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The search for life on Mars shouldn't focus exclusively on the distant past, some researchers say. Four billion years ago, the Martian surface was apparently quite habitable, featuring rivers, lakes and even a deep ocean. Indeed, some astrobiologists view ancient Mars as an even better cradle for life than Earth was, and they suspect that life on our planet may have come here long ago aboard Mars rocks blasted into space by a powerful impact.

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The search for life on Mars shouldn't focus exclusively on the distant past, some researchers say.

Four billion years ago, the Martian surface was apparently quite habitable, featuring rivers, lakes and even a deep ocean. Indeed, some astrobiologists view ancient Mars as an even better cradle for life than Earth was, and they suspect that life on our planet may have come here long ago aboard Mars rocks blasted into space by a powerful impact.

Things changed when Mars lost its global magnetic field. Charged particles streaming from the sun were then free to strip away the once-thick Martian atmosphere, and strip it they did. This process had transformed Mars into the cold, dry world we know today by about 3.7 billion years ago, observations by NASA's MAVEN orbiter suggest. (Earth still has its global magnetic field, explaining how our planet remains so livable.)

Related: The Search for Life on Mars (a Photo Timeline)

But this turn of events doesn't necessarily mean that Mars is a dead planet today.

"If Mars had life 4 billion years ago, Mars still has life. Nothing has happened on Mars that would've wiped out life," said Michael Finney, co-founder of The Genome Partnership, a nonprofit organization that runs the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology conferences.

"So, if there were life on Mars, it may have moved around, it may have gone into hiding a bit, but it's probably still there," Finney said last month during a panel discussion at the Breakthrough Discuss conference at the University of California, Berkeley.

Going underground?

One of the most promising hiding places is the Martian underground. Though the Red Planet's surface has no liquid water these days - apart, possibly, from temporary flows on warm slopes now and again - there's likely lots of the wet stuff in buried aquifers. For example, observations by Europe's Mars Express orbiter suggest that a big lake may lurk beneath the Red Planet's south pole.

Earth's diverse residents advertise their presence in dramatic and obvious ways; an advanced alien civilization could probably figure out pretty quickly, just by scanning our atmosphere, that our planet is inhabited.

We don't see any such clear-cut evidence in the Martian air, but scientists have spotted some intriguing hints recently. For example, NASA's Curiosity rover has rolled through two plumes of methane inside the 96-mile-wide (154 kilometers) Gale Crater, which the six-wheeled robot has been exploring since its 2012 touchdown. The rover mission also determined that baseline methane concentrations in Gale's air go through cycles seasonally.

More than 90% of Earth's atmospheric methane is produced by microbes and other organisms, so it's possible the gas is a signature of modern Martian life.

But the jury is most definitely still out on that. Abiotic processes can generate methane, too; the reaction of hot water with certain types of rock is one example. And even if the Mars methane is biogenic, the creatures that created it could be long dead. Scientists think the Red Planet methane plumes leaked out from underground, and there's no telling how long the gas lay trapped down there before making its way to the surface.

Looking for DNA

NASA's 2020 Mars rover, which is scheduled to launch next summer, will hunt for signs of long-dead Red Planet life. So will the European-Russian ExoMars rover, a mission that will lift off at about the same time.

But some researchers are pushing to expand the hunt to extant Martian life. One of them is molecular biologist Gary Ruvkun, who's based at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Ruvkun is one of three principal investigators on the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Genomes (SETG) project, which is developing an instrument to detect past or present DNA- or RNA-based life on Mars and other alien worlds.

He was on the Breakthrough Discuss panel with Finney and several other researchers, and he also gave a talk at the conference laying out the case for putting the SETG instrument on future Mars rovers and other robotic explorers.

Part of that case centers on panspermia, the idea that life has spread widely throughout the solar system, and perhaps the galaxy, by either natural or artificial means. If life did indeed come to Earth from somewhere else, there's a good chance it once flourished on Mars as well, the thinking goes. The Red Planet could have been the source, or it may have been "seeded" as Earth was.

Ruvkun views panspermia as very likely; during his Breakthrough Discuss talk, he described himself as "a religious fanatic" about the idea. Ruvkun cited as supporting evidence the very early emergence of ATP synthase, the enzyme that makes the energy-storage molecule adenosine triphosphate.

ATP synthase goes all the way back to the base of the tree of life on Earth, meaning this intricate and complex molecule was up and running by about 4 billion years ago, Ruvkun said.

"It's not just that life kind of got up to kind of working," he said. "It's like it got to being super highly evolved very fast. That's why panspermia is so attractive."

If panspermia is indeed a thing, then any life-forms we find on Mars - or anywhere else in our solar system - will likely be related to us, Ruvkun and others have reasoned. That is, such organisms will use DNA or RNA as their genetic molecule. So, we should go hunt for this stuff.

"It seems really idiotic to not look for DNA on Mars," Ruvkun said during his talk. "It's an experiment that's worth doing, we would say."

Related: Ancient Mars Could Have Supported Life (Photos)

Not just Mars

Mars isn't the only place in our solar system where alien life might flourish today. Indeed, most astrobiologists would put the Red Planet down the list a bit, behind the Jupiter moon Europa and the Saturn satellites Enceladus and Titan.

Europa and Enceladus harbor deep oceans of salty liquid water beneath their icy shells. Titan is thought to have a buried water ocean as well, and it also sports lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons on its surface. (NASA is developing an ocean-characterizing Europa flyby mission that will launch in the early to mid-2020s. The agency also aims to send a life-hunting lander to the moon's surface in the near future. And a Titan mission is one of two finalists for a NASA "New Frontiers" launch in 2025, along with a comet sample-return project. We should learn which one NASA picks by the end of the year.)

Even hellish Venus, a climate-change cautionary tale for Earth, might still harbor some habitable redoubts, scientists say.

Like Mars, Venus once had plentiful surface water, but a runaway greenhouse effect baked the stuff away and left the planet with surface temperatures high enough to melt lead. However, conditions appear to be pretty clement about 30 miles (50 km) above the Venusian surface.

Penny Boston, director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute at the agency's Ames Research Center in California, said she thinks the chances of modern-day Venus life are low because of the "dewatering" of the planet.

Regardless, the possible existence of cloud-dwelling life on Venus "definitely needs to be interrogated," Boston said during the same Breakthrough Discuss panel discussion.
Original article on Space.com.

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The United States has seized a North Korean cargo ship, alleging sanctions violations by the country, the Justice Department said Thursday.The seizure is likely to heighten the tensions between the two countries

The ship, the M/V Wise Honest, was used to haul valuable coal from North Korea that was sold in other countries, including China, according to the Justice Department. The US and the United Nations have said that North Korea has used illicit sales of its coal to fund the country's nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles program.

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North Carolina man arrested in murder of Hollywood TV producer

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A University of Georgia track and field athlete was impaled by a javelin he fell onto during practice, according to reports. Freshman sprinter Elija Godwin backed into a javelin that was planted into the ground as he was doing backwards running drills on Tuesday afternoon.

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A University of Georgia track and field athlete was impaled by a javelin he fell onto during practice, according to reports.

Freshman sprinter Elija Godwin backed into a javelin that was planted into the ground as he was doing backwards running drills on Tuesday afternoon, ABC Atlanta affiliate WSB-TV.

The puncture wound was 5 to 6 inches deep, DawgNation reported, citing a police report. The javelin had been "left on the ground at an angle," according to the site, which covers University of Georgia (UGA) athletics.

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The rear portion of the javelin is the side that pierced Godwin in the midle of his back, according to DawgNation.

Doctors at the Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center had to perform surgery to remove the javelin, which pierced Godwin's lung, his mother, Ginger Luby, told WSB-TV. Doctors placed a camera in his body to make sure all of his other organs were functioning properly and discovered that his lung was the only organ that was hit, Luby said.

Godwin is currently in stable condition at the hospital. Luby said she hopes he can run with the team again within the next few months.

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University of Georgia men's track coach Petros Kyprianou told DawgNation that the team expects Godwin to have a "quick recovery."

UGA Director of Sports Ron Courson expressed appreciation to those of aided Elija "so quickly and efficiently" in a statement.

"Special thanks to our sports medicine staff, UGA Police Department, Athens-Clarke County Fire-Rescue, National EMS, and Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center," Courson said.

A spokeswoman for the University of Georgia did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment.

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At least four adults have been transported to the hospital following an explosion at a gas station in Buena Vista, Virginia, according to Virginia State Police.

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Beijing has rejected US accusations that the Chinese government has detained large numbers of Muslims in the Xinjiang region in what former detainees describe as re-education centers with prison-like conditions.

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Beijing has rejected US accusations that the Chinese government has detained large numbers of Muslims in the Xinjiang region in what former detainees describe as re-education centers with prison-like conditions. CNN's Matt Rivers investigates.

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Colorado school shooting suspects to hear list of charges in court next week

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CNN 2 hrs ago By Steve Almasy, CNN

The two teenage suspects in the deadly mass shooting at a Colorado charter school will appear in court next week to hear the charges against them.

George Brauchler, district attorney for Douglas and other counties, has said 18-year-old Devon Erickson and 16-year-old Alec McKinney, both students at the school, will face murder, attempted murder and perhaps other charges.

"My heart goes out not just to the victims in this case, but there are those that won't be classified as victims that are feeling it ... right now. Moms and dads looking at each other making decisions about whether or not to send their kids to school in one of the greatest school districts in the country because they don't feel safe," Brauchler said Wednesday.

The suspects' hearings initially were scheduled for Friday afternoon but have been moved to Wednesday morning, the district attorney's office said.

Brauchler is considering charging McKinney as an adult, he said.

Authorities initially described McKinney as female. But the suspect's lawyer said in court that the 16-year-old goes by the first name Alec and uses the pronoun "he," Colorado Judicial Department spokesman Rob McCallum said.

One student was killed while trying to take down one of the suspects and eight other students were wounded in Tuesday shooting at the STEM School Highlands Ranch.

The tragedy Tuesday at the school marked the latest blow to a community that has already endured a rash of mass shootings -- including Columbine High School and the Aurora movie theater.

Students struggling to cope after the shooting

Chris Elledge should be looking forward to finishing his freshman year and enjoying summer break.

Instead, he and hundreds of other students are struggling to cope with the mass shooting that killed a young hero and wounded eight others at their Colorado school.

"It's just scary not knowing what's going to come next," the 15-year-old said.

"How I was feeling in the moment is too horrible to remember. And I can't imagine anyone who had to go through that in the past week or in the past year or whoever's had to go through a shooting like what happened here."

Newly obtained documents show the Douglas County School District had urged the STEM school to investigate allegations of violence and bullying that an anonymous parent feared could lead to "a repeat of Columbine."

Five months before Tuesday's attack, a parent called the county Board of Education to express "concerns about student violence," according to a school district letter obtained by CNN.

The parent cited an alleged bomb threat and student clashes as evidence that the school could become the site of another Columbine-style attack, according to the letter. She also made about a dozen other allegations against the school, including a claim that "money is being sent to China and Mexico."

In response, Douglas County School District official Daniel Winsor wrote a letter to the school's executive director, Penelope Eucker. He asked her to investigate the parent's concerns, including claims that "many students are suicidal and violent in school. Several students have reported sexual assault in school and that nothing is being done."

"The concerns expressed by this individual are very serious and need to be looked into to the extent possible. Please keep (the district) apprised of your investigation and conclusions," Winsor wrote.

Parent was sued for 'defamatory statements'

Eucker followed up with a letter to parents in February, disputing many of the anonymous parent's claims.

Her letter said allegations against the school's administration were investigated but could not be substantiated. But the letter did not address the concerned parent's claims that the environment could lead to severe student violence.

Instead, the letter said the district sued the anonymous parent, "Jane Doe," for spreading what they called "defamatory statements" about the school.

Court documents confirm this lawsuit was filed in January.

In a statement issued by a public relations firm, Eucker said the school's administrative team contacted 2,800 parents.

"STEM did not receive responses from any parents or students with information about these allegations," Eucker said. "While STEM took the allegations seriously, our investigation revealed no evidence to support any of the allegations raised in the anonymous complaint."

Winsor could not be immediately reached for comment. CNN has not been able to verify the parent's allegations, including the alleged bomb threat, with law enforcement.

Student recalls shooter screaming threats

Vivaan Kalura, 12, was in math class when he and his classmates heard screaming and thudding.

"I'm pretty sure the shooter said, 'Shut up or I'll shoot all of you,'" he told "CNN Newsroom."

He said everyone in the class began to cry.

Behind their locked classroom door, the students and their teacher could hear law enforcement officers and the shooter.

An officer said two people were shot, Vivaan recalled, "and then everyone just kind of lost it."

Vivaan said he is still scared by Tuesday's events.

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CNN 2 hrs ago By Steve Almasy, CNN The two teenage suspects in the deadly mass shooting at a Colorado charter school will appear in court next week to hear the charges against them. George Brauchler, district attorney for Douglas and other counties, has said 18-year-old Devon Erickson and 16-year-old Alec McKinney, both students at the school, will face murder, attempted murder and perhaps other charges.

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Bodycam footage released Thursday by the Oxnard Police Department in California shows a 17-year-old girl apologizing to officers after she was shot three times. Armed with a 12-inch chef's knife, the teen, whose identity was not revealed and whose faced is blurred in the footage, kept walking toward Officer Timothy Roberts, who backed away from her multiple times, repeatedly asking her drop the weapon.

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Bodycam footage released Thursday by the Oxnard Police Department in California shows a 17-year-old girl apologizing to officers after she was shot three times.

Armed with a 12-inch chef's knife, the teen, whose identity was not revealed and whose faced is blurred in the footage, kept walking toward Officer Timothy Roberts, who backed away from her multiple times, repeatedly asking her drop the weapon.

"Put it down," he said. "Don't reach for the knife."

"What happens if I reach for it?" she asked.

"Then," Roberts said, "something bad is going to happen. Put the knife down."

Roberts is heard on the bodycam footage requesting expedited backup.

"Suspect is armed with a knife and threatening with it," he said into his radio. To the girl: "Drop it!"

"No," she responded. "Shoot me. I've been waiting all day. I've been waiting. Come on."

She kept walking toward Roberts.

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"I'm backing up westbound," Roberts said into his radio. "She's still armed with the knife, refusing to drop it."

Suddenly, the teen appears to quicken her pace toward the officer, who fires three shots, all of which hit the target.

Roberts calls for an EMS unit, and he and an accompanying officer immediately began performing first aid.

"I'm so sorry," said the girl, doubled up on the ground.

The incident occurred May 3. The girl still was hospitalized as of Thursday, according to the Oxnard Police Department statement.

Roberts, per department policy, was placed on administrative leave as the investigation into the incident continues.

A second officer responding to the scene, near a Carl's Jr. in the 400 block of North Rose Avenue, police said, was preparing a "beanbag" shotgun to subdue the girl when she started toward Roberts and he fired his gun.

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Bodycam footage released Thursday by the Oxnard Police Department in California shows a 17-year-old girl apologizing to officers after she was shot three times. Armed with a 12-inch chef's knife, the teen, whose identity was not revealed and whose faced is blurred in the footage, kept walking toward Officer Timothy Roberts, who backed away from her multiple times, repeatedly asking her drop the weapon.

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The Minnesota Vikings could trade TE Kyle Rudolph to give their newly drafted TE, Irv Smith Jr.

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When the Minnesota Vikings grabbed 20-year-old tight end Irv Smith Jr. in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Kyle Rudolph's name was immediately reported to be on the chopping block.

Now the veteran tight end is on the trade block.

Rudolph is a potential trade candidate out of Minnesota after extension talks between him and the Vikings broke down on Friday morning, sources told NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport. There is interest in Rudolph's services around the league, Rapoport added.

Entering the final year of a five-year extension signed in 2014, Rudolph is owed around $7.6 million in 2019, making him the Vikings' fifth-highest paid offensive player behind Kirk Cousins, Stefon Diggs, Riley Reiff and Adam Thielen.

Rudolph, soon to be 30 years old, hasn't missed a game since midway through the 2014 season and hasn't seen his production dip too much in recent years. The tight end reeled in 64 catches for 634 yards and four scores in 2018, and Rudolph made a Pro Bowl appearance in 2017.

But the demand for pass-catching tight ends in high league-wide, and with Smith in tow, Minnesota now has a surplus. Aside from Smith, the Vikings also employ David Morgan, Tyler Conklin, Cole Hikutini and Brandon Dillon at the position.

Since entering the league as a second-round pick in 2011, Rudolph ranks fourth among all tight ends in receiving scores (41), 10th in receptions (386)and 12th in receiving yards (3,787).

Rudolph is still a more than capable starting tight in this league. But if Minnesota doesn't want him, or doesn't want to pay him, then the Vikings need to send him to a team that is willing to shell out top-five tight end money ($7.6M) for Rudolph in 2019 and/or agree to his extension demands.

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Vikings could trade Kyle Rudolph after talks break off

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NFL teams won't release good players without reason. Mitigating factors prompt such action. More often than not, a burdensome contract causes the organization to move on from an established veteran.

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NFL Brent Sobleski @@brentsobleski NFL Analyst

Follow the money. The statement is as true in professional football as any other walk of life.

NFL teams won't release good players without reason. Mitigating factors prompt such action. More often than not, a burdensome contract causes the organization to move on from an established veteran.

Age, injuries, declining play and roster construction must be considered, but a player's release only makes sense if the financials are in the team's favor.

For example, the Jacksonville Jaguars haven't been thrilled with the work habits of certain star players. The organization might entertain the idea of moving on from one or two, but that would have to be accomplished via trade.

Leonard Fournette accounts for $7.4 million of this year's salary cap. Hypothetically, Jacksonville could cut the running back, and the previous number would increase to $8.94 million. This is known as dead money. The organization already paid the individual his guaranteed money, but NFL accounting allows the numbers to be spread over multiple years.

Other contracts are far more manageable and will lead to quality performers hitting the market. Each team has at least one talented player of note on the chopping block.

The numbers have to make sense, though. Otherwise, an organization should-and most likely will-cut a quality player.

After all, it's a business.

Baltimore Ravens cornerback Brandon Carr is an iron man. He's started every single game during his 11 -year career. Eventually, the streak will end. It may not happen this year, but that doesn't mean he'll still be on the Ravens roster.

Baltimore can slash Carr's $7 million salary-cap hit in half this season by cutting the veteran defender.

General manager Eric DeCosta told reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine he "would expect [Carr] to be back."

Even so, a move should be considered since the Ravens already have two starting-caliber, younger options in Jimmy Smith and Marlon Humphrey. Tavon Young is set at nickel corner. The organization also drafted Anthony Averett and Iman Marshall the last two years to provide depth.

Carr can still contribute, but the Ravens may prefer to move forward with a younger core while saving some valuable salary-cap space.

The Cleveland Browns are a year away from an easier path to significant roster movement. Linebacker Christian Kirksey, right tackle Chris Hubbard and nickel corner Travis Carrie carry too much dead money to make that happen this season, though.

Currently, JC Tretter is in the final season of a three-year, $16.75 million deal. The Browns could save $5.75 million by cutting their starting center.

The idea of moving on from two-thirds of an offensive interior counted among the league's best last season seems foolish. Cleveland ranked first with the lowest knockdown percentage between Weeks 9-17, per Pro Football Focus' John Kosko. But the Browns have ready-made replacements on the roster at right guard and center.

Austin Corbett is prepared to replace Kevin Zeitler. General manager John Dorsey also signed Eric Kush on the first day of free agency. Kush came into the league as a center and could replace Tretter if the Browns are comfortable with the versatile blocker.

Grandiose plans of how to properly utilize Dallas Cowboys wide receiver/web-back Tavon Austin faded by season's end.

Including the playoffs, Austin touched the ball 32 total times last season.

Dallas re-signed the 2013 eighth overall pick to a one-year, $1.75 million contract this offseason, but the deal only includes $500,000 in guaranteed money. Austin is now an afterthought in an offense that features Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup, Randall Cobb and Allen Hurns (if he returns from a serious ankle injury suffered in January).

Contract demands can cause a rift between a player and his team. Chris Harris Jr. is one of the league's premier cornerbacks and wants an extension. The Denver Broncos aren't receptive to the idea.

Well, the first wave of free agency came and went, and no progress has been made. Instead, Harris became the object of trade rumors.

At this point, the Broncos have three options since Harris doesn't plan to budge on his demands, according to ESPN's Josina Anderson. Denver can pay, trade or release its best defensive back.

If he's released, the Broncos would recoup $7.9 million in salary-cap space.

Very few left tackle options existed on this year's free-agent market. Once the Oakland Raiders signed Trent Brown to the richest deal for an offensive lineman in NFL history, no other top options were available.

The Houston Texans, who allowed quarterback Deshaun Watson to be sacked a league-high 62 times last season, were left scouring the scrapheap and found Matt Kalil after the Carolina Panthers released the 29-year-old blocker.

Kalil isn't guaranteed a roster spot even after he signed a one-year, $7.5 million contract. The actual guarantees are worth only $2.25 million.

Meanwhile, the Texans drafted a pair of offensive tackles among their first three selections. Both Tytus Howard and Max Scharping could contend for starting spots. Kalil is nothing more than a cut-rate insurance policy in case the rookies aren't ready.

The Kansas City Chiefs are slow-playing Tyreek Hill's legal troubles, presumably hoping he can return and help the team. Instead, they should do the right thing and release the wide receiver.

This is no longer about football; it's about a player with an alleged history of mental and physical abuse.

Five years ago, Stillwater police arrested Hill on domestic abuse charges for allegedly punching and choking his pregnant girlfriend. Eventually, the conviction was dismissed and ordered expunged once Hill completed probation requirements.

After prosecutors decided they couldn't determine who was responsible for Hill's three-year-old son suffering a broken arm in a March, disturbing audio recording was released of Hill discussing the injury with fiancee Crystal Espinal, the mother of the child. Authorities subsequently reopened the case.

Hill already received a second chance. The Chiefs already drafted his potential replacement in Mecole Hardman.

There's no reason why he should still be on Kansas City's roster.

A player can get caught up in the numbers, and two numbers are holding back Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Jatavis Brown.

Four starting-caliber linebackers are on the Chargers roster before counting Brown. Denzel Perryman, Kyzir White, Uchenna Nwosu and free-agent addition Thomas Davis provide them with plenty of multi-skilled linebackers. That number doesn't even include this year's fourth- and sixth-round picks, Drue Tranquill and Emeke Egbule.

Three injuries prevented Brown from becoming a full-time starter. Each year, a knee or ankle injury slowed the 2016 fifth-round draft pick. As a result, the Chargers front office placed a priority on the position and may have left Brown without a roster spot.

The fact Los Angeles could cut the fourth-year defender and save $2.03 million doesn't help his case.

The Miami Dolphins' DeVante Parker never took advantage of allotted opportunities from two previous staffs under head coaches Joe Philbin and Adam Gase. He'll get another chance with Brian Flores now leading the way.

Like any player with a new coaching staff, Parker is excited about a "fresh start," per the Miami Herald's Barry Jackson.

"They have confidence in me again, have trust in me, have faith in me to sign me back again," he said.

But the opportunity cuts both ways. The new staff isn't beholden to a former first-round pick. If he doesn't progress, it has no reason to keep him.

Currently, Albert Wilson and Kenny Stills are the Dolphins' top targets. A free-for-all between Parker, Jakeem Grant, Isaiah Ford, Brice Butler, Ricardo Louis and Preston Williams for roster spots will ensue.

The New York Jets are in a bind with 2016 first-round pick Darron Lee.

"They would love to trade Lee, but the rest of the league knows the Jets want to move him and are unlikely to make a trade when they expect the Jets could eventually release him," Brian Costello of the New York Post reported.

C.J. Mosley will man the middle of the Jets defense after signing a five-year, $85 million free-agent deal. Avery Williamson and Jordan Jenkins are still on the roster as well. Lee is the odd man out, despite his natural speed and athleticism.

The Jets didn't bypass Lee's rookie fifth-year option to retain him beyond this season. Interested teams may still consider a trade for the linebacker's services and take on only $1.84 million in base salary. But there's no reason to rush if the Jets plan to release the fourth-year defender at a salary-cap savings of $1.8 million.

Actions speak louder than words, and the Oakland Raiders presented a perfect example. The organization declined Karl Joseph's rookie fifth-year option last week.

It kind of does.

Gruden's words would have some merit if the Raiders didn't select another safety, Johnathan Abram, with the 27th overall pick in April's draft. But they did. Joseph's skill set is redundant with Abram's, and the franchise already signed Lamarcus Joyner to play free safety at the start of free agency.

A trade remains a possibility since Joseph holds an affordable cap number at $3.78 million. Or the Raiders could release the safety without worrying about a long-term deal.

The rumblings of the Washington Redskins' readiness to move on from cornerback Josh Norman started last year.

"I hear that Norman hates the front office and would want to leave anyway," a personnel director told CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora at the time. "Something could happen there."

Financially, the possibility would make far more sense this year since the organization could recoup $8.5 million in salary-cap space by cutting the 31-year-old cornerback.

Norman remains a solid cover corner, but he hasn't lived up the status of being a 2015 first-team All-Pro despite Washington giving him the league's most lucrative cornerback contract.

Washington isn't bereft of secondary talent beyond Norman. Quinton Dunbar, Fabian Moreau, Greg Stroman, the recently signed Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and rookie Jimmy Moreland should form a solid cornerback rotation with safety Landon Collins taking over as the unit's leader.
*All contract and salary-cap numbers courtesy of Spotrac.

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The Best Player Who Could Be Cut from Every NFL Roster This Offseason

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A model has shared an incredibly distressing video of herself having a panic attack in a bid to raise awareness of mental health issues. Kharina Kharuddin, who has 93,000 followers on Instagram, uploaded the clip where it’s since been viewed more than 168,000 times.  Kharuddin, who's Malaysian-American, regularly shares photos of herself in bikinis in exotic locations, claimed the incident was one of “the worst” panic attacks of her life.

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A model has shared an incredibly distressing video of herself having a panic attack in a bid to raise awareness of mental health issues. Kharina Kharuddin, who has 93,000 followers on Instagram, uploaded the clip where it's since been viewed more than 168,000 times.

Kharuddin, who's Malaysian-American, regularly shares photos of herself in bikinis in exotic locations, claimed the incident was one of "the worst" panic attacks of her life.

The travel blogger said she wanted to share it to show people the other side of her life, which isn't documented on Instagram.
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The 21-year-old wrote: "No, this is NOT an act, this is REAL LIFE. This was me earlier having one of THE WORST panic attacks I'd ever had that happened to be caught on camera.

"I'm posting this not for attention or sympathy, but because I have been given this platform on instagram and would like to do some good with it," she said.

"You guys see most of my life as rainbows and sunshine (cuz no one likes to post the bad parts anyways), however this is my reality.

"Constantly having anxiety and being fine one minute, and like this the next."

In the clip, which was filmed in Malaysia, she can be heard wheezing as she shakes, claiming she can't feel her arms or her mouth.

As she tries to catch her breath, her mom - who is thankfully with her - tries to calm her down by breathing with her.

Kharuddin still struggles for breath as she says: "I've never felt like this before."

Writing in the caption, the former actress explains she shared the video in a bid to raise awareness about mental health because "it's real."
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She continued: "I didn't choose this, I do not want it, and it's a horrible thing to be constantly fighting a battle no one knows about or sees that's in your head 24/7 and constantly feeling like a crazy person. It burdens not only you, but the people around you & yet all you can do is apologize when you yourself don't even want it which is one of the worst feelings ever."

"If I can enlighten even 1 person by posting this, I'll be happy and will feel like I have used this platform to do something useful & good instead of just for selfish nonsensical reasons."

People have praised Kharuddin for her honesty, with her post racking up hundreds of comments.

One person said: "You don't even know how many people you helped out here!"

Another wrote: "Thank you for bringing this out there even if it was so hard to watch cause it hits so close to home."

A third said: "I came here to tell you that 'you are brave and strong' and I have been having panic attack so I know how you are feeling!"
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Model shares video of herself having a panic attack to raise awareness about anxiety

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A model has shared an incredibly distressing video of herself having a panic attack in a bid to raise awareness of mental health issues. Kharina Kharuddin, who has 93,000 followers on Instagram, uploaded the clip where it's since been viewed more than 168,000 times.