5 Things To Know For Your New Day-Thursday August 2nd

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Trump’s Sessions eruption hints at concern over direction of Mueller probe:

Donald Trump and his political and legal teams are mounting an extraordinary escalation of his attacks against the special counsel’s investigation, an apparent sign of increased worry among his allies that Robert Mueller’s findings could potentially be deeply damaging to the President.

Trump issued his most explicit and public call on Jeff Sessions to shut down the probe on Wednesday, the latest of a series of threats and pressure on the attorney general and the Justice Department that if carried out would move the drama into Nixonian territory.

“This is a terrible situation and Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now, before it continues to stain our country any further,” Trump tweeted. “Bob Mueller is totally conflicted, and his 17 Angry Democrats that are doing his dirty work are a disgrace to USA!”

Urban Meyer on leave as Ohio State investigates what he knew about allegations against ex-assistant:

Ohio State University placed its head football coach, Urban Meyer, on paid administrative leave on Wednesday as it investigates whether he was aware of domestic violence allegations against fired assistant coach Zach Smith.

“The university is conducting an investigation into these allegations,” Ohio State said. Ryan Day, who has been the team’s offensive coordinator, will be acting head football coach while Meyer is on leave.

“We are focused on supporting our players and on getting to the truth as expeditiously as possible,” the university said.

Meyer said in a statement that he and Gene Smith, Ohio State’s athletic director, “agree that being on leave during this inquiry will facilitate its completion. This allows the team to conduct training camp with minimal distraction. I eagerly look forward to the resolution of this matter.”

TSA considering eliminating screening at smaller airports:

The Transportation Security Administration is considering eliminating passenger screening at more than 150 small and medium-sized airports across the US, according to senior agency officials and internal documents obtained by CNN.

The proposal, if implemented, would mark a major change for air travel in the US, following nearly two decades of TSA presence since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and comes as the Trump administration has stepped up screening measures for items such as laptops and tablets.

NJ Brothers Find 1952 Mickey Mantle Cards; Top-Graded Card Valued at $1M:

Two New Jersey brothers struck gold while searching through their collection of old baseball cards when they found five 1952 Topps cards that featured New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle.

On Wednesday, Vin A. Cherwoo of the Associated Press reported the siblings, who wished to be identified only by their first names, John and Ed, said the most valuable card from the group was valued at $1 million by Heritage Auctions.

Houston police say suspect in shooting of renowned cardiologist held a 20-year-old grudge:

A man whose mother died during surgery 20 years ago is the suspect in the fatal shooting of a prominent Houston cardiologist who performed the operation, police said Wednesday.

Chief Art Acevedo said the mother of Joseph James Pappas, 62, was a patient of Dr. Mark Hausknecht, who was fatally shot as he rode his bicycle to work at Houston Methodist Hospital on July 20. Police earlier said Pappas was born in 1953

“So, it appears that this may be a 20-year-old grudge that this man held,” Acevedo told reporters.

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