1 of 21 ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; Keith Hamshere/MGM; Everett Collection
Catch a wave
It’s officially beach season! From love scenes amid the surf to slapstick on the sand, the beach has played host to some of our favorite sequences in movies and TV. Ring in the summertime with these great seaside screen moments.
Advertisement
<div class="vertical-slide" data-hash="from-here-to-eternity-1953" data-slide-index="2" data-headline="From Here to Eternity (1953)” readability=”6.6943866943867″>
<div class="component lazy-image lazy
no-upscale
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/mcdfrhe_ec001_h.jpg" data-alt="The most famous, most essential beach scene in film history has to be Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster’s forbidden embrace in Fred Zinnemans’ From Here to Eternity. The iconic scene, in which the adulterous lovers kiss like there’s no tomorrow (maybe because there kind of isn’t), was originally written with them standing up; it was reportedly Lancaster’s idea to shoot it lying down, with water washing over them.
" data-title="From Here to Eternity (1953)” data-shop-image=”false”>
2 of 21 Everett Collection
From Here to Eternity (1953)
The most famous, most essential beach scene in film history has to be Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster’s forbidden embrace in Fred Zinnemans’ From Here to Eternity. The iconic scene, in which the adulterous lovers kiss like there’s no tomorrow (maybe because there kind of isn’t), was originally written with them standing up; it was reportedly Lancaster’s idea to shoot it lying down, with water washing over them.
<div class="vertical-slide" data-hash="die-another-day-2002" data-slide-index="3" data-headline="Die Another Day (2002)” readability=”6.2162849872774″>
<div class="component lazy-image lazy
no-upscale
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/9446.jpg" data-alt="Fresh off her Oscar win for 2001’s Monster’s Ball, Halle Berry’s next step was to join the James Bond franchise in 2002’s Die Another Day as NSA operative Jinx. In the grand tradition of Bond girls — most notably Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in 1962’s Dr. No — Berry rocked a bikini to make a showstopping entrance on the beach.
" data-title="Die Another Day (2002)” data-shop-image=”false”>
3 of 21 Keith Hamshere/MGM
Die Another Day (2002)
Fresh off her Oscar win for 2001’s Monster’s Ball, Halle Berry’s next step was to join the James Bond franchise in 2002’s Die Another Dayas NSA operative Jinx. In the grand tradition of Bond girls — most notably Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in 1962’s Dr. No — Berry rocked a bikini to make a showstopping entrance on the beach.
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/tcdbayw_ec003_h.jpg" data-alt="There are beach scenes, and then there are beach series. That’s Baywatch. The legendary TV show lasted for 11 seasons, inspired a film adaptation earlier this year, and made a red one-piece the most iconic piece of swimwear on the planet.
" data-title="Baywatch (1989–2001)” data-shop-image=”false”>
4 of 21 Everett Collection
Baywatch (1989–2001)
There are beach scenes, and then there are beach series. That’s Baywatch. The legendary TV show lasted for 11 seasons, inspired a film adaptation earlier this year, and made a red one-piece the most iconic piece of swimwear on the planet.
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/top-gun1.jpg" data-alt="Sure, Maverick (Tom Cruise) and his fellow badass fighter-pilots-in-training have the need for speed, or whatever, but thankfully director Tony Scott never forgot that we, the audience, have the need for sweaty homoerotic beach volleyball.
" data-title="Top Gun (1986)” data-shop-image=”false”>
5 of 21 Paramount
Top Gun (1986)
Sure, Maverick (Tom Cruise) and his fellow badass fighter-pilots-in-training have the need for speed, or whatever, but thankfully director Tony Scott never forgot that we, the audience, have the need for sweaty homoerotic beach volleyball.
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/3024_max.jpg" data-alt="One of the sweetest, swooniest scenes in the dreamy romance of Noah (Ryan Gosling) and Allie (Rachel McAdams) in this Nicholas Sparks weepie takes place at a beach (and features some seriously perfect 1940s swimwear). Now say it: If you’re a bird, I’m a bird.
" data-title="The Notebook (2004)” data-shop-image=”false”>
6 of 21 Melissa Moseley/New Line
The Notebook (2004)
One of the sweetest, swooniest scenes in the dreamy romance of Noah (Ryan Gosling) and Allie (Rachel McAdams) in this Nicholas Sparks weepie takes place at a beach (and features some seriously perfect 1940s swimwear). Now say it: If you’re a bird, I’m a bird.
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/the-karate-kid.jpg" data-alt="“Wax on, wax off” gets a lot of attention, but The Karate Kid’s beachside training scene, in which Daniel (Ralph Macchio) works on his balance while developing his “crane technique” is a thrilling step in his evolution.
" data-title="The Karate Kid (1984)” data-shop-image=”false”>
7 of 21 Everett Collection
The Karate Kid (1984)
“Wax on, wax off” gets a lot of attention, but The Karate Kid’s beachside training scene, in which Daniel (Ralph Macchio) works on his balance while developing his “crane technique” is a thrilling step in his evolution.
Advertisement
<div class="vertical-slide" data-hash="the-doorway-mad-men-2013" data-slide-index="8" data-headline="“The Doorway,” Mad Men (2013)” readability=”6.8934782608696″>
<div class="component lazy-image lazy
no-upscale
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/mm_my_601_1024_1015.jpg" data-alt="No book or song or weekday matinee movie was ever just a throwaway period detail on Mad Men, so naturally, when Don Draper (Jon Hamm) appears in the season six opener “The Doorway” on a Hawaiian vacation with his beautiful young wife Megan (Jessica Paré), he’s reading Dante’s Inferno — which is a much better indication of his state of mind than the heavenly beach setting might suggest.
" data-title="“The Doorway,” Mad Men (2013)” data-shop-image=”false”>
8 of 21 Michael Yarish/AMC
“The Doorway,” Mad Men (2013)
No book or song or weekday matinee movie was ever just a throwaway period detail on Mad Men, so naturally, when Don Draper (Jon Hamm) appears in the season six opener “The Doorway” on a Hawaiian vacation with his beautiful young wife Megan (Jessica Paré), he’s reading Dante’s Inferno — which is a much better indication of his state of mind than the heavenly beach setting might suggest.
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/mcdjaws_ec005_h.jpg" data-alt="Steven Spielberg’s classic shark movie is the greatest summer blockbuster of all time for a reason. The suspenseful scene in which Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) watches a crowd of beachgoers first playing in the water, then turning and running from the terror beneath the surface, is a classic of great white proportions.
" data-title="Jaws (1975)” data-shop-image=”false”>
9 of 21 Everett Collection
Jaws (1975)
Steven Spielberg’s classic shark movie is the greatest summer blockbuster of all time for a reason. The suspenseful scene in which Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) watches a crowd of beachgoers first playing in the water, then turning and running from the terror beneath the surface, is a classic of great white proportions.
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/moonrise.jpg" data-alt="One of the most memorable, most Wes Anderson-y sequences in the filmmaker’s delightful coming-of-age comedy is when 12-year-old runaways Sam (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward) dance and kiss on the beach. Setting the mood is Suzy’s favorite yé-yé record, Françoise Hardy’s “Le Temps de l’Amour,” the lyrics of which translate roughly to, “It is the time for love, the time for friends, and for adventures…”
" data-title="Moonrise Kingdom (2012)” data-shop-image=”false”>
10 of 21 Focus Features
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
One of the most memorable, most Wes Anderson-y sequences in the filmmaker’s delightful coming-of-age comedy is when 12-year-old runaways Sam (Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hayward) dance and kiss on the beach. Setting the mood is Suzy’s favorite yé-yé record, Françoise Hardy’s “Le Temps de l’Amour,” the lyrics of which translate roughly to, “It is the time for love, the time for friends, and for adventures…”
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/mcdsopa_fe006_h.jpg" data-alt="Joshua Logan’s film adaptation of the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein WWII-set musical gets its best beach moment in nurse Nellie Forbush (Mitzi Gaynor)’s song “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair.” Of course, though Nellie lathers and rinses admirably, it’s a task much easier sung than done, and pretty soon she’s belting “I’m in Love with a Wonderful Guy” as if she had never shampooed him away at all.
" data-title="South Pacific (1958)” data-shop-image=”false”>
11 of 21 Everett Collection
South Pacific (1958)
Joshua Logan’s film adaptation of the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein WWII-set musical gets its best beach moment in nurse Nellie Forbush (Mitzi Gaynor)’s song “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair.” Of course, though Nellie lathers and rinses admirably, it’s a task much easier sung than done, and pretty soon she’s belting “I’m in Love with a Wonderful Guy” as if she had never shampooed him away at all.
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/72729697.jpg" data-alt="In the throes of a midlife crisis, George (Dudley Moore) becomes infatuated with his dentist’s daughter Jenny (Bo Derek) and follows her to Mexico on her honeymoon. His interest becomes a full-blown obsession when he spots her running on the beach, wearing a nude swimsuit with her hair in cornrows. If we were grading these scenes on a scale, this iconic beach moment would earn a perfect 10.
" data-title="10 (1979)” data-shop-image=”false”>
12 of 21 Everett Collection
10 (1979)
In the throes of a midlife crisis, George (Dudley Moore) becomes infatuated with his dentist’s daughter Jenny (Bo Derek) and follows her to Mexico on her honeymoon. His interest becomes a full-blown obsession when he spots her running on the beach, wearing a nude swimsuit with her hair in cornrows. If we were grading these scenes on a scale, this iconic beach moment would earn a perfect 10.
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/gettyimages-93369541.jpg" data-alt="This might not be one of the best beach scenes ever, but it is, in its way, one of the most significant. This season 5 episode of Happy Days sees Fonzie (Henry Winkler) jump over a shark on water skis (while still wearing his leather jacket, naturally). The ridiculous and out-of-character episode was widely derided — but never forgotten, as it inspired the phrase “jumping the shark.”
" data-title="“Hollywood (Part 3),” Happy Days (1977)” data-shop-image=”false”>
13 of 21 ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images
“Hollywood (Part 3),” Happy Days (1977)
This might not be one of the best beach scenes ever, but it is, in its way, one of the most significant. This season 5 episode of Happy Days sees Fonzie (Henry Winkler) jump over a shark on water skis (while still wearing his leather jacket, naturally). The ridiculous and out-of-character episode was widely derided — but never forgotten, as it inspired the phrase “jumping the shark.”
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/000245587hr.jpg" data-alt="It’s the ultimate summertime romance: He (Tom Hanks) is a disillusioned New Yorker; she (Daryl Hannah) is a mermaid. And we’re about to see it again! Ron Howard’s charming rom-com fantasy is getting a gender-swapped remake, starring Channing Tatum and Jillian Bell.
" data-title="Splash (1984)” data-shop-image=”false”>
14 of 21 Everett Collection
Splash (1984)
It’s the ultimate summertime romance: He (Tom Hanks) is a disillusioned New Yorker; she (Daryl Hannah) is a mermaid. And we’re about to see it again! Ron Howard’s charming rom-com fantasy is getting a gender-swapped remake, starring Channing Tatum and Jillian Bell.
Advertisement
<div class="vertical-slide" data-hash="charlies-angels-full-throttle-2003" data-slide-index="15" data-headline="Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)” readability=”6.6724137931034″>
<div class="component lazy-image lazy
no-upscale
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/caft-199.jpg" data-alt="After the success of McG’s 2000 Charlie’s Angels movie, all three Angels (Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu) returned for a 2003 sequel — and were joined by Demi Moore as fallen former angel. Moore makes a memorable entrance, meeting Diaz on the beach while the Beach Boys’ “Little Surfer Girl” plays.
" data-title="Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)” data-shop-image=”false”>
15 of 21 Darren Michaels/Columbia Pictures
Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
After the success of McG’s 2000 Charlie’s Angels movie, all three Angels (Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu) returned for a 2003 sequel — and were joined by Demi Moore as fallen former angel. Moore makes a memorable entrance, meeting Diaz on the beach while the Beach Boys’ “Little Surfer Girl” plays.
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/shawshank.jpg" data-alt="For Andy Dufresne, the man who was wrongly imprisoned and then “crawled through a river of s— and came out clean on the other side,” freedom means a beautiful Mexican beach. At the end of the movie, when his friend Red (Morgan Freeman) finally convinces the authorities he’s been “rehabilitated,” he meets Andy there for a joyful reunion.
" data-title="The Shawshank Redemption (1994)” data-shop-image=”false”>
16 of 21 Castle Rock Entertainment
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
For Andy Dufresne, the man who was wrongly imprisoned and then “crawled through a river of s— and came out clean on the other side,” freedom means a beautiful Mexican beach. At the end of the movie, when his friend Red (Morgan Freeman) finally convinces the authorities he’s been “rehabilitated,” he meets Andy there for a joyful reunion.
Advertisement
<div class="vertical-slide" data-hash="the-one-with-the-jellyfish-friends-1997" data-slide-index="17" data-headline="“The One with the Jellyfish,” Friends (1997)” readability=”6.65″>
<div class="component lazy-image lazy
no-upscale
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/gettyimages-138363365.jpg" data-alt="You know the best way to ease the pain of a jellyfish sting? Joey (Matt LeBlanc) does, but can’t bring himself to do it when Monica gets stung on the Friends’ trip to the beach. Chandler steps up to the plate and gets the job done, to the detriment of his campaign to get Monica to date him. “I think you’re sweet, and you’re smart, and I love you,” she tells him at the end of the episode. “But you will always be the guy who peed on me.”
" data-title="“The One with the Jellyfish,” Friends (1997)” data-shop-image=”false”>
17 of 21 Gary Null/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
“The One with the Jellyfish,” Friends (1997)
You know the best way to ease the pain of a jellyfish sting? Joey (Matt LeBlanc) does, but can’t bring himself to do it when Monica gets stung on the Friends’ trip to the beach. Chandler steps up to the plate and gets the job done, to the detriment of his campaign to get Monica to date him. “I think you’re sweet, and you’re smart, and I love you,” she tells him at the end of the episode. “But you will always be the guy who peed on me.”
Advertisement
<div class="vertical-slide" data-hash="the-talented-mr-ripley-1999" data-slide-index="18" data-headline="The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)” readability=”6.5512820512821″>
<div class="component lazy-image lazy
no-upscale
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/msdtamr_ec009_h.jpg" data-alt="Who can blame Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) for becoming obsessed with Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) and the charmed life he leads, considering this irresistible beach moment where he meets Dickie and his fiancée Marge Sherwood (Gwyneth Paltrow) on the Mediterranean shore? The sight of those two insanely beautiful blond people lounging under the Italian sun would be enough to turn anyone into a psychopath, right?
" data-title="The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)” data-shop-image=”false”>
18 of 21 Everett Collection
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Who can blame Tom Ripley (Matt Damon) for becoming obsessed with Dickie Greenleaf (Jude Law) and the charmed life he leads, considering this irresistible beach moment where he meets Dickie and his fiancée Marge Sherwood (Gwyneth Paltrow) on the Mediterranean shore? The sight of those two insanely beautiful blond people lounging under the Italian sun would be enough to turn anyone into a psychopath, right?
Advertisement
<div class="vertical-slide" data-hash="some-like-it-hot-1959" data-slide-index="19" data-headline="Some Like It Hot (1959)” readability=”6.7101910828025″>
<div class="component lazy-image lazy
no-upscale
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/mcdsoli_ec018_h.jpg" data-alt="While Joe (Tony Curtis) has a close relationship with the girl he loves, Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), there’s just one problem: Sugar thinks he’s “Josephine,” the female saxophonist in their all-girl band. To win Sugar’s heart in return, Joe poses as a snobby millionaire on the beach, pointedly appealing to just about every one of her weaknesses with his performance. Telling “Junior” about her band, Sugar says their music is “real hot.” “Well, I guess some like it hot,” he replies, unimpressed. “I personally prefer classical music.” She’s a goner.
" data-title="Some Like It Hot (1959)” data-shop-image=”false”>
19 of 21 Everett Collection
Some Like It Hot (1959)
While Joe (Tony Curtis) has a close relationship with the girl he loves, Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), there’s just one problem: Sugar thinks he’s “Josephine,” the female saxophonist in their all-girl band. To win Sugar’s heart in return, Joe poses as a snobby millionaire on the beach, pointedly appealing to just about every one of her weaknesses with his performance. Telling “Junior” about her band, Sugar says their music is “real hot.” “Well, I guess some like it hot,” he replies, unimpressed. “I personally prefer classical music.” She’s a goner.
Advertisement
<div class="vertical-slide" data-hash="beach-games-the-office-2007" data-slide-index="20" data-headline="“Beach Games,” The Office (2007)”>
<div class="component lazy-image lazy
no-upscale
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/nup_105634_0167.jpg" data-alt="In one The Office’s all-time best episodes, when Michael Scott (Steve Carell) thinks he’s going to get a promotion, he decides to find his successor by taking his staff on a day trip and making them compete in “beach games” (of course); the “beach games” are held at a lake (of course).
" data-title="“Beach Games,” The Office (2007)” data-shop-image=”false”>
20 of 21 Trae Patton/NBC
“Beach Games,” The Office (2007)
In one The Office’s all-time best episodes, when Michael Scott (Steve Carell) thinks he’s going to get a promotion, he decides to find his successor by taking his staff on a day trip and making them compete in “beach games” (of course); the “beach games” are held at a lake (of course).
" data-src="https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/mcdbebl_ec004_h.jpg" data-alt="There are movies with beach scenes, and there are ’60s teen beach party movies. One of the most quintessential of the subgenre is William Asher’s Beach Blanket Bingo, starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. There’s not much to say about the thin plot, but who cares? There are teens. At a beach. Partying.
" data-title="Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)” data-shop-image=”false”>
21 of 21 Everett Collection
Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
There are movies with beach scenes, and there are ’60s teen beach party movies. One of the most quintessential of the subgenre is William Asher’s Beach Blanket Bingo, starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. There’s not much to say about the thin plot, but who cares? There are teens. At a beach. Partying.
Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Pelicia Hall speaking before sheriffs and others about MDOC reducing inmate population in county regional jails. Jimmie E. Gates
Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Pelicia Hall said Friday she is seeking the assistance of the FBI and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety in investigating a spate of inmate deaths.
The statement came as the death of a 15th inmate in August was reported.
“While we believe that most of the reported deaths during the month of August are from illnesses or natural causes, such as cancer and heart disease, based on available information, we are seeking assistance from others outside the department in the interest of transparency,” Hall said in the statement released Friday afternoon. “My administration is committed to ensuring that all individuals in the department’s care receive appropriate medical care.”
Earl Davis, 55, died Thursday at Promise Hospital in Vicksburg, according to Greene County Coroner Ladd Pulliam.
Pulliam said the official cause of death is pending autopsy but he believes Davis died of natural causes. “I’m confident in that,” Pulliam said.
Davis, who had been transferred to Promise Hospital from South Mississippi Correctional Institute, had been hospitalized for nearly three weeks and was surrounded by family at the time of his death, Pulliam said.
Davis’ death is the fifth inmate death from SMCI this month.
The ages of the deceased inmates in August range from 24 to 75. Five were housed at SMCI, five at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, four at the State Penitentiary and one at the privately run Wilkinson County Correctional Facility.
Eight of the deceased were black and seven were white; one was female.
Two other inmates at Parchman were found dead in their cells within hours of each in April. Michael Montrell Norwood, 29, and Milton Craig, 28, were found unresponsive in their single cells in separate buildings at Unit 29 on April 2 of “apparent suicides.”
Inmate deaths this month
Aug. 2: Albert McGee, 57, South Mississippi Correctional Institution in Leakesville
Aug. 4: Charles R. McCullough, 66, State Penitentiary at Parchman
Aug. 4: Willie Hollinghead, 36, South Mississippi Correctional Institution
Aug. 5: Robert Joseph, 38, Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County
Aug. 5: Jack Glisson, 70, South Mississippi Correctional Institution
Aug. 11: Ricky Martin, 58, Central Mississippi Correctional Facility
Aug. 15: Lucious Bolton, 29, State Penitentiary
Aug. 19: James Myrick, 63, State Penitentiary
Aug. 20: Nija Bonhomme, 24, Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in Woodville
Aug 20: John Luttrell, 67, Central Mississippi Correctional Facility
Aug 23: Nicole Rathman, 33, Central Mississippi Correctional Facility
Aug. 27: Troy Pittman, 59, Central Mississippi Correctional Facility
Aug. 27: Tony Springer Sr., 75, South Mississippi Correctional Institution
Aug. 28: Curtis Hughes, 45, State Penitentiary
Aug. 30: Earl Davis, 55, South Mississippi Correctional Institution
Jordan was the head coach at Grossmont College, a junior college outside of San Diego, for 23 years. He retired in 2006. The program is unaffiliated with the NCAA.
The couple, both 82 years old, were found Sunday morning at their home in El Cajon, California, with gunshot wounds to their heads. Jean Jordan was found with a gun in her hand. A suicide note was left on the sliding glass door entering the home.
The first person to arrive on the scene, according to the medical examiner’s office, was Dave Jordan’s physical therapist, who was not identified.
The medical examiner’s office ruled Dave Jordan’s death a homicide and Jean Jordan’s death a suicide.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department did not immediately respond to USA TODAY Sports regarding a potential investigation.
Grossmont College competes in the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA). Dave Jordan retired with a 135-89-9 record, according to the school’s athletics archives. The Griffins, under Jordan’s tutelage, won the state championship in 2005.
Jordan’s son, Mike Jordan, is listed as the team’s head football coach on the school website. Messages made by USA TODAY Sports to the Grossmont College athletic department were not immediately returned on Monday morning.
Raheem Sterling featured in six of England’s seven games at the 2018 World Cup in Russia
Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has withdrawn from the England squad to face Spain and Switzerland.
The 23-year-old has a back problem, the Football Association said.
Sterling was the only absentee when the squad reported to St George’s Park on Monday.
No replacement is planned for Sterling, leaving manager Gareth Southgate with a squad of 22 for Saturday’s Uefa Nations League game against Spain and Tuesday’s friendly against Switzerland.
Revised England squad
Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Stoke), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Alex McCarthy (Southampton)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Fabian Delph (Manchester City), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Harry Maguire (Leicester City) Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), James Tarkowski (Burnley), Kieran Trippier (Tottenham Hotspur), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea)
Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal)
Rotting carcasses of livestock contaminating water in the aftermath of devastating floods in India‘s Kerala state have given way to a new challenge – battling an infectious disease such as leptospirosis or “rat fever”.
At least 34 deaths in the state since August are suspected to be from leptospirosis. Deepu, an official at the ministry of health in Kerala’s capital Trivandrum, told Al Jazeera 515 cases were reported in the past 17 days, 196 of those confirmed.
Doctors say rat fever symptoms include high fever, severe muscle and abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.
“This is a direct consequence of the flood. The host of this disease is the rat, hence the name rat fever,” said Rajeev Sadanandan, chief secretary at Kerala’s health department.
“But there are secondary hosts like cattle and dogs. Once they get infected, their urine carries the bacteria. Since a lot of these infected animals died during the floods, the bacterial levels in the water is high.”
The disaster – the worst floods the tourist haven of Kerala has witnessed in a century – killed nearly 500 people, drove one million out of their homes, knocked buildings down, washed away farmland, and destroyed major roads and bridges.
Infection in the fields
Among the latest disease victims was Ujesh, 38, a part-time farmer who died on Saturday in Vadakara, which is among the worst-hit regions.
“He was suffering from high fever and severe headaches. He probably caught the infection in the fields. He was working even when the heavy rains hit,” Ujesh’s brother-in-law Suresh, told Al Jazeera.
The outbreak of disease following the devastating floods is causing concern, despite the government announcing it will seek to borrow more than 100bn Indian rupees ($1.4bn) to finance reconstruction work.
At the state assembly on Thursday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the economic losses from the deluge would exceed $3.73bn.
‘Severe calamity’
The focus has now shifted to clean-up efforts and hospitals preparing to deal with possible outbreaks of water and airborne disease as people return home from relief camps.
The potential spread of leptospirosis has health officials worried.
“It can be fatal unless detected early. We had anticipated this so Doxycycline, which is an antibiotic, was prescribed to people across flood relief camps as preventive care. But we now know that many people simply failed to take the medication,” Dr V Jayashree told Al Jazeera from Kozhikode district.
The state government has deployed special units of doctors and nurses to flood-affected areas, officials said.
In New Delhi, India’s central government classified the floods as a “calamity of severe nature” and committed $84.3m so far.
Muhammed Sabith contributed to this report from Kerala
About one million people were displaced in devastated Kerala state [Aijaz Rahi/AP]
Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Tempestt Bledsoe, Lisa Bonet, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
author
Matt Robinson
broadcaster
NBC
Geoffrey Owens, a former actor on The Cosby Show, found himself at the center of the news cycle when shoppers captured photos of him working at a New Jersey Trader Joe’s. The sighting sparked a number of articles that many on social media saw as acts of job shaming, but something good came out of it, too: actors, directors, and other creatives were inspired to come to Owens’ defense and share their own stories about the struggles of the industry.
“This #LaborDay, we honor #geoffreyowens & ALL of the hard-working actors & artists who work 1, 2, 3 day jobs in order to pay the bills, take care of their families & still work to entertain us,” a tweet from the official SAG-AFTRA labor union account read. “#ActorsWithDayJobs, please share yours! We’re here for u & will.”
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Vella Lovell, Everybody Loves Raymond‘s Patricia Heaton, Quantico‘s Blair Underwood, and fellow Cosby Show actress Yvette Heyliger came out of the woodwork to voice their support of Owens, 57.
“Waitress, hostess, box office worker, nanny, receptionist, personal organizer. The norm for an artist is not being paid to do what we love, the norm is to HUSTLE and do whatever it takes to chase that dream,” Lovell wrote. “There is no shame in that — only pride.”
“When I worked on ‘Thirtysomething’ I was also summarizing depositions to pay my rent,” Heaton tweeted at Fox News, which ran one of these seemingly job-shaming articles along with The Daily Mail. “Why are you trying to humiliate this honorable, hardworking actor?”
Heylinger also recalled her “15 minutes of fame as Phylicia Rashad’s sister on The Cosby Show,” while her husband “carried” her family. “It was a huge sacrifice, but that was how I stayed in show business as long as I did,” she wrote.
BounceTV decided to pull reruns of The Cosby Show after star Bill Cosby was found guilty of sexual assault during his trial. In 2016, before Cosby’s conviction, Theo Huxtable actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner said pulling The Cosby Show from the air would mean losing residual checks for the cast. “It’s literally taking money out of my pocket. So I got my own personal feelings about that, because it personally affects me,” he noted.
Owens played Dr. Elvin Tibideaux, Sondra Huxtable’s husband, on The Cosby Show from 1985 to 1992. He has since appeared across television shows like It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Leftovers, Divorce, Lucifer, The Blacklist, and Elementary.
Terry Crews and Dan Rather were among the other entertainment and broadcast news figures showing their support for Owens on social media. Read more responses below.
President Trump constantly going after Texas Senator Ted Cruz on the campaign trail. Now…Cruz writing a flattering profile piece on his former rival for Time’s list of the 100 most influential people. Veuer’s Nick Cardona has that story. Buzz60
Activists including David Hogg — a survivor of the Parkland, Fla., high school shooting — have reached their fundraising goal for a mobile billboard that will take aim at President Donald Trump’s support of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s reelection campaign.
The planned sign will feature Trump tweets that are critical of Cruz, written during the President’s 2016 campaign. At the time, Cruz was a political rival but has since proven to be an ally on most issues.
The tweets are from an era where Trump had nicknamed Cruz “Lyin’ Ted.” Organizers hope to feature multiple tweets on billboard truck that will drive a yet-to-be-planned route in Texas, the Washington Post reports.
One tweet featured in a mockup billboard: “Why would the people of Texas support Ted Cruz when he has accomplished absolutely nothing for them. He is another all talk, no action pol!”
Antonio Arellano, a Houston activist, organized the crowd-funding campaign to pay for the billboard. The Post reports Arellano cut off the campaign when it reached nearly $10,000, well over its $6,000 goal.
“We are planning to display the presidents own words about Cruz from 2016 on a mobile billboard, to remind Texans of the truth,” the campaign’s fundraising page says.
Hogg tweeted his support of the campaign and is listed as a co-organizer. On Saturday, he tweeted thanks to the campaign’s donors.
Hogg has become a central figure in the gun-control movement and has been involved in multiple advocacy projects, including calling for a boycott of Fox News’ Laura Ingraham.
Hogg survived a Valentine’s Day shooting in Parkland, Fla. that left 17 dead.
Contributing: Christal Hayes, USA TODAY;Aileen B. Flores, El Paso Times; John C Moritz, Corpus Christi Caller Times
Wendell Smallwood, Zach Ertz and Nick Foles break down the Eagles’ 5-0 loss to the Cleveland Browns. 8/24/18 Martin Frank/The News Journal
PHILADELPHIA – Eagles head coach Doug Pederson revealed the long-awaited secret Monday by announcing that Nick Foles will start at quarterback in the team’s opener Thursday night.
Pederson was combative at his press conference the day before, refusing to reveal his starting quarterback between Foles and Carson Wentz, expressing ire about reports over the weekend that had Foles as the starter.
On Monday, Pederson, who was not scheduled to speak to the media, made a brief statement announcing his decision. That came just a few minutes after the Eagles’ website reported the decision.
“In the best interest of everything about the football team and this decision, Nick Foles is the starter Week 1,” Pederson said. “My press conference will be tomorrow, and I’ll answer questions at that time. But I wanted you to hear it from me. It is about the football team, and the best interest of the 53 (man roster). And Nick Foles will be my starter Week 1. Thank you.”
Wentz has been recovering from two torn knee ligaments suffered last December. He has been going through team 11-on-11 drills for the past two weeks. But the Eagles apparently wanted to give him more time to heal.
Pederson said Sunday that Wentz has not yet been cleared for contact by the team’s medical staff. Last Friday, Dr. James Bradley, who performed Wentz’s surgery, told NBC Sports Philadelphia that the Eagles should take the cautious approach in the decision.
The nine-month mark for Wentz’s surgery would come in mid September. So there’s a possibility that Wentz could miss the second game of the season Sept. 16 against Tampa Bay.
Up until Monday, Pederson had tried hard to keep the decision a secret, admitting it was part of a competitive advantage.
But it was proving to be difficult. Pederson had said that the starting quarterback would get a large majority of the reps in practice this week. That work began Sunday. The players were instructed not to talk about it after practice Sunday.
That led to right tackle Lane Johnson to joke that he risked “getting spanked” if he revealed the decision. Now he doesn’t have to worry about that.
Johnson said it didn’t matter to him who started.
“None of those guys are going to help me block (Falcons defensive ends Vic) Beasley and Brooks Reed,” he said.
Contact Martin Frank at mfrank@delawareonline.com. Follow on Twitter @Mfranknfl.
Madison Keys lost the US Open final in 2017 to compatriot Sloane Stephens
2018 US Open
Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 27 August-9 September Coverage: Live radio coverage on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra; live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website
Last year’s runner-up Madison Keys is through to the quarter-finals of the US Open after she defeated 29th seed Dominika Cibulkova 6-1 6-3.
American 14th seed Keys broke twice in the first set and again on Cibulkova’s first game in the second.
She dropped serve shortly afterwards but broke back twice to win in one hour and 16 minutes on Arthur Ashe.
Keys will face the winner in the match between Maria Sharapova and Carla Suarez Navarro in the quarter-final.
She said: “I am glad I got the win and can come out here again for another match. It’s always easier to be more energised when the person on the other side of the net is more energised than you can possibly be.
“She’s a good player and has done a lot in her career. It was about having to focus on first serves and waiting for the right ball. I had to move my feet and used the crowd in those tight moments.”
Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri had announced emergency measures to control to slide of the country’s currency, including new taxes on exports and cutting government ministries by half.
The 59-year-old, who was elected in December 2015 on a pro-business platform, also said on Monday that his government would reinstate export taxes on agricultural products, backtracking on a major campaign promise.
The austerity move come three days after Argentina’s Central Bank raised interest rates to 60 percent – the world’s highest.
Speaking in a televised address, Macri acknowledged that the country’s economic crisis had become an “emergency” and that export taxes would be reintroduced to shore up the peso, which has lost more than half of its value this year.
“To cover what’s missing during this transition … we’ll ask those who have more capacity to contribute,” he said.
“I’m referring to those who export in Argentina, that your contributions are greater.
“In regard to our governing team, I’ve made the decision to reduce the number of ministries to less than half … I’ve decided to reduce my cabinet even more so we can give the upcoming agenda a more focused response.”
IMF package
Argentina, the third-largest economy in Latin America, currently has an unemployment rate of about nine percent.
According to the World Bank, more than 28 percent of its some 43 million people live in poverty.
During his speech, Macri also pledged to increase food plans for struggling Argentinians.
“These changes we’re making to our team and with the advances we’re making with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), we will begin to overcome the crisis, while always, always taking care of those who need it the most,” he said.
In June, the IMF agreed to a three-year, $50bn relief package but on Monday Nicolas Dujovne, Argentina’s treasury minister, travelled to Washington, DC to negotiate with the body for the funds to be released quicker.
However, many Argentines are wary of the IMF after its perceived role in the country’s worst ever financial crisis, during 2001-2002, which left one out of every five people unemployed and thrust millions into poverty.
The agreement sparked widespread protests across the country, with many blaming the IMF’s free-market policies for contributing to the economy’s collapse 17 years ago.
A May survey of more than 1,000 people by Argentinian pollsters D’Alessio Irol/Berensztein found that 75 percent of respondents felt seeking assistance from the IMF was problematic.
Struggling to make ends meet
Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo, reporting from the capital, Buenos Aires, said the emergency loan may not be enough to reassure investors or the public.
“The president said that these were the most difficult days in his life since he was kidnapped many years ago,” she said, referring to Macri’s abduction in 1991.
“For the government right now, the big priority is to give investors confidence that Argentina won’t default again but on the streets the situation is completely different,” added Bo, noting that more demonstrations were expected to take place.
“The government had said that inflation was going to be between 15 and 20 percent [this year], but that figure is now expected to be between 30 and 35 percent, so there are lots of people who are worried.”
After losing another 15 percent of its value last week, the peso managed a modest recovery on Friday morning following a move by the government to pump almost $700m into the currency market.
Our Labor Day Sale ends 9/6. Act now to get a special introductory offer for new subscribers: just $1 for 3 months of unlimited digital access!
trustedenews 
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/mcdfrhe_ec001_h.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/mcdfrhe_ec001_h.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/9446.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/9446.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/tcdbayw_ec003_h.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/tcdbayw_ec003_h.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/top-gun1.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/top-gun1.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/3024_max.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/3024_max.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/the-karate-kid.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/the-karate-kid.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/mm_my_601_1024_1015.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/mm_my_601_1024_1015.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/mcdjaws_ec005_h.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/mcdjaws_ec005_h.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/moonrise.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/moonrise.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/mcdsopa_fe006_h.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/mcdsopa_fe006_h.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/72729697.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/72729697.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/gettyimages-93369541.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/gettyimages-93369541.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/000245587hr.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/000245587hr.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/caft-199.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/caft-199.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/shawshank.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/shawshank.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/gettyimages-138363365.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/gettyimages-138363365.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/msdtamr_ec009_h.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/msdtamr_ec009_h.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/mcdsoli_ec018_h.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/mcdsoli_ec018_h.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/nup_105634_0167.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/nup_105634_0167.jpg"){kind=link}
![https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/mcdbebl_ec004_h.jpg"](https://ewedit.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/mcdbebl_ec004_h.jpg"){kind=link}