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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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Michigan’s attorney general says she drank too much booze before a big football game between Michigan and Michigan State.
The NFL and lawyers for thousands of retired NFL players have reached an agreement to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing in the $1 billion settlement of concussion claims.
Elite, teen basketball players are facing more choices than ever with the NBA's developmental league and the NCAA loosening its financial compensation rules. Cheddar's Michelle Castillo reports.
Cheddar's Chloe Aiello reports from the US Open in New York City as the tournament returns to a very different landscape for players and fans.
For the first time ever, the Special Olympics and students at the Parsons School of Design partnered to create tennis and track and field outfits for athletes. The line is called 'Be Brave' and it's goal is all about celebrating athletes with disabilities with outfits that allow them to perform their best. joining us now is Stacey Hengsterman, president and CEO of the Special Olympics New York and Nigel Barker, fashion photographer and Special Olympics Champion Ambassador joined us to talk about the collection.
Car racing remains a male-dominated sport but there’s hope for change with the Formula E all-electric vehicle competition, which has already featured three female drivers during its seven seasons.
Controversy has broken out at the Paralympic Games. Malaysian shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli appeared to have won gold in the shot put in the F20 class.
Michael Chernow is known as a chef, TV host, and entrepreneur, but now he's taking a break from restaurants and stepping into the world of healthy breakfast. 'Kreatures of Habit' is a new lifestyle and wellness brand with the goal of helping people establish healthy habits. Michael was able to raise 2.2 million dollars to launch the company, which was originally set out to be a café concept, but transformed during the pandemic. Michael Chernow, celebrity chef, entrepreneur, and fitness expert joins us to talk about his new venture.
Cryptograph is auctioning NFTs of NBA legend Kobe Bryant in early career photos that had never before been made public.
A Japanese mayor has apologized for biting the Olympic gold medal of a softball player who had paid a courtesy visit after Japan beat the United States in the final.
