Fan favorite Cedric McMillan finally turned potential into reality and won the 2017 Arnold Classic open bodybuilding championship. After his victory he invited the other competitors on stage and gave arguably the best victory speech ever in bodybuilding. Check out that speech below.
Congrats to Candace Lewis Carter for winning the 2017 Arnold Classic Women's Figure International competition. She beat out the former Olympia champion Latorya Watts who finished third behind Cydney Gillon. After so many 2nd and 3rd place finishes in other shows it's great to see Candace finally breakthrough and turn potential into reality. Check out an interview with the champ below:
A Louisiana congressman has apologized for making a crude joke about White House adviser Kellyanne Conway.
Democrat Cedric Richmond made the joke during a comedy routine at last week's annual Washington Press Club Foundation congressional dinner. Citing the picture of Conway kneeling on a couch in the Oval Office, Richmond said Conway looked "kind of familiar there in that position."
The joke fell flat as the room full of journalists, congressional staffers and politicians audibly groaned.
Richmond initially defended the joke, saying his use of the word "familiar" simply meant that Conway looked too comfortable.
But Sunday night he issued a statement apologizing for the joke.
"After a discussion with people I know and trust I understand the way my remarks have been received by many," said Richmond. "I have consistently been a champion for women and women's issues, and because of that the last thing I would want to ever do is utter words that would hurt or demean them. I apologize to Kellyanne Conway and everyone who has found my comments to be offensive."
F.B.I. Director James B. Comey has called on the Department of Justice to reject President Donald Trump‘s claims that Barack Obama, while in office, called for an illegal wiretap of Trump Towers during the 2016 Presidential election.
Comey has stated that the highly charged claim is false and must be corrected. In addition, Trump’s accusation implies that the F.B.I. would have broken the law should the allegations be true. Comey has also been working with the DOJ to knock down Trump’s claim as there is virtually no evidence.
A statement by the F.B.I. invalidating the president’s claims would be a huge blow to the office of the presidency, essentially putting the nation’s top law enforcement officials in a position where they could question the truthfulness of the nation’s highest government official.
Read more: Comey Asks DOJ to Reject Trump’s Wiretap Accusations
Flint has been mired in a devastating water crisis for nearly three years, and it may be another two before it's resolved.
Mayor Karen Weaver wrote to EPA officials earlier this week to inform them that the Michigan city will not be able to treat its own water for lead and other contaminants until 2019, citing a lengthy construction and testing process for a new water treatment plant.
"To expedite completion of the project and minimize cost, a design/build project delivery method is proposed," Weaver wrote. "Based on this approach, an August, 2019, completion date is anticipated for the treatment plant improvements."
In 2014, officials implemented a cost-cutting plan to switch the city's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River, which is 19 times more corrosive, according to researchers from Virginia Tech. That caused lead to leach from pipes and into the city's drinking water.
Read more: Flint mayor: City needs 2 years before it can treat its own water
