5.24.2018

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New NFL Anthem Rules.
NFL owners agreed to new rules for the upcoming season governing player conduct during the national anthem. The new guidelines allow players to remain in the locker room during the anthem but will levy fines against teams whose players do not stand and "show respect" to the flag and anthem - which would likely include kneeling, an act of protest that former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick began two seasons ago. Notably, the fines will be applied at the team level, meaning owners can either pay the fines themselves and choose to punish - or not punish - players at their own discretion. The new rules attempt to thread the needle on what was a contentious issue during the past two seasons. Legal opinions have been split, but generally support the NFL's right to restrict player conduct during the anthem. 

Former Green Beret Nate Boyer suggested kneeling as a more appropriate gesture of protest to Kaepernick after he originally sat during the anthem. 

Political Newcomer Chosen as Italian PM.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella accepted the nomination of Giuseppe Conte, a lawyer with no political experience, as prime minister yesterday. Conte, nominated by a coalition of Italy's center-right and populist political parties, is skeptical of Italy's membership in the European Union and is expected to take a hard line on immigration. Italy held its nationwide parliamentary elections in March - no party won a majority, with seats split between the center-right League party (42% of seats), the populist Five Star movement (33%), and the center-left Democratic party (18%). As a result, the Five Star movement and the League formed a coalition to put forward a single prime minister candidate. Generally, a country's president represents the nation as head of state, while the prime minister is the head of government (domestic operations) and also the leader of the party in power.

Public backlash against North African immigrants was the dominant theme during the election cycle.

Stanley Cup Finals Set.
The Washington Capitals will take on the Las Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup finals, after the Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals last night. The Golden Knights had punched their ticket to the finals after beating the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, winning the series 4-1. Las Vegas will play for the Cup in what is their first season as an NHL team, having been the NHL's first expansion team in 16 years - it is only the second time that an NHL, NBA, NFL, or MLB team has made the finals in their first full season in existence. It will be the first finals appearance for the Capitals in twenty years. Vegas favors the Golden Knights to win the series at -155 odds - the series begins on Monday (8pm ET, NBC). 

Of the nine NHL expansion teams since 1979, none have made the postseason (much less the finals). 
 

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America's graying population in three maps. 

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