fear and resentment fills that void."

Obama and Trump have not talked since the inauguration, a source tells CNN.

The speech comes ahead of Obama's first campaign events of the midterms: a rally for a handful of Democratic congressional candidates in California on Saturday and an event for Richard Cordray, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Ohio, next Thursday.

What we're covering here

President Barack Obama is stepping back into the political fray Friday, delivering a speech that will preview his 2018 midterm election message and provide his most pointed rebuke to date of President Donald Trump.

NOW: Obama is speaking on the "State of our Democracy" at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus. Remarks are expected to last 45 minutes to an hour.

President Obama said fear of progress in American democracy didn't start with President Trump.

Trump, he said, is "just capitalizing on resentments that politicians have been fanning for years."

"It did not start with Donald Trump. He is a symptom, not the cause," Obama said.

"Each time we've gotten closer to those ideals, somebody somewhere has pushed back. The status quo pushes back. Sometimes the backlash comes from people who are genuinely, if wrongly, fearful of change. More often it's manufactured by the powerful and the privileged who want to keep us divided and keep us angry and keep us cynical because it helps them maintain the status quo and keep their power and keep their privilege. And you happen to be coming of age during one of those moments. It did not start with Donald Trump. He is a symptom, not the cause. He's just capitalizing on resentments that politicians have been fanning for years, a fear and anger that's rooted in our past but it's also born out of the enormous upheavals that have taken place in your brief lifetimes."

President Obama told students assembled at the University of Chicago that "this is one of those pivotal moments when every one of us, as citizens of the United States, need to determine just who it is that we are. Just what it is that we stand for."

He said the next election would be the most important in a longtime, and they needed to vote because "our democracy depends on it."

"The stakes really are higher. The consequences of any of us sitting on the sidelines are more dire," he said, citing "a glance at recent headlines" as providing proof that "this moment really is different."
Watch:

President Barack Obama, speaking to college students, explained why he had remained silent after leaving the White House.

For Obama, it was partly about connecting and catching up with family, but he also said he was trying to make room for "new voices and new ideas."

"The truth is, after eight years in the White House, I needed to spend some time one on one with Michelle if I wanted to stay married," he said. "And she says hello, by the way. I also wanted to spend some quality time with my daughters, who were suddenly young women on their way out the door."

In a lighthearted moment that drew laughter from the crowd, Obama pleaded with the students to call their parents.

"And I should add, by the way, now that I have a daughter in college, I can tell all the students here, your parents suffer. They cry privately. It is brutal. So please call. Send a text," he said.

Obama then added, "Truth was, I was also intent on following a wise American tradition of ex-presidents gracefully exiting the political stage and making room for new voices and new ideas. We have our first president, George Washington, to thank for setting that example."

President Barack Obama took the stage at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus, on Friday, telling the crowd of students, "It is good to be home" and noting he had "a bunch of good friends here today."

You can watch the speech live in the player above. It's expected to last 45 minutes or so.
(Note: We initially wrote Obama was speaking at the University of Chicago. We've updated the post.)

President Barack Obama was editing his first public speech of the 2018 midterms on the plane, an aide to the former president tells CNN, scribbling notes and crossing out lines on a printed copy.

The auditorium is filled here in Illinois with a mix of students and Illinois politicos, including Sen. Dick Durbin and Illinois Democratic gubernatorial nominee JB Pritzker.

President Barack Obama will step back into the political fray Friday, delivering a speech that will preview his 2018 midterm election message and provide his most pointed rebuke to date of President Donald Trump.

One theme of Obama's speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be how the history of the United States has always been progress and "backlash to progress," and the former President will argue the country is currently in one of those backlash moments.

"We're in one of those moments of backlash. And we didn't get here overnight," an Obama aide said.

"People in power want us to believe that the rest of us are powerless to solve our problems through democracy. And when people stop showing up, like in 2010 and 2014 where fewer people voted, a vacuum forms, and a politics of fear and resentment fills that void."

Obama and Trump have not talked since the inauguration, a source tells CNN.

The speech comes ahead of Obama's first campaign events of the midterms: a rally for a handful of Democratic congressional candidates in California on Saturday and an event for Richard Cordray, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Ohio, next Thursday.

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Chick-fil-A employee fired, customer arrested after 'incredibly disturbing' brawl inside DC restaurant

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A Chick-fil-A employee was fired and a customer arrested after the pair got into an intense brawl inside the Washington, D.C., fast food restaurant - and the fight was caught on camera.

The skirmish began Tuesday when a 55-year-old man allegedly began shouting at other patrons and went behind the counter, WTTG-TV reported. The customer was asked to leave by an employee, but the unidentified man allegedly threw a punch instead, according to a police report provided to Fox News.

The 27-year-old employee and customer then began to fight. In a viral video shared on social media, the employee is seen punching the older man several times in the head. Other employees and customers apparently attempted to intervene as well.

The customer was treated for minor injuries at a hospital and was charged with simple assault, police said.

The employee was not arrested, but he is no longer employed at Chick-fil-A, a spokesperson told Fox News.

"There is a viral video circulating of an altercation that took place last night between a restaurant team member and an individual in a franchised restaurant. This video is incredibly disturbing to watch, and we do not condone violence or the team member's response to the situation in any way," the company said in a statement.

"Our franchise restaurant Operators and their team members strive to create a safe and welcoming environment and to treat all guests with dignity and respect," it added. "This situation does not live up to our brand's commitment to hospitality, and for that, we are very sorry."

The video shared on social media of the fight had been viewed more than 5 million times by Friday morning.

"We are continuing to investigate this situation, including what happened before the video was taken and how it escalated so quickly," Chick-fil-A said.

The Chick-fil-A is located on Wisconsin Avenue in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Kaitlyn Schallhorn is a Reporter for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter: @K_Schallhorn.

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A Chick-fil-A employee was fired and a customer arrested after the pair got into an intense brawl inside the Washington, D.C., fast food restaurant - and the fight was caught on camera. The skirmish began Tuesday when a 55-year-old man allegedly began shouting at other patrons and went behind the counter, WTTG-TV reported.

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Bitcoin prices have dropped more than 20% in the past 2 days. Bitcoin prices were hovering near a record high of about $20,000 in December, have lost more than two-thirds of their value since then and are currently trading at around $6,400. chief market strategist at currency brokerage FXTM, said in a report Thursday that it's possible prices could fall below $5,000.

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Bitcoin investors are getting their digital butts kicked lately. Hard. Bitcoin prices have plunged more than 20% in the past two days.

Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple and other cryptocurrencies have suffered similarly large drops. The reason for the latest pullback? A Business Insider report that investment banking giant Goldman Sachs may be dropping plans to launch a crypto trading desk.

Goldman Sachs told CNNMoney though that it hadn't made a firm decision about bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies just yet.

"In response to client interest in various digital products, we are exploring how best to serve them in the space. At this point, we have not reached a conclusion on the scope of our digital asset offering," Goldman Sachs said in a statement.

But if Goldman Sachs is pulling back, that is not good news.

Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst with ThinkMarkets UK who is bullish on bitcoin, said in an email that "there is no doubt that the bitcoin price is supported by this hype that institutional banks are going to get involved."

Stories first surfaced about a possible Goldman Sachs push into bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies last December, shortly after the two big futures trading companies -- the CBOE and CME -- set up exchanges for bitcoin contracts.

Goldman Sachs confirmed in May that it was thinking of using its own money to start trading bitcoin, according to the New York Times.

Bitcoin prices, which were hovering near a record high of about $20,000 in December, have lost more than two-thirds of their value since then and are currently trading at around $6,400.

Hussein Sayed, chief market strategist at currency brokerage FXTM, said in a report Thursday that it's possible prices could fall below $5,000.

So it might make sense for Goldman Sachs to take a more cautious approach to this extremely volatile market. Most of the news about bitcoin has been negative lately.

The Securities and Exchange Commission blocked several proposals for bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the past few months, including plans from ETF giants ProShares and Direxion and one backed by the Winklevoss brothers of Facebook fame.

Some companies also began selling digital tokens through initial coin offerings to raise money.

Many of these initial coin offerings are legitimate. But there have been scams too. The SEC even created a fake ICO called HoweyCoins to show how easy it is for investors to get duped.

And several titans of business have blasted bitcoin as well.

Billionaire investor Saudi Prince Alwaleed, whose Kingdom Holding Company owns stakes in Apple , Citigroup and Twitter , told CNBC late last year he thought bitcoin was an "Enron in the making" that will implode.

Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger of Berkshire Hathaway have also warned investors to stay away from bitcoin.

Buffett told CNBC in early May bitcoin was "probably rat poison squared" while Munger said at the Berkshire shareholder meeting that the thought of owning cryptocurrencies was "just dementia."

It's also worth noting that the recent plunge in bitcoin comes at a time when the Turkish lira, Indian rupee and Argentine peso are in freefall mode as the dollar strengthens.

So investors don't seem to be willing to bet on bitcoin as a replacement for fragile emerging markets currencies.

Still, the pullback in bitcoin comes even as more and more businesses and organizations have embraced blockchain technology, the digital ledger that keeps records of transactions in virtual currencies.

IBM is a big proponent of the blockchain. The World Bank has announced plans to launch a blockchain bond. There's even a company that wants to run a fantasy football league using blockchain. (Call me old school. But I'll stick with Yahoo for my league.)

There is a clear difference between bitcoin and blockchain. The future of money may still very well be digital, but that doesn't mean that bitcoin or the scores of other virtual currencies out there will all survive and thrive.

-- CNNMoney's Julia Horowitz contributed to this report.

CNNMoney (New York) First published September 6, 2018: 12:42 PM ET

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Bitcoin bloodbath: Cryptocurrency plunges 20% in two days

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Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple and other cryptocurrencies have suffered similarly large drops. The reason for the latest pullback? A Business Insider report that investment banking giant Goldman Sachs may be dropping plans to launch a crypto trading desk. Goldman Sachs told CNNMoney though that it hadn't made a firm decision about bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies just yet.

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Florence Forecast to restrengthen to a major hurricane before threatening U.S.

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Florence has weakened from a major hurricane to a tropical storm but it is forecast to strengthen again into a major hurricane and could threaten the US East Coast by next week.

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President Donald Trump continued his criticism of Nike's decision to run an ad featuring former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

On Friday, Trump tweeted, "What was Nike thinking?"

During Thursday's NFL season opener between the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons, a Nike commercial narrated by Kaepernick aired.

The ad featured the tagline, "It's only crazy until you do it. Just do it."

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Man armed with multiple guns including rifles takes hostage in Tacoma, Washington A man armed with multiple guns including long rifles and wearing body armor allegedly took a hostage inside an auto repair business, prompting a standoff with police in Tacoma, Washington, according to authorities.

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A man armed with multiple guns including long rifles and wearing body armor allegedly took a hostage inside an auto repair business, prompting a standoff with police in Tacoma, Washington, according to authorities.

The suspect, whose identity has yet to be released, was shot by a SWAT officer but was uninjured because of his body armor, police said. No hostages or responding officers were injured.

Helicopter video shows the moment when the suspect turned himself in to authorities.

Pierce County Sheriffs Office

The incident began about 7:40 p.m. Thursday night when the suspect allegedly tried to rob a tire store before fleeing to a nearby auto repair business where he took an employee hostage, police said. Shortly afterward, police, including a SWAT team, arrived on the scene.

Pierce County Sheriffs Office

"The suspect continued to fire numerous shots as he appeared to barricade himself inside the business with the hostage," the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. "Our SWAT team attempted to make contact with the suspect and to engage in negotiations, but the suspect continued to fire rounds toward deputies."

Armed suspect entered business & took 1 person hostage. Suspect fired multiple rounds inside business, hostage has been rescued by deputies. Suspect continues to fire off numerous rounds at deputies & across Pacific Ave., is believed to be barricading himself inside the business.
- Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) September 7, 2018

King County Sheriff Air Support

Body armor taken off suspect. Confirmed suspect was hit once in the vest by a round fired by our deputies, is being evaluated by medics but no serious injuries. No deputies or officers injured, no hostages injured, no bystanders injured. pic.twitter.com/Yns1AjvFE4
- Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) September 7, 2018

Around 8 p.m. local time, deputies rescued the hostage, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office.

An hour and a half later, the SWAT team exchanged gunfire with the suspect, who later walked out of the business and was arrested.

The standoff lasted about two hours.

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A man armed with multiple guns including long rifles and wearing body armor allegedly took a hostage inside an auto repair business, prompting a standoff with police in Tacoma, Washington, according to authorities.

The suspect, whose identity has yet to be released, was shot by a SWAT officer but was uninjured because of his body armor, police said. No hostages or responding officers were injured.

Helicopter video shows the moment when the suspect turned himself in to authorities.

Pierce County Sheriffs Office

The incident began about 7:40 p.m. Thursday night when the suspect allegedly tried to rob a tire store before fleeing to a nearby auto repair business where he took an employee hostage, police said. Shortly afterward, police, including a SWAT team, arrived on the scene.

Pierce County Sheriffs Office

"The suspect continued to fire numerous shots as he appeared to barricade himself inside the business with the hostage," the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. "Our SWAT team attempted to make contact with the suspect and to engage in negotiations, but the suspect continued to fire rounds toward deputies."

Armed suspect entered business & took 1 person hostage. Suspect fired multiple rounds inside business, hostage has been rescued by deputies. Suspect continues to fire off numerous rounds at deputies & across Pacific Ave., is believed to be barricading himself inside the business.
- Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) September 7, 2018

King County Sheriff Air Support

Body armor taken off suspect. Confirmed suspect was hit once in the vest by a round fired by our deputies, is being evaluated by medics but no serious injuries. No deputies or officers injured, no hostages injured, no bystanders injured. pic.twitter.com/Yns1AjvFE4
- Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) September 7, 2018

Around 8 p.m. local time, deputies rescued the hostage, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office.

An hour and a half later, the SWAT team exchanged gunfire with the suspect, who later walked out of the business and was arrested.

The standoff lasted about two hours.

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Drug-fueled billionaire playboy Diego Novella, who strangled his lover then mutilated her corpse after mistaking her for a 'demon,' is jailed for 20 years.  Novella is a  Guatemalan billionaire strangled his american girlfriend after mistaking her for a demon.  Novella was borne into a rich family. This hallucination was caused wit a cocktail of cabanas, cabanas oil, and the over the counter drug sceletium.

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A billionaire Guatemalan playboy was sentenced to 20 years in a hell-hole jail yesterday for the horrific murder and desecration of an American woman.

Diego Novella, 44, strangled and smashed the skull of Gabriela Alban after reportedly downing a cocktail of drugs in 2015.

Novella - born into one of Guatemala's richest families - killed his long-term lover Alban, 39, in a crime so ferocious it shocked detectives.

Her blood soaked body was found by traumatized room service staff at a £1000-a-night boutique hotel for the stars at a seaside resort in South Africa.

A court heard how after murdering Alban he spent hours performing vile acts on her body, including defecating on her face and shoving sweets and chocolates down her throat.

He left a note on her body saying "cerote," which means "piece of s---" in Spanish.

Defense lawyer William Booth told Western Cape High Court in Cape Town Novella was suffering from diminished responsibility due to drugs.

Booth said the cocktail of cannabis, cannabis oil and over-the-counter drug sceletium had caused Novella to have a "psychotic episode."

He claimed Alban appeared as a "demon" to Novella, similar to the character of Regan in the 1973 horror film in "The Exorcist."

This story originally appeared on The Sun. Read more content from The Sun here.

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Tractor trailer sliced in half by freight train

Dashcam footage captures the moment a tractor trailer was sliced in half by a freight train in Virginia. No injuries were reported

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Dashcam footage captures the moment a tractor trailer was sliced in half by a freight train in Virginia. No injuries were reported.

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London (CNN)The world's largest offshore wind farm, located off the northwest coast of England, begins generating energy on Thursday.

Comprising 87 turbines, each around twice the height of Big Ben, the Walney Extension covers an area of 145 square kilometers and has a total capacity of 659 megawatts -- the most produced by any single wind farm on the planet, according to Danish energy firm Orsted, the owner and operator of the project.

The energy produced is enough to power 590,000 homes.

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The world's largest offshore wind farm, located off the northwest coast of England, begins generating energy on Thursday.

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A Chick-fil-A employee lost his job and a customer was arrested after the pair got into an intense brawl inside the Washington, D.C., fast-food restaurant — and the fight was caught on camera.

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A Chick-fil-A employee was fired and a customer arrested after the pair got into an intense brawl inside the Washington, D.C., fast food restaurant - and the fight was caught on camera.

The skirmish began Tuesday when a 55-year-old man allegedly began shouting at other patrons and went behind the counter, WTTG-TV reported. The customer was asked to leave by an employee, but the unidentified man allegedly threw a punch instead, according to a police report provided to Fox News.

The 27-year-old employee and customer then began to fight. In a viral video shared on social media, the employee is seen punching the older man several times in the head. Other employees and customers apparently attempted to intervene as well.

The customer was treated for minor injuries at a hospital and was charged with simple assault, police said.

The employee was not arrested, but he is no longer employed at Chick-fil-A, a spokesperson told Fox News.

"There is a viral video circulating of an altercation that took place last night between a restaurant team member and an individual in a franchised restaurant. This video is incredibly disturbing to watch, and we do not condone violence or the team member's response to the situation in any way," the company said in a statement.

"Our franchise restaurant Operators and their team members strive to create a safe and welcoming environment and to treat all guests with dignity and respect," it added. "This situation does not live up to our brand's commitment to hospitality, and for that, we are very sorry."

The video shared on social media of the fight had been viewed more than 5 million times by Friday morning.

"We are continuing to investigate this situation, including what happened before the video was taken and how it escalated so quickly," Chick-fil-A said.

The Chick-fil-A is located on Wisconsin Avenue in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Kaitlyn Schallhorn is a Reporter for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter: @K_Schallhorn.

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Chick-fil-A employee fired, customer arrested after 'incredibly disturbing' brawl inside DC restaurant

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A Chick-fil-A employee was fired and a customer arrested after the pair got into an intense brawl inside the Washington, D.C., fast food restaurant - and the fight was caught on camera. The skirmish began Tuesday when a 55-year-old man allegedly began shouting at other patrons and went behind the counter, WTTG-TV reported.

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Johnny Bobbitt Jr., a homeless Philadelphia ex-Marine, gets 400k from a gofundme campaign to get him off the streets and get what he deserves from his country

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Homeless veteran will get the $400,000 owed to him from GoFundMe campaign

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Johnny Bobbitt, a homeless Philadelphia ex-Marine, will get the money owed to him from a GoFundMe campaign that raised more than $400,000, his attorney Chris Fallon tells CNN.

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Officer fatally shoots man after entering wrong apartment 'believing that it was her own': Police

A Dallas police officer shot and killed a 26-year-old man Thursday night upon returning home from her shift and entering an apartment she apparently thought was her own, authorities said.

Preliminary information suggests the off-duty officer, who has not been publicly identified, was still wearing her police uniform after working a full shift when she arrived that night at the apartment complex where she lives south of downtown Dallas, according to a statementreleased Friday by the Dallas Police Department.

She told responding officers that, just before 10 p.m. local time, she "entered the victim's apartment believing that it was her own" and at some point "fired her weapon striking the victim," police said in the statement.

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Dallas police and the county district attorney's office are investigating after police said one of their officers shot and killed a 26-year-old man Thursday night upon returning home from her shift and entering the wrong apartment in her building.

Preliminary information suggests the off-duty officer, who has not been publicly identified, was still wearing her police uniform and was returning home after working a full shift, the Dallas Police Department said in a statement Friday.

The officer arrived just before 10 p.m. local time at the apartment complex where she lives south of downtown Dallas, according to the police department's statement.

She told responding officers that she "entered the victim's apartment believing that it was her own" and at some point "fired her weapon striking the victim," police said in the statement.

The officer called police dispatch for help, and the responding officers administered aid to the man at the scene He was then taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Authorities said they are awaiting family notification before releasing the victim's name.

The officer involved was not injured in the incident and was placed on administrative leave while the police department conducts a joint investigation with the Dallas County District Attorney's Office.

"This investigation is ongoing and we will release additional details as they become available and it is appropriate to do so," police said in the statement.

The Dallas County District Attorney's Office said they do not have any additional information to release at this time, and the Dallas Police Department did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment.

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Dallas police and the county district attorney's office are investigating after police said one of their officers shot and killed a 26-year-old man Thursday night upon returning home from her shift and entering the wrong apartment in her building.

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2 executives quit their jobs at Tesla, causing the Stock to drop. Elon Musk smokes a joint and drinks whiskey during and interview for a podcast.

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Tesla shares were volatile Friday morning amid a perfect storm of chaotic news for the embattled electric carmaker.

Shares tumbled upon news of two senior executives leaving the company hours after founder and CEO Elon Musk smoked marijuana and drank whiskey on a podcast interview. Midday, Tesla shares were trading 6.4 percent lower at $262.90.

Tesla did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment.

On Tuesday, Tesla Chief Accounting Officer Dave Morton announced after a month in his position that he was resigning from the company, effective immediately.

"Since I joined Tesla on August 6th, the level of public attention placed on the company, as well as the pace within the company, have exceeded my expectations. As a result, this caused me to reconsider my future. I want to be clear that I believe strongly in Tesla, its mission, and its future prospects, and I have no disagreements with Tesla's leadership or its financial reporting," Morton said, as detailed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Tesla's head of human resources, Gabrielle Toledano, who is currently on a leave of absence, told Bloomberg News Friday morning that she would not return to Tesla.

Late Wednesday night, Musk smoked marijuana and drank whiskey on a livestreamed podcast interview with comedian Joe Rogan in Los Angeles, where marijuana is legal. During the interview, which lasted over two and a half hours, Musk discussed artificial intelligence, Tesla, robots and aliens in a wide-ranging chat with the comedian.

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Tesla shares were volatile Friday morning amid a perfect storm of chaotic news for the embattled electric carmaker. Shares tumbled upon news of two senior executives leaving the company hours after founder and CEO Elon Musk smoked marijuana and drank whiskey on a podcast interview. Midday, Tesla shares were trading 6.4 percent lower at $262.90.

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This time last year, Serena Williams was in a Florida hospital facing life-threatening complications after giving birth to her daughter.

Today, the 36-year-old tennis superstar is a U.S. Open finalist on the verge of winning her 24th career Grand Slam and her first as a mom.

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This time last year, Serena Williams was in a Florida hospital facing life-threatening complications after giving birth to her daughter.

Today, the 36-year-old tennis superstar is a U.S. Open finalist on the verge of winning her 24th career Grand Slam and her first as a mom.

The turn of events is remarkable for Williams, who will be playing in Saturday's final against a competitor who was just a toddler when Williams won her first Grand Slam title as a 17-year-old at the 1999 U.S. Open.

Williams' opponent, Naomi Osaka, 20, a Japanese player who trains in the U.S., called it "surreal" to be facing off against Williams.

"Even when I was a little kid, I always dreamed that I would play Serena in a final of a Grand Slam," said Osaka, playing in her first Grand Slam final. Just the fact that it's happening, I'm very happy about it."

When asked what her message for Williams would be, Osaka replied, "Uh, I love you?"

Williams' journey from bed rest to Grand Slam final

Williams has received a lot of love on her road back to the top of women's tennis after the birth of her first child. Williams and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit, welcomed daughter Olympia on Sept. 1, 2017.

Since then, Williams has become a hero among moms, sharing relatable motherhood experiences like crying when she had to stop breastfeeding Olympia and having her daughter throw up on her during a flight.

"Kids humble us," Williams has said.

Williams has also been honest about the difficulties of being a working mom, proving motherhood can be a difficult journey no matter what your resources are.

She drew support from moms including Chrissy Teigen when she tweeted about crying because she missed Olympia's first steps while she was training.

She took her first steps... I was training and missed it. I cried.
- Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) July 7, 2018

Williams saw firsthand the discrimination that many new mothers face after taking maternity leave as well. After leaving as the number one female player in the world, she was not seeded in her first post-maternity leave Grand Slam, the French Open. A seed is given to a player with a high-ranking so they do not face other higher-ranking players in early rounds.

Many saw the lack of a seed for Williams as a "punishment" for taking time off after having a baby.

In response, Williams used her voice to help change those rules. Both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open chose to give Williams a seed instead of following the ranking list that doesn't take into account players' taking a break for maternity leave.

When Williams reached the finals at Wimbledon, she dedicated her run at the tournament to fellow moms.

"These past 2 weeks was a sound for all moms stay home and working you can do it you really can!" she tweeted. "I'm not any better or diff than any of you all. Your support has meant so much to me. Let's keep making noise everyday in everything we do."

These past 2 weeks was a sound for all moms stay home and working you can do it you really can! I'm not any better or diff than any of you all. Your support has ment so much to me. Let's keep making noise everyday in everything we do. #roadtoUSOpen pic.twitter.com/5OLYk1a6cK
- Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) July 16, 2018

Last month, Williams called all moms "true heroes" in an emotional Instagram post in which she reflected on balancing work and motherhood.

"It's totally normal to feel like I'm not doing enough for my baby," she wrote. "We have all been there. I work a lot, I train, and I'm trying to be the best athlete I can be."

"However, that means although I have been with her every day of her life, I'm not around as much as I would like to be. Most of you moms deal with the same thing. Whether stay-at-home or working, finding that balance with kids is a true art. You are the true heroes," Williams added.

In the same post, which has now racked up more than 500,000 likes, Williams also spoke openly about her struggles with her conflicting emotions as a new mom, something that has been taboo for too long.

"Last week was not easy for me. Not only was I accepting some tough personal stuff, but I just was in a funk. Mostly, I felt like I was not a good mom," she wrote. "I read several articles that said postpartum emotions can last up to 3 years if not dealt with. I like communication best."

Williams has also been honest about the "crazy" emotions she felt right after she gave birth to Olympia last fall.

The tennis star spent six weeks in bed after Olympia's birth. She underwent multiple operations after sustaining a pulmonary embolism the day after she gave birth via emergency cesarean section.

"No one talks about the low moments--the pressure you feel, the incredible letdown every time you hear the baby cry," Williams told Vogue. "I've broken down I don't know how many times."

"I'll get angry about the crying, then sad about being angry, and then guilty, like, 'Why do I feel so sad when I have a beautiful baby?'" she added. "The emotions are insane."

If Williams wins the U.S. Open on Saturday, it will be not only her first Grand Slam as a mother but her 24th career Grand Slam, a feat that would tie the all-time record for Grand Slams.

But in many ways, Williams has already scored a major victory.

Her high-profile presence as an elite athlete breaking barriers as a new mother has already changed tennis. And no matter what her score ends up being against Osaka Saturday, she has already served an ace with her willingness to help change the conversation around motherhood.

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A woman was shot 12 times bun managed to survive after a gunman opened fire in Louisville, Kentucky. Her husband said that she remained conscious after being shot but was in complete shock. 3 were killed and 2 injured by the gunman.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky woman was shot 12 times but survived after a gunman opened fire Thursday in the lobby of the Fifth Third Center in downtown Cincinnati.

Whitney Austin, 37, of Louisville, was in stable condition, her brother-in-law Lonnie Gardner told the (Louisville, Ky.) Courier Journal on Thursday. Austin was conscious after the shooting and called her husband, Waller, from the ambulance, Gardner said.

She's in a "lot of shock, still," but was coherent and responding, Gardner said. She was also "thankful she's in the condition she's in, and not worse," Gardner said outside his Louisville home after returning from visiting Austin in Cincinnati.

Three victims, in addition to the gunman, died Thursday. Two people were wounded, including Austin. The other survivor, who has not been identified, is reportedly in critical condition.

Cincinnati police have not said what they think was a motive for the shooting but said gunman Omar Santa Perez acted alone.

"This is a horrific incident," said Cincinnati police Chief Eliot Isaac. "We are still processing the evidence and looking for any opportunity to get any greater insight into the motive."

The evidence includes footage from police body cameras and security cameras around Fountain Square and Fifth Third Center.

Isaac said Perez died after the first officers on the scene shot him multiple times.

"Their brave and heroic actions stopped the shooter before his rampage continued to do more harm," Isaac said.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said the suspect used a 9mm handgun, and City Councilman Wendell Young said he was told the man carried a couple hundred rounds of ammunition.

"He could've killed over 100 people," said Deters.

Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley praised the quick response from police and said he regretted Cincinnati has joined the growing list of American cities that have experienced mass shootings in the last year.

"There's something deeply sick at work here and we as a country need to work on it," said Cranley.

Killed were Pruthvi Raj Kandepi, 25, Richard Newcomer, 64, and Luis Felipe Calderón, 48, according to the Hamilton County Coroner's office. Newcomer, 64, had worked at Gilbane Building Co. for three years and was a superintendent of a project underway at Fifth Third Center. Background on the other two was not available.

"It's such a tragedy. There are no words to describe how we're feeling," said Wes Cotter, a spokesman for the company. "Our thoughts and prayers are going out to his family."

Austin works for Fifth Third Bank, Gardner confirmed. A LinkedIn page for her lists her current position as vice president, senior product development manager and "Go to Market Consultant."

Several Fifth Third spokespeople contacted Thursday did not immediately respond.

Austin frequently travels to Cincinnati for work, Gardner said. The Cincinnati building where the shooting happened is Fifth Third Bank's corporate headquarters and home to several other offices.

"This was just a normal day. She was just walking into work, actually, on her phone, on a conference call," Gardner said. "She was just walking through the turnstiles when she was wounded."

Her most severe injury is to her shoulder, Gardner said, adding that she also has two breaks in one arm.

"It's a moment of celebration, but there were fatalities, too," Gardner said. "So, it's sad, but I'm happy and fortunate that she survived this attack."

Austin's childhood neighbor, Bonita "Bunny" Franklin, echoed that sentiment, saying that she was down on her knees praying for her after Austin's mother, Donna Stevenson, informed Franklin that her daughter had been shot "multiple times."

Stevenson texted Franklin later to tell her that Austin was alive, she said, and when Franklin spread the news, her phone was ringing "off the hook" with excitement and well wishes.

"We are just so thankful that she has survived," Franklin said. "It's going to be a long recovery, and I'm thinking emotionally maybe even more so than physically. ... We really want the community and the neighbors praying."

Follow Darcy Costello on Twitter: @dctello

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Nike using Colin Kapernick  to show racial equality

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No platform reflects the ideals of America at any point in history like advertising. It echoes the country's ambitions more than television, movies or print. The narrative of progress drives American ambition. And now Nike, the biggest sports apparel company in the world, has decided to make Colin Kaepernick the face of its new large marketing campaign.

Today, in our capitalist economy, Nike broadcasts that standing for racial equality is a dream worth aspiring to. It also demonstrates a belief that standing for racial equality is financially profitable. In a country where money and power are inextricably tied together-where a 30-second advertisement during the Super Bowl costs $5 million-Kaepernick now finds himself with the most powerful platform in America: an advertising campaign for a multibillion-dollar corporation.

Whether it's Rogaine showing how you could grow back your hair, Juul explaining how you could be a cool kid by vaping or a beer company saying its drink could bring your friends together, advertising in the United States is trying to sell you on how things can be better within the capitalistic bubble that we live in. The fact that Kaepernick's message is framed as a positive on a platform greater than day-to-day media discourse represents a major marking point in how history will view his protest.

"Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything," the poster reads.

Nike is telling us that you should want to be like Kaepernick, and in the U.S., where there's no separation between cultural ambition and power and money, there is no more optimal medium than advertising. There is Colin Kaepernick, standing up for what he believes in, featured in a Nike advertising campaign.
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The message and the money are now inseparable, and the cynicism from many approaching Nike's recent ad campaign is understandable. Attaching potential sports-gear profits to a social cause is not something that previous American sports civil rights figures did at the peak of their pioneering or protesting.

Jackie Robinson did not create his own line of sneakers. Muhammad Ali wasn't trying to sell shirts while protesting the Vietnam War. Tommie Smith and John Carlos didn't sell merch with their iconic photo from the 1968 Olympics.

But now we see the monetization of a protest entering its third NFL season, and the Nike campaign only further legitimizes Kaepernick's cause, providing a platform whose sheer size can only be provided by a company with a global reach.

Dr. Michael Butterworth-a professor at the University of Texas at Austin who studies the intersection of rhetoric, democracy, militarism and sports-said that Kaepernick's arc in the public space mirrors that of Ali, Robinson, Carlos and Smith, from pariah to civil rights icon.

"Ali [ended] up becoming a spokesman for race a decade after he [was] perceived as being a threat to the social norms and order," Butterworth said. "Kaepernick is still in the middle of being perceived as a threat in our culture, and in our White House. There's something interesting in [finding out] whether he would have the same marketing viability like Ali did after people softened on him."

Kaepernick's deal is reportedly worth millions and, according to Yahoo's Charles Robinson, will include a branded line of shoes and apparel. In just the first 19 hours, the media campaign generated $43 million in media exposure, according to Bloomberg. Is it fair to wonder if Kaepernick sold out with a company facing various issues tied to its treatment of women and factory workers?

Colin Kaepernick @Kaepernick7
Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt https://t.co/x5TnU7Z51i

Dr. Teresa Mastin, chairperson of the department of advertising and public relations at Michigan State, said that Kaepernick's situation could undermine his primary mission: that for all the money changing hands, none of it would actually help the disenfranchised he set out to help in the first place.

"That piece is messy because we've never had an advertisement campaign in the past where someone is a pariah and also makes a lot of money," Martin said. "We don't know how this is going to play out."

Butterworth sees both sides: "[The Nike sponsorship] provides a stamp of approval for a lot of people, though there are a lot of folks who...have voiced their disapproval of Nike. When a corporate voice...puts its name in association with [an] issue, it might confer that [issue] legitimacy to Nike. It causes uncertainty in coming to terms with the influence of money, marketing and power."

But Butterworth says regardless of how many detractors today chop up their Nike tube socks and burn their Air Monarchs, history shows that we'll look back reverentially at Kaepernick's protests, this ad campaign and everything that went into this decision.

"It's easy to forecast a moment in 10 or 20 years from now where people say Kaepernick really made a difference, [where] many villainized him in the moment and only recognized after the fact that what he did was meaningful. Given the way public perception rehabilitated Ali, Smith, Carlos and other people perceived as troublemakers at the time, there's a good pathway to that for Kaepernick."

John Rich @johnrich
Our Soundman just cut the Nike swoosh off his socks. Former marine. Get ready @Nike multiply that by the millions. https://t.co/h8kj6RXe7j

By making him the lead image of its 30th anniversary of the "Just Do It" campaign, Nike is helping to ensure that positive historic legacy. The sponsorship legitimizes a cause on the biggest of platforms. It says that a social movement has become so large that corporations can't ignore it anymore.

The foundation of America, as seen in the current White House, is built upon power and money. Nike's ad campaign is the most powerful, wide-reaching power-and-money card that Kaepernick could possibly play.

The fight against racial inequality will never end, but Kaepernick has already made a difference. Combining activism and money isn't like mixing water and oil. Without money, change doesn't happen, and one day, among the Muhammad Ali Avenues and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevards, maybe we'll see a Colin Kaepernick Drive. And if we do, it'll be partially because of, and not despite, the fact that Kap got the bag.

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No platform reflects the ideals of America at any point in history like advertising. It echoes the country's ambitions more than television, movies or print. The narrative of progress drives American ambition. And now Nike, the biggest sports apparel company in the world, has decided to make Colin Kaepernick the face of its new large marketing campaign.