5 things you need to know Tuesday
NFL owners could weigh change on national anthem policy
The NFL, its owners and players are slated to discuss how to handle national anthem protests, and how to further accomplish the goal of bringing awareness to the problem of police brutality against African Americans and social injustice during the fall league meetings Tuesday and Wednesday in New York. At the center of the issue is an excerpt from the league’s game operations manual regarding the policies for the anthem. The league has not disciplined players who have opted to kneel or sit amid the ongoing controversy further stoked in recent weeks by President Trump.
Gretchen Carlson's new book is out. What does she think of Harvey Weinstein?
Former Fox News channel host Gretchen Carlson's new book, Be Fierce: Stop Harassment and Take Your Power Back, hits shelves Tuesday. In it, she compiles the thousands of messages she received from women with their own stories of workplace harassment since her landmark 2016 case against Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes. Carlson says the allegations leveled against Harvey Weinstein and the wave of women coming forward is a real turning point in the movement to change the mechanisms that keep accusers and would-be accusers silent. "This is the tipping point I've been working so hard for over the last 15 months," she told Paste BN. "People are finally saying enough."
U.S., South Korea hold joint military exercises
The United States and South Korea resume a week of naval drills on Tuesday, the latest in a long series of joint exercises between the two nations that have infuriated North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The exercises, which began Monday, are focused on detecting and "neutralizing" sea mines to protect navigation routes in the event of a provocation by North Korea, officials said. The U.S. also sent four advanced fighter jets — two F-22s and two F-35s — for an air show and exhibition in Seoul that begin Tuesday.
After a wild offseason, the NBA is back!
The 2017-18 NBA season tips off Tuesday following a summer filled with blockbuster moves that reshaped the league's competitive landscape. The Oklahoma City Thunder became a super team by adding two superstars (Paul George and Carmelo Anthony) and the Boston Celtics bolstered their roster by adding Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. The Irving deal, in particular, seized the NBA offseason when he stunningly requested a trade of out Cleveland. But the overriding belief heading into the new NBA season is that the title is Golden State’s to lose. The Warriors, led by Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, bring back their entire team (and then some), and it would be no surprise to see the Warriors and LeBron James and Co. face off in an unprecedented fourth consecutive NBA Finals.
Residents deal with Ophelia's aftermath
Flights, ferries and schools will remain closed Tuesday after Ophelia slammed into Ireland and the United Kingdom with destructive force. Ophelia — downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone after reaching hurricane status — killed at least three people, grounded planes and caused widespread power outages as wind gusts reached up to 80 mph Monday. Ireland’s weather service, Met Eireann, described the storm as the most powerful on record to have ever been this far east in the Atlantic.
Contributing: The Associated Press
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