RCL's Daily Brief

• Why the Oakland A’s Are Dominating the AL West Right Now
  Bill Madden, The New York Daily News
• How Aretha Franklin Took Her Signature Song Right From Under Otis Redding
  Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone
• Jesse Hernandez Becomes First Male Saintstations Cheerleader
  Ramon Antonio Vargas, The New Orleans Advocate
• The Chilling Ways China Deals With Dissent
  Alexandra Ma, Business Insider
• Underground Wrestling Gives Aspiring New Yorkers Something to Grapple With
  Ben Detrick, The New York Times
• Eagles Head Coach Criticizes NFL’s New Helmet-Contact Rule
  Mike Florio, ProFootballTalk
• Meet the People Running the Last Blockbuster Video Store
  Hugo Bachega, BBC
• America Has 88,000 Missing Persons, and Some Families Need Them Declared Dead
  Sara Randazzo, Wall Street Journal
• Scarlett Johansson Is The World’s Highest-Paid Female Actress
  Guardian film, The Guardian
• John Elway: Kaepernick “Had His Chance” To Be a Bronco and Didn’t Take It
  Mike Florio, ProFootballTalk
• Director Tony Kaye Plans On Casting Robot as Lead in Next Film
  Benjamin Lee, The Guardian
• Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Other Stars Return in NFL Preseason Week Two
  Staff, ESPN
• OSU President: Urban Meyer Probe “Will Be Finished When It’s Finished”
  Dan Murphy, ESPN
• How To Stop Targeted Ads From Stalking You Online
  Brian X. Chen, The New York Times
• Don’t Fall for the Omarosa’s White House Scandal, Playboy Writer Warns
  Brian Karem, Playboy
• Stephen Colbert Slams New York Gov’s MAGA Denouncement: “We’ve Done Great Things”
  Stephen Colbert, CBS
• U.S. Must Look Backward, Focus Forward in North Korea Peace Talks
  Josh Rogin, The Washington Post
• Donald Trump Says He Has Canceled Military Parade
  Lolita C. Baldor and Catherine Lucey, The Associated Press
• The USSR’s First Nuclear Submarine Was Actually A Disaster
  Smithsonian Eds, Smithsonian Magazine
• Taylor Swift Details Sexual Assault Courtroom Victory to Tampa Fans
  Kyle Harris, Westword
• Elon Musk Says That It Has Been ‘The Most Difficult and Painful Year’ Of His Career
  David Gelles, James B. Stewart, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Kate Kelly, The New York Times
• Pro-Police Group Refuses to Partner With Jets Due to Anthem Protests
  Tina Moore and Max Jaeger, The New York Post
• ESPN Hoping to Revive NFL Coverage By Bringing Back Chris Berman
  Andrew Marchand, The New York Post
• Tim Tebow: Football Player, Baseball Player, Filmmaker?
  Paul Bond, The Hollywood Reporter
• Ronda Rousey on WWE: “I Love it So Much”
  Ramona Shelburne, ESPN
• Bosses in the United States Make 312 Times the Average Worker’s Wage
  Dominic Rushe, The Guardian
• See It: Rangers Turn Rare Type of Triple Play That Hasn’t Been Seen in a Century
  ESPN News Services, ESPN
• Spike Lee’s Advertising Company Contributed to NYPD Ad Campaign
  Zolan Kanno-Youngs, The Wall Street Journal
• The Remarkable Saga of a Young Woman’s Face Transplant
  Lynn Johnson, National Geographic
• Melissa Schuman Discusses The Fallout Of Accusing A Backstreet Boy of Rape
  Amy Zimmerman, The Daily Beast
• Alex Jones’ Pirate Radio Station Shuttered by FCC
  Gary Dinges, Austin American-Statesman
• Across the Divide: A Look at Kellyanne and George Conway’s Life Together
  Ben Terris, The Washington Post
• Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul, Dies at 76
  Greg Evans and Dino-Ray Ramos, Deadline
• The Far Right Is Attacking Task & Purpose, A Popular Military Website
  Scott Nover, The Atlantic
• Elon Musk’s Next Project? A Tunnel to Dodger Stadium.
  Megan Geuss, Ars Technica
• Is Facebook’s Plan To Protect the U.S. Midterms Going to Work?
  Kurt Wagner, Recode
• Atlanta Braves Rookie Is Slugging His Way Into the History Books
  Jay Jaffe, FanGraphs
• See the Bench-Clearing Brawl That May Have Reignited the Dodgers/Giants Rivalry
  Steve Dilbeck, The Associated Press
• Catholic Priests Abused 1,000 Children in PA, Had Playbook to “Conceal the Truth”
  Scott Dodd, The New York Times
• Millionaire Fortnite Star Refuses To Play With Women
  Will Sommer, The Daily Beast
• Tinder Co-Founders, 8 Others Sue Dating App’s Ownership
  Laurie Segall and Chris Isidore, CNN
• Inside the Poisoning Of Ex-Russian Double Agent That Ignited Crisis With West
  Tom Lamont, GQ
• Cleveland Fans Will Get Free Beer When Browns Snap Epic Losing Streak
  Darren Rovell, ESPN
• Post Malone Smashes 34-Year-Old Record Held By Michael Jackson
  Maxim Staff, Maxim
• Is Jeff Bezos A More Powerful Man Than Donald Trump?
  May Jeong, Vanity Fair
• How #MeToo is Affected When A Feminist Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct
  Zoe Greenberg, The New York Times
• Stephen Colbert Agrees with Trump on Omarosa: “She’s a Backstabber and a Liar”
  Stephen Colbert, CBS
• Tom vs Time: Brady Says He’ll Be in New England in 2019 and “Hopefully Beyond”
  Ryan Hannable, WEEI
• Meet the Longtime Understudy Who Got His First Starring Role on Broadway
  Alexis Soloski, The New York Times
• Baseball Signed By First Hall of Fame Class Sets Record at Auction
  Darren Rovell, ESPN