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Allan Cole, 54, an athlete from Johnson City, Tenn., carries the Special Olympics World Games Torch. To bring the nation together for awareness and understanding of the Special Olympics' mission, more than 10,000 people carried the Flame of Hope coast to coast across the United States. The Flame of Hope has now been delivered to Los Angeles.(Photo: Jay Janner, AP)


Special Olympics World Games poised to be 'most inspirational event ever'
When the late Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded the Special Olympics in 1968, she believed people with intellectual disabilities could change the world if given the proper stage. Starting Saturday, the Special Olympics will be on a giant stage when the World Summer Games, held every four years, open in Los Angeles. (It's the first time in 16 years the games have been in the U.S.) ESPN will provide live coverage of the Opening Ceremony along with nightly highlight reels. "This will be the most inspirational event ever. That's how big we're shooting," said Los Angeles World Games President and CEO Patrick McClenahan.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Nearly 7,000 athletes and 3,000 coaches, representing 177 countries, will compete in 25 Olympic-style sports through August 2.

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Nilasha Kurukulasuriya is one of 7,000 athletes competing in the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. Switching from bowling to gymnastics three years ago, preparing for the World Games has been a family project and a point of pride. Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY


‘I Am Cait’ meant to show transgender 'new normal'<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on E!
Bruce Jenner's transformation in to Caitlyn Jenner will culminate in the launch of her E! reality series,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>I Am Cait, on Sunday. It's been quite the curated rollout:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>In April, Jenner gave an exclusive interview to ABC's Diane Sawyer on 20/20. Then came Jenner's turn as Vanity Fair's July cover girl.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>She made more headlines with a moving speech at the ESPY awards July 15.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"It's about what happens from here," Jenner said on stage. "It's not just about me. It's about all of us accepting one another." The next step in Jenner's story begins Sunday, with the premiere of the reality series. It comes with mixed reviews from transgender community advocates. Jenner's transition exhibits her "privilege" of wealth and celebrity, said<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Angelica Ross, the CEO of TransTechSocial Enterprises. But Ken Jiretsu,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a transgender activist from Baltimore said that showing the normalcy of a family with a transgender parent on an E! series exemplifies that transgender families are "just like everybody else.” USA TODAY TV critic Robert Bianco says it's worth watching — at least once.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>I Am Cait<span style="color: Red;">*</span>airs at 8 p.m. ET on E!.
NFL teams head to training camps this weekend
It's the first sign that football season is finally —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>finally! —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>almost here. The Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers report for duty Saturday as NFL training camps open up for the season. (Other camps will be in business by Aug.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>2.) Optimism typically runs high in July, but every team has its issues. Eyes will be on the Vikings' Adrian Peterson, who's working his way back from a fall from grace after accusations of injuring his 4-year-old son. Also of interest?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>How post-Deflategate Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are doing.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The first season game is Sept. 10 between the Steelers and the New England Patriots. Here are five teams to keep an eye on.

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Tom Pelissero weighs in on the 5 burning questions in the NFC heading into the 2015 season.

Controversial Satanic monument to be unveiled in Detroit
The Satanic Temple of Detroit plans to unveil a 9-foot statue of Baphomet at an as-yet undisclosed location. The event is to kick off the group's legal efforts to secure placement of the monument next to a Ten Commandments monument on public grounds in Oklahoma or Arkansas. The bronze goat-headed idol weighs one ton, cost more than $100,000 and had been planned for the state Capitol in Oklahoma City until Oklahoma's Supreme Court banned religious displays, including a monument of the Ten Commandments, on Capitol grounds. A Ten Commandments monument is planned outside Arkansas' Statehouse in Little Rock. The temple advocates for the separation of church and state.

The Satanic Temple aims to place this statue of Baphomet, a goat-headed deity, at the Oklahoma State Capitol in response to Christians installing the Ten Commandments there. The Satanic Temple recently started a Detroit chapter, the first of 15 planned across the U.S.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Satanic Temple)

Trump, Hillary Clinton and more candidates swarm Iowa
Donald Trump returns to Iowa this weekend. It’s the Republican candidate’s first time back since his controversial comments about Sen. John McCain at last week’s Family Leadership Summit in Ames. Meanwhile, Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton returns to Iowa for her third time this month, with seven events in the three days. Also visiting the Hawkeye State this weekend: Republicans Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina, and Democratic hopeful Martin O’Malley.

Trump arrives at the airport for a visit to the U.S./Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, on July 23, 2015.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: LM Otero, AP)

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