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Players on the Oakland Raiders and the Washington Redskins protested the national anthem Sunday night after President Trump attacked NFL players who kneel during the song. Nearly every member of the Oakland Raiders remained on the bench during the anthem, while Redskins players locked arms and stood in solidarity. Raiders owner Mark Davis said in a statement that while he had asked players to not protest in their uniforms before, “the streets have gotten hot and there has been a lot of static in the air and recently, fuel has been added to that fire.” “I can no longer ask our team to not say

MORE Jr. on Sunday slammed Roger Goodell after the NFL commissioner criticized President Trump for his comments about football players who knelt during the national anthem. “If only Roger Goodell cared as much about domestic abuse and traumatic brain injury as he does about disrespecting America. #nfl,” Trump Jr.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith questioned why President Trump was condemning NFL players more strongly than he did white supremacists last month. Smith called Trump’s criticism of NFL players who kneel during the anthem “alarming” because he was “targeting the NFL, targeting the quality and character of guys in this league for that very protest," according to the Kansas City Star. “It’s the same guy who couldn’t condemn violent neo-Nazis.

Senate Republicans on Sunday night circulated a revised draft of their bill to repeal and replace ObamaCare, aiming to win over key holdout senators.  According to estimates of the state-by-state impacts obtained by The Hill along with the revised bill, Maine and Arizona would see boosts in funding. Alaska would see a small drop in federal funding.  Those states are home to key holdouts on the bill, Sens. MORE (R-Alaska).  However, it is far from clear that the revisions would be enough to win their support.

Players across the National Football League (NFL) on Sunday demonstrated in the wake of President Trump’s attack on athletes who kneel during the national anthem. The Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins closed off the day of protests, with nearly every Raiders player remaining on the bench during the opening anthem. Redskins owner Dan Snyder, meanwhile, stood arm in arm with some players on his team as others knelt. Throughout the day, other teams showed their defiance against a president who on Friday said players who knelt during the anthem should be removed from the field.

Many years ago I was plagued with debilitating headaches associated with a number of seemingly unrelated activities that included cooking for company and sewing drapes for the house. I thought I might be allergic to natural gas or certain fabrics until one day I realized that I tensed my facial muscles when I concentrated intently on a project. The cure was surprisingly simple: I became aware of how my body was reacting and changed it through self-induced behavior modification.

Many years ago I was plagued with debilitating headaches associated with a number of seemingly unrelated activities that included cooking for company and sewing drapes for the house. I thought I might be allergic to natural gas or certain fabrics until one day I realized that I tensed my facial muscles when I concentrated intently on a project. The cure was surprisingly simple: I became aware of how my body was reacting and changed it through self-induced behavior modification.