upi--2020-11-17--International shipping is killing the climate

Nov. 17 ( UPI ) -- The shipping of goods around the world keeps economies going .
But it comes at an enormous environmental cost -- producing more CO₂ than the aviation industry .
This problem should be getting urgent international attention and action , but it 's not .
This week , all 174 member states of the International Maritime Organization will discuss a plan to meet an emissions reduction target .
But the target falls far short of what 's needed , and the plan to get there is also weak .
As other industries clean up their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ global emissions total will only increase .
New fuels and ship design , and even technology such as mechanical sails , may go some way to decarbonizing the industry -- but it wo n't be enough .
It 's high time the international shipping industry radically curbed its emissions .
The industry must set a net-zero target for 2050 and a realistic plan to meet it .
Globally , more than 50,000 merchant ships ship about 11 billion tons of goods a year .
In 2019 they covered nearly 60 trillion ton-miles , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goods over a nautical mile .
Per ton-mile , carbon dioxide emissions from shipping are among the lowest of all freight transport options .
But in 2018 , shipping still emitted 1,060 million tons of CO₂ -- 2.89 % of global emissions .
By comparison , the aviation industry contributed 918 million tons of CO₂ , or 2.4 % of the total .
And as international trade increases and other sectors decarbonize , global shipping is expected to contribute around 17 % of human-caused emissions by 2050 .
The IMO , which regulates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set meaningful emissions reduction targets until April 2018 .
This is despite being requested to reduce emissions as far back as 1997 under the Kyoto Protocol .
The IMO has pledged to halve shipping emissions between 2008 and 2050 while aiming for full decarbonization .
By 2030 , the carbon intensity ( or emissions per ton-mile ) of individual ships should fall by 40 % , compared with 2008 levels .
The IMO 's Marine Environment Protection Committee , is devising binding rules for the industry to achieve these emissions goals .
Draft @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on reducing the carbon intensity of individual ships .
The plan has been slammed by critics because emissions reductions are not in line with Paris Agreement commitments of limiting global warming to 1.5℃ or 2℃ by 2100 .
There are two main issues with the 40 % emissions intensity target .
First , it 's not ambitious enough .
Research suggests limiting warming to 1.5℃ requires the shipping industry to reach net-zero emissions .
Merely reducing the carbon intensity of ships will barely make a dent in current emissions .
Worse , even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 14 % emissions increase compared to 2008 .
Second , the IMO has yet to say how it will meet its targets .
The plan up for discussion this week is weak : not least because it lacks enforcement mechanisms .
So how do we fix the problem ?
Earlier this year , I sailed on the Avontuur .
This 100-year-old two-masted schooner under German flag sailed from Germany to the Caribbean and Mexico to load 65 tons of coffee and cacao , then ship it under sail to Hamburg .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15 crew members .
Roughly 169 million ships like the Avontuur would be needed to transport the 11 billion tons of goods moved by sea each year .
It would require 2.5 billion crew , compared with 1.5 million today .
Clearly , that is not realistic .
So how , then , do we solve the international shipping problem ?
Clean transport advocates say we must reduce demand for cargo transport by using what 's locally available , and generally consuming less and moving to a post-growth economy .
Some scientists concur @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demand must come down -- and probably both .
Ships can significantly reduce their emissions simply by slowing down .
Carbon emissions increase exponentially when ships travel above cruising speed .
But the industry seems unwilling to pick this low-hanging fruit , perhaps because it would compromise just-in-time supply chains .
Ships commonly burn huge amounts of heavy fuel oil .
Emerging fuels , such as hydrogen and ammonia , have the potential to cut emissions from ships .
But producing these fuels may create substantial emissions , and adopting new fuels would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ones .
Existing vessels can also be retrofitted with more efficient propulsion mechanisms .
They could also be fitted with wind-assist technologies such as sails , rotors , kites and suction wings .
Research suggests these technologies could reduce a ship 's emissions by 10 % -60 % .
And new designs for sail-powered cargo vessels are emerging .
But these ships are yet to be built and it may be a long time before they are widely used .
Technological solutions on their own will not bring the necessary emissions reductions .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ambitious regulation is necessary .
Industry and consumer demand for shipped goods must fall as well .
Earth 's remaining carbon budget is fast shrinking and all industry sectors must do their fair share .
At this point in the climate crisis , further delays and weak targets are inexcusable .
Christiaan De Beukelaer is a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne .
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license .
Read the original article .

Trucks deliver offloaded containers to designated areas at the Qingdao New Qianwan Automatic Container Terminal in Qingdao, Shandong Province, in 2019. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The shipping of goods around the world keeps economies going. But it comes at an enormous environmental cost -- producing more CO₂ than the aviation industry. This problem should be getting urgent international attention and action, but it's not. This week, all 174 member states of the International Maritime Organization will discuss a plan to meet an emissions reduction target. But the target falls far short of what's needed, and the plan to get there is also weak. Advertisement
As other industries clean up their act, shipping's share of the global emissions total will only increase. New fuels and ship design, and even technology such as mechanical sails, may go some way to decarbonizing the industry -- but it won't be enough.
It's high time the international shipping industry radically curbed its emissions. The industry must set a net-zero target for 2050 and a realistic plan to meet it.
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Globally, more than 50,000 merchant ships ship about 11 billion tons of goods a year. In 2019 they covered nearly 60 trillion ton-miles, which refers to transporting one ton of goods over a nautical mile.
Per ton-mile, carbon dioxide emissions from shipping are among the lowest of all freight transport options. But in 2018, shipping still emitted 1,060 million tons of CO₂ -- 2.89% of global emissions. By comparison, the aviation industry contributed 918 million tons of CO₂, or 2.4% of the total.
And as international trade increases and other sectors decarbonize, global shipping is expected to contribute around 17% of human-caused emissions by 2050.
An emissions pariah
The IMO, which regulates the global shipping industry, did not set meaningful emissions reduction targets until April 2018. This is despite being requested to reduce emissions as far back as 1997 under the Kyoto Protocol.
The IMO has pledged to halve shipping emissions between 2008 and 2050 while aiming for full decarbonization. By 2030, the carbon intensity (or emissions per ton-mile) of individual ships should fall by 40%, compared with 2008 levels.
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The IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee, is devising binding rules for the industry to achieve these emissions goals. Draft measures being considered this week focus solely on reducing the carbon intensity of individual ships. The plan has been slammed by critics because emissions reductions are not in line with Paris Agreement commitments of limiting global warming to 1.5℃ or 2℃ by 2100.
There are two main issues with the 40% emissions intensity target.
First, it's not ambitious enough. Research suggests limiting warming to 1.5℃ requires the shipping industry to reach net-zero emissions. Merely reducing the carbon intensity of ships will barely make a dent in current emissions. Worse, even the best-case scenario will likely lead to a 14% emissions increase compared to 2008.
Second, the IMO has yet to say how it will meet its targets. The plan up for discussion this week is weak: not least because it lacks enforcement mechanisms.
So how do we fix the problem?
Earlier this year, I sailed on the Avontuur. This 100-year-old two-masted schooner under German flag sailed from Germany to the Caribbean and Mexico to load 65 tons of coffee and cacao, then ship it under sail to Hamburg.
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The round-trip took more than six months and 15 crew members. Roughly 169 million ships like the Avontuur would be needed to transport the 11 billion tons of goods moved by sea each year. It would require 2.5 billion crew, compared with 1.5 million today. Clearly, that is not realistic.
So how, then, do we solve the international shipping problem? Clean transport advocates say we must reduce demand for cargo transport by using what's locally available, and generally consuming less and moving to a post-growth economy.
Some scientists concur, arguing either carbon intensity or shipping demand must come down -- and probably both.
Ships can significantly reduce their emissions simply by slowing down. Carbon emissions increase exponentially when ships travel above cruising speed. But the industry seems unwilling to pick this low-hanging fruit, perhaps because it would compromise just-in-time supply chains.
Ships commonly burn huge amounts of heavy fuel oil. Emerging fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia, have the potential to cut emissions from ships. But producing these fuels may create substantial emissions, and adopting new fuels would require building new ships or retrofitting existing ones.
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Existing vessels can also be retrofitted with more efficient propulsion mechanisms. They could also be fitted with wind-assist technologies such as sails, rotors, kites and suction wings. Research suggests these technologies could reduce a ship's emissions by 10%-60%.
And new designs for sail-powered cargo vessels are emerging. But these ships are yet to be built and it may be a long time before they are widely used.
Looking ahead
Technological solutions on their own will not bring the necessary emissions reductions. New technologies must be embraced immediately, and ambitious regulation is necessary. Industry and consumer demand for shipped goods must fall as well.
Earth's remaining carbon budget is fast shrinking and all industry sectors must do their fair share. At this point in the climate crisis, further delays and weak targets are inexcusable.
Christiaan De Beukelaer is a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.


upi--2020-11-17--Watch: Chance the Rapper plays 'Kid Raps' with Jimmy Fallon on 'Tonight Show'

Nov. 17 ( UPI ) -- Chance the Rapper and Jimmy Fallon performed rap lyrics written by children on The Tonight Show as part of a game titled Kid Raps .
Fallon asked kids at home to write raps using the titles of actual songs Chance the Rapper has released .
`` Juice , juice in the park/ Juice , juice in the house/ Juice , juice in the yard/ Juice , juice , juice , juice/ Juice , juice , juice , juice/ We drink it all day long , '' Chance the Raper performed on Monday from 6-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the song title `` Juice . ''
`` I have a big brain and big toes/ But you know what does n't shows/ I do homework with my cat/ She says meow and I say hi/ She will never cry because we are cat friends/ Ha ha ha , '' Fallon performed from 11-year-old Kayden who based the lyrics off of the song title `` Brain Cells . ''
Chance the Rapper also discussed his career , how he started making music and how his father was n't supportive of him becoming a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said there was friction with his dad because he did n't get to college or get a job after high school and instead pursued music .
`` But after we separated for a while , we got back together and he really helped you know , just guide me in terms of the amount of work and focus that I needed to work on it from a business side .
And he still is doing that to this day , '' Chance the Rapper said about his father .

Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Chance the Rapper and Jimmy Fallon performed rap lyrics written by children on The Tonight Show as part of a game titled Kid Raps.
Fallon asked kids at home to write raps using the titles of actual songs Chance the Rapper has released.
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"Juice, juice in the park/ Juice, juice in the house/ Juice, juice in the yard/ Juice, juice, juice, juice/ Juice, juice, juice, juice/ We drink it all day long," Chance the Raper performed on Monday from 6-year-old Franny who based the lyrics off of the song title "Juice."
"I have a big brain and big toes/ But you know what doesn't shows/ I do homework with my cat/ She says meow and I say hi/ She will never cry because we are cat friends/ Ha ha ha," Fallon performed from 11-year-old Kayden who based the lyrics off of the song title "Brain Cells."
Chance the Rapper also discussed his career, how he started making music and how his father wasn't supportive of him becoming a rapper at first. Chance the Rapper said there was friction with his dad because he didn't get to college or get a job after high school and instead pursued music.
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"But after we separated for a while, we got back together and he really helped you know, just guide me in terms of the amount of work and focus that I needed to work on it from a business side. And he still is doing that to this day," Chance the Rapper said about his father.


upi--2020-11-17--Minnesota Vikings use strong defense to hand Chicago Bears 4th straight loss on Monday Night Footbal

Minnesota Vikings use strong defense to hand Chicago Bears 4th straight loss on Monday Night Football

Nov. 17 ( UPI ) -- The Minnesota Vikings held the Chicago Bears to just 149 total yards and did not allow an offensive touchdown all game during their 19-13 victory on Monday Night Football .
The loss at Chicago 's Soldier Field was the Bears ' fourth consecutive setback since the team started the season with a 5-2 record .
`` [ That was ] a really good defense we played , '' Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins told reporters .
`` I felt like they showed it all game long . ''
Cousins completed 25 of 36 passes for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interception in the victory .
Bears quarterback Nick Foles completed 15 of 26 passes for 106 yards and an interception before he left the game due to a foot injury in the final minute .
The Vikings and Bears each began the game with turnovers .
Minnesota tight end Kyle Rudolph fumbled on the opening drive and Foles threw an interception to safety Harrison Smith two plays later .
Cousins then completed a 17-yard touchdown to Adam Thielen to give Minnesota an early edge .
Bears kicker Cairo Santos split the uprights for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next drive to make the score 7-3 at the end of the first quarter .
Bears linebacker Khalil Mack intercepted Cousins at the two-minute warning of the first half and Santos made a 42-yard kick on the resulting drive to cut the Vikings lead to one point at halftime .
The Bears carried that momentum into the second half when special teams ace Cordarrelle Patterson scored on a 104-yard kickoff return to give Chicago a 13-7 lead .
Vikings kicker Dan Bailey made field goals on two of Minnesota 's next three drives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the fourth frame .
The Vikings continued to play strong defense and added a 9-play , 73-yard scoring drive to start the fourth quarter .
Cousins connected with Thielen to end the 4:43 possession and give Minnesota the final 19-13 advantage , with 10:10 remaining .
Neither team scored for the rest of the NFC North showdown .
Theilen had 63 yards and two scores on four receptions for the Vikings .
Rookie wide receiver Justin Jefferson had eight grabs for 135 yards in the win .
Minnesota running back Dalvin Cook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yards .
`` Obviously , we struggled mightily on offense in having the four three-and-outs in the second half , '' Bears coach Matt Nagy said .
`` We had field position .
We could n't convert on that in the red zone .
`` It overshadows how well I thought our defense played and the different sudden changes they had , how well our special teams played .
I was proud of those guys .
So two out of the three parts right now are playing well .
[ That has ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' The Bears ( 5-5 ) have a bye week before they face the Green Bay Packers in another NFC North game at 8:20 p.m. EST on Nov. 29 in Green Bay , Wis .
The Vikings ( 4-5 ) next host the Dallas Cowboys at 4:25 p.m. EST on Sunday .

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The Minnesota Vikings celebrate Harrison Smith's (22) interception against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago on Monday night. Photo by Mark Black/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The Minnesota Vikings held the Chicago Bears to just 149 total yards and did not allow an offensive touchdown all game during their 19-13 victory on Monday Night Football. The loss at Chicago's Soldier Field was the Bears' fourth consecutive setback since the team started the season with a 5-2 record. Advertisement
"[That was] a really good defense we played," Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins told reporters. "I felt like they showed it all game long."
Cousins completed 25 of 36 passes for 292 yards, two scores and an interception in the victory. Bears quarterback Nick Foles completed 15 of 26 passes for 106 yards and an interception before he left the game due to a foot injury in the final minute.
The Vikings and Bears each began the game with turnovers. Minnesota tight end Kyle Rudolph fumbled on the opening drive and Foles threw an interception to safety Harrison Smith two plays later.
Cousins then completed a 17-yard touchdown to Adam Thielen to give Minnesota an early edge. Bears kicker Cairo Santos split the uprights for a 23-yard field goal on Chicago's next drive to make the score 7-3 at the end of the first quarter.
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Bears linebacker Khalil Mack intercepted Cousins at the two-minute warning of the first half and Santos made a 42-yard kick on the resulting drive to cut the Vikings lead to one point at halftime.
The Bears carried that momentum into the second half when special teams ace Cordarrelle Patterson scored on a 104-yard kickoff return to give Chicago a 13-7 lead.
Vikings kicker Dan Bailey made field goals on two of Minnesota's next three drives to tie the score at 13-13 heading into the fourth frame.
The Vikings continued to play strong defense and added a 9-play, 73-yard scoring drive to start the fourth quarter. Cousins connected with Thielen to end the 4:43 possession and give Minnesota the final 19-13 advantage, with 10:10 remaining.
Neither team scored for the rest of the NFC North showdown.
Theilen had 63 yards and two scores on four receptions for the Vikings. Rookie wide receiver Justin Jefferson had eight grabs for 135 yards in the win. Minnesota running back Dalvin Cook had 96 rushing yards and 16 receiving yards.
"Obviously, we struggled mightily on offense in having the four three-and-outs in the second half," Bears coach Matt Nagy said. "We had field position. We couldn't convert on that in the red zone.
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"It overshadows how well I thought our defense played and the different sudden changes they had, how well our special teams played. I was proud of those guys. So two out of the three parts right now are playing well. [That has] been a constant theme for us."
The Bears (5-5) have a bye week before they face the Green Bay Packers in another NFC North game at 8:20 p.m. EST on Nov. 29 in Green Bay, Wis. The Vikings (4-5) next host the Dallas Cowboys at 4:25 p.m. EST on Sunday.
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upi--2020-11-17--Pennsylvania judge to hear Trump complaint Tuesday after attorneys quit

A manager speaks with voters on Election Day, November 3, at a polling station in Gettysburg, Pa. Photo by David Tulis /UPI | License Photo
Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed the Trump campaign another loss in its litigious efforts to overturn election results on Tuesday by ruling officials in Philadelphia did not prevent observers from overseeing the counting of ballots. In the hearing before U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann in Williamsport, Pa., attorneys for President Donald Trump sought to halt Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar from certifying Biden as the winner of the state's 20 electoral votes. Advertisement
The Republicans argued designated watchers were kept too far from ballot counters at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia to meaningfully observe the process. The case was brought to the state's supreme court after it was thrown out by a lower court but later approved in appeal.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that campaign representatives were not deprived of the ability to observe the counting process, as the Trump campaign had argued, citing testimony from its own witness who said he was able to observe the entire canvassing process.
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The Republican observer, attorney Jeremy Mercer, said that he could not view specific declarations on the ballot envelopes nor examine individual envelopes for improper markings, but the Supreme Court said that would only matter if he were challenging specific ballots, which is not permissible under the Election Code.
"His concerns pertained to his inability to observe the writing on the outside of the ballots. Given that observers are directed only to observe and not to audit ballots, we conclude, based on the witness's testimony, that the Board of Elections has complied with the observation requirements," Justice Debra Todd wrote in the 20-page opinion.
The court said state laws require candidate's authorized representatives to be "in the room while the ballots are being pre-canvassed or canvassed," requirements which local election officials met despite the Trump campaign arguing it met for "meaningful observation."
The Supreme Court made its decision despite the Trump campaign enlisting the president's personal lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to argue its cases after being denied late Monday from delaying the hearing because its entire legal team had dropped out.
In a filing, two Texas attorneys who joined the case last week -- John Scott and Douglas Hughes -- were allowed by Brann to quit as representatives of the campaign. Harrisburg, Pa., attorney and conservative talk radio host Marc Scaringi is now the sole attorney in the case.
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The departing attorneys only entered the case after the law firm that had previously represented the Trump campaign, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, had also withdrawn.
The attorneys' withdrawal came after the suit was amended Sunday to drop many of the initial accusations questioning about 700,000 ballots and the vote counting process in the state.
During the hearing on Tuesday, Giuliani argued that the situation at the Pennsylvania Convention Center is part of a "widespread, nationwide voter fraud."
"This is part of the reason I'm here, your Honor, because it's not an isolated case," he said, as he argued for hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots be invalidated over observers being denied meaningful observation.
He said this fraud was occurring in Democratically control big cities, stating, "you'd be a fool to see this as an accident."
Attorney Mark Aronchick, who represented some of the election boards in the case, told the judge to "dismiss this case" as Giuliani was speaking of "some fantasy world."
"This is just disgraceful," he said.
Pennsylvania has until Nov. 23 to certify its votes statewide.
Tuesday's hearing follows other setbacks for the campaign's legal efforts.
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On Monday, Republican voters who had filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, as well as Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan, to challenge the legality of some ballots withdrew their complaints.
All four suits had all been backed by conservative attorney James Bopp, Jr.
In Wayne County, Mich., election officials certified results late Tuesday after having been deadlocked earlier in the evening.
"Trump's legal path to overturn the election results appears 100% dead," election expert Richard Hasen, a law professor at the University of California, Irvine, wrote on his blog.
Even if the Trump campaign succeeds in its case Tuesday, Hasen told USA Today that the complaint doesn't involve enough ballots to overtake Biden's margin of victory in Pennsylvania, which will award him 20 key electoral votes.
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upi--2020-11-17--WWE Raw: Drew McIntyre wins back WWE Championship

Nov. 17 ( UPI ) -- Drew McIntyre became WWE Champion for the second time in his career on Raw as he won back the title from Randy Orton .
McIntyre and Orton battled for the title in the main event on Monday .
The winner would go onto to Survivor Series on Sunday to face Universal Champion Roman Reigns of SmackDown in a champion vs. champion match .
McIntyre arrived to the ring by paying homage to his Scottish heritage by wearing a kilt and holding a sword that was gifted to him backstage my Sheamus .
The Scottish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the entrance ramp as fire erupted .
Orton , as the bout got underway , tried to leave the match as things were not going his way .
The Viper was stopped by WWE official Adam Pearce who announced that the match would have a definitive winner and have no disqualifications .
Orton gained back momentum by using a steel chair and slamming his rival multiple times into the announcer 's desk .
McIntyre was able to push Orton through a table after he knocked him off of the ring apron .
McIntyre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kick three times until he finally connected with one on the fourth try to win the match and become the new WWE Champion .
McIntyre will face Reigns in the main event of Survivor Series .
Also on Raw , Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston of The New Day defended their Raw Tag Team Championships against Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander of The Hurt Business .
The winner would go into Survivor Series to face SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Street Profits .
The Hurt Business were in control for a majority of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep The New Day at bay .
Kingston was able to somehow survive an Angle Slam from Benjamin that paid homage to his early days in WWE , and a Brainbuster from Alexander .
Kingston would recover and tag in Woods to perform the Daybreak on Alexander to win the match and remain Raw Tag Team Champions .
Women 's Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler teamed up with their Survivor Series partner Lana against Raw Women 's Champion Asuka , Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke .
Rose and Brooke are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Survivor Series .
Jax and Baszler worked together to injure Rose 's arm and were on the verge of winning the bout until Lana tagged herself in .
Asuka quickly placed Lana in The Asuka Lock , forcing Lana to tap out .
Jax was upset at the loss and sent Lana crashing through the announcer 's desk for the ninth week in a row .
Rose was ruled out for Survivor Series along with Brooke who was attacked backstage by Retribution member Reckoning .
Lacey Evans and Payton Royce were then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Series team alongside Jax , Baszler and Lana .
Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss hosted another installment of The Firefly Funhouse where they mocked Mr. Money in the Bank The Miz after the A-Lister said Wyatt was scared of him and his partner John Morrison .
Wyatt challenged Miz to a match and in order to get for the bout , trained with his puppets .
Bliss then gave Wyatt a spelling bee test and tasked The Eater of Worlds with spelling out jackass .
Wyatt instead choose to spell out The Miz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ walked to the ring for the match , was confronted by her former best friend Nikki Cross who pleaded with Bliss to leave Wyatt and his alter-ego The Fiend behind .
Bliss slapped Cross and started brawling with her until Wyatt 's arrival calmed her down .
Wyatt , who wrestled in his red sweater that he wears on The Firefly Funhouse , dominated The Miz .
Bliss , outside the ring , leaped at Morrison after he got involved and sent him over the guard rail .
The Miz was able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ due to the distraction , but they had no effect on him .
Wyatt then won the match with a Sister Abigail .
The image of The Fiend filled the arena as Wyatt and Bliss left hand-in-hand .
Other moments from Raw included Mustafa Ali , T-Bar , Mace and Slapjack of Retribution defeating Braun Strowman , Sheamus , Keith Lee and Riddle of the Raw Men 's Survivor Series team due to the Raw team being unable to work together .

Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Drew McIntyre became WWE Champion for the second time in his career on Raw as he won back the title from Randy Orton.
McIntyre and Orton battled for the title in the main event on Monday. The winner would go onto to Survivor Series on Sunday to face Universal Champion Roman Reigns of SmackDown in a champion vs. champion match.
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McIntyre arrived to the ring by paying homage to his Scottish heritage by wearing a kilt and holding a sword that was gifted to him backstage my Sheamus. The Scottish Superstar took the sword and stabbed into the entrance ramp as fire erupted.
Orton, as the bout got underway, tried to leave the match as things were not going his way. The Viper was stopped by WWE official Adam Pearce who announced that the match would have a definitive winner and have no disqualifications.
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Orton gained back momentum by using a steel chair and slamming his rival multiple times into the announcer's desk. McIntyre was able to push Orton through a table after he knocked him off of the ring apron.
McIntyre had been unable to land his Claymore kick three times until he finally connected with one on the fourth try to win the match and become the new WWE Champion. McIntyre will face Reigns in the main event of Survivor Series.
Also on Raw, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston of The New Day defended their Raw Tag Team Championships against Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander of The Hurt Business. The winner would go into Survivor Series to face SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Street Profits.
The Hurt Business were in control for a majority of the match, using their aggression to keep The New Day at bay. Kingston was able to somehow survive an Angle Slam from Benjamin that paid homage to his early days in WWE, and a Brainbuster from Alexander.
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Kingston would recover and tag in Woods to perform the Daybreak on Alexander to win the match and remain Raw Tag Team Champions.
Women's Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler teamed up with their Survivor Series partner Lana against Raw Women's Champion Asuka, Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke. Rose and Brooke are also on the Raw Women's team for Survivor Series.
Jax and Baszler worked together to injure Rose's arm and were on the verge of winning the bout until Lana tagged herself in. Asuka quickly placed Lana in The Asuka Lock, forcing Lana to tap out.
Jax was upset at the loss and sent Lana crashing through the announcer's desk for the ninth week in a row.
Rose was ruled out for Survivor Series along with Brooke who was attacked backstage by Retribution member Reckoning. Lacey Evans and Payton Royce were then placed onto the Raw Women's Survivor Series team alongside Jax, Baszler and Lana.
Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss hosted another installment of The Firefly Funhouse where they mocked Mr. Money in the Bank The Miz after the A-Lister said Wyatt was scared of him and his partner John Morrison.
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Wyatt challenged Miz to a match and in order to get for the bout, trained with his puppets. Bliss then gave Wyatt a spelling bee test and tasked The Eater of Worlds with spelling out jackass. Wyatt instead choose to spell out The Miz's name.
Bliss, as she walked to the ring for the match, was confronted by her former best friend Nikki Cross who pleaded with Bliss to leave Wyatt and his alter-ego The Fiend behind. Bliss slapped Cross and started brawling with her until Wyatt's arrival calmed her down.
Wyatt, who wrestled in his red sweater that he wears on The Firefly Funhouse, dominated The Miz. Bliss, outside the ring, leaped at Morrison after he got involved and sent him over the guard rail.
The Miz was able to get in a few hits on Wyatt due to the distraction, but they had no effect on him. Wyatt then won the match with a Sister Abigail. The image of The Fiend filled the arena as Wyatt and Bliss left hand-in-hand.
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Other moments from Raw included Mustafa Ali, T-Bar, Mace and Slapjack of Retribution defeating Braun Strowman, Sheamus, Keith Lee and Riddle of the Raw Men's Survivor Series team due to the Raw team being unable to work together.


upi--2020-11-17--In Photos: RuPaul turns 60: a look back

In Photos: RuPaul turns 60: a look back

Left to right , Carson Kressley , Michelle Visage , RuPaul and Ross Mathews arrive for the Primetime Emmy Awards @ @ @ @ @ 17 , 2017 .
Earlier that year , `` RuPaul 's Drag Race '' was @ @ @ @ @ the series has been renewed for it 's 13th season and second season in the @ @ @ @ @ Chew/UPI

RuPaul arrives for the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles on September 6, 2012. In 2012, "RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race" premiered, the most recent winner is Shea Coulee from Season 5. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI


upi--2020-11-17--South Korea tightens COVID-19 restrictions after new rise in cases

SEOUL , Nov. 17 ( UPI ) -- South Korea will strengthen physical distancing guidelines in the greater Seoul area this week amid a surge in COVID-19 cases , health officials said Tuesday .
Authorities will raise distancing mandates one notch on the government 's five-tier system , from Level 1 to Level 1.5 starting at midnight Thursday .
The change will last for at least two weeks .
`` [ W ] e are facing a crisis where we are standing on the verge of a widespread outbreak , '' health minister Park Neung-hoo said at a press briefing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus , it will put the health and safety of many people at risk . ''
South Korea reported 230 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday , marking the 10th day in a row the country has seen triple-digit infections and the fourth day the total has surpassed 200 .
Roughly half of the new cases are concentrated in the densely populated Seoul area .
The new cases are the most South Korea has seen in more than two months and concern health officials because they 're springing up from various small clusters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gatherings , making them more difficult to trace .
Under the heightened guidelines , facilities such as restaurants , bars and concert halls wo n't be closed but they must maintain increased spacing and follow safety measures like keeping partitions between tables .
Rallies , concerts and festivals can not have more than 100 attendees and sporting events and churches are only allowed to operate at 30 % capacity .
The enhanced restrictions come just as the Korean Baseball Organization begins its seven-game championship round on Tuesday night between the NC Dinos and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ attend games in limited capacity in August and attendance levels reached 50 % before the tightened measures .
Schools will also revert to two-thirds capacity .
Some 480,000 high school seniors are preparing to take their once-a-year College Scholastic Aptitude Test on Dec. 3 , an all-day affair that 's considered vital to future success .
The enhanced measures are partly intended to `` create a safe environment for our students , '' Park said .
He added that South Korea is trying to avoid going to a higher level on the social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a minimum .
`` We would like to contain the virus here at Level 1.5 and hope that in two weeks it will be under control , '' he said .
`` If the virus is not contained , it will have an impact on [ the CSAT ] and will harm many students .
It will also incur greater economic difficulties for our citizens as well . ''
The heightened regulations will initially go into effect in Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province .
Incheon , the third-largest city in South Korea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monday and Gangwon Province , east of Seoul , must decide whether to raise its level .
South Korea was the first country after China to see widespread local transmission of the coronavirus in February , when an outbreak centered around the southeastern city of Daegu .
Officials were able to contain the initial wave through an aggressive and vigorous system of testing and tracing .
However , there have been sporadic new outbreaks , including a cluster tied to a nightclub in May and another around a church and an anti-government rally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ South Korea 's experience in dealing with the repeated outbreaks will help to contain the new spread .
`` South Korea is once again standing at a very critical point , '' he said .
`` However , we have faced repeated challenges and crises , and we now have great know-how and experience , as well as a sense of solidarity and cooperation among the people . ''
Since the start of the pandemic , there have been 29,000 COVID-19 cases and about 500 deaths in South Korea , according to data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

A healthcare worker in a biohazard suit sprays disinfectant outside Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, a hospital in Daegu, South Korea, on March 24. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- South Korea will strengthen physical distancing guidelines in the greater Seoul area this week amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, health officials said Tuesday. Authorities will raise distancing mandates one notch on the government's five-tier system, from Level 1 to Level 1.5 starting at midnight Thursday. The change will last for at least two weeks. Advertisement
"[W]e are facing a crisis where we are standing on the verge of a widespread outbreak," health minister Park Neung-hoo said at a press briefing. "If we cannot contain the virus, it will put the health and safety of many people at risk."
South Korea reported 230 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, marking the 10th day in a row the country has seen triple-digit infections and the fourth day the total has surpassed 200. Roughly half of the new cases are concentrated in the densely populated Seoul area.
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The new cases are the most South Korea has seen in more than two months and concern health officials because they're springing up from various small clusters, from workplaces to cafes to social gatherings, making them more difficult to trace.
Under the heightened guidelines, facilities such as restaurants, bars and concert halls won't be closed but they must maintain increased spacing and follow safety measures like keeping partitions between tables.
Rallies, concerts and festivals cannot have more than 100 attendees and sporting events and churches are only allowed to operate at 30% capacity.
The enhanced restrictions come just as the Korean Baseball Organization begins its seven-game championship round on Tuesday night between the NC Dinos and Doosan Bears. Fans were allowed to attend games in limited capacity in August and attendance levels reached 50% before the tightened measures.
Schools will also revert to two-thirds capacity. Some 480,000 high school seniors are preparing to take their once-a-year College Scholastic Aptitude Test on Dec. 3, an all-day affair that's considered vital to future success.
The enhanced measures are partly intended to "create a safe environment for our students," Park said. He added that South Korea is trying to avoid going to a higher level on the social distancing scale to keep economic impact to a minimum.
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"We would like to contain the virus here at Level 1.5 and hope that in two weeks it will be under control," he said. "If the virus is not contained, it will have an impact on [the CSAT] and will harm many students. It will also incur greater economic difficulties for our citizens as well."
The heightened regulations will initially go into effect in Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi Province. Incheon, the third-largest city in South Korea, will adopt the new measures on Monday and Gangwon Province, east of Seoul, must decide whether to raise its level.
South Korea was the first country after China to see widespread local transmission of the coronavirus in February, when an outbreak centered around the southeastern city of Daegu. Officials were able to contain the initial wave through an aggressive and vigorous system of testing and tracing.
However, there have been sporadic new outbreaks, including a cluster tied to a nightclub in May and another around a church and an anti-government rally in Seoul in August.
Park said South Korea's experience in dealing with the repeated outbreaks will help to contain the new spread.
"South Korea is once again standing at a very critical point," he said. "However, we have faced repeated challenges and crises, and we now have great know-how and experience, as well as a sense of solidarity and cooperation among the people."
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Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 29,000 COVID-19 cases and about 500 deaths in South Korea, according to data compiled by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.


upi--2020-11-17--Watch live: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter's Jack Dorsey testify about election content

Nov. 17 ( UPI ) -- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will testify in the Senate on Tuesday to answer questions about how their social media platforms handled the spread of information during the 2020 election campaign .
Both platforms took steps to curb the spread of misinformation for weeks and months before Election Day , some of which were criticized by both Democrats and Republicans .
Zuckerberg and Dorsey will answer questions from the Senate judiciary committee , beginning at 10 a.m. EST .
The panel hearing is titled , `` Censorship , Suppression and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are expected to be questioned about how their platforms moderate content and how their strategies intersected with the 2020 campaign .
Last month , Republicans on the committee voted 12-0 to subpoena both CEOs to testify about what they called `` suppression '' and `` censorship '' of two articles published by the New York Post in October that contained inflammatory and unproven accusations about President-elect Joe Biden 's son , Hunter .
Facebook flagged the article for third-party fact-checking and Twitter initially blocked links to the story altogether , but later reversed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter have come under increased scrutiny this year amid accusations of censorship -- mostly from Republicans , including President Donald Trump .
Zuckerberg and Dorsey also testified in the Senate late last month , with Google CEO Sundar Pichai for a hearing about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act , which shields social platforms from liability by saying they are mere conduits for user content and are under no obligation to moderate .
During that hearing , Sen. Ted Cruz , R-Texas , particularly criticized Dorsey for Twitter 's handling of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also expected to ask Zuckerberg and Dorsey about content moderation policies that could influence elections and other moves to block information and flag it for fact-checking .
During and beyond the presidential campaign , Twitter has repeatedly flagged Trump 's tweets that contain inaccurate or misleading information .
They included tweets in which he attempted to claim victory in key battleground states , as well as unfounded accusations of voter fraud and misconduct .

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies remotely on Tuesday during a Senate judiciary committee hearing examining how his social platform and Twitter moderated content during the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, on on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Clark/UPI/Pool | License Photo
Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Partisan divides over the role of social media platforms in U.S. elections were on display Tuesday as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey were called to answer questions from the Senate judiciary committee. The tech leaders appeared remotely before the committee and were asked how their platforms handled the spread of information -- and potential misinformation -- during the 2020 election. Advertisement
While both companies took steps to curb the spread of misinformation in the weeks and months before Election Day, Republican panel members grilled the pair about what they characterized as bias against President Donald Trump and conservatives in general.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accused Twitter of "taking a disputed policy position" by flagging tweets alleging fraud in the 2020 election, saying this makes Twitter a publisher and therefore not eligible for protection under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which shields social platforms from responsibility for user content and says they are under no obligation to moderate.
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During and beyond the presidential campaign, Twitter has repeatedly flagged Trump's tweets that contain inaccurate or misleading information. In many of those tweets, he attempted to claim victory in key battleground states and has repeatedly made unfounded accusations of voter fraud and misconduct.
Dorsey said the warnings placed on such posts lead to "a broader conversation with tweets from publishers and people all around the country."
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, lodged similar accusations against Facebook, accusing the company of editorializing by placing content labels on posts.
"This kind of editorializing insulates people from the truth and it insinuates that anyone concerned about voter fraud must be crazy," Lee said. "These concerns may be out of the mainstream in Palo Alto, but they're not out of the mainstream in the rest of America."
Lee also said Facebook's use of third-party fact-checkers allows the company to avoid accountability for its content moderation decisions to which Zuckerberg replied that users have expressed that they do not want to see misinformation but simultaneously do not want the company to act as "the arbiter of truth" related to content posted online.
"Within those bounds, we've tried to create a fact-checking program that works with independent third parties who have been accredited by the Poynter Institute for Journalism ... and we give those fact-checkers the latitude to determine whether ads or other content on our service is accurate."
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Judiciary committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., criticized Twitter and Facebook for limiting the exposure of two New York Post articles that made unproven and unverified claims about Hunter Biden, the son of President-elect Joe Biden.
Facebook flagged the article for third-party fact-checking and Twitter initially blocked links to the New York Post articles altogether, but later reversed course.
The companies, Graham said, are "literally engaged in telling us what's reliable and what's not based on cable news commentary or tweets from politicians or average citizens."
Zuckerberg and Dorsey, however, defended the way they navigated the tricky election campaign -- particularly after Russian hackers made repeated efforts online and via social media to interfere and influence the vote four years ago in Trump's favor.
Dorsey said he recognizes that Twitter had made a mistake in the way it handled the New York Post stories, and agreed that social media companies need to be more transparent about why they label or remove posts.
"It is more or less opaque to the public and that's where I think we have a gap," he said. "We have transparency around our policies. We do not have transparency around how we operate content moderation ... the rationale behind it."
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Zuckerberg said he was pleased with Facebook's efforts.
"From what we've seen so far, our systems worked well," he said.
Democratic panel members, meanwhile, criticized the Republican majority for even holding the hearing.
"This hearing is not a serious one. It is a political sideshow -- a public tar and feathering," the committee's top Democrat, Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, said in his opening remarks.
Tuesday was the second time Zuckerberg and Dorsey appeared in the Senate to testify in the last three weeks. Late last month, they testified with Google CEO Sundar Pichai at a hearing about Section 230.
Blumenthal chided Republicans for failing to call Pichai and Google to take part in Tuesday's hearing.
"Google has been given a pass from today's hearing," he said. "It's been rewarded by this committee for its timidity, doing even less than [Facebook and Twitter] have to live up to its responsibilities."


upi--2020-11-17--Hurricane Iota makes landfall in Nicaragua as Category 4 storm

Nov. 17 ( UPI ) -- Hurricane Iota made landfall in Nicaragua late Monday as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm , thrashing the reeling nation with catastrophic winds and torrential rain .
By 4 a.m. Tuesday , Iota had lost some wind intensity but was still a Category 2 hurricane moving west at 9 mph with sustained winds of 105 mph .
As the storm continues to move inland , it will quickly lose intensity as it interacts with the terrain of Nicaragua .
The storm came ashore shortly before 11 p.m. EST Monday in northeastern Nicaragua packing sustained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mph shy of the Category 5 status it had reached earlier .
Iota became the second-most intense hurricane to ever churn in the Atlantic basin during the month of November on Monday -- second only to the 1932 Cuba hurricane , which had winds of 175 mph .
Iota was heading west toward hurricane-battered areas of Central America , which were suffering a humanitarian crisis following Hurricane Eta 's deadly blow less than two weeks ago .
Forecasters warned that Iota could bring one of the worst floods the region has had in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meteorologists sounded the alarm that power outages could last for months .
At 10 p.m. EST Monday , Iota was within 30 miles of Puerto Cabezas , Nicaragua , a city home to nearly 100,000 people , when it slowed its forward speed to 9 mph to the west packing maximum sustained winds of 155 mph .
Shortly before landfall , Iota became a strong Category 4 hurricane .
The powerful system came ashore just miles from the area where Eta made its catastrophic landfall .
Hurricane watches and warnings were in effect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reached Category 5 strength -- the first storm of the season to achieve the highest status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale -- when its winds peaked at 160 mph on Monday morning .
Just hours earlier , the record-breaking , 30th named storm of the season had strengthened from a Category 3 major hurricane to a Category 4 within an hour 's time .
Iota strengthened so quickly that its intensification places it among the ranks of three other historic hurricanes : Gilbert in 1988 , Rita in 2005 and Wilma in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only storm to strengthen rapidly with its central barometric pressure dropping by 1.8 inches of mercury in 24 hours in November .
Hurricane Eta made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on Nov. 3 in Nicaragua , among the top five strongest storms to ever hit the nation .
Eta also carved a path of destruction through Honduras and Guatemala , unleashing feet of rain , tremendous flooding and killing more than 100 .
Millions in Central America are enduring dangerous conditions in the Eta 's wake -- with concerns over waterborne diseases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation is likely to become even more dire as Iota moves inland .
AccuWeather senior meteorologist Matt Rinde said , `` With Eta having gone through [ the region ] less than two weeks ago , Hurricane Iota will place another catastrophic blow to the region .
No amount of words can describe the problems this system will add to the crisis already occurring in the area . ''
Catastrophic flooding is anticipated because the ground is still saturated from Eta , and rain from Iota will run off into swollen and flooded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CEO and founder Joel N. Myers .
The mountainous terrain will add to the dangers of flooding and mudslides .
At the coast , an unsurvivable storm surge of 10-20 feet is expected near and to the north of where Iota made landfall .
Residents caught in this region risked being swept out to sea by the rising waters .
Some coastal communities may be completely wiped out .
`` Some areas along the coast will be uninhabitable for months , '' warned AccuWeather senior meteorologist Mike Doll .

Iota weakened to a tropical storm by Tuesday afternoon. Photo courtesy of NOAA
Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Government officials in Central America blamed at least eight deaths on Iota on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after it made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 storm. Just as the coastal region began making strides in its recovery from Eta, which hit the country two weeks ago, Iota brewed up even stronger impacts and slammed the same communities with 155-mph winds at Monday night's landfall, the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Making landfall at 10:40 p.m. EST Monday, Iota's maximum sustained winds were just 2 mph shy of Category 5 status. Advertisement
By Tuesday night, as the center of Iota barged inland across Nicaragua and into Honduras, it had weakened to a tropical storm with sustained winds of 40 mph and was spreading heavy rainfall across Honduras, El Salvador and parts of Guatemala.
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In its 12 a.m. Wednesday advisory, the National Hurricane Center located Iota about 25 miles northeast of El Papalon, El Salvador, as it moved westward at 12 mph.
"On the forecast track, the center of Iota will move across southern Honduras and El Salvador before the system dissipates later today," it said. "Rapid weakening is forecast, and Iota should weaken to a tropical depression later this morning and degenerate into a remnant low pressure area by this afternoon."
The government of Honduras has discontinued the Tropical Storm Watch from Punta Castilla eastward to the Honduras/Nicaragua border, though one is still in effect for the country's coast was of Punta Castilla to the border with Guatemala and for the Bay Islands.
Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo announced Tuesday that the storm had killed four adults and two minors and Colombian President Ivan Duque also said two people were killed and a third was still missing, CNN reported.
The pair of November hurricanes marked the first time on record that two major hurricanes made landfall in Nicaragua in the same season, further devastating the saturated nation that was still flooded from Eta, a storm that claimed at least 130 lives.
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Philip Klotzbach, a scientist at Colorado State University, tweeted that Iota was the strongest November hurricane on record to make landfall in Nicaragua, surpassing Eta.
#Iota has made landfall in Nicaragua as a Category 4 #hurricane with max winds of 155 mph. Iota is now the strongest November hurricane on record to make landfall in Nicaragua, surpassing the previous record set by Eta (140 mph) just 13 days ago. pic.twitter.com/Qyek5o5Nm6— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) November 17, 2020
The humanitarian crisis that was set into motion after Eta's feet of rainfall will be severely compounded by Iota's torrential rainfall. AccuWeather Founder and CEO Dr. Joel N. Myers warned before Iota crashed onshore that the back-to-back hurricane landfalls may cause "one of the worst floods in some of these areas in a thousand years or more," since the ground was still saturated from Eta when Iota lashed the region. The mountainous terrain will further play into the disaster unfolding, adding to the dangers of significant flooding and mudslides.
Conditions deteriorated along the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and Honduras during the day Monday as Iota approached as a Category 5 storm with lashing winds and rising storm surge.
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AccuWeather forecasters are projecting catastrophic damage across northern Nicaragua and throughout much of Honduras from Iota with an AccuWeather Local StormMax of 30 inches of rain.
Sustained winds were whipping at 160 mph Monday evening with higher gusts, according to the hurricane hunters who flew a mission through the eye of the storm. Hours before landfall, the center of Iota was situated about 30 miles east-southeast of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, the same area where Hurricane Eta blasted onshore less than two weeks ago.
Shortly before landfall on Monday night, Iota lost a slight bit of wind intensity and became a strong Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 155 mph.
Iota's landfall marks only the second time in history that two hurricanes have made landfall in Nicaragua in one season. The only other time that this occurred was in 1971 when Hurricane Irene and Hurricane Edith crashed ashore.
AccuWeather has rated Iota as a 5 on the AccuWeather RealImpact Scale for Hurricanes, which takes into account factors including wind speed, flooding rain, storm surge and economic damage and loss.
"This is a catastrophic situation unfolding for northeastern Nicaragua," the National Hurricane Center said. "Hurricane Iota's landfall location is approximately 15 miles south of where Category 4 hurricane Eta made landfall earlier this month." Eta made landfall near Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph on Nov. 3.
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The back-to-back strikes could cause the humanitarian crisis in Nicaragua and Honduras to worsen, Myers said. "Some of these countries may not completely recover for five to 10 years."
Before Iota neared Central America, heavy tropical downpours associated with the storm caused significant disruptions in Colombia. Homes were submerged in some communities in northern Colombia, stranding residents on their roofs while waiting for help to arrive. At least three fatalities were reported in Colombia due to flooding and mudslides.
The substantial damage caused in Nicaragua and Honduras could lead to an uptick in the wholesale price of coffee as the two countries lead Central America in coffee production, accounting for around 8 percent of the world's coffee output.
With Iota reaching Category 5 force on Monday, it makes 2020 the fifth consecutive year in which there has been a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic basin. Matthew began the pattern in 2016, and Irma and Maria continued the trend in 2017, followed by Michael in 2018, and Dorian and Lorenzo in 2019. This is the longest streak of consecutive years with a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic basin since records began.
Iota rapidly intensified over a 24-hour period to reach Category 5 status. In this 24-hour window, maximum winds spiked from 90 mph to 160 mph and the lowest barometric pressure in the eye of the storm plummeted a staggering 1.8 inches of mercury (61 millibars). The drop in pressure alone is more than twice what is required for a winter storm to be called a "bomb cyclone," which is usually a drop of 0.71 of an inch of mercury (24 millibars) in 24 hours. This is the fourth time that a hurricane this season rapidly intensified and one of the most extreme intensifications on record, according to meteorologist Sam Lillo.
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Even after reaching Category 5 status, the highest and most extreme classification for a hurricane, NOAA's GOES-East weather satellite continued to detect lightning in the eye of the storm an indication that the hurricane was still strengthening at the time.
Iota became the sixth major hurricane of the season, or a hurricane that has reached Category 3 status or greater on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale, and it follows Laura, Teddy, Delta, Epsilon and Eta. However, it is not out of the question that another storm could make this exclusive list before the end of 2020.
"Another tropical wave will enter the southern and western Caribbean later this week and could become another named tropical system by the weekend before heading, once again, for Central America," AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski explained.
The next name on the Atlantic hurricane list, now well into the Greek alphabet, is Kappa.


upi--2020-11-17--SpaceX Resilience capsule crew boards International Space Station

Nov. 17 ( UPI ) -- Four astronauts entered the International Space Station early Tuesday to hugs and cheers from the orbiter 's current residents following a historic launch from Florida on board Resilience , SpaceX 's Crew Dragon capsule .
Resilience with its SpaceX Crew 1 lifted off from Florida 's Kennedy Space Center on Sunday night for a 27 1/2-hour flight through space that ended with a successful docking to the low-orbit space station at 11:01 p.m. EST Monday .
The hatch between the two space vessels opened at 1:02 a.m. Tuesday and NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Soichi Noguchi from Japan 's space agency , floated into the station where Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins of Expedition 64 received them with open arms .
`` It 's been an incredible journey , '' Hopkins told mission control during a welcoming ceremony on the space station .
`` I ca n't tell you how excited we were when that rocket lifted off the pad and then the last 27 hours have gone really smooth , actually .
And we are so excited to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 mission marks several milestones , including the first commercial spacecraft to transport astronauts to the station , the first operational flight under NASA 's new commercial space program , the first time in years that the station has housed seven people and the first time ever to host that many people long term .
Rubins and the two cosmonauts boarded the space station last month , and with the size of Expedition 64 more than having doubled , NASA expects lots of work and science to be conducted over the next six @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NASA 's Human Spaceflight Office , told reporters early Tuesday .
`` We 're humbled and we 're excited to be a part of this great expedition , '' Hopkins said .
`` We 're looking forward to the next six months and ca n't wait to get started . ''
Hiroshi Yamakawa , director of Japan 's space agency , told the crew their mission was an inspiration to all Japanese citizens suffering through the hardships of the coronavirus pandemic and that Noguchi 's participation was significant for Japan and emblematic of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States .
He said their work on the station over the next six months will aid future international space exploration `` beyond low-Earth orbit to the moon and Mars . ''
`` We are always behind you , '' he told the crew .
`` Good luck .
And enjoy your time in space . ''
The launch follows years of work before NASA officially certified the commercial spacecraft by Elon Musk 's SpaceX company for the historic mission .
Lueders said the SpaceX mission is the realization of a dream to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` It is the start of a new era , '' she said .

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NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins is the first crew fromf SpaceX's Resilience capsule to enter the International Space Station early Tuesday. Photo courtesy of NASA
Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Four astronauts entered the International Space Station early Tuesday to hugs and cheers from the orbiter's current residents following a historic launch from Florida on board Resilience, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule. Resilience with its SpaceX Crew 1 lifted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Sunday night for a 27 1/2-hour flight through space that ended with a successful docking to the low-orbit space station at 11:01 p.m. EST Monday. Advertisement
The hatch between the two space vessels opened at 1:02 a.m. Tuesday and NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, along with Soichi Noguchi from Japan's space agency, floated into the station where Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins of Expedition 64 received them with open arms.
"It's been an incredible journey," Hopkins told mission control during a welcoming ceremony on the space station. "I can't tell you how excited we were when that rocket lifted off the pad and then the last 27 hours have gone really smooth, actually. And we are so excited to be here."
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The SpaceX Crew 1 mission marks several milestones, including the first commercial spacecraft to transport astronauts to the station, the first operational flight under NASA's new commercial space program, the first time in years that the station has housed seven people and the first time ever to host that many people long term.
Rubins and the two cosmonauts boarded the space station last month, and with the size of Expedition 64 more than having doubled, NASA expects lots of work and science to be conducted over the next six months, Kathy Lueders, head of NASA's Human Spaceflight Office, told reporters early Tuesday.
"We're humbled and we're excited to be a part of this great expedition," Hopkins said. "We're looking forward to the next six months and can't wait to get started."
Hiroshi Yamakawa, director of Japan's space agency, told the crew their mission was an inspiration to all Japanese citizens suffering through the hardships of the coronavirus pandemic and that Noguchi's participation was significant for Japan and emblematic of their country's longstanding relationship with the United States.
He said their work on the station over the next six months will aid future international space exploration "beyond low-Earth orbit to the moon and Mars."
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"We are always behind you," he told the crew. "Good luck. And enjoy your time in space."
The launch follows years of work before NASA officially certified the commercial spacecraft by Elon Musk's SpaceX company for the historic mission.
Lueders said the SpaceX mission is the realization of a dream to crew transportation services to the station.
"It is the start of a new era," she said.
NASA, SpaceX complete historic first mission to space station


upi--2020-11-17--Restful sleep may help reduce risk for heart failure

People who regularly get a good night 's sleep may help protect themselves from heart failure , a large , new study suggests .
Researchers found that of over 400,000 adults , those with the healthiest sleep patterns were 42 % less likely to develop heart failure over 10 years , versus people with the least healthy habits .
Those `` healthy '' sleepers reported five things : Getting seven to eight hours of sleep per night , no snoring , rarely having trouble falling or staying asleep , no daytime grogginess , and being a `` morning '' person @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prove cause and effect , said senior researcher Dr. Lu Qi , a professor at Tulane University 's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine , in New Orleans .
However , he said , they do build on a body of research linking sleep quality to heart health .
Studies have found that people with insomnia have higher risks of heart disease .
The same is true of people with sleep apnea -- a chronic disorder where breathing pauses repeatedly throughout the night .
In fact , many of the unhealthy sleepers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sleep apnea , said Dr. Nieca Goldberg , a cardiologist at NYU Langone Health , in New York City .
Chronic snoring and daytime sleepiness are hallmarks of sleep apnea , noted Goldberg , who is also a spokesperson for the American Heart Association .
And if people are getting poor sleep because of breathing problems , she added , they are unlikely to feel like an early bird .
It 's not that poor sleep directly causes heart failure , according to Goldberg : Instead , it can feed the risk factors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stress hormones , blood pressure and heart rate , for example .
`` The bottom line is , sleep is another behavior that providers and patients should be taking about , '' Goldberg said .
For the study , Qi 's team used data on over 400,000 British adults who took part in a long-term health study .
At the outset , when they were between the ages of 37 and 73 , the participants answered questions about their sleep routines .
The researchers gave each person a `` healthy sleep score '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the number of healthy habits they reported .
Over roughly a decade , 5,221 study participants were diagnosed with heart failure -- a chronic condition where the heart muscle can no longer pump efficiently enough to meet the body 's needs .
Overall , Qi 's team found , people who 'd reported all five healthy sleep habits were 42 % less likely to have heart failure than people who 'd reported none or only one .
Of course , `` good '' sleepers might be generally health conscious , too .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's exercise , diet , smoking and drinking habits , as well as medical conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure .
They also factored in people 's education levels and household income .
And healthy sleep remained linked to a lower risk of heart failure .
The findings were published online Nov. 16 in the journal Circulation .
Dr. Roneil Malkani is an assistant professor of neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , in Chicago .
He agreed that the findings might reflect the effects of undiagnosed sleep apnea .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ heart problems caused some sleep-related symptoms .
`` Daytime sleepiness could be a symptom of worsening heart health , '' Malkani said .
Of the five sleep behaviors , he noted , lack of daytime sleepiness was linked to the biggest reduction in heart failure risk .
That said , Malkani pointed to past research showing similar patterns : Poor sleep quality -- whether defined as sleep apnea , excessive sleep or too little sleep -- has been tied to greater health risks and shorter life span .
He said the `` novelty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used a simple , straightforward way to gauge healthy sleep .
According to Qi , its message is similarly straightforward .
`` Getting seven to eight hours of sleep is better than five or six , '' he said .
And if people have problems with insomnia , snoring or daytime drowsiness , Qi added , they should talk to their doctor .
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has more on healthy sleep .

People who regularly get a good night's sleep may help protect themselves from heart failure, a large, new study suggests.
Researchers found that of over 400,000 adults, those with the healthiest sleep patterns were 42% less likely to develop heart failure over 10 years, versus people with the least healthy habits.
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Those "healthy" sleepers reported five things: Getting seven to eight hours of sleep per night, no snoring, rarely having trouble falling or staying asleep, no daytime grogginess, and being a "morning" person.
Still, the findings do not prove cause and effect, said senior researcher Dr. Lu Qi, a professor at Tulane University's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, in New Orleans.
However, he said, they do build on a body of research linking sleep quality to heart health.
Studies have found that people with insomnia have higher risks of heart disease. The same is true of people with sleep apnea -- a chronic disorder where breathing pauses repeatedly throughout the night.
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In fact, many of the unhealthy sleepers in the new study might have had sleep apnea, said Dr. Nieca Goldberg, a cardiologist at NYU Langone Health, in New York City.
Chronic snoring and daytime sleepiness are hallmarks of sleep apnea, noted Goldberg, who is also a spokesperson for the American Heart Association. And if people are getting poor sleep because of breathing problems, she added, they are unlikely to feel like an early bird.
It's not that poor sleep directly causes heart failure, according to Goldberg: Instead, it can feed the risk factors for heart failure, through effects on stress hormones, blood pressure and heart rate, for example.
"The bottom line is, sleep is another behavior that providers and patients should be taking about," Goldberg said.
For the study, Qi's team used data on over 400,000 British adults who took part in a long-term health study. At the outset, when they were between the ages of 37 and 73, the participants answered questions about their sleep routines.
The researchers gave each person a "healthy sleep score" of 0 to 5, based on the number of healthy habits they reported.
Over roughly a decade, 5,221 study participants were diagnosed with heart failure -- a chronic condition where the heart muscle can no longer pump efficiently enough to meet the body's needs.
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Overall, Qi's team found, people who'd reported all five healthy sleep habits were 42% less likely to have heart failure than people who'd reported none or only one.
Of course, "good" sleepers might be generally health conscious, too. So, Qi's team accounted for people's exercise, diet, smoking and drinking habits, as well as medical conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure. They also factored in people's education levels and household income.
And healthy sleep remained linked to a lower risk of heart failure.
The findings were published online Nov. 16 in the journal Circulation.
Dr. Roneil Malkani is an assistant professor of neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago.
He agreed that the findings might reflect the effects of undiagnosed sleep apnea. There's also a possibility that early heart problems caused some sleep-related symptoms.
"Daytime sleepiness could be a symptom of worsening heart health," Malkani said.
Of the five sleep behaviors, he noted, lack of daytime sleepiness was linked to the biggest reduction in heart failure risk.
That said, Malkani pointed to past research showing similar patterns: Poor sleep quality -- whether defined as sleep apnea, excessive sleep or too little sleep -- has been tied to greater health risks and shorter life span.
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He said the "novelty" of this study is that it used a simple, straightforward way to gauge healthy sleep.
According to Qi, its message is similarly straightforward. "Getting seven to eight hours of sleep is better than five or six," he said.
And if people have problems with insomnia, snoring or daytime drowsiness, Qi added, they should talk to their doctor.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has more on healthy sleep.
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upi--2020-11-17--Famous birthdays for Nov. 17: RuPaul, Lorne Michaels

Nov. 17 ( UPI ) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio .
-- Former @ @ @ @ @ , R-Ohio , in 1949 ( age 71 ) -- Former U.S. national security adviser @ @ @ @ @ age 56 )

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RuPaul arrives for the 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles on September 22. The TV personality turns 60 on November 17. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include: Advertisement
-- King Louis XVIII of France in 1755
-- German astronomer and mathematician August Mobius in 1790
-- Social reformer Grace Abbott in 1878
-- Actor Rock Hudson in 1925
-- Balladeer Gordon Lightfoot in 1938 (age 82)
-- Film director Martin Scorsese in 1942 (age 78)
-- Model/actor Lauren Hutton in 1943 (age 77)
-- TV producer Lorne Michaels in 1944 (age 76)
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-- Actor/director Danny DeVito in 1944 (age 76)
-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Tom Seaver in 1944
-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Jim Boeheim in 1944 (age 76)
-- Former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in 1949 (age 71)
-- Civil rights leader/actor Yolanda King in 1955
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-- Actor Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in 1958 (age 62)
-- Model/actor RuPaul in 1960 (age 60)
-- Former U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice in 1964 (age 56)
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-- Actor Daisy Fuentes in 1966 (age 54)
-- Singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley in 1966
-- Singer Ronnie DeVoe in 1967 (age 53)
-- Actor David Ramsey in 1971 (age 49)
-- Actor Rachel McAdams in 1978 (age 42)
-- Actor Tom Ellis in 1978 (age 42)
-- Writer Christopher Paolini in 1983 (age 37)
-- Actor Raquel Castro in 1994 (age 26)


upi--2020-11-17--Fantasy football: Winston, Ahmed among best Week 11 add-drops

Nov. 17 ( UPI ) -- Bye weeks and injuries continue to impact the 2020 fantasy football season .
Make sure to keep an eye on your league 's waiver wire and continue to make constant efforts to improve your team .
I have picked out several players I like on this week 's waiver wire .
Some of my targets can improve your team right away , while others could provide value in the playoffs .
Four more teams on are a bye in Week 11 , which likely impacts your roster and/or your opponent 's roster .
Make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in your lineup .
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Miami Dolphins running back Salvon Ahmed are among my top waiver wire priorities for Week 11 .
You also should target some backup running backs who have a shot to help you out down the road and check your league 's free agent list for good players who might have been dropped due to Week 10 byes .
San Francisco 49ers , New York Giants , Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills players should be removed from all starting lineups , as those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have added more of my favorite players to target on this week 's waiver wire and separated them by priority and position .
The players I have listed ahead of Wednesday 's waiver period have low ownership percentages in standard size leagues .
Here are my top players to add and top players to drop for Week 11 : New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees sustained a rib injury in Week 10 , which opens the door for backup quarterback Jameis Winston .
Winston should be in line to start for the Saints @ @ @ @ @ @ @ games .
I expect him to take advantage of the Saints ' favorable schedule and the team 's plethora of talented skill position players for as long as he takes snaps as the team 's starter .
Add Winston to your roster immediately if you need a bye week replacement or a streaming starter .
He could even help you make the playoffs if you are desperate at the position .
The Miami Dolphins appear to have found their top running back in Salvon Ahmed .
The rookie showed flashes of electricity in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 90 yards from scrimmage and a score in Week 10 .
I expect Ahmed to keep getting work in the Dolphins backfield .
He should be an RB2 streamer or flex play for the rest of the season , based on matchup .
The New England Patriots have been on a quest to find a playmaker all season .
It appears the team has found just that with wide receiver Jakobi Meyers .
Meyers has had at least four catches in each of his last four games .
He had a career-best 12 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then displayed an even more dynamic skill set in Week 10 .
Meyers -- a former high school quarterback -- threw a touchdown pass and had five catches for 59 yards on Sunday .
I expect the Patriots to keeping giving him the ball down .
He is a decent bye week fill in if you are in a league with at least 14 teams that requires three wide receivers in lineups .
Dallas Cowboys tight end Dalton Schultz might have been dropped in your league due to his team 's Week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waiver wire addition this week if your league requires starting tight ends and has at least 12 teams .
Schultz is a touchdown-or-bust play , but could provided value in Week 11 when the Cowboys face a Minnesota Vikings defense that has allowed the fifth-most receiving yards to tight ends .

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston prepares to throw a pass against the San Francisco 49ers defense Sunday in New Orleans after starter Drew Brees sustained a rib injury and left the game. Photo by AJ Sisco/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Bye weeks and injuries continue to impact the 2020 fantasy football season. Make sure to keep an eye on your league's waiver wire and continue to make constant efforts to improve your team. I have picked out several players I like on this week's waiver wire. Some of my targets can improve your team right away, while others could provide value in the playoffs. Advertisement
Four more teams on are a bye in Week 11, which likely impacts your roster and/or your opponent's roster. Make sure you have players with good matchups in your lineup.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Miami Dolphins running back Salvon Ahmed are among my top waiver wire priorities for Week 11.
You also should target some backup running backs who have a shot to help you out down the road and check your league's free agent list for good players who might have been dropped due to Week 10 byes.
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San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, Chicago Bears and Buffalo Bills players should be removed from all starting lineups, as those teams have Week 11 byes.
I have added more of my favorite players to target on this week's waiver wire and separated them by priority and position. The players I have listed ahead of Wednesday's waiver period have low ownership percentages in standard size leagues.
Here are my top players to add and top players to drop for Week 11:
ALL-ADD TEAM
QB | Jameis Winston; RB | Salvon Ahmed, Nyheim Hines; WR | Jakobi Meyers, Marquez Valdes-Scantling; TE | Dalton Schultz; D/ST | Chargers; K | Rodrigo Blankenship
HONORABLE MENTIONS
QB | Alex Smith; RB | Wayne Gallman Jr.; WR | Jakeem Grant, Keelan Cole; TE | Trey Burton; D/ST | Panthers
TOP DROPS
QB | Nick Foles; RB | Jerick McKinnon; WR | Preston Williams, Scotty Miller; TE | Jordan Reed
QUARTERBACK
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees sustained a rib injury in Week 10, which opens the door for backup quarterback Jameis Winston. Winston should be in line to start for the Saints in Week 11 and maybe for additional games.
I expect him to take advantage of the Saints' favorable schedule and the team's plethora of talented skill position players for as long as he takes snaps as the team's starter.
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Add Winston to your roster immediately if you need a bye week replacement or a streaming starter. He could even help you make the playoffs if you are desperate at the position.
RUNNING BACK
The Miami Dolphins appear to have found their top running back in Salvon Ahmed.
The rookie showed flashes of electricity in Week 9 before he came alive with 90 yards from scrimmage and a score in Week 10. I expect Ahmed to keep getting work in the Dolphins backfield. He should be an RB2 streamer or flex play for the rest of the season, based on matchup.
WIDE RECEIVER
The New England Patriots have been on a quest to find a playmaker all season. It appears the team has found just that with wide receiver Jakobi Meyers.
Meyers has had at least four catches in each of his last four games. He had a career-best 12 catches for 169 yards in Week 9 and then displayed an even more dynamic skill set in Week 10.
Meyers -- a former high school quarterback -- threw a touchdown pass and had five catches for 59 yards on Sunday. I expect the Patriots to keeping giving him the ball down. He is a decent bye week fill in if you are in a league with at least 14 teams that requires three wide receivers in lineups.
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TIGHT END
Dallas Cowboys tight end Dalton Schultz might have been dropped in your league due to his team's Week 10 bye. He is worth a waiver wire addition this week if your league requires starting tight ends and has at least 12 teams.
Schultz is a touchdown-or-bust play, but could provided value in Week 11 when the Cowboys face a Minnesota Vikings defense that has allowed the fifth-most receiving yards to tight ends.
This week in the National Football League
Minnesota Vikings' Tyler Conklin (L) is tackled by Chicago Bears' Roquan Smith at Soldier Field in Chicago on Monday, where the Vikings won 19-13. Photo by Mark Black/UPI | License Photo


upi--2020-11-17--New Marlins GM Kim Ng inspired by women in NFL, NBA

MIAMI , Nov. 17 ( UPI ) -- Kim Ng 's resume is as impressive as it gets , but the Miami Marlins ' newest executive said she looked outside Major League Baseball front offices to gain the persistence needed to become the first female general manager in MLB history .
`` It 's a tribute to the idea that you just have to keep plowing through , '' said Ng , who was passed over for at least a half-dozen general manager jobs during her 30-year MLB career .
She gave her perspective at a news conference Monday .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ It 's like what we tell the players , 'You can mope and sulk for a few days , but that 's it .
You have to come back , ' '' said Ng , who turns 52 on Tuesday .
`` Yes I 've been defeated and deflated numerous times , but you always still keep hoping . ''
Ng -- pronounced `` Ang '' -- began her MLB career in the early 1990s as an intern with the Chicago White Sox .
She moved up to various front office roles with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Los Angeles Dodgers .
She helped to construct three World Series teams before she moved on to serve as senior vice president of baseball operations for MLB .
The Indianapolis native grew up in Queens , N.Y. , and idolized Billie Jean King and fellow tennis icon Martina Navratilova through her youth .
She also played stickball in the streets as a child , using manhole covers and cars for bases , and then became a successful college softball player at the University of Chicago .
`` Billie Jean King fought for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fighting today , '' Ng said .
`` Navratilova really changed the women 's game and how it was played .
She changed the idea of what it looked like to be a female athlete . ''
Ng did n't see women hired as MLB general managers when she took aim at the role , so she took inspiration from other sports leagues .
She says it 's now her role to be the one little girls can look up to for an attainable goal after breaking the gender barrier for MLB front @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that you ca n't be it if you ca n't see it .
I guess I would suggest to them now , now you can see it , '' Ng said .
Ng has seen the increase in women hired for more significant roles in other men 's sports leagues .
In February , San Francisco 49ers offensive assistant Katie Sowers became the first woman to coach in a Super Bowl .
In October , Jeanie Buss of the Los Angeles Lakers became the first woman controlling owner to win an NBA championship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coaches in the NBA , NFL and MLB and many serve as officials .
`` Any of the women that are out on the court , on the field or in the locker room as coaches , those are the women who are really in the trenches and have gained so much respect from the players , '' Ng said .
`` The ones down there every single day , my admiration for them is immense .
From the football coaches , the basketball coaches , they have been tremendous . ''
Marlins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the field from when she watched the former Yankees captain play during her tenure with the franchise .
Ng sat alongside Jeter and fellow Marlins owner Bruce Sherman on Monday at Marlins Park for her first news conference .
Her position once granted her authority over the former Yankees star , but now the roles are reversed with Jeter as Ng 's boss .
`` It 's an exciting and special [ time ] for us , '' Jeter said Monday .
`` When I first reached out to Kim , through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ became evident that this was a perfect fit . ''
Jeter and Ng have maintained a relationship since their careers diverted from New York and they reunited in Miami .
Ng said she was always inspired by Jeter 's fearless playing style and sees him using that same mentality in the Marlins front office .
`` I 've reflected on what it took to get here , '' Ng said .
`` Something that should n't go unnoticed is fearlessness .
Derek embodies that word .
`` I was privileged and fortunate enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years .
That was his approach to the game .
He left it all out there every single day .
Now with this [ hire ] we see it off the field . ''

New Miami Marlins general manager Kim Ng said she was inspired by the dozens of women who have been hired in recent years to serve as front office executives, coaches and officials in the NBA and NFL before she was hired on Friday. Photo by Joseph Guzy/Miami Marlins
MIAMI, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Kim Ng's resume is as impressive as it gets, but the Miami Marlins' newest executive said she looked outside Major League Baseball front offices to gain the persistence needed to become the first female general manager in MLB history. "It's a tribute to the idea that you just have to keep plowing through," said Ng, who was passed over for at least a half-dozen general manager jobs during her 30-year MLB career. She gave her perspective at a news conference Monday. Advertisement
"That's what this is. It's like what we tell the players, 'You can mope and sulk for a few days, but that's it. You have to come back,'" said Ng, who turns 52 on Tuesday.
"Yes I've been defeated and deflated numerous times, but you always still keep hoping."
Ng -- pronounced "Ang" -- began her MLB career in the early 1990s as an intern with the Chicago White Sox. She moved up to various front office roles with the White Sox, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. She helped to construct three World Series teams before she moved on to serve as senior vice president of baseball operations for MLB.
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The Indianapolis native grew up in Queens, N.Y., and idolized Billie Jean King and fellow tennis icon Martina Navratilova through her youth. She also played stickball in the streets as a child, using manhole covers and cars for bases, and then became a successful college softball player at the University of Chicago.
"Billie Jean King fought for equality throughout her career and is still fighting today," Ng said. "Navratilova really changed the women's game and how it was played. She changed the idea of what it looked like to be a female athlete."
Ng didn't see women hired as MLB general managers when she took aim at the role, so she took inspiration from other sports leagues. She says it's now her role to be the one little girls can look up to for an attainable goal after breaking the gender barrier for MLB front offices.
"There is an adage that you can't be it if you can't see it. I guess I would suggest to them now, now you can see it," Ng said.
Congratulations Kim Ng for being named GM of the @Marlins. Having worked with Kim all these years, I'm excited to see her get this opportunity. Go Get 'Em!!! pic.twitter.com/Xz1dyXonyF— Joe Torre (@JoeTorre) November 16, 2020 Advertisement
Ng has seen the increase in women hired for more significant roles in other men's sports leagues.
In February, San Francisco 49ers offensive assistant Katie Sowers became the first woman to coach in a Super Bowl. In October, Jeanie Buss of the Los Angeles Lakers became the first woman controlling owner to win an NBA championship.
Dozens of women serve as assistant coaches in the NBA, NFL and MLB and many serve as officials.
"Any of the women that are out on the court, on the field or in the locker room as coaches, those are the women who are really in the trenches and have gained so much respect from the players," Ng said.
"The ones down there every single day, my admiration for them is immense. From the football coaches, the basketball coaches, they have been tremendous."
Marlins co-owner Derek Jeter also gave Ng inspiration from the field from when she watched the former Yankees captain play during her tenure with the franchise.
Ng sat alongside Jeter and fellow Marlins owner Bruce Sherman on Monday at Marlins Park for her first news conference. Her position once granted her authority over the former Yankees star, but now the roles are reversed with Jeter as Ng's boss.
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"It's an exciting and special [time] for us," Jeter said Monday. "When I first reached out to Kim, through our first couple of conversations, it became evident that this was a perfect fit."
Jeter and Ng have maintained a relationship since their careers diverted from New York and they reunited in Miami. Ng said she was always inspired by Jeter's fearless playing style and sees him using that same mentality in the Marlins front office.
"I've reflected on what it took to get here," Ng said. "Something that shouldn't go unnoticed is fearlessness. Derek embodies that word.
"I was privileged and fortunate enough to watch Derek every day for four years. That was his approach to the game. He left it all out there every single day. Now with this [hire] we see it off the field."


upi--2020-11-17--On This Day, Nov. 17: Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution begins

Nov. 17 ( UPI ) -- On this date in history : In 1558 , the Elizabethan Age begins when Britain 's Queen Elizabeth I ascended to the throne upon her half-sister , Queen Mary 's death .
In 1800 , the U.S. Congress convened at the Capitol in Washington for the first time .
In 1869 , the Suez Canal in Egypt was opened , linking the Red Sea and the Mediterranean .
In 1871 , the National Rifle Association was founded by a journalist and a lawyer with a mission to improve its member 's marksmanship skills through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country .
In 1903 , the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two factions : The Bolsheviks ( Russian for `` majority '' ) , led by Vladimir Lenin , and the Mensheviks ( Russian for `` minority '' ) , led by Julius Martov .
The Bolsheviks would eventually morph into the Communist Party of the Soviet Union .
In 1968 , NBC angered football fans across the United States when it pre-empted the final minute of an Oakland Raiders-New York Jets game to air children 's movie Heidi .
Viewers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the network and local police to vent their frustrations .
In 1973 , President Richard Nixon uttered the infamous words , `` I am not a crook , '' in response to reporters ' questions about the Watergate scandal .
In 1989 , Czechoslovakia 's Velvet Revolution began following the put down of a student demonstration by riot police .
A larger uprising against the country 's communist government succeeded on Dec. 29 , ending 41 years of Communist rule .
In 1993 , by a vote of 234-200 , the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to establish the North American Free Trade Agreement .
In 2006 , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved marketing of silicone gel-filled breast implants , ending a 14-year moratorium on them .
In 2018 , a U.S. search team found a missing Argentine naval submarine a year after it vanished with 44 crew members aboard .

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About 1,000 Czech students march through central Prague on November 17, 1999, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution, which ended decades of communist rule. File Photo by Sean Gallup/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 17 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1558, the Elizabethan Age begins when Britain's Queen Elizabeth I ascended to the throne upon her half-sister, Queen Mary's death. Advertisement
In 1800, the U.S. Congress convened at the Capitol in Washington for the first time.
In 1869, the Suez Canal in Egypt was opened, linking the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.
In 1871, the National Rifle Association was founded by a journalist and a lawyer with a mission to improve its member's marksmanship skills through the organization of rifle clubs across the country.
File Photo by Molly Riley/UPI
In 1903, the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two factions: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority"), led by Vladimir Lenin, and the Mensheviks (Russian for "minority"), led by Julius Martov. The Bolsheviks would eventually morph into the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
In 1968, NBC angered football fans across the United States when it pre-empted the final minute of an Oakland Raiders-New York Jets game to air children's movie Heidi. Viewers jammed the phone lines at telephone companies, the network and local police to vent their frustrations.
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In 1973, President Richard Nixon uttered the infamous words, "I am not a crook," in response to reporters' questions about the Watergate scandal.
In 1989, Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution began following the put down of a student demonstration by riot police. A larger uprising against the country's communist government succeeded on Dec. 29, ending 41 years of Communist rule.
In 1993, by a vote of 234-200, the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution to establish the North American Free Trade Agreement.
File Photo by Joe Mitchell/UPI
In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved marketing of silicone gel-filled breast implants, ending a 14-year moratorium on them.
In 2018, a U.S. search team found a missing Argentine naval submarine a year after it vanished with 44 crew members aboard.