Week 5 of the 2020 NFL season gets underway on Thursday, October 8 (8:20 PM ET, FOX/NFL Network/Amazon Prime), as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the Chicago Bears in a matchup of 3-1 teams. It will mark the 60th meeting between the two franchises, with the Bears holding an all-time series lead, 39-20. Chicago won the team’s last meeting, 48-10, in Week 4 of the 2018 season.
Last week, Tampa Bay quarterback TOM BRADY passed for 369 yards with five touchdowns as the Buccaneers overcame a 17-point deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Chargers, 38-31. Brady became the third quarterback in NFL history with 30 career games of at least four touchdown passes and ranks third in league annals with seven career games of at least five touchdown passes. In three career starts at Chicago, Brady has passed for 974 yards (324.7 per game) with eight touchdowns and two interceptions for a 103.0 rating. Buccaneers wide receiver MIKE EVANS had seven receptions for 122 yards and one touchdown in Week 4 and leads the NFL with five touchdown catches in 2020. Evans has 33 receptions for 469 yards (93.8 per game) and two touchdowns in five career games on Thursday Night Football. Tampa Bay linebacker LAVONTE DAVID, the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Month in September, led the team with 11 tackles with one pass defensed last week. David is one of two players (BOBBY WAGNER) with at least 35 tackles (35) and three passes defensed (three) this season.
Bears quarterback NICK FOLES passed for 249 yards with one touchdown and one interception in his first start with Chicago last week. In four career starts against Tampa Bay, Foles has totaled eight touchdowns (six passing, two rushing) and a 100.6 passer rating. Last week, wide receiver ALLEN ROBINSON led the team with seven receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown, his 14th career 100-yard game. Robinson has 333 receiving yards (83.3 per game) and two touchdowns in four career games on Thursday Night Football. Robinson is one of two NFC wide receivers (TYLER LOCKETT) with at least 25 receptions (25), 300 receiving yards (331) and two touchdown catches (two) this season. Linebacker KHALIL MACK recorded a sack and forced fumble in the 2018 meeting against Tampa Bay and aims for his third in a row against the Buccaneers with a sack and forced fumble. Since joining the Bears in 2018, Mack is one of three players (CHANDLER JONES and T.J. WATT) with at least 20 sacks (22.5) and 10 forced fumbles (11).
Adding to television availability, several streaming options will be available to fans. FOX Thursday Night Football games will be available to stream on Amazon via Prime Video and Twitch in addition to NFL, FOX and FOX Deportes digital properties across devices.* During the season, fans can learn all of the ways to watch at NFL.com/TNF.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Stricken by COVID-19, a feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was flown to a military hospital Friday night where he is being given Remdesivir therapy after being injected with an experimental drug combination in treatment at the White House.
In a day of whipsaw events, the president, who has spent months downplaying the threat of the virus, was forced to cancel all campaign events a month before the election as he fought a virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans and is hitting others in his orbit as well.
The White House said Trump’s expected stay of “a few days” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was precautionary and that he would continue to work from the hospital’s presidential suite, which is equipped to allow him to keep up his official duties.
Trump walked out of the White House Friday evening wearing a mask and gave a thumbs-up to reporters but did not speak before boarding Marine One. Members of the aircrew, Secret Service agents and White House staff wore face coverings to protect themselves from the president onboard the helicopter.
In a video taped before leaving for Walter Reed, Trump said, “I think I’m doing very well, but we’re going to make sure that things work out.” He remained fully president, all authority intact.
“Going welI, I think! Thank you to all. LOVE!!!” he wrote in his first tweet from the hospital Friday night.
Just a month before the presidential election, Trump’s revelation that he was positive for the virus came by tweet about 1 a.m. Friday after he had returned from a Thursday afternoon political fundraiser. He had gone ahead to the event, saying nothing to the crowd though knowing he had been exposed to an aide with the disease that has infected millions in America and killed more than a million worldwide.
First lady Melania Trump also tested positive, the president said, and several others in the White House have, too, prompting concern that the White House or even Trump himself might have spread the virus further. He said in his video that his wife was doing very well.
Several administration officials pointed to the Saturday Rose Garden announcement of Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as the possible connection between cases that spanned Washington Friday. Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, the president of the University of Notre Dame, and at least two Republican lawmakers who were also present at the event — Utah Sen. Mike Lee and North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis — announced Friday they had tested positive and were isolating.
Also testing positive: Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien. Campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh confirmed news, first reported by Politico, that Stepien received a diagnosis Friday and is experiencing “mild flu-like symptoms.” Stepien, who joined Trump at Tuesday’s first presidential debate, plans to quarantine until he recovers.
Trump’s diagnosis came during an already turbulent period in Washington and around the world, with the U.S. gripped in a heated presidential election amid the human and economic toll of the virus. Trump’s immediate campaign events were all canceled, and his next debate with Democrat Joe Biden, scheduled for Oct. 15, is now in question.
Trump has been trying all year — and as recently as Wednesday — to convince the American public that the worst of the pandemic is past, and he has consistently played down concerns about being personally vulnerable. He has mostly refused to abide by basic public health guidelines — including those issued by his own administration — such as wearing face coverings in public and practicing social distancing. Until he tested positive, he continued to hold campaign rallies that drew thousands of often maskless supporters.
“I felt no vulnerability whatsoever,” he told reporters back in May. With the election coming up in about a month, he is urging states and cities to “reopen” and reduce or eliminate shutdown rules despite continuing virus outbreaks.
The White House tried to maintain an atmosphere of business-as-usual on Friday.
“President Trump remains in good spirts, has mild symptoms, and has been working throughout the day,” said press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. “Out of an abundance of caution, and at the recommendation of his physician and medical experts, the president will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days.”
The president’s physician said in a memo that Trump received a dose of an experimental antibody combination by Regeneron that is in clinical trials. Navy Commander Dr. Sean Conley said Trump “remains fatigued but in good spirits” and that a team of experts was evaluating both the president and first lady in regard to next steps.
Late Friday, Conley issued an update that said Trump is “doing very well” and is “not requiring any supplemental oxygen,” But he said that, “in consultation with specialists we have elected to initiate Remdesivir therapy,” an antiviral medication.
“He has completed his first dose and is resting comfortably,” the doctor wrote.
The first lady, who is 50, has a “mild cough and headache,” Conley reported, and the remainder of the first family, including the Trumps’ son Barron, who lives at the White House, tested negative.
Trump is 74 years old and clinically obese, putting him at higher risk of serious complications from a virus that has infected more than 7 million people nationwide.
Both Democratic presidential nominee Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris have tested negative, their campaign said. Vice President Mike Pence tested negative for the virus Friday morning and “remains in good health,” his spokesman said. Pence was to resume his campaign schedule after his test.
Barrett, who was with Trump and many others on Saturday and has been on Capitol Hill meeting with lawmakers, also tested negative, the White House said. It was confirmed that she had a mild case of COVID earlier this year and has now recovered.
Very early Friday, after returning from the Thursday afternoon New Jersey fundraiser, Trump stunningly tweeted, “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!”
Hours earlier, the White House confirmed that a top aide who had traveled with him during the week had tested positive.
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Friday confirmed that the White House knew Hope Hicks, the aide, had tested positive before Trump attended the fundraiser.
“I can tell you in terms of Hope Hicks, we discovered that right as Marine One was taking off yesterday,” said Meadows. Several staffers were pulled from the trip, but Trump did not cancel and there was no direct evidence that her illness was connected to his.
Many White House and senior administration officials were undergoing tests Friday, but the full scale of the outbreak around the president may not be known for some time as it can take days for an infection to be detectable by a test. Officials with the White House Medical Unit were tracing the president’s contacts.
Trump’s handling of the pandemic has already been a major flashpoint in his race against Biden, who spent much of the summer off the campaign trail and at his home in Delaware citing concern about the virus. Biden has since resumed a more active campaign schedule, but with small, socially distanced crowds. He also regularly wears a mask in public, something Trump mocked him for at Tuesday night’s debate.
“I don’t wear masks like him,” Trump said. “Every time you see him, he’s got a mask. He could be speaking 200 feet away from me, and he shows up with the biggest mask I’ve ever seen.”
In a tweet Friday morning, Biden said he and his wife “send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery. We will continue to pray for the health and safety of the president and his family.”
World leaders offered the president and first family their best wishes after their diagnosis, and governments used the case as a reminder for their citizens to wear masks and practice social distancing measures.
Multiple White House staffers have previously tested positive for the virus, including Pence’s press secretary, Katie Miller, national security adviser Robert O’Brien and one of the president’s personal valets. An RNC official confirmed Friday that Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel learned she had tested positive Wednesday afternoon. She has been at her home in Michigan since last Saturday and did not attend the debate.
It is unclear where the Trumps or Hicks caught the virus, but in a Fox interview, Trump seemed to suggest it may have been spread by someone in the military or law enforcement in greetings.
The White House began instituting a daily testing regimen for the president’s senior aides after earlier positive cases close to the president. Anyone in close proximity to the president or vice president is also tested every day, including reporters.
Trump is far from the first world leader to test positive for the virus, which previously infected Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who spent a week in the hospital, including three nights in intensive care. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized last month while fighting what he called a “hellish” case of COVID-19.
De raíces mexicanas, nacido en Nueva York y formado en la academia de New York Red Bulls, el mediocampista de 21 años,
Omir Fernández, es parte del creciente grupo de jugadores de élite desarrollados dentro del sistema juvenil de la MLS que son pieza clave en sus equipos. La creación de
MLS NEXT, el nuevo programa de desarrollo juvenil creado por Major League Soccer, continuará revolucionando el sistema y llevando el desarrollo de jugadores al siguiente nivel.
Fernández hizo su debut con el primer equipo de New York Red Bulls en marzo 2019 y ese mismo mes anotó su primer gol como profesional en el escenario internacional de la Liga de Campeones Concacaf ante Santos Laguna, en suelo mexicano.
Fernández y el resto de los Red Bulls se preparan para visitar a un enrachado Orlando City SC que no conoce la derrota hace ocho partidos (sábado, 3 de octubre 4:30 p.m. ET, FOX Deportes, FOX en EE. UU.; ESPN en Latinoamérica).
Semanalmente, la oficina de comunicación de la MLS pondrá a la disposición de los medios una entrevista con una figura de la liga. Le invitamos a utilizar esta entrevista completa o cualquier parte de esta para su cobertura de la MLS. Por favor, dar crédito a la Oficina de Prensa de la MLS.
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Has expresado que, como el mayor de tus hermanos, quieres ser un ejemplo, ¿qué es lo más importante que quieres inculcarles a ellos? “Yo pienso que ver que alguien tiene éxito en los que quiere hacer. Ellos han dado mucho de sus vidas ayudándome, han vivido conmigo las dificultades de viajar todos los días y visto cuánto trabajo tuve. Es un sueño que no es común que se cumpla, pero todos lo quieren lograr, y [ellos] saben que es muy difícil tener la oportunidad de lograrlo, quiero ser ese ejemplo para que ellos vean que yo hice realidad mi sueño de ser futbolista, que [mis hermanos] vean que ellos también pueden lograr que lo que quieran con trabajo”.
“Son un apoyo, una motivación. Todos los días trato de ser mejor para que ellos me vean más tiempo en la tele y tenga más éxito para ellos. Mi familia siempre me apoya, mis hermanos les dicen a sus amigos que estoy jugando. Eso solo me motiva para seguir siendo mejor, para que digan “tú hermano es muy bueno”. Hacerlos sentirse orgullosos me motiva”.
“Pienso que tenemos esa pasión mexicana por el fútbol. En nuestra casa, mirábamos y jugábamos todo el tiempo al futbol. Pienso que eso influyó cómo yo veo el deporte. Tengo una gran pasión por él. En cuento a mi juego, pienso que quiero ser divertido, cambiar el partido en cualquier momento y tener esa cualidad de hacer una diferencia”.
“Todo el mundo juega fútbol. Mi hermana juega en el colegio St. Francis con las mujeres, apenas comenzó este año, pero ha sido difícil con todo lo que está pasando y no creo que ahora juegue. Mi hermano juega en un club local. Mi papá jugó en México, pero no hubo la oportunidad que necesitó por cuestiones familiares, pero cuando se vino a [EE. UU.] jugaba todos los fines de semana. Mi mamá también jugaba en un gimnasio. Así que la familia entera jugaba al futbol”.
“Todavía cuando me dicen que estoy con el primer equipo, es muy increíble. Estuve con la sub-14 y sub-16 mucho tiempo. Ahora estar con el primer equipo donde la academia te está viendo y te conoce, es algo que me hace sentir orgulloso porque no muchos años antes, yo estuve en esa posición, esperando mi oportunidad y ahora ya lo logré”.
“En casi dos años de mi carrera profesional, este equipo es muy unido. Ninguno se pone por encima de los demás, entonces muchos me han ayudado, pero el año pasado, para mí Bradley [Wright-Phillips] era alguien que me ayudaba mucho Amir [Murillo] también. Este año, Kaku y Daniel [Royer] son grandes figuras para mí porque me ayudan, los veo como las figuras del equipo y les tengo mucho respeto. Me hacen mejor jugador y persona”.
“Ciertamente, como futbolista ya tengo unas cualidades que me han hecho mejor, soy mejor jugador entrenando con un equipo que lo hace muy duro y con jugadores muy buenos, uno siempre va a mejorar como futbolista. También con la mentalidad, que es muy difícil esta profesión, es difícil llegar y mantenerse porque a veces no juegas todos los partidos o no te va bien en un juego o fallas un gol, entonces la mentalidad tiene que estar al 100% y en casi dos años, yo creo que he podido trabajar y mejoro día a día”.
“La habilidad de hacer una diferencia cuando el equipo la necesita o cuando nadie la espera. Veo los partidos y trato de identificar dónde se necesita ayuda y si me necesitan para defender o cerrar un partido, yo puedo hacer eso, si necesitamos meter un gol o un poco de creatividad, yo pienso que puedo ayudar en eso también”.
“Yo quiero seguir mejorando con el equipo. Como club, ahora pienso que tenemos mucha confianza y estamos creciendo como jugadores y amigos, y a seguir ganando en lo corto. En lo largo, para mí, es jugar y participar mucho más y que el equipo gane todo. Es la meta, no importa lo que pase en el torneo MLS o que el virus nos cambie la temporada, queremos ganar todo y todos los trofeos”.
“Hemos visto este año que es un equipo con mucha confianza, con muy buenos jugadores, pero nosotros nos enfocamos en nosotros y llevamos mucho tiempo tratando de mejorar nuestro juego y enfocarnos en lo nuestro y no cómo juega el rival. Nos ha ido muy bien en los últimos dos partidos y ahorita hemos entrenado mejor, el clima aquí está mucho mejor y estamos muy contentos. Queremos lo mejor para el equipo. Nos sentimos muy confiados con los próximos partidos”.
“Es muy importante. Cuando escuché sobre [MLS NEXT] y aprendí un poco más, vi que les da la oportunidad a muchos jóvenes que quieren ser profesionales y quieren arrancar con los equipos de la MLS. Cuando escucho sobre MLS NEXT
pienso en mi hermano, que va a cumplir 12 años y va a tener la posibilidad de jugar con los Red Bulls, de poder cumplir su sueño también. Pienso que es importante y es bueno”.
“A los jóvenes algo que yo les digo es que se den cuenta primero en qué son buenos y enfocarse en eso. Por ejemplo, en mi caso me gusta burlar y soy bueno en el ataque, y en eso es lo que yo me tengo que enfocar y tenerle el amor de que soy bueno. Se ve muy mal un jugador que quiere hacer todo, él tiene que trabajar en equipo y enfocarse en lo que es bueno. Yo pienso que hay que tener clara tu identidad como jugador. Otra cosa, trabajar en tu mentalidad. Pienso que el fútbol es un deporte que cambia en un segundo, así que tener esa mentalidad y estar estable es muy importante”.
“Los juveniles de la MLS tenemos mucha pasión y hambre de jugar. No nos enfocamos en que somos jóvenes, tenemos la mentalidad que podemos jugar y teniendo esa confianza, no tenemos miedo de intentar nuevas cosas. Conozco a muchos de los jugadores jóvenes porque crecí jugando con ellos y son esa confianza y hambre que pienso nos ayudan mucho y los entrenadores lo ven. Entrenamos y jugamos con hambre, pasión, intensidad todos los días”.
BRAVAS, con elenco liderado por mujeres se estrena el 7 de octubre en el canal de YouTube de Natti Natasha
Ciudad de México, 1 de octubre de 2020 – BRAVAS, la nueva serie de YouTube Originals, sigue a tres amigas, Mila (Audri Nix), Roja (Nohemy Aguilar) y Ashley (Amanda Antonella), que buscan encontrar su lugar en el mundo. Aprenderán que para superar su pasado y abrirse paso al futuro deberán unir sus voces, cueste lo que cueste. La serie de ocho episodios fue producida por Cinema Giants, el director y productor Jessy Terrero y Natti Natasha como productora ejecutiva. La premiere de BRAVAS será el próximo 7 de octubre a las 3:00 p.m. PST, en el canal de YouTube de Natti Natasha.
La música latina se ha convertido en uno de los géneros musicales más consumidos en el mundo, pero históricamente ha sido un género e industria dominada por hombres. Desde sus humildes comienzos en la isla de Puerto Rico, artistas masculinos se han convertido en íconos globales de la música en los últimos años. BRAVAS toma las calles vibrantes de Puerto Rico y narra la experiencia de jóvenes artistas que intentan emerger de esos mismos modestos comienzos, pero añadiendo la presión social y en las sombras de los hombres que encabezan las listas del género. BRAVAS, cuenta con la participación de leyendas de la música latina acompañadas de nuevas estrellas como Natti Natasha, Audri Nix, Wisin, Lyanno, Jon Z y Darkiel, además de Daniel El Travieso, uno de los creadores más grandes de YouTube en Puerto Rico. BRAVAS, también cuenta con un soundtrack original exclusivo.
Una tragedia familiar obliga a Mila a dejar a su familia atrás en busca de una nueva vida, encontrando en San Juan un hogar dentro de la música urbana y en el Club BRAVAS. Con la ayuda de los invitados especiales de la serie, la protagonista encuentra su propio camino y escribe un éxito inspirado en una decepción amorosa. A partir de ahí, Mila y sus amigas más cercanas, DJ Roja y Ashley, forman un grupo llamado La Milagrosa, entregándose de lleno a su pasión. A raíz de la desaparición de su amiga y compañera de trabajo Ginoel, su música cobra verdadero sentido e importancia como voz de alerta ante la urgente violencia contra las mujeres. Una prometedora carrera acaba de comenzar para La Milagrosa.
La serie de ocho episodios fue producida por Cinema Giants, director y productor ejecutivo Jessy Terrero y Natti Natasha como productora ejecutiva, en colaboración con la escritora y productora Kisha Burgos, y el productor Ari Maniel Cruz. Con más de 20 años como fuerza creativa en la música y el cine, Terrero ha dado vida visualmente a historias poderosas. Su estudio Cinema Giants también produjo el documental de YouTube Originals, MALUMA: Lo Que Era, Lo Que Soy, Lo Que Seré, sobre la estrella de pop latino, Maluma, y cuenta con más de 12 millones de reproducciones.
BRAVAS, with a women-led cast premieres on October 7 on Natti Natasha’s YouTube Channel
LOS ANGELES, October 1, 2020 – BRAVAS, a new YouTube Originals series, follows three friends, Mila (Audri Nix), Roja (Nohemy Aguilar) and Ashley (Amanda Antonella), who seek to find their place in the world. They will learn that to overcome their past and make their way to the future they will have to unite their voices, whatever the cost may be. The eight episode series was produced by Cinema Giants, director and executive producer Jessy Terrero, with executive producer Natti Natasha. BRAVAS, will premiere on October 7 at 3 p.m. PT, on Natti Natasha’s YouTube channel.
Latin music is one of the most popular music genres in the world, but has historically been a male dominated genre and industry. From humble beginnings on the Island of Puerto Rico, many male artists have become global music icons in recent years. BRAVAS, takes place in the vibrant streets of Puerto Rico and narrates the experience of young female artists as they attempt to emerge from the same humble beginnings, but with the added pressure of society and in the shadows of their male counterparts. BRAVAS features the participation of Latin musical legends and new rising stars such as Natti Natasha, Audri Nix, Wisin, Lyanno, Jon Z, Darkiel and Daniel El Travieso, one of the top YouTube creators from Puerto Rico. BRAVAS, will also feature an exclusive original soundtrack.
A family tragedy forces Mila to leave her family behind in search of a new life, finding in San Juan a home within music and Club BRAVAS. With the help of the special guests of the series, the protagonist finds her own way and writes a success inspired by a love disappointment. From there, Mila and her closest friends, DJ Roja and Ashley, form a group called La Milagrosa, giving themselves fully to their passion. As a result of the disappearance of her friend and colleague Ginoel, her music takes on true meaning and importance as a voice of alert against the urgent violence against women. A promising career has just begun for La Milagrosa.
The eight episode series was produced by Cinema Giants, director and executive producer Jessy Terrero, executive producer Natti Natasha and in collaboration with writer and producer Kisha Burgos, producer, Ari Maniel Cruz. With more than 20 years as a creative force in music and film, Terrero has visually brought to life powerful stories. His studio Cinema Giants also produced the YouTube Originals documentary, MALUMA: Lo Que Era, Lo Que Soy, Lo Que Seré, about Latin pop star Maluma, which has more than 12 million views.
The Texas and National Leagues of United Latin American Citizens, the League of Women Voters of Texas and two Texas voters asked a federal judge in Austin to overturn the governor’s order, which forced Travis and Harris counties — two of the state’s most important Democratic strongholds — to shutter a number of drop-off sites they had already opened this week.
Voting rights advocates and civic groups have rushed to the courthouse in a bid to block Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s Oct. 1 order allowing Texas counties no more than one drop-off location for voters casting absentee ballots, calling the directive an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote that will disproportionately impact voters of color in the state’s biggest cities.
The Texas and National Leagues of United Latin American Citizens, the League of Women Voters of Texas and two Texas voters asked a federal judge in Austin in a lawsuit filed late Thursday to overturn the governor’s order, which forced Travis and Harris Counties — two of the state’s most important Democratic strongholds — to shutter a number of drop-off sites they had already opened this week.
“The impact of this eleventh-hour decisions is momentous, targets Texas’ most vulnerable voters—older voters, and voters with disabilities—and results in wild variations in access to absentee voting drop-off locations depending on the county a voter resides in,” attorneys for the groups argued. “It also results in predictable disproportionate impacts on minority communities that already hit hardest by the COVID-19 crisis.”
Attorneys also pointed out that Abbott was making a major change to election procedures just weeks away from an election — an action the state and its attorneys argued was improper in a separate federal lawsuit over straight-ticket voting.
ATLANTA, Oct– The Home Depot®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today announced that Edward “Ted” P. Decker has been named president and chief operating officer, effective October 5, 2020. Decker, a 20-year veteran of the company, has served as executive vice president of merchandising since 2014. As the company’s chief merchant, he has been responsible for all store and online merchandising departments, merchandising strategy, services and vendor management, marketing and in-store environment. In his new role, he will assume additional responsibility for global store operations, global supply chain, and outside sales and service.
“Ted is an incredible leader who has enhanced our competitiveness and interconnected strategy by blending the art and science of retail while also driving outstanding results with both our in-store and online customer experience,” said Craig Menear, chairman and CEO of The Home Depot. “We are extremely fortunate to have what I believe to be one of the finest executive leadership teams in retail. Ted’s promotion and the additional changes we are announcing will further strengthen the team’s strategic leadership and operational efficiency, while I continue to focus over the next few years on the long-term growth and strategic positioning of the company.”
Ann-Marie Campbell has been named executive vice president of U.S. stores and international operations, adding responsibility for all operations, business functions and strategy for the company’s Canada and Mexico businesses to her current responsibilities. The presidents of The Home Depot Canada and The Home Depot Mexico will now report to her. Campbell, a 35-year veteran of The Home Depot, will now lead more than 2,200 stores and 400,000 associates.
Jeff Kinnaird has been promoted to executive vice president of merchandising, reporting to Decker. Most recently, he was president of The Home Depot Canada. He previously served as merchandising vice president of Canada, overseeing merchandising strategy, global sourcing for the division, and growth of private label brands across Canadian stores and online. Prior to that, he was regional vice president of operations for The Home Depot Canada. Kinnaird began his career at The Home Depot nearly 25 years ago as an hourly associate in the lumber aisles.
Michael Rowe has been promoted to president of The Home Depot Canada. Rowe was most recently vice president of e-commerce, marketing and contractor services, where he led all marketing and advertising efforts across Canada, as well as e-commerce, installation services, contractor services and strategy. Prior to that, he served as chief financial officer for The Home Depot Canada. Rowe joined the company in 2006.
Richard McPhail, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will assume the additional responsibility for the company’s corporate strategy and strategic business development. McPhail joined the company in 2005 and was named CFO in 2019, with responsibility for managing the company’s financial performance as well as capital allocation, investor relations, tax and treasury.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus, the President announced early Friday morning, an extraordinary development coming months into a global pandemic and in the final stretch of his reelection campaign.Read the note released by the White House from Sean P. Conley, the President’s physician:I release the following information with the permission of President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.This evening I received confirmation that both President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.The President and First Lady are both well at this time, and they plan to remain at home within the White House during their convalescence.The White House medical team and I will maintain a vigilant watch, and I appreciate the support provided by some of our country’s greatest medical professionals and institutions. Rest assured I expect the President to continue carrying out his duties without disruption while recovering, and I will keep you updated on any future developments.
