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There were some obvious choices, such as Stephen Curry being a unanimous first-team selection, and LeBron James being named to the first team, but there were some other moves that left people scratching their heads. Below are five takeaways from the selections. MORE: The 12 worst NBA playoff chokes, ranked 1. DeAndre Jordan as All-NBA First Team The inclusion of Jordan on the first team came as a shock to practically everyone....

It allowed some players to boost their chances of featuring against Mexico in October’s Confederations Cup playoff, which some players did. It also allowed coach Jurgen Klinsmann to see which players aren’t quite ready for the pressure coooker of next month’s showcase match. MORE: International soccer rivalries | Altidore comes back strong | Player ratings What the match didn’t do was show us a complete and cohesive U.S. squad, and while Klinsmann would surely point out that star players Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley and Fabian Johnson weren’t available Friday night, that doesn’t change the fact the team that started the match played a largely lackluster 45 minutes before second-half substitutions injected life into the squad....

In a joint letter sent to Van Drew’s chief of staff Allison Murphy on Sunday, seen by Newsweek, five aides from the lawmaker’s office announced their formal resignations and cited his “decision to join the ranks of the Republican Party led by Donald Trump” as their reason for leaving his team. Van Drew is yet to formally announce the move. The document was signed by legislative director Javier Gamboa, communications director Mackenzie Lucas, legislative staff assistant Caroline Wood, as well as deputy chief of staff Edward Kaczmarski and Justin O’Leary....

Right now, our world is changing in ways that demand we think differently about how we prepare students to lead productive and rewarding lives. These changes are born out of what economists call the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a period marked not just by big leaps in technology and innovation, but by the increasing speed with which those leaps are made. In many ways, the pandemic is accelerating that pace of change even further — and the implications for the future of work cannot be overstated....

But by the time it's over — probably well before that, actually — there will be some things that you are simply sick of hearing about. Maybe, just maybe, if we get them out of the way now, we can avoid them over the next week and a half. Fingers crossed... 1. The beards Every player in the history of Major League Baseball has been a human male, and something that human males have in common is a grooming choice: to shave, or not to shave....

Spurs rally for controversial draw at Man City The Manchester City striker, so renowned for scoring in the big games, has scored a total of 18 goals thus far this season, including 11 in the Premier League. However, after featuring in City’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham on Saturday, Aguero has now failed to score in six games against the Premier League’s top-seven in 2016-17. City are currently fifth in the Premier League table, nine points behind Chelsea, while Spurs are in second, six points behind the Blues....

The hip-hop legend—real name William Jonathan Drayton Jr.—was driving along Los Angeles County’s La Tuna Canyon Road, when heavy rain caused a boulder to roll down the cliffside, hitting his car’s left side and leaving it very seriously damaged. A representative of the 62-year-old star told Entertainment Tonight that he briefly lost control of the vehicle, adding that: “If Flav had just been a few feet in another direction, the boulder would’ve killed him....

Minnesota’s coach is expected to miss at least part of the upcoming season while he undergoes cancer treatment, according to Yahoo Sports. MORE: NBA coaches as players | Towns, Wiggins give T-wolves clear outline for future The team has scheduled a press conference for Friday morning to make what it calls a “major announcement.” Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma earlier this summer, the team announced last month.

Atletico-MG has just started a new phase in 2017, with manager Roger Machado being appointed as the manager, and Galo’s eager to show if expectations surrounding its new boss will be fulfilled. According to Joao Gomide, the club’s business director, the first impressions left by the former defender couldn’t be better. “We’re all very excited for Roger’s debut”, he said. “He’s been showing his competence, organization, and we believe he has everything going to repeat the good work he has done at Gremio....

Prompted by Black Lives Matter protests that swept the nation following the death of George Floyd last year, DeSantis signed the so-called “anti-riot” bill HB 1 in April, imposing potential criminal penalties for protesters who block roads while holding demonstrations. However, when large groups of Cuban Americans—a key Republican voter block in Florida—took to the streets and sometimes blocked them while holding demonstrations in solidarity with pro-democracy protests in Cuba this week, law enforcement did not intervene....

The Republican governor made the remarks while speaking about vaccine distribution at a press conference in Sebastian, Florida on Friday. Biden suggested that new public health restrictions may be needed during his prime-time address on Thursday night, although he did not mention Florida nor any other specifics of the restrictions and the prospect was presented as a possibility only “if we don’t stay vigilant and the conditions change.” “Biden last night said that they may have to impose more lockdown-type policies in the future,” DeSantis said during the press conference....

Hillsborough County School Board officials announced in a Wednesday press conference that they believe they have found the remnants of Ridgewood Cemetery, a mid-20th century “pauper’s burial ground” under King High School. The school district used a company called GeoView to map and scan areas of the campus after being alerted to the possibility that the cemetery might be located underneath. “The company found clear evidence of burials. Ground penetrating radar found approximately 145 coffins buried three to five feet deep,” said school board chair Tamara Shamburger at the press conference....

The assignment, set by a teacher at R. Dan Nolan Middle School in Bradenton, went viral last week after an extract from it was posted on Twitter by Ron Filipkowski, an attorney and political commentator. Filipkowski said it had been sent to him by a student’s parent. The sixth-grade lesson, which has been reviewed in full by Newsweek, was called “How Does a Historian Work?” The section quoted was about bias and referred to former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims that there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election....

The man was speaking during the public comments section of a meeting of the School District of Palm Beach County. The meeting, which included heated discussions about the board’s mandatory mask policy and its equity statement, was adjourned shortly before 1 a.m., with the public comments lasting seven hours. In the video, the man says: “The school board recently adopted an equity statement. Why? Your only job is education, not indoctrination,” as people in the audience cheer....

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said they were given a tip-off on March 12 that a man was displaying a law enforcement badge to avoid paying a toll for the Hammock Dunes Bridge in Palm Coast. The tip came from a toll bridge manager who told detectives that they can provide surveillance footage showing the suspect flashing a silver badge on two separate occasions on March 11. On-duty law enforcement officers are allowed to cross the bridge without paying the $2 charge....

He had spotted the slithering snake deep inside and contacted officers with the Clearwater Police Department for help. When they arrived, they saw the snake hiding in the couch. The officers removed the piece of furniture from the man’s condo and set about removing the snake. “They…carefully extracted it from its hiding place,” the Clearwater Police Department said in a Facebook post. “It was easily 5 feet long and was taken to a local pet store after being plucked from the couch....

Trenton James Rich, of Pensacola, was detained last Saturday by an officer from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office who responded to the N. Navy Blvd Walmart just after 4:30 p.m. after a complaint was filed about indecent exposure, the Pensacola News Journal reported. The 19-year-old suspect, who is listed as homeless in jail records, allegedly made a number of lewd comments towards the officer and resisted arrest before attempting to flee the area....

In 2014, the man, Wayne Bowen, 64, used his estranged twin brother’s name, Social Security card, and military discharge papers to apply for subsidized housing benefits, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida stated. “Unlike his twin, Bowen is not a military veteran,” prosecutors wrote on Thursday. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, when Bowen was interviewed by agents, he “admitted that he had been using his twin brother’s identity for years....

Paul L. Parshall, 80, is the operator of the site sportsbeerbrewing.com. The business sells various items, including cigars, craft beers, hot dogs, cheese and clothing emblazoned with the names of various sports teams. His products include San Francisco 49ers Cigars and Northwestern Wildcats Hotdogs. However, it’s his latest trademark application that’s gotten Parshall into trouble. Last July, Penn State sued Parshall to stop him from registering three trademarks: Penn State Nittany Brewing Co....

Jonathan Mahowald, 38, of Leesburg, pleaded guilty to attempted use of a means of interstate commerce to persuade, induce, entice, or coerce a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity following an investigation by the Port St. Lucie Police Department. Mahowald was found to have sent explicit photos and videos of himself to what he thought was a 14-year-old girl named Samantha. He was in fact speaking to Port St....