More than once, U.S. men’s coach Gregg Berhalter was asked if he’d have any hesitation in putting 18-year-old Ricardo Pepi on the field when there was so much at stake. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2021/09/08/ricardo-pepi-antonee-robinson-spark-usmnt-win-over-honduras/5781144001/
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Will unemployment benefits be extended again? Everything you need to know about federal benefits ending
More than 7.5 million jobless Americans struggling to pay their bills will lose their extended unemployment assistance this week — marking the largest cutoff of unemployment benefits in history. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/08/covid-19-unemployment-benefits-ending-states-extend-them/5761182001/
‘Double trauma’: Back to in-person learning, students confront school shootings once again
Just days into the new school year, more than a thousand schools have temporarily closed or shifted to online learning due to COVID-19 outbreaks. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/08/covid-19-back-school-students-confront-school-shootings-once-again/5770970001/
‘Double trauma’: Back to in-person learning, students confront school shootings once again
Just days into the new school year, more than a thousand schools have temporarily closed or shifted to online learning due to COVID-19 outbreaks. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/08/covid-19-back-school-students-confront-school-shootings-once-again/5770970001/
Supreme Court halts execution of inmate seeking pastor’s touch, prayer during lethal injection
The Supreme Court halted the execution of a Texas death row inmate Wednesday who asked that his pastor be permitted to lay hands on him and pray while he dies. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/08/supreme-court-halts-execution-inmate-seeking-pastors-touch/5773639001/
