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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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In a time when TV ratings are dropping for a number of different sports, eSports is on the rise. Millions of people tune in to watch gamers compete online to the tune of millions of dollars. That economic potential is grabbing the attention of VC firms like Accel.
Big changes are coming to ESPN. The sports network just named James Pitaro as president, all while former host Adrienne Lawrence is accusing several network employees of harassment and discrimination. FHM's Nick Dimengo discusses whether or not Pitaro's digital background will be enough to save the struggling network.
With March Madness around the corner and the FBI investigating NCAA for benefit violations, the issue of whether college athletes should be paid is back in the spotlight. Swofford, though, says the whole system needs to be revamped.
ACC Commissioner John Swofford discusses what the last two years have been like having the ACC Tournament at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The first round of the tournament starts Tuesday afternoon.
ESPN has a new president, following the abrupt resignation of its former president in December. The Nordstrom board rejected an offer from the Nordstrom family to take the company private.
The founder behind luggage company Wool & Oak wanted a trendy, back-packing alternative to the traditional tourist bag. Now Wool & Oak is now out with their third Kickstarter campaign that was fully funded in less than 24 hours!
The D10 is a Wall Street decathlon that has raised more than $10 million for pediatric cancer research over the years. This June, the event will celebrate it's 10th anniversary!
The Weinstein Company reaches a deal, REI stops ordering from Vista Outdoor over its response to Parkland shooting. Fox will finally air its "If I Did It" interview with OJ Simpson, more than a decade after taping it.
Snap is planning to roll out new Spectacles after its first version failed spectacularly. An investor group strikes a last-minute deal to buy the Weinstein Co. Global markets are tanking on fears of a trade war following President Trump's tariff announcement. And we're talking eSports with Mike LaBelle, the New York Red Bulls' first official eSports athlete.
The U.S. Men's Curling Team shocked the world by winning gold at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games last weekend. The team made history by becoming the first American curling team to win gold. Team members Joe Polo, Matt Hamilton, Tyler George, John Shuster, and John Landsteiner join us to talk about their victory.
