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* **Police Arrest Man in Connection with Death Threats to Boston Globe:**
Police arrested Robert Darrell Chain on Thursday for threatening to kill Boston Globe employees. He allegedly made a dozen calls to the paper after it released a national campaign denouncing President Trump's political attacks against the press. During the calls, Chain borrowed Trump's rhetoric, calling reporters "the enemy of the people." After he made bail later in the day on Thursday, Chain reportedly said, “America was saved when Donald J. Trump was elected.” Here’s a [transcript of one of the calls](https://twitter.com/Tom_Winter/status/1035167781635981314?s=20).
* **Kaepernick's Case Will Go to Trial:**
Former quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s collusion grievance against the NFL will go to trial after the league's request to dismiss his case was denied. Kaepernick, who filed his grievance almost a year ago, alleged that the NFL conspired to keep him off rosters after he refused to stand during the ceremonial National Anthem in protest of police brutality. For more [click here](https://apnews.com/1f2d200cce75456ea1645531198fcd1f/Arbitrator-sends-Kaepernick's-grievance-against-NFL-to-trial).
* **Students Sue Harvard:**
The Justice Department voiced its support Thursday for a group of Asian-American students who are suing Harvard over the school's affirmative action policies. The plaintiffs said Harvard is limiting the number of qualified Asian-Americans it accepts in order to advance less-qualified applicants of other races. For the full story [click here](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/us/politics/asian-students-affirmative-action-harvard.html).
* **Popular Apps Hacked:**
Snapchat and StreetEasy briefly replaced the label "New York City" with "Jewtropolis" on their maps Thursday morning. Snapchat apologized hours later and blamed the error on its third-party mapping software, Mapbox, which was reportedly hacked. Mapbox said in a statement it fixed the issue within an hour. [See the maps](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Mapbox-Hack-Snapchat-Jewtropolis-492073931.html).
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The gold medal-winning swimmer says she could only talk about the issue because she stands on the shoulders of Olympic swimmers Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt, who took the lead in breaking the silence.
The five-time gold medal-winning swimmer is already preparing for the next Summer Games. She trains for up to four hours in the pool every day and has to watch everything she eats, she told Cheddar Thursday.
The one-time Olympic gold medalist, who made history taking home a medal at this year's Games, told Cheddar that there's probably no way her body can "withstand another four years."
When former ESPN President John Skipper resigned in December, shockwaves rippled throughout the sports network. The Hollywood Reporter's James Andrew Miller broke details of the alleged cocaine extortion plot behind the scenes and joined Cheddar to discuss the channel's uncertain future.
One of Nike's top executives is stepping down over misconduct allegations. Airbnb is making it easier for people with disabilities to find rentals on its platform. We dive into the Theranos fraud scandal with the Wall Street Journal reporter who initially reported that something was off with the start-up blood testing company. And Tim Stenovec chats with Neil Patrick Harris about season two of his Netflix show "A Series of Unfortunate Events."
The Olympic gold medallist told Cheddar that, despite reports that the Winter Games had record low ratings, NBC was happy with the results. He said viewers have just changed how they access sports.
The fantasy sports platform is already building out a product that would allow sports betting, pending a decision from the Supreme Court, says DraftKings CEO Jason Robins.
Rex Tillerson is out as Secretary of State and CIA director Mike Pompeo is in. President Trump issued an executive order blocking Broadcom's hostile takeover bid for rival chipmaker Qualcomm. Olympic gold medalist and author Scott Hamilton joins us to talk about his figure skating career and his new book. Plus, Kristen Scholer sits down with Brooklyn Decker and Whitney Casey at SXSW to talk about their start-up Finery.
There is big money in college hoops. Jordan Schultz, Sports Analyst at Yahoo Sports, was with us to discuss the business of the NCAA.
Handstand is a fitness app that is making it easier than ever to work out with a personal trainer. And the female-founded app is also trying to change the way women and men view fitness.
