upi--2020-11-10--Mariners' Kyle Lewis, Brewers' Devin Williams win MLB Rookie of the Year honors

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Devin Williams and Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis have claimed the 2020 National League and American League Rookie of the Year Awards for their impressive performances last season .
The honors -- voted on annually by the Baseball Writers ' Association of America -- were announced Monday on MLB Network .
Lewis and Williams are the first Black baseball players to sweep the top rookie accolades since 1984 ( Dwight Gooden and Alvin Davis ) .
`` I feel like you need someone who looks like you to show you it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Network .
`` Growing up , I had guys like Derek Jeter and other biracial and Black players who just kind of opened the door to that possibility for me .
`` When you do n't see anyone who looks like you , it does n't feel like it 's attainable , in a way . ''
Williams , 26 , also is the first relief pitcher to win the award in either league since 2011 .
The right-handed pitcher went 4-1 with an 0.33 ERA in 22 games last season for Milwaukee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one run in 27 innings .
Lewis , 25 , hit .262 with 11 home runs and 28 RBIs in 58 games for the Mariners .
He won the award unanimously over Luis Robert of the Chicago White Sox and Cristian Javier of the Houston Astros .
Williams edged Alec Bohm of the Philadelphia Phillies and Jake Cronenworth of the San Diego Padres to win National League honors .
The Brewers pitcher also won the 2020 National League Reliever of the Year Award .
`` It shows how good of a bullpen we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these awards and I 'm not even good enough to be our closer , '' Williams said .
Williams was a second-round pick by the Brewers in the 2013 MLB Draft .
The Hazelwood West High School ( Hazelwood , Mo . )
product made his MLB debut on Aug. 7 , 2019 , but retained rookie eligibility .
Lewis was the No .
11 overall pick by the Mariners in the 2016 MLB Draft .
The Mercer University product made his MLB debut on Sept. 10 , 2019 .
American League and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced Thursday on MLB Network .

Seattle Mariners center fielder Kyle Lewis hit .262 with 11 home runs and 28 RBIs in 58 games last season. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Devin Williams and Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis received the 2020 National League and American League Rookie of the Year Awards for last season. The honors -- voted on annually by the Baseball Writers' Association of America -- were announced Monday on MLB Network. Lewis and Williams are the first pair of Black baseball players to sweep the top rookie accolades since 1984, when Dwight Gooden and Alvin Davis did it. Advertisement
"I feel like you need someone who looks like you to show you it's possible," Williams told MLB Network. "Growing up, I had guys like Derek Jeter and other biracial and Black players who just kind of opened the door to that possibility for me.
"When you don't see anyone who looks like you, it doesn't feel like it's attainable, in a way."
Williams, 26, also is the first relief pitcher to win the award in either league since 2011. The right-handed pitcher went 4-1 with an 0.33 ERA in 22 games last season for Milwaukee. He allowed just eight hits and one run in 27 innings.
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Lewis, 25, hit .262 with 11 home runs and 28 RBIs in 58 games for the Mariners. He won the award unanimously over Luis Robert of the Chicago White Sox and Cristian Javier of the Houston Astros.
Williams edged Alec Bohm of the Philadelphia Phillies and Jake Cronenworth of the San Diego Padres to win National League honors. The Brewers pitcher also won the 2020 National League Reliever of the Year Award.
"It shows how good of a bullpen we have if I can win both of these awards and I'm not even good enough to be our closer," Williams said.
Williams was a second-round pick by the Brewers in the 2013 MLB Draft. The Hazelwood West High School (Hazelwood, Mo.) product made his MLB debut Aug. 7, 2019, but retained rookie eligibility.
Lewis was the No. 11 overall pick by the Mariners in the 2016 MLB Draft. The Mercer University product made his MLB debut Sept. 10, 2019.
American League and National League MVP Award winners will be announced Thursday on MLB Network.


upi--2020-11-10--Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott now filming 'Oslo' in Prague

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- Production is underway in Prague on Oslo , an HBO movie starring Ruth Wilson from The Affair and Sherlock alum Andrew Scott .
The film is an adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play of the same name .
It is based on the true story of `` the secret back-channel talks , unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis , Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords , '' a press release from the cable network said .
Bartlett Sher is helming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Broadway in 2016 .
The production won the Tonys for Best Play and Best Featured Actor in a Play for Michael Aronov .
Among the film 's producers are Marc Platt , Kristie Macosko Krieger and Steven Spielberg .
Oslo is scheduled to air on HBO and stream on HBO Max in 2021 .
`` In collaboration with Steven , Kristie , Marc , and Bold Films , we 're delighted to work with J.T .
and Bartlett to adapt their inspiring Tony Award-winning story for the screen , '' Tara Grace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and films -- said in a statement Monday .
She added , `` Recounting the remarkable feat of two diametrically opposed sides coming together to find common ground , Oslo 's themes are especially pertinent , and we could n't be more pleased to have so many revered artisans on both sides of the camera working together to bring this to life . ''

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Ruth Wilson is starring in a film version of the Broadway play, "Oslo." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Production is underway in Prague on Oslo, an HBO movie starring Ruth Wilson from The Affair and Sherlock alum Andrew Scott. The film is an adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play of the same name. Advertisement
It is based on the true story of "the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords," a press release from the cable network said.
J.T. Rogers wrote the screenplay and stage drama.
Bartlett Sher is helming the project, which he also directed on Broadway in 2016.
The production won the Tonys for Best Play and Best Featured Actor in a Play for Michael Aronov.
Among the film's producers are Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Steven Spielberg.
Oslo is scheduled to air on HBO and stream on HBO Max in 2021.
"In collaboration with Steven, Kristie, Marc, and Bold Films, we're delighted to work with J.T. and Bartlett to adapt their inspiring Tony Award-winning story for the screen," Tara Grace -- senior vice president of HBO programming and films -- said in a statement Monday.
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She added, "Recounting the remarkable feat of two diametrically opposed sides coming together to find common ground, Oslo's themes are especially pertinent, and we couldn't be more pleased to have so many revered artisans on both sides of the camera working together to bring this to life."


upi--2020-11-10--Carly Hughes quits 'American Housewife'

Carly Hughes quits 'American Housewife'

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- Carly Hughes has left the ABC sitcom American Housewife , calling the atmosphere of the show a `` toxic environment . ''
`` I was no longer able to work in the toxic environment that was created on American Housewife , '' Hughes said in a statement to Deadline Monday .
`` I made the decision to leave to protect myself from that type of discrimination .
As a Black woman in entertainment , I feel the responsibility to stand up for what I deserve , what we all deserve -- to be treated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and I am excited for a new chapter and to be able to pursue the opportunities ahead . ''
The Hollywood Reporter said series creator Sarah Dunn is no longer actively involved with American Housewife , line producer Mark J. Greenberg was ousted and show-runners Kenny Schwartz and Rick Wiener were sent to sensitivity training as a result of an investigation into Hughes ' allegations .
`` Carly was a valued member of the cast , and we had hoped she would return to the show this season , '' a series @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The concerns she raised led to positive changes to the workplace and improvements to the culture , but we respect the decision she made to move on .
We wish her nothing but the best . ''
The show is now in its fifth season .
It stars Katy Mixon , Diedrich Bader and Ali Wong .

Carly Hughes has left the sitcom "American Housewife." Photo courtesy of Disney/ABC
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Carly Hughes has left the ABC sitcom American Housewife, calling the atmosphere of the show a "toxic environment." "I was no longer able to work in the toxic environment that was created on American Housewife," Hughes said in a statement to Deadline Monday. Advertisement
"I made the decision to leave to protect myself from that type of discrimination. As a Black woman in entertainment, I feel the responsibility to stand up for what I deserve, what we all deserve -- to be treated equally. I wish the show well, and I am excited for a new chapter and to be able to pursue the opportunities ahead."
The Hollywood Reporter said series creator Sarah Dunn is no longer actively involved with American Housewife, line producer Mark J. Greenberg was ousted and show-runners Kenny Schwartz and Rick Wiener were sent to sensitivity training as a result of an investigation into Hughes' allegations.
"Carly was a valued member of the cast, and we had hoped she would return to the show this season," a series representative said in a statement. "The concerns she raised led to positive changes to the workplace and improvements to the culture, but we respect the decision she made to move on. We wish her nothing but the best."
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The show is now in its fifth season. It stars Katy Mixon, Diedrich Bader and Ali Wong.


upi--2020-11-10--Chris Pratt, Wu Jing land leads in 'Saigon Bodyguards'

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- Jurassic World star Chris Pratt and Wolf Warrior actor Wu Jing have landed the @ @ @ @ @ , Saigon Bodyguards .
Veep scribes Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck are writing the English-language @ @ @ @ @ remake of a 2016 Vietnamese movie .
No director has been named yet .
The @ @ @ @ @ Pratt with producers Joe and Anthony Russo , with whom he worked on the Guardians @ @ @ @ @ blockbusters .
The Russo brothers also served as consultants on Jing 's Wolf Warriors 2 @ @ @ @ @ a producer on Saigon Bodyguards .

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Chris Pratt has signed on to star in the action-comedy, "Saigon Bodyguards." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Jurassic World star Chris Pratt and Wolf Warrior actor Wu Jing have landed the lead roles in the action-comedy, Saigon Bodyguards. Veep scribes Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck are writing the English-language film, which is a remake of a 2016 Vietnamese movie. Advertisement
No director has been named yet.
The Universal Pictures project will reunite Pratt with producers Joe and Anthony Russo, with whom he worked on the Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers blockbusters.
The Russo brothers also served as consultants on Jing's Wolf Warriors 2.
Pratt will also be a producer on Saigon Bodyguards.


upi--2020-11-10--Justice Dept. election crimes head Richard Pilger quits after William Barr memo over 'voter fraud'

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- The head of the Justice Department office that looks into potential election crimes has resigned in protest following an order from U.S. Attorney General William Barr instructing federal prosecutors to be prepared to look , if necessary , into accusations of voter fraud in the presidential race .
Richard Pilger , director of the department 's Election Crimes Branch , suggested in a memo to colleagues late Monday that his departure is a direct result of Barr 's instruction .
Barr had told prosecutors that they could investigate `` substantial allegations of vote tabulation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certified -- a move that goes against longstanding tradition and policy at the Justice Department , which is intended to be the federal government 's independent , apolitical investigative arm .
Barr 's memo followed repeated and unsupported accusations by President Donald Trump and some Republicans that there was widespread mail voter fraud during the 2020 campaign .
No one has yet produced any evidence of widespread voter fraud .
Trump made repeated accusations all of last week and particularly after the race was called Saturday in former Vice President Joe Biden 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new policy and its ramifications , and in accord with the best tradition of the John C. Keeney Award for Exceptional Integrity and Professionalism ( my most cherished departmental recognition ) , I must regretfully resign from my role as director of the Election Crimes Branch , '' Pilger wrote in the letter , which was posted to Twitter by advocate and former Justice Department assistant attorney for civil rights Vanita Gupta .
Trump has not conceded the race and his appointed administrator at the General Services Administration has not yet affirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ step that unlocks millions in federal funds that allow presidents-elect to begin forming their administrations .
Some experts have expressed concern that delaying the start of the Biden 's transition could put the country even more behind the COVID-19 pandemic and open the United States to national security risks .
In his letter , Pilger said Barr 's memo amounted to `` an important new policy abrogating the 40-year-old Non-Interference Policy for ballot fraud investigations in the period prior to elections becoming certified and uncontested . ''
Barr 's memo does n't order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ instructs them to be prepared to do so if evidence or the need arises .
Barr also has n't given any indication that the department has any evidence to support Trump 's claims .
Nevertheless , Gupta said Barr 's memo is an attempt at `` scaremongering '' intended to cast an even greater cloud over the election results .
`` Trump is furious , demanding all 'his ' lawyers take action , '' she wrote .
`` They have no evidence , so they 'll push the [ narrative ] . ''

U.S. Attorney General William Barr told federal prosecutors to be prepared to look, if necessary, into purported voter fraud. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The head of the Justice Department office that looks into potential election crimes has resigned in protest following an order from U.S. Attorney General William Barr instructing federal prosecutors to be prepared to look, if necessary, into accusations of voter fraud in the presidential race. Richard Pilger, director of the department's Election Crimes Branch, suggested in a memo to colleagues late Monday that his departure is a direct result of Barr's instruction. Advertisement
Barr had told prosecutors that they could investigate "substantial allegations of vote tabulation irregularities" before the election results are certified -- a move that goes against longstanding tradition and policy at the Justice Department, which is intended to be the federal government's independent, apolitical investigative arm.
Barr's memo followed repeated and unsupported accusations by President Donald Trump and some Republicans that there was widespread mail voter fraud during the 2020 campaign. No one has yet produced any evidence of widespread voter fraud.
Trump made repeated accusations all of last week and particularly after the race was called Saturday in former Vice President Joe Biden's favor.
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"Having familiarized myself with the new policy and its ramifications, and in accord with the best tradition of the John C. Keeney Award for Exceptional Integrity and Professionalism (my most cherished departmental recognition), I must regretfully resign from my role as director of the Election Crimes Branch," Pilger wrote in the letter, which was posted to Twitter by advocate and former Justice Department assistant attorney for civil rights Vanita Gupta.
Trump has not conceded the race and his appointed administrator at the General Services Administration has not yet affirmed Biden as the presumptive winner, a step that unlocks millions in federal funds that allow presidents-elect to begin forming their administrations.
Some experts have expressed concern that delaying the start of the Biden's transition could put the country even more behind the COVID-19 pandemic and open the United States to national security risks.
In his letter, Pilger said Barr's memo amounted to "an important new policy abrogating the 40-year-old Non-Interference Policy for ballot fraud investigations in the period prior to elections becoming certified and uncontested."
Barr's memo doesn't order prosecutors to investigate fraud, but rather instructs them to be prepared to do so if evidence or the need arises. Barr also hasn't given any indication that the department has any evidence to support Trump's claims.
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Nevertheless, Gupta said Barr's memo is an attempt at "scaremongering" intended to cast an even greater cloud over the election results.
"Trump is furious, demanding all 'his' lawyers take action," she wrote. "They have no evidence, so they'll push the [narrative]."


upi--2020-11-10--Patriots survive winless Jets on 'Monday Night Football'

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- The New England Patriots rallied from two 10-point deficits in the second half and beat the New York Jets on a field goal as time expired on Monday Night Football .
Patriots quarterback Cam Newton completed 27 of 35 passes for 274 yards , but did not throw a touchdown or an interception in the 30-27 win on Monday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford , N.J .
He also had two rushing scores in the victory .
`` I 'm relieved of not having the feeling of losing , '' Newton told reporters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people in that locker room that deserve more than we have been showing .
A lot of our fans have been let down by my lackluster performances .
`` This a win we will build off of . ''
Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers had 12 catches for a career-high 169 yards .
Jets quarterback Joe Flacco completed 18 of 25 passes for 262 yards , three touchdowns and an interception .
The Jets ended a 12-play opening drive with a Sergio Castillo field goal to take a 3-0 lead 6:27 into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five-yard , rushing touchdown on the Patriots next drive .
Flacco answered with a 50-yard touchdown pass to Breshad Perriman about four minutes into the second quarter to give the Jets a 10-7 lead .
Castillo then made another field goal to push the Jets lead to six points before Nick Folk split the uprights for the Patriots from 45 yards out .
Flacco then threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jamison Crowder just before halftime to give the Jets a 20-10 lead at the break .
Newton started the second half by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for New England .
Patriots running back Rex Burkhead ended the drive with a one-yard rushing score .
Flacco answered with an 11-play , 75-yard drive on the next possession .
He ended that drive with his second touchdown toss to Perriman , which pushed the Jets lead to 27-17 .
The Patriots then began their final rally .
Folk ended a 17-play , 67-yard drive with a 29-yard field goal to cut the Jets lead to 27-20 with 6:07 remaining .
Patriots defensive back J.C. Jackson then intercepted Flacco on the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responded with a one-yard rushing touchdown to tie the score with two minutes remaining .
The Jets went three-and-out on their next possession and punted the ball to the Patriots with just 55 seconds left in the game .
The Patriots then marched the ball from their own 22-yard line to the Jets 33-yard line to set up Folk 's final attempt .
The veteran kicker booted the football right down the middle for the 51-yard , game-winning kick .
`` It was one of those games where you could tell the offenses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
`` It is definitely disappointing .
Guys emotions are running high .
There are a lot of emotions in the locker room .
`` Guys are fighting really hard to go out there and get wins .
We want to do it for each other and we just have n't been able to do it . ''
The Patriots ( 3-5 ) host the Baltimore Ravens at 8:20 p.m. EST on Sunday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough , Mass .
The Jets ( 0-9 ) have a Week 10 bye before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4:05 p.m. EST on Nov. 22 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood , Calif .

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New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton had two rushing touchdowns in a win over the New York Jets on Monday in East Rutherford, N.J. File Photo by Matthew Healey/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The New England Patriots rallied from two 10-point deficits in the second half and beat the New York Jets on a field goal as time expired on Monday Night Football. Patriots quarterback Cam Newton completed 27 of 35 passes for 274 yards, but did not throw a touchdown or an interception in the 30-27 win on Monday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. He also had two rushing scores in the victory. Advertisement
"I'm relieved of not having the feeling of losing," Newton told reporters. "There are a lot of people in that locker room that deserve more than we have been showing. A lot of our fans have been let down by my lackluster performances.
"This a win we will build off of."
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Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers had 12 catches for a career-high 169 yards. Jets quarterback Joe Flacco completed 18 of 25 passes for 262 yards, three touchdowns and an interception.
THE PATRIOTS KICK THE GAME WINNING FG TO WIN IN NYC (via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/kW2D8iPzkE— ESPN (@espn) November 10, 2020
The Jets ended a 12-play opening drive with a Sergio Castillo field goal to take a 3-0 lead 6:27 into the game. Newton then ran for a five-yard, rushing touchdown on the Patriots next drive. Flacco answered with a 50-yard touchdown pass to Breshad Perriman about four minutes into the second quarter to give the Jets a 10-7 lead.
Castillo then made another field goal to push the Jets lead to six points before Nick Folk split the uprights for the Patriots from 45 yards out.
Flacco then threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jamison Crowder just before halftime to give the Jets a 20-10 lead at the break.
Newton started the second half by leading a 13-play, 78-yard touchdown drive for New England. Patriots running back Rex Burkhead ended the drive with a one-yard rushing score.
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Flacco answered with an 11-play, 75-yard drive on the next possession. He ended that drive with his second touchdown toss to Perriman, which pushed the Jets lead to 27-17.
The Patriots then began their final rally.
Folk ended a 17-play, 67-yard drive with a 29-yard field goal to cut the Jets lead to 27-20 with 6:07 remaining. Patriots defensive back J.C. Jackson then intercepted Flacco on the first play of the next drive.
Newton responded with a one-yard rushing touchdown to tie the score with two minutes remaining.
The Jets went three-and-out on their next possession and punted the ball to the Patriots with just 55 seconds left in the game. The Patriots then marched the ball from their own 22-yard line to the Jets 33-yard line to set up Folk's final attempt.
The veteran kicker booted the football right down the middle for the 51-yard, game-winning kick.
"It was one of those games where you could tell the offenses were grinding it out," Flacco said. "It is definitely disappointing. Guys emotions are running high. There are a lot of emotions in the locker room.
"Guys are fighting really hard to go out there and get wins. We want to do it for each other and we just haven't been able to do it."
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The Patriots (3-5) host the Baltimore Ravens at 8:20 p.m. EST on Sunday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The Jets (0-9) have a Week 10 bye before they face the Los Angeles Chargers at 4:05 p.m. EST on Nov. 22 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
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upi--2020-11-10--Supreme Court hears ACA challenge that could strip millions of healthcare

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments in a case that challenges the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act , the landmark healthcare law that 's provided medical coverage to tens of millions of Americans over the past decade .
In the case , California vs. Texas , the high court will seek to determine whether eliminating the mandate -- the part of the law that required all uninsured Americans to buy health insurance through ACA exchanges or pay an income tax penalty -- renders the healthcare law , known colloquially as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ observers consider the matter the most important case the Supreme Court will decide this term , which began last month and ends at the end of June .
Striking down the ACA would cost as many as 20 million Americans their medical coverage and bring a tax cut to the wealthy .
President Donald Trump has been trying to repeal the ACA since he stepped into office -- while President-elect Joe Biden , who helped craft the 2010 law , said during his campaign that he would enhance and expand it .
Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reiterating support for the law .
The lawsuit was filed by a coalition of 18 Republican-led states headed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton , who argue the ACA was rendered unconstitutional by Trump 's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act , which removed the penalty and declared it illegal .
The part of the ACA that required uninsured people to buy coverage has helped the law stand up to legal scrutiny in the past .
The Supreme Court upheld the law 's constitutionality in a 2012 ruling , in which Chief Justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congress ' taxing authority .
However , the 5th U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals last year upheld a lower court ruling that said the individual mandate was unconstitutional as `` it can no longer be read as a tax and there is no other constitutional provision that justifies this exercise of congressional power . ''
A group of 20 Democratic states have asked the Supreme Court to overturn the lower court decisions , arguing that the Trump administration 's stripping of the individual mandate had another impact on the case -- it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` [ The law ] may encourage Americans to buy insurance , but it does not require anyone to do anything , '' they wrote in their brief .
`` Individuals still have a choice : Buy insurance or do n't . ''
In addition to deciding if the individual mandate is unconstitutional , the court will also have to decide whether the provision invalidates the law as a whole .
Republicans and the Texas-led coalition say it does .
The coalition argues that Congress intended for the ACA to work as an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , counters that Congress consciously decided to leave the rest of the landmark law intact three years ago when it agreed to remove the individual mandate .
In previous Supreme Court rulings on the ACA , Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito Jr. said the law could not be separated or salvaged from the unconstitutional portions .
Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh , Trump 's second high court appointee , noted that the high court must closely examine whether the remainder of the law can be severed from the unconstitutional part and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not a game of gotcha against Congress , where litigants can ride a discrete constitutional flaw in a statute to take down the whole , otherwise constitutional statute , '' Kavanaugh wrote .
The Supreme Court , which had just eight members for weeks after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , is back to full membership after the controversial addition of Amy Coney Barrett last month .
She wrote in a law review article three years ago that she considered Roberts ' decision eight years ago that affirmed the ACA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` plausible meaning '' to save the statute .
During confirmation hearings , Barrett answered ACA-related questions from Democrats by saying `` presumption is always in favor of severability . ''
`` When it comes to whether thousands of lawful provisions of the ACA should fall because of one ( purportedly ) unconstitutional provision , the stakes could not be higher , '' wrote legal expert Pratik Shah , who filed an amicus brief on behalf of America 's Health Insurance Plans , a trade association representing health insurance providers , in support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Representatives .
`` At the same time , the answer could not be easier .
Scholars and court watchers from all perspectives agree : Whether or not the individual 'mandate ' is unconstitutional , the rest of the ACA should stand .
Even some of the federal government 's most respected career lawyers , including from the solicitor general 's office , appear to have been unwilling to associate themselves with the government 's ultimate failure to defend the ACA . ''
Others argue that the mandate was illegal and that , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegal .
`` If the individual mandate is unconstitutional , then the law can be saved only by severing its unconstitutional provision , '' argues expert Andy Schlafly , who filed an amicus brief in support of the Texas-led coalition .
`` The Supreme Court should not create severability out of thin air in order to salvage a misguided law . ''
The high court will hear Tuesday 's oral arguments by teleconference , and a final decision is expected by next spring .

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Demonstrators show their support for the Affordable Care Act in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Two Supreme Court justices signaled a willingness to preserve the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday during arguments in a landmark case challenging its constitutionality. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh each suggested they were inclined to favor "severing" the so-called individual mandate from the rest of the ACA, which has provided affordable medical coverage to tens of millions of Americans over the past decade. Advertisement
In the case, California vs. Texas, the high court is seeking to determine whether eliminating the mandate -- the part of the law that required all uninsured Americans to buy health insurance through ACA exchanges or pay an income tax penalty -- renders the entire healthcare law, known colloquially as Obamacare, unconstitutional.
Kavanaugh, considered a swing vote on the issue, suggested the ACA could still pass constitutional muster without the mandate.
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In an exchange with an attorney defending the law on behalf of the House of Representatives, Kavanaugh said, "I tend to agree with you this a very straightforward case for severability under our precedents, meaning that we would excise the mandate and leave the rest of the act in place."
Roberts later said he disagreed with a coalition of 18 Republican-led states headed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who argue the ACA was rendered unconstitutional by President Donald Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which removed the penalty and declared it illegal.
"It's hard for you to argue Congress intended the entire act to fall if the mandate was struck down if the same Congress that lowered the tax penalty to zero did not even try to repeal the rest of the act," he told an attorney representing Paxton.
Some experts and observers consider the matter the most important case the Supreme Court will decide this term, which began last month and ends at the end of June. Striking down the ACA would cost as many as 20 million Americans their medical coverage and bring a tax cut to the wealthy.
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Trump has been trying to repeal the ACA since he stepped into office -- while President-elect Joe Biden, who helped craft the 2010 law, said during his campaign that he would enhance and expand it.
Speaking Tuesday after arguments in the Supreme Court, Biden said that if the court strikes down the law during a pandemic, it would be "simply cruel and needlessly divisive."
"Let's be absolutely clear about what's at stake: The consequences of the Trump administration's argument are not academic or an abstraction. For many Americans, they are a matter of life and death, in a literal sense," he said. "This isn't hyperbole. It's real -- as real as it gets."
Biden said American families are "reeling" from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
"We have a moral obligation to ensure that healthcare is a right for all, not a privilege for a few.
"In the middle of a deadly pandemic that's affecting more than 10 million Americans, these ideologues are once again trying to strip health coverage away from the American people."
The part of the ACA that required uninsured people to buy coverage has helped the law stand up to legal scrutiny in the past. The Supreme Court upheld the law's constitutionality in a 2012 ruling, in which Roberts said the mandate was within Congress' taxing authority.
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However, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year upheld a lower court ruling that said the individual mandate was unconstitutional as "it can no longer be read as a tax and there is no other constitutional provision that justifies this exercise of congressional power."
The Democratic-led House of Representatives and a group of 20 Democratic states have asked the Supreme Court to overturn the lower court decisions, arguing that the Trump administration's stripping of the individual mandate had another impact on the case -- it made the tax issue entirely moot.
"[The law] may encourage Americans to buy insurance, but it does not require anyone to do anything," they wrote in their brief. "Individuals still have a choice: Buy insurance or don't."
In addition to deciding if the individual mandate is unconstitutional, the court will also have to decide whether the provision invalidates the law as a whole. Republicans and the Texas-led coalition say it does.
They argue that Congress intended for the ACA to work as an integrated whole. The Democrat-led group, however, counters that Congress consciously decided to leave the rest of the landmark law intact three years ago when it agreed to remove the individual mandate.
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In previous Supreme Court rulings on the ACA, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito Jr. said the law could not be separated or salvaged from the unconstitutional portions. Roberts and Kavanaugh, Trump's second high court appointee, noted that the court must closely examine whether the remainder of the law can be severed from the unconstitutional part and remain in place.
"Constitutional litigation is not a game of gotcha against Congress, where litigants can ride a discrete constitutional flaw in a statute to take down the whole, otherwise constitutional statute," Kavanaugh wrote.
The Supreme Court, which had just eight members for weeks after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is back to full membership after the controversial addition of Amy Coney Barrett last month. She wrote in a law review article three years ago that she considered Roberts' decision eight years ago that affirmed the ACA "pushed" the law beyond its "plausible meaning" to save the statute.
During confirmation hearings, Barrett answered ACA-related questions from Democrats by saying "presumption is always in favor of severability."
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"When it comes to whether thousands of lawful provisions of the ACA should fall because of one (purportedly) unconstitutional provision, the stakes could not be higher," wrote legal expert Pratik Shah, who filed an amicus brief on behalf of America's Health Insurance Plans, a trade association representing health insurance providers, in support of California and the Democratic-led House of Representatives.
"At the same time, the answer could not be easier. Scholars and court watchers from all perspectives agree: Whether or not the individual 'mandate' is unconstitutional, the rest of the ACA should stand. Even some of the federal government's most respected career lawyers, including from the solicitor general's office, appear to have been unwilling to associate themselves with the government's ultimate failure to defend the ACA."
Others argue that the mandate was illegal and that, as a result, the law should be illegal.
"If the individual mandate is unconstitutional, then the law can be saved only by severing its unconstitutional provision," argues expert Andy Schlafly, who filed an amicus brief in support of the Texas-led coalition.
"The Supreme Court should not create severability out of thin air in order to salvage a misguided law."
The high court heard Tuesday's oral arguments by teleconference, and a final decision is expected by next spring.
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upi--2020-11-10--Tropical Storm Eta idles over Yucatan Channel

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- Tropical Storm Eta was lingering over the Yucatan Channel early Tuesday after having moved past the Florida Peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico , forecasters said .
In its 3 a.m. EST advisory , the National Hurricane Center located Eta 80 miles north-northwest of the western tip of Cuba where it is expected to idle over Tuesday .
It had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph .
The storm made landfall in far southern Florida late Sunday and cut power to tens of thousands of customers in the Miami metro area before moving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is expected to drift into the Gulf of Mexico starting Tuesday night .
`` Eta is stationary , and little overall motion is forecast today , with a slow northward motion is expected Tuesday night through Thursday , '' the NHC said .
`` Some strengthening is forecast during the next day or two , followed by weakening likely starting on Thursday . ''
A tropical storm watch is still in effect for the Cuban provinces of La Habana , Artemisa , Mayabeque , Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the strength of the strongest storm of the tumultuous 2020 hurricane season -- Hurricane Laura -- when its winds peaked at 150 mph earlier this week .
Eta joined the ranks of eight other tropical systems in the Atlantic this season and underwent rapid strengthening , which is defined by a tropical system that experiences an increase its maximum sustained winds by 35 mph within 24 hours .

Tropical Storm Eta was expected to remain offshore over the next few days but bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to the southeastern coast of the United States. Photo courtesy of NOAA
Nov. 11 (UPI) -- After making its second landfall in Florida overnight, Tropical Storm Eta began moving offshore, where it's expected to skirt along the East Coast before heading out to sea. In its 10 p.m. EST advisory, the National Hurricane Center said the center of the storm was located about 65 miles east-southeast of Charleston, S.C., and was moving northeast at 17 mph. It had maximum sustained winds of 45. Advertisement
Eta is likely to remain a tropical storm over the next few days as it picks up speed, but could intensify into a non-tropical cyclone over the weekend.
"On the forecast track, Eta is expected to accelerate over the western Atlantic and move parallel to, but offshore of the Carolinas tonight and early Friday before heading well east of the Mid-Atlantic coast by late Friday," the NHC said in an earlier update.
There were no coastal watches or warnings in place throughout the region.
Eta was expected to bring an additional 1 inch to 3 inches of rain to the Florida peninsula Thursday, with localized flooding in some areas. The storm was also forecast to bring swells along the southeastern coast, including life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.


upi--2020-11-10--U.S. blacklists more Chinese officials over Hong Kong law

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- The Trump administration has sanctioned four more Chinese government officials for aiding the Asian nation in implementing a draconian new national security law on Hong Kong that has been widely criticized as a tool to snuff out dissent in the former British colony .
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that the four people blacklisted by the State Department and the Treasury on Monday were targeted for their connection to China 's implementation of a national security law in July that outlaws secession , sedition , subversion , terrorism and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ national security of the People 's Republic of China .
The law was implemented following a year of mass pro-democracy protests that rocked Hong Kong , and the United States and other Western countries .
Human rights groups have decried it as a threat to the region 's autonomy , which was promised by China when it was returned to its sovereignty from Britain in 1997 .
Pompeo has described the law as the `` death knell '' to Hong Kong 's promised autonomy , and the United States has previously sanctioned Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lam , Hong Kong 's top politician , over the new law .
In July , President Donald Trump signed legislation to punish Chinese officials with sanctions and to end preferential trade treatment for Hong Kong .
Last month , the State Department also warned all financial institutions that they could be targeted with sanctions for doing business with those who have been blacklisted .
China has responded with retaliatory measures and sanctions of its own against U.S. lawmakers and heads of nonprofit organizations while repeatedly denouncing the United States for interfering in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kong government repeated Tuesday .
`` This is blatant and grossly outrageous -- I would use the word barbaric -- interference in Hong Kong 's internal affairs , in our motherland 's internal affairs , in the Central People 's Government 's internal affairs , '' Hong Kong Chief secretary Matthew Cheung told reporters in a press briefing .
`` This is absolutely unreasonable and unacceptable . ''
Li Jiangzhou , deputy director of the Office for Safeguarding National Security ; Edwina Lam , head of the National Security Division of the Hong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , senior superintendent of the Hong Kong Police Force ; and Deng Zhonghua , deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office , were targeted with sanctions on Monday .
`` These individuals will be barred from traveling to the United States and their assets within the jurisdiction of the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons will be blocked , '' Pompeo said in the statement .
`` These actions underscore U.S. resolve to hold accountable key figures that are actively eviscerating the freedoms of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kong 's autonomy . ''
Since it has been implemented , the law has been used by Hong Kong police to arrest opposition politicians and activists , as well as civilians who waved pro-Hong Kong independence flags at protests .
On Thursday , the Hong Kong Police Force launched a hotline for residents to anonymously report those who they believe have broken the national security law .

Since the national security law was implemented in July, police have used it to arrest opposition politicians and activists. File Photo by Jerome Favre/EPA-EFE
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has sanctioned four more Chinese government officials for aiding the Asian nation in implementing a draconian new national security law on Hong Kong that has been widely criticized as a tool to snuff out dissent in the former British colony. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that the four people blacklisted by the State Department and the Treasury on Monday were targeted for their connection to China's implementation of a national security law in July that outlaws secession, sedition, subversion, terrorism and working with foreign agencies to undermine the national security of the People's Republic of China. Advertisement Today we are taking action against four Chinese and Hong Kong-based officials in connection with policies and actions that have undermined Hong Kong's autonomy, eroded the rule of law, and stifled dissent through politically motivated arrests. #StandWithHongKong— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) November 9, 2020 Advertisement The law was implemented following a year of mass pro-democracy protests that rocked Hong Kong, and the United States and other Western countries. Human rights groups have decried it as a threat to the region's autonomy, which was promised by China when it was returned to its sovereignty from Britain in 1997. Read More China, Russia wait for official U.S. election results as Trump refuses defeat
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Pompeo has described the law as the "death knell" to Hong Kong's promised autonomy, and the United States has previously sanctioned Chinese and Hong Kong officials, including Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's top politician, over the new law.
In July, President Donald Trump signed legislation to punish Chinese officials with sanctions and to end preferential trade treatment for Hong Kong.
Last month, the State Department also warned all financial institutions that they could be targeted with sanctions for doing business with those who have been blacklisted.
China has responded with retaliatory measures and sanctions of its own against U.S. lawmakers and heads of nonprofit organizations while repeatedly denouncing the United States for interfering in its internal affairs -- accusations the Hong Kong government repeated Tuesday.
"This is blatant and grossly outrageous -- I would use the word barbaric -- interference in Hong Kong's internal affairs, in our motherland's internal affairs, in the Central People's Government's internal affairs," Hong Kong Chief secretary Matthew Cheung told reporters in a press briefing. "This is absolutely unreasonable and unacceptable."
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Li Jiangzhou, deputy director of the Office for Safeguarding National Security; Edwina Lam, head of the National Security Division of the Hong Kong Police Force; Steve Li Kwai-Wah, senior superintendent of the Hong Kong Police Force; and Deng Zhonghua, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, were targeted with sanctions on Monday.
"These individuals will be barred from traveling to the United States and their assets within the jurisdiction of the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons will be blocked," Pompeo said in the statement. "These actions underscore U.S. resolve to hold accountable key figures that are actively eviscerating the freedoms of the people of Hong Kong and undermining Hong Kong's autonomy."
Since it has been implemented, the law has been used by Hong Kong police to arrest opposition politicians and activists, as well as civilians who waved pro-Hong Kong independence flags at protests. On Thursday, the Hong Kong Police Force launched a hotline for residents to anonymously report those who they believe have broken the national security law.


upi--2020-11-10--Election results may trigger depression for some, study finds

American presidential elections are clearly divisive , but a new analysis suggests they may trigger depression in residents of states that favored the losing candidate .
The investigators gauged the mental health of roughly half a million Americans after the 2016 presidential election .
The upshot : Stress and depression risk went up significantly in those states that had gone for Hillary Clinton .
`` We found that the number of poor mental health days that adults in Clinton states experienced rose 15 % from October to December 2016 , '' said study author Brandon Yan .
`` That 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 55 million more days of stress , depressed mood , and emotional distress in total -- for adults living in Clinton-voting states in December alone . ''
And that rise continued through the first half of 2017 , added Yan , who is a medical student and health policy researcher with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and School of Medicine at the University of California , San Francisco .
None of those findings are surprising , said clinical psychologist Lynn Bufka .
Though not involved in the study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American Psychological Association 's `` Stress in America '' team .
`` People had a lot of emotional investment in the 2016 election , and the current outcome as well , '' Bufka noted .
`` They really want certain outcomes , and if they do n't get what they want it can be very , very disappointing . ''
That disappointment is not without foundation , she added .
`` There may be truth in anticipating that a certain outcome could mean x , y or z , in terms of having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a voter 's life , '' Bufka noted .
`` Final decisions really do mean certain things .
And for certain voters , it may be reasonable that they would be concerned about those things . ''
To explore the topic , Yan and his colleagues pored over survey data collected across all 50 states between May 2016 and May 2017 .
Among the 20 states that went for Clinton , residents indicated that the number of days during which they experienced stress , depression or emotional problems rose from nearly 3.4 days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in December 2016 .
The team also found a 2-percentage-point rise in the number of Clinton state residents who said they experienced `` poor mental health '' -- an indicator of clinical depression -- for two weeks or more a month post-election .
In Trump-voting states the opposite unfolded : Poor mental health risk dipped from an average of just over 3.9 days per month in October 2016 to just under 3.8 days in November 2016 .
Yan pointed out that living in an election-losing state does n't mean you 're at very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that your risk may rise .
But the degree of that risk may go up , depending the margin of loss .
For example , in states with a 10-percentage-point greater margin of Clinton support there were 0.41 more days of worse mental health per adult in December 2016 .
In Trump states , the reverse was true : A 10-percentage-pont higher margin of support predicted 0.41 fewer days in worse mental health risk .
The bottom line : `` Elections matter , including for health , '' Yan said .
`` Elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ themselves impact public health , '' Yan noted , `` but this study shows us that we should pay attention to their health effects . ''
In the face of a fresh Joe Biden victory , what can Trump voters do to lessen their post-election risk ?
`` Remembering that you 're not alone in feeling stress and anxiety , and that there are people , health care providers included , who could offer support and resources , '' Yan suggested .
`` And focus on what you can control , '' Bufka @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Set boundaries .
Be selective in where you get your news and information .
Social media may not be the best place for it .
And it 's really important to pay attention to your well-being .
Of course , you ca n't suddenly do that on Election Day .
You need to pay attention to it all the time in order to develop healthy habits , so you get the sleep you need and are able to moderate stress .
`` I also think it 's going to be critical to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us , '' she added .
`` Everyone wants a job , to enjoy time with friends and family .
We might have different ideas as to how to get there .
But we can and should focus on that goals we perhaps share in common and all want to achieve . ''
The study findings were published recently in the Journal of General Internal Medicine .
There 's more on the link between stress and poor health at American Psychological Association .

New research shows that, after an election, people in states that voted for the losing candidate may experience depression. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo
American presidential elections are clearly divisive, but a new analysis suggests they may trigger depression in residents of states that favored the losing candidate. The investigators gauged the mental health of roughly half a million Americans after the 2016 presidential election. The upshot: Stress and depression risk went up significantly in those states that had gone for Hillary Clinton. Advertisement
"We found that the number of poor mental health days that adults in Clinton states experienced rose 15% from October to December 2016," said study author Brandon Yan. "That's half a day more per adult -- and 55 million more days of stress, depressed mood, and emotional distress in total -- for adults living in Clinton-voting states in December alone."
And that rise continued through the first half of 2017, added Yan, who is a medical student and health policy researcher with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.
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None of those findings are surprising, said clinical psychologist Lynn Bufka. Though not involved in the study, she's a member of the American Psychological Association's "Stress in America" team.
"People had a lot of emotional investment in the 2016 election, and the current outcome as well," Bufka noted. "They really want certain outcomes, and if they don't get what they want it can be very, very disappointing."
That disappointment is not without foundation, she added. "There may be truth in anticipating that a certain outcome could mean x, y or z, in terms of having a real and perhaps negative impact on a voter's life," Bufka noted. "Final decisions really do mean certain things. And for certain voters, it may be reasonable that they would be concerned about those things."
To explore the topic, Yan and his colleagues pored over survey data collected across all 50 states between May 2016 and May 2017.
Among the 20 states that went for Clinton, residents indicated that the number of days during which they experienced stress, depression or emotional problems rose from nearly 3.4 days in October 2016 to nearly 3.9 days in December 2016.
The team also found a 2-percentage-point rise in the number of Clinton state residents who said they experienced "poor mental health" -- an indicator of clinical depression -- for two weeks or more a month post-election.
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In Trump-voting states the opposite unfolded: Poor mental health risk dipped from an average of just over 3.9 days per month in October 2016 to just under 3.8 days in November 2016.
Yan pointed out that living in an election-losing state doesn't mean you're at very high risk for post-election stress, only that your risk may rise.
But the degree of that risk may go up, depending the margin of loss.
For example, in states with a 10-percentage-point greater margin of Clinton support there were 0.41 more days of worse mental health per adult in December 2016.
In Trump states, the reverse was true: A 10-percentage-pont higher margin of support predicted 0.41 fewer days in worse mental health risk.
The bottom line: "Elections matter, including for health," Yan said.
"Elections may not seem like events that would themselves impact public health," Yan noted, "but this study shows us that we should pay attention to their health effects."
In the face of a fresh Joe Biden victory, what can Trump voters do to lessen their post-election risk?
"Remembering that you're not alone in feeling stress and anxiety, and that there are people, health care providers included, who could offer support and resources," Yan suggested.
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"And focus on what you can control," Bufka added. "Turn off the TV. Set boundaries. Be selective in where you get your news and information. Social media may not be the best place for it. And it's really important to pay attention to your well-being. Of course, you can't suddenly do that on Election Day. You need to pay attention to it all the time in order to develop healthy habits, so you get the sleep you need and are able to moderate stress.
"I also think it's going to be critical to stop demonizing people who think differently than us," she added. "Everyone wants a job, to enjoy time with friends and family. We might have different ideas as to how to get there. But we can and should focus on that goals we perhaps share in common and all want to achieve."
The study findings were published recently in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
There's more on the link between stress and poor health at American Psychological Association.
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upi--2020-11-10--On This Day, Nov. 10: 'Sesame Street' debuts on PBS

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- On this date in history : In 1775 , the United States Marine Corps , then known as the Continental Marines , was formed by order of the Second Continental Congress .
In 1871 , journalist Henry Stanley found Scottish missionary David Livingstone in a small African village .
His famous comment : `` Dr. Livingstone , I presume ? ''
In 1898 , a mob of more than 2,000 people , angry over the election of a Fusionist white mayor and a biracial city council , went on a rampage throughout the city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killing African Americans .
In 1918 , a Western Union Cable Office in Nova Scotia received a top-secret message stating that all fighting related the Great War ( World War I ) would cease on Nov. 11 , 1918 .
In 1942 , Nazi troops entered previously unoccupied France , the de facto government of which was centered in Vichy state .
The occupation was spurred by Allied forces teaming up with free French forces in North Africa to battle Axis powers .
Germany already occupied northern France in 1940 and Vichy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ south , was considered to be a puppet of the Germans .
In 1951 , area codes were introduced in the United States , Canada and parts of the Caribbean , allowing direct-dialing of long-distance telephone calls .
In 1969 , Sesame Street premiered on PBS with the lofty ideals aimed at being an `` experimental laboratory to stimulate the educational development of preschool children via television . ''
In 1975 , the ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald broke in two and sank during a storm on Lake Superior , killing all 29 crew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leonid Brezhnev died at age 75 after 18 years in power .
In 2009 , John Allen Muhammad , convicted as the sniper who killed 10 people in a 2002 shooting spree in the Washington area , was executed in Virginia .
In 2019 , Bolivian President Evo Morales announced his resignation after calling for fresh elections amid allegations of voting irregularities and growing opposition .

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"Sesame Street" muppets Elmo and Grover stand on the red carpet at the Sesame Workshop's 13th Annual Benefit Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City on May 27, 2015. The PBS series debuted November 10, 1969. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1775, the United States Marine Corps, then known as the Continental Marines, was formed by order of the Second Continental Congress. Advertisement
In 1871, journalist Henry Stanley found Scottish missionary David Livingstone in a small African village. His famous comment: "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
In 1898, a mob of more than 2,000 people, angry over the election of a Fusionist white mayor and a biracial city council, went on a rampage throughout the city of Wilmington, N.C., targeting and killing African Americans.
In 1918, a Western Union Cable Office in Nova Scotia received a top-secret message stating that all fighting related the Great War (World War I) would cease on Nov. 11, 1918.
File Photo by Madeline Marshall/UPI
In 1942, Nazi troops entered previously unoccupied France, the de facto government of which was centered in Vichy state. The occupation was spurred by Allied forces teaming up with free French forces in North Africa to battle Axis powers. Germany already occupied northern France in 1940 and Vichy, led by Marshal Philippe Petain in the south, was considered to be a puppet of the Germans.
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In 1951, area codes were introduced in the United States, Canada and parts of the Caribbean, allowing direct-dialing of long-distance telephone calls.
In 1969, Sesame Street premiered on PBS with the lofty ideals aimed at being an "experimental laboratory to stimulate the educational development of preschool children via television."
In 1975, the ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald broke in two and sank during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew members.
In 1982, Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev died at age 75 after 18 years in power.
File Photo by Frank Cancellare/UPI
In 1983, Microsoft released its Windows computer operating system.
In 2006, Mexico City lawmakers officially recognized same-sex civil unions.
In 2009, John Allen Muhammad, convicted as the sniper who killed 10 people in a 2002 shooting spree in the Washington area, was executed in Virginia.
In 2019, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced his resignation after calling for fresh elections amid allegations of voting irregularities and growing opposition.
File Photo by Monika Graff/UPI


upi--2020-11-10--Kate Mara asks if 'A Teacher' deserves forgiveness

LOS ANGELES , Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- In FX 's new drama , A Teacher , Kate Mara plays Claire Wilson , a high school advanced placement English instructor who has an affair with her student , Eric Walker ( Nick Robinson ) .
Mara said she was interested in exploring how the character could redeem herself .
`` The big question for me was : Is her behavior worthy of forgiveness ? ''
Mara said during a recent Television Critics Association panel .
`` It 's obviously for the audience to decide and to talk about .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Teacher on her feature film of the same name , from 2013 , which also explored the premise of a teacher-student relationship .
Fidell , a survivor of sexual assault , said she worked with the Rape , Abuse & Incest National Network and legal experts to create the correct messaging surrounding the show .
Fidell starts each episode of the series with a warning cautioning viewers they are about to see a story involving sexual situations and sexual grooming and concludes with a link to resources via the RAINN .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manipulation and victimhood , '' Fidell said on the panel .
Mara agreed that Claire is abusing the power she has over Eric as an authority figure .
The actor said A Teacher explores how Claire rationalizes a relationship with a minor in her class .
`` I was very interested in the lies that she was telling herself to justify her behavior , '' Mara said .
One of those rationalizations is that Claire is young enough that the age difference between her and Eric is small .
Claire says she is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ specify her age .
Eric is 18 , so he has reached the legal age of consent .
`` That does n't justify the fact that she is abusing her power , '' Mara said .
Mara , who in real life is 37 , added that the age difference between Claire and Eric reflected many of the real cases of teacher-student relationships Fidell shared with her .
Mara said she continued to receive Google alerts about such stories throughout the filming .
`` It was alarming how similar in age the teacher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Claire and Eric 's relationship begins with Claire offering private tutoring for his SAT test .
Eric fantasizes about Claire , and after one of their lessons , he moves in for a kiss .
Claire initially refuses .
`` I can understand how a student might fall into that trap of that relationship , '' Mara said .
`` It 's someone you really admire and respect , who gives you attention , makes you feel like an adult , all of those things that we crave as teenagers . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , she believes she is in love with Eric .
Mara agrees her character makes a mistake , but she had to understand what led Claire to make that decision .
`` I think I definitely have sympathy and compassion for Claire for different reasons , '' Mara said .
`` As we explored her backstory and things like that , I think that I had to find things that I was sympathetic to . ''
Mara said she finds it more interesting to play characters who make decisions and choices she does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of being an actor is exploring those types of situations and scenarios , '' she said .
Mara saw similarities between A Teacher and her role on House of Cards .
On the Netflix political drama , Mara played Zoe , a reporter who has an affair with congressman Frank Underwood ( Kevin Spacey ) to obtain inside information .
`` The character Frank Underwood , whom she was having the affair with , was the one in the position of power , whereas Claire , being a teacher , is the one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Even though my character , Zoe , was of age , she was dealing with abuse of power . ''
Mara did not say whether she found cause to forgive Claire by the 10th and final episode of A Teacher .
The pursuit of such qualities was enough to invigorate her throughout playing the role .
`` I do find that characters that are a little bit scary to play , people who are a little bit morally complicated and who I do n't necessarily relate to , are the ones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play , '' Mara said .
`` I 'm always looking for a challenge . ''

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Kate Mara stars in the FX drama "A Teacher." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- In FX's new drama, A Teacher, Kate Mara plays Claire Wilson, a high school advanced placement English instructor who has an affair with her student, Eric Walker (Nick Robinson). Mara said she was interested in exploring how the character could redeem herself. "The big question for me was: Is her behavior worthy of forgiveness?" Mara said during a recent Television Critics Association panel. "It's obviously for the audience to decide and to talk about." Advertisement
Show creator Hannah Fidell based A Teacher on her feature film of the same name, from 2013, which also explored the premise of a teacher-student relationship. Fidell, a survivor of sexual assault, said she worked with the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network and legal experts to create the correct messaging surrounding the show.
Fidell starts each episode of the series with a warning cautioning viewers they are about to see a story involving sexual situations and sexual grooming and concludes with a link to resources via the RAINN.
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"The show is about consent and abuse and manipulation and victimhood," Fidell said on the panel.
Mara agreed that Claire is abusing the power she has over Eric as an authority figure. The actor said A Teacher explores how Claire rationalizes a relationship with a minor in her class.
"I was very interested in the lies that she was telling herself to justify her behavior," Mara said.
One of those rationalizations is that Claire is young enough that the age difference between her and Eric is small. Claire says she is in her 30s, though does not specify her age. Eric is 18, so he has reached the legal age of consent.
"That doesn't justify the fact that she is abusing her power," Mara said.
Mara, who in real life is 37, added that the age difference between Claire and Eric reflected many of the real cases of teacher-student relationships Fidell shared with her. Mara said she continued to receive Google alerts about such stories throughout the filming.
"It was alarming how similar in age the teacher and student looked," Mara said.
Claire and Eric's relationship begins with Claire offering private tutoring for his SAT test. Eric fantasizes about Claire, and after one of their lessons, he moves in for a kiss. Claire initially refuses.
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"I can understand how a student might fall into that trap of that relationship," Mara said. "It's someone you really admire and respect, who gives you attention, makes you feel like an adult, all of those things that we crave as teenagers."
When Claire gives in to the attraction, she believes she is in love with Eric. Mara agrees her character makes a mistake, but she had to understand what led Claire to make that decision.
"I think I definitely have sympathy and compassion for Claire for different reasons," Mara said. "As we explored her backstory and things like that, I think that I had to find things that I was sympathetic to."
Mara said she finds it more interesting to play characters who make decisions and choices she doesn't agree with.
"The fun of being an actor is exploring those types of situations and scenarios," she said.
Mara saw similarities between A Teacher and her role on House of Cards. On the Netflix political drama, Mara played Zoe, a reporter who has an affair with congressman Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) to obtain inside information.
"The character Frank Underwood, whom she was having the affair with, was the one in the position of power, whereas Claire, being a teacher, is the one abusing her power," Mara said. "Even though my character, Zoe, was of age, she was dealing with abuse of power."
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Mara did not say whether she found cause to forgive Claire by the 10th and final episode of A Teacher. The pursuit of such qualities was enough to invigorate her throughout playing the role.
"I do find that characters that are a little bit scary to play, people who are a little bit morally complicated and who I don't necessarily relate to, are the ones that I'm craving to explore and play," Mara said. "I'm always looking for a challenge."
A Teacher premieres Tuesday on FX on Hulu.


upi--2020-11-10--Fantasy football: Duke Johnson, Mike Gesicki among best Week 10 add/drops

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- Week 10 of the fantasy football season has arrived , and you should start the week with waiver claims on several players to help you win your matchup and work toward a playoff spot .
Four more teams on are a bye in Week 10 , which likely impacts your roster and/or your opponent 's roster .
Make sure you have players with good matchups in your lineup .
Houston Texans running back Duke Johnson and Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki are among my top waiver wire priorities for Week 10 .
You @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 9 byes .
New York Jets , Kansas City Chiefs , Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons players should be removed from all starting lineups , as those teams have Week 10 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ownership percentages in standard size leagues .
Here are my top players to add and top players to drop for Week 9 : Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is a great option to pluck off your league 's waive wire if you need some help at the position due to a bye or a bad matchup for your starter .
Tagovailoa had a slow start with just 93 yards and a touchdown pass in Week 8 before he passed for 238 yards and two scores in Week 9 .
He also provided some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rushing yards in Sunday 's win over the Arizona Cardinals .
I expect his workload to increase over the next few weeks and he should be an adequate bye week fill in when he has a good matchup .
Snag him now before he has a breakout game .
Houston Texans starting running back David Johnson sustained a concussion in Week 9 and could be in doubt for a Week 10 start .
That means Duke Johnson should be added in all leagues .
The latter Johnson had 73 yards from scrimmage and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 9 .
I expect him to post close to 100 yards from scrimmage in Week 10 if David Johnson is ruled out .
Duke Johnson could provide low-end RB1 or high-end RB2 value as Houston 's lead back .
I 'm not a big fan of chasing points from the previous week when I consider waiver wire additions , but Richie James showed a lot of potential in Week 9 and is worth a claim .
I think the San Francisco 49ers receiver can follow his nine-catch , 184-yard performance with another steady @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 49ers face the New Orleans Saints .
Look for at least 10 targets from James on Sunday in New Orleans .
He is a great bye week fill in or streamer for Week 10 .
The Miami Dolphins are on a roll mostly because of their defense , but the offense is trending up .
I expect tight end Mike Gesicki to see an increased workload down the stretch .
He is a must add in leagues that require starting tight ends , but can be started as a bye week fill in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a WR/TE flex spot .
Gesicki leads the Dolphins in red zone targets and should be one of Tua Tagovailoa 's most-trusted options down the stretch when Miami nears the end zone .

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Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki leads the team in red zone targets and should see more looks going forward because of injuries to other pass catchers. File Photo by Matthew Healey/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Week 10 of the fantasy football season has arrived, and you should start the week with waiver claims on several players to help you win your matchup and work toward a playoff spot. Four more teams on are a bye in Week 10, which likely impacts your roster and/or your opponent's roster. Make sure you have players with good matchups in your lineup. Advertisement
Houston Texans running back Duke Johnson and Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki are among my top waiver wire priorities for Week 10.
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 9 byes.
New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons players should be removed from all starting lineups, as those teams have Week 10 byes.
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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 9:
ALL-ADD TEAM
QB | Tua Tagovailoa; RB | Duke Johnson, Mike Davis; WR | Curtis Samuel, Richie James; TE | Mike Gesicki; D/ST | Philadelphia Eagles; K | Kai Forbath
HONORABLE MENTIONS
QB | Kirk Cousins; RB | J.D. McKissic, Jordan Howard; WR | Christian Kirk; TE | Jordan Reed; D/ST | Detroit Lions
TOP DROPS
QB | Teddy Bridgewater; RB | JaMycal Hasty, Mark Ingram; WR | Darius Slayton, Greg Ward; TE | Richard Rodgers
QUARTERBACK
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is a great option to pluck off your league's waive wire if you need some help at the position due to a bye or a bad matchup for your starter.
Tagovailoa had a slow start with just 93 yards and a touchdown pass in Week 8 before he passed for 238 yards and two scores in Week 9. He also provided some value on the ground, with 35 rushing yards in Sunday's win over the Arizona Cardinals.
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I expect his workload to increase over the next few weeks and he should be an adequate bye week fill in when he has a good matchup. Snag him now before he has a breakout game.
RUNNING BACK
Houston Texans starting running back David Johnson sustained a concussion in Week 9 and could be in doubt for a Week 10 start. That means Duke Johnson should be added in all leagues.
The latter Johnson had 73 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown on 20 touches in Week 9. I expect him to post close to 100 yards from scrimmage in Week 10 if David Johnson is ruled out. Duke Johnson could provide low-end RB1 or high-end RB2 value as Houston's lead back.
WIDE RECEIVER
I'm not a big fan of chasing points from the previous week when I consider waiver wire additions, but Richie James showed a lot of potential in Week 9 and is worth a claim.
I think the San Francisco 49ers receiver can follow his nine-catch, 184-yard performance with another steady showing in Week 10, when the 49ers face the New Orleans Saints.
Look for at least 10 targets from James on Sunday in New Orleans. He is a great bye week fill in or streamer for Week 10.
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TIGHT END
The Miami Dolphins are on a roll mostly because of their defense, but the offense is trending up. I expect tight end Mike Gesicki to see an increased workload down the stretch.
He is a must add in leagues that require starting tight ends, but can be started as a bye week fill in if you are in a league that has a WR/TE flex spot.
Gesicki leads the Dolphins in red zone targets and should be one of Tua Tagovailoa's most-trusted options down the stretch when Miami nears the end zone.
This week in the National Football League
The New Orleans Saints' Jared Cook grabs a pass in front of Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead during the first half at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla, on Sunday. Photo by Steve Nesius/UPI | License Photo


upi--2020-11-10--Famous birthdays for Nov. 10: Neil Gaiman, Mackenzie Foy

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

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Neil Gaiman attends the premier of Starz's "American Gods" at the ArcLight Cinema Dome in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on April 20, 2017. The author turns 60 on November 10. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include: Advertisement
-- Martin Luther, founder of Protestantism, in 1483
-- William Hogarth, English artist/engraver, in 1697
-- Actor Richard Burton in 1925
-- American Indian rights activist/actor Russell Means in 1939
-- Lyricist Tim Rice in 1944 (age 76)
-- Country singer Donna Fargo in 1945 (age 75)
-- Rock musician Greg Lake in 1947
-- Rock musician Dave Loggins in 1947 (age 73)
-- Filmmaker Roland Emmerich in 1955 (age 65)
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-- Comedian Sinbad, born David Adkins, in 1956 (age 64)
-- Actor Mackenzie Phillips in 1959 (age 61)
-- Sports journalist Linda Cohn in 1959 (age 61)
-- Author Neil Gaiman in 1960 (age 60)
-- Actor Hugh Bonneville in 1963 (age 57)
-- Actor Michael Jai White in 1967 (age 53)
-- Actor Tracy Morgan in 1968 (age 52)
-- Actor Ellen Pompeo in 1969 (age 51)
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-- Rapper Warren G, born Warren Griffin III, in 1970 (age 50)
-- Actor Brittany Murphy in 1977
-- DJ Diplo, born Thomas Wesley Pentz, in 1978 (age 42)
-- Rapper Eve, born Eve Jihan Jeffers, in 1978 (age 42)
-- Actor Heather Matarazzo in 1982 (age 38)
-- Country singer Miranda Lambert in 1983 (age 37)
-- Actor Josh Peck in 1986 (34)
-- Actor Taron Egerton in 1989 (age 31)
-- Actor Zoey Deutch in 1994 (age 26)
-- Actor Kiernan Shipka in 1999 (age 21)
-- Actor Michael Cimino in 1999 (age 21)
-- Actor Mackenzie Foy in 2000 (age 20)


upi--2020-11-10--Trove of rare NASA photos of 'golden age of space exploration' up for auction

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- The only photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon , the first Earthrise and panoramas shot by each of the 12 astronauts who walked on the surface of the orbiting satellite are among a trove of thousands of original photographs documenting `` the golden age of space exploration '' up for auction by Christie 's .
`` The collective is the most comprehensive private collection of NASA photographs ever presented at auction , and spans every visual milestone of the space program , from the early days of Mercury , the technical advances of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ triumphs of Apollo , '' Christie 's said in a release .
Titled Voyage to Another World , the collection of some 2,400 photographs in 700 lots with estimated values ranging from $ 1,060 to $ 40,000 were curated over 15 years by Victor Martin-Malburet , and includes a catalog comprised from NASA transcripts that `` retraces mankind 's first journey to another world , step by step , '' the auction house said .
`` The astronauts are often portrayed as great scientists and heroes , but rarely are they hailed as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all time , '' Martin-Malburet said .
`` From the thin protections of their space capsules and EMUs ( extravehicular Mobility Units ) , they captured , with skill and daring , photographs , which immediately embraced the iconography of the sublime , inspiring awe and wonder . ''
Christie 's said the astronauts were instructed by specialists from NASA and photography companies Hasselblad , Kodak and Zeiss as well as Life and National Geographic photographers on using the analog technology of the day .
`` Through their cameras , the astronauts-turned-artists were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and profundity of their experience into space , forever changing the way we see ourselves and our place in the universe , '' the release said .
The online auction is open from Nov. 6-20 .

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Among the photos up for auction by Christie's is this picture of astronaut Ed White during the first U.S. spacewalk. Photo courtesy of Christie's
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The only photograph of Neil Armstrong on the Moon, the first Earthrise and panoramas shot by each of the 12 astronauts who walked on the surface of the orbiting satellite are among a trove of thousands of original photographs documenting "the golden age of space exploration" up for auction by Christie's. "The collective is the most comprehensive private collection of NASA photographs ever presented at auction, and spans every visual milestone of the space program, from the early days of Mercury, the technical advances of Gemini and Lunar Orbiter, to the triumphs of Apollo," Christie's said in a release. Advertisement
Titled Voyage to Another World, the collection of some 2,400 photographs in 700 lots with estimated values ranging from $1,060 to $40,000 were curated over 15 years by Victor Martin-Malburet, and includes a catalog comprised from NASA transcripts that "retraces mankind's first journey to another world, step by step," the auction house said.
"The astronauts are often portrayed as great scientists and heroes, but rarely are they hailed as some of the most significant photographers of all time," Martin-Malburet said. "From the thin protections of their space capsules and EMUs (extravehicular Mobility Units), they captured, with skill and daring, photographs, which immediately embraced the iconography of the sublime, inspiring awe and wonder."
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Christie's said the astronauts were instructed by specialists from NASA and photography companies Hasselblad, Kodak and Zeiss as well as Life and National Geographic photographers on using the analog technology of the day.
"Through their cameras, the astronauts-turned-artists were able to convey to mankind the beauty and profundity of their experience into space, forever changing the way we see ourselves and our place in the universe," the release said.
The online auction is open from Nov. 6-20.


upi--2020-11-10--Boston Celtics legend Tommy Heinsohn dies at 86

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- Boston Celtics legend and Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Tommy Heinsohn , who also served as a coach and broadcaster with the team , died Tuesday .
He was 86 .
`` This is a devastating loss , '' the Celtics ' ownership group said in a statement .
`` Tommy was the ultimate Celtic .
For the past 18 years , our ownership group has relied hugely on Tommy 's advice and insights and have reveled in his hundreds of stories about Red Auerbach , Bill Russell , and how the Celtics became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forever . ''
NBA commissioner Adam Silver praised Heinsohn for being `` synonymous with success , '' pointing out that he was one of the few basketball icons to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach .
`` Celtics games will not be the same without Tommy , and he will be dearly missed by those who share his fervor for basketball , '' Silver said in a statement Tuesday .
Born Aug. 26 , 1934 , in Jersey City , N.J. , Thomas William Heinsohn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in nearby Union City .
He accepted a scholarship to play at Holy Cross and guided the school to the 1954 NIT championship , and was an All-American the following two seasons .
The Celtics selected Heinsohn in the 1956 draft .
During his rookie season , he beat out teammate Bill Russell for the NBA 's Rookie of the Year award en route to his first championship ring .
It was the first of eight titles in nine years for Heinsohn , who was the team 's leading scorer in four of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ six-time All-Star selection -- retired from playing in 1965 with totals of 12,194 points and 5,749 rebounds .
He remained with the team as a broadcaster until succeeding Russell as the Celtics ' head coach in 1969 .
Heinsohn was named NBA Coach of the Year in 1973 , when the Celtics won a then-record 68 games .
Under Heinsohn , Boston won two more championships in 1974 and 1976 .
He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1986 and as a coach in 2015 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be elected as both .
After retiring from coaching in 1979 , Heinsohn rejoined the Celtics ' broadcast team .
`` It 's hard to imagine the Boston Celtics without Tommy Heinsohn , '' the Celtics said in a statement .
`` There is n't a generation of Celtics fans for whom Tommy 's presence has n't been felt .
He is the only person to be an active participant in each of the Celtics ' 17 world championships , an extraordinary and singular legacy . ''

Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Boston Celtics legend and Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Tommy Heinsohn, who also served as a coach and broadcaster with the team, died Tuesday. He was 86.
"This is a devastating loss," the Celtics' ownership group said in a statement. "Tommy was the ultimate Celtic. For the past 18 years, our ownership group has relied hugely on Tommy's advice and insights and have reveled in his hundreds of stories about Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, and how the Celtics became a dynasty. He will be remembered forever."
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver praised Heinsohn for being "synonymous with success," pointing out that he was one of the few basketball icons to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.
"Celtics games will not be the same without Tommy, and he will be dearly missed by those who share his fervor for basketball," Silver said in a statement Tuesday.
Born Aug. 26, 1934, in Jersey City, N.J., Thomas William Heinsohn starred at St. Michael's High School in nearby Union City. He accepted a scholarship to play at Holy Cross and guided the school to the 1954 NIT championship, and was an All-American the following two seasons.
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The Celtics selected Heinsohn in the 1956 draft. During his rookie season, he beat out teammate Bill Russell for the NBA's Rookie of the Year award en route to his first championship ring.
It was the first of eight titles in nine years for Heinsohn, who was the team's leading scorer in four of those championship-winning seasons.
We were rookies together and friends for life. In life there are a limited number of true friends, today I lost one. RIP Heiny. pic.twitter.com/nKJn0DqgJJ— TheBillRussell (@RealBillRussell) November 10, 2020
Heinsohn -- a six-time All-Star selection -- retired from playing in 1965 with totals of 12,194 points and 5,749 rebounds. He remained with the team as a broadcaster until succeeding Russell as the Celtics' head coach in 1969.
Heinsohn was named NBA Coach of the Year in 1973, when the Celtics won a then-record 68 games. Under Heinsohn, Boston won two more championships in 1974 and 1976.
He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1986 and as a coach in 2015, becoming only the fourth player ever to be elected as both.
After retiring from coaching in 1979, Heinsohn rejoined the Celtics' broadcast team.
"It's hard to imagine the Boston Celtics without Tommy Heinsohn," the Celtics said in a statement. "There isn't a generation of Celtics fans for whom Tommy's presence hasn't been felt. He is the only person to be an active participant in each of the Celtics' 17 world championships, an extraordinary and singular legacy."
Notable deaths of 2020


upi--2020-11-10--Eta expected to make slow trek toward another U.S. landfall

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- Tropical Storm Eta stalled just off the western tip of Cuba on Tuesday , where it continued to pose flooding threats to southern Florida and Cuba .
AccuWeather meteorologists say Eta is showing signs of strengthening , and it could regain hurricane status before it makes a second landfall in the United States along the Gulf Coast later this week .
In its 10 p.m. EST advisory , the National Hurricane Center said the center of the storm was located 120 miles west-southwest of the western tip of the Dry Tortugas , Fla. , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fla .
The storm was moving north-northeast at 9 mph .
It had 65 mph maximum sustained winds .
The tropical storm was lashing the western part of Cuba with heavy rain , gusty winds and rough surf .
Rainfall amounts of 2 inches to 4 inches with an AccuWeather Local StormMax of 8 inches are expected into Tuesday night over western Cuba .
As a strong tropical storm , Eta unloaded torrential rain -- up to nearly 18 inches -- in South Florida Sunday into Monday , causing widespread flooding of streets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Fort Lauderdale , Fla. , areas .
The storm made its first U.S. landfall with 65-mph winds on Lower Matecumbe Key on Sunday night .
For Cuba , this was the second round of torrential rain from Eta , which cut through the central part of the island during Saturday night and early Sunday .
Satellite images on Tuesday showed potent thunderstorms erupting near the center of the storm .
Because of that , forecasters said the storm appeared to be overcoming dry air in the region , which they said points to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Eta had weakened to a 50-mph tropical storm late Monday and remained in status quo as it drifted southwestward over the Gulf of Mexico during Monday night as dry air had encircled the storm and invaded its core .
However , maximum sustained winds had increased to 60 mph early Tuesday , and additional strengthening is likely into Wednesday .
`` Eta should remain over very warm water and within an environment of low wind shear , both of which favor strengthening [ through the middle of the week ] , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Dan Kottlowski .
`` If the core circulation remains intact and if Eta can manage to divorce itself from the dry air on its periphery , it should continue to intensify , '' Kottlowski explained .
`` In fact , it could reach hurricane intensity for a short period of time before the system encounters increasing wind shear later this week . ''
If sustained winds reach 74 mph or greater , Eta would be upgraded back to a hurricane .
A Category 1 hurricane has sustained winds ranging from 74 mph @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steering breezes , Eta will be a slow mover as it continues to churn over Gulf waters .
`` A non-tropical storm system moving through the central United States and a westward extension of the Bermuda-Azores high will create a weak steering breeze that should guide Eta slowly northward during the middle and latter part of this week , '' Kottlowski said .
The stronger Eta becomes and the longer it remains a strong tropical storm or even a hurricane , the more likely its forward motion will be controlled by southwesterly upper-level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the west coast of Florida .
In this case , the storm would be taller and extend higher into the atmosphere , compared to a weak or shallow system .
`` The projected complex wind pattern over the storm suggests that an increase in shear will cause the storm to weaken and become more shallow in nature over the northern Gulf of Mexico , and thus be more under the influence of the lower-level winds around the western periphery of the Bermuda-Azores high pressure area , '' Kottlowski explained .
Based on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's current forecast has the system moving northward toward the western Florida Panhandle this weekend as a weakening tropical storm or eventual tropical depression over land along the upper Gulf coast .
Some outer rain bands from Eta will graze the southern and western parts of the Florida Peninsula over the next couple of days , unleashing an additional 1 inch to 2 inches of rainfall .
`` This can lead to some localized flooding , especially where heavy rain has already fallen from Eta in the past couple of days , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the biggest threat Eta will pose to the United States as it makes a second landfall will be from heavy rainfall and potential flooding .
Eta may soak areas that will first pick up rainfall from a non-tropical storm system that will tap into tropical moisture .
That weather maker will unload drenching rain from northern Florida to southern Maine on Wednesday into Thursday and could leave the ground saturated in this corridor .
Rain directly associated with Eta is forecast to spread northward by this weekend into parts of the Florida @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alabama .
However , rainfall amounts in these areas of the U.S. will be highly dependent on Eta 's strength .
`` If Eta becomes a weak storm , a depression or falls apart , it wo n't have the ability to produce any significant rainfall , '' Kottlowski explained .
`` However , if Eta were to maintain a strong circulation , it could bring a few inches and possible flooding to parts of the southeastern U.S. '' Eta could interact with a cold front that is forecast to dip into the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , potentially enhancing rainfall , according to Kottlowski .
The system 's strength will also determine the extent and intensity of winds and storm surge as the system nears the coastline and pushes ashore .
There is also another scenario where Eta could slowly wither away over the Gulf of Mexico late this week to this weekend after an initial period of strengthening .
In this case , the storm might not make a second U.S. landfall at all and would instead diminish in a zone of dry air and increasing wind shear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States who live along Florida 's west coast to southeastern Louisiana to monitor the progress of Eta due to the potential for flooding rain , strong winds and storm surge late this week and into this weekend .
Record-tying Eta , the 28th named storm of the season , is no longer alone in the basin .
Subtropical Storm Theta formed over the central Atlantic late Monday evening , setting a new record for the Atlantic .
Theta became the 29th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season , beating out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ develop in a single season .
And the two storms together -- Eta and Theta -- became the latest storm duo to churn in the Atlantic since Nov. 10 , 1932 , according to Philip Klotzbach , a Colorado State meteorologist .
The Atlantic may not stop with Theta as AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring the Caribbean for more tropical activity late this week and this weekend .
Should an area of disturbed weather entering the Caribbean reach tropical storm status and become the 30th such storm of 2020 , it would be named @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Atlantic may remain active through the official end of hurricane season , which is Nov. 30 , and there is even the possibility of tropical activity in the basin during December .


upi--2020-11-10--Marlins' Don Mattingly, Rays' Kevin Cash earn Manager of the Year honors

Nov. 10 ( UPI ) -- Miami Marlins skipper Don Mattingly and the Tampa Bay Rays ' Kevin Cash earned Manager of the Year honors for the 2020 season .
Mattingly was named National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday after guiding the Marlins to their first postseason appearance since 2003 .
Miami reached the playoffs despite dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak in its clubhouse .
Mattingly , who guided Miami to a 31-29 record this past season , became the first Manager of the Year for the Marlins since Joe Girardi in 2006 .
San Diego Padres skipper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ followed by the Chicago Cubs ' David Ross .
Tingler and Ross led their clubs to the playoffs in their first seasons as MLB managers .
Meanwhile , Cash won the Manager of the Year award in the American League for guiding the Rays to a division title , the AL 's best regular-season record and a berth in the World Series .
The Rays posted a 40-20 record in the regular season and clinched the AL pennant before falling in six games to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Fall Classic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ balloting for AL Manager of the Year in each of the past two seasons , became the second manager in Rays history to win the award .
He joined Joe Maddon , who captured the award in 2008 and 2011 .
Rick Renteria of the Chicago White Sox finished second , while Toronto Blue Jays skipper Charlie Montoyo came in third .

Miami Marlins skipper Don Mattingly (pictured) became the first Manager of the Year for the Marlins since Joe Girardi in 2006. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Miami Marlins skipper Don Mattingly and the Tampa Bay Rays' Kevin Cash earned Manager of the Year honors for the 2020 season. Mattingly was named National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday after guiding the Marlins to their first postseason appearance since 2003. Miami reached the playoffs despite dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak in its clubhouse. Advertisement
Mattingly, who guided Miami to a 31-29 record this past season, became the first Manager of the Year for the Marlins since Joe Girardi in 2006.
San Diego Padres skipper Jayce Tingler finished second in voting, followed by the Chicago Cubs' David Ross. Tingler and Ross led their clubs to the playoffs in their first seasons as MLB managers.
Don Mattingly is your NL Manager of the Year for 2020. pic.twitter.com/IlWGWJcUiS— MLB (@MLB) November 10, 2020
Meanwhile, Cash won the Manager of the Year award in the American League for guiding the Rays to a division title, the AL's best regular-season record and a berth in the World Series.
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The Rays posted a 40-20 record in the regular season and clinched the AL pennant before falling in six games to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Fall Classic.
Cash, who finished third in the balloting for AL Manager of the Year in each of the past two seasons, became the second manager in Rays history to win the award. He joined Joe Maddon, who captured the award in 2008 and 2011.
Kevin Cash is the 2020 AL Manager of the Year. pic.twitter.com/JYIEq8HZ3i— MLB (@MLB) November 10, 2020
Rick Renteria of the Chicago White Sox finished second, while Toronto Blue Jays skipper Charlie Montoyo came in third.