Man whose son was found encased in cement sentenced to 72 years in prison

A Colorado man whose seven-year-old son was repeatedly abused before being found encased in concrete in a Denver storage unit has been sentenced to 72 years in prison for the death.Leland Pankey received the sentence on Friday, with one count of child abuse landing him 48 years in prison and 24 years for tampering with the body.

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Actionable big data: How to bridge the gap between data scientists and engineers - VentureBeat

Actionable big data: How to bridge the gap between data scientists and engineers  VentureBeat

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'I guess I wasn't arrested': Joe Biden reverses on claim of an arrest in South Africa

Joe Biden has previously told of being arrested in South Africa while traveling with black lawmakers. He reversed himself Friday in a CNN interview.

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Trump Team Testing ‘Off-the-Shelf’ Drugs to Cure Coronavirus

(Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration is testing existing “off-the-shelf” drugs to combat the coronavirus, a cabinet official said Saturday.A national lab in Tennessee recently made “an important discovery” involving existing drugs, Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland.“The scientists at our Oak Ridge National Laboratory were able to look at the protein strains and determine -- perhaps, it’s still early -- that we can find some off-the-shelf drugs that can help us not only cure the disease but stop the spread of the infection,” Brouillette said.Brouillette was responding to a question about what his agency is doing to help combat the virus, which has caused markets to plunge and killed nearly 3,000 people across the globe. In the U.S., where 22 cases have been reported, the virus has killed one person -- a woman from Washington state -- and more cases are likely, President Donald Trump said Saturday.In addition to the laboratory tests, Brouillette said he’s harnessing the power of his agency’s “super computers” as well as artificial intelligence capabilities to assist organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and the World Heath Organization to conduct modeling on the virus.“We want to know how far is this going to spread and at what point might it peak,” he said.To contact the reporter on this story: Ari Natter in Washington at anatter5@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Jon Morgan at jmorgan97@bloomberg.net, Matthew G. Miller, Virginia Van NattaFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.

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Turkey raises migrant pressure on Europe over Syria conflict

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday threatened to let thousands of refugees cross into Europe and warned Damascus would "pay a price" after dozens of Turkish troops were killed inside Syria. Around 13,000 migrants have gathered along the Turkish-Greek border, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said as several thousand migrants were in skirmishes with Greek police firing tear gas across the frontier. The escalating tensions between Turkey and Russia, who back opposing forces in the Syria conflict, after an air strike killed the Turkish troops sparked fears of a broader war and a new migration crisis for Europe.

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South Koreans told to stay home as coronavirus infections surpass 3,100

South Korea urged citizens on Saturday to stay indoors as it warned of a "critical moment" in its battle on the coronavirus after recording the biggest daily jump in infections, as 813 new cases took the tally to 3,150. South Korea is grappling with the largest outbreak of the virus outside China, as a new death took the toll to 17, amid a record daily increase in infections since the country confirmed its first patient on Jan. 20. It was a "critical moment" in reining in the spread of the virus, he said, adding, "Please stay at home and refrain from going outside and minimize contact with other people."

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Stock markets are headed for a 40 percent plunge, says economist who predicted financial crisis

The end of a very rough week for U.S. markets brought a worrying prediction.While one expert warned fallout from the global coronavirus outbreak could be "worse than the financial crisis" of 2008, the economist who correctly predicted that very crisis is now saying the idea of a major global recession "doesn't sound too farfetched."Nouriel Roubini, a New York University business professor and market prognosticator who foretold the housing bubble burst, told Yahoo Finance on Friday to expect "severe" consequences as the coronavirus continues to rattle markets. How severe? He told Der Spiegel it could be worse than investors even believe at this point, predicting "global equities to tank by 30 to 40 percent this year."He said people "prefer to believe in miracles," (not necessarily referencing President Trump's prediction the coronavirus will "disappear ... like a miracle,") and don't realize the "simple math" tells us that realistically, a squeezed Chinese economy will mean downturns around the globe. "This crisis will spill over and result in a disaster," said Roubini.Roubini, who is often nicknamed Dr. Doom for his frequent pessimistic predictions, also saw doom and gloom for Trump's future as president as a result of any economic strife. Asked by Der Spiegel, Roubini said Trump would likely try to benefit politically from the outbreak, but "will lose the election, that's for sure." Pointing to past incumbent presidents getting ousted amid geopolitical tensions that damaged the economy, he said "The Democratic field is poor, but Trump is dead. Quote me on that!"Though the week just saw a 3,500-point drop for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Roubini warned: "It is far from being over." Read more at Der Spiegel.More stories from theweek.com Trump mocks Bloomberg's height, Biden's age in wild CPAC speech The growing viral threat A coronavirus recession would likely end Trump's presidency

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Pete Buttigieg is Not Optimistic About South Carolina. But He's Pushing On.

Saturday’s contest in South Carolina is not anticipated to be a good day for Pete Buttigieg

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Barclays bankers acquitted over fraud charges in Qatar deal

Three former Barclays bankers were cleared Friday of fraud over a 4 billion-pound ($5.2 billion) investment deal with Qatar at the height of the global financial crisis in 2008. The three men — Roger Jenkins, Thomas Kalaris and Richard Boath — were acquitted after a five-month trial at London's Old Bailey. The case was brought by Britain's Serious Fraud Office, which had accused the three men of hiding the true nature of the fundraising plan with Qatar from authorities and other shareholders.

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Tom Steyer: Billionaire Democrat dances to ‘Back That Azz Up’ on stage with rapper in embarrassing rally stunt

Presidential hopeful and billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer, 62, found an eye-catching way to end his final rally before the South Carolina primary -- twerking on stage with the rapper Juvenile.In an enthusiastic display of dad-dancing, the former hedge fund manager worked up a sweat dancing to Back That Azz Up.

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U.S. leagues keeping tabs on coronavirus spread

Officials from the NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball say they are all consulting with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other organizations on a regular basis about COVID-19.

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Officials from the NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball say they are all consulting with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other organizations on a regular basis about COVID-19.

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South Carolina primary: Joe Biden projected to win

It comes as a major boost to the former vice-president's flagging presidential campaign.

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NHS gender clinic 'should have challenged me more' over transition

A woman is taking legal action against an NHS gender clinic which treated her as a teenager.

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U.S. leagues keeping tabs on coronavirus spread

Officials from the NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball say they are all consulting with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other organizations on a regular basis about COVID-19.

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The Surgeon General Has a Message: “STOP BUYING MASKS!”

The increased demand has led to shortages and price gouging.

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Mainland China reports 573 new coronavirus cases on Feb. 29

Mainland China reported 573 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Feb. 29, up from 427 on the previous day, the country's health authority said on Sunday.

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Biden Wins in South Carolina, Adding New Life to His Candidacy

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Joe Biden wins South Carolina primary with overwhelming support.

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After 12 hours, the polls in South Carolina have closed.

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A crowd waits for Warren in Houston: ‘I just love her energy.’

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Looking to Super Tuesday, Buttigieg campaigns in Nashville.

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After His Son’s Body Was Found ‘Encased in Concrete,’ Colorado Man Handed 72 Year Prison Sentence

(DENVER) — The father of a 7-year-old boy whose body was found encased in concrete in a storage unit in 2018 was sentenced to 72 years in prison on Friday in his death.

Leland Pankey, 40, received the maximum sentence possible after pleading guilty in January to child abuse resulting in death and tampering with a deceased body in the death of Caden McWilliams.

Denver District Attorney—APThis May 30, 2019, file photo provided by the Denver District Attorney shows Leland Pankey.

Prosecutors dropped a murder charge under the deal, partly because authorities could not specify how the boy died. They also said the deal avoided holding a trial that would have featured gruesome evidence and re-traumatized Caden’s relatives.

The sentencing hearing included a slide show of photos of Caden, a boy who family, classmates and teachers remembered as a caring boy who loved dinosaurs and tinkering, District Attorney Beth McCann said.

Pankey’s wife, Elisha Pankey, previously pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in death under a plea deal that required her cooperation with prosecutors. She faces between 16 and 32 years in prison when she is sentenced April 1.

Authorities found Caden’s body in December 2018 while investigating allegations of domestic violence that Elisha Pankey made against her husband.

An autopsy found signs that the boy was severely emaciated and evidence of injuries to his head, chest and limbs. Some of the injuries showed signs of healing, but authorities were not able to determine how he died.

Court documents revealed that Elisha Pankey allegedly told investigators that her husband kept their son in a dog kennel “a few days” before he died in July 2018 at a hotel where the family had been living.

Authorities have not explained why the boy’s last name differed from his parents.

McCann, who has called the case one of the most horrific ever handled by the district attorney’s office, said in a statement that Caden’s relatives are reminded of him when they see red-tailed hawks common in Colorado, which they see as representing the “elegance of Caden.”

“Caden loved to tinker and figure out how things worked and his family believes he would likely have been an engineer if he was given the chance to reach adulthood,” McCann said.

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Royals' Perez catches for first time since surgery

Salvador Perez caught the first four innings of the Royals' loss to a San Francisco split squad, his first time behind the plate since Tommy John surgery last March.

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Government Eyes War Powers to Speed Medical Manufacturing Ahead of Virus - The New York Times

Government Eyes War Powers to Speed Medical Manufacturing Ahead of Virus  The New York Times

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Pete Buttigieg draws a crowd in South Carolina ahead of primary - CBS News

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Virus sell-off hands S&P 500 biggest drops at the opening bell - Financial Times

1. Virus sell-off hands S&P 500 biggest drops at the opening bell  Financial Times
2. Dow Drops 800 At Open, Extending Worst Week Since Financial Crisis | Velshi & Ruhle | MSNBC  MSNBC
3. Global markets, Wall Street drag out week-long free fall as coronavirus crisis worsens  The Washington Post
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5. Stocks sink again, heading for the worst week since 2008  KSL.com
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Powell Opens Door to Fed Rate Cut on ‘Evolving’ Risks From Virus - Bloomberg

1. Powell Opens Door to Fed Rate Cut on ‘Evolving’ Risks From Virus  Bloomberg
2. Fed's Powell warns coronavirus poses 'evolving risks' to economy, vows to support expansion  Fox Business
3. Fed opens door to rate cut after week of plunging stocks  POLITICO
4. Market getting ahead of itself, is dependent on Fed: Fisher  CNBC Television
5. Fed teases rate cut as coronavirus fears pummel markets  Fox Business
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Tech conferences are falling as fast as the stock market - MarketWatch

Tech conferences are falling as fast as the stock market  MarketWatch

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Game Developers Conference Has Been 'Postponed' To Summer - Kotaku

1. Game Developers Conference Has Been 'Postponed' To Summer  Kotaku
2. GDC running out of time to cancel as Amazon, Blizzard join no-show list  Ars Technica
3. Amazon is the latest to pull out of GDC over coronavirus fears  Engadget
4. Microsoft Drops Out Of GDC, Too [Update: And Epic]  Kotaku
5. Game Developers Conference 2020 has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns  PC Gamer
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Google restricts travel as coronavirus outbreak spreads and employee in Switzerland tests positive - CNBC

1. Google restricts travel as coronavirus outbreak spreads and employee in Switzerland tests positive  CNBC
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4. Google Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus  Yahoo Entertainment
5. Google employee tests positive for coronavirus as company further restricts travel  msnNOW
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Henry Ruggs Separates Himself, Justin Herbert and Jalen Hurts Impress, More Combine Notes - Sports Illustrated

1. Henry Ruggs Separates Himself, Justin Herbert and Jalen Hurts Impress, More Combine Notes  Sports Illustrated
2. Alabama's Henry Ruggs runs 4.27 in 40-yard dash, short of John Ross' record  Yahoo Sports
3. Tight Ends Run the 40-Yard Dash at 2020 NFL Combine: Albert O's BLAZING 4.49  NFL
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Creating the MLS Hall of Fame: The First 25 Inductees and Exhibits to Tell the League's Story - Sports Illustrated

1. Creating the MLS Hall of Fame: The First 25 Inductees and Exhibits to Tell the League's Story  Sports Illustrated
2. Premier League to open Hall of Fame What about a Hall of Infamy?  ESPN
3. Which League Is Best? The One Your Team Is In  The New York Times
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Trump urges Afghans to seize opportunity for peace

A deal will be signed with the Taliban on Saturday as the US prepares to exit Afghanistan.

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Knife offenders lack male role models, says senior police officer

Senior officers says it is "too easy" to blame cuts, social media and drugs for a rise in offences.

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The decade that shattered trust in politics

Laura Kuenssberg explores the scandals that shook faith in elites at the start of the 21st century.

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Police: Student joyrides on ATV damage LSU field

A 19-year-old LSU student is accused of breaking into the football stadium on two different nights and both times taking a Kawasaki MULE ATV parked inside and driving it on the field, causing thousands of dollars in damage.

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Police: Student joyrides on ATV damage LSU field

A 19-year-old LSU student is accused of breaking into the football stadium on two different nights and both times taking a Kawasaki MULE ATV parked inside and driving it on the field, causing thousands of dollars in damage.

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Police: Student joyrides on ATV damage LSU field

A 19-year-old LSU student is accused of breaking into the football stadium on two different nights and both times taking a Kawasaki MULE ATV parked inside and driving it on the field, causing thousands of dollars in damage.

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Police: Student joyrides on ATV damage LSU field

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Article by young Boris Johnson helped inspire Thatcher's 'No, no, no'

Papers show Telegraph article was in briefing pack before historic speech on Europe

Margaret Thatcher’s infamous “No, no, no” retort to Jacques Delors, a historic moment in the UK’s relationship with Europe, which also had the effect of precipitating her downfall, was partly inspired by an article penned by a young journalist named Boris Johnson, her newly released private papers show.

In 1990, 30 years before Johnson took the UK out of the European Union, an article he penned as the Telegraph’s EC (European Community) correspondent warning of the threat the EC posed to national sovereignty was in Thatcher’s briefing pack as she delivered the combative speech to parliament.

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One in five students lose money by going to university, IFS finds

Men benefit more than women and creative arts provide worst returns, according to tax data

One in five students would be financially better off if they skipped higher education, according to groundbreaking research that compares the lifetime earnings of graduates and non-graduates.

Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies found while 80% of former students gained financially from attending university, about 20% earned less than those with similar school results who did not attend, highlighting how some subjects, such as creative arts, offer negative financial returns.

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John Lewis launches hand-me-down clothing drive

Retailer seeks to cut fashion waste with children’s coats featuring reusable name tags

John Lewis is tackling fashion waste by launching a hand-me-down drive with extended name labels attached to children’s coats that can be easily amended by parents.

The department store chain is introducing organic cotton labelling inside its own-brand children’s coats so the new owner can cross out the name of the last person and write a new name. Coats have been chosen to test this labelling because they have a long life and are often the most costly garment for parents.

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Investor group warns 63 large firms over gender imbalance

Letters sent to UK firms urging them to increase number of women in leadership roles

An influential investor group has warned 63 publicly listed companies, including Stagecoach Group and the Ladbrokes owner GVC, over their failure to increase the number of women on their leadership teams ahead of a year-end deadline.

It marks the third successive year that the Investment Association (IA) has written to companies lagging behind on key targets that aim to bolster the proportion of women in boardrooms and executive committees to 33% by the end of 2020.

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The Papers: Virus raises fears over economy and major events

Friday's papers say mass UK gatherings may be restricted due to the spread of coronavirus.

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Punter steals show at combine on bench press

Punter Michael Turk stole the show at the NFL combine with his exhibition on the bench press.

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Punter steals show at combine on bench press

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Punter steals show at combine on bench press

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Punter steals show at combine on bench press

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Universal credit linked to rise in psychological stress, study finds

Failure to modify benefit is likely to increase pressure on NHS, researchers say

Universal credit is linked to an increase in “psychological stress” among the jobless people who claim it, according the first major study to quantify the impact of the government’s flagship welfare system on mental health.

The study found the introduction of universal credit across the UK was associated with a 6.6 percentage point increase in mental health issues among recipients compared with a comparison group who were in employment or retired.

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New cars producing more carbon dioxide than older models

Demand for bigger cars drives increase in greenhouse gas emissions, says Which?

New cars sold in the UK produce more carbon dioxide than older models, according to new research that suggests the industry is going backwards in tackling the climate crisis.

Cars that reach the latest standards of emissions use cleaner internal combustion engine technology to combat air pollution, but the relentless rise in demand for bigger, heavier models meant that average emissions of the greenhouse gas rose, according to the consumer group Which?

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Nandy and Starmer clash over Brexit and antisemitism in TV debate

Wigan MP describes Labour’s second referendum position as an “absolute disaster”

Labour leadership candidates Keir Starmer and Lisa Nandy clashed over Brexit and antisemitism in a TV hustings event with personal attacks on each other’s records in shadow cabinet.

The Wigan MP described Labour’s second referendum position led by Starmer, the party’s shadow Brexit secretary, as a “collective failure of leadership” and an “absolute disaster”.

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Gambling Commission 'is being outgunned' by betting companies

National Audit Office says regulator has not adjusted to the rise of online gambling

The Gambling Commission is outpaced and outgunned by betting companies, according to a government report warning that the watchdog is struggling to protect people from gambling-related harm.

The National Audit Office, which monitors the effectiveness of public bodies, said the regulator had not adjusted to technological change such as the rise of online and mobile gaming. It said funding constraints had hampered the commission, which has an annual budget of £19m but regulates an industry that took £11.3bn from punters last year.

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Crystal Palace's lifesize dinosaurs added to heritage at risk register

Historic England concerned that 166-year-old statues are cracking and losing toes

Dinosaurs are once again facing an extinction threat. Not a giant meteor this time but changing water levels threatening a Victorian Jurassic park that has fascinated and thrilled generations of visitors for 166 years.

Historic England is announcing on Friday that it is adding the Crystal Palace dinosaurs to its heritage at risk register, worried by large cracks appearing in some of the 30 lifesize statues that were part of a pioneering project to educate and entertain people about natural science.

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LeBron out vs. Warriors Thurs. with sore groin

LeBron James, coming off a 40-point night against the Pelicans, will sit out the Lakers' game against the Warriors Thursday with a sore groin.

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Rodgers: CBA dissent based on Pack teammates

Aaron Rodgers revealed he was one of the 14 dissenters among the 32 NFL player representatives who Tuesday narrowly voted to send the new collective bargaining agreement to the full union membership.

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College basketball's most important coach might be this unrecognizable 20-year assistant

Gonzaga wouldn't be Gonzaga without its international recruiting wizardry. Tommy Lloyd is that wizard -- and the Zags' head coach in waiting.

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Man City's comeback reveals Madrid's crown is slipping

Pep Guardiola called Real Madrid "the kings" of Europe. After his Man City secured a comeback Champions League win, that may no longer be the case.

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LeBron out vs. Warriors Thurs. with sore groin

LeBron James, coming off a 40-point night against the Pelicans, will sit out the Lakers' game against the Warriors Thursday with a sore groin.

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Rodgers: CBA dissent based on Pack teammates

Aaron Rodgers revealed he was one of the 14 dissenters among the 32 NFL player representatives who Tuesday narrowly voted to send the new collective bargaining agreement to the full union membership.

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College basketball's most important coach might be this unrecognizable 20-year assistant

Gonzaga wouldn't be Gonzaga without its international recruiting wizardry. Tommy Lloyd is that wizard -- and the Zags' head coach in waiting.

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Man City's comeback reveals Madrid's crown is slipping

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Rodgers: CBA dissent based on Pack teammates

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LeBron out vs. Warriors Thurs. with sore groin

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LeBron out vs. Warriors Thurs. with sore groin

LeBron James, coming off a 40-point night against the Pelicans, will sit out the Lakers' game against the Warriors Thursday with a sore groin.

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LeBron out vs. Warriors Thurs. with sore groin

LeBron James, coming off a 40-point night against the Pelicans, will sit out the Lakers' game against the Warriors Thursday with a sore groin.

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Rodgers: CBA dissent based on Pack teammates

Aaron Rodgers revealed he was one of the 14 dissenters among the 32 NFL player representatives who Tuesday narrowly voted to send the new collective bargaining agreement to the full union membership.

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College basketball's most important coach might be this unrecognizable 20-year assistant

Gonzaga wouldn't be Gonzaga without its international recruiting wizardry. Tommy Lloyd is that wizard -- and the Zags' head coach in waiting.

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Man City's comeback reveals Madrid's crown is slipping

Pep Guardiola called Real Madrid "the kings" of Europe. After his Man City secured a comeback Champions League win, that may no longer be the case.

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LeBron out vs. Warriors Thurs. with sore groin

LeBron James, coming off a 40-point night against the Pelicans, will sit out the Lakers' game against the Warriors Thursday with a sore groin.

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Rodgers: CBA dissent based on Pack teammates

Aaron Rodgers revealed he was one of the 14 dissenters among the 32 NFL player representatives who Tuesday narrowly voted to send the new collective bargaining agreement to the full union membership.

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Man City's comeback reveals Madrid's crown is slipping

Pep Guardiola called Real Madrid "the kings" of Europe. After his Man City secured a comeback Champions League win, that may no longer be the case.

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Rodgers: CBA dissent based on Pack teammates

Aaron Rodgers revealed he was one of the 14 dissenters among the 32 NFL player representatives who Tuesday narrowly voted to send the new collective bargaining agreement to the full union membership.

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Man City's comeback reveals Madrid's crown is slipping

Pep Guardiola called Real Madrid "the kings" of Europe. After his Man City secured a comeback Champions League win, that may no longer be the case.

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Man City's comeback reveals Madrid's crown is slipping

Pep Guardiola called Real Madrid "the kings" of Europe. After his Man City secured a comeback Champions League win, that may no longer be the case.

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Trump's acting Homeland Security chief was excoriated by a GOP senator as he stumbled over basic questions on coronavirus preparation

"You're supposed to keep us safe. And the American people deserve some straight answers on the coronavirus," GOP Sen. John Kennedy said to Wolf.

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How South Korea’s Coronavirus Outbreak Got so Quickly out of Control

South Korea now has the highest number of coronavirus cases outside mainland China

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Trump official says coronavirus death rate same as flu – despite it being 100 times worse

In congressional testimony today, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf claimed that the mortality rate for coronavirus is similar to the flu, both at about 2 per cent.In response, Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana asks: “Are you sure of that?”

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Secretary of State Pompeo appeared to coordinate with Giuliani on Ukraine, new documents show

A trove of documents released on Friday by the State Department to American Oversight make clear that Rudy Giuliani — who was acting as Trump’s personal attorney — pressed American diplomats to consider the information he’d unearthed in Kyiv about corruption. Though the documents released amount to fewer than a dozen pages of emails, they nevertheless show aides to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unambiguously receptive to Giuliani’s overtures.

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As Bernie Sanders surges, Texas liberals take their own shot

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren endorsed her, Texas' largest labor union is on her side and she surpassed $1 million in donors. Jessica Cisneros, who at 26 would become the youngest member of Congress, is the best shot liberal activists could've taken for a win in the 2020 election. As Sanders rides high nationally, surging in polls and putting critics on edge about Democrats nominating an avowed democratic socialist to take on President Donald Trump, his success is emboldening a crop of insurgent challengers on the left in Texas.

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Roger Stone Judge Scolds Trump, Allies Over Claims of Jury Bias

(Bloomberg) -- Three of the jurors who convicted Republican operative Roger Stone for lying to Congress and witness tampering testified that political bias played no role in their decision, pushing back against Stone’s contention that he deserves a new trial.U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson did not issue a ruling at the end of a Tuesday hearing on Stone’s request. But the judge said a juror’s social media posts criticizing President Donald Trump did not necessarily mean she was biased against Stone, who was convicted in November and sentenced last week to three years and four months in prison.At the beginning of the hearing in Washington, the judge sharply criticized the president and “false” news reports for promoting claims of bias she said could endanger jurors. “The risk of harassment and intimidation of any juror who may testify in the hearing later today is extremely high,” Jackson said, adding that “the jury has even been publicly criticized by the President of the United States.”The notion that Stone’s trial was tainted by left-leaning jury members, particularly the foreperson, has been promoted aggressively by Trump and right-wing media in recent days. The president, who has also hinted he may pardon his longtime ally, tweeted further on the issue Tuesday.At the beginning of the hearing, Jackson specifically criticized Fox News’ Tucker Carlson for falsely claiming an Obama administration official was placed on Stone’s jury and that another juror was married to a “Deep State” bureaucrat. The judge also noted that Carlson had accused the foreperson of being an “anti-Trump zealot” and broadcast her Twitter handle during his program.Jackson allowed Stone’s lawyer, Seth Ginsberg, to question the foreperson and two other jurors in the case. Ginsberg said the foreperson lied on her jury questionnaire when she denied having opinions on federal law enforcement agencies or Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. The charges against Stone stem from testimony he gave a congressional committee also probing Russian meddling.Ginsberg said the foreperson had written Facebook posts supportive of the Mueller investigation and had also retweeted a CNN contributor who criticized Stone’s supporters for complaining about his arrest while remaining silent on police shootings of African Americans.If such views had been known, Ginsberg said, the foreperson would have been excused from the jury.Read More: Roger Stone Gets Over Three Years in Jail for Trump Cover-UpGinsberg questioned the foreperson about social media posts dating back to 2017 in which she criticized Trump policies. In one post, she suggested Trump supporters wanted to keep people of color out of the U.S.But Jackson told Ginsberg he was making an assumption that the juror was biased against Stone based on her more general views on issues like immigration or racism. “Having an opinion about Trump’s policies doesn’t mean she can’t fairly and impartially judge the evidence on Roger Stone,” the judge said.Two other jurors testified that the foreperson did not pressure anyone to give a particular verdict and conducted the deliberations in an impartial manner. One of the jurors said the foreperson even pressed the panel to consider one of the charges more carefully after they were ready to give a guilty verdict.The foreperson has been widely attacked online for tweeting support for four prosecutors who resigned from the case when their tough sentencing recommendation for Stone was revised downward by senior Justice Department officials. Jackson said at the beginning of the hearing that the juror had done nothing wrong by stating her opinion.One of the four prosecutors, Michael Marando, appeared at the hearing Tuesday to answer Jackson’s questions about the jury selection process. The judge also asked one of the prosecutors why they hadn’t Googled the potential Stone jurors.Googling Jurors“I think it’s a regular practice for lawyers these days to Google potential jurors, isn’t it?” the judge asked. The prosecutor replied that it “just didn’t happen” and suggested it might have been a “cost and strategy” issue.Jackson, an Obama appointee, hasn’t been receptive to Stone’s earlier allegations of bias. A previous request for a new trial -- based on claims that a different juror was biased -- was denied on Feb. 5. Over the weekend, she rejected his claim that she herself was biased and denied his request to argue his latest motion before another judge.She expressed a measure of skepticism about his latest request on Tuesday, noting that his filing was somewhat hyperbolic.“Like the motion for recusal, it’s marked by a tone that I haven’t seen previously in pleadings in this case and was particularly reliant on adjectives,” Jackson said.(Adds detail from hearing)To contact the reporter on this story: Erik Larson in New York at elarson4@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: David Glovin at dglovin@bloomberg.net, Anthony LinFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.

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Health Officials Expect U.S. Coronavirus Outbreak: ‘It’s More of a Question of When’

U.S. officials admitted Tuesday that the United States is likely to suffer a coronavirus outbreak, one day after the Trump administration requested $2.5 billion to help slow the spread of the virus.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that it now expects a large increase in U.S. cases, and urged Americans to prepare for “the expectation that this might be bad.”Nancy Messonnier, the director of the Center DC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said that “it’s not so much of a question of if this will happen in this country any more but a question of when this will happen.” She also warned that “the disruption of daily life might be severe.”The Trump administration has delivered a mixed response on the virus, with U.S. health secretary Alex Azar admitting during a Senate hearing on Tuesday that “we cannot hermetically seal off the United States to a virus . . . and we need to be realistic about that.” Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf added that "we only know that, again, we anticipate those numbers to grow in the U.S.,” but said he could not give an “exact number.”Later in the day, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow struck a different tone on CNBC. “We have contained this — I won’t say airtight, but it’s pretty close to airtight,” he said. Stocks plunged for the second consecutive day, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 900 points after Tuesday-morning gains.President Trump told reporters in India early Tuesday that he thought “the whole situation will start working out.”There are currently 14 domestic cases confirmed in the country, with an additional three cases among those evacuated from China aboard U.S.-chartered flights, and 40 aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Asia.Health officials are also concerned about the lack of resources needed to diagnose and contain an outbreak, with the CDC still trying to roll out a testing kit for state and local health departments. As of Tuesday, a total of 426 people in the U.S. have been tested for the virus, with 12 states and localities now conducting their own tests.“You’re the secretary of Homeland Security and you can’t tell me if we have enough respirators?” Senator John Kennedy (R., La.) asked Wolf during the Senate hearing, after Wolf did not give a straight answer.Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) announced on Tuesday that he is introducing a bill to reduce reliance on Chinese products, over concerns that coronavirus is threatening “the domestic supply of some 150 prescription drugs, including antibiotics, generics, and branded drugs."

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U.S. officials: Four more Diamond Princess passengers have coronavirus; U.S. cases at 57

Four more passengers from the Diamond Princess have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of Americans infected to 40.

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While India seems to love Trump, the reality isn't so simple

Looking out over the world’s largest cricket stadium, the seats jammed with more than 100,000 people, India’s prime minister heaped praise on his American visitor. “The leadership of President Trump has served humanity,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday, highlighting Trump’s fight against terrorism and calling his 36-hour visit to India a watershed in India-U.S. relations. Trump beamed.

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'D.C. Sniper' Malvo can seek parole after change in Virginia law

Lee Boyd Malvo, who was 17 when he took part in the deadly 2002 "D.C. Sniper" shooting spree in the Washington area, will get a chance to seek parole in Virginia following a change in state law enacted on Monday, preempting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the matter. The change, signed by Democratic Governor Ralph Northam, allows people like Malvo, now 35, who were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for offenses committed before age 18 to ask for release after 20 years. Malvo, who is incarcerated in a supermax state prison in Virginia's Wise County, and an older accomplice, John Allen Muhammad, were convicted in the shootings in which 10 people were killed.

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‘I’m Coming for You’: Biden Threatens Gun Makers at South Carolina Rally

Joe Biden warned gun manufacturers during a speech in South Carolina on Monday night that “I’m coming for you, and I’m taking you down.”Biden has cast himself as a relative moderate in recent months on gun-control. His campaign’s gun control plan, which was released in October, proposed reinstating an “assault-weapons ban" and universal background checks, but would not force the current owners of semiautomatic rifles to sell the guns to government, as a number of his opponents proposed.While he's avoided aggressively targeting gun owners, Biden has previously emphasized his commitment to holding gun manufacturers liable when one of their products is used in the commission of a crime.“A guy has 12 assault weapons with bump stocks, which means you can fire it faster. You can pull the trigger faster,” Biden said last week during a CNN town hall, referencing the Las Vegas hotel shooting. “Why in God’s name should anyone, anyone, anyone, anyone be able to own that? It’s just wrong, and we’ve got to — and I promise you, as president, I am going to get these guys.”> I promise you that if I am elected president, we will hold gun manufacturers accountable for the carnage they have caused. pic.twitter.com/b1HLGdFyeF> > -- Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) February 24, 2020As Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) has risen in the polls, Biden has taken to criticizing the Vermont lawmaker's early career record on gun control, pointing out that Sanders, who was endorsed by the NRA in his 1990 congressional race, voted against gun control legislation on a number of occasions as a young House member.“It's just flat-out immoral, it's just flat-out immoral," Biden said Thursday at a meeting with members of the anti-gun group Moms Demand Action in Nevada. "You know, committed Republicans and some Democrats — like Bernie Sanders — voted five times, five times against background checks and waiting periods; notwithstanding the fact that millions of people were denied having access to weapons of destruction because they didn't qualify."

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ACLU files suit to block "sanctuary cities" from outlawing abortion

In its filing, the ACLU claims the ordinances violate the constitution and mislead residents "as to whether individuals can in fact exercise their right to access abortion. "

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Coronavirus: CDC issues heightened travel warning for South Korea amid COVID-19 spread

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning against travel to South Korea following the continued spread of the coronavirus worldwide.

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John Bolton tries to slam Bernie Sanders for Castro remarks, rams headlong into more recent history

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) got some blowback Monday for comments he made on Sunday's 60 Minutes in favor of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro's literacy program. It's not clear many people outside of Florida or under age 70 have strong feelings about Castro anymore — he died in 2016, after all, and Cuba is now mostly known as a hot vacation spot. And as Sanders also said on 60 Minutes, it's not like he thinks current, nuclear-armed despot "Kim Jong Un is a good friend," and unlike President Trump. "I don't trade love letters with a murdering dictator."Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton clearly did not pay attention to that last part of the interview when he jumped in to slam Sanders for "revealing the extent of his extremism" by suggesting "Castro's communist Cuba is not all bad." So Twitter reminded him.> pic.twitter.com/N3BVcFUKX5> > — subscribe to my newsletter (@brianbeutler) February 24, 2020In any case, Sanders doesn't seem rattled by the criticism. "You know what? I think teaching people to read and write is a good thing," he said at a CNN town hall in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday night. "I have been extremely consistent and critical of all authoritarian regimes all over the world — including Cuba, including Nicaragua, including Saudi Arabia, including China, including Russia. I happen to believe in democracy, not authoritarianism." He still doubled-down on the not-all-bad motif, saying that China, while "becoming more an more authoritarian," has also clearly "taken more people out of extreme poverty than any country in history."More stories from theweek.com Trump praises Modi's record on 'religious freedom' as violence breaks out over citizenship law Harvard scientist predicts coronavirus will infect up to 70 percent of humanity S&P 500 suffers 2-day drop not seen since 2008

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The Atlantic Politics Daily: Medicare for All—Maybe

It’s Tuesday, February 25. In today’s newsletter: Some Medicare for All talk for all who want to talk about it.

Plus: Biden at the brink? Bloomberg to the breach? Where candidates stand heading into the last Democratic debate before Super Tuesday.

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Medicare for All—Maybe

Listen to Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders talk about Medicare for All, and you’ll hear pretty clear disdain for more incremental measures to reform the American health-care system.

Sanders has blasted a so-called public option, the trendy moderate alternative to Medicare for All, as a “failed idea.” He’s leaned on Medicare for All as one of his clearest policy differentiators.

But how do Sanders organizers talk about Medicare for All? When my colleague Elaine Godfrey sought them out, what they told her ended up sounding less like what the candidate himself espouses on the campaign trail:

They said they are clear-eyed about how difficult achieving such gargantuan reform will be. And they would be pleased, if not completely satisfied, with passing a public option as a compromise.

“The goal is Medicare for All, but we recognize, Senator Sanders recognizes, that that’s going to be a process,” Kristin Pack, a 50-year-old stay-at-home mom and one of the leaders of Our Revolution Central Kentucky, told me. “If we could get a super-solid public option that could not be easily upturned by another party coming into power, that would be wildly successful.”

Elaine’s story tries to get at the heart of why it isn’t Medicare for All—or bust—for  Sanders supporters.

—Saahil Desai

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« DEBATE REFRESHER »

(Elizabeth Frantz / Reuters)

Not even a week’s passed since we last recapped the state of the Democratic primary before a debate (not even 150 hours, you can count ‘em). Tonight’s affair (the tenth, count ‘em) comes days before key primaries in South Carolina and then 14 Super Tuesday states, plus American Samoa.

Here’s where we left the contenders:

‣ Joe Biden: He needs a win, and he’s still counting on his South Carolina firewall. But ...

‣ Michael Bloomberg: He took a beating last week. Maybe he’ll try to pivot to gun control tonight.

‣ Pete Buttigieg: After Iowa, he very boldly started acting like a front-runner. For a very limited time, he was. Will he and Amy Klobuchar continue their two-way hostilities?

‣ Amy Klobuchar: She’s still here. After struggling with Latinos in Nevada, she now may be facing a similar challenge with black voters in South Carolina.

‣ Bernie Sanders: Will he be a bigger target than he was last week? Or will he emerge from tonight relatively unscathed?

‣ Tom Steyer: Now for billionaire number two! He’s returning to the debate stage in a state where he’s spent a lot of money (and where one of our reporters caught up with in October to understand … what he’s thinking).

‣ Elizabeth Warren: She continues to struggle in the early states, ending up fourth in Nevada. Warren and Sanders are often lumped together, but the two have pretty fundamental differences in vision, Frank Foer argues.

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The Opposite of Socialized Medicine

A small, litigious group has spent decades trying to stop the government from telling doctors what to do. What happens if it succeeds?

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons might sound like another boring doctors’ group politely debating telehealth legislation. But AAPS is a small yet vociferous interest group. Like Zelig with a stethoscope, it has popped up in nearly every major health-care debate for decades, including the Affordable Care Act and opioids, and it wields a surprising amount of influence.

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky was outed as a member in 2010. (A Paul spokesperson told me that while the senator is no longer a member, he is supportive of AAPS’s fight against Obamacare.)

When Representative Tom Price of Georgia was nominated to lead President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services, several newspapers pointed out that he, too, was a member. (At the time, an HHS spokesperson said that not all doctors in a group believe the same thing.)

Olga Khazan reports.

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Today’s newsletter was written by Saahil Desai, an editor on the Politics desk, and Christian Paz, a Politics fellow. It was edited by Shan Wang, who oversees newsletters.

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Chelsea's flaws laid bare by rampant Bayern

We knew Chelsea's rebuild was incomplete but Tuesday's heavy Champions League defeat vs. Bayern outlined just how far the Blues have to go.

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Chelsea's flaws laid bare by rampant Bayern

We knew Chelsea's rebuild was incomplete but Tuesday's heavy Champions League defeat vs. Bayern outlined just how far the Blues have to go.

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Chelsea's flaws laid bare by rampant Bayern

We knew Chelsea's rebuild was incomplete but Tuesday's heavy Champions League defeat vs. Bayern outlined just how far the Blues have to go.

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Chelsea's flaws laid bare by rampant Bayern

We knew Chelsea's rebuild was incomplete but Tuesday's heavy Champions League defeat vs. Bayern outlined just how far the Blues have to go.

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Chelsea's flaws laid bare by rampant Bayern

We knew Chelsea's rebuild was incomplete but Tuesday's heavy Champions League defeat vs. Bayern outlined just how far the Blues have to go.

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Chelsea's flaws laid bare by rampant Bayern

We knew Chelsea's rebuild was incomplete but Tuesday's heavy Champions League defeat vs. Bayern outlined just how far the Blues have to go.

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The Inside Scoop Behind This Viral ‘McMonstrosity’ Bagel Overflowing With ‘Extra Cream Cheese’

When placing an order for a bagel with cream cheese, most people have certain expectations for the bagel to cream cheese ratio that they’ll receive. So when one McDonald’s customer was presented with a bagel that he felt fell way outside of the cream cheese portion norm, he was compelled to share it with the world — or at least Twitter.

Bryan Passifiume, the customer in question, tells TIME that he always orders extra cream cheese on bagels to avoid only getting a “bible page-width’s worth” of the spread, but that he knew almost immediately that there was something off about the extra cream cheese bagel he picked up from McDonald’s on his way to work at the Toronto Sun on Tuesday.

“I thought something was amiss when I picked the bagel up from the counter and it felt kind of heavy,” he says. “So I went upstairs to my desk and sat down and I opened it up and it was enormous. There was literally two inches of cream cheese on it.”

Passifiume then took to Twitter to share some photos of the cream cheese-loaded creation, which he dubbed the “McMonstrosity.” His tweet showcasing the overflowing cream cheese from several different angles has since been liked nearly 4,000 times.

More photos of this monstrosity. I ordered extra cream cheese as they usually just apply it like butter, but this is clearly just an exercise in passive-aggressiveness. How do I possibly eat this? pic.twitter.com/XM70yMrnqp

— 𝙱𝚛𝚢𝚊𝚗 𝙿𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚞𝚖𝚎 (@BryanPassifiume) February 25, 2020

Since I obviously can’t eat this, I’m spending the morning comparing the girth of my McMonstrosity to items I find in the newsroom. Here it is next to my novelty Calgary Sun Stampeders football pic.twitter.com/pawjJSyrpk

— 𝙱𝚛𝚢𝚊𝚗 𝙿𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚞𝚖𝚎 (@BryanPassifiume) February 25, 2020

Almost as girthy as a regulation NHL hockey puck pic.twitter.com/RpWCIIRq1A

— 𝙱𝚛𝚢𝚊𝚗 𝙿𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚞𝚖𝚎 (@BryanPassifiume) February 25, 2020

But, why so much?

As for why he was given such an exorbitant amount of cream cheese, Passifiume says that he thinks there could be a few different explanations for the bagel preparer’s heavy hand. “I think whoever made it was either being passive-aggressive like, ‘Oh, you want extra cream cheese? I’ll give you extra cream cheese,’ or maybe they just weren’t paying attention to what they were doing,” he explains.

But Passifiume says that despite having no desire to eat the bagel, he couldn’t bring himself to throw it away before leaving work on Tuesday. “It just seems like it’s part of Canadian culture now so I don’t think I’m allowed to throw it out,” he says. “At the same time, I didn’t want to be wasteful — it is a lot of cream cheese — so I wrapped it up, left it on my desk and told my coworkers that they could eat it if they were hungry. But I don’t think they’ll be interested in doing that.”

I’m done for the day … I have carefully wrapped McMonstrosity up and will leave him on my desk tonight. I will tweet an update at 7am Wednesday morning on its status when I return to work. One like = 15 amen pic.twitter.com/h9FkHQg9Wk

— 𝙱𝚛𝚢𝚊𝚗 𝙿𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚞𝚖𝚎 (@BryanPassifiume) February 25, 2020

Passifiume also says the experience won’t stop him from continuing to order extra cream cheese on his bagels. “What I plan to do tomorrow is go to the same McDonald’s, order the same thing and see what they give me,” he says. “I think I’ll just compare [today’s bagel] to what they give me tomorrow and go from there.”

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New Mexico Governor to Sheriffs: Enforce New Red-Flag Gun Law or Resign

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a red-flag gun bill Tuesday that will allow state district courts to order the temporary surrender of firearms, and she urged sheriffs to resign if they still refuse to enforce it.

Flanked by advocates for stricter gun control and supportive law enforcement officials at a signing ceremony, Lujan Grisham said the legislation provides law enforcement authorities with an urgently needed tool to deter deadly violence by taking firearms from people who pose a threat to themselves or others.

Some sheriffs from mostly rural areas opposed the bill in committee hearings as a violation of constitutional guarantees to due process, free speech and the right to bear arms. Public rallies were held for and against the legislation.

Lujan Grisham said sheriffs should have the opportunity to oppose any recommended policy change, but “they cannot not enforce.”

“”If they really intend to do that, they should resign as a law enforcement officer and leader in that community,” she said.

New Mexico Sheriffs’ Association President Tony Mace of Cibola County said the new law goes too far by potentially impounding guns before any crime is committed and that he and other sheriffs will assert their discretion over its enforcement.

“We don’t work for the governor, we don’t work for the Legislature,” he said. “We work for the people that elected us into office.”

The legislation allows police and sheriffs deputies to petition a court for the surrender of household firearms within 48 hours from people who appear to pose a danger to themselves or others.

Petitions can be based on sworn affidavits filed by relatives, employers or school administrators, and authorities can be held liable for officers who fail to enforce the law.

The gun-control advocacy group Moms Demand Action is planning a yearslong campaign to publicize the law and outline how people can petition law enforcement for extreme risk protection orders, said Emelie DeAngelis, a state chapter leader.

She said her group is emphasizing that district attorneys can seek red-flag orders from judges in areas where sheriffs may show reluctance.

“We were really adamant that particularly with our sheriffs’ situation — a lot of them saying that they don’t want to enforce this — that the DAs had to stay in” the law, she said.

Lujan Grisham outlined her motivation for signing the red-flag law by invoking the 2019 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, and the 2018 mass shooting that killed 17 students at a Florida high school.

Red-flag laws gained momentum after it was learned that the young man accused in the Florida attack was widely known to be mentally troubled yet had access to weapons.

“Now this state is responding,” Lujan Grisham said. “We’re looking at the opportunity to do as much as we can for threats that could create mass violence.”

A red-flag order would set off a 10-day deadline for a court hearing on whether the initial order to surrender firearms is extended for a year. A flagged gun owner can request an extension of up to 30 days for the hearing.

Failure to relinquish firearms as ordered is a misdemeanor that can lead authorities to remove weapons under the bill.

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