Are NFL player protests 'massively, massively' hurting TV ratings?

September 27 September 27     FOLLOW US      NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER USATODAY.COM   NEWS   business   Are NFL player protests 'massively, massively' hurting TV ratings?     Yes, ratings and TV stocks are down as player protests have spread. But a direct link between the two is fraught with contradictions.     Read Story     world           Taliban, ISIS claim Kabul airport attack during Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visit Missiles hit the Hamid Karzai International Airport hours after Mattis and Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO secretary-general, arrived in Kabul.     politics           The endless battle to stop drug smuggling; fences went up, but it didn't stop it Custom agents at the busy San Ysidro Port of Entry between San Diego and Tijuana seize meth, heroin, coke, pot. Smugglers use boats and tunnels.     politics           Roy Moore wins Ala. GOP primary runoff for Senate, defeating Trump-backed incumbent Voters went to the polls Tuesday to choose the Republican nominee for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat after a six-week campaign.   Advertisement   news           5 things you need to know Wednesday The biggest news to start your day.     nation           Why Puerto Rico faces a monumental recovery effort FEMA reported Tuesday that only 11 of 69 hospitals had power, and Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said only about 5% of the island's power grid was operational.     news           Obamacare overhaul efforts are dead for now. What does that mean if you're an Obamacare consumer? Obamacare consumers face fewer choices, higher premiums in wake of Obamacare repeal failure.     entertainthis           'Game of Thrones' stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie are engaged The 'Game of Thrones' stars are taking the love plunge in real life.     nfl           Fire chief who directed racial slur at Steelers' Mike Tomlin is out of a job Upset about the Steelers' decision to stay in locker room for anthem, a fire chief in town near Pittsburgh targeted a racial slur at Mike Tomlin.     nfl           HBO's Bryant Gumbel thanks Trump for energizing modern American athlete Gumbel's closing commentary on 'Real Sports' says he's glad that athletes are actually standing for something.     The Day In Pictures Gallery A child plays on a swing on the sixth day of the Hindu festival of Dashain in Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. People of all ages play on a swings while marking the largest Hindu festival of Dashain in honour of the Hindu goddess of po     Popular Stories Yellen: Fed may have 'misjudged' inflation, keeping rates lower Witch doctors sacrificing children in this drought-stricken African country FBI arrests four college basketball assistants on charges of fraud   To forward this e-mail to a friend, click here You are currently subscribed to this newsletter with the address: reed791.worldnews@blogger.com. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please click here. Manage Subscriptions | Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108