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NBA Adam Fromal @fromal09 National NBA Featured Columnist

Picking All-Star representatives is always a fickle process.

Do you go for the entertainment factor, even if that means leaving out better players in favor of less-productive contributors capable of producing more highlights? Popularity has to matter in this midseason contest, but to what extent? How much does reputation factor into the voting? Should defense count as much as offense in a meaningless exhibition game that typically features scoreboard-shattering point tallies?

Appease us here.

Let's pretend the goal is actually to pick the most deserving candidates from each of the NBA's two conferences, based solely on the value they've provided during the first half of the 2018-19 season. That's nothing more than a fantasy, but we're running with it.

In order to objectively determine the should-be representatives, we'll turn to a composite metric called player score that's built from a number of different catch-all metrics: minutes played (to credit those who filled big roles and stayed healthy), NBA Math's total points added, box plus/minus, win shares, win shares per 48 minutes, ESPN.com's Real Plus/Minus and RPM Wins. That gives us a healthy blend of different calculations, some favoring volume and others efficiency. By finding the z-scores for every player in each category and summing those results, we can arrive at the number you'll see listed parenthetically throughout this article.

Player score is all that matters here, but remember our intention. We're looking at All-Star snubs purely from a value standpoint, intentionally eschewing the entertainment factor that is never ignored in the actual selection process.

The Actual Starters: Kyrie Irving, Boston Celtics (16.25); Kemba Walker, Charlotte Hornets (10.271) The Should-Be Starters: Kyrie Irving, Boston Celtics (16.25); Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers (12.06) Next Up With Gripes: Eric Bledsoe, Milwaukee Bucks (11.566); Kyle Lowry, Toronto Raptors (11.007) Snub: Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers (12.06)
You can reasonably pick at some serious holes in Ben Simmons' game.

His utter dearth of jump-shooting ability continues to hinder the Philadelphia 76ers' offensive efforts in the half-court set. He can get a bit too sloppy with the ball. His free-throw shooting makes him a liability in some late-game scenarios, and he might be even more confident attacking the basket if he weren't likely to be exposed at the stripe (see: Drummond, Andre a few years ago).

All of this manifests itself in some baffling on/off splits, as the Sixers barely see their net rating improve when head coach Brett Brown calls his number. But the team can also live with the hiccoughs for the time being. Simmons' defensive switchability and do-everything offense still make him an integral part of the schemes, allowing them to involve shooters, alleviate the scoring burden shouldered by Joel Embiid and keep pace with the top-tier squads in the Eastern Conference.

Despite the undeniable, indisputable fact he's only made 35 jumpers in 48 games as a primary point guard, just five of which have come from beyond 12 feet, Simmons has actually become an efficient scorer. Buoyed by his remarkable ability to earn unassisted dunks and his tremendous finishing around the basket ( 72.1 percent within three feet of the rim), he's one of just 21 qualified players to average at least 16 points per game with a true shooting percentage north of 59 percent.

That he's doing so while playing strong defense, pulling down 9.5 rebounds per game out of the backcourt and registering at No. 3 on the assist leaderboard (8.3 per contest) just makes him all the more special.

The Actual Starters: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (19.867); Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers (13.213); Kawhi Leonard, Toronto Raptors (12.788) The Should-Be Starters: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (19.867); Nikola Vucevic, Orlando Magic (14.342); Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers (13.213) Next Up With Gripes: Blake Griffin, Detroit Pistons (12.833); Pascal Siakam, Toronto Raptors (12.181); Domantas Sabonis, Indiana Pacers (10.504) Snub: Nikola Vucevic, Orlando Magic (14.342)
Don't make the mistake of assuming Nikola Vucevic doesn't belong in the starting conversation just because the 20-28 Orlando Magic currently sit outside the playoff picture in the NBA's weaker half. One man can only do so much, and this center is doing his darnedest to make sure his squad at least stays afloat this deep into the campaign.

With Vucevic off the floor, Orlando finds itself falling to foes by a whopping 10.5 points per 100 possessions. When he plays, that net rating skyrockets to 1.2, landing in the green and proving that he can anchor a competitive outfit. Should he really be penalized for operating alongside a putrid supporting cast, especially when further analysis shows that it really is his teammates dragging him down?

ESPN.com's RPM attempts to account for the quality of running mates, and it gives Vucevic the No. 13 mark in the Association. Factor in playing time, and his 6.55 RPM Wins grant him identical placement, placing him behind only the following Eastern Conference frontcourt candidates: Giannis Antetokounmpo (7.72) and...that's it. Even Joel Embiid (6.41) falls just shy, while Kawhi Leonard (5.03) trails by a substantial margin due both to a surprisingly shaky defensive score and a steady supply of "load management" days.

Even on the most basic level, Vucevic's 20.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.2 blocks per game should propel him into the All-Star picture. Diving deeper just validates the numbers, confirming his improved play and unadulterated dominance from the blocks rather than portraying him as an empty-stats guy who can't aid the winning cause.

The Actual Starters: James Harden, Houston Rockets (25.464); Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors (15.888) The Should-Be Starters: James Harden, Houston Rockets (25.464); Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors (15.888) Next Up With Gripes: Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers (15.047); Jrue Holiday, New Orleans Pelicans (11.753)
Actually getting the choices right in one of the roster sub-sections is rather difficult, but the fans, media and players combined to nail the Western Conference backcourt.

James Harden is an obvious choice, especially during a scoring binge that's seen him average 45.4 points and 7.2 assists on a 44.0/33.5/89.9 slash line during his last 10 games. He means everything to the injury-riddled Houston Rockets, should be considered the MVP frontrunner at the halfway point of the season, is producing pinch-yourself-to-make-sure-you're-not-dreaming numbers and has a valid argument to be considered, right now, the best player in the NBA.

Stephen Curry's score pales in comparison to Harden's, but so does everyone else's.

He's been superior to all other members of the pack chasing down a certain guard wearing a follicular forest. Even with his missed time in November, this Davidson product is producing offensive numbers comparable to the ones earned during his unanimous-MVP efforts in 2015-16: 29.3 points and 5.6 assists per game while shooting 48.8 percent from the field, 44.8 percent from downtown and 92.7 percent from the field.

The only other reasonable choice would be Damian Lillard, who's done enough to earn a score that would trail just Kyrie Irving in the Eastern Conference backcourt. But the West is a different beast, which dooms the Rip City standout to another fight for a reserve selection-one he should claim with ease, considering the chasm between himself and the next tier of candidates that includes Jrue Holiday (11.753), Mike Conley (10.11) and Russell Westbrook (10.075)

The Actual Starters: Paul George, Oklahoma City Thunder (18.853); Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors (16.82); LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers (14.052) The Should-Be Starters: Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans (21.912); Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets (19.605); Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz (18.965) Next Up With Gripes: Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves (13.622); Jusuf Nurkic, Portland Trail Blazers (13.099); Steven Adams, Oklahoma CIty Thunder (11.269) Snub No. 1: Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans (21.912)
Astoundingly, the actual Western Conference starters checked in at Nos. 4, 5 and 6 in our objective analysis. Paul George, bolstered by his two-way prowess during an inspired season for the Oklahoma City Thunder, served as the leading member of that group, with Kevin Durant not too far behind. LeBron James checked in even further back, though that's largely because he's missed a significant portion of the season recovering from a groin injury that helped prove he's not a true bionic man.

All three forwards have produced fantastic seasons. They all rank within the top dozen in player score, regardless of conference or positional affiliation. But none of them are Anthony Davis, who should've been a lock for the starting five during a season that could result in serious MVP consideration.

Perhaps Davis, whose player score trails only that of James Harden, is being penalized for the lack of success enjoyed by the New Orleans Pelicans, currently sitting at No. 12 in the Western Conference despite laying claim to the entire Association's No. 12 net rating. Maybe he's being dinged for the troublesome left index finger now keeping him out of the lineup.

Either way, he's done enough as an individual to merit far more respect. His 29.3 points, 13.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 2.6 blocks per game count as historic numbers, and the two-way burden he's shouldering for the bayou-based franchise would make Atlas shrug, clearly incapable of hefting so much weight for such a prolonged period. If Davis isn't on his game as both a defensive stopper and alpha-dog scorer, the Pelicans won't stand a chance that night.

Durant, George and James are each playing at All-Star levels. This is still the most egregious snub of all.
Snub No. 2: Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets (19.605)
For the purposes of this article, we're not buying into the notion that players should be rewarded just because they're on good teams. But Nikola Jokic's case is a bit different; the Denver Nuggets, replete with a collection of quality contributors who won't earn much reserve consideration, are great because of him and his teammate-boosting heroics.

Jokic's efficient scoring makes him valuable enough. While shooting 50.4 percent from the field, 31.5 percent from beyond the rainbow and 84.7 percent at the stripe, the big man rains in 19.8 points per night with a steady diet of twine-tickling jumpers and finesse-driven post moves.

But his individual point production isn't what makes him most special. Not even close.

Thanks to his touch lobs to cutters, the dimes squeezed through tight lanes and the transition feeds that clearly establish him as the best quarterback in Colorado, Jokic has produced more potential assists per game than all but 16 players-the vast majority of whom are point guards. Even more impressively, his Nuggets teammates have connected on 65.9 percent of their shots off his assist-worthy passes. That's not too shabby for a collection of compatriots who have shot 46.2 percent from the field this season, and 42.5 percent on shots that wouldn't result in Jokic assists.

Jokic is an offensive wizard, and he's keying a top-five offense while still finding time to play his improved brand of positional defense.
Snub No. 3: Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz (18.965)
Rudy Gobert is a stellar offensive contributor in his own right. Though reliant on set-up passes from his teammates, he rarely takes bad shots and thrives in pick-and-roll situations, displaying both timing and touch on his athletic dives to the rim. But even while he averages 14.9 points on a devilishly good 66.6 true shooting percentage, defense remains his primary calling card.

Only Joel Embiid is contesting more shots at the basket, which makes sense when the fourth-rated Utah Jazz defense intentionally funnels players toward the French 7-footer's painted domain. He's the lifeblood of the stopping unit, swatting shots with aplomb and actively deterring players from even daring to test his lanky arms and preternatural timing. It all adds up to a 4.77 score in ESPN.com's defensive real plus/minus, which, if maintained, would allow him to pace the league for the third consecutive season.

In reality, Gobert was never going to be an All-Star starter. He's not even a veritable lock to make the roster as a reserve, given the depth of talent in Western Conference frontcourts. But he should be both in a world that values defense as much as it does offense and views value as value even when not derived from scoring exploits.
Adam Fromal covers the NBA for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter,@fromal09. Unless otherwise indicated, all stats accurate heading into games Jan. 24 and courtesy ofBasketball Reference,NBA.com,PBPStats.com,NBA MathorESPN.com.

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NBA Adam Fromal @fromal09 Twitter Logo National NBA Featured Columnist Picking All-Star representatives is always a fickle process. Do you go for the entertainment factor, even if that means leaving out better players in favor of less-productive contributors capable of producing more highlights? Popularity has to matter in this midseason contest, but to what extent?

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What we're covering here
What we're covering here

The latest: A bipartisan group of senators discussed the possibility of a three-week continuing resolution to fund the government. The White House said President Trump would support it only if it includes a "large down payment" for a border wall.

State of the Union is off: Trump has agreed to not give his State of the Union address until after the partial shutdown is over.

One month, no deal: Parts of the federal government shut down on Dec. 22, and there's still no end in sight as talks continue to stall.

How has the shutdown affected you? Tell us here.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Trump will make an announcement about the shutdown at 1:30 p.m. ET today.

A senior White House official tells CNN that the President will announce "a way forward" on ending the shutdown this afternoon.

But none of this is set in stone: Sources on the Hill caution that the situation on the shutdown is very fluid, and things could change rapidly.

Negotiators are moving toward an agreement on a deal to re-open the government, but it has not received final sign off from all sides, two sources familiar say.

Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is in direct talks with the White House over finalizing the language.

What's in it: The deal would be a CR for three weeks, which would include the current level of fencing and wall repair money ($1.3 billion for the year.)

There are still issues over the backpay provisions that any agreement would include, one source says. Once it's passed, lawmakers would have three weeks to reach an agreement that addresses President Trump's border wall funding request.

If they don't reach a deal, Trump is expected to say he'll invoke a national emergency.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's preference is to voice vote any deal announced today. Senators were told today in an email, but that is not a sure thing until every senator has signed off.

Remember: Sources caution things are fluid and this could change.

About 5,000 IRS workers cited hardships and did not show up for work and 9,000 others were not able to be reached, according to two congressional aides briefed on the matter.

Meanwhile, 12,000 thousand of the 26,000 in the division - which includes processing centers and call centers - who were called back from furlough showed up for work, according to one House Democratic aide.

They were called back in anticipation of the filing season beginning.

According to one House Democratic aide, the Level of Service(that's the number of calls answered) in Wage and Investment has been around 35%. The plan was 80% for filing season.

The average time to answer the phone was 25 to 40 minutes.

For context: Last filing season it was 7 to 10 minutes

The Washington Post first reported the numbers.

The White House is now making plans for an afternoon event today, where President Trump is poised to make an announcement about the border and the government shutdown, sources say. This was a last minute addition to the President's schedule, so the timing could change, but his staff is making preparations for him to speak now.

White House officials have been exploring ways out of the government shutdown, which is now turning into a crisis as it affects air travel, ever since the two competing proposals failed in the Senate Thursday.

CNN's exclusive reporting makes clear that invoking a national emergency is still on the table, though officials continue to say that they prefer solving this legislatively and have been in close negotiations with Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Meanwhile, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have indicated that they are waiting to see what the President will accept.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, asked about Americans who don't care "about the politics of the shutdown," said the White House wants to work with Democrats.

"The President is committed to ending the national security and humanitarian crisis at the border and we hope, as we have since day one of this process, that Democrats would actually work with us," she said.

She continued: "Quit being obstructionist. Quit just saying no. Sit down at the table. Let's negotiate. Let's come to an agreement. Let's get a deal that actually helps federal workers and helps all Americans by protecting our border."

Five words from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday night provided a brief burst of optimism - and showed that there's still long road to any resolution to the partial government shutdown.

"At least we're still talking."

That McConnell and his Democratic counterpart, Senator Chuck Schumer, were talking is, in fact - progress given their relationship, and the negotiations in generally had been virtually frozen four weeks prior. But that they are only talking (and not, according to several sources, in the verge of clinching any deal) provides the best window into the moment: the crucial dynamics still haven't shifted.

The Bottom line: This is, as it has always been, about President Trump and Democratic leadership. Democratic leadership, with the sharp polling advantage, the stories of increasingly frustrated Republicans and a White House casting about without a clear strategy, have, as one Democratic senator told last night, "zero incentive" to give in to Trump. It was made clear last night, two sources tell me, the President isn't ready to back down either.

Our live coverage has ended for the evening, but we'll be back tomorrow morning. Scroll through the posts below to read more about the shutdown or follow CNN Politics.

Nathan Catura, president of Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, warned of the effects of the shutdown in a letter to President Trump.

Catura said even those who are protecting Trump and his family are being put in "fiscally and personally compromising" positions.

"Many of our members conduct complex investigations including tracking terrorists, identifying foreign actors, and protecting elected officials, including you and your family. As the shutdown continues they are being put in both a fiscally and personally compromising position that is antithetical to the way our nation should be treating those that protect us," the letter said.

The letter concludes: "Mr. President, we all agree that our nation's borders need to be secured but right now, those we've asked to do so are more focused on how to pay their bills."

A senior Democratic aide rejected the idea of a down payment on a border wall, citing the President's proposal getting fewer votes than the Democratic proposal on the Senate floor today.

"Look what just happened on the floor - the idea he has leverage here is not in touch with reality," the aide said.

Lawmakers, the aide said, are talking and attempting to work something out.

What we're covering here

The latest: A bipartisan group of senators discussed the possibility of a three-week continuing resolution to fund the government. The White House said President Trump would support it only if it includes a "large down payment" for a border wall.

State of the Union is off: Trump has agreed to not give his State of the Union address until after the partial shutdown is over.

One month, no deal: Parts of the federal government shut down on Dec. 22, and there's still no end in sight as talks continue to stall.

How has the shutdown affected you? Tell us here.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Trump will make an announcement about the shutdown at 1:30 p.m. ET today.

A senior White House official tells CNN that the President will announce "a way forward" on ending the shutdown this afternoon.

But none of this is set in stone: Sources on the Hill caution that the situation on the shutdown is very fluid, and things could change rapidly.

Negotiators are moving toward an agreement on a deal to re-open the government, but it has not received final sign off from all sides, two sources familiar say.

Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is in direct talks with the White House over finalizing the language.

What's in it: The deal would be a CR for three weeks, which would include the current level of fencing and wall repair money ($1.3 billion for the year.)

There are still issues over the backpay provisions that any agreement would include, one source says. Once it's passed, lawmakers would have three weeks to reach an agreement that addresses President Trump's border wall funding request.

If they don't reach a deal, Trump is expected to say he'll invoke a national emergency.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's preference is to voice vote any deal announced today. Senators were told today in an email, but that is not a sure thing until every senator has signed off.

Remember: Sources caution things are fluid and this could change.

About 5,000 IRS workers cited hardships and did not show up for work and 9,000 others were not able to be reached, according to two congressional aides briefed on the matter.

Meanwhile, 12,000 thousand of the 26,000 in the division - which includes processing centers and call centers - who were called back from furlough showed up for work, according to one House Democratic aide.

They were called back in anticipation of the filing season beginning.

According to one House Democratic aide, the Level of Service(that's the number of calls answered) in Wage and Investment has been around 35%. The plan was 80% for filing season.

The average time to answer the phone was 25 to 40 minutes.

For context: Last filing season it was 7 to 10 minutes

The Washington Post first reported the numbers.

The White House is now making plans for an afternoon event today, where President Trump is poised to make an announcement about the border and the government shutdown, sources say. This was a last minute addition to the President's schedule, so the timing could change, but his staff is making preparations for him to speak now.

White House officials have been exploring ways out of the government shutdown, which is now turning into a crisis as it affects air travel, ever since the two competing proposals failed in the Senate Thursday.

CNN's exclusive reporting makes clear that invoking a national emergency is still on the table, though officials continue to say that they prefer solving this legislatively and have been in close negotiations with Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Meanwhile, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have indicated that they are waiting to see what the President will accept.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, asked about Americans who don't care "about the politics of the shutdown," said the White House wants to work with Democrats.

"The President is committed to ending the national security and humanitarian crisis at the border and we hope, as we have since day one of this process, that Democrats would actually work with us," she said.

She continued: "Quit being obstructionist. Quit just saying no. Sit down at the table. Let's negotiate. Let's come to an agreement. Let's get a deal that actually helps federal workers and helps all Americans by protecting our border."

Five words from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday night provided a brief burst of optimism - and showed that there's still long road to any resolution to the partial government shutdown.

"At least we're still talking."

That McConnell and his Democratic counterpart, Senator Chuck Schumer, were talking is, in fact - progress given their relationship, and the negotiations in generally had been virtually frozen four weeks prior. But that they are only talking (and not, according to several sources, in the verge of clinching any deal) provides the best window into the moment: the crucial dynamics still haven't shifted.

The Bottom line: This is, as it has always been, about President Trump and Democratic leadership. Democratic leadership, with the sharp polling advantage, the stories of increasingly frustrated Republicans and a White House casting about without a clear strategy, have, as one Democratic senator told last night, "zero incentive" to give in to Trump. It was made clear last night, two sources tell me, the President isn't ready to back down either.

Our live coverage has ended for the evening, but we'll be back tomorrow morning. Scroll through the posts below to read more about the shutdown or follow CNN Politics.

Nathan Catura, president of Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, warned of the effects of the shutdown in a letter to President Trump.

Catura said even those who are protecting Trump and his family are being put in "fiscally and personally compromising" positions.

"Many of our members conduct complex investigations including tracking terrorists, identifying foreign actors, and protecting elected officials, including you and your family. As the shutdown continues they are being put in both a fiscally and personally compromising position that is antithetical to the way our nation should be treating those that protect us," the letter said.

The letter concludes: "Mr. President, we all agree that our nation's borders need to be secured but right now, those we've asked to do so are more focused on how to pay their bills."

A senior Democratic aide rejected the idea of a down payment on a border wall, citing the President's proposal getting fewer votes than the Democratic proposal on the Senate floor today.

"Look what just happened on the floor - the idea he has leverage here is not in touch with reality," the aide said.

Lawmakers, the aide said, are talking and attempting to work something out.

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The government has been shut down for over a month: Live updates

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Trump says this is a national emergency so he ¨NEEDS¨ 6 billion dollars. Government is still shut down after 34 days.

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Super Bowl-bound New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is a cheater -- it's science.

So says Millcreek Elementary School, in Lexington, Ky., which named 10-year-old Ace Davis the winner of the school's science fair for his project 'proving' Brady cheated during the 2015 AFC Championship game

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A 3-year-old North Carolina boy who went missing while playing in his grandmother's backyardhas been found alive, according to the FBI in Charlotte.

Casey Hathaway was found and taken to a nearby hospital late Thursday night, authorities said.

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An Australian woman received quite a shock Tuesday when she was sitting on the toilet and felt some pain which turned out to be a snake bite.

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An Australian woman received quite a shock Tuesday when she was sitting on the toilet and felt some pain which turned out to be a snake bite.

Helen Richards, 59, was at a relative's home in Brisbane when she was bitten by the five-foot carpet python. Richards detailed the incident after feeling a "sharp tap."

"I jumped up with my pants down and turned around to see what looked like a longneck turtle receding back into the bowl," Richards told the Courier Mail.
AUSTRALIA HEAT SETS NEW RECORDS, AS DOZENS OF WILD HORSES ARE FOUND DEAD BY DRY WATERHOLE
Richards told 10 News First Queensland that she "felt a sharp tap" on her "bottom" before she felt "some pain."

Jasmine Zeleny, a handler, was able to remove the snake from the toilet. She said it's common to find the reptiles in the toilet when the weather is hot. Southeast Australia is currently undergoing severe heatwave conditions.

Zeleny said the snake bit after it became "spooked" but said carpet pythons are relatively harmless and not venomous.
SNAKE FOUND COVERED WITH MORE THAN 500 TICKS
"Unfortunately, the snake's preferred exit point was blocked after being spooked by Helen sitting down, and it lashed out in fear," Zeleny told the BBC.

She said Richards "treated the whole situation like a champion."
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Richards' bites were treated with an antiseptic and have mostly healed.

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A guy at target was posted on twitter of him having a sign on his backpack needing a kidney for his wife. Getting a ton of people offering him a kidne

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A 10-year-old kid won a science fair by proving Tom Brady is a cheater

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Some kids make baking soda and vinegar volcanoes for their science fair projects. But others find a way to turn their passion into a science fair project.

Meet Ace Davis, a 10-year-old kid from Lexington, Kentucky who created a science fair project about Tom Brady. While kids in New England might be trying to figure out how to scientifically prove that Brady is the greatest quarterback who ever lived, Ace decided to go in a different direction. He created a science fair project that proves that Brady is a cheater.

Ace sought to prove that Brady was a cheater through science. He wanted to show that deflated footballs gave Brady a competitive advantage. On his poster, he included the results of experiments he did with his mom and sister. Each of them threw footballs of varying inflation, and he measured the distance of each one and calculated the average. He found that the least inflated football traveled the farthest, therefore giving Brady a competitive advantage.

Of course, he included more than that on his poster. He used a Brady Deflategate meme, a picture of Brady crying, and a picture of Brady making a very weird face. And for good measure, Ace added a picture of himself in his football uniform (Ace plays quarterback, just like Brady) with a giant green checkmark, and put a giant red X over a picture of Brady.

In case you couldn't tell, Ace doesn't like Tom Brady very much! He gave an interview to NFL Draft Diamonds and revealed why he decided to take on this project.

How did you come up with the idea for your science fair project?
Because I hate Tom Brady, he's been accused of cheating before, I want him to be caught.

Simple enough! Ace knows his own mind, that's for sure. He also said that he thinks Joe Montana is the greatest quarterback of all time, and knows exactly what he'd say to Brady if he ever met him.

If you could share a message with Tom Brady what would you say to him?
Gimme some of your money, you don't deserve it.

It doesn't hurt to ask, right? Ace also predicted that the Los Angeles Rams would win the Super Bowl 30-14 after Brady throws three interceptions and Todd Gurley runs for two touchdowns.

Ace won his school science fair, and is now headed to the district science fair. And he's not worried about any New England Patriots fans on the judging panel. He told NFL Draft Diamonds that he knows he's going to win.

We heard you won the event at the school and are off to states?
Yepand I'm gonna win that too.

Keep up that confidence, Ace. And good luck!
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Some kids make baking soda and vinegar volcanoes for their science fair projects. But others find a way to turn their passion into a science fair project. Meet Ace Davis, a 10-year-old kid from Lexington, Kentucky who created a science fair project about Tom Brady.

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The government has been shut down for over a month

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What we're covering here
What we're covering here

The latest: A bipartisan group of senators discussed the possibility of a three-week continuing resolution to fund the government. The White House said President Trump would support it only if it includes a "large down payment" for a border wall.

State of the Union is off: Trump has agreed to not give his State of the Union address until after the partial shutdown is over.

One month, no deal: Parts of the federal government shut down on Dec. 22, and there's still no end in sight as talks continue to stall.

How has the shutdown affected you? Tell us here.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Trump will make an announcement about the shutdown at 1:30 p.m. ET today.

A senior White House official tells CNN that the President will announce "a way forward" on ending the shutdown this afternoon.

But none of this is set in stone: Sources on the Hill caution that the situation on the shutdown is very fluid, and things could change rapidly.

Negotiators are moving toward an agreement on a deal to re-open the government, but it has not received final sign off from all sides, two sources familiar say.

Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is in direct talks with the White House over finalizing the language.

What's in it: The deal would be a CR for three weeks, which would include the current level of fencing and wall repair money ($1.3 billion for the year.)

There are still issues over the backpay provisions that any agreement would include, one source says. Once it's passed, lawmakers would have three weeks to reach an agreement that addresses President Trump's border wall funding request.

If they don't reach a deal, Trump is expected to say he'll invoke a national emergency.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's preference is to voice vote any deal announced today. Senators were told today in an email, but that is not a sure thing until every senator has signed off.

Remember: Sources caution things are fluid and this could change.

About 5,000 IRS workers cited hardships and did not show up for work and 9,000 others were not able to be reached, according to two congressional aides briefed on the matter.

Meanwhile, 12,000 thousand of the 26,000 in the division - which includes processing centers and call centers - who were called back from furlough showed up for work, according to one House Democratic aide.

They were called back in anticipation of the filing season beginning.

According to one House Democratic aide, the Level of Service(that's the number of calls answered) in Wage and Investment has been around 35%. The plan was 80% for filing season.

The average time to answer the phone was 25 to 40 minutes.

For context: Last filing season it was 7 to 10 minutes

The Washington Post first reported the numbers.

The White House is now making plans for an afternoon event today, where President Trump is poised to make an announcement about the border and the government shutdown, sources say. This was a last minute addition to the President's schedule, so the timing could change, but his staff is making preparations for him to speak now.

White House officials have been exploring ways out of the government shutdown, which is now turning into a crisis as it affects air travel, ever since the two competing proposals failed in the Senate Thursday.

CNN's exclusive reporting makes clear that invoking a national emergency is still on the table, though officials continue to say that they prefer solving this legislatively and have been in close negotiations with Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Meanwhile, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have indicated that they are waiting to see what the President will accept.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, asked about Americans who don't care "about the politics of the shutdown," said the White House wants to work with Democrats.

"The President is committed to ending the national security and humanitarian crisis at the border and we hope, as we have since day one of this process, that Democrats would actually work with us," she said.

She continued: "Quit being obstructionist. Quit just saying no. Sit down at the table. Let's negotiate. Let's come to an agreement. Let's get a deal that actually helps federal workers and helps all Americans by protecting our border."

Five words from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday night provided a brief burst of optimism - and showed that there's still long road to any resolution to the partial government shutdown.

"At least we're still talking."

That McConnell and his Democratic counterpart, Senator Chuck Schumer, were talking is, in fact - progress given their relationship, and the negotiations in generally had been virtually frozen four weeks prior. But that they are only talking (and not, according to several sources, in the verge of clinching any deal) provides the best window into the moment: the crucial dynamics still haven't shifted.

The Bottom line: This is, as it has always been, about President Trump and Democratic leadership. Democratic leadership, with the sharp polling advantage, the stories of increasingly frustrated Republicans and a White House casting about without a clear strategy, have, as one Democratic senator told last night, "zero incentive" to give in to Trump. It was made clear last night, two sources tell me, the President isn't ready to back down either.

Our live coverage has ended for the evening, but we'll be back tomorrow morning. Scroll through the posts below to read more about the shutdown or follow CNN Politics.

Nathan Catura, president of Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, warned of the effects of the shutdown in a letter to President Trump.

Catura said even those who are protecting Trump and his family are being put in "fiscally and personally compromising" positions.

"Many of our members conduct complex investigations including tracking terrorists, identifying foreign actors, and protecting elected officials, including you and your family. As the shutdown continues they are being put in both a fiscally and personally compromising position that is antithetical to the way our nation should be treating those that protect us," the letter said.

The letter concludes: "Mr. President, we all agree that our nation's borders need to be secured but right now, those we've asked to do so are more focused on how to pay their bills."

A senior Democratic aide rejected the idea of a down payment on a border wall, citing the President's proposal getting fewer votes than the Democratic proposal on the Senate floor today.

"Look what just happened on the floor - the idea he has leverage here is not in touch with reality," the aide said.

Lawmakers, the aide said, are talking and attempting to work something out.

What we're covering here

The latest: A bipartisan group of senators discussed the possibility of a three-week continuing resolution to fund the government. The White House said President Trump would support it only if it includes a "large down payment" for a border wall.

State of the Union is off: Trump has agreed to not give his State of the Union address until after the partial shutdown is over.

One month, no deal: Parts of the federal government shut down on Dec. 22, and there's still no end in sight as talks continue to stall.

How has the shutdown affected you? Tell us here.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Trump will make an announcement about the shutdown at 1:30 p.m. ET today.

A senior White House official tells CNN that the President will announce "a way forward" on ending the shutdown this afternoon.

But none of this is set in stone: Sources on the Hill caution that the situation on the shutdown is very fluid, and things could change rapidly.

Negotiators are moving toward an agreement on a deal to re-open the government, but it has not received final sign off from all sides, two sources familiar say.

Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is in direct talks with the White House over finalizing the language.

What's in it: The deal would be a CR for three weeks, which would include the current level of fencing and wall repair money ($1.3 billion for the year.)

There are still issues over the backpay provisions that any agreement would include, one source says. Once it's passed, lawmakers would have three weeks to reach an agreement that addresses President Trump's border wall funding request.

If they don't reach a deal, Trump is expected to say he'll invoke a national emergency.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's preference is to voice vote any deal announced today. Senators were told today in an email, but that is not a sure thing until every senator has signed off.

Remember: Sources caution things are fluid and this could change.

About 5,000 IRS workers cited hardships and did not show up for work and 9,000 others were not able to be reached, according to two congressional aides briefed on the matter.

Meanwhile, 12,000 thousand of the 26,000 in the division - which includes processing centers and call centers - who were called back from furlough showed up for work, according to one House Democratic aide.

They were called back in anticipation of the filing season beginning.

According to one House Democratic aide, the Level of Service(that's the number of calls answered) in Wage and Investment has been around 35%. The plan was 80% for filing season.

The average time to answer the phone was 25 to 40 minutes.

For context: Last filing season it was 7 to 10 minutes

The Washington Post first reported the numbers.

The White House is now making plans for an afternoon event today, where President Trump is poised to make an announcement about the border and the government shutdown, sources say. This was a last minute addition to the President's schedule, so the timing could change, but his staff is making preparations for him to speak now.

White House officials have been exploring ways out of the government shutdown, which is now turning into a crisis as it affects air travel, ever since the two competing proposals failed in the Senate Thursday.

CNN's exclusive reporting makes clear that invoking a national emergency is still on the table, though officials continue to say that they prefer solving this legislatively and have been in close negotiations with Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Meanwhile, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have indicated that they are waiting to see what the President will accept.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, asked about Americans who don't care "about the politics of the shutdown," said the White House wants to work with Democrats.

"The President is committed to ending the national security and humanitarian crisis at the border and we hope, as we have since day one of this process, that Democrats would actually work with us," she said.

She continued: "Quit being obstructionist. Quit just saying no. Sit down at the table. Let's negotiate. Let's come to an agreement. Let's get a deal that actually helps federal workers and helps all Americans by protecting our border."

Five words from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday night provided a brief burst of optimism - and showed that there's still long road to any resolution to the partial government shutdown.

"At least we're still talking."

That McConnell and his Democratic counterpart, Senator Chuck Schumer, were talking is, in fact - progress given their relationship, and the negotiations in generally had been virtually frozen four weeks prior. But that they are only talking (and not, according to several sources, in the verge of clinching any deal) provides the best window into the moment: the crucial dynamics still haven't shifted.

The Bottom line: This is, as it has always been, about President Trump and Democratic leadership. Democratic leadership, with the sharp polling advantage, the stories of increasingly frustrated Republicans and a White House casting about without a clear strategy, have, as one Democratic senator told last night, "zero incentive" to give in to Trump. It was made clear last night, two sources tell me, the President isn't ready to back down either.

Our live coverage has ended for the evening, but we'll be back tomorrow morning. Scroll through the posts below to read more about the shutdown or follow CNN Politics.

Nathan Catura, president of Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, warned of the effects of the shutdown in a letter to President Trump.

Catura said even those who are protecting Trump and his family are being put in "fiscally and personally compromising" positions.

"Many of our members conduct complex investigations including tracking terrorists, identifying foreign actors, and protecting elected officials, including you and your family. As the shutdown continues they are being put in both a fiscally and personally compromising position that is antithetical to the way our nation should be treating those that protect us," the letter said.

The letter concludes: "Mr. President, we all agree that our nation's borders need to be secured but right now, those we've asked to do so are more focused on how to pay their bills."

A senior Democratic aide rejected the idea of a down payment on a border wall, citing the President's proposal getting fewer votes than the Democratic proposal on the Senate floor today.

"Look what just happened on the floor - the idea he has leverage here is not in touch with reality," the aide said.

Lawmakers, the aide said, are talking and attempting to work something out.

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The government has been shut down for over a month: Live updates

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What we're covering here What we're covering here The latest: A bipartisan group of senators discussed the possibility of a three-week continuing resolution to fund the government. The White House said President Trump would support it only if it includes a "large down payment" for a border wall.

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Super Bowl-bound New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is a cheater, it's science.

So says Millcreek Elementary School, in Lexington, Ky., which named 10-year-old Ace Davis the winner of the school's science fair for his project 'proving' Brady cheated during the 2015 AFC Championship Game

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Super Bowl-bound New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is a cheater -- it's science.

So says Millcreek Elementary School, in Lexington, Ky., which named 10-year-old Ace Davis the winner of the school's science fair for his project 'proving' Brady cheated during the 2015 AFC Championship game.

Davis, who also plays quarterback for the school's football team, titled his project: "Is Tom Brady a cheater?" It focused on the Patriots star's use of under-inflated footballs during the AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts. The Patriots beat the Colts, 45-7, in that matchup, advancing to (another) Super Bowl and winning it (again). The next season, however, the star quarterback received a four-game suspension and the Patriots were fined $1 million for the scandal known as "Deflategate." That penalty barely fazed the Pats, however. New England again won the Super Bowl that season, completing an all-time comeback against the Atlanta Falcons to capture Brady's fifth title with the team.
LASER MAY HAVE BEEN POINTED AT TOM BRADY DURING AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
But Davis decided he would succeed where the NFL had barely made a dent. Why?

"Because I hate Tom Brady," Davis told NFL Draft Diamonds. "He's been accused of cheating before. I want him to be caught."

Davis -- and the league -- believed the deflated footballs helped give Brady an advantage during the 2015 game. To test his theory, the boy threw footballs with different amount of air in them to see which would go the farthest. He determined the football with the least amount of air went the farthest.

Davis's conclusion read: "The Patriots were found guilty of doctoring footballs, thus losing $1,000,000.00 and future draft picks. Tom Brady is indeed a cheater." Davis' school apparently agreed.
TOM BRADY DROPS F-BOMB ON LIVE TV AFTER PATRIOTS WIN AFC TITLE GAME: 'UNF---IN'-BELIEVABLE, BRO!'
The youngster, who is a fan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, offered his prediction for how Brady would play in this year's Super Bowl, which comes against the Los Angeles Rams: "...Brady plays terrible - three interceptions, Rams win 30-14."

Asked what he would say to Brady if he ever met him, Davis was unrelenting in his remarks to NFL Draft Diamonds.

Said Davis: "Gimme some of your money, you don't deserve it."

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Kentucky boy, 10, wins science fair project after 'proving' New England Patriots QB Tom Brady is a 'cheater'

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Super Bowl-bound New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is a cheater -- it's science. So says Millcreek Elementary School, in Lexington, Ky., which named 10-year-old Ace Davis the winner of the school's science fair for his project 'proving' Brady cheated during the 2015 AFC Championship game.

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Tom Brady went out of his way to find Patrick Mahomes after the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.

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Remember when you were young and a situation in the neighborhood would arise in which somebody would be too good to play with?

Like an older brother, for instance. You needed him for even teams. You didn't need him taking the snap and walking down the middle of the field with the football, stiff-arming 8-year-olds into the Earth's crust because he happened to be 12.

Eventually, an announcement would be made.

"OK, from now on, quarterback can't run or stiff-arm into the Earth's crust!"

New legislation passed by fiat, play would resume and everyone would feel better about their chances for success on a newly-leveled playing field.
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And then he'd do something else nobody else could do and you'd have to outlaw that.

The NFL is the neighborhood. The Patriots are the big brother.

Earlier this week, Jerry Jones' offspring, Stephen, promised an "extensive going over" after "what we saw here" referring to the Patriots winning the AFC Championship Game on the first possession of overtime.

(Separately, his Dad whined about Julian Edelman's muffed punt being overturned.)

"What we saw here." Like the country had just been subjected to something abhorrent that would prompt painful soul-searching.
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Pearl-clutching over the allegedly broken rule has nothing to do with the rule. It has everything to do with the Patriots.

Since 2012, the team that wins the OT coin toss wins the game 52.7 percent of the time. Pretty good indication the rule is working.

In the playoffs, there have been eight OT games since the rule change and five of them ended with first-possession touchdowns. Sixty percent of the time? Sounds like a lot. Yes, until you consider the sample size.

In other words, if the Chiefs stopped the Patriots on any of their three third-and-10s the other day, the numbers would be right at 50 percent. In other words, the rule would be working like a charm.

So why the hubbub? Because in two of the past three overtime games in the postseason, the Patriots were the team that did what the rule demanded.
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There may have been times in the past two decades when the Patriots took a liberal interpretation of the rules and benefited. This time? How can you even allege it without being embarrassed?

Had the Chiefs won the toss and won the game, would football-watching America give a damn Tom Brady didn't touch the ball? Nnnnnnnooooo. Brady and the Patriots already benefited from the rule when they finished off the Falcons in Super Bowl 52. What comes around goes around.

If the coin toss is the issue, then do away with it. Let some in-game stat like total yards or turnover differential determine who gets the ball first. Let the kickers attempt 50-yard field goals until one misses. Have the fattest guys on the team race to the 40.

But it isn't the coin toss. It's the Patriots.

The NFL quietly tweaked their interpretation of the catch rule prior to last year's Super Bowl. Why? Because, in large part, the Steelers lost to the Patriots during the regular season when the rule was correctly applied. Under the revised standard, a would-be Eagles incompletion was ruled a touchdown.

Success!

The Patriots undressed the Ravens coaching staff in the 2014 playoffs with basic eligible/ineligible formationing. The Ravens cried and dropped a dime to the Colts about the Patriots and watching out for football chicanery. The NFL happily took up that cause, cost itself millions, made Tom Brady a martyr, got everyone in the league a look at Jimmy Garoppolo and still wound up giving Brady the Lombardi. The NFL responded with a formation-based rules change.

Not success.

Bill Polian arm-twisted the Competition Committee to allow touching receivers to be conflated to holding receivers after the Colts lost to the Patriots in the 2003 AFC Championship Game. The Patriots beat the Colts in the 2004 AFC Divisional Round as well.

Not success.
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From the Tuck Rule to vaulting the snapper on field goals to empowering officials to stop games and remove players if they perceive a concussive hit happened to adding defensive headsets after Spygate to saber-rattling about illegal line shifts, the rest of the teams are always looking for a chance to say, "From now on . . . ! "

And they aren't even embarrassed about it. They actually expect the league to step in and help them beat the Patriots.

That, to me, was what Kansas City head coach Andy Reid was saying Monday when he wondered why officials didn't warn Dee Ford that he was offsides..

It's the team's 22nd game of the season, Ford's been in the league since 2014, he's a first-round pick, it's third-and-10 with 61 seconds left in a game deciding who goes to the Super Bowl and Reid thinks the officials should have intervened and told Ford that his goddamn torso was offsides?

Yes, Dee.... you were a smidge offsides... pic.twitter.com/PCYjlVVekI
- HTTH (@HailtotheHoodie) January 23, 2019

Your Pro Bowl player can't even get in his stance in the most important game for the franchise in 25 years and the officials hung you out to dry?

And this is from a head coach who is actually one of the good guys. You know that his head-coaching brethren, the GMs and owners all nodded sympathetically and wondered, "Where's the warning?"

I'm just stunned nobody's yet mobilized to get "pre-snap warnings" moved from occasional courtesy into a rule.

Give it time.
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Mahomes shares insight from chat with Brady

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Remember when you were young and a situation in the neighborhood would arise in which somebody would be too good to play with? Like an older brother, for instance. You needed him for even teams. You didn't need him taking the snap and walking down the middle of the field with the football, stiff-arming 8-year-olds into the Earth's crust because he happened to be 12.

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Adam Vinatiery is the best kicker ever to kick a football. He is 46 years old and he got a one year contract extension.

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Adam Vinatieri headed back to Indy on 1-year deal

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At 46 years young, Adam Vinatieri is headed back to kick for the Colts as NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports a one-year contract will be signed.

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The death toll in a massive fire at an illegally tapped pipeline in Mexico has risen to 109 after 10 more injured people died at hospitals.
Mexico's Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer said Friday that the latest victims who were severely burned died between Wednesday and early Friday. He said hospitals continue to treat about 40 injured victims.

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The death toll in a massive fire at an illegally tapped pipeline in Mexico has risen to 109 after ten more injured people died at hospitals.

Mexico's Health Secretary said Friday that 10 victims who were severely burned died between Wednesday and early Friday.

Jorge Alcocer said hospitals continue to treat about 40 injured victims.

The victims were gathering gasoline from an illegal pipeline tap in the central state of Hidalgo a week ago Friday when the gas ignited, littering an alfalfa field with charred bodies.

About half of those who initially survived have since died of their injuries.

A total of 14,894 illegal taps were found throughout Mexico in 2018

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Death toll in Mexican pipeline fire rises to 109

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Lawmakers, Trump reach tentative deal to reopen government

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California teens lucky to be alive after surviving nearly 24 hours stranded in the High Sierra

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California teens lucky to be alive after surviving nearly 24 hours stranded in the High Sierra

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18-year-olds McKenna Kelly and John Hansen were trapped overnight in their snow-covered car on a back-county road with no cell service and nothing but a tank of gas and their dog Marley by their side.

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A family vacationing in Miami said they were booted from an American Airlines flight this week due to complaints about their odor.

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A family vacationing in Miami said they were booted from an American Airlines flight this week due to complaints about their odor.

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Yossi and Jennie Adler said they were forced off a flight from Miami to Detroit on Wednesday because passengers said they smelled bad.

The couple, along with their 1-year-old daughter, said they were escorted off the plane and told to book another flight due to several complaints, according to ABC affiliate WPLG.

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"All of a sudden, as soon as they took us off, they closed the gate and then they said, 'Sorry, sir, some people complained you had body odor and we're not letting you back on,'" Yossi Adler told WPLG in an interview from Miami International Airport on Thursday.

"There's no body odor that we have. There's nothing wrong with us," he added. "I want them to own up to what really happened and to tell me the truth."

Airline officials also told them that their luggage would be taken off the plane, but the couple said it never happened.

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"They have our car seat, stroller, everything," Jennie Adler said. "We stopped several people in the airport and, it's embarrassing, but we asked them, 'Do you think we smell? Because we just got kicked off a plane for smelling."

American Airlines confirmed the family's story in a statement on Thursday and said it planned to cover their hotel and meal expenses for the night.

"Mr. Adler and his wife were removed from the flight when several passengers complained about their body odor," the airline told WPLG. "They have been booked into a hotel for the night and given meal vouchers. They have been rebooked on a flight Thursday."

The Adlers said they made it home to Detroit late Thursday and were reunited with their luggage.

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So says Millcreek Elementary School, in Lexington, Ky., which named 10-year-old Ace Davis the winner of the school's science fair for his project 'proving' Brady cheated during the 2015 AFC Championship game.

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Super Bowl-bound New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is a cheater -- it's science.

So says Millcreek Elementary School, in Lexington, Ky., which named 10-year-old Ace Davis the winner of the school's science fair for his project 'proving' Brady cheated during the 2015 AFC Championship game.

Davis, who also plays quarterback for the school's football team, titled his project: "Is Tom Brady a cheater?" It focused on the Patriots star's use of under-inflated footballs during the AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts. The Patriots beat the Colts, 45-7, in that matchup, advancing to (another) Super Bowl and winning it (again). The next season, however, the star quarterback received a four-game suspension and the Patriots were fined $1 million for the scandal known as "Deflategate." That penalty barely fazed the Pats, however. New England again won the Super Bowl that season, completing an all-time comeback against the Atlanta Falcons to capture Brady's fifth title with the team.
LASER MAY HAVE BEEN POINTED AT TOM BRADY DURING AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
But Davis decided he would succeed where the NFL had barely made a dent. Why?

"Because I hate Tom Brady," Davis told NFL Draft Diamonds. "He's been accused of cheating before. I want him to be caught."

Davis -- and the league -- believed the deflated footballs helped give Brady an advantage during the 2015 game. To test his theory, the boy threw footballs with different amount of air in them to see which would go the farthest. He determined the football with the least amount of air went the farthest.

Davis's conclusion read: "The Patriots were found guilty of doctoring footballs, thus losing $1,000,000.00 and future draft picks. Tom Brady is indeed a cheater." Davis' school apparently agreed.
TOM BRADY DROPS F-BOMB ON LIVE TV AFTER PATRIOTS WIN AFC TITLE GAME: 'UNF---IN'-BELIEVABLE, BRO!'
The youngster, who is a fan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, offered his prediction for how Brady would play in this year's Super Bowl, which comes against the Los Angeles Rams: "...Brady plays terrible - three interceptions, Rams win 30-14."

Asked what he would say to Brady if he ever met him, Davis was unrelenting in his remarks to NFL Draft Diamonds.

Said Davis: "Gimme some of your money, you don't deserve it."

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Kentucky boy, 10, wins science fair project after 'proving' New England Patriots QB Tom Brady is a 'cheater'

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Super Bowl-bound New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is a cheater -- it's science. So says Millcreek Elementary School, in Lexington, Ky., which named 10-year-old Ace Davis the winner of the school's science fair for his project 'proving' Brady cheated during the 2015 AFC Championship game.

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A Michigan family was kicked off an American Airlines flight after passengers complained about the family's body odor

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“SpongeBob Squarepants” fans seeking to get the infamous “Sweet Victory” ballad played at Super Bowl LII might finally have it happen thanks to the halftime performers Maroon 5.

Maroon 5 will play the halftime show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Feb. 3. When the band tweeted a promotional video of the announcement on Jan. 13, SpongeBob made a brief appearance

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"SpongeBob Squarepants" fans seeking to get the infamous "Sweet Victory" ballad played at Super Bowl LII might finally have it happen thanks to the halftime performers Maroon 5.

Maroon 5 will play the halftime show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Feb. 3. When the band tweeted a promotional video of the announcement on Jan. 13, SpongeBob made a brief appearance.
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The petition urging "Sweet Victory" to be played at the halftime show was created in November before Maroon 5 was officially announced as the event's performers. It came in the wake of show creator Stephen Hillenburg death's in November.

"As some of you may or may not know, Stephen Hillenburg-the creator of Spongebob Sqaurepants-has passed away recently," the petition read. "As a tribute to his legacy, his contributions to a generation of children, and to truly showcase the greatness of this song, we call for Sweet Victory to be performed at the Halftime Show."

As of Friday, the petition has garnered more than 1 million signatures.
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It's unclear whether Maroon 5 would play the song, but the SpongeBob hint has many believing they would go through with it.

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Maroon 5 may be the band to give into 'SpongeBob' fans during the Super Bowl

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"SpongeBob Squarepants" fans seeking to get the infamous "Sweet Victory" ballad played at Super Bowl LII might finally have it happen thanks to the halftime performers Maroon 5. Maroon 5 will play the halftime show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Feb. 3. When the band tweeted a promotional video of the announcement on Jan.