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Newsweek
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Ex-Eagles Linebacker Blasts Jalen Hurts' Massive Snub on List
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Not even a Super Bowl MVP victory could shake Jalen Hurts' biggest doubters. As the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback celebrates his marriage under two months out from training camp, his status as a top athlete in Philadelphia has been a hot topic this week. Popular Philadelphia-based radio station 94WIP recently had hosts put together a list of the top 11 athletes in town currently. One notable host left Hurts off of it entirely, which stirred up a major conversation on Tuesday. Former Eagles linebacker Ike Reese certainly had a lot to say on the matter. "I just don't get it," Reese said of the recent Hurts ranking on the WIP Afternoon Show. "This dude has been able to accomplish something that those other guys have not been able to accomplish. I feel like this is flat-out disrespect." Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium on October 27, 2024 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium on October 27, 2024 in Cincinnati, Eagles landed on the list, with the veteran running back Saquon Barkley leading the pack. Jalen Carter and AJ Brown were ranked third and fourth, while Lane Johnson, Zack Baun, Landon Dickerson, Quinyon Mitchell, and Jordan Mailata filled out spots six through 10. Hurts would've been "probably somewhere" in the range of 15 to 20. "You don't have Jalen Hurts in your top 11 athletes in this city? The guy just won the Super Bowl!" Reese continued. Read More: Insider Projects Range of Looming Payday for Eagles Star "He's a Super Bowl MVP! How is he not one of the top athletes in this city? He plays the most critical position, the most scrutinized position, the most difficult position to play because of the scrutiny, because you're never satisfied with what he does at that position. I don't mean him, I mean figuratively, the quarterback position. We're never satisfied unless you win, then this guy goes and wins, and we're still not satisfied! I don't get it." Joe DeCamara leaves Jalen Hurts off of his top 11 current Philly athlete list: 1. Saquon Barkley 2. Bryce Harper 3. Zack Wheeler 4. A.J. Brown 5. Jalen Carter 6. Lane Johnson 7. Zack Baun 8. Landon Dickerson 9. Quinyon Mitchell 10. Jordan Mailata 11. Ranger Suarez 'I would… — SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) June 16, 2025 Hurts was far from an NFL MVP contender this time around. When the Eagles first made their Super Bowl run with Hurts under center, he was an MVP favorite until an injury sidelined him for the final couple of weeks. The Eagles made a run to the Super Bowl, and Hurts' team couldn't close it out, despite an MVP-caliber performance from the quarterback. When the Eagles got to the playoffs again in 2025, Hurts' season didn't generate as much fanfare. In the end, it didn't matter from a team standpoint. The Eagles got the job done, and Hurts earned his trip to Disney World after being named the Super Bowl MVP. Considering he accomplished an athlete's ultimate goal in Philadelphia just under one year ago, there's certainly a lot of shock factor behind his exclusion from the list. For more Philadelphia Eagles and NFL news, head over to Newsweek Sports.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
US Supreme Court to hear dispute involving anti-abortion crisis pregnancy center
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider reviving a New Jersey crisis pregnancy center operator's bid to block the Democratic-led state's attorney general from investigating whether it deceived women into believing it offered abortions. The justices took up an appeal by First Choice Women's Resource Center of a lower court's ruling that the crisis pregnancy center must first contest Attorney General Matthew Platkin's subpoena in state court before bringing a federal lawsuit challenging it. The justices are expected to hear the case in their next term, which begins in October. Crisis pregnancy centers provide services to pregnant women with the goal of preventing them from having abortions. Such centers do not advertise their anti-abortion stance, and abortion rights advocates have called them deceptive. The case provides a test of the ability of state authorities to regulate these businesses. First Choice, which has five locations in New Jersey, has argued that it has a right to bring its case in federal court because it was alleging a violation of its federal rights to free speech and free association under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. First Choice is represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal group that has brought other cases on behalf of anti-abortion plaintiffs including an effort to restrict distribution of the abortion pill that has since been taken over by Republican states. First Choice sued Platkin in New Jersey federal court in 2023 after the attorney general issued a subpoena seeking internal records including the names of its doctors and donors as part of an investigation into potentially unlawful practices. First Choice argued that there was no good cause for the subpoena, which it said chilled its First Amendment rights. Platkin moved to enforce the subpoena in state court. Essex County Superior Court Judge Lisa Adubato granted that motion, finding that First Choice had not shown that the subpoena should be quashed at the outset of the investigation, but ordered the parties to negotiate a narrower subpoena and said that the constitutional issues could be litigated further going forward. U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp then dismissed the federal case, finding that First Choice's federal claim was not ripe because it could continue to make its constitutional claims in the state court and did not face any immediate threat of contempt. The Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 ruling in December 2024 upheld Shipp's ruling, prompting First Choice to appeal to the justices. In asking the Supreme Court to hear the case, First Choice argued that federal civil rights law is intended to guarantee parties a federal forum to assert their constitutional rights. It said that forcing it to litigate in state court would effectively deny it that forum, since the constitutional claims would be decided before a federal court could ever hear them. Crisis pregnancy centers have also drawn the attention of New York Attorney General Letitia James, who in 2024 sued 11 centers for advertising abortion pill reversal, a treatment whose safety and effectiveness is unproven. That case remains pending. Several New York crisis pregnancy centers sued James and in August won an order allowing them to continue touting abortion pill reversal.
CNN
5 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Supreme Court to hear arguments over whether states may subpoena faith-based pregnancy centers
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up a First Amendment appeal from a faith-based nonprofit that runs five 'crisis pregnancy centers' in New Jersey and that is fighting a subpoena from the state's Democratic attorney general. First Choice Women's Resources Centers had urged the conservative court to throw out a decision from the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals siding with the state. That decision required the nonprofit to continue litigating its objections to the subpoena in state court. New Jersey officials subpoenaed the center in 2023 as part of investigation into whether the organization violated consumer fraud laws. Pregnancy centers are opposed to abortion, but New Jersey officials said their marketing may have left some patients with the impression that they could receive abortions at the facilities. The subpoena was aimed at evaluating whether the center 'or its staff engaged in misrepresentations and other prohibited conduct,' according to the state. It sought advertisements, donor solicitations, and the identification of licensed medical personnel. The center framed the subpoena as a demand for donor names. If that view of the subpoena prevails, then New Jersey's actions may be in conflict with a 2021 Supreme Court decision in which a majority found unconstitutional a California law requiring the conservative Americans for Prosperity Foundation to disclose its donors. A divided 3rd Circuit ruled in December that the center's claims were not yet ripe because state courts had not yet enforced the subpoena against them.
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Pennsylvania fried chicken eatery announces expansion
PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — A Philadelphia-based fried chicken restaurant franchise announced plans to open another Pennsylvania location later this month. The fried chicken eatery, called Love & Honey Fried Chicken, first opened in Philadelphia back in 2017. The local establishment was started by classically trained Chefs Laura and Todd Lyons. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Over the years, the local franchise has become most known for offering hand-dredged, buttermilk-fried chicken, comforting sides and their signature banana pudding. According to Love & Honey Fried Chicken, they will soon host the official grand opening of its newest restaurant location at 2810 South Eagle Road in Newtown, Pa. The official grand opening will be held on Saturday, June 14. To celebrate the new opening, the first 100 customers in line will receive exclusive Love & Honey merchandise. 'At Love & Honey, we've created a place where exceptional food and genuine hospitality meet,' said Dev Patel, franchise owner of the Newtown location. 'We're thrilled to bring this concept to Newtown and share what makes Love & Honey so special with our new neighbors.' According to Love & Honey Fried Chicken's website, the franchise also has locations slated to open this year in Rhode Island, Bryn Mawr, Pa., and two in Philadelphia. Once open, the fried chicken restaurant will boast six locations total. Franchises have also been award for new locations in New Jersey and King of Prussia, Pa. abc27 news will keep you updated as more information becomes available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Boston Globe
13-06-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
Fenway Park, MGM Music Hall workers poised to go on strike as they seek better wages, controls on automation
'We work very hard there, all of us, and we just feel undervalued,' said Keanu Austin, the lead cook for the seats in Fenway's Aura Pavilion. 'Because we love working there, you know? We wouldn't be doing this if we didn't.' Advertisement The strike vote, set against a backdrop of three consecutive Red Sox home games against the Yankees, has the potential to disrupt business for the 37,000-plus-seat ballpark at the height of summer baseball season. If a majority of workers vote in favor of authorization, 'a strike could occur at any time,' the union said in a media release. The union said it would ask fans to refrain from buying ballpark concessions if a strike were to happen. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'We intend to keep working with the union toward a settlement that works for everyone,' an spokesperson for Philadelphia-based Aramark said in a statement to the Globe. 'In the event of a strike, we have contingency plans in place to ensure that services are not interrupted.' Advertisement People flood Jersey Street during the Boston Red Sox opening day at Fenway Park in April. Erin Clark/Globe Staff A representative for Fenway Sports Group, which operates Fenway Park and MGM, declined to comment on the vote, referring questions to Aramark. (John Henry, the principal owner of Fenway Sports Group, also owns the Boston Globe.) Fenway is not your typical union gig. Work there is broadly seasonal, with often-unpredictable hours, and many employees hold other jobs. But many say they stick around for years, or even decades, because of the camaraderie — with each other, but also with stalwart fans whose smiling faces they remember, season after season. 'At this point, it's just like, you just don't appreciate our work that we do, like to do, and we contribute to their fans at Fenway,' said Ramon Suarez, a warehouse attendant at Fenway who also works part-time at a gas station. Workers say that guaranteed wages — less than $20 per hour — no longer come close to meeting the area's sky-high cost-of-living. Local 26 spokesperson Lynette Ng declined to disclose the wage increases Aramark has proposed since negotiations began early this year, but said they are 'a long way away from where we want to be.' There are also concerns beyond pay. Amanda Savage, a Fenway cashier who floats between various food and beer stands, started working there when she was a senior at the nearby Boston Latin School. Now 35, Savage has seen her earnings from the park plummet in recent years since the introduction of new, AI-powered self-checkout machines for concessions, which reduce her interactions with fans and eat into her tips. 'The number of times that we've heard out loud, 'Who am I even tipping?' You know, people laugh about it,' said Savage, who also works as a fourth-grade teacher. Advertisement A Mashgin self-checkout machine at Fenway Park. Handout Austin, the Aura Pavilion cook, says he is currently paid around $22 an hour, but that scheduling can often be feast or famine depending on the cadence of away games and catering events. 'I just want to make this place better for the people that'll come after me,' said Austin, 30, who has worked at the park since 2016 but is now applying to other jobs. 'I've just seen so many people come and go because of the pay Savage is still holding out hope that a strike can be averted. But Aramark, she said, needs to step up to the plate. 'We deserve to be respected and valued by management,' said Savage, 'and if going on strike is what we need to do to accomplish that, then that's what we have to do.' Dana Gerber can be reached at
