Whether Elliott will “win” a so-far successful appeals process comes down to his latest injunction hearing, scheduled for Monday. If the presiding judge sides with the league and Elliott’s suspension begins, the question must be asked: Would the Cowboys have been better off had Elliott just accepted his six-game punishment in the first place? MORE: Why Elliott can play vs. Redskins The Cowboys are 4-3 going into Week 9. Their losses have come to the Packers and Rams at home, and to the Broncos on the road, with Elliott being a non-factor in Denver....

Sure, other guys may come fly as propellers in their custom-made suits, but they’ll all be playing for second place on this year’s best-dressed lists. Nobody’s entrance will top the former Ohio State standout’s. Known for making the crop top jersey famous and showing off his abs, the player expected to be the first running back chosen in the annual selection put his manly midsection on full display. MORE: Follow the NFL Draft pick by pick | Each team’s worst first-round pick Here’s the big reveal....

The two teams played to an entertaining scoreless draw on Feb. 27, only for Liverpool to come away with the trophy after a wild penalty shootout which needed both goalkeeper to take a kick. Not a single penalty had been missed after 10 rounds of the shootout, and after Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher scored his team’s 11th-round effort, he stopping that of his Chelsea counterpart Kepa Arrizabalaga. After that League Cup title, the Reds’ pursuit of a historic quadruple is still on....

The Red Devils will square off against the League Two side at Huish Park on the weekend of January 27-28 having seen off Derby County in the third round. Tottenham also drew League Two opposition, being matched up with Welsh side Newport County. Meanwhile league leaders Manchester City will have to travel to face either Cardiff City or Mansfield Town while after defeating Everton in the third round, Liverpool will again be paired up with Premier League opposition as they face West Brom at Anfield....

Many states have mandated the use of face coverings in public spaces due to the possibility of the spread of the coronavirus. Some individuals see wearing face masks as a violation of their civil liberties. According to the DOJ, the flyers in question are not officially endorsed by the U.S. government. “The Department of Justice has been made aware of postings or flyers on the internet regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the use of face masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of which include the Department of Justice’s seal,” says a statement on the DOJ’s ADA webpage....

U.S. mask sales have been rising in general over the past few weeks as the coronavirus, particularly the highly contagious Delta variant, surges throughout the country. Grocery delivery company Instacart reported mask sales on its platform changed course after the Fourth of July weekend after seeing a steady decline since April, the Associated Press reported. Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail said “masks were really fading out” before the recent uptick, but even the recent surge in sales isn’t likely to raise the mask industry back to its height earlier in the pandemic....

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended cloth facials coverings and bandanas in early April, an opinion article published in JAMA later that month suggests plastic face shields are a safer and easier alternative. Advantages of Face Shields The authors of the JAMA opinion article list several advantages of face shields over other types of facial coverings: Durability: Plastic face shields can be reused indefinitely as long as they’re cleaned with soap and water....

The 2022 safety index, which marks the second annual scoring on social media safety from the LGBTQ advocacy group, evaluated Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube on 12 measures at a time when hundreds of anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced by politicians around the country. “After reviewing the platforms on measures like explicit protections from hate and harassment for LGBTQ users, offering gender pronoun options on profiles, and prohibiting advertising that could be harmful and/or discriminatory to LGBTQ people, all platforms scored under a 50 out of a possible 100,” GLAAD said in a Wednesday news release....

The Oversight Board tweeted on Monday that they will reveal their decision on Trump’s suspensions this Wednesday, May 5. There is no information yet about whether he will be permitted to access his accounts again or if the ban will be extended. Trump was suspended from Facebook and Instagram, which Facebook owns, following the deadly Capitol riot on January 6. He was also banned from Twitter but there is no indication that site is considering reinstating him....

While Twitter’s actions had little impact on the reach of the story, data shows that Facebook’s suppression of the article caused it to reach (in this case meaning likes, shares and comments) roughly half the readers that major anti Trump scoops — like the Atlantic’s article on Trump’s alleged comments about American’s who died in war and The New York Times’ story on the president’s tax returns — did....

A spokesperson for the social media site told Newsweek: “This was a mistake and the event page is now available again” as of Tuesday. The removal of the Facebook event page served as a problem for Roberts and his event collaborator, filmmaker Jeremy Corbell, as it’s being used to advertise a safer version of the original event. Roberts first created the page as a joke, which encouraged viewers to “storm Area 51” to find proof of aliens....

One clip circulating recently, purportedly sourced from a late 1990s Russian TV show, includes a debate that seems to describe a now painfully familiar plot involving the two neighboring countries. But where and when was the show recorded, and did it really hit the nail on the head with regard to Russia’s conflict with Ukraine? The Claim On October 18, 2022, a Twitter user shared a short clip in Russian, featuring three men discussing a potential conflict with NATO, which received thousands of interactions....

A traditional area of conservative support, it was also among a range of claims that Donald Trump mentioned as he moved forward with his 2024 presidential run. Recalling his time in office, the former president also mentioned negotiations with the Mexican government where he claimed he managed to secure thousands of Mexican soldiers to patrol the U.S. border. The Claim A YouTube video, posted on January 28, 2023, shows former president Donald Trump saying at a rally in South Carolina: “Strongest border, by the way....

The Claim “Dr.Tony Fauci says we don’t allow him to do television, and yet I saw him last night on @60Minutes, and he seems to get more airtime than anybody else since the late, great, Bob Hope,” Trump wrote in a tweet on Monday. “All I ask of Tony is that he make better decisions. He said “no masks & let China in”. Also, Bad arm!” As of 3 p.m. ET on Monday, Trump’s tweet had more than 10,000 retweets and more than 40,000 likes....

The magnitude 7.6 quake killed two people in building collapses and caused damage to over 200 buildings in the Pacific coast state of Colima. But is there a pattern, as some have implied? The Claim Some observers point out that similarly powerful earthquakes have hit Mexico before on this date, in 1985 and 2017. They also say that this is too spooky to be a coincidence, with September 19 apparently a cursed day for Mexico....

Calls have been made to defund the FBI, while Trump himself labeled the incident as “prosecutorial misconduct,” and even made unfounded claims the Feds “planted” evidence in his mansion. Left-leaning commentators have hit back at some of these excoriations, but in doing so may have also helped spread inaccuracies. The Claim A number of tweets posted on 9 August, 2022, including one by former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann, claimed that Bruce Reinhart, the district judge who signed off the Mar-a-Lago raid, was a Trump appointee....

She faces the Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, in the January 5 runoff that is part of a rare pair of Senate seats up for grabs in the same state. Both are tight, hotly contests contests. Loeffler serves on four committees: the Committee on Health, Education Labor and Pensions, also known as the HELP Committee and seen as one of the most influential in the Senate; the Joint Economic Committee; Committee on Veterans Affairs and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry—all plum assignments for a freshman....

Trump, who was president when the pandemic began, accused Biden of a “testing failure” that he called a “national scandal.” The former president’s statement comes after the Biden administration announced they would purchase 500 million at-home COVID tests and distribute them for free to Americans who want them. The Claim In a statement shared by his spokesperson Liz Harrington, former President Trump’s office said “By January 20, 2021 the United States had conducted over 250 million tests....

The debate around the overturning of Roe v. Wade has demonstrated the depth of religious belief in sections of American politics, and the Supreme Court’s decision opened the potential for jurisdiction over other federally-protected liberties to return to the states. It is an intense and impassioned debate, paving the way for mistruths that if, left unchecked, could derail meaningful discussion between religious and secular communities in the U.S. One such example is a recent criticism that the Biden Administration is promoting atheism around the world....

Rosanne Boyland, 34, was one of three people who died of medical emergencies when a pro-Trump crowd stormed the Capitol as Congress was certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election last January. A fourth person was fatally shot by police and an officer was also killed. The Claim A video purporting to show police brutality against Capitol rioter Rosanne Boyland, who is seein laying on the ground unconscious, is being shared online....