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Kyle Pitts to Atlanta Falcons with No. 4 overall pick in NFL draft, highest-selected TE in history A tight end has been drafted No. 5 overall twice: Mike Ditka (Chicago, 1961) and Riley Odoms (Denver, 1972). Ditka is the only tight end taken in the top 10 to reach the Hall of Fame.
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Eagles make a surprising pick at 12 in Roob's mock draft The Eagles traded pick No. 84 in the third round to move in front of the Giants to get Smith. The Eagles watched as Jaylen Waddle, Jaycee Horn and Patrick Surtain were drafted 7-8-9.
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Panthers select South Carolina CB Jaycee Horn No. 8 overall Horn was one of two top corners who were at the center of a debate for supremacy, with the other being Alabama's Patrick Surtain II, but Carolina proved it preferred the 6-foot-1, 205-pound son of former Saints, Chiefs and Falcons receiver Joe Horn.
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Dallas Mavericks' Kristaps Porzingis exits Thursday's game with right knee soreness Porzingis, who missed the previous three games due to a left ankle sprain, had 11 points and one rebound against the Pistons. Porzingis had surgery in October to address the lateral meniscus injury in his right ...
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Philadelphia trade up, get Alabama WR Devonta Smith with 10th pick in NFL draft The Philadelphia Eagles selected Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft after trading up two spots for the pick with the rival Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night. Dallas received the 12th overall pick and ...
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Shake-Up at Covid Vaccine Manufacturer That Tossed Millions of Doses Emergent BioSolutions' C.E.O. announced several executive changes but vigorously defended the company, which is on track for record revenues.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo ruled out vs. Houston Rockets due to ankle sprain Antetokounmpo injured the ankle while trying to Eurostep around Kelly Olynyk, who was called for a personal foul. He collapsed to the ground in pain but was able to take both free throws before checking out of the game.
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Giuliani Says Feds Raided His ICloud as Well as Apartment Rudy Giuliani said federal investigators seized material from his iCloud while he was representing former President Donald Trump during his impeachment. Giuliani appeared on Fox News a day after federal agents raided his Manhattan home and office.
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Pence ties himself to Trump, in first public speech since leaving office Addressing a conservative Christian group, the former vice president touted accomplishments, bashed the Biden administration and largely skipped over the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Inside the Chauvin Jury Room: 11 of 12 Jurors Were Ready to Convict Right Away Seated at tables six feet apart in a hotel conference room, 12 jurors scribbled letters on slips of paper to indicate how they were leaning on a murder charge against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer on trial for killing George Floyd.
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Instant Rewind: Pacers 113, Nets 130 If any game was indicative of a snake-bitten Pacers season, it might have been Thursday's game against Brooklyn. Already undermanned, Indiana saw three more players exit due to injury and trailed by as many as 23 points in the third quarter against the ...
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Michigan unveils reopening plan tied to COVID-19 vaccination rates Gov. Gretchen Whitmer explains why she has resisted calls to shut down her state, which is experiencing a surge in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, including among young adults.
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Covid: Brazil passes 400000 deaths amid slow vaccination Congress has opened an inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic. President Jair Bolsonaro, who has frequently spoken out against lockdowns, masks and defended unproved drugs as treatment, is facing ...
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'Tom Clancy's Without Remorse': Film Review Michael B. Jordan stars as a Navy SEAL caught up in a U.S.-Russian conspiracy while avenging the murder of his wife and unborn child in Stefano Sollima's visceral action thriller, streaming on Amazon. If you're going to build a new character-driven action ...
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Stimulus checks for SSDI, SSI recipients: 12 things to know about your payment Stimulus checks for Social Security recipients are heading out, including for people in SSI and SSDI programs. Angela Lang/CNET. By now, you may have received your third stimulus check for $1,400 -- especially if you're a SSDI, SSI or Social Security ...
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Dozens Dead in Stampede at Israel Religious Celebration An estimated 100,000 people had gathered to celebrate the holiday of Lag b'Omer. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the episode a "terrible disaster.".
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'Slap in the face' UAW says of GM's move to build EVs in Mexico General Motors has picked a fifth plant to build its 2023 electric vehicles and it is in Mexico, which the UAW calls "a slap in the face." GM has already declared it will make EVs at four locations in the United States and Canada. But on Thursday, GM said it will ...
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Efforts to bar Kentucky Derby favorite draw attention to the plight of a Dubai princess He is asking the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to bar the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, from all activities associated with horse racing until such time as his daughter, Princess Latifa, is freed from her claimed captivity.
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Sewell Taken Seventh Overall In 2021 NFL Draft EUGENE, Ore. — Penei Sewell became the highest-drafted offensive lineman in Oregon football history on Thursday when the left tackle was taken seventh overall by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Sewell is the 19th player in ...
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What seed would you prefer the Suns to have? One year ago we were navigating the earlier stages of the pandemic. The NBA season was on hold, as were the aspirations of the playoff hopes for Phoenix Suns. The team was 26-39, good for the 13th seed in the Western Conference. We did not when or if ...
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Amazon profit more than triples as pandemic shopping boom persists Revenue rose a record 44% compared to the same period last year, to $108.5 billion. The company's net income, meanwhile, more than tripled to a record $8.1 billion, or $15.79 per share. Amazon's ...
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Michigan Secretary of State: 'Take a number' is gone, appointment only will stay LANSING – The Michigan Secretary of State's Office will not return to the take-a-number-and-wait system as it returns to normal operations after the coronavirus pandemic, and all services provided by branch office staff will continue to be by appointment only, ...
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Free beer, pot and doughnuts: Incentives are added to vaccine drives across US Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A chance to win an all-terrain vehicle. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nation's slowing Covid-19 vaccination drive and get Americans to roll up their sleeves. These relatively ...
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Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it's safe "The EPA has spent more than a decade assembling a record of chlorpyrifos's ill effects," U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff wrote. "Yet, rather than ban the pesticide or reduce the tolerances to ...
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Ex-Yankees star Alex Rodriguez dropped some serious cash to lose weight The workout consists of HIIT training, cardio and weightlifting. It also offers nutritional counseling and asks that participants do not drink the entire nine weeks. "A-Rod showed amazing commitment during our 54-day program," workout founder Rodrigo Garduño ...
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Manhunt continues for escaped murder suspect near Atlanta airport CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Multiple local law enforcement agencies are working to capture a murder suspect from Arizona who escaped near the Atlanta airport Thursday morning. J'saan Carlos Strover, 20, is wanted in Arizona for first-degree murder, ...
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India's COVID-19 Variant: What We Know So Far As COVID-19 cases overwhelm hospitals in India, a new coronavirus variant has emerged. Dubbed the "double mutant" variant and announced barely one month ago, already researchers are trying to figure out whether it could be causing the surge in cases ...
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Here's everything we know Apple is releasing in May 2021 Apple's big Spring Loaded event essentially cleared the slate for major product announcements, and we don't expect anything really big until WWDC in June. Not all of the products announced in April have begun shipping yet, though, and there are still plenty ...
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Sen. Tim Scott's GOP response to Biden: Democrats use race as 'political weapon' Sen. Tim Scott accused Democrats on Wednesday of dividing the country and suggested they're wielding race as "a political weapon," using the official Republican response to President Joe Biden's maiden speech to Congress to credit the GOP for leading ...
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Oregon a step closer to joining handful of states requiring secure firearm storage Sgt. Brandon White of the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office puts a cable lock on a training Glock on Jan. 14, 2019 in Portland, Oregon. Jonathan Levinson / OPB.
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Vendor paid to conduct COVID-19 contact tracing in Pennsylvania reports breach The Associated Press reported earlier on Thursday that private information of at least 72,000 people, including their exposure status and their sexual orientation, may have been compromised. The report cited the state's Health Department. Insight ...
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Castlevania's Final Season on Netflix Gets a New Trailer Netflix's anime adaptation of Castlevania has received a new trailer for its fourth and final season ahead of its May 13, 2021 debut. The new trailer features a ton of action, threats of night creatures, attempts at Dracula's resurrection, and much more. Back to ...
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Leapfrog safety ratings highlight top performers' COVID-19 prevention measures The biannual report handed out "A" grades to a third of the 2,735 hospitals up for review. The watchdog group also invited its highest achievers to share the organizational practices they leaned on during the pandemic. (Getty/michaelquirk). Share Facebook ...
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Task force proposes framework for combatting ransomware A diverse coalition of experts from business and the public sector present 48 recommendations for solving the ransomware crisis, including international cooperation and regulating cryptocurrencies.
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Don't Watch Billie Eilish's New Music Video If You're Afraid Of Snakes And don't abuse your power, as she warns in her haunting new single. Billie Eilish Your Power. YouTube / Billie Eilish. By ...
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Billboard Awards nominations include 16 nods for Weeknd, 6 for Morgan Wallen NEW YORK (AP) — The Weeknd was snubbed by the Grammys, but he's the leading nominee at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, where rappers Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD earned multiple posthumous nominations, including top artist, and disgraced ...
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Marsha Mercer column: Yes, we do count in census, elections Dozens of New Yorkers probably are kicking themselves for not filling out their census forms this past year. The Empire State is losing a congressional seat by 89 people. That's not a typo. If the census had counted just 89 more New Yorkers, the state would ...
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Oxnard police partner with local auto shops to etch license plate numbers onto catalytic converters OXNARD, Calif. - The Oxnard Police Department is teaming up with several local auto repair shops and Drag Racing Against Gangs and Graffiti (DRAGG) to provide free catalytic converter etching services to city residents. Drivers can go to one of four ...
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Oregon governor extends COVID-19 emergency, hints it could be lifted this summer Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday extended a long-standing state of emergency to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic while hinting that similar orders may not be necessary this summer. Brown extended by 60 days her authority to issue restrictions on business ...
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The Stock Market Is Rising. Here Are 3 Reasons the Nasdaq Can't Keep Up. Several companies flagged rising material costs in their recent earnings reports, including Caterpillar (CAT), which said that it can raise prices as the cost of its inputs go higher. Growth stocks are ...
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India cases set new global record; millions vote in 1 state Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party have faced criticism over the last few weeks for holding huge election rallies in the state, which health experts suggest may have driven the surge there. Other political parties also participated in ...
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Rain, storm chances linger into the weekend SAN ANTONIO – While it would have been nice to avoid the severe weather that came along with Wednesday's rain, we're already seeing some benefits: The Edwards Aquifer is up more than 3 feet since Wednesday, and it's still rising. San Antonio ...
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Queens State Sen. First To Rescind Endorsement Of Scott Stringer ASTORIA, QUEENS — State Senator Jessica Ramos of Queens became the first public figure to rescind her mayoral endorsement of Scott Stringer after he was accused of sexual harassment on Tuesday morning. Ramos' announcement came after Jean Kim, ...
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Six civilians are dead as Kyrgyz and Tajik security forces clash at border in water dispute The two countries agreed to a ceasefire, but fighting soon broke out again; More than 800 Kyrgyz residents were evacuated from several villages; A large part of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border has ...
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Stricter Methane Limits Expected for Oil, Natural Gas as Senate Votes Against Trump-Era Rollback Potentially clearing the way for stricter regulations for oil and natural gas operations, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution to undo the Trump administration's rollback of methane emissions standards. Emissions. By a 52-42 roll call vote divided ...
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Do Economic Sanctions in Response to Gross Human Rights Abuses Do Any Good? Economic sanctions imposed for national security reasons, such as those invoked against Iran, Cuba, North Korea, and Russia, have a mixed record. In the case of Iran, sanctions have forced the Islamic regime to limit its nuclear ambitions. In the case of Cuba ...
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Colombians take to the streets to oppose tax reform Tens of thousands of Colombians joined protest marches in the country's major cities against a proposed tax reform. Protesters took to the streets in defiance of a court order ruling that the marches should ...
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5 things we can't wait to try on Disney's brand new cruise ship But today, we learned much more about Disney Wish than we'd even hoped, including all its new-to-Disney Cruise Line features (think: the first-at-sea Disney attraction, a 2-minute-long aqua coaster). There will also be new, themed Disney restaurants and ...
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PM Modi to hold a meeting with ministers on Covid-19 situation today This would be the first such meeting to be held after the second wave of the pandemic hit India. The PM has held meetings with pharma companies, vaccine makers, oxygen manufacturers and state chief ministers during the past few weeks to review how the ...
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Calif. mayors seek $20bil to break state's homeless epidemic in five years During the heat of the pandemic, the state's so-called "Big City Mayors" held nightly conference calls with Gov. Gavin Newsom and his administration to gain some additional insight into often-confusing edicts and provide ground-level feedback to the state's ...
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