upi--2020-10-12--Ryan Fitzpatrick leads Miami Dolphins to upset win vs. Jimmy Garoppolo, SF 49ers

Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 350 yards and three touchdowns while San Francisco 's Jimmy Garoppolo struggled before he was benched in an upset loss on Sunday .
Garoppolo completed just 7 of 17 passes for 77 yards and threw two interceptions in the 43-17 setback at Levi 's Stadium in Santa Clara , Calif. C.J .
Beathard took over at quarterback for the second half and completed 9 of 18 passes for 94 yards and a score .
`` This is a team that 's very resilient , '' Fitzpatrick told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that today coming out to the west coast and playing like we did , but it did n't surprise us at all .
`` I think this is what was expected for us and I 'm happy with the way we played on both sides of the ball . ''
The Dolphins forced three turnovers and had five sacks in the victory .
Garoppolo missed the 49ers previous two games due to a high-ankle sprain before his return on Sunday .
`` You could tell he was affected by his ankle , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I know he does n't normally throw the ball that way .
`` I think he was struggling a little bit because of it and the way the game was going I was n't going to keep putting him in those positions and knowing we were going to have to throw it a lot to comeback . ''
The 49ers went three-and-out on the first drive of the game before the Dolphins responded with a six-play , 70-yard touchdown drive and Fitzpatrick throwing a three-yard touchdown toss to Adam Shaheen .
Dolphins running @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one-yard rushing touchdown for a 14-0 lead with 4:17 remaining in the first quarter .
The 49ers finally got on the scoreboard three minutes into the second quarter when fullback Kyle Juszczyk ran for a seven-yard score .
Fitzpatrick threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to DeVante Parker on the Dolphins next drive and Miami kicker Jason Sanders made field goals on the next three drives for a 30-7 lead at halftime .
Beathard threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Kendrick Bourne on the 49ers first drive of the second half .
Fitzpatrick hooked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ touchdown on the Dolphins next drive to give Miami a 37-14 advantage .
49ers kicker Robbie Gould made a 37-yard field goal on the next possession before Sanders added two field goals for the Dolphins ' final 26-point lead .
Williams hauled in four catches for 106 yards and a score for the Dolphins and 49ers running back Raheem Mostert had 119 yards from scrimmage on 14 touches .
Bobby McCain and Xavien Howard had interceptions for the Dolphins .
Jerome Baker , Andrew Van Ginkel , Elandon Roberts , Emmanuel Ogbah and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victory .
`` Our guys showed up and brought a lot of energy , '' Dolphins coach Brian Flores said .
`` That 's the type of preparation that we need in order to have success in this league .
`` I think they 're learning that .
Hopefully we 'll learn that and they 'll understand that 's what it takes , that 's the type of preparation you need .
We 've got do it every week .
This week 's great .
We 'll enjoy it , but we 've @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Dolphins ( 2-3 ) next host the New York Jets at 4:05 p.m. EDT on Sunday and the 49ers ( 2-3 ) host the Los Angeles Rams at 8:20 p.m. EDT .

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Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three touchdown passes to lead his team to a win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 350 yards and three touchdowns while San Francisco's Jimmy Garoppolo struggled before he was benched in an upset loss on Sunday. Garoppolo completed just 7 of 17 passes for 77 yards and threw two interceptions in the 43-17 setback at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. C.J. Beathard took over at quarterback for the second half and completed 9 of 18 passes for 94 yards and a score. Advertisement
"This is a team that's very resilient," Fitzpatrick told reporters. "I think we showed that today coming out to the west coast and playing like we did, but it didn't surprise us at all.
"I think this is what was expected for us and I'm happy with the way we played on both sides of the ball."
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The Dolphins forced three turnovers and had five sacks in the victory. Garoppolo missed the 49ers previous two games due to a high-ankle sprain before his return on Sunday.
"You could tell he was affected by his ankle," 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said.
"I know he doesn't normally throw the ball that way.
"I think he was struggling a little bit because of it and the way the game was going I wasn't going to keep putting him in those positions and knowing we were going to have to throw it a lot to comeback."
The 49ers went three-and-out on the first drive of the game before the Dolphins responded with a six-play, 70-yard touchdown drive and Fitzpatrick throwing a three-yard touchdown toss to Adam Shaheen.
Dolphins running back Myles Gaskin ran in for a one-yard rushing touchdown for a 14-0 lead with 4:17 remaining in the first quarter.
The 49ers finally got on the scoreboard three minutes into the second quarter when fullback Kyle Juszczyk ran for a seven-yard score. Fitzpatrick threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to DeVante Parker on the Dolphins next drive and Miami kicker Jason Sanders made field goals on the next three drives for a 30-7 lead at halftime.
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Beathard threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Kendrick Bourne on the 49ers first drive of the second half. Fitzpatrick hooked up with Preston Williams for a 32-yard touchdown on the Dolphins next drive to give Miami a 37-14 advantage.
49ers kicker Robbie Gould made a 37-yard field goal on the next possession before Sanders added two field goals for the Dolphins' final 26-point lead.
Williams hauled in four catches for 106 yards and a score for the Dolphins and 49ers running back Raheem Mostert had 119 yards from scrimmage on 14 touches.
Bobby McCain and Xavien Howard had interceptions for the Dolphins. Jerome Baker, Andrew Van Ginkel, Elandon Roberts, Emmanuel Ogbah and Zach Seiler each recorded sacks in the victory.
"Our guys showed up and brought a lot of energy," Dolphins coach Brian Flores said. "That's the type of preparation that we need in order to have success in this league.
"I think they're learning that. Hopefully we'll learn that and they'll understand that's what it takes, that's the type of preparation you need. We've got do it every week. This week's great. We'll enjoy it, but we've got to string something together."
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The Dolphins (2-3) next host the New York Jets at 4:05 p.m. EDT on Sunday and the 49ers (2-3) host the Los Angeles Rams at 8:20 p.m. EDT.
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upi--2020-10-12--Power returns to most of Mumbai in India after widespread outage

Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- Electrical crews say they have restored power to critical areas of Mumbai , India 's largest city , after a tripped power line left much of the densely-populated financial center in the dark Monday .
Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut tweeted that power supplies to all essential services in Mumbai and the suburbs of Kalyan , Thane , Palghar and New Mumbai had been restored .
`` Power supply to railways is restored .
Power to other emergency services like hospitals are also being restored , '' Raut tweeted .
`` Mumbai-Thane-Kalyan power failure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ line got tripped . ''
The power outage left some trains inoperable and shut down traffic signals .
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai and the city 's stock exchange remained operational .
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray called for an immediate investigation .
`` The power supply [ in Mumbai ] has been restored substantially ... the remaining will be restored soon , '' Union Power Minister R.K. Singh said .
`` The national grid is fine , the problem happened in some parts of the state grid . ''
Crews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while Western Railway train services went back online during the early afternoon hours .

A Bird is seen perched on a power line in Mumbai, India. The outage Monday interrupted some passenger train service. File Photo by Divyakant Solanki/EPA-EFE
Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Electrical crews say they have restored power to critical areas of Mumbai, India's largest city, after a tripped power line left much of the densely-populated financial center in the dark Monday. Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut tweeted that power supplies to all essential services in Mumbai and the suburbs of Kalyan, Thane, Palghar and New Mumbai had been restored. Advertisement
"Power supply to railways is restored. Power to other emergency services like hospitals are also being restored," Raut tweeted. "Mumbai-Thane-Kalyan power failure is being attended to. Kalwa-padgha transmissions line got tripped."
The power outage left some trains inoperable and shut down traffic signals. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai and the city's stock exchange remained operational.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray called for an immediate investigation.
"The power supply [in Mumbai] has been restored substantially ... the remaining will be restored soon," Union Power Minister R.K. Singh said. "The national grid is fine, the problem happened in some parts of the state grid."
Crews restored Central Railway by the late morning while Western Railway train services went back online during the early afternoon hours.


upi--2020-10-12--Look: Bobby Bones becomes engaged to girlfriend Caitlin Parker

Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- Radio host and former Dancing with the Stars champion Bobby Bones announced on Instagram that he is engaged to his girlfriend Caitlin Parker .
Bones made the announcement on Sunday alongside photos of himself getting down on one knee as he proposed to Parker .
`` I am the luckiest .
I waited so long for the right one .
And it payed off .
Surprised her with a secret proposal in the barn in the backyard , '' Bones said .
The television personality also had Mat Kearney on hand for a private @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Lose . ''
`` And it was @ matkearney playing it .
She said it was at Mat 's concert during this song that she knew I was the one for her .
So lucky he played it again for us tonight .
I 'm so happy I get marry to love of my life , '' Bones continued .
Parker also posted about the engagement on Instagram .
`` I get to marry the best man I 've ever known .
Bobby surprised me with the most amazing proposal in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediately followed by a live performance of @ matkearney singing our song .
I am in shock and feel like the luckiest girl in the world .
I 'm so in love & so happy , '' she said .
Bones , 40 , and Parker , 28 , were first linked together in 2019 .
Bones won Dancing with the Stars Season 27 in 2018 .

Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Radio host and former Dancing with the Stars champion Bobby Bones announced on Instagram that he is engaged to his girlfriend Caitlin Parker.
Bones made the announcement on Sunday alongside photos of himself getting down on one knee as he proposed to Parker.
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"I am the luckiest. I waited so long for the right one. And it payed off. Surprised her with a secret proposal in the barn in the backyard," Bones said.
The television personality also had Mat Kearney on hand for a private performance of his song "Nothing Left to Lose."
"And it was @matkearney playing it. She said it was at Mat's concert during this song that she knew I was the one for her. So lucky he played it again for us tonight. I'm so happy I get marry to love of my life," Bones continued.
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Parker also posted about the engagement on Instagram.
"I get to marry the best man I've ever known. Bobby surprised me with the most amazing proposal in the barn in our back yard which was immediately followed by a live performance of @matkearney singing our song. I am in shock and feel like the luckiest girl in the world. I'm so in love & so happy," she said.
Bones, 40, and Parker, 28, were first linked together in 2019. Bones won Dancing with the Stars Season 27 in 2018.


upi--2020-10-12--U.S. economists Paul Milgrom, Robert Wilson share Nobel Prize for auction innovations

Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- Two American economists whose groundbreaking studies have to led to improvements in how auctions work were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in Stockholm Monday .
Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson , both of Stanford University , were awarded the prize by the Swedish Academy of Sciences for their work in designing new auction formats for goods and services that are difficult to sell in a traditional way , such as radio frequencies and airport landing slots .
Their discoveries have benefited sellers , buyers and taxpayers worldwide , the academy said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sciences started out with fundamental theory and later used their results in practical applications , which have spread globally , '' Nobel Prize Committee chairman Peter Fredriksson said in a statement .
`` Their discoveries are of great benefit to society . ''
The pair 's innovations led to new ways for sellers motivated by societal benefit to auction off interrelated objects simultaneously .
U.S. authorities first used the new format in 1994 to sell radio frequencies to telecom operators and many other countries later followed suit .
Specifically , Wilson developed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ value is used when bidders are unsure of the items ' value beforehand .
The system compensates for bidders ' tendency to bid too low in such situations for fear of the `` winner 's curse '' -- that is , winning the auction but paying too much to do so .
Milgrom was recognized for developing an auction format for complex items with no agreed-upon value .
He showed that his system yields more revenue for sellers when bidders learn more about each other 's estimated values during bidding .
The Nobel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and literature were awarded last week and the The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the World Food Program .

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics went to Paul Milgrom (L) and Robert Wilson (R). Illustration by Niklas Elmehed/Nobel Media
Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Two American economists whose groundbreaking studies have to led to improvements in how auctions work were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in Stockholm Monday. Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, both of Stanford University, were awarded the prize by the Swedish Academy of Sciences for their work in designing new auction formats for goods and services that are difficult to sell in a traditional way, such as radio frequencies and airport landing slots. Advertisement
Their discoveries have benefited sellers, buyers and taxpayers worldwide, the academy said.
"This year's Laureates in Economic Sciences started out with fundamental theory and later used their results in practical applications, which have spread globally," Nobel Prize Committee chairman Peter Fredriksson said in a statement. "Their discoveries are of great benefit to society."
The pair's innovations led to new ways for sellers motivated by societal benefit to auction off interrelated objects simultaneously.
U.S. authorities first used the new format in 1994 to sell radio frequencies to telecom operators and many other countries later followed suit.
Specifically, Wilson developed a theory for auctions in which a common value is used when bidders are unsure of the items' value beforehand. The system compensates for bidders' tendency to bid too low in such situations for fear of the "winner's curse" -- that is, winning the auction but paying too much to do so.
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Milgrom was recognized for developing an auction format for complex items with no agreed-upon value. He showed that his system yields more revenue for sellers when bidders learn more about each other's estimated values during bidding.
The Nobel Prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry and literature were awarded last week and the The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the World Food Program.


upi--2020-10-12--Senate to begin confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- Congressional hearings for the confirmation of federal appellate judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court begin Monday -- a process that could give conservatives a 6-3 advantage on the court .
The Senate judiciary committee hearing is slated to begin at 9 a.m. and will continue through Thursday .
A vote by the full Senate could come as soon as next week , though it 's expected Democrats will ask for a holdover to delay the vote about a week .
President Donald Trump nominated Barrett to replace Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cancer at age 87 .
Republicans are eager put Trump 's replacement on the bench before the Nov. 3 election and/or before the start of a new congressional term , but Democrats say the nomination process should be treated the same way Congress handled the death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016 .
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell blocked President Barack Obama 's nomination of Merrick Garland after Scalia died nine months before the election four years ago .
McConnell and other Republicans said that because it was an election year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which president gets to nominate the new justice .
The vacant seat on the Supreme Court bench creates a once-in-a-generation opportunity , according to conservatives , to change the bench makeup from its split of five conservative justices and four liberal ones to a more conservative 6-3 majority .
A new justice would need a simple majority vote in the Senate for confirmation .
Republicans have 53 votes in the Senate to Democrats ' 47 , and Vice President Mike Pence could break a tie .
Moderate Republican senators hold crucial votes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah .
There was some concern whether a COVID-19 outbreak linked to the White House event announcing Barrett 's nomination would complicate the confirmation process .
Sens .
Thom Tillis , R-N.C. , Mike Lee , R-Utah , and Ron Johnson , R-Wis. , have tested positive for the virus .
Tillis and Lee are on the judiciary committee , but can participate in the confirmation hearings remotely .
Votes by the committee and the full Senate , though , would require their physical presence .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Metairie , La.
, is a devout Catholic who opposes abortion .
She was nominated to the 7th U.S .
Circuit Court of Appeals in 2017 after 15 years of teaching law at the University of Notre Dame , where she also earned her law degree .
She clerked for Scalia and considers him a mentor .
Barrett and her husband , Jesse Barrett , have seven children under 20 ; two were adopted from Haiti and one has Down syndrome .
They live in South Bend , Ind .
Barrett is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a small Christian group that requires a loyalty oath to a personal adviser .
She is also a member of the conservative Federalist Society .
During her Senate confirmation hearing to the appeals court in 2016 , Barrett was grilled about her past statements about religion .
Sen. Dianne Feinstein , D- Calif. , said , `` I think in your case , professor , when you read your speeches , the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you , and that 's of concern . ''
Democrats fear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in consideration of cases challenging to Roe vs. Wade , which legalized abortion , and the Affordable Care Act .

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., on Monday. Pool Photo by Shawn Thew/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said Monday she would be fair and impartial if confirmed and thanked her family and those who have prayed for her in remarks to the Senate's judiciary committee. Barrett, who has served for three years on U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, praised Justice Anthony Scalia, for whom she clerked after graduating from law school, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, whom she would replace on the high court. Advertisement
Of Scalia, a conservative who died in 2016, Barrett said she admired how "he was devoted to his family, resolute in his beliefs and fearless of criticism."
Of Ginsberg, Barrett said, "I have been nominated to take Justice Ginsberg's seat, but no one can take her place. I will be forever grateful for the path she marked and the life she led."
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Barrett, who would be the only Supreme Court justice with school-age children, spoke of her husband and gave a short introduction of all seven of her children and her multiple siblings.
Barrett appeared to address Democratic concerns that she would be a conservative activist on the high court by saying that on the 7th Circuit, she has striven "to reach the result required by the law, whatever my own preferences might be."
She also said courts are "not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life," adding that the elected legislative and executive branches should be accountable for public policy. "The public should not expect the court to do so, and the court should not try."
The University of Notre Dame Law School graduate pointed out she would be the only justice on the Supreme Court who did not graduate from Harvard or Yale university law schools.
"If I am fortunate enough to be confirmed, I pledge to faithfully and impartially discharge my duties to the American people as an associate justice of the Supreme Court," she said.
ACA challenge
Former Vice President Joe Biden, who is running for president, said Monday he feared Barrett could be the pivotal vote in an upcoming Supreme Court case to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, which could remove insurance coverage for millions during a pandemic.
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Biden, who like Barrett belongs to the Roman Catholic Church, said her religion should be off-limits during questioning by the judiciary committee.
"I don't think there should be any questions about her faith," he said.
Capitol police said 22 people were arrested while protesting outside the confirmation hearings Monday morning for "crowding, obstructing or incommoding" entrance to a building and unlawful conduct.
Demonstrators supporting and opposing Barrett's confirmation crowded the Capitol grounds, with some touting anti-abortion messages, others wearing judge costumes.
Democrats have been staunchly opposed to President Donald Trump filling the court vacancy so close to the election -- the same argument Republicans used four years ago to block President Barack Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland.
Sens. Diane Feinstein of California, the ranking Democrat on the Senate judiciary committee, and Patrick Leahy of Vermont said previous remarks by Barrett about the landmark healthcare law make it likely she will vote to strike it down in a case that will be heard soon after the Nov. 3 election.
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"Healthcare coverage for millions of Americans is at stake in this nomination," Feinstein said.
A case before the court on Nov. 10 includes an 18-state coalition led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that seeks to overturn the ACA. It argues the law was rendered unconstitutional by Trump's 2017 tax overhaul, which removed the individual mandate -- a provision Republicans say was the only constitutional basis for the law.
"The president has promised to appoint justices who will vote to dismantle that law," Feinstein said. "The bottom line is this: There have been 70 attempts to repeal the ACA, but clearly the effort to dismantle the law continues."
Leahy, appearing remotely at Monday's hearing, said Barrett's confirmation would be "catastrophic" for about 20 million Americans who rely on the ACA to pay for medical care and prescription drugs.
Leahy held a photo of a wheelchair-bound Vermont nurse who he said worries about losing her coverage.
"Look at this person.. they're scared, Judge Barrett," he said. "They're scared that your confirmation would rip from them the very healthcare protections that millions of Americans have fought to maintain."
Their messages were echoed by Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., the Democratic vice presidential nominee, who criticized the decision by committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to hold the hearing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Senate Republicans, Harris said, have yet to act on a much-needed COVID-19 relief bill but have "made it crystal clear that rushing through a Supreme Court nomination is more important than helping and supporting the American people who are suffering from a deadly pandemic and a devastating economic crisis."
Defense of hearings
Graham opened the hearing by defending the decision to move forward, saying the Senate is "is doing its duty constitutionally" -- even though he said multiple times after Garland was blocked that Republicans would never nominate a justice in an election year.
GOP committee members praised Barrett as well-qualified and warned against applying a "religious test" to the candidate -- a reference to her devout Catholic faith, which opponents say could lead to bias in consideration of cases challenging to Roe vs. Wade, which legalized abortion.
"This is an attempt to broach a new frontier... a religious test for office," said Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., adding that "65 million Americans are Catholics and many many millions more are Christians of other persuasions.
"Are they to be told that they are not welcome in the public sphere unless the members of this committee sign off on their religious beliefs? I for one, do not want to live in such an America."
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Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, said Democrats' concerns about abortion are a "tired, worn-out argument" that is made "every time a Republican president nominates a candidate for the bench."
He defended Barrett's record and declared she would not "legislate from the bench."
The vacant seat on the Supreme Court bench creates a once-in-a-generation opportunity, according to conservatives, to change the bench makeup from its split of five conservative justices and four liberal ones to a more conservative 6-3 majority.
Barrett needs just a simple majority vote in the Senate for confirmation. Previously, Supreme Court nominees required a minimum of 60 votes to be confirmed, but Senate Republicans changed the rule in 2017 to pass Trump's first nominee, Neil Gorsuch, in the face of universal Democratic opposition.
Republicans have 53 votes in the Senate to Democrats' 47, and Vice President Mike Pence could break a tie. Moderate Republican senators hold crucial votes, including Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitt Romney of Utah.
The judiciary committee hearing will continue through Thursday and a vote by the full Senate could come as soon as next week, though it's expected Democrats will ask for a holdover to delay the vote about a week.
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While some appeared before Monday's hearing remotely, votes by the committee and the full Senate would require all senators' physical presence.
Barrett, 48, who grew up in Metairie, La., was nominated to the 7th Circuit in 2017 after 15 years of teaching law at Notre Dame. She lives with her family in South Bend, Ind.
Barrett is a member of People of Praise, a small Christian group that requires a loyalty oath to a personal adviser. She is also a member of the conservative Federalist Society.


upi--2020-10-12--Chinese city to test all 9M residents; Cases climb in India

Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- The Chinese port city of Qingdao announced Monday it will test all 9 million residents as India inches closer to passing the United States as the most infected country to the pandemic .
The Qingdao Municipal Health Commission announced that it has launched a citywide program to test all of its residents within five days after a cluster of coronavirus cases were found connected to a hospital .
The city initiated the mass testing program after health authorities said Sunday that three patients at the Qingdao Chest Hospital , a designated hospital for overseas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and an investigation of 377 close contacts produced nine other positive tests , including hospitalized patients , nurses and a family member of one of the infected , China 's state-run Global Times reported .
The Qingdao health authority said the five districts of Shinan , Shibei , Licang , Laoshan and Chengyang home to about 6 million people will be tested over the next three days with the whole city to be done in five .
Once the epicenter of the pandemic , China has stabilized infections to low double- and single-digit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last death in April .
Nation health officials on Monday reported 21 new cases , all of which were imported , for a total of 85,578 infections and 4,634 deaths .
Elsewhere in Asia , India on Monday added more than 60,000 infections a day after it passed the grim 7 million infection marker .
New Delhi health officials reported 66,732 new cases of COVID-19 , pushing its total to 7.1 million and edging it closer to jumping the United States at 7.7 million for most cases worldwide .
Though by far the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's tally is only the second time since late August the Asian nation has posted fewer than 70,000 cases .
India 's Ministry of Health said 81 % of the new infections were reported in 10 states , with nearly half in only three of them .
Officials also said they tested 994,851 people on Sunday .
Health officials also reported 816 lives lost in the past 24 hours for 109,150 deaths .
Meanwhile , in New Zealand where it was announced last week local transmission of the coronavirus had been eliminated for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unveiled border exceptions for a small number of international students .
The country of 5 million said it will allow 250 international Ph.D. and postgraduate students to enter and continue their studies , circumventing tight border restrictions with eyes on reviewing other possible border exceptions down the road .
`` The exception today is a balanced decision that recognizes the vital role international education will play in the recovery and rebuild of New Zealand and the need to continue the fight against the pandemic , '' Education Minister Chris Hipkin said in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to welcome back a good portion of those Ph.D. and masters students who are caught off-shore and who need to be in New Zealand to complete their work . ''
Those who will be allowed into the country are those with a visa for 2020 and long-term commitments to study in New Zealand prior to the COVID-19 pandemic , with plans for the first students to arrive next month and the majority to arrive in the new year .
Approximately 10,400 border exemptions have already been permitted , primarily for essential and critical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ residents , the government said .
New Zealand on Monday also announced it had conducted 1 million coronavirus tests .
`` Thanks to the dedication of all those who 've worked tirelessly on the front line to carry out the testing , '' the health ministry said on Twitter Monday .
`` This information is vital for monitoring the course of the outbreaks . ''
New Zealand health officials said zero infections were diagnosed over Sunday , its first time recording no new cases since Oct. 2 .
It has diagnosed 1,515 confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , cases stood at 37.5 million and 1.07 million deaths early Monday , according to a live tracker of the virus by Johns Hopkins University .

A public security and health notice ordering commuters to wear face masks is posted on a subway in Beijing on Saturday. Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The Chinese port city of Qingdao announced Monday it will test all 9 million residents as India inches closer to passing the United States as the most infected country to the pandemic. The Qingdao Municipal Health Commission announced that it has launched a citywide program to test all of its residents within five days after a cluster of coronavirus cases were found connected to a hospital. Advertisement
The city initiated the mass testing program after health authorities said Sunday that three patients at the Qingdao Chest Hospital, a designated hospital for overseas COVID-19 patients, had been confirmed infected and an investigation of 377 close contacts produced nine other positive tests, including hospitalized patients, nurses and a family member of one of the infected, China's state-run Global Times reported.
The Qingdao health authority said the five districts of Shinan, Shibei, Licang, Laoshan and Chengyang home to about 6 million people will be tested over the next three days with the whole city to be done in five.
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Once the epicenter of the pandemic, China has stabilized infections to low double- and single-digit daily increases for months, reporting its last death in April. Nation health officials on Monday reported 21 new cases, all of which were imported, for a total of 85,578 infections and 4,634 deaths.
Elsewhere in Asia, India on Monday added more than 60,000 infections a day after it passed the grim 7 million infection marker.
New Delhi health officials reported 66,732 new cases of COVID-19, pushing its total to 7.1 million and edging it closer to jumping the United States at 7.7 million for most cases worldwide.
Though by far the most infections recorded over Sunday, India's tally is only the second time since late August the Asian nation has posted fewer than 70,000 cases.
India's Ministry of Health said 81% of the new infections were reported in 10 states, with nearly half in only three of them. Officials also said they tested 994,851 people on Sunday.
Health officials also reported 816 lives lost in the past 24 hours for 109,150 deaths.
Meanwhile, in New Zealand where it was announced last week local transmission of the coronavirus had been eliminated for a second time, the education ministry unveiled border exceptions for a small number of international students.
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The country of 5 million said it will allow 250 international Ph.D. and postgraduate students to enter and continue their studies, circumventing tight border restrictions with eyes on reviewing other possible border exceptions down the road.
"The exception today is a balanced decision that recognizes the vital role international education will play in the recovery and rebuild of New Zealand and the need to continue the fight against the pandemic," Education Minister Chris Hipkin said in a statement. "It will enable us to welcome back a good portion of those Ph.D. and masters students who are caught off-shore and who need to be in New Zealand to complete their work."
Those who will be allowed into the country are those with a visa for 2020 and long-term commitments to study in New Zealand prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, with plans for the first students to arrive next month and the majority to arrive in the new year.
Approximately 10,400 border exemptions have already been permitted, primarily for essential and critical workers and family members of New Zealand residents, the government said.
New Zealand on Monday also announced it had conducted 1 million coronavirus tests.
"Thanks to the dedication of all those who've worked tirelessly on the front line to carry out the testing," the health ministry said on Twitter Monday. "This information is vital for monitoring the course of the outbreaks."
Advertisement Reaching the 1 million #COVID19 tests is a milestone for New Zealand's response to the pandemic. Thanks to the dedication of all those who've worked tirelessly on the front line to carry out the testing. This information is vital for monitoring the course of the outbreaks.— Ministry of Health - Manatū Hauora (@minhealthnz) October 12, 2020
New Zealand health officials said zero infections were diagnosed over Sunday, its first time recording no new cases since Oct. 2. It has diagnosed 1,515 confirmed COVID-19 cases including 25 deaths.
Worldwide, cases stood at 37.5 million and 1.07 million deaths early Monday, according to a live tracker of the virus by Johns Hopkins University.


upi--2020-10-12--On This Day, Oct. 12: USS Cole attack kills 17 U.S. sailors

Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- On this date in history : In 1492 , Christopher Columbus reached America , making his first landing in the New World on one of the Bahamas Islands .
Columbus thought he had reached India .
In 1810 , the citizens of Munich were invited to join in celebrating the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen in what would become the first Oktoberfest .
In 1915 , British nurse Edith Cavell , 49 , was executed by a German firing squad in Brussels for helping Allied soldiers escape @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In 1933 , the United States Army Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island , otherwise known as The Rock , was acquired by the United States Department of Justice .
Less than a year later , the prison would become home to some of the country 's most notorious criminals .
In 1945 , President Harry Truman awarded the Medal of Honor to Desmond T. Doss , the first conscientious objector to receive the honor .
Doss was the subject of Hacksaw Ridge , a 2016 movie starring Andrew Garfield .
In 1960 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his shoes and pounded it on his desk during a speech before the United Nations .
In 1964 , the Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1 into orbit around Earth , with three cosmonauts aboard .
It was the first spacecraft to carry a multi-person crew and the two-day mission was also the first orbital flight performed without spacesuits .
In 1973 , U.S. President Richard Nixon nominated House Minority Leader Gerald Ford of Michigan for the vice presidency to replace Spiro Agnew , who had resigned two days earlier .
In 1984 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the bombing of a hotel in Brighton , England .
Four people were killed in the attack , blamed on the Irish Republican Army .
In 1992 , an earthquake near Cairo killed more than 500 people and injured thousands .
In 1998 , University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard , a 21-year-old gay man , died six days after he was beaten , robbed and left tied to a fence .
The U.S .
Hate Crimes Prevention Act is often called the `` Matthew Shepard Act . ''
In 2000 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an explosion on the USS Cole as it refueled in Yemen .
U.S. President Bill Clinton blamed the attack on al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden .
In 2002 , terrorist bombings near two crowded nightclubs on the Indonesian island of Bali killed more than 200 people .
In 2010 , the U.S. government lifted a ban on deep-water oil and natural gas drilling for companies that obey stricter rules aimed at avoiding a repeat of the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico .
In 2016 , CoverGirl announces its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The 17-year-old high school senior caught the attention of the makeup brand through his popular Instagram account .
In 2019 , California became the first state in the United States to ban the sale of new fur products .

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The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole is towed away from the port city of Aden, Yemen, into open sea by the Military Sealift Command ocean-going tug USNS Catawba. On October 12, 2000, 17 sailors were killed and 39 injured in an explosion on the USS Cole as it refueled in Yemen. File Photo by Don L. Maes/U.S. Navy | License Photo
Oct. 12 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1492, Christopher Columbus reached America, making his first landing in the New World on one of the Bahamas Islands. Columbus thought he had reached India. Advertisement
In 1810, the citizens of Munich were invited to join in celebrating the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen in what would become the first Oktoberfest.
In 1915, British nurse Edith Cavell, 49, was executed by a German firing squad in Brussels for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium in World War I.
In 1933, the United States Army Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island, otherwise known as The Rock, was acquired by the United States Department of Justice. Less than a year later, the prison would become home to some of the country's most notorious criminals.
Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI
In 1945, President Harry Truman awarded the Medal of Honor to Desmond T. Doss, the first conscientious objector to receive the honor. Doss was the subject of Hacksaw Ridge, a 2016 movie starring Andrew Garfield.
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In 1960, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev removed one of his shoes and pounded it on his desk during a speech before the United Nations.
In 1964, the Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1 into orbit around Earth, with three cosmonauts aboard. It was the first spacecraft to carry a multi-person crew and the two-day mission was also the first orbital flight performed without spacesuits.
In 1973, U.S. President Richard Nixon nominated House Minority Leader Gerald Ford of Michigan for the vice presidency to replace Spiro Agnew, who had resigned two days earlier.
In 1984, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher escaped injury in the bombing of a hotel in Brighton, England. Four people were killed in the attack, blamed on the Irish Republican Army.
In 1992, an earthquake near Cairo killed more than 500 people and injured thousands.
In 1998, University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay man, died six days after he was beaten, robbed and left tied to a fence. The U.S. Hate Crimes Prevention Act is often called the "Matthew Shepard Act."
In 2000, 17 sailors were killed and 39 injured in an explosion on the USS Cole as it refueled in Yemen. U.S. President Bill Clinton blamed the attack on al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
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In 2002, terrorist bombings near two crowded nightclubs on the Indonesian island of Bali killed more than 200 people.
In 2010, the U.S. government lifted a ban on deep-water oil and natural gas drilling for companies that obey stricter rules aimed at avoiding a repeat of the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
In 2016, CoverGirl announces its first male model, James Charles. The 17-year-old high school senior caught the attention of the makeup brand through his popular Instagram account.
In 2019, California became the first state in the United States to ban the sale of new fur products.


upi--2020-10-12--Famous birthdays for Oct. 12: Hugh Jackman, Sam Moore

Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra .
-- Doris @ @ @ @ @ Cross for actions in Pearl Harbor attack , in 1919 -- Rock and Roll Hall @ @ @ @ @ of the Temptations in 1942

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Hugh Jackman attends the Toronto International Film Festival photocall for "The Front Runner" at The Gallery of TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto on September 8, 2018. The actor turns 52 on October 12. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. They include: Advertisement
-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe Cronin in 1906
-- Doris Miller, awarded the Navy Cross for actions in Pearl Harbor attack, in 1919
-- Comedian/activist Dick Gregory in 1932
-- Opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti in 1935
-- R&B singer Sam Moore in 1935 (age 85)
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-- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Melvin Franklin of the Temptations in 1942
-- TV correspondent Chris Wallace in 1947 (age 73)
-- Singer/actor Susan Anton in 1950 (age 70)
-- Bull Rider Lane Frost in 1963
-- Actor Hugh Jackman in 1968 (age 52)
-- Actor Adam Rich in 1968 (age 52)
-- Country music musician Martie Maguire in 1969 (age 51)
-- Actor Kirk Cameron in 1970 (age 50)
-- Track star Marion Jones in 1975 (age 45)
-- Olympic gold medal-winning skier Bode Miller in 1977 (age 43)
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-- Actor Tyler Blackburn in 1986 (age 34)
-- Actor Josh Hutcherson in 1992 (age 28)
-- Actor Ferdia Walsh-Peelo in 1999 (age 21)
-- Actor Iris Apatow in 2002 (age 17)


upi--2020-10-12--Mariel Hemingway waits for acting roles now

LOS ANGELES , Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- Mariel Hemingway burst onto the Hollywood scene as a teenage ingenue in the 1970s .
She earned a Golden Globe nomination co-starring with her sister , Margaux , in Lipstick at age 14 , and played Woody Allen 's teenage love interest in Manhattan .
After a thriving movie career in the '80s , Hemingway transitioned to television in the '90s with the divorce lawyer drama Civil Wars and the short-lived C.P.W .
A role on an episode of Roseanne also made headlines for Hemingway .
In TV movies in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shriver in See Arnold Run and Tipper Gore in Warning : Parental Advisory .
The actor , and great-granddaughter of author Ernest Hemingway , said her focus shifted in the 2010s to mental health activism and her wellness foundations .
The Wall of Mexico is Mariel Hemingway 's first acting role since 2016 .
`` I usually just wait for something to come along that seems interesting , '' Hemingway told UPI in a phone interview .
Filmmakers Zachary Cotler and Magdalena Zyzak piqued Hemingway 's interest when they offered her a role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ film about a Mexican-American family who , locals believe , possess a literal fountain of youth .
In the film , the Arista family builds a wall around their property to prevent locals from dipping into their well water .
Hemingway plays the mayor , Ann Mason , who shows up to negotiate between the Aristas and protesters of their wall .
The mayor 's scene took a day and one-half to film , Hemingway said .
The actress said she always writes the history of the character to get ready for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thought of for Mayor Mason is too personal for her to reveal , but she said she imbues all her characters with some personal quality she shares with them .
The 2013 documentary Running From Crazy followed Hemingway on her journey to understand her family 's history of suicide and mental illness .
Margaux died by suicide in 1996 .
Mariel said she has been diagnosed with depression .
`` My worry , instead of putting me in a corner and in a dark hole , made me proactive , '' Hemingway said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to be the victim of any of this . ''
Hemingway runs the company Barefoot Life with her boyfriend of 11 years , Bobby Williams , and the Dead Poets Foundation with artist Nico Carpinelli and psychologist Howard Asher .
Hemingway also wrote the books Running with Nature , about mindful living with nature , and Out Came the Sun , a further exploration of the mental illness , addiction and suicide in the Hemingway family .
`` My life is really focused around mental health and physical health and how the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hemingway said .
`` I 'm also about creating solutions for people with mental health issues , whether it 's suicide ideation or mental health problems of any kind . ''
The Dead Poets Foundation is developing a website to provide visitors with resources for mental health issues .
Hemingway said she also wants to include breathing techniques on the website , as breathing and meditation exercises have been vital to her mental health practice .
Barefoot Life is launching The Barefoot Life Show podcast this month .
Hemingway hopes to create a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` Bobby and I like to say you take the ' I ' out of illness and you add 'we ' and it becomes wellness , '' Hemingway said .
`` Wellness is a community gathering together . ''
Hemingway hopes to interview experts in breathing techniques like James Nestor , experts in soil and farm-to-table systems and other celebrities who share her interests .
`` We 'll be talking to experts , scientists that back up these things , '' Hemingway said .
After Lipstick and Manhattan , Hemingway earned starring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stratten biopic Star 80 and The Mean Season .
Looking back at her film work , Hemingway realized many of her films tackled social issues .
In Personal Best , Hemingway played a track athlete who begins a relationship with her teammate .
Hemingway says it was groundbreaking to tackle LGBTQ relationships in a mainstream movie in 1982 .
`` Maybe they were n't the biggest box office [ hits ] but I never realized the impact that they would have , '' Hemingway said .
`` Then , everything was taboo .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ played a role in LGBTQ depictions on television when she kissed Roseanne Barr in a 1994 episode of the comedian 's sitcom .
The episode was controversial in 1994 , but Hemingway hopes it helped pave the way for more portrayals of LGBTQ characters on television .
`` Now , we have labels for all the movements , '' Hemingway said .
`` Whereas at the beginning of a movement , you do n't know if you 're in a movement because you 're just a part of it .
Then you find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ something that changes the way we look at things . ''
While acting as a teenager , and coping with undiagnosed depression , Hemingway realized she was searching for a sense of family among her film crews .
Those proved to be short-lived , as cast and crew dispersed once filming wrapped .
`` I would go into depression afterwards because the fake families that I created in my mind were all of a sudden gone , '' Hemingway said .
`` Because I was so young , I did n't understand what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
When she does pursue film and television projects , Hemingway says she can now manage her depression .
In addition to breathing and meditation , Hemingway uses techniques such as yoga .
She says she has also had success with brainwave technologies , which synchronize the hemispheres of the brain to create new neural pathways .
However , there is little medical research on the technique yet .
`` I was in fight or flight most of my life , '' Hemingway said .
`` When I was pulled out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expletive ] , you can be happy every day ?
This is brand new . ''
Future acting projects for Hemingway may include a television series adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway memoir A Movable Feast , which she would also produce .
She also hopes to direct an independent film .
`` I do n't need to be a featured actor anymore to feel as though I 'm being creative or making a contribution , '' Hemingway said .
The Wall of Mexico is available on video-on-demand Tuesday .

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Mariel Hemingway plays the mayor in "The Wall of Mexico." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Mariel Hemingway burst onto the Hollywood scene as a teenage ingenue in the 1970s. She earned a Golden Globe nomination co-starring with her sister, Margaux, in Lipstick at age 14, and played Woody Allen's teenage love interest in Manhattan. After a thriving movie career in the '80s, Hemingway transitioned to television in the '90s with the divorce lawyer drama Civil Wars and the short-lived C.P.W. A role on an episode of Roseanne also made headlines for Hemingway. In TV movies in the 2000s, Hemingway played real-life characters Maria Shriver in See Arnold Run and Tipper Gore in Warning: Parental Advisory. Advertisement
The actor, and great-granddaughter of author Ernest Hemingway, said her focus shifted in the 2010s to mental health activism and her wellness foundations. The Wall of Mexico is Mariel Hemingway's first acting role since 2016.
"I usually just wait for something to come along that seems interesting," Hemingway told UPI in a phone interview.
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Filmmakers Zachary Cotler and Magdalena Zyzak piqued Hemingway's interest when they offered her a role in The Wall of Mexico, a film about a Mexican-American family who, locals believe, possess a literal fountain of youth.
In the film, the Arista family builds a wall around their property to prevent locals from dipping into their well water. Hemingway plays the mayor, Ann Mason, who shows up to negotiate between the Aristas and protesters of their wall. The mayor's scene took a day and one-half to film, Hemingway said.
The actress said she always writes the history of the character to get ready for a role. Hemingway said the history she thought of for Mayor Mason is too personal for her to reveal, but she said she imbues all her characters with some personal quality she shares with them.
Balancing acting and activism
The 2013 documentary Running From Crazy followed Hemingway on her journey to understand her family's history of suicide and mental illness. Margaux died by suicide in 1996. Mariel said she has been diagnosed with depression.
"My worry, instead of putting me in a corner and in a dark hole, made me proactive," Hemingway said. "I decided I'm not going to be the victim of any of this."
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Hemingway runs the company Barefoot Life with her boyfriend of 11 years, Bobby Williams, and the Dead Poets Foundation with artist Nico Carpinelli and psychologist Howard Asher. Hemingway also wrote the books Running with Nature, about mindful living with nature, and Out Came the Sun, a further exploration of the mental illness, addiction and suicide in the Hemingway family.
"My life is really focused around mental health and physical health and how the two are very much intertwined," Hemingway said. "I'm also about creating solutions for people with mental health issues, whether it's suicide ideation or mental health problems of any kind."
The Dead Poets Foundation is developing a website to provide visitors with resources for mental health issues. Hemingway said she also wants to include breathing techniques on the website, as breathing and meditation exercises have been vital to her mental health practice.
Barefoot Life is launching The Barefoot Life Show podcast this month. Hemingway hopes to create a community for listeners who may be struggling.
"Bobby and I like to say you take the 'I' out of illness and you add 'we' and it becomes wellness," Hemingway said. "Wellness is a community gathering together."
Hemingway hopes to interview experts in breathing techniques like James Nestor, experts in soil and farm-to-table systems and other celebrities who share her interests.
Advertisement
"We'll be talking to experts, scientists that back up these things," Hemingway said.
Her movies made a difference, too
After Lipstick and Manhattan, Hemingway earned starring roles in Personal Best, the Dorothy Stratten biopic Star 80 and The Mean Season. Looking back at her film work, Hemingway realized many of her films tackled social issues.
In Personal Best, Hemingway played a track athlete who begins a relationship with her teammate. Hemingway says it was groundbreaking to tackle LGBTQ relationships in a mainstream movie in 1982.
"Maybe they weren't the biggest box office [hits] but I never realized the impact that they would have," Hemingway said. "Then, everything was taboo. It was all new."
Hemingway played a role in LGBTQ depictions on television when she kissed Roseanne Barr in a 1994 episode of the comedian's sitcom. The episode was controversial in 1994, but Hemingway hopes it helped pave the way for more portrayals of LGBTQ characters on television.
"Now, we have labels for all the movements," Hemingway said. "Whereas at the beginning of a movement, you don't know if you're in a movement because you're just a part of it. Then you find out that you're a part of something that changes the way we look at things."
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While acting as a teenager, and coping with undiagnosed depression, Hemingway realized she was searching for a sense of family among her film crews. Those proved to be short-lived, as cast and crew dispersed once filming wrapped.
"I would go into depression afterwards because the fake families that I created in my mind were all of a sudden gone," Hemingway said. "Because I was so young, I didn't understand what it was that I was going through."
When she does pursue film and television projects, Hemingway says she can now manage her depression. In addition to breathing and meditation, Hemingway uses techniques such as yoga.
She says she has also had success with brainwave technologies, which synchronize the hemispheres of the brain to create new neural pathways. However, there is little medical research on the technique yet.
"I was in fight or flight most of my life," Hemingway said. "When I was pulled out of that, I was like holy [expletive], you can be happy every day? This is brand new."
Future acting projects for Hemingway may include a television series adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway memoir A Movable Feast, which she would also produce. She also hopes to direct an independent film.
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"I don't need to be a featured actor anymore to feel as though I'm being creative or making a contribution," Hemingway said.
The Wall of Mexico is available on video-on-demand Tuesday.


upi--2020-10-12--NASA advances plan to commercialize International  Space Station

ORLANDO , Fla. , Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- The planned launch of a private commercial airlock to the International Space Station in November will accelerate NASA 's plan to turn the station into a hub of private industry , space agency officials said .
The commercialization plan also includes the launch of a private habitat and laboratory by 2024 and a project NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced on Twitter in May in which actor Tom Cruise will film a movie in space .
The 20-year-old space station may even have a private citizen on board again for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to Phil McAlister , NASA 's director of commercial spaceflight .
It 's part of a plan to wean the space station off NASA 's public funding of $ 3 billion to $ 4 billion per year .
`` We expanded the scope and range of activities that can be done on ISS , '' McAlister said in an interview earlier this year .
`` We carved out resources -- power , oxygen , data -- and we know we can support a paying customer , probably twice a year for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plans for those stints at the space station are partly proprietary , he said .
Whether private citizens return or not , NASA has increased corporate missions to the space station in recent years .
One example was Estee Lauder , which sent 10 bottles of skin cream to the space station Oct. 1 as part of a $ 128,000 contract with NASA , according to the company and NASA .
The agency charges $ 17,500 per hour for the astronauts ' time , according to its fee schedule .
A representative for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but declined to elaborate .
Anheuser-Busch has sent barley seeds to the ISS several times , including an experiment to see how the seeds could be sprouted , known as malting , in microgravity .
`` By exposing barley to microgravity , we learned how to maximize production volumes , grow higher quality crops and overall , what it might take to successfully grow and malt barley in microgravity -- ultimately furthering our understanding of agriculture both on Earth and in space , '' a report from the beer company said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ station for private use will only take NASA so far , and additional infrastructure is needed in space , commercial spaceflight director McAlister said .
NASA plans to install a private airlock to release science experiments and a private habitation module for more space tourism or private researchers .
Pittsburgh-based space company Nanoracks plans to launch its Bishop Airlock to the space station on the next SpaceX cargo mission , scheduled for Nov. 22 , the company and NASA confirmed last week .
Having a private airlock just for science experiments and small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the station 's airlocks and allow for more commercial activity , McAlister said .
Nanoracks funded the construction of the airlock , which cost about $ 15 million , for the opportunity to have private enterprise utilize it , according to the company .
NASA signed an agreement with the company for the idea .
Houston-based Axiom Space , meanwhile , plans to launch the private habitat to the space station in 2024 , the same year that NASA wants to land astronauts again on the moon .
Axiom intends to send multiple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its total indoor space exponentially through 2028 , according to a company spokesman Beau Holder .
At that point , the space station will be nearing the end of its planned lifespan , and Axiom plans to detach its modules and create a separate space station , eventually freeing NASA from financing the operation .
`` What Axiom provides is an opportunity for NASA to free up resources to take on the next exploration challenges while maintaining ability to do on-orbit research and exploration technology demonstrations , '' Holder said .

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Axiom Space habitat modules are depicted attached to the International Space Station as part of NASA's plan to further commercialize work in low Earth orbit. Image courtesy of Axiom
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The planned launch of a private commercial airlock to the International Space Station in November will accelerate NASA's plan to turn the station into a hub of private industry, space agency officials said. The commercialization plan also includes the launch of a private habitat and laboratory by 2024 and a project NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced on Twitter in May in which actor Tom Cruise will film a movie in space. Advertisement
The 20-year-old space station may even have a private citizen on board again for the first time in years in late 2021, according to Phil McAlister, NASA's director of commercial spaceflight. It's part of a plan to wean the space station off NASA's public funding of $3 billion to $4 billion per year.
"We expanded the scope and range of activities that can be done on ISS," McAlister said in an interview earlier this year. "We carved out resources -- power, oxygen, data -- and we know we can support a paying customer, probably twice a year for up to a month."
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Detailed plans for those stints at the space station are partly proprietary, he said.
Whether private citizens return or not, NASA has increased corporate missions to the space station in recent years.
One example was Estee Lauder, which sent 10 bottles of skin cream to the space station Oct. 1 as part of a $128,000 contract with NASA, according to the company and NASA.
The agency charges $17,500 per hour for the astronauts' time, according to its fee schedule. A representative for Estee Lauder confirmed the project last week, but declined to elaborate.
Anheuser-Busch has sent barley seeds to the ISS several times, including an experiment to see how the seeds could be sprouted, known as malting, in microgravity.
"By exposing barley to microgravity, we learned how to maximize production volumes, grow higher quality crops and overall, what it might take to successfully grow and malt barley in microgravity -- ultimately furthering our understanding of agriculture both on Earth and in space," a report from the beer company said.
Freeing up resources on the existing space station for private use will only take NASA so far, and additional infrastructure is needed in space, commercial spaceflight director McAlister said.
NASA plans to install a private airlock to release science experiments and a private habitation module for more space tourism or private researchers.
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Pittsburgh-based space company Nanoracks plans to launch its Bishop Airlock to the space station on the next SpaceX cargo mission, scheduled for Nov. 22, the company and NASA confirmed last week.
Having a private airlock just for science experiments and small satellites will allow more efficient use of the station's airlocks and allow for more commercial activity, McAlister said.
Nanoracks funded the construction of the airlock, which cost about $15 million, for the opportunity to have private enterprise utilize it, according to the company. NASA signed an agreement with the company for the idea.
Houston-based Axiom Space, meanwhile, plans to launch the private habitat to the space station in 2024, the same year that NASA wants to land astronauts again on the moon.
Axiom intends to send multiple modules to the space station, growing its total indoor space exponentially through 2028, according to a company spokesman Beau Holder.
At that point, the space station will be nearing the end of its planned lifespan, and Axiom plans to detach its modules and create a separate space station, eventually freeing NASA from financing the operation.
"What Axiom provides is an opportunity for NASA to free up resources to take on the next exploration challenges while maintaining ability to do on-orbit research and exploration technology demonstrations," Holder said.


upi--2020-10-12--Kentucky governor, family to quarantine after COVID-19 exposure

Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- Kentucky Gov .
Andy Beshear said he and his family will quarantine after coming into close contact with someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus .
In a recorded statement on Sunday , Beshear , standing beside his son Will , said `` we feel great '' and that none of them have tested positive for the virus but they will quarantine to set a good example for all Kentuckians .
`` We want to make sure we 're setting the example and keeping other people around us safe -- That we 're @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the talk , '' he said .
He said a member of his security detail who drove him and his family home on Saturday afternoon received a positive coronavirus test later in the day and that they were contacted by contact tracers and informed they needed to be quarantined .
He added that the infected member of his detail was the last person any of them had been in contact with `` so thankfully there is no additional exposure that 's related to us . ''
His office said in a release that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all wore facial coverings but the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends quarantine if an individual is within six feet of a positive case for more than 15 minutes .
`` The Beshear family will be tested regularly and will remain in quarantine until cleared by [ the Kentucky Department of Public Health ] , '' his office said in a statement , adding that he will continue to provide daily COVID-19 updates virtually .
Kentucky has recorded 80,292 cases of the coronavirus , including 852 , which were reported by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In the past week , the state has recorded 7,675 infections , up more than 1,500 from a week prior , representing its worst seven days amid the pandemic .
Three deaths were also reported Sunday , increasing the state 's total lives lost to 1,252 .

Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he and his family will quarantine after coming into close contact with someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus.
In a recorded statement on Sunday, Beshear, standing beside his son Will, said "we feel great" and that none of them have tested positive for the virus but they will quarantine to set a good example for all Kentuckians.
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"We want to make sure we're setting the example and keeping other people around us safe -- That we're walking the walk, not just talking the talk," he said.
He said a member of his security detail who drove him and his family home on Saturday afternoon received a positive coronavirus test later in the day and that they were contacted by contact tracers and informed they needed to be quarantined.
He added that the infected member of his detail was the last person any of them had been in contact with "so thankfully there is no additional exposure that's related to us."
His office said in a release that he, his family and the trooper all wore facial coverings but the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends quarantine if an individual is within six feet of a positive case for more than 15 minutes.
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"The Beshear family will be tested regularly and will remain in quarantine until cleared by [the Kentucky Department of Public Health]," his office said in a statement, adding that he will continue to provide daily COVID-19 updates virtually.
Kentucky has recorded 80,292 cases of the coronavirus, including 852, which were reported by the Democratic governor from quarantine on Sunday.
In the past week, the state has recorded 7,675 infections, up more than 1,500 from a week prior, representing its worst seven days amid the pandemic.
Three deaths were also reported Sunday, increasing the state's total lives lost to 1,252.


upi--2020-10-12--Oakland Zoo takes in mountain lion cubs orphaned by California fires

Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- The Oakland Zoo said it has taken in two more mountain lion cubs rescued from wildfires in California .
On Sunday , the California zoo said the two unnamed female cubs had lost their mother in the Zogg fire , located in Shasta County .
In the video posted alongside the announcement , the cubs are seen receiving medical checkups and treatment from staff .
The zoo said it plans to introduce the two cubs to Captain Cal , a male mountain lion cub who was also orphaned by the Zogg fire and placed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month .
Capt .
Cal , who was rescued by a firefighter in late September , was severely burned by the Zogg fire and has been receiving treatment from the Oakland Zoo Veterinary Hospital .
`` Captain Cal remains bright and active , and has a great appetite , '' the zoo said Friday in an update on the weeks-old cub 's condition .
`` We are working as hard as we can to keep improving his condition ! ''
The Zogg fire erupted on Sept. 27 and as of Sunday night had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contained , according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection .
California this fire season has seen more than 8,000 blazes burned more than 4 million acres , Cal Fire said .

Captain Cal was rescued from the Zogg fire late last month and has since been under the care of the Oakland Zoo. Photo Courtesy of Oakland Zoo/ Website
Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The Oakland Zoo said it has taken in two more mountain lion cubs rescued from wildfires in California. On Sunday, the California zoo said the two unnamed female cubs had lost their mother in the Zogg fire, located in Shasta County. Advertisement
In the video posted alongside the announcement, the cubs are seen receiving medical checkups and treatment from staff.
The zoo said it plans to introduce the two cubs to Captain Cal, a male mountain lion cub who was also orphaned by the Zogg fire and placed into the zoo's care early this month.
We have taken in 2 more rescued mtn lions as the worst fire season in CA history rages on. These two female cubs lost their mother in the #ZoggFire, the same fire that injured and orphaned Captain Cal. We also plan to introduce these two lil' ladies to Captain Cal  pic.twitter.com/P3Jt84J0DX— Oakland Zoo (@oakzoo) October 10, 2020
Capt. Cal, who was rescued by a firefighter in late September, was severely burned by the Zogg fire and has been receiving treatment from the Oakland Zoo Veterinary Hospital.
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"Captain Cal remains bright and active, and has a great appetite," the zoo said Friday in an update on the weeks-old cub's condition. "We are working as hard as we can to keep improving his condition!"
The Zogg fire erupted on Sept. 27 and as of Sunday night had burned 56,338 acres and was 99% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
California this fire season has seen more than 8,000 blazes burned more than 4 million acres, Cal Fire said.


upi--2020-10-12--Azerbaijan: 9 dead, 34 injured in Armenian shelling

Oct. 11 ( UPI ) -- Less than 24 hours after a cease-fire agreement went into force , Azerbaijan said Armenia shelled its second-largest city overnight , killing at least nine civilians and injuring 34 others .
In a statement on Sunday , Azerbaijan 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Armenia shelled its second-largest city of Ganja , accusing it of deliberately attacking civilians and medical workers `` as part of its aggressive policy against Azerbaijan . ''
`` The shelling of civilians and cities by the Armenian armed forces after the humanitarian cease-fire agreement is another clear example of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Armenian leadership are nothing but hypocrisy , '' the ministry said .
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called the shelling `` a war crime and a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions . ''
`` It is a disrespect to the negotiations under Russia 's mediation and another embodiment of Armenian fascism , '' he said in a tweet .
`` These heinous actions can never break the will of the Azerbaijani people ! ''
Turkey , a close Azerbaijani alley , on Sunday condemned the attack , while calling on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Azerbaijan 's Ministry of Defense on Sunday accused Armenia 's armed forces of also shelling the city of Mingachevir and villages in the regions of Goranboy , Aghdam , Terter , Agjabedi , Fizuli and Jabrayil .
`` The political and military leadership of Armenia bears the responsibility for the aggravation of the situation in the region , '' the Ministry of Defense said in a statement .
The shelling occurred less than a day after the two sides agreed to a Russia-mediated cease-fire to stop fighting over control of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ethnic Armenians but is located within Azerbaijan .
Its control has been a source of disagreement between the two nations since the Soviet Union dissolved in the early 1990s .
Within hours of the cease-fire taking effect at noon on Saturday , each side accused the other of breaching it .
Josep Borrell , the high representative of the EU , voiced worry in a statement Sunday over the accusations , urging both sides and `` external parties '' to adhere to the agreement .
`` We note with extreme concern the reports @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civilian targets , as well as civilian casualties and urge the sides to ensure full respect of the agreement on the ground , '' Borrell said .
`` The EU calls upon the sides to engage in substantive negotiations without delay . ''
The two countries have been involved in fighting since Sept. 27 , with Armenia calling for the Nagorno-Karabakh territory to be recognized internationally as an independent state but Azerbaijan accuses it of wanting to seize more land .

Azerbaijan rescuers on Sunday carry the body of a local resident allegedly killed by overnight shelling in Ganja, Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov/EPA-EFE
Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Less than 24 hours after a cease-fire agreement went into force, Azerbaijan said Armenia shelled its second-largest city overnight, killing at least nine civilians and injuring 34 others. In a statement on Sunday, Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Armenia shelled its second-largest city of Ganja, accusing it of deliberately attacking civilians and medical workers "as part of its aggressive policy against Azerbaijan." Advertisement
"The shelling of civilians and cities by the Armenian armed forces after the humanitarian cease-fire agreement is another clear example of barbarism and shows that the cease-fire calls on the Armenian leadership are nothing but hypocrisy," the ministry said.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called the shelling "a war crime and a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions."
"It is a disrespect to the negotiations under Russia's mediation and another embodiment of Armenian fascism," he said in a tweet. "These heinous actions can never break the will of the Azerbaijani people!"
Turkey, a close Azerbaijani alley, on Sunday condemned the attack, while calling on the international community to "stop this lawlessness."
Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense on Sunday accused Armenia's armed forces of also shelling the city of Mingachevir and villages in the regions of Goranboy, Aghdam, Terter, Agjabedi, Fizuli and Jabrayil.
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"The political and military leadership of Armenia bears the responsibility for the aggravation of the situation in the region," the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
The shelling occurred less than a day after the two sides agreed to a Russia-mediated cease-fire to stop fighting over control of the Nagorno-Karabakh territory, which is administered by ethnic Armenians but is located within Azerbaijan. Its control has been a source of disagreement between the two nations since the Soviet Union dissolved in the early 1990s.
Within hours of the cease-fire taking effect at noon on Saturday, each side accused the other of breaching it.
Josep Borrell, the high representative of the EU, voiced worry in a statement Sunday over the accusations, urging both sides and "external parties" to adhere to the agreement.
"We note with extreme concern the reports of continued military activities, including against civilian targets, as well as civilian casualties and urge the sides to ensure full respect of the agreement on the ground," Borrell said. "The EU calls upon the sides to engage in substantive negotiations without delay."
The two countries have been involved in fighting since Sept. 27, with Armenia calling for the Nagorno-Karabakh territory to be recognized internationally as an independent state but Azerbaijan accuses it of wanting to seize more land.
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upi--2020-10-11--Atlanta Falcons fire head coach Dan Quinn, GM Thomas Dimitroff

Oct. 11 ( UPI ) -- The Atlanta Falcons have fired head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff , the team announced Sunday .
The decision to part ways with Quinn and Dimitroff came hours after the Falcons ' loss to the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium .
Atlanta dropped to 0-5 for the first time since 1997 following the defeat .
Falcons team president Rich McKay will assume day-to-day oversight of football operations in an interim role , according to the team .
An interim head coach is expected to be announced Monday .
Falcons defensive coordinator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ -- both former head coaches of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- are candidates to move into the interim head-coaching job , along with assistant head coach/linebackers coach Jeff Ulbrich .
Ulbrich was set to assume head-coaching duties if Quinn contracted the coronavirus during the pandemic .
`` Decisions like these are very difficult , but the previous two seasons and start to this one have been especially hard for me because of the deep love , admiration and respect I and my family have for Dan , Thomas and their families , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement Sunday night .
`` For many years , they have represented me , our team , organization and Atlanta with class , commitment and all the passion you would want in the leaders of the team .
But as everyone knows , this is a results business and I owe it to our fans to put the best product we can on the field .
`` We have poured every resource possible into winning and will continue to do so , but the results of late do not meet our standard or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Therefore , we will install new coaching and personnel leadership of the Atlanta Falcons at the appropriate time . ''
Quinn , 50 , was in his sixth season in Atlanta and finishes with a 43-42 record .
He led the team to back-to-back 7-9 seasons entering this year after guiding the franchise to the Super Bowl during the 2016 campaign .
Quinn 's playoff record was 3-2 , which included a 34-28 overtime loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI after blowing a 28-3 lead in the third quarter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seasons since the title game appearance .
Dimitroff joined the Falcons in 2008 and played a critical role in building the franchise into a playoff contender .
Since his arrival in Atlanta , the Falcons have won 109 games , reached the playoffs six times and won the NFC championship in 2016 .
Dimitroff 's drafts have landed Matt Ryan , Julio Jones , Calvin Ridley , Grady Jarrett , Deion Jones , Jake Matthews and many others who have helped the Falcons become one of the winningest organizations in the NFL over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Falcons are eighth in the league and fourth in the NFC in wins .
Quinn and Dimitroff were given three-year extensions in July 2018 .
Quinn had a 29-19 record at the time of the extension .

Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn (L) and general manager Thomas Dimitroff were given three-year extensions in July 2018. Quinn had a 29-19 record at the time of the extension. File Photo by David Tulis/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The Atlanta Falcons have fired head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Thomas Dimitroff, the team announced Sunday. The decision to part ways with Quinn and Dimitroff came hours after the Falcons' loss to the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta dropped to 0-5 for the first time since 1997 following the defeat. Advertisement
Falcons team president Rich McKay will assume day-to-day oversight of football operations in an interim role, according to the team. An interim head coach is expected to be announced Monday.
Falcons defensive coordinator Raheem Morris and offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter -- both former head coaches of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- are candidates to move into the interim head-coaching job, along with assistant head coach/linebackers coach Jeff Ulbrich.
Ulbrich was set to assume head-coaching duties if Quinn contracted the coronavirus during the pandemic.
"Decisions like these are very difficult, but the previous two seasons and start to this one have been especially hard for me because of the deep love, admiration and respect I and my family have for Dan, Thomas and their families," Falcons owner Arthur Blank said in a statement Sunday night.
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"For many years, they have represented me, our team, organization and Atlanta with class, commitment and all the passion you would want in the leaders of the team. But as everyone knows, this is a results business and I owe it to our fans to put the best product we can on the field.
"We have poured every resource possible into winning and will continue to do so, but the results of late do not meet our standard or what I've promised our fans. Therefore, we will install new coaching and personnel leadership of the Atlanta Falcons at the appropriate time."
Quinn, 50, was in his sixth season in Atlanta and finishes with a 43-42 record. He led the team to back-to-back 7-9 seasons entering this year after guiding the franchise to the Super Bowl during the 2016 campaign.
Quinn's playoff record was 3-2, which included a 34-28 overtime loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI after blowing a 28-3 lead in the third quarter. He went 24-29 in the three seasons since the title game appearance.
Dimitroff joined the Falcons in 2008 and played a critical role in building the franchise into a playoff contender. Since his arrival in Atlanta, the Falcons have won 109 games, reached the playoffs six times and won the NFC championship in 2016.
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Dimitroff's drafts have landed Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley, Grady Jarrett, Deion Jones, Jake Matthews and many others who have helped the Falcons become one of the winningest organizations in the NFL over the past decade. Since 2008, the Falcons are eighth in the league and fourth in the NFC in wins.
Quinn and Dimitroff were given three-year extensions in July 2018. Quinn had a 29-19 record at the time of the extension.
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upi--2020-10-12--Facebook updates hate speech policy to ban Holocaust denial

Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Monday that the company will update its hate speech policy to ban Holocaust denial .
`` We 've taken down posts that praise hate crimes or mass murder , including the Holocaust .
But with rising anti-Semitism , we 're expanding our policy to prohibit any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust as well , '' the post read .
`` If people search for the Holocaust on Facebook , we 'll start directing you to authoritative sources to get accurate information . ''
The update reverses Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In 2018 , Zuckerberg said in a Recode Decode podcast interview that the social media company does not want to ban Holocaust denial posts because people should be able to make unintentional mistakes .
`` I do n't think they 're intentionally getting it wrong , '' Zuckerberg said on the podcast at the time .
Facebook Vice President of Content Policy Monika Bickert released a statement on the policy change .
`` Today 's announcement marks another step in our effort to fight hate on our services , '' Bickert said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ supported by the well-documented rise in anti-Semitism globally and the alarming level of ignorance about the Holocaust , especially among young people .
According to a recent survey of adults in the US aged 18-39 , almost a quarter said they believed the Holocaust was a myth , that it had been exaggerated or they were n't sure . ''
Bickert added enforcement of the updated policy would n't happen overnight since it takes time `` to train our reviewers and systems on enforcement . ''
Bickert also said that online attacks against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to organizations that study trends in hate speech , and that Facebook has taken several steps to remove such content .
Among those steps , Facebook has banned more than 250 white supremacist organizations and updated its policies to address militia groups and QAnon , which claims that the world elites maintain a `` Satanic child-murdering sex cult , '' that the president is working to bring to justice .
QAnon `` fuels antisemitism , '' and could cause real world violence , according to the Anti-Defamation League .
Facebook has also taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from its platform in the second quarter of this year .
Facebook has also recently banned anti-Semitic stereotypes about the collective power of Jews that often depicts them running the world or its major institutions , Bickert said .
The World Jewish Congress , which has called for the removal of such content for years , applauded Facebook 's decision on Monday , saying the social media behemoth was recognizing Holocaust denial content for what it is : a form of hate speech .
`` Denying the Holocaust , trivializing it , minimizing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread hatred and false conspiracies about Jews and other minorities , '' WJC President Ronald S. Lauder said in a statement .
`` Today 's announcement sends a strong message that Facebook will not allow its platform to be misused to promote hate . ''
Meanwhile , the Anti-Defamation League said it was `` relived '' Facebook has taken this step after nearly a decade of the Jewish anti-hate group calling on it to do so .
`` Whatever forces led Facebook to make this decision , we believe it will have a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ users on their platform , '' ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement .
`` It is an important move , especially at a time when antisemitism is rising around the world . ''
Greenblatt added that while the announcement is good news , Facebook 's decision is only as good as its enforcement , calling on the company to reassure the global community it is taking the steps needed to ensure Holocaust deniers are not taking advantage of its platforms to spread hate .
`` We hope that Facebook will follow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steps they are taking to ensure that Holocaust denial and distortion permanently is expunged from their platform , '' he said .

CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Monday Facebook will ban content that "denies or distorts the Holocaust." File Photo by Pat Benic/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Monday that the company will update its hate speech policy to ban Holocaust denial. Zuckerberg made the announcement in a Facebook post. Advertisement
"We've taken down posts that praise hate crimes or mass murder, including the Holocaust. But with rising anti-Semitism, we're expanding our policy to prohibit any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust as well," the post read. "If people search for the Holocaust on Facebook, we'll start directing you to authoritative sources to get accurate information."
The update reverses Facebook's earlier policy on the issue.
In 2018, Zuckerberg said in a Recode Decode podcast interview that the social media company does not want to ban Holocaust denial posts because people should be able to make unintentional mistakes.
"I don't think they're intentionally getting it wrong," Zuckerberg said on the podcast at the time.
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Facebook Vice President of Content Policy Monika Bickert released a statement on the policy change.
"Today's announcement marks another step in our effort to fight hate on our services," Bickert said in the statement. "Our decision is supported by the well-documented rise in anti-Semitism globally and the alarming level of ignorance about the Holocaust, especially among young people. According to a recent survey of adults in the US aged 18-39, almost a quarter said they believed the Holocaust was a myth, that it had been exaggerated or they weren't sure."
Bickert added enforcement of the updated policy wouldn't happen overnight since it takes time "to train our reviewers and systems on enforcement."
Bickert also said that online attacks against many groups are increasing worldwide, according to organizations that study trends in hate speech, and that Facebook has taken several steps to remove such content.
Among those steps, Facebook has banned more than 250 white supremacist organizations and updated its policies to address militia groups and QAnon, which claims that the world elites maintain a "Satanic child-murdering sex cult," that the president is working to bring to justice. QAnon "fuels antisemitism," and could cause real world violence, according to the Anti-Defamation League. Facebook has also taken down 22.5 million pieces of hate speech from its platform in the second quarter of this year.
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Facebook has also recently banned anti-Semitic stereotypes about the collective power of Jews that often depicts them running the world or its major institutions, Bickert said.
The World Jewish Congress, which has called for the removal of such content for years, applauded Facebook's decision on Monday, saying the social media behemoth was recognizing Holocaust denial content for what it is: a form of hate speech.
"Denying the Holocaust, trivializing it, minimizing it, is a tool used to spread hatred and false conspiracies about Jews and other minorities," WJC President Ronald S. Lauder said in a statement. "Today's announcement sends a strong message that Facebook will not allow its platform to be misused to promote hate."
Meanwhile, the Anti-Defamation League said it was "relived" Facebook has taken this step after nearly a decade of the Jewish anti-hate group calling on it to do so.
"Whatever forces led Facebook to make this decision, we believe it will have a positive impact on the experience of Jewish users on their platform," ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement. "It is an important move, especially at a time when antisemitism is rising around the world."
Greenblatt added that while the announcement is good news, Facebook's decision is only as good as its enforcement, calling on the company to reassure the global community it is taking the steps needed to ensure Holocaust deniers are not taking advantage of its platforms to spread hate.
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"We hope that Facebook will follow up with regular progress reports documenting the steps they are taking to ensure that Holocaust denial and distortion permanently is expunged from their platform," he said.


upi--2020-10-12--New York Giants' Lorenzo Carter out for season with ruptured Achilles

Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- New York Giants outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter ruptured his left Achilles tendon and will miss the remainder of the 2020 season , the team announced Monday .
In a statement , the Giants said Carter will undergo surgery within the next few days to repair the injury .
He is expected to be back for the start of next season .
`` He 's an integral part of this team .
He 's a great dude in the locker room .
He 's a blast to coach , '' Giants head coach Joe Judge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for him is they can do remarkable things with these injuries to get him back on the field as soon as possible .
`` With that being said , we wo n't see him back this year .
We 're going to miss having a guy like that out there for a lot of different reasons .
Our thoughts and prayers obviously go out to him for what he 's worked to do , and we appreciate what he 's done for this team and look forward to getting him back next year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during Sunday 's 37-34 loss to the Dallas Cowboys .
The 24-year-old edge rusher , who had 14 tackles and one sack entering Week 5 , was carted off the field in the first quarter and did n't return .
Veteran linebacker Markus Golden took most of the snaps Sunday in place of Carter .
He is expected to have a larger role moving forward , with rookies Carter Coughlin and Cam Brown also getting more reps. Carter was playing in his third season out of the University of Georgia .
The 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 9.5 sacks , one forced fumble and 10 passes defensed in 35 career NFL games .

New York Giants linebacker Lorenzo Carter (59) suffered the Achilles injury during Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys. File Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 12 (UPI) -- New York Giants outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter ruptured his left Achilles tendon and will miss the remainder of the 2020 season, the team announced Monday. In a statement, the Giants said Carter will undergo surgery within the next few days to repair the injury. He is expected to be back for the start of next season. Advertisement
"He's an integral part of this team. He's a great dude in the locker room. He's a blast to coach," Giants head coach Joe Judge told reporters Monday. "Good news for him is they can do remarkable things with these injuries to get him back on the field as soon as possible.
"With that being said, we won't see him back this year. We're going to miss having a guy like that out there for a lot of different reasons. Our thoughts and prayers obviously go out to him for what he's worked to do, and we appreciate what he's done for this team and look forward to getting him back next year."
Carter suffered the Achilles injury during Sunday's 37-34 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The 24-year-old edge rusher, who had 14 tackles and one sack entering Week 5, was carted off the field in the first quarter and didn't return.
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Veteran linebacker Markus Golden took most of the snaps Sunday in place of Carter. He is expected to have a larger role moving forward, with rookies Carter Coughlin and Cam Brown also getting more reps.
Carter was playing in his third season out of the University of Georgia. The 2018 third-round pick has notched 103 total tackles, 9.5 sacks, one forced fumble and 10 passes defensed in 35 career NFL games.


upi--2020-10-12--Jesse Metcalfe eliminated from 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 29

Oct. 12 ( UPI ) -- Actor Jesse Metcalfe was eliminated from Season 29 of Dancing with the Stars in @ @ @ @ @ .
The Desperate Housewives alum was partnered with professional dancer Sharna Burgess for the ABC @ @ @ @ @ the running for the coveted mirror-ball trophy are Cheer coach Monica Aldama , The Bachelorette @ @ @ @ @ Sunset star Chrishell Stause , retired NFL player Vernon Davis , actresses Skai Jackson and @ @ @ @ @ stars Jeannie Mai and Nev Schulman , Backstreet Boys singer A.J .
McLean , rapper @ @ @ @ @ Johnny Weir .
Carrie Ann Inaba , Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough are the judges @ @ @ @ @ 's Hannah Brown and her pro partner Alan Bersten won Season 28 in November .

Jesse Metcalfe got the boot on "Dancing with the Stars" Monday night. File Photo by Paul Treadway/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Actor Jesse Metcalfe was eliminated from Season 29 of Dancing with the Stars in Los Angeles on Monday night. The Desperate Housewives alum was partnered with professional dancer Sharna Burgess for the ABC competition series. Advertisement
Charles Oakley, Carole Baskin and Anne Heche were previously eliminated.
Still in the running for the coveted mirror-ball trophy are Cheer coach Monica Aldama, The Bachelorette alum Kaitlyn Bristowe, Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause, retired NFL player Vernon Davis, actresses Skai Jackson and Justina Machado, reality TV stars Jeannie Mai and Nev Schulman, Backstreet Boys singer A.J. McLean, rapper Nelly and Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir.
Tyra Banks is the show's host.
Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough are the judges this season.
The Bachelorette's Hannah Brown and her pro partner Alan Bersten won Season 28 in November.