close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 5 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Washington Football Team has released quarterback Alex Smith after three seasons, per his own request, the team announced Friday. Head coach Ron Rivera said in a statement that he had met with Smith to discuss his future and that both sides agreed it was "best" to part ways. SEAHAWKS ANSWERING CALLS FROM TEAMS INTERESTED IN RUSSELL WILSON: REPORT "I had the chance to meet with Alex Smith this week and we had a very honest and real discussion. We had the chance to reflect on the 2020 season and talk about moving forward into next year. After the conclusion of that meeting, we decided that it would be best for both parties to move on and we will be granting Alex his request to be released," Rivera’s statement read. "I want to thank Alex for his contributions this past year. He made such an impact on our young roster and his leadership was one of the key factors in our late season success and in making the playoffs for the first time since 2015. Everyone here in Washington wishes Alex and his family the best going forward and appreciates all that he gave our organization." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Smith signed a four-year, $94 million contract extension with Washington in 2018 after being acquired by the team in a trade with the San Francisco 49ers . But he suffered a gruesome leg injury that year that required 17 surgeries on his leg. While he was in recovery, Smith contracted an infection that nearly cost him his limb and his life. Smith stunned everyone in 2019 when he started to tease a possible and improbable return to the football field. He would make eight appearances for Washington in 2020 and would go on to earn the 2020 Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year. Rumors of Smith’s departure began last month when he ...
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Democrats gear up for PR battle on COVID-19 relief
Democrats are gearing up for a battle of public opinion as they seek to keep approval for President Biden Joe Biden Senate holds longest vote in history as Democrats scramble to save relief bill Ex-Trump appointee arrested in Capitol riot complains he won't be able to sleep in jail Biden helps broker Senate deal on unemployment benefits MORE ’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package at a high level. The legislation has proved popular so far despite near uniform GOP opposition in Congress, but Democrats aren’t taking any chances — particularly as Republicans step up their attacks on the measure. Biden and the party are conscious of the first years of the Obama White House, when public opinion turned against the new president’s stimulus legislation. Public opinion also faltered for the Affordable Care Act, and Democrats lost their House majority in 2010 while their Senate majority was greatly diminished. ADVERTISEMENT Biden this week encouraged House Democrats to “speak up and speak out” about the plan, suggesting the Obama administration “paid a price” for not taking enough of a victory lap after the 2009 recovery package. The White House, Democrats on Capitol Hill and outside groups are all planning advocacy efforts that will emphasize direct benefits in the package to everyday Americans, including the measure’s popular $1,400 direct payments, which would be distributed to millions of households. “Fourteen-hundred-dollar direct payments are popular,” Sen. Ron Johnson Ronald (Ron) Harold Johnson Johnson says leaving office after 2022 'probably my preference now' The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by ExxonMobil - Senate begins marathon vote-a-rama before .9T COVID-19 relief passage Senate braces for 'God-awful,' 'stupid' session ahead of COVID-19 relief vote MORE (R-Wis.) said when asked about the bill’s popularity in polls. “I can go out on the corner and hand out hundred-dollar bills and that’s ...
Burma military clash with protesters leaves 18 dead, about 1,000 detained including journalist
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 28 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. YANGON, Burma (AP) – Police in Burma ’s biggest city on Monday fired tear gas at defiant crowds who returned to the streets to protest the military ’s seizure of power a month ago, despite reports that security forces had killed at least 18 people around the country a day earlier. The protesters in Yangon were chased as they tried to gather at their usual meeting spot at the Hledan Center intersection. Demonstrators scattered and sought to rinse their faces with water in vain attempts to ease the irritating effects of the gas. In the capital, Naypyitaw, the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi made a court appearance Monday via videoconference, the independent Myanmar Now online news agency reported. It said she received a charge under Section 505(b) of the Penal Code for allegedly inciting unrest. Further details of the court appearance were not immediately available. Anti-coup protesters run away from tear gas launched by security forces in Yangon, Burma, Monday, March 1, 2021. Defiant crowds returned to the streets of Burma's biggest city on Monday, determined to continue their protests against the military's seizure of power a month ago, despite security forces having killed at least 18 people around the country just a day earlier. (AP Photo) Suu Kyi had already been charged with two other offenses — possession of walkie-talkies that had been imported without being registered and violating an order issued under the Natural Disaster Management Law limiting public gatherings in order to fight the spread of the coronavirus. The 75-year-old Suu Kyi was initially detained by the military at her Naypyitaw residence, but fellow members of her National League for Democracy party are uncertain of her present whereabouts. If she is convicted, the charges against ...
