Two Black quarterbacks, Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs and Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles, will make history when they face off in Super Bowl LVII on February 12th. This will be the first time in Super Bowl history that two Black quarterbacks will be starting for each side. Doug Williams was the first Black quarterback to start and win the Super Bowl in 1988, while Russell Wilson was the second in 2013 and Mahomes was the third in 2020. If the Eagles win, Hurts would become the fourth Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl.
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A military factory in Isfahan, Iran was bombed by drones on Sunday, sparking fears of further violence between Israel and the Islamic Republic. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is travelling to Israel and the West Bank to address the situation and attempt to de-escalate the conflict. The attack has caused a celebratory reaction from Kyiv, but has been met with rebuke from Tehran.
The parents of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after being beaten by police in Tennessee, have been invited to attend President Joe Biden's State of the Union address next week by Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.), the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. The invitation is in response to renewed calls for policing and gun control measures following the death of Nichols and a mass shooting in California this month. The State of the Union address will be an opportunity for President Biden to address the nation and Congress on the current state of the country, and the Congressional Black Caucus and the Nichols family hope that his words will bring about meaningful change and justice.
Austrian police arrested a 54-year-old man on Monday after he attacked two social workers with pepper spray when they arrived to investigate reports of a family living illegally in a wine cellar. The social workers found the man living with a woman and six children, aged from 7 months to 5 years old. The man was arrested and the woman and children were taken to a safe location.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Israel and the Palestinians to exercise restraint and de-escalate tensions following a deadly attack in East Jerusalem. In response to the attack, Israeli forces shot and killed a 26-year-old Palestinian man in the West Bank. Blinken is visiting the region to help bring about a ceasefire and a return to negotiations, as well as to help the Palestinians build a better future.
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The Empire State Building lit up in green and white to celebrate the Philadelphia Eagles' victory in the NFC Championship game, sparking a debate among New Yorkers due to the long-standing rivalry between the Eagles and Giants. Despite backlash from some New Yorkers, the decision has been met with support from others who praised the building for recognizing the Eagles' accomplishment. The two teams will face off in Super Bowl LVII on February 7th.
An avalanche on Mount Hakuba Norikura in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday afternoon resulted in the death of two skiers, one of whom was an American pro freeskier. The other three skiers were unharmed, and the cause of the avalanche is still under investigation. The Nagano Prefectural police have expressed their condolences and reminded skiers to take extra caution when skiing in the backcountry.