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INSIDE SCOOP: Brett Favre says THIS is why Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is so successful
As another weekend of NFL football wraps up, Jason Whitlock evaluates which teams and players shined and which failed to perform.
“The biggest star of the weekend,” he says, was “Tua Tagovailoa,” the Miami Dolphins quarterback who “absolutely lit it up” in the game against the New England Patriots.
However, Jason is also concerned that Tua’s success might be short-lived because the team has “the fastest pair of receivers perhaps in NFL history … between Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.”
“I just wonder if Tua has the arm strength to keep up with those guys over a 17-game NFL season,” he tells Brett Favre.
But Brett isn’t nearly as concerned.
One reason for that is because Tua’s position coach, Darrell Bevell, is a good friend of Brett’s and “one of the better coaches in the league.”
On top of Bevell’s excellent coaching, Tua has “great knowledge of the game,” as well as “anticipation and … good rhythm,” he explains to Jason.
Further, Brett also thinks Tua has found a way to compensate for his questionable arm strength. “He throws the ball so far in advance before the guy comes out of his break,” he says, and he knows how to “[play] within his own strengths and weaknesses.”
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Cruise ship passengers traumatized after witnessing bloody slaughter of 78 pilot whales, company apologizes
A cruise line has apologized to passengers who were traumatized by witnessing dozens of pilot whales being slaughtered in a bloody harbor.
On Sunday, the cruise ship Ambition – owned by the U.K.-based Ambassador Cruise Line – arrived at the port of Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands between Scotland and Iceland. The Ambition cruise ship was reportedly carrying more than 1,000 passengers when it sailed by the whale hunt.
Yahoo News Australia reported, "Cruise ship passengers were shocked when the luxury vessel Ambition moored at a European island where locals were butchering wild dolphins with knives and metal rods."
The pilot whales were reportedly forced into the harbor and then killed.
Graphic photos of the whale hunt – known as the "grindadrap" or "grind" – were posted on Facebook by Captain Paul Watson Foundation U.K.
Photos show that the harbor turned red from the massive slaughter of the pilot whales – which are actually dolphins.
Ambassador Cruise Lines issued an apology on Thursday: "We were incredibly disappointed that this hunt occurred at the time that our ship was in port. We strongly object to this outdated practice, and have been working with our partner, ORCA, a charity dedicated to studying and protecting whales, dolphins and porpoises in UK and European waters, to encourage change since 2021."
"Sustainability is one of Ambassador Cruise Line’s core values, and we fully appreciate that witnessing this local event would have been distressing for the majority of guests onboard," the cruise line said. "Accordingly, we would like to sincerely apologize to them for any undue upset."
Christian Verhounig, the CEO of Ambassador, said the cruise line had "constructive dialogue" with the Faroese government. He advised guests and cruise crew "not to buy or eat any whale or dolphin meat and stand against any profiteering from commercial whaling and dolphin hunts."
Defenders of the whale hunt say the event is a tradition in the Faroe Islands – a self-governing nation under the external sovereignty of Denmark.
The government of the Faroe Islands responded by saying, "As has been the case for centuries, whaling still occurs in the Faroe Islands today. The Faroese have eaten pilot whale meat and blubber since they first settled the islands over a millennia ago. Today, as in times past, the whale drive is a community activity open to all, while also well organized on a community level and regulated by national laws."
"Pilot whales are actually large dolphins; they are the second largest member of the oceanic dolphin family (second only to orcas in size)," according to Whales.org. "Pilot whales are extraordinarily social; their strong bonds with one another motivate them to stick together through thick and thin, even when that means putting themselves at risk."
There have been 646 whales killed in the Faroe Islands this year, including the 78 killed on Sunday.
NPR reported, "They're protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, but not currently listed as an endangered species."
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Teen girl killed in suspected shark attack while swimming with dolphins
A teen girl was killed in a suspected shark attack after she jumped into the water to swim with a pod of dolphins in Australia.
According to multiple reports, a 16-year-old girl was jet-skiing on the Swan River in the Western Australian city of Perth around 3:20 p.m. on Saturday.
A 16-year-old boy allegedly witnessed the deadly shark attack. He was with a group of friends who were swinging from a bridge rope swing into the Swan River when they noticed a jetski nearby.
"There were about seven of us, and we were on the rope swing for around an hour or two," the witness told Western Australia Today. "We saw the dolphins, there were dolphins there."
"When all the police came by we thought we were in trouble," he added. "They looked at us and they didn’t tell us about it which is kind of worrying as after this had happened we were still jumping off the rope swing."
"Another person then came over on a jetski and told us to get out of the water," the boy explained. "We were so grateful that it wasn’t one of us, of course we’re so sorry for what happened and for the family involved."
The teen girl was pulled from the Swan River with critical injuries. Emergency crews provided medical treatment, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police Acting Inspector Paul Robinson described the shark attack as "very, very traumatic," and said the girl's family was "absolutely devastated by the news" of her tragic death.
"The family weren't there when this took place, however, her friends were and as you can imagine this is an extremely traumatic incident for anyone to witness so obviously we're offering counseling services to anyone who did witness it or is affected by the incident," Robinson said.
The species of the shark in the killing of the teen girl has yet to be identified.
The Department of Fisheries found it very unusual for a shark to be so far down the river.
The fatal shark attack is believed to be the first in the Swan River in a century.
Australian news outlet The Age reported, "The only recorded fatal bull shark attack in the Swan River prior to Saturday’s incident happened in 1923, when a 13-year-old boy was bitten on the thigh while swimming near Mosman Park."
The National Wildlife Federation noted, "Unlike most sharks, bull sharks can survive in freshwater for long periods of time. They have even been found in the Mississippi and Amazon Rivers. They prefer shallow coastal water, which means they can often come into contact with humans. Bull sharks are often considered to be the most dangerous sharks to humans because of their aggressive tendencies and ability to migrate up rivers."
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