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Oh the humanity! "Look Back" yells from the rooftops why art needs to exist in the age of AIThe New York Giants granted quarterback Daniel Jones' request for release on Friday, letting their former franchise quarterback go after six seasons. Jones signed a massive $160 million contract two seasons ago, but the situation eventually reached a point where both sides felt it was best to part ways. Jones was respectful to the team in a statement on Thursday following his experience playing on the scout team at practice, and the team returned that respect on Friday when it announced his release. ESPN personality Elle Duncan referenced Jones' speech to the organization in her "Taking the Elle" segment on Thursday's edition of SportsCenter, and the team wasn't happy about how she did it. ESPN's Elle Duncan on Daniel Jones' farewell to Giants fans: "You guys think he had this saved in his notes since like 2020? In all seriousness, DJ, I could have saved you like 90 seconds. A rewrite: I'm sorry you paid me $108 million for one playoff win. And I look forward to... pic.twitter.com/CF8Ix8M9M9 “We normally reserve ‘Taking the Elle’ for Fridays but Giants quarterback Daniel Jones just did something so inexplicable that we made an exception," Duncan said, mocking jones with her tone and inflection. “After being benched this week, Jones took to the podium to say goodbye to the franchise and fans, but with, like, seven games left in the season.” Pat Hanlon, the Giants' vice president of communications, voiced his displeasure with how Duncan handled the matter on the show. "That an ESPN personality would mock Daniel Jones’ statement today is mind boggling," Hanlon said. "Given what has happened at that company over past few years, tone deaf," he said, referencing the multiple rounds of layoffs that have taken place at the company. Al Bello/Getty Images Duncan doubled down on her statement, arguing that the Giants treated Jones with far less respect by benching him and adding him to the scout team. "You want to call me disrespectful to Daniel Jones? Am I more disrespectful than the Giants making him a scout team safety?," she asked on social media. Am I more disrespectful than all of those same fans that are in my mentions right now who booed him mercilessly for the last six seasons? I stand by everything that I said." “There have been some great times, but, of course, we all wish there had been more of those,” Jones said on Thursday, addressing the media in what turned out to be his final day as a Giant. “I take full responsibility for my part in not bringing more wins. No one wanted to win those games worse than me. I gave everything I had.” Once Jones clears waivers, he'll be free to sign with any team around the league. We've seen former backups revitalize their careers on new teams after failing in their first destinations, like Baker Mayfield, Geno Smith and Sam Darnold. Time will tell if Jones will add his name to that list, but it's clear that some individuals in the Giants organization will still root for him after he leaves. Related: NFL Fans React To Giants Releasing Daniel Jones Mid-SeasonPackers WR Christian Watson avoids serious injury
HOUSTON — One week ago , a company representing itself as Enron said it was relaunching . On the new website, there was a countdown clock that hit all zeroes on Monday morning. Shortly thereafter, the company revealed its new CEO -- 28-year-old Connor Gaydos , who helped write the satirical "Birds Aren't Real" conspiracy theory. In a video posted to the site on Monday, he acknowledged Enron's history and said what they're going to release is "truly ground-breaking." Three other employees were identified on the website: Magan Redino was listed as the president and COO Daniel Wong is listed as the chief technology officer Rich Sybert is listed as general counsel In addition, another countdown clock was posted online. It's apparently ticking down to what's being called a "power summit" slated for Jan. 6. Return of Enron? Last week, Enron announced its return with a new website and billboards in the Houston area. There's even an account on social media with the name "Enron." A video was posted seemingly announcing the company's comeback -- the new logo is the same as the old company logo. RELATED: What we know about the company representing itself as Enron A full-page ad was also in an edition of the Houston Chronicle. The advertisement showed the company logo with the words "We're back. Can we talk? (TM)" It also showed the website URL. What we found on Enron.com website The website appears to be promoting sustainable energy and also offers merchandise for sale, including shirts, hats, water bottles and stickers. "An energy company with global impact isn't just a job. It's a calling to those that want to light a cleaner, more equitable and brighter path for the rest of humanity," the careers section of the website says, in part. According to a news release on the website, the company is relaunching with the goal of "solving the global energy crisis." We wanted to get to the bottom of what's going on with the new effort. Upon closer look at the website, under the terms and conditions section, it says the website is "First Amendment protected parody, represents performance art and is for entertainment purposes only." KHOU 11 looked up trademark records and found out that Arkansas-based "The College Company" currently owns the trademark for Enron's logo, including for purposes of selling clothing. The company is owned by the co-creator of the group known as "Birds Aren't Real," a satirical conspiracy theory movement that also sells merchandise. The public relations firm representing the current Enron declined and interview and said only that more is coming soon. Enron history Enron filed for bankruptcy in 2001. The company's downfall was caused by a massive fraud scandal. It's considered one of the largest corporate scandals in United States history and led to indictments, convictions and jail sentences for many executives. The scandal rocked Houston and the corporate world. The return of the logo invokes a memory of a painful chapter in the city's history. In 2021, KHOU 11 News spoke with Sherron Watkins, the whistleblower of the Enron scandal. "5,000 people get dumped on the street with nothing. Horrible," she said. Watkins reflected on it from the pursuit of justice for the company's fraud to the catastrophic impact on workers who relied on the company's supposed success for salary and retirement funds. "A lot of people paid a price but so did every employee and every shareholder," she said.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming national security adviser says it’s time to figure out where dozens of unexplained drones flying over eastern U.S. states are coming from and whether any ill intent is involved. Republican Representative Michael Waltz, from Florida and set to join Trump’s White House team when the president-elect takes office January 20, told CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, “We need to get to the bottom of it.” For weeks now, residents in the state of New Jersey, which borders New York City, and other states to the north and south along the Atlantic Ocean coastline have reported seeing more than 5,000 supposed drones, a figure U.S. officials have concluded is wildly inflated. All manner of conspiracy theories has been offered for the unexplained sightings, including U.S. government spying and the deployment of Iran-launched drones from a mothership off U.S. eastern coastal waters. Waltz called them “long-loitering, could-be dangerous” drones. He credited the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden for trying to allay fears and resolve any mystery about the drones but offered no explanation himself. “We need more transparency,” Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, told the CBS show. “This can’t be the future.” On Saturday, officials from the White House, the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation stressed that most of the recent purported drone sightings in New Jersey — the state with the most reports — and elsewhere have been manned aircraft and posed no national security threat. An FBI official told reporters that the agency was working with 50 local, state and federal partners and had determined that fewer than 100 of the more than 5,000 reported sightings had turned out to merit further investigation. "The combination of efforts so far ... to include technical equipment, tip line information and noted consults has ... not found any evidence to support large-scale [unmanned aerial system] activities," the official said, adding that many of the sightings occurred along regular flight paths. The official said more investigations are under way to look at the remaining cases, including analysis of radar and intelligence. "We can't ignore the sightings that have been there," the official said. "We're doing our best to find the origin of those drone activities, but I think there has been a slight over-reaction" in the number of claimed drone sightings. U.S. officials say they have confirmed drone sightings over military bases in New Jersey, including Picatinny Arsenal, but found no evidence that a foreign government had launched the drones. National security officials, however, have not been able to figure out who has been operating the unexplained drones. State and local officials in eastern seaboard states have expressed concern. Larry Hogan, a former Maryland governor, posted on social media Friday that he had seen “what appeared to be dozens of large drones in the sky” above his residence in the state. “The public is growing increasingly concerned and frustrated with the complete lack of transparency and the dismissive attitude of the federal government.” President-elect Trump suggested Saturday that the Biden administration was withholding information about the drone sightings and that the devices should be shot down. Republican Representative Christopher Smith of New Jersey said Friday in a statement that the White House’s attitude toward the sightings had been “dismissive.” U.S. officials said Saturday the administration had sent New Jersey officials radar technology with an “electro-optical infrared camera system” to track the devices. Last week, White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby said an investigation of the drone sightings had not turned up any illegal activity. “To the contrary, upon review of available imagery, it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft that are being operated lawfully,” Kirby said.
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