Although she is still unable to feel her feet and ankles and relies on crutches, Gavios is training up to six hours and 16 miles a day for her first marathon. She is running to raise money for spinal cord research through the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. “I don’t think the time really matters,” she explained. “I might be out there for 12 hours or more, but the goal is finishing it. I know that if I lived through that — being tortured and suffering for so many hours straight — then the marathon should not be a big deal.”
Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) said the state should not be subsidizing the bad behavior of companies and she plans to introduce legislation in the coming days that would require companies seeking tax credits to disclose any sexual harassment complaints or settlements over the past five years and the outcomes of those cases. Under the proposed legislation, companies that are determined to have poor records in dealing with sexual harassment would be denied the credits.
“It’s funny to hear a female talk about routes,” Newton said, drawing out the word “routes” and pausing before giving his answer. Rodrigue, a Carolina beat reporter, fired back at Newton soon after on Twitter, offended by the 2015 NFL MVP not taking her and her job seriously. “I don’t think it’s ‘funny’ to be a female and talk about routes. I think it’s my job,” she wrote.