upi--2020-02-08--Scientists log Antarctica's hottest temperature on record

Feb. 8 ( UPI ) -- Scientists this week logged the hottest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica .
Scientists at Argentina 's Esperanza research station , with the country 's Servicio Meteorológico Nacional ( SMN ) , said it was 65 degrees , surpassing the previous record of 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit set in March 2015 at the same location .
Temperature records at the site date back to 1961 .
The World Meterological Organization said Friday that it would convene a committee to confirm the results .
`` Everything we have seen thus far indicates a likely legitimate record but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evaluation of the record once we have full data from SMN and on the meteorological conditions surrounding the event , '' WMO 's Weather and Climate Extremes rapporteur , Randall Cerveny , said .
According to the WMO , the Antarctica peninsula is among the fastest warming regions on the planet , warming by 37.4 degrees Fahreinheit over the last 50 years .
This week the European Union 's climate monitoring system reported that January 2020 was the hottest January on record , and earlier this year the Copernicus Climate Change Service , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on record .

The Argentina National Meteorological Service of the Esperanza base, located in Antarctica, recorded a temperature of 65 degrees this week. Photo courtesy of National Meteorological Service Argentina
Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Scientists this week logged the hottest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica. Scientists at Argentina's Esperanza research station, with the country's Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN), said it was 65 degrees, surpassing the previous record of 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit set in March 2015 at the same location. Advertisement
#Antártida | Nuevo récord de temperaturas  Este mediodía la Base #Esperanza registró un nuevo récord histórico (desde 1961) de temperatura, con 18,3°C. Con este valor se supera el récord anterior de 17,5°C del 24 en marzo de 2015. Y no fue el único récord... pic.twitter.com/rhKsPFytCb— SMN Argentina (@SMN_Argentina) February 6, 2020
Temperature records at the site date back to 1961.
The World Meterological Organization said Friday that it would convene a committee to confirm the results.
"Everything we have seen thus far indicates a likely legitimate record but we will of course begin a formal evaluation of the record once we have full data from SMN and on the meteorological conditions surrounding the event," WMO's Weather and Climate Extremes rapporteur, Randall Cerveny, said.
According to the WMO, the Antarctica peninsula is among the fastest warming regions on the planet, warming by 37.4 degrees Fahreinheit over the last 50 years.
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This week the European Union's climate monitoring system reported that January 2020 was the hottest January on record, and earlier this year the Copernicus Climate Change Service, determined 2019 was the second hottest year on record.


upi--2020-02-09--Los Angeles Clippers waive veteran guard Isaiah Thomas

Feb. 9 ( UPI ) -- The Los Angeles Clippers officially waived former All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas , the @ @ @ @ @ of basketball operations Lawrence Frank announced the roster move Saturday .
Thomas , 31 , @ @ @ @ @ of a three-team trade with the New York Knicks and Washington Wizards .
The move @ @ @ @ @ spot for the Clippers as the team eyes a playoff run .
Los Angeles planned @ @ @ @ @ agreement was finalized .
The Clippers ' backcourt consists of Patrick Beverley , Lou Williams @ @ @ @ @ Thomas as disposable .
Thursday 's three-team deal saw Marcus Morris and Thomas sent to @ @ @ @ @ Robinson going to the Wizards .
The Knicks received Moe Harkless and a 2020 first-round @ @ @ @ @ .
Thomas averaged 12.2 points per game with the Wizards this season .
In his @ @ @ @ @ averaged 18.1 points and five assists in 28.9 minutes per game .

Former Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers as part of a three-team trade involving the New York Knicks and Wizards. The Clippers planned to waive him following the trade. File Photo by Erik S. Lesser/EPA-EFE
Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Clippers officially waived former All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas, the team said. Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank announced the roster move Saturday. Thomas, 31, was acquired Thursday as part of a three-team trade with the New York Knicks and Washington Wizards. Advertisement
The move frees up a second roster spot for the Clippers as the team eyes a playoff run. Los Angeles planned to waive Thomas once the agreement was finalized.
The Clippers' backcourt consists of Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams and Landry Shamet, leaving Thomas as disposable.
Thursday's three-team deal saw Marcus Morris and Thomas sent to the Clippers, with Jerome Robinson going to the Wizards. The Knicks received Moe Harkless and a 2020 first-round draft pick in the trade.
Thomas averaged 12.2 points per game with the Wizards this season. In his NBA career, he has averaged 18.1 points and five assists in 28.9 minutes per game.


upi--2020-02-09--In Photos: Moments from the 2020 Oscars red carpet

Nominees and celebrities walk the red carpet for the 92nd annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday .

Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for Best Actor for his role in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI


upi--2020-02-09--San Francisco 49ers TE Garrett Celek announces retirement from NFL

Feb. 9 ( UPI ) -- San Francisco 49ers veteran tight end Garrett Celek announced his retirement from the NFL with a post on social media this weekend .
Celek , 31 , posted a message on Instagram and thanked the 49ers organization `` for giving me the opportunity to pursue my dreams . ''
`` I ca n't thank the 49ers organization enough for giving me the opportunity to pursue my dreams and all of the countless relationships I 've made along the way , especially my tight ends , '' Celek wrote Friday .
`` Thanks for supplying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Niner Faithful , thank you for cheering me on these past eight seasons , love y'all .
Celektime is clockin out . ''
Celek , who began the season on the physically unable to perform list after undergoing off-season back surgery , had his 2019-20 campaign end when he was placed on injured reserve in December .
He indicated during the week before Super Bowl LIV that he was considering retirement .
Celek was the second-longest-tenured player on the 49ers ' roster , behind only offensive tackle Joe Staley .
The 49ers signed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2012 .
He spent his entire eight-year NFL career in San Francisco , finishing with 82 receptions for 1,104 yards and 12 touchdowns in 91 games .

San Francisco 49ers tight end Garrett Celek was placed on injured reserve in December. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 9 (UPI) -- San Francisco 49ers veteran tight end Garrett Celek announced his retirement from the NFL with a post on social media this weekend. Celek, 31, posted a message on Instagram and thanked the 49ers organization "for giving me the opportunity to pursue my dreams." Advertisement
"I can't thank the 49ers organization enough for giving me the opportunity to pursue my dreams and all of the countless relationships I've made along the way, especially my tight ends," Celek wrote Friday. "Thanks for supplying me with endless stories and memories. Niner Faithful, thank you for cheering me on these past eight seasons, love y'all. Celektime is clockin out."
Celek, who began the season on the physically unable to perform list after undergoing off-season back surgery, had his 2019-20 campaign end when he was placed on injured reserve in December. He indicated during the week before Super Bowl LIV that he was considering retirement.
Celek was the second-longest-tenured player on the 49ers' roster, behind only offensive tackle Joe Staley.
The 49ers signed Celek as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He spent his entire eight-year NFL career in San Francisco, finishing with 82 receptions for 1,104 yards and 12 touchdowns in 91 games.


upi--2020-02-10--President Donald Trump's $4.8T budget to increase defense spending, cut domestic funds

Feb. 10 ( UPI ) -- President Donald Trump will submit a $ 4.8 trillion budget to Congress for fiscal 2021 on Monday , which calls for $ 740 billion in defense spending and $ 590 billion domestically -- a plan that asks for additional funding for immigration enforcement and NASA .
The proposed budget is up slightly from the $ 4.75 trillion plan he proposed for 2020 .
The president 's fiscal outline is also expected to include a request for an additional $ 2 billion to fund a wall at the U.S.Mexico border , a decrease from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year 's budget .
The Pentagon agreed last year to divert $ 3.6 billion of defense funding to nearly a dozen border wall projects that Defense Secretary Mark Esper said were `` necessary to support the use of armed forces in connection with the national emergency . ''
The decision spawned a series of legal challenges that ultimately led two federal judges to block the funding .
The proposed 2021 budget also includes a request for $ 15.6 billion for U.S. Customs and Border Protection , a 7 percent increase from current spending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Immigration and Customs enforcement , an increase of 23 percent .
Trump 's proposal includes a 12 percent budget increase for NASA , to more than $ 25.2 billion .
About $ 3 billion of that is earmarked for development of new human landers to advance Trump 's ambition to send U.S. astronauts back to the moon by 2024 and , eventually , to Mars .
`` Mars is the goal , the president has been clear , we want to plant an American flag on Mars , '' NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the proving ground , but Mars is the destination . ''
In a signal to Congress to negotiate its own policy package , Trump 's budget does not include a specific set of policy changes on drug prices .
Instead , it sets a goal to save $ 135 billion by lowering drug prices over 10 years .
The president is n't expected to ask for cuts to Social Security or Medicare , although the Trump administration has proposed more stringent reviews of the Social Security Disability Insurance program and its goal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cost of Medicare .
The budget also includes a plan to extend the Republican tax cuts passed in 2017 by continuing cuts to the individual rate , which were set to expire in 2025 , through 2035 at a cost of $ 1.4 trillion .
As Democrats control the House , experts say it 's unlikely Trump will get everything he 's asking for in his budget blueprint .

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A copy of President Donald Trump's proposed 2021 budget is seen on Capitol Hill Monday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 10 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump unveiled his $4.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2021 on Monday, which calls for $740 billion in defense spending and $590 billion domestically -- and notable funding for immigration enforcement and NASA. The total amount of the 138-page budget, titled "A Budget for America's Future," is up slightly from the $4.75 trillion plan he proposed a year ago for 2020. While White House budget proposals are largely symbolic, they begin the annual budgeting process and identify the president's chief priorities. In other words, it is Trump's request to Congress outlining how he thinks the budget should be structured. Advertisement
"Over the past three years, my administration has worked tirelessly to restore America's economic strength," Trump says in a foreword to the budget. "We have ended the war on American workers and stopped the assault on American industry, launching an economic boom the likes of which we have never seen before.
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"With this 2021 Budget, my administration is placing a special focus on [many] forgotten Americans, because every individual deserves to experience the dignity that comes through work. The truth is, jobs do not just provide paychecks: they give people purpose; allow them to engage with their communities; and help them reach their true potential. As we have shown, the right policies offer Americans paths to independence rather than trapping them in reliance on government programs."
The outline identifies five key priorities -- better trade deals, preserving peace through strength, overcoming the opioid crisis, regulation relief and American energy independence.
The blueprint includes a request for $15.6 billion for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a 7 percent increase from current spending, and about $10 billion for Immigration and Customs enforcement, a 23 percent hike.
It also includes a request for an additional $2 billion to fund a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, down from the $5 billion Trump sought last year. He's seeking less after the Pentagon agreed last year to divert $3.6 billion of defense funding to nearly a dozen border wall projects that Defense Secretary Mark Esper said were "necessary to support the use of armed forces in connection with the national emergency."
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The decision to tap the military for the money spawned a series of legal challenges that ultimately led two federal judges to block the funding.
Monday's proposal also includes a 12 percent budget increase for NASA, to more than $25.2 billion. About $3 billion of that is earmarked for development of new human landers to advance Trump's ambition to send U.S. astronauts back to the moon by 2024 and, eventually, to Mars.
"Mars is the goal, the president has been clear, we want to plant an American flag on Mars," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said last July. "The moon is the proving ground, but Mars is the destination."
The president's budget does not include a specific set of policy changes to lower the cost of prescription drugs, which has been another priority of Trump's presidency. Instead, it sets a goal to save $135 billion by lowering drug prices over 10 years.
The president isn't expected to ask for cuts to Social Security or Medicare, although the Trump administration has proposed more stringent reviews of the Social Security Disability Insurance program and its goal for drug price changes could affect the cost of Medicare.
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The budget also includes a plan to extend the Republican tax cuts passed in 2017 by continuing cuts to the individual rate, which were set to expire in 2025, through 2035 at a cost of $1.4 trillion.
As Democrats control the House, experts say it's unlikely Trump will get everything he's asking for in his budget blueprint.
Trump's proposal will next be submitted to the budget committees in the House and Senate. The Congressional Budget Office will study the blueprint and publish an analysis in March. Congressional legislation will follow, which will then allocate the respective taxpayer funds.


upi--2020-02-10--Spike Lee honors Kobe Bryant with Oscars tuxedo

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Kobe Doin' Work. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | Spike Lee (R) worked with Kobe Bryant for his 2009 documentary. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Director and longtime New York Knicks fan Spike Lee honored late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant by wearing a custom Kobe Bryant-inspired tuxedo at the 92nd Academy Awards. Lee wore the purple and gold threads with a pair of Nike Kobe 9 Elite basketball shoes Sunday in Los Angeles. Kobe and his 13-year-old daughter Giana were among nine who died during a helicopter crash Jan. 26 in Calabasas, Calif. Advertisement
Singer Billie Eilish also performed Yesterday, by the Beatles during the Oscars 2020 in Memoriam, honoring actors, writers, producers and other celebrities who have recently died. Kobe's picture was shown first.
"Life is too shot to get bogged down and be discouraged," the big screen read, featuring a quote from Bryant. "You have to keep moving. You have to keep growing."
Lee's tuxedo also had the No. 2 and No. 4 embroidered on its lapel, referencing one of the jersey numbers Kobe wore during his career with the Lakers. The director also had on a purple hat and purple glasses.
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Red carpet host Ryan Seacrest asked Lee about his suit before the award show. Lee was speechless when Seacrest asked how Lee "was doing" after Kobe's death.
Lee worked with Kobe on his 2009 documentary Kobe Doin' Work. Kobe won an Oscar for his animated short film Dear Basketball in 2018.
Moments from the 2020 Academy Awards red carpet


upi--2020-02-10--Watch: 'Dragon Ball FighterZ': Ultra Instinct Goku, Kefla join the game in new trailer

Feb. 10 ( UPI ) -- Ultra Instinct Goku and Kefla are the newest playable characters announced for publisher Bandai @ @ @ @ @ Dragon Ball FighterZ .
The characters , known for appearing in the Dragon Ball Super @ @ @ @ @ in a new gameplay trailer that was released on Sunday .
Ulta Instinct Goku is @ @ @ @ @ where his hair turns silver .
He is featured in the trailer dodging attacks from @ @ @ @ @ .
Kelfa is a fusion between Caulifla and Kale .
The female Super Saiyan is @ @ @ @ @ even Goku 's power .
Ultra Instinct Goku and Kefla are part of a third @ @ @ @ @ coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ .
Kefla will arrive for the game first on Feb. @ @ @ @ @ is available on the PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , Nintendo Switch and PC .

Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Ultra Instinct Goku and Kefla are the newest playable characters announced for publisher Bandai Namco's fighting game, Dragon Ball FighterZ.
The characters, known for appearing in the Dragon Ball Super anime series, were announced in a new gameplay trailer that was released on Sunday.
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Ulta Instinct Goku is Goku's most powerful form where his hair turns silver. He is featured in the trailer dodging attacks from Jiren and unleashing powerful combos.
Kelfa is a fusion between Caulifla and Kale. The female Super Saiyan is featured in the clip matching even Goku's power.
Ultra Instinct Goku and Kefla are part of a third season of new DLC characters coming to Dragon Ball FighterZ. Kefla will arrive for the game first on Feb. 28. Dragon Ball FighterZ is available on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC.


upi--2020-02-10--'Parasite' wins Best Picture, Director at 2020 Oscars

Feb. 9 ( UPI ) -- The Korean dark comedy Parasite was named Best Picture at the Academy Awards gala in Los Angeles Sunday night .
It also earned the honors for Best International Film , Best Original Screenplay and Best Director for Bong Joon Ho .
This is the first non-English-language movie to take the top honor and Ho is the first Korean filmmaker to win the Best Director prize .
`` Just to be nominated was a huge honor .
I never thought I would win , '' Ho said , offering to break up his Best Director @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominees Sam Mendes , Todd Phillips , Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino .
`` If the academy allows , I would like to get a Texas chainsaw , split the award into five and share it with all of you .
Thank you .
I will drink until next morning .
Thank you . ''
Joaquin Phoenix won the Best Actor Oscar for Joker , which also aced the Best Original Score category .
Renee Zellweger was named Best Actress for Judy , Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star Brad Pitt won @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Laura Dern took home the Best Supporting Actress trophy for Marriage Story .
1917 picked up the awards for Best Cinematography , Visual Effects and Sound Mixing , and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood won for Best Production Design .
Jojo Rabbit earned the Best Adapted Screenplay accolade and American Factory was voted Best Documentary Feature .
Toy Story 4 was named Best Animated Feature and the prize for Best Animated Short went to Hair Love .
Little Women won the statuette for Best Costume Design and The Neighbors ' Window was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Dolby Theatre by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , the ceremony celebrated excellence in film for 2019 .
The ABC telecast had no host for a second , consecutive year .

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Bong Joon-ho, winner of Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture for "Parasite," appears backstage with his Oscars. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Korean dark comedy Parasite was named Best Picture at the Academy Awards gala in Los Angeles on Sunday night. It also earned the honors for Best International Film, Best Original Screenplay and Best Director for Bong Joon Ho. Advertisement
It is the first non-English-language movie to take the top honor, and Ho is the first Korean filmmaker to win the Best Director prize.
"Just to be nominated was a huge honor. I never thought I would win," Ho said, offering to break up his Best Director trophy and give pieces to his fellow nominees Sam Mendes, Todd Phillips, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino.
"If the academy allows, I would like to get a Texas chainsaw, split the award into five and share it with all of you. Thank you. I will drink until next morning. Thank you."
Joaquin Phoenix won the Best Actor Oscar for Joker, which also aced the Best Original Score category. Renee Zellweger was named Best Actress for Judy.
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star Brad Pitt won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and Laura Dern took home the Best Supporting Actress trophy for Marriage Story.
1917 picked up the awards for Best Cinematography, Visual Effects and Sound Mixing, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood won for Best Production Design.
Winners of 2020 Academy Awards
Bong Joon-ho, winner of Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture for "Parasite." His film is the first non-English-language movie to win Best Picture. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Jojo Rabbit earned the Best Adapted Screenplay accolade, and American Factory was voted Best Documentary Feature.
Toy Story 4 was named Best Animated Feature, and the prize for Best Animated Short went to Hair Love.
Little Women won the statuette for Best Costume Design, and The Neighbors' Window was selected Best Live-Action Short.
Bestowed at the Dolby Theatre by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the ceremony celebrated excellence in film for 2019.
The ABC telecast had no host for a second consecutive year.
Singer-songwriter Janelle Monae opened the show with a musical performance.


upi--2020-02-10--Naval academy: Midshipman dies during physical test

Feb. 10 ( UPI ) -- A U.S. Navy midshipman died over the weekend while taking a semi-annual physical readiness test , officials said .
In a series of tweets on Sunday , the U.S .
Naval Academy said Duke Carrillo , 21 , of Flower Mound , Texas , had died the day prior after collapsing during the 1.5-mile run of the test .
First responders performed `` exhaustive resuscitation efforts '' at the site before Carrillo was rushed to the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis , Md.
, where he was pronounced dead at around 12:23 p.m. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his death was under review .
U.S. Navy Superintendent Vice Adm. Sean Buck offered his condolences to the Carrillo family , stating he and his wife , Joanne , join the brigade in mourning `` the sudden and tragic loss '' of Carrillo .
The academy announced on Saturday that a midshipman had died , stating his identity was being withheld for 24 hours so his family could be notified and out of respect for their privacy .
`` The Naval Academy is supporting the midshipman 's family , friends and loved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' it said in a statement , adding that counseling services and support were available to students , facility and staff at the school .
`` I am honestly able to say he was friends with everyone and uplifted those around him , '' 24th Co. Officers Lt. Sara Lewis said about Carrillo in a statement .
`` Due to his calm and loving personality , he will be especially missed in 24th company . ''
Carrillo 's two brothers , Dylan and Jake , are both Naval Academy midshipmen , the academy @ @ @ @ @

Duke Carrillo, 21, of Flower Mound, Texas, died Saturday after collapsing during the 1.5-mile segment of a physical readiness test. Photo courtesy of the Carrillo Family/ Twitter
Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy midshipman died over the weekend while taking a semi-annual physical readiness test, officials said. In a series of tweets on Sunday, the U.S. Naval Academy said Duke Carrillo, 21, of Flower Mound, Texas, had died the day prior after collapsing during the 1.5-mile run of the test. Advertisement
First responders performed "exhaustive resuscitation efforts" at the site before Carrillo was rushed to the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md., where he was pronounced dead at around 12:23 p.m. on Saturday.
Officials said the cause of his death was under review.
U.S. Navy Superintendent Vice Adm. Sean Buck offered his condolences to the Carrillo family, stating he and his wife, Joanne, join the brigade in mourning "the sudden and tragic loss" of Carrillo.
The academy announced on Saturday that a midshipman had died, stating his identity was being withheld for 24 hours so his family could be notified and out of respect for their privacy.
"The Naval Academy is supporting the midshipman's family, friends and loved ones during this time of grief," it said in a statement, adding that counseling services and support were available to students and staff at the school.
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"I am honestly able to say he was friends with everyone and uplifted those around him," 24th Co. Officers Lt. Sara Lewis said about Carrillo in a statement. "Due to his calm and loving personality, he will be especially missed in 24th company."
Carrillo's two brothers, Dylan and Jake, are both Naval Academy midshipmen, the academy said.


upi--2020-02-10--Coronavirus deaths top 900 after deadliest day yet

Feb. 10 ( UPI ) -- The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus surged to 910 after Chinese health officials reported 97 people died from the disease on Sunday -- the deadliest day since the outbreak began in December .
China 's National Health Commission released the numbers early Monday , stating 91 deaths occurred over the day prior in Hubei province , the epicenter of the outbreak .
The number of cases of the disease also rose by 3,062 , bringing the nation 's total cases of the disease to 40,171 , of which nearly 3,300 have been cured @ @ @ @ @ @ @ officials said .
Among the infected are 27 foreigners , China 's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters , adding that 22 of them still remain in the hospital .
The figure includes two deaths -- that of a U.S. citizen who died Thursday and a Japanese national who died over the weekend .
Worldwide , there have only been two deaths outside mainland China -- one in Hong Kong and one in the Philippines -- with the number of confirmed cases surpassing 300 in 24 countries , according to the World @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the 2019-nCoV has exceeded the death toll from the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic from November 2002 to July 2003 that killed 774 people , mostly in China and Hong Kong .
In response , Taiwan announced starting Tuesday it was expanding its travel band to Hong Kong and Macao .
Last week , it limited the issuance of visas to those from the two nearby Chinese regions but increased its precautions Monday due to the severity of the risk of infection , Taiwan 's Mainland Affairs Council said in a statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , internal transfers of multinational enterprises , spouses and minor children who have obtained residence permits , '' all from Hong Kong and Macau are barred from Taiwan , it said , adding those who do enter the island will be subjected to a 14-day home quarantine .
Taiwan had previously suspended most direct passenger flights with mainland China .
Britain on Monday also declared the transmission of the novel coronavirus constitutes a `` serious and imminent threat to public health , '' hours after it announced its fourth confirmed case of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent public health emergency from the novel coronavirus originating from Wuhan , secretary of state has made regulations to ensure that the public are protected as far as possible form the transmission of the virus , '' the Department of Health and Social Care said in a statement .
Two facilities have been designated for the isolation of patients and the province of Hubei has been declared as an `` infected area , '' under the new regulations , it said .
Britain on Sunday confirmed four patients have tested positive for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public from low to moderate .
`` The new case is a known contact of a previously confirmed UK case , and the virus was passed on in France , '' Chief Medical Officer Prof. Chris Whitty said in a statement .
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said late Sunday that while the spread of the disease outside China remains slow there are now `` concerning instances '' of the spread of the disease from people who have not visit China .
Most of those who have been sickened with the virus have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ detection of a small number of cases may indicate more widespread transmission in other countries , '' he said .
`` In short , we may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg . ''
Ghebreyesus said containment of the disease remains the WHO 's objective but all countries must prepare for the virus ' possible arrival .
`` I reiterate my call on all countries to share what they know about [ 2019-nCoV ] in real time with WHO .
I reiterate my call for calm .
I reiterate my call @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientific solidarity , '' he said via Twitter .
`` Any break in solidarity is a victory for the virus . ''
A WHO-led team of international experts has also been dispatched to China to investigate the outbreak , he said .
The news comes as health experts in Australia 's New South Wales announced Monday they have grown the live coronavirus from NSW patients , which will allow health officials worldwide to faster contain the virus ' spread .
Health Minister Brad Hazzard said their discovery will expand access to better diagnostic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of how the virus behaves and replicates .
`` Early and accurate diagnosis of infectious and deadly viruses is critical because undiagnosed patients can unknowingly transmit it to others , '' he said .
The team of scientists and pathologists were able to grow the virus by sequencing its genome and then growing the live virus from real patients instead of using synthetic materials , Hazzard said .
Prof. Dominic Dwyer , NSW 's director of public health pathology , said their work will expand access to faster and reliable diagnostic testing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus with samples from NSW patients as opposed to trying to mimic it from synthetic specimens is a terrific breakthrough , '' Dwyer said .
`` We 're proud to be able to share our discovery with the World Health Organization , and international researcher and clinicians , so together we ultimately help save lives . ''
The news comes as Japan 's Health Ministry reported 60 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection on a cruise ship under quarantine in Yokohama , which brings the total number of cases on the ship from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On Sunday , the Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare reported a total of 70 cases from the Diamond Princess after an additional six people had fallen ill .
The ministry has tested over 336 of the 3,700 people on the ship that has been quarantined of Yokohama since Feb. 4 but it is considering testing everyone on board .
`` We are taking a close look whether we can conduct all the tests , '' said Katsunobu Kato , the minister of health , labor and welfare .
Meanwhile , some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World Dream in Hong Kong have been allowed to leave after four days quarantined on the vessel .
The Hong Kong government also said its confirmed cases rose to 36 after it recorded 10 new cases , nine of which were among the same family who fell ill after sharing a meal .
The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health said Sunday that 19 relatives shared the meal together .
The spread of the disease is also affecting sports , with the Ladies Professional Golf Association announcing Monday it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Championships scheduled to run Feb. 27 to March 1 in Singapore .
`` The health and safety of our players , fans and everyone working on the event is always our highest priority , '' it said in a statement .
`` While we are disappointed that these tournaments will not take place this season , we look forward to returning to Asia soon . ''

A historical, normally tourist-heavy area is eerily empty as the deadly coronavirus threatens Beijing on Saturday. Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Over 1,000 people in China have died from the novel coronavirus, Chinese health officials said Tuesday hours after an advance team of experts from the World Health Organization arrived in the Asian nation. Officials with China's National Health Commission confirmed a total of 1,016 people have died from the virus, dubbed 2019-nCoV, since patients first started falling ill with the mysterious new disease in early December. Advertisement
The death toll skyrocketed from Sunday's tally of 908 after 108 people died on Monday, making it the deadliest day on record. The previous record was 97 tallied from the day prior.
Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, accounted for 103 of Monday's deaths, the officials said, with Wuhan, the city of 11 million people believed to be where the virus emerged from, recording 101 of them.
The number of confirmed cases grew to 42,638, up by 2,478 cases from the day before, officials said.
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Among the infected are 27 foreigners, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Monday in his daily briefing with reporters, adding 22 of them still remain in isolation.
The figure includes two deaths -- that of a U.S. citizen who died Thursday and a Japanese national who died over the weekend.
Geng said the U.S. citizen was a Chinese American who died in Wuhan and whose Chinese family had been in contact with medical officials during his treatment.
"We offer the deepest condolences over the American national's passing," Geng said. "We have notified the U.S. through diplomatic channels and will offer necessary assistance to the U.S. side and the bereaved family."
Health officials said nearly 4,000 patients infected with the virus have been cured and discharged from the hospital.
Worldwide, there have only been two deaths outside mainland China -- one in Hong Kong and one in the Philippines -- with the number of confirmed cases surpassing 300 in 24 countries, according to the World Health Organization.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus said Monday that the situation of the epidemic remains unchanged as 99 percent of the infections reside within China and most of them were "mild."
Ghebreysus announced that an advance team of international experts, led by renowned Canadian epidemiologist Dr. Bruce Aylward, arrived in China to lay the groundwork for further experts to arrive.
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The WHO's chief said many people are asking about the status of the outbreak and this team, along with an international forum to kick off Tuesday in Geneva, will hopefully be able to better answer those questions.
While spread of the disease outside of China remains slow, he said recent concerns have been raised over new cases of the disease discovered in people who have no travel history to China.
"The detection of these small number of cases could be the spark that becomes a bigger fire but for now it is only a spark," he said. "Our objective remains containment. We call on all countries to use the window of opportunity we have to prevent a bigger fire."
The number of deaths from the 2019-nCoV has exceeded the death toll from the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic from November 2002 to July 2003 that killed 774 people, mostly in China and Hong Kong.
In response, Taiwan announced starting Tuesday it was expanding its travel ban to Hong Kong and Macao.
Last week, it limited the issuance of visas to those from the two nearby Chinese regions but increased its precautions Monday due to the severity of the risk of infection, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said in a statement.
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"Except for business performance activities, internal transfers of multinational enterprises, spouses and minor children who have obtained residence permits," all from Hong Kong and Macau are barred from Taiwan, it said, adding those who do enter the island will be subjected to a 14-day home quarantine.
Taiwan had previously suspended most direct passenger flights with mainland China.
Britain on Monday also declared the transmission of the novel coronavirus constitutes a "serious and imminent threat to public health," hours after it announced its fourth confirmed case of the disease.
"In light of the recent public health emergency from the novel coronavirus originating from Wuhan, secretary of state has made regulations to ensure that the public are protected as far as possible form the transmission of the virus," the Department of Health and Social Care said in a statement.
Two facilities have been designated for the isolation of patients and the province of Hubei has been declared as an "infected area," under the new regulations, it said.
Britain on Sunday confirmed four patients have tested positive for the virus, raising the risk to the public from low to moderate.
"The new case is a known contact of a previously confirmed UK case, and the virus was passed on in France," Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty said in a statement.
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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said late Sunday that while the spread of the disease outside China remains slow, there are now "concerning instances" of the spread of the disease from people who have not visited China. Most of those who have been sickened with the virus have visited the Asian nation.
"The detection of a small number of cases may indicate more widespread transmission in other countries," he said. "In short, we may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg."
Ghebreyesus said containment of the disease remains the WHO's objective but all countries must prepare for the possible arrival of the virus.
"I reiterate my call on all countries to share what they know about [2019-nCoV] in real time with WHO. I reiterate my call for calm. I reiterate my call for solidarity -- human, financial and scientific solidarity," he said via Twitter. "Any break in solidarity is a victory for the virus."
A WHO-led team of international experts has also been dispatched to China to investigate the outbreak, he said.
The news comes as health experts in Australia's New South Wales announced Monday they have grown the live coronavirus from NSW patients, which will allow health officials worldwide to faster contain the virus' spread.
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Health Minister Brad Hazzard said their discovery will expand access to better diagnostic testing for infected patients through better understanding of how the virus behaves and replicates.
"Early and accurate diagnosis of infectious and deadly viruses is critical because undiagnosed patients can unknowingly transmit it to others," he said.
The team of scientists and pathologists were able to grow the virus by sequencing its genome and then growing the live virus from real patients instead of using synthetic materials, Hazzard said.
Professor Dominic Dwyer, NSW's director of public health pathology, said their work will expand access to faster and reliable diagnostic testing.
"Being able to cultivate the novel coronavirus with samples from NSW patients as opposed to trying to mimic it from synthetic specimens is a terrific breakthrough," Dwyer said. "We're proud to be able to share our discovery with the World Health Organization and international researchers and clinicians, so together we ultimately help save lives."
The news comes as Japan's Health Ministry reported 60 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection on a cruise ship under quarantine in Yokohama, which brings the total number of cases on the ship to 135.
On Sunday, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare reported a total of 70 cases from the Diamond Princess after an additional six people had fallen ill.
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The ministry has tested over 336 of the 3,700 people on the ship that has been quarantined off Yokohama since Monday, but it is considering testing everyone on board.
All of the ill passengers have been removed from the ship and transported to local hospitals for treatment, Japanese health officials said. In addition to the Americans, the newly diagnosed cases include 45 Japanese as well as travelers from Australia, Canada, England, the Philippines and Ukraine, Princess Cruises, which owns the ship, said in a statement.
"We are taking a close look whether we can conduct all the tests," said Katsunobu Kato, the minister of health, labor and welfare.
Another ship owned by the company, the Caribbean Princess, curtailed its planned 14-day cruise in the Caribbean "out of an abundance of caution due to guests reporting symptoms consistent with a mild case of gastrointestinal illness," according to a separate statement released Monday.
The affected passengers are being treated by the ship's onboard medical team, and there are no cases of coronavirus identified among guests or crew, the company said. The ship, with more than 4,100 is scheduled to arrive in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday.
Meanwhile, some 3,600 passengers of a cruise ship named World Dream in Hong Kong have been allowed to leave after four days quarantined on the vessel.
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The Hong Kong government also said its confirmed cases rose to 36 after it recorded 10 new cases, nine of which were among the same family who fell ill after sharing a meal.
The Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health said Sunday that 19 relatives shared the meal.
The spread of the disease is also affecting sports, with the Ladies Professional Golf Association announcing Monday it is canceling the 2020 HSBC Women's World Championships scheduled to run Feb. 27 to March 1 in Singapore.
"The health and safety of our players, fans and everyone working on the event is always our highest priority," it said in a statement. "While we are disappointed that these tournaments will not take place this season, we look forward to returning to Asia soon."


upi--2020-02-10--On This Day, Feb. 10: Australian destroyer, aircraft carrier collide killing 82

Feb. 10 ( UPI ) -- On this date in history : In 1763 , the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years ' War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War , with France ceding Quebec to Great Britain .
In 1870 , the Young Women 's Christian Association was founded in New York .
In 1897 , the slogan `` All The News That 's Fit To Print '' first appeared on Page One of The New York Times .
In 1931 , New Delhi was made the capital of India .
In 1962 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gary Powers was returned to the United States by Russia in exchange for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel .
In 1964 , 82 Australian sailors died when an aircraft carrier and a destroyer collided off New South Wales , Australia .
In 1992 , an Indianapolis jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson in the rape of a beauty pageant contestant .
Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison and released after three .
In 1996 , a computer -- IBM 's Deep Blue -- won a game against world champion chess @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three games and drew two others in winning the overall match with Deep Blue .
In 2007 , U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David Petraeus assumed control of the U.S. forces in Iraq at a ceremony in Baghdad .
He described his new job as `` hard but not hopeless . ''
In 2011 , a 14-year-old suicide bomber in a school uniform attacked an army parade ground in Pakistan , killing at least 27 soldiers and injuring more than 40 others .
In 2013 , the northeastern United States was digging out from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and left at least 400,000 households without power .
In 2019 , Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota officially announced her plans to run for president in the 2020 election .

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Aerial starboard side view of the Royal Australian Navy aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne (R21) and the destroyers HMAS Vendetta (D08) and HMAS Voyager (D04) underway, circa in 1959. On February 10, 1964, 82 Australian sailors died when the Melbourne and the Voyager collided off New South Wales, Australia. File Photo courtesy of the Australian armed forces
Feb. 10 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War, with France ceding Quebec to Great Britain. Advertisement
In 1870, the Young Women's Christian Association was founded in New York.
In 1897, the slogan "All The News That's Fit To Print" first appeared on Page One of The New York Times.
In 1931, New Delhi was made the capital of India.
File Photo by Mohammad Kheirkhah/UPI
In 1962, captured U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers was returned to the United States by Russia in exchange for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel.
In 1964, 82 Australian sailors died when an aircraft carrier and a destroyer collided off New South Wales, Australia.
In 1992, an Indianapolis jury convicted former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson in the rape of a beauty pageant contestant. Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison and released after three.
In 1996, a computer -- IBM's Deep Blue -- won a game against world champion chess player Garry Kasparov. But Kasparov won three games and drew two others in winning the overall match with Deep Blue.
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In 2007, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David Petraeus assumed control of the U.S. forces in Iraq at a ceremony in Baghdad. He described his new job as "hard but not hopeless."
In 2011, a 14-year-old suicide bomber in a school uniform attacked an army parade ground in Pakistan, killing at least 27 soldiers and injuring more than 40 others.
In 2013, the northeastern United States was digging out from a monster snowstorm that killed nine people and left at least 400,000 households without power.
In 2019, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota officially announced her plans to run for president in the 2020 election.


upi--2020-02-10--Famous birthdays for Feb. 10: Robert Wagner, Elizabeth Banks

Feb. 10 ( UPI ) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius .

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Robert Wagner (L) and his family ride down Hollywood Boulevard during the 85th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade in Los Angeles on November 27, 2016. The actor turns 90 on February 10. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include: Advertisement
-- French mathematician Pierre Bouguer in 1698
-- Essayist Charles Lamb in 1775
-- Russian author Boris Pasternak in 1890
-- Entertainer Jimmy Durante in 1893
-- German dramatist Bertolt Brecht in 1898
-- Actor Lon Chaney Jr. in 1906
-- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Georges Pire in 1910
-- Operatic soprano Leontyne Price in 1927 (age 93)
-- Actor Robert Wagner in 1930 (age 90)
-- Singer Roberta Flack in 1937 (age 83)
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-- Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Mark Spitz in 1950 (age 70)
-- Golfer Greg Norman in 1955 (age 65)
-- Television commentator/host George Stephanopoulos in 1961 (age 59)
-- Political commentator Glenn Beck in 1964 (age 56)
-- Actor Laura Dern in 1967 (age 53)
-- Actor Elizabeth Banks in 1974 (age 46)
File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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-- Actor Stephanie Beatriz in 1981 (age 39)
-- Actor Uzo Aduba in 1981 (age 39)
-- Actor Trevante Rhodes in 1990 (age 30)
-- Actor Emma Roberts in 1991 (age 29)
-- Actor Chloe Grace Moretz in 1997 (age 23)
-- Actor Tiffany Espensen in 1999 (age 21)
-- Actor Yara Shahidi in 2000 (age 20)


upi--2020-02-10--U.S. dairy farmers add cows after years of low prices

EVANSVILLE , Ind.
, Feb. 10 ( UPI ) -- U.S. dairy farmers again are adding cows to their herds , despite years of overproduction that kept milk prices low and pushed thousands of farms out of business .
As of January , 9,334,600 milk cows were recorded in the United States , up by more than 17,000 from the average herd size in August , according to U.S. Department of Agriculture figures .
`` Last August , the monthly average herd size reached its low point , and then it started climbing again , '' said Peter Vitaliano , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research at the National Milk Producers Federation .
`` Hopefully , the herd expansion wo n't go faster than the increase in demand . ''
The herd expansion comes at a time when milk prices finally are increasing , Vitaliano said .
Prices plummeted at the end of 2014 and remained low until late 2019 .
During that time , many small to midsize farms lost money every year and , across the country , farms went under .
Wisconsin alone lost more than 2,600 -- nearly 30 percent of its dairies .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the price og milk hit an all-time high , driven largely by a sudden spike in international demand , Vitaliano said .
American farms rushed to increase their production .
But , by the end of 2014 , those international markets lost their appetite for American milk .
Demand dropped , and so did price .
Production , however , kept increasing .
`` During the low , as margins got tighter , we kept increasing our volume , '' said Luke Minich , a dairy farmer in Indiana .
`` So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But , you have to be .
Our expenses do n't change .
We 're all in the same boat .
We all need gross income , and we get that by adding cows . ''
Minich said it is normal for milk prices to cycle up and down over multi-year periods , as high prices encourage farmers to increase production and low prices push farms out of business .
And that is exactly what happened .
In early 2018 , the trend of low prices finally reversed as rapidly increasing dairy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than remaining farmers could add them .
Between July 2018 and July 2019 , the number of cows dropped by about 100,000 and prices recovered .
`` The high price from the start of the year is already starting to go down , '' Vitaliano said .
`` That could be from the fact that the herd is expanding . ''
After hovering around $ 15 per 100 pounds of milk during 2018 , the price climbed to nearly $ 19 in January .
The futures price opened Friday at $ 17.23 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ will depend on whether demand keeps pace with increased production , Vitaliano said .
And some factors already are going in dairy farmers ' favor .
China has promised to majorly increase its purchases of U.S. agricultural goods over the next two years under the phase one trade deal -- and dairy industry experts believe that one of the ways it will accomplish that is by increasing dairy imports .
In addition , it 's possible that the cows in places hit with major flooding in 2019 will produce less milk year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dairy farmer and the president of the Wisconsin Farmers Union .
Farmers in those regions had trouble growing cattle feed , so the quality of this year 's feed will be lower , he said .
Lower quality feed means cows will produce less milk .
`` We 're kind of in a wait-and-see period now , '' Von Ruden said .
`` If production is up from last year , the forecast will be low prices again .
But , if production does n't go up , we might be in for @ @ @ @ @

The American cattle herd is growing after more than a year in decline. Photo courtesy of Pixabay
EVANSVILLE, Ind., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. dairy farmers again are adding cows to their herds after years of overproduction that kept milk prices low and pushed thousands of farms out of business. As of January, 9,334,600 milk cows were recorded in the United States, up by more than 17,000 from the average herd size in August, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture figures. Advertisement
"Last August, the monthly average herd size reached its low point, and then it started climbing again," said Peter Vitaliano, vice president of economic policy and market research at the National Milk Producers Federation. "Hopefully, the herd expansion won't go faster than the increase in demand."
The herd expansion comes at a time when milk prices finally are increasing, Vitaliano said.
Prices plummeted at the end of 2014 and remained low until late 2019. During that time, many small to midsize farms lost money every year and, across the country, farms went under. Wisconsin alone lost more than 2,600 -- nearly 30 percent of its dairies.
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The issue was oversupply. In 2014, the price of milk hit an all-time high, driven largely by a sudden spike in international demand, Vitaliano said.
American farms rushed to increase their production. But by the end of 2014, those international markets lost their appetite for American milk. Demand dropped, and so did price. Production, however, kept increasing.
"During the low, as margins got tighter, we kept increasing our volume," said Luke Minich, a dairy farmer in Indiana. "So we were part of the problem. But you have to be. Our expenses don't change. We're all in the same boat. We all need gross income, and we get that by adding cows."
Minich said it is normal for milk prices to cycle up and down over multi-year periods, as high prices encourage farmers to increase production, and low prices push farms out of business.
And that is exactly what happened. In early 2018, the trend of low prices finally reversed as rapidly increasing dairy closures removed cows from the herd faster than remaining farmers could add them.
Between July 2018 and July 2019, the number of cows dropped by about 100,000, and prices recovered.
"The high price from the start of the year is already starting to go down," Vitaliano said. "That could be from the fact that the herd is expanding."
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After hovering around $15 per 100 pounds of milk during 2018, the price climbed to nearly $19 in January. The futures price opened Friday at $17.23.
What happens to milk prices in 2020 will depend on whether demand keeps pace with increased production, Vitaliano said. And some factors are going in dairy farmers' favor.
China has promised to majorly increase its purchases of U.S. agricultural goods over the next two years under the phase one trade deal -- and dairy industry experts believe that one of the ways it will accomplish that is by increasing dairy imports.
In addition, it's possible that the cows in places hit with major flooding in 2019 will produce less milk this year, said Darin Von Ruden, a Wisconsin dairy farmer and president of the Wisconsin Farmers Union.
Farmers in those regions had trouble growing cattle feed, so the quality of this year's feed will be lower, he said. Lower quality feed means cows will produce less milk.
"We're kind of in a wait-and-see period now," Von Ruden said. "If production is up from last year, the forecast will be low prices again. But if production doesn't go up, we might be in for a good year."


upi--2020-02-10--Two NYPD officers shot within 12 hours, suspect in custody

Feb. 9 ( UPI ) -- Two New York City Police Department officers were shot within 12 hours this weekend in a pair of attacks on a Bronx precinct .
One officer was shot and injured at the 41st Precinct in the Bronx on Sunday morning after two other officers were at shot , injuring one , by a man who approached them while they were sitting in their marked police van in the borough on Saturday night .
Police believe the same suspect -- identified as 45-year-old Bronx resident Robert Williams -- was involved in both shootings and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea called the Saturday night shooting `` an assassination attempt at two New York City police officers . ''
He said the two officers were assigned to a drug-prone area in the Bronx neighborhood of Longwood when a man approached them at 8:30 p.m. to ask for directions .
Shea said the man then pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots in close proximity to the van .
The officer driving the van yelled `` gun ! ''
and tried to drive the van away but was struck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The officer 's partner then drove him to the Lincoln Hospital where he was being treated and is expected to survive .
The officers were not able to return fire at the gunman .
NYPD did not immediately reveal the identities of the injured officers .
`` This once again shows how dangerous these streets can be for New York City police officers , '' Patrick Lynch , president of the Patrolmen 's Benevolent Association of New York City , said .
`` Do n't take lightly the words 'an attempted assassination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were in a marked van with their turret lights going in a New York City police officer 's uniform .
We can not allow this to happen . ''
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio also stressed the assessment that the attack was an assassination attempt .
`` I want New Yorkers to be clear , this was an attempt to assassinate police officers , '' he said .
`` Out in the open , an individual walked up to a police van with the intention of killing police officers .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any place .
In this country , anywhere in this world . ''

Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Two New York City Police Department officers were shot within 12 hours this weekend in a pair of attacks on a Bronx precinct.
One officer was shot and injured at the 41st Precinct in the Bronx on Sunday morning after two other officers were at shot, injuring one, by a man who approached them while they were sitting in their marked police van in the borough on Saturday night.
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Police believe the same suspect -- identified as 45-year-old Bronx resident Robert Williams -- was involved in both shootings and he was taken into custody on Sunday morning.
Recognize him? Help us identify the male depicted in these photos. @NYPDDetectives want to talk to him about the shooting of a NYPD Police Officer on Simpson Street in the Bronx. Anyone with info call @NYPDTips at 800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/7YZdEaKMvh— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) February 9, 2020
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea called the Saturday night shooting "an assassination attempt at two New York City police officers."
He said the two officers were assigned to a drug-prone area in the Bronx neighborhood of Longwood when a man approached them at 8:30 p.m. to ask for directions.
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Shea said the man then pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots in close proximity to the van.
The officer driving the van yelled "gun!" and tried to drive the van away but was struck by gunfire in the neck and chin. The officer's partner then drove him to the Lincoln Hospital where he was being treated and is expected to survive.
The officers were not able to return fire at the gunman.
NYPD did not immediately reveal the identities of the injured officers.
"This once again shows how dangerous these streets can be for New York City police officers," Patrick Lynch, president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of New York City, said. "Don't take lightly the words 'an attempted assassination.' An attempted assassination because they were in a marked van with their turret lights going in a New York City police officer's uniform. We cannot allow this to happen."
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio also stressed the assessment that the attack was an assassination attempt.
"I want New Yorkers to be clear, this was an attempt to assassinate police officers," he said. "Out in the open, an individual walked up to a police van with the intention of killing police officers. This is absolutely unacceptable in this city or any place. In this country, anywhere in this world."


upi--2020-02-10--In Photos: Winners of 2020 Oscars awards

Bong Joon-ho , winner of Best Original Screenplay , Best Director and Best Picture for `` Parasite . ''
His @ @ @ @ @ movie to win Best Picture .
Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Bong Joon-ho, winner of Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture for "Parasite." His film is the first non-English-language movie to win Best Picture. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI


upi--2020-02-10--In Photos: Moments from the 2020 Oscars red carpet

Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for Best Actor for his role in `` Once Upon a Time in Hollywood . ''
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upi--2020-02-09--Iowa Democratic Party awards Buttigieg 14 delegates, Sanders 12

Feb. 9 ( UPI ) -- The Iowa Democratic Party on Sunday announced it had updated its results from last week 's troubled caucuses , awarding Pete Buttigieg 14 national delegates and Bernie Sanders 12 .
The updated figures followed the party announcing it was reviewing the results of 95 precincts that had requested it to do so .
The new figures come from revisions to 55 precinct reports , it said .
The updated results released Sunday showed Buttigieg , the former mayor of South Bend , Ind.
, continued his slim 0.1 percent lead over Sanders , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delegate equivalents , or SDEs , to Sanders ' 561 .
Following 100 percent of precincts reporting last Thursday from the Monday vote , both men were awarded 11 national delegates each .
Sanders , however , maintained his hold on the popular vote .
Sanders ' campaign manager Faiz Shakir told CNN that they plan to request a partial recanvass of the results on Monday .
`` You can expect us to be asking the Iowa Democratic Party for a recanvass of the discrepancies that we have identified and found for them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identifying even more , '' Shakir said .
`` It 's been handled incompetently from our perspective , and we 'll be asking them to take a look at some of these obvious discrepancies that have affected our count and I think after it is all said and done , it should be the case that we have the same number of national delegates as Pete Buttigieg . ''
The Iowa Democratic Party also said that following the update , Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren would receive eight national delegates instead of five as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden would receive six instead of two .
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar stayed pat with one .
The updated results follow last week 's caucuses vote , the results from which have been repeatedly delayed due to being riddled with inconsistencies caused by a new mobile phone application .
Following the delayed results , DNC Chair Tom Perez called for a recanvass of the caucuses .
`` Enough is enough , '' Perez tweeted .
`` In light of the problems that have emerged in the implementation of the delegate selection plan and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the results , I am calling on the Iowa Democratic Party to immediately begin a recanvass . ''
The Iowa Democratic Party announced Saturday it would be reviewing the reports from 95 precincts after the campaigns of Buttigieg , Sanders and Warren each submitted their own evidence of inconsistencies in its count of the caucuses .
`` The top priority of the IDP continues to be ensuring the accuracy of reported data as the process moves towards completion , '' it said .

2020 Democratic presidential candidates (L-R) Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg gather on stage for a debate in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 14. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Iowa Democratic Party on Sunday announced it had updated its results from last week's troubled caucuses, awarding Pete Buttigieg 14 national delegates and Bernie Sanders 12. The updated figures followed the party announcing it was reviewing the results of 95 precincts that had requested it to do so. The new figures come from revisions to 55 precinct reports, it said. Advertisement
The updated results released Sunday showed Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., continued his slim 0.1 percent lead over Sanders, a senator from Vermont, with 564 state delegate equivalents, or SDEs, to Sanders' 561. Following 100 percent of precincts reporting last Thursday from the Monday vote, both men were awarded 11 national delegates each.
Sanders, however, maintained his hold on the popular vote.
Sanders' campaign manager Faiz Shakir told CNN that they plan to request a partial recanvass of the results on Monday.
"You can expect us to be asking the Iowa Democratic Party for a recanvass of the discrepancies that we have identified and found for them. We'll be searching for and identifying even more," Shakir said. "It's been handled incompetently from our perspective, and we'll be asking them to take a look at some of these obvious discrepancies that have affected our count and I think after it is all said and done, it should be the case that we have the same number of national delegates as Pete Buttigieg."
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The Iowa Democratic Party also said that following the update, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren would receive eight national delegates instead of five as originally tabulated and former Vice President Joe Biden would receive six instead of two. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar stayed pat with one.
The updated results follow last week's caucuses vote, the results from which have been repeatedly delayed due to being riddled with inconsistencies caused by a new mobile phone application.
Following the delayed results, DNC Chair Tom Perez called for a recanvass of the caucuses.
"Enough is enough," Perez tweeted. "In light of the problems that have emerged in the implementation of the delegate selection plan and in order to ensure public confidence in the results, I am calling on the Iowa Democratic Party to immediately begin a recanvass."
The Iowa Democratic Party announced Saturday it would be reviewing the reports from 95 precincts after the campaigns of Buttigieg, Sanders and Warren each submitted their own evidence of inconsistencies in its count of the caucuses.
"The top priority of the IDP continues to be ensuring the accuracy of reported data as the process moves towards completion," it said.


upi--2020-02-09--Eminem performs 'Lose Yourself' at the Oscars

Look, if you had another shot, another opportunity... Thanks for having me @TheAcademy. Sorry it took me 18 years to get here. pic.twitter.com/CmSw2hmcZo— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) February 10, 2020
Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Rapper Eminem performed his 2002 song "Lose Yourself" at Sunday's Academy Awards gala in Los Angeles.
The unexpected moment took place during a segment in the ABC telecast that was introduced by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and looked at previous Best Original Song winners.
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Eminem -- whose real name is Marshall Mathers -- did not attend the 2003 Oscars ceremony where his 8 Mile anthem won the Best Original Song statuette.
"Look, if you had another shot, another opportunity... Thanks for having me @TheAcademy. Sorry it took me 18 years to get here," the artist tweeted after his performance Sunday.
Moments from the 2020 Academy Awards red carpet


upi--2020-02-09--Florida man charged after driving into GOP voter registration tent

Feb. 9 ( UPI ) -- Police in Florida have arrested and charged a 27-year-old Jacksonville man after he intentionally drove his van into a tent where Republican volunteers were registering voters for the upcoming presidential election , authorities said Sunday .
Gregory William Loel Timm has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault of a person 65 years of age or older , criminal mischief and driving on a suspended license , according to arrest records from the Jacksonville Sheriff 's Office Department of Corrections .
A Duval County judge on Sunday set his bond at $ 500,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said its volunteers were registering people to vote Saturday when at around 2:45 p.m. a brown and gold van accelerated into volunteers at a tent in a shopping center parking .
No one was injured , the party said .
The driver then allegedly sped away while making an `` obscene gesture toward the crowd . ''
`` We are outraged by this senseless act of violence toward our great volunteers , '' said Duval GOP Chairman Dean Black .
`` The Republican Party of Duval County will not be intimidated by these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
The Republican Party described the incident as a `` targeted '' attack against six President Donald Trump campaign volunteers .
Trump warned other `` tough guys '' in a tweet to be careful with `` who you play with ! ''
GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel in a statement said , `` these unprovoked , senseless attacks on [ Trump ] supporters need to end . ''
The Duval County Democratic Party also condemned the incident in a statement .
`` No one 's life should be placed in danger for exercising @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said in a statement .
`` As Democrats but more importantly residents of this great city of Jacksonville , we call on our fellow citizens to act with dignity , civility and respect for one another during this election cycle and beyond . ''

Duval County GOP said no volunteers were injured after a man drove into their voter registration canopy on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Duval County GOP/ Twitter
Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Police in Florida have arrested and charged a 27-year-old Jacksonville man after he intentionally drove his van into a tent where Republican volunteers were registering voters for the upcoming presidential election, authorities said Sunday. Gregory William Loel Timm has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault of a person 65 years of age or older, criminal mischief and driving on a suspended license, according to arrest records from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Department of Corrections. Advertisement
A Duval County judge on Sunday set his bond at $500,000.
#JSO has arrested the suspect who drove through the voter registration tent in the area of 11900 Atlantic Boulevard. Gregory Timm has been charged with Aggravated Assault, Criminal Mischief, and Driving While Driver's License Suspended. pic.twitter.com/zGKbR2VTg0— Jax Sheriff's Office (@JSOPIO) February 9, 2020
The Republican Party of Duval County said its volunteers were registering people to vote Saturday when at around 2:45 p.m. a brown and gold van accelerated into volunteers at a tent in a shopping center parking. No one was injured, the party said.
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The driver then allegedly sped away while making an "obscene gesture toward the crowd."
"We are outraged by this senseless act of violence toward our great volunteers," said Duval GOP Chairman Dean Black. "The Republican Party of Duval County will not be intimidated by these cowards and we will not be silenced."
The Republican Party described the incident as a "targeted" attack against six President Donald Trump campaign volunteers.
Trump warned other "tough guys" in a tweet to be careful with "who you play with!"
GOP Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel in a statement said, "these unprovoked, senseless attacks on [Trump] supporters need to end."
The Duval County Democratic Party also condemned the incident in a statement.
"No one's life should be placed in danger for exercising their first amendment rights," it said in a statement. "As Democrats but more importantly residents of this great city of Jacksonville, we call on our fellow citizens to act with dignity, civility and respect for one another during this election cycle and beyond."


upi--2020-02-09--NASA, Europe space agency launch Solar Orbiter mission

ORLANDO , Fla. , Feb. 9 ( UPI ) -- One of the most advanced science missions to study the sun in history -- the Solar Orbiter -- launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Florida on Sunday night .
The rocket lifted off into a partly cloudy sky with a full moon as planned at 11:03 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , adjacent to Kennedy Space Center .
The Solar Orbiter satellite will aim multiple cameras and sensory equipment at the sun 's polar regions , images of which have never @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a concerted effort by NASA and the European Space Agency to better understand solar radiation and solar flares .
`` The mission will be able to look at the poles of the sun , which will be the first time ever that we will be able to look at the poles , '' said Cesar Garcia , Solar Orbiter project manager with the European agency .
He said the instruments on board will `` talk to each other , '' telling another instrument to take a measurement of an interesting phenomenon .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the spacecraft itself , providing images of the sun , the corona , the light scattered from the solar winds , '' Garcia said .
`` It 's called a hyperbolic escape trajectory , '' said Scott Messer , program manager for NASA programs at United Launch Alliance .
`` It actually leaves the gravitational field of the Earth and heads out .
It has a couple of gravity assists , a slingshot around Venus , and then it comes back around Earth , and back to Venus . ''
The reason @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Solar Orbiter ultimately has to escape the orbital plane of the planets , which circle the sun 's equator .
`` It 's a highly optimized effort that goes on between the spacecraft team and the rocket team .
It 's a fairly big optimization problem , '' Messer said .
The spacecraft will slingshot around Venus several times to reach an orbital plane far different from that of the planets , which orbit the sun around its equator .
The slingshot maneuvers will are necessary to send the spacecraft around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approach of the Solar Orbiter will be about the distance between the sun and Mercury .
In contrast , the Parker Solar Probe launched in 2018 orbits much closer to the sun , dipping into the sun 's outer atmosphere .
Even so , Solar Orbiter will become so hot that it will need to tilt its solar power panels away from the sun when at its closest point to avoid overheating , said Ian Walters , project manager for spacecraft manufacturer Airbus .
Cameras will be stored behind a protective heat shield @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when needed .
The rocket provided 1.2 million pounds of thrust , with the addition of a single solid rocket booster .
The first stage was set to burn for about four minutes , while the second stage would carry the satellite for almost an hour after liftoff until it hit an escape velocity of 27,000 miles per hour .

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An Atlas V rocket lifted off at 11:03 p.m. EST Sunday in Florida, carrying the Solar Orbiter probe for NASA and the European Space Agency. Photo courtesy of NASA
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- One of the most advanced science missions to study the sun in history -- the Solar Orbiter -- launched aboard an Atlas V rocket from Florida on Sunday night. The rocket lifted off into a partly cloudy sky with a full moon as planned at 11:03 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, adjacent to Kennedy Space Center. Advertisement
The Solar Orbiter satellite will aim multiple cameras and sensory equipment at the sun's polar regions, images of which have never been taken. It's part of a concerted effort by NASA and the European Space Agency to better understand solar radiation and solar flares.
"The mission will be able to look at the poles of the sun, which will be the first time ever that we will be able to look at the poles," said Cesar Garcia, Solar Orbiter project manager with the European agency.
He said the instruments on board will "talk to each other," telling another instrument to take a measurement of an interesting phenomenon.
"They measure the sun at the location of the spacecraft itself, providing images of the sun, the corona, the light scattered from the solar winds," Garcia said.
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"It's called a hyperbolic escape trajectory," said Scott Messer, program manager for NASA programs at United Launch Alliance. "It actually leaves the gravitational field of the Earth and heads out. It has a couple of gravity assists, a slingshot around Venus, and then it comes back around Earth, and back to Venus."
The reason for the multiple gravity slingshots is that the Solar Orbiter ultimately has to escape the orbital plane of the planets, which circle the sun's equator.
"It's a highly optimized effort that goes on between the spacecraft team and the rocket team. It's a fairly big optimization problem," Messer said.
The spacecraft will slingshot around Venus several times to reach an orbital plane far different from that of the planets, which orbit the sun around its equator. The slingshot maneuvers are necessary to send the spacecraft around the poles of the sun.
The closest approach of the Solar Orbiter will be about the distance between the sun and Mercury. In contrast, the Parker Solar Probe launched in 2018 orbits much closer to the sun, dipping into the sun's outer atmosphere.
Even so, Solar Orbiter will become so hot that it will need to tilt its solar power panels away from the sun when at its closest point to avoid overheating, said Ian Walters, project manager for spacecraft manufacturer Airbus.
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Cameras will be stored behind a protective heat shield, with apertures that open only briefly when needed.
The rocket provided 1.2 million pounds of thrust, with the addition of a single solid rocket booster.
The first stage was set to burn for about four minutes, while the second stage would carry the satellite for almost an hour after liftoff until it hit an escape velocity of 27,000 mph.


upi--2020-02-09--Red Sox's Mookie Betts, David Price heading to Dodgers in revised trade

Feb. 9 ( UPI ) -- The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a reworked trade that will send star outfielder Mookie Betts and pitcher David Price to the Dodgers .
League sources told ESPN and MLB Media on Sunday that Boston will receive outfielder Alex Verdugo , shortstop prospect Jeter Downs and catcher prospect Connor Wong in the deal .
Betts and Price will go to the Dodgers , with the Red Sox agreeing to pay half of the $ 96 million left on Price 's contract .
A blockbuster trade between the Dodgers , Red @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last week .
In the agreement , Betts and Price were headed to the Dodgers for Verdugo and Twins pitching prospect Brusdar Graterol , while Los Angeles starting pitcher Kenta Maeda was going to the Twins .
According to ESPN , the deal was in jeopardy of falling apart when the Red Sox reviewed the medical records of Graterol , a 21-year-old right-hander .
The hard-throwing pitcher has undergone Tommy John surgery and missed time last season with a shoulder injury .
In what is now a separate trade , Maeda and cash @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exchange for Graterol , outfield prospect Luke Raley and the 67th pick in the 2020 MLB Draft , according to ESPN .
The Twins will also acquire a low-level prospect from the Dodgers in the trade .
Betts , 27 , had a .295 batting average with 29 home runs , 80 RBIs and 16 stolen bases in 150 regular-season games last season , finishing eighth in American League MVP voting .
The 2018 AL MVP set career highs in batting average ( .346 ) , home runs ( 32 ) and stolen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sox 's World Series-winning campaign in 2018 .
During the off-season , the Red Sox entertained offers for Betts , whose free-agent price tag could exceed $ 400 million after the 2020 season .
Betts is scheduled to earn $ 27 million this year .
Verdugo , 23 , took over in center field when A.J .
Pollock was injured , recording a .294 batting average with 12 homers and 44 RBIs .
He did n't play after Aug. 4 because of a back injury .
Graterol threw 9 2/3 innings last season @ @ @ @ @ @ @ record and 4.66 ERA .
In the minors last year , he was 7-0 with a 1.92 ERA across three levels .
Price was 7-5 with a 4.28 ERA in 22 starts with the Red Sox last season .
Maeda posted a 10-8 record and 4.04 ERA in 37 games ( 26 starts ) in Los Angeles .
Downs , who is named after New York Yankees Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter , split time last year between Class A and Double-A .
The 21-year-old infielder hit a combined .276 with 24 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 23 , also played at the Class A and Double-A levels last season , recording a .281 batting average with 24 homers and 82 RBIs .

Boston Red Sox star outfielder Mookie Betts finished eighth in American League MVP voting last season. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a reworked trade that will send star outfielder Mookie Betts and pitcher David Price to the Dodgers. League sources told ESPN and MLB Media on Sunday that Boston will receive outfielder Alex Verdugo, shortstop prospect Jeter Downs and catcher prospect Connor Wong in the deal. Betts and Price will go to the Dodgers, with the Red Sox agreeing to pay half of the $96 million left on Price's contract. Advertisement
A blockbuster trade between the Dodgers, Red Sox and Minnesota Twins was agreed upon last week. In the agreement, Betts and Price were headed to the Dodgers for Verdugo and Twins pitching prospect Brusdar Graterol, while Los Angeles starting pitcher Kenta Maeda was going to the Twins.
According to ESPN, the deal was in jeopardy of falling apart when the Red Sox reviewed the medical records of Graterol, a 21-year-old right-hander. The hard-throwing pitcher has undergone Tommy John surgery and missed time last season with a shoulder injury.
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In what is now a separate trade, Maeda and cash considerations will go to the Twins in exchange for Graterol, outfield prospect Luke Raley and the 67th pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, according to ESPN. The Twins will also acquire a low-level prospect from the Dodgers in the trade.
Betts, 27, had a .295 batting average with 29 home runs, 80 RBIs and 16 stolen bases in 150 regular-season games last season, finishing eighth in American League MVP voting. The 2018 AL MVP set career highs in batting average (.346), home runs (32) and stolen bases (30) during the Red Sox's World Series-winning campaign in 2018.
During the off-season, the Red Sox entertained offers for Betts, whose free-agent price tag could exceed $400 million after the 2020 season. Betts is scheduled to earn $27 million this year.
Verdugo, 23, took over in center field when A.J. Pollock was injured, recording a .294 batting average with 12 homers and 44 RBIs. He didn't play after Aug. 4 because of a back injury.
Graterol threw 9 2/3 innings last season in the majors, posting a 1-1 record and 4.66 ERA. In the minors last year, he was 7-0 with a 1.92 ERA across three levels.
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Price was 7-5 with a 4.28 ERA in 22 starts with the Red Sox last season. Maeda posted a 10-8 record and 4.04 ERA in 37 games (26 starts) in Los Angeles.
Downs, who is named after New York Yankees Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter, split time last year between Class A and Double-A. The 21-year-old infielder hit a combined .276 with 24 home runs and 86 RBIs.
Wong, 23, also played at the Class A and Double-A levels last season, recording a .281 batting average with 24 homers and 82 RBIs.


upi--2020-02-09--Memphis Grizzlies waive Dion Waiters after three-team trade

The Grizzlies acquired Waiters as part of a three-team trade with the Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday .
@ @ @ @ @ Winslow and James Johnson from the Heat , while sending forwards Andre Iguodala , Jae @ @ @ @ @ Miami .
The Timberwolves later joined the deal , receiving Johnson from the Grizzlies in @ @ @ @ @ Dieng .
Waiters played only three games for the Heat after serving three suspensions this @ @ @ @ @ ban following a drug-related incident on a team plane .
The Grizzlies will owe Waiters @ @ @ @ @ the next three seasons .
According to ESPN , if the team opts against using @ @ @ @ @ Grizzlies will have a $ 12.1 million cap hit this season and a $ 12.65 @ @ @ @ @ Waiters , 28 , has averaged 9.3 points , 3.7 rebounds and one assist per @ @ @ @ @ entering the NBA in 2012 , he has averaged 13.2 points and 2.8 assists per @ @ @ @ @ ( 211 starts ) .

Former Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters (C) was sent to the Memphis Grizzlies as part of a three-team trade between the Grizzlies, Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves. File Photo by Tannen Maury/EPA
Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Memphis Grizzlies released veteran guard Dion Waiters, the team announced Sunday. The Grizzlies acquired Waiters as part of a three-team trade with the Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. Memphis also received forward Justise Winslow and James Johnson from the Heat, while sending forwards Andre Iguodala, Jae Crowder and Solomon Hill to Miami. Advertisement
The Timberwolves later joined the deal, receiving Johnson from the Grizzlies in exchange for big man Gorgui Dieng.
Waiters played only three games for the Heat after serving three suspensions this season, including a 10-game ban following a drug-related incident on a team plane.
The Grizzlies will owe Waiters about $4.2 million over the next three seasons. According to ESPN, if the team opts against using the stretch provision, the Grizzlies will have a $12.1 million cap hit this season and a $12.65 million hit next year.
Waiters, 28, has averaged 9.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and one assist per game this season. Since entering the NBA in 2012, he has averaged 13.2 points and 2.8 assists per game in 412 career contests (211 starts).


upi--2020-02-10--Judge indefinitely postpones sentencing hearing for Michael Flynn

Feb. 10 ( UPI ) -- A federal judge on Monday indefinitely suspended former national security adviser Michael Flynn 's sentencing on a charge of making a false statement to the FBI as he seeks to withdraw his guilty plea .
U.S. District Court Judge Emmett Sullivan announced the hearing originally set for Feb. 27 , will be canceled `` until further order of the court .
Flynn had been scheduled to be sentenced for lying to the FBI about his contacts with former Russin ambassador Sergey Kislyak during his testimony as part of former special counsel Robert Mueller 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential election .
Sullivan did not immediately schedule a new sentencing date , but did set deadlines for additional filings through early March and has said he may hold a hearing on Flynn 's request to withdraw his plea .
On Sunday , federal prosecutors filed a motion seeking a delay of several key deadlines in Flynn 's case citing that his request to withdraw his guilty plea may require additional testimony from his former lawyers at the law firm Covington & Burling .
Flynn asked to withdraw his guilty plea on Jan. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for his cooperation when they requested he receive jail time instead of probation .

A judge on Monday moved to indefinitely postpone former national security adviser Michael Flynn's sentencing hearing as he seeks to withdraw his guilty plea. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Monday indefinitely suspended former national security adviser Michael Flynn's sentencing on a charge of making a false statement to the FBI as he seeks to withdraw his guilty plea. U.S. District Court Judge Emmett Sullivan announced the hearing originally set for Feb. 27, will be canceled "until further order of the court. Advertisement
Flynn had been scheduled to be sentenced for lying to the FBI about his contacts with former Russin ambassador Sergey Kislyak during his testimony as part of former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Sullivan did not immediately schedule a new sentencing date, but did set deadlines for additional filings through early March and has said he may hold a hearing on Flynn's request to withdraw his plea.
On Sunday, federal prosecutors filed a motion seeking a delay of several key deadlines in Flynn's case citing that his request to withdraw his guilty plea may require additional testimony from his former lawyers at the law firm Covington & Burling.
Flynn asked to withdraw his guilty plea on Jan. 14, stating prosecutors broke its agreement for his cooperation when they requested he receive jail time instead of probation.


upi--2020-02-10--Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo out vs. Kings after birth of first child

Feb. 10 ( UPI ) -- Milwaukee superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out for the Bucks ' Monday night matchup after the birth of his first child .
The reigning NBA MVP welcomed his son , Liam Charles Antetokounmpo , into the world earlier Monday .
The baby 's middle name , Charles , is the same name of Giannis ' father , who died in 2017 .
Antetokounmpo , 25 , shared the news with a post on social media .
The star forward 's girlfriend , Mariah Riddlesprigger , announced in October that the couple was expecting their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to host the Sacramento Kings on Monday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee .
The team listed Antetokounmpo as out for personal reasons and congratulated him on becoming a father .
Earlier on Monday , the Bucks and Kings hosted the second installment of `` Team Up for Change , '' a summit aimed at addressing social injustice and other community challenges .
At the time , Bucks senior vice president Alex Lasry offered his support for the Antetokounmpo family .
`` I have no information on the whereabouts of 'Baby Freak ' or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be here , but I know from the entire Bucks organization , we 're hoping for nothing but a healthy and happy mother and baby , '' Lasry said at the event .
`` And hopefully a future Buck . ''
Antetokounmpo , a four-time All-Star selection , has averaged 30 points , 13.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game in 48 regular-season contests ( 48 starts ) this season .

Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Milwaukee superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out for the Bucks' Monday night matchup after the birth of his first child.
The reigning NBA MVP welcomed his son, Liam Charles Antetokounmpo, into the world earlier Monday. The baby's middle name, Charles, is the same name of Giannis' father, who died in 2017.
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Antetokounmpo, 25, shared the news with a post on social media. The star forward's girlfriend, Mariah Riddlesprigger, announced in October that the couple was expecting their first child.
The Bucks are set to host the Sacramento Kings on Monday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The team listed Antetokounmpo as out for personal reasons and congratulated him on becoming a father.
Liam Charles Antetokounmpo in the house pic.twitter.com/yVSf0U93le— Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) February 10, 2020
Earlier on Monday, the Bucks and Kings hosted the second installment of "Team Up for Change," a summit aimed at addressing social injustice and other community challenges. At the time, Bucks senior vice president Alex Lasry offered his support for the Antetokounmpo family.
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"I have no information on the whereabouts of 'Baby Freak' or when 'Baby Freak' is going to be here, but I know from the entire Bucks organization, we're hoping for nothing but a healthy and happy mother and baby," Lasry said at the event. "And hopefully a future Buck."
Antetokounmpo, a four-time All-Star selection, has averaged 30 points, 13.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game in 48 regular-season contests (48 starts) this season.


upi--2020-02-10--Study: Smartphone apps designed to spot skin cancer may not be accurate

Feb. 10 ( UPI ) -- Smartphone apps promising quick and easy screening for certain types of skin cancer may not be as accurate as promised , an analysis of existing research published Monday by the BMJ has found .
The authors , from various institutions in England , reviewed nine studies evaluating six different apps designed to provide a risk assessment of a new or changing mole -- the most obvious sign of skin cancer .
In general , the team reports that the few studies that checked the efficacy of these apps involved small numbers of people and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ software missed as many as 12 percent of all skin cancer cases and falsely diagnosed non-cancerous moles as being cancerous , they said .
`` Although I was broad minded on the potential benefit of apps for diagnosing skin cancer , I am now worried given the results of our study and the overall poor quality of studies used to test these apps , '' co-author Hywel Williams , professor of dermatology at the University of Nottingham , said in a press release .
`` My advice to anyone worried about a possible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ check it out with your general practitioner . '
'' The World Health Organization estimates that as many as 3 million non-melanoma skin cancers and nearly 150,000 melanoma skin cancers occur globally each year .
Survival is high if melanoma is spotted early , which makes prompt detection and treatment crucial -- and quick , easy tests appealing .
Smartphone apps designed to assess skin cancer risk typically use specialized algorithms to try to detect possible skin cancers .
While artificial intelligence-based , or AI , smartphone apps offer the potential for earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they could be harmful , particularly if false reassurance leads to delays in people seeking medical advice , the authors of the BMJ paper said .
Currently , in Europe , two apps -- SkinVision and SkinScan -- are available and regulated as class 1 medical devices , considered to have a low to moderate risk to the user .
To date , no skin cancer apps have been approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , due to stricter regulatory requirements , the authors said .
According to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a single study of 15 moles with five melanomas .
Notably , the app did not identify any of the melanomas .
Meanwhile , SkinVision has been evaluated in two studies .
One study included 108 moles , including 35 cancerous or precancerous moles , and achieved a sensitivity of 88 percent and a specificity of 79 percent .
This translates to 12 percent of people with cancerous or precancerous moles being missed , while 21 percent of those non-problematic moles would be incorrectly diagnosed with cancer .
`` This is a fast-moving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is not better quality evidence available to judge the efficacy of these apps , '' said Jac Dinnes , of the Institute of Applied Health Research at the University of Birmingham .
`` It is vital that healthcare professionals are aware of the current limitations both in the technologies and in their evaluations . ''
The research team also noted that the studies evaluated the apps using images taken by experts rather than those from app users .
In addition , many studies did not identify whether lesions identified as `` low @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact benign , further compromising the results , the researchers said .
They also warn that the current regulatory processes in Europe `` are inadequate for protecting the public against the risks created by using smartphone diagnostic or risk stratification apps . ''
Healthcare professionals , the researchers wrote , `` need to be aware of the limitations of algorithm based apps to reliably identify melanomas , and should inform potential smartphone app users about these limitations . ''

Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Smartphone apps promising quick and easy screening for certain types of skin cancer may not be as accurate as promised, an analysis of existing research published Monday by the BMJ has found.
The authors, from various institutions in England, reviewed nine studies evaluating six different apps designed to provide a risk assessment of a new or changing mole -- the most obvious sign of skin cancer. In general, the team reports that the few studies that checked the efficacy of these apps involved small numbers of people and were overall of poor quality.
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The software missed as many as 12 percent of all skin cancer cases and falsely diagnosed non-cancerous moles as being cancerous, they said.
"Although I was broad minded on the potential benefit of apps for diagnosing skin cancer, I am now worried given the results of our study and the overall poor quality of studies used to test these apps," co-author Hywel Williams, professor of dermatology at the University of Nottingham, said in a press release. "My advice to anyone worried about a possible skin cancer is 'if in doubt, check it out with your general practitioner.'"
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The World Health Organization estimates that as many as 3 million non-melanoma skin cancers and nearly 150,000 melanoma skin cancers occur globally each year. Survival is high if melanoma is spotted early, which makes prompt detection and treatment crucial -- and quick, easy tests appealing.
Smartphone apps designed to assess skin cancer risk typically use specialized algorithms to try to detect possible skin cancers.
While artificial intelligence-based, or AI, smartphone apps offer the potential for earlier detection and treatment of suspicious moles, they could be harmful, particularly if false reassurance leads to delays in people seeking medical advice, the authors of the BMJ paper said.
Currently, in Europe, two apps -- SkinVision and SkinScan -- are available and regulated as class 1 medical devices, considered to have a low to moderate risk to the user.
To date, no skin cancer apps have been approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, due to stricter regulatory requirements, the authors said.
According to the research, SkinScan has been evaluated in a single study of 15 moles with five melanomas. Notably, the app did not identify any of the melanomas.
Meanwhile, SkinVision has been evaluated in two studies. One study included 108 moles, including 35 cancerous or precancerous moles, and achieved a sensitivity of 88 percent and a specificity of 79 percent. This translates to 12 percent of people with cancerous or precancerous moles being missed, while 21 percent of those non-problematic moles would be incorrectly diagnosed with cancer.
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"This is a fast-moving field and it's really disappointing that there is not better quality evidence available to judge the efficacy of these apps," said Jac Dinnes, of the Institute of Applied Health Research at the University of Birmingham. "It is vital that healthcare professionals are aware of the current limitations both in the technologies and in their evaluations."
The research team also noted that the studies evaluated the apps using images taken by experts rather than those from app users. In addition, many studies did not identify whether lesions identified as "low risk" by the apps were in fact benign, further compromising the results, the researchers said.
They also warn that the current regulatory processes in Europe "are inadequate for protecting the public against the risks created by using smartphone diagnostic or risk stratification apps."
Healthcare professionals, the researchers wrote, "need to be aware of the limitations of algorithm based apps to reliably identify melanomas, and should inform potential smartphone app users about these limitations."