Your weekend must reads📰
👋Good morning, and welcome to The Short List weekend edition!🎇 I'm John Riley, newsletter editor, and I've selected some of the week's best stories for your enjoyment. Sort of like sports teams when they draft players. Which transitions us beautifully to ...
🏈Football!: The NFL Draft is underway in Kansas City, as teams made their first-round selections Thursday and picked more players in the second and third rounds Friday. Who will be your team's stars of the future? Follow Paste BN as the draft concludes Saturday with rounds 4-7. (ABC, ESPN, NFL Network, noon ET).
- Wait finally ended Friday: Will Levis' NFL draft fall ends in second round as the Tennessee Titans pick Kentucky QB
- Best available players: Notable names still on board for Day 3
And now, the week's must-read stories:
📺Goodbye, Tucker. See you, Don: The firing Monday of Fox News' Tucker Carlson and CNN's Don Lemon – which came within minutes of one another Monday – shook the cable news world like an earthquake and stirred emotions such as "shock, confusion, anger, sadness and maybe for some an unspoken grief emotion – relief," said Chase Cassine, a licensed clinical social worker.
- Carlson speaks out: The former Fox News host broke his silence after his departure: 'See you soon'
- Seismic cable shift: What to know about Tucker Carlson's exit
- Comparing the firings: Why their departures are nothing alike
🏘️The home sharing boom: Home sharing (a homeowner and housemate/mates) is a trend that has gained popularity in recent years, fueled by rising rents and the increasing carrying costs of owning a home. For retirees, renting out rooms means extra income, while for home seekers – regardless of age – sharing a home can bolster the ability to save or in some cases, stave off homelessness, experts say.
- Is home sharing for you?: Consider these things before opening up your doors
🥾'A big crazy adventure': Liam Garner always planned to travel. At 17, he set off solo on the adventure of a lifetime: biking the "Pan-American highway" from Alaska to southernmost point in Argentina. It took him 527 days. Now 19, Garner is slowly backpacking his way home to Southern California. "Don't believe what you hear. Go see it for yourself." he told Paste BN. Read about his highlights (seeing 14 states in Mexico), lowlights (crashing his bike, getting robbed) and what he plans to do next.
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