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Before Pro Bowl with no kickoffs, Cordarrelle Patterson says specialists get no respect
Bears receiver Cordarrelle Patterson participates in Thursday’s Pro Bowl practice. | AP Photos
The NFL eliminated kickoffs in the all-star game six years ago. This week, the league presented an alternative to onside kicks. ORLANDO, Fla. — The Bears’ Cordarrelle Patterson was voted into the Pro Bowl as a special teamer, though the Saints’ Deonte Harris is the NFC’s return specialist.
Neither will return kicks during Sunday’s Pro Bowl, though. The NFL eliminated kickoffs in the all-star game...
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2020 NFL free agents: Five big-name Bears who could be gone this offseason
Gabriel was productive when healthy, but he’ll be 29 next month and is set to cost the Bears $14 million over the next two seasons. | Getty
With a tight salary cap situation and roster improvements needed, the Bears will likely need to part with some recognizable names this spring. Change is inevitable in the NFL, even when everything is going great. For the Bears, after a tremendously disappointing 8-8 season, it is imperative.
They can’t possibly go into next season with the same roster...
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‘Nobody can leave’: Trapped Wuhan residents stock up
Police at a roadblock on the outskirts of Wuhan turned away cars trying to leave the virus-stricken city on Saturday, as other anxious residents trapped inside spent the Lunar New Year stocking up on masks and medical supplies. Authorities have prevented anyone from leaving Wuhan, the city of 11 million people at the heart of [
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Lev Parnas is afraid of Bill Barr — and he should be
Lev Parnas recently told Rachel Maddow that he’s more afraid of Attorney General Bill Barr than he is of the mobbed-up foreign oligarchs he has betrayed. Barr, after all, can weaponize our prisons to punish Parnas. “Am I scared?” he said. “Yes, because I think I’m more scared of our own Justice Department than these [
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Coronavirus Live Updates: A Somber Holiday as China Reports More Deaths
The authorities reported 15 new deaths in Wuhan, the center of the outbreak, as the virus spread to Australia and elsewhere.
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Three Patients Under Observation in NY for Possibly Contracting Coronavirus
NYC has one of the largest Chinese populations in the US.
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Taiwan bans export of surgical, N95 masks amid China coronavirus outbreak
Taiwanese government implements month-long ban on export of certain masks despite claiming to have sufficient stocks 3 days before
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‘Endangered’ missing man last seen in Woodlawn
Charles Almond | Chicago police
Charles Almond, 82, was last seen Jan. 24 in the area of the 6100 block of South Evans Avenue, police said. Police are looking for a man who was last seen in Woodlawn on the South Side.
Charles Almond, 82, was last seen Friday near the 6100 block of South Evans Avenue, Chicago police said. He was wearing a blue skullcap, a red and blue flannel shirt and gray jeans. He wasn’t wearing coat and may be confused.
He frequents the areas near the 6100 block of South...
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Aaron Hernandez Netflix documentary explores his sexuality, final days: 'Everything came together as a perfect storm'
More than two years after Aaron Hernandez took his life, the former NFL star is the subject of a shocking new documentary.
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What is the adenovirus?
Dr. Manny discusses how to avoid contracting adenovirus, and what it may mean for your child.
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The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers on storms, seagulls and spraying Robert Pattinson with a hose
His unorthodox methods saw his leading man nearly punch him in the face. But the end result is one of the past year’s most acclaimed films
This is getting very granular for me,” says Robert Eggers, half-jokingly, half-uncomfortably. We were talking about Eggers’s obsession with history, but somehow we have drifted on to his childhood habit of dressing up in costumes. “My mom would take me to [US clothing chain] Joann Fabrics and buy some Lycra for me, and I would hand-sew a Wolverine costume...
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Automatic Voter Registration Led to Illegal Ballots, Illinois Admits
A watchdog group has requested records from the Illinois State Board of Elections after 574 noncitizens were added to its rolls, allowing some of them to vote illegally in the 2018 midterm elections.
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