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Rooney spoke about not just the rules which were changed, but also those which were proposed and tabled for another season. Check out some of his comments below: Rooney on Cut Blocks “Probably the most significant one was the one that didn’t pass, which was the chop-block rule that we had some concerns about,” said Steelers President Art Rooney II. “Our biggest concern with that was while you understand the reason for the rule because chop blocks can lead to lower body injuries, the con...

Tweet In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, photo Afghan security guard the gate of the Karti Sakhi shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan. Synagogues, mosques, churches and other houses of worship are routinely at risk of attack in many parts of the world. And so worshippers themselves often feel the need for visible, tangible protection even as they seek the divine. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) Donald Trump warned us about this, and now here we are. On Tuesday, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, the top ge...

SECDEF Austin orders reinforcements ahead of Afghanistan withdrawal By (0) Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III arrives at Resolute Support Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 21. Austin has ordered an increased military presence in the region to protect troops as they withdraw. File photo by Lisa Ferdinando/DoD/UPI | License Photo U.S. Secretary of Defense General Lloyd Austin, shown here giving a statement in Jerusalem April 12, has ordered an increased security presence in Afgha...

By Jason Hall Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II shared his thoughts on the NFLs new rules implemented for the 2021 season. The NFL Owners Meetings in March resulted in a new 17-game regular season schedule and the owners April session on Wednesday (April 21) resulted in several new rules changes that will go into effect next season. The new rules include the following per Approved a relaxation of rules for the numbers allowed for certain positions. Approved a one-year experiment to mak...

On This Day: Rhythm Club fire kills 209 Black patrons On April 23, 1940, a fire at the Rhythm Club in Natchez, Miss., claimed the lives of 209 people, all Black patrons, in what is now ranked as the fourth-deadliest building fire in U.S. history. By (0) A plaque bears the names of those who died in the Rhythm Club fire on April 23, 1940, in Natchez, Miss. File Photo by Billy Hathorn/Wikimedia On April 23, 1993, labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, who co-founded the United Far...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the administration of President Joe Biden expects to invest "nearly $300 million" in Afghanistan.

News From Antiwar.com Original and up-to-date news CENTCOM Commander Doesn’t Think Iraq Wants US to Leave Predicts US troops will stay to fight ISIS Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the head of Central Command, claimed that he believes Iraq wants the US troops to stay in the country, noting that no directive has been made to withdraw. “The government of Iraq wants us to stay,” McKenzie insisted, “to continue the fight against ISIS.” These claims fly in the fa...

Thomas W. Spoehr conducts and supervises research on national defense matters. Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers stand guard at a damaged petrol station near the site of a bomb attack to a convoy of Afghan security forces, in Kabul on April 21, 2021. WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP / Getty Images Key Takeaways Without the current small but meaningful U.S. military presence, Afghanistan (at least outside Kabul) will likely fall to the Taliban. Since 2014, the U.S. missio...

Por Jason Hall Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II shared his thoughts on the NFLs new rules implemented for the 2021 season. The NFL Owners Meetings in March resulted in a new 17-game regular season schedule and the owners April session on Wednesday (April 21) resulted in several new rules changes that will go into effect next season. The new rules include the following per Approved a relaxation of rules for the numbers allowed for certain positions. Approved a one-year experiment to ma...

Progress made, but more work left in Pentagons drive to get troops vaccinated Follow Us Question of the Day     In this photo provided by United States Forces Korea, Gen. Robert B. Abrams, Commanding General for United States Forces Korea, receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital, U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Tuesday, ... more > By Mike Glenn - The...