🌱 Why ESPN’s Angel Reese praise during a College Park game sparked backlash

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• Why ESPN's Angel Reese praise during a College Park game sparked backlash

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Thursday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 98 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ESPN Faces Criticism For Lengthy Promotion Of Angel Reese Sunday (kentucky.com) — College Park hoops fans will recognize Gateway Center Arena as the backdrop to renewed debate over ESPN's heavy promotion of an Angel Reese feature during a recent Atlanta Dream game. The piece highlights her elite rebounding, but critics argue the network overhyped her strengths while glossing over recent shooting struggles, sparking broader questions about how women's basketball stars are marketed on national TV.
   

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  Westlake Cafeteria
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
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  Westlake Multi Purpose Room (Room 101)
  3:45 pm
• Softball: Long MS vs KAE
  Crawford Long Middle School Atlanta, GA 30354
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East Point

• Security guard pleads guilty to Christmas Eve murder inside Family Dollar (wsbtv.com)

Hapeville

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Union City

• Former officer acquitted after 3 killed in crash during chase (wsbtv.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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