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Senate committee will hear from Ohio teen who rebelled against parents by getting vaccinated

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A Senate committee will hear from Ohio teen Ethan Lindenberger, who used Reddit to find out if and how he could finally receive standard vaccinations when he turned 18.

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American accused of spying in Russia speaks for first time since being jailed

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Paul Whelan said he was not receiving letters from his family but that he was feeling "fine."

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An Uber driver in Queens was the luckiest guy in New York City on Thursday.

Mahboob Lodhi, who said he had just gotten off a shift working as for the car-share company, was cruising through Woodside in the city's largest borough when a large plank fell from elevated subway tracks above him and speared right through his windshield.

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Uber driver narrowly avoids tragedy as wood plank spears windshield after falling from subway platform

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empire cast member will be removed from the last two episodes of empire because of his case

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Jussie Smollett will be removed from final two episodes of 'Empire'

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Jussie Smollett returned to the "Empire" set after being charged for allegedly filing a false report. He maintained his innocence to his castmates, a source said.

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Experts share their predictions on who will win the Academy Awards

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Oscars 2019: Experts share their predictions on who will win the Academy Awards

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Oscars 2019 experts share their predictions on who will win the Academy Awards.

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At least 14 people had been shot in Baltimore. Five of those who died from gunshot wounds in a series of shootings in a span of 24 hours

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Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger is worried about the offense this coming season because we will ont have leveon bell and star WR all pro antonio brown.

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Let's say you're a Steelers fan.

Chances are you are angry with Antonio Brown.

You think he was a me-first guy. You think he destroyed the locker room. You believe he was an egotistical jerk. You're glad he's likely played his last game for the franchise. Good riddance, you say.

Chances are you are done with Le'Veon Bell, too.

You hate that he sat out last season because he wanted a bigger payday. You believe he's another me-first egomaniac. You're more than ready to tell him, "Don't let the Terrible Towel hit you on the way out the door, Le'Veon."

This is not how every Steelers fan feels, but it's not a stretch to believe many of them do. For a time, they may even be glad the team is fully in the hands of Ben Roethlisberger. As Pittsburgh GM Kevin Colbert told reporters Wednesday, Roethlisberger is now the Steelers' "unquestioned leader."

But is that a good thing?

What the Steelers are doing this offseason may represent one of the riskiest offseason plans any modern franchise has undertaken. Rarely does a team dump two superstars in one offseason.

It's the equivalent of the Patriots parting ways with Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman. It means Pittsburgh is going all-in on Roethlisberger, and while he is a seasoned player, and future Hall of Famer, there are still potential problems with this strategy.

There are some NFL assistant coaches who believe Roethlisberger can carry a team the way Russell Wilson does, and there are some who think Bell and Brown carried Roethlisberger, and with their departures, the quarterback will be exposed.

Let's tackle the second part first, as we have some evidence for that argument.
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Brown is one of the greatest receivers of his generation. He's tied with Marvin Harrison and Brandon Marshall for the most seasons with at least 100 catches and 10 receiving scores in league history, according to ESPN Stats & Info. His four such seasons best Jerry Rice's three.

Bell had a similar impact, and the combination of Bell and Brown at times proved devastating. During one January 2017 playoff game against the Dolphins, the two combined for 36 touches, 298 total yards and four touchdowns.

Despite the impression that Brown (and Bell to some degree) are divas (reputations that were somewhat justified), both players also are seen as relentlessly hard workers.

"Le'Veon is a guy that's totally into football," former Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley said this week on SiriusXM NFL Radio. "He'd sit by my office before the team meeting in the morning and have his iPad out, watching tape."

Haley added that Brown was the hardest-working player he's ever coached in his 24 years in the NFL.

"AB is arguably the hardest worker I've ever been around," Haley said. "It comes through his competitive nature, desire. ... You could never ask anything more of that guy. He wanted to do it all, all the time. What more could you ask for?"

Now for the hard part: Can Roethlisberger transform what the Steelers have left into what they have been in the Ben-Bell-Brown era? The team thinks so.

He did throw for more than 5,000 yards and had a passer rating of 96.5 last season, his highest since 2014. And while no one would confuse the production of receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and running back James Conner with Brown and Bell, both had their moments last season, showing at least enough to think they could provide a reasonable facsimile of what Brown and Bell offered.

Still, it's also true that Roethlisberger has had double-digit interceptions for four straight years. And while Smith-Schuster is talented, he and Roethlisberger now won't have the benefit of Brown getting constant double-teams. As for Conner, though he did run for more than 100 yards five times last season, he also produced five games with 60 rushing yards or fewer.
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Then, finally, there is the huge black and gold elephant in the room, and that's Roethlisberger's leadership skills. Former teammates have characterized him as a poor teammate. Former Steeler and future Hall of Famer Hines Ward said Roethlisberger "should know better" than to openly criticize teammates, as Roethlisberger has done on more than a few occasions. If Colbert's recent comments exalting his QB are any indication, though, the team doesn't seem to have a problem with Roethlisberger's approach with a roster Colbert described as "kids" working under the soon-to-be 37-year-old.

With Brown and Bell on the team, Roethlisberger's leadership was tempered by other spheres of influence in the locker room. Without them, it's all on Roethlisberger. The Steelers seem happy with this.

But the question is...

...should they be?
Mike Freeman covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter: @mikefreemanNFL.

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Steelers Happy to Let Big Ben Lead Them, but They May Not Be for Long

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Joe Sargent/Getty Images Let's say you're a Steelers fan. Chances are you are angry with Antonio Brown. You think he was a me-first guy. You think he destroyed the locker room. You believe he was an egotistical jerk. You're glad he's likely played his last game for the franchise.

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Jussie Smolett is to be removed from the final two episodes of Empire after he was charged with a felony this week. The actor allegedly paid two men to stage at attack on him for $3,500.

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Jussie Smollett’s character cut from season’s final 2 episodes of ‘Empire’ | CNN

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Jussie Smollett’s character has been cut from the final two episodes of the current season of ‘Empire’ following his arrest this week. The decision, producers said, was made to “avoid further disruption on set.”

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Jussie Smollett’s character has been cut from the final two episodes of the current season of ‘Empire’ following his arrest this week. The decision, producers said, was made to “avoid further disruption on set.”

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Empire actor Jussie Smollett will be removed from the last 2 episodes of the show because of his false allegations of an attack.

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Jussie Smollett will be removed from final two episodes of 'Empire'

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Jussie Smollett returned to the "Empire" set after being charged for allegedly filing a false report. He maintained his innocence to his castmates, a source said.

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A woman is reportedly trying to find a designer who will make her a handbag out of her own skin from her amputated leg.

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A woman is reportedly trying to find a designer who will make her a handbag out of her own skin from her amputated leg.

Joan, who did not provide her last name, from Manchester, England, is said to have posted the bizarre request online, called "my leg handbag." The 55-year-old revealed she had peripheral arterial disease, and it was "looking very likely" she was going to have her lower left leg amputated.

But rather than say goodbye to her limb forever, Joan wants to turn it into a purse.

She posted a request online on Sewport, reaching out to designers through the custom clothing platform who might be willing to take on the project, which she has budgeted about $3,900 for.

"I was reading about the human waste scandal where they just dumped body parts in a dump to rot and I don't want that to happen to me," Joan said. So after chatting about leather with a friend, she had a "lightbulb moment".
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"Can I use my amputated leg to create something beautiful and useful?" she recalled thinking.

After discussing with the hospital whether she could keep her leg, their reaction has been "positive" so Joan is trying to find someone willing to take on the job.

"I'd like a professional already lined up to make it into a handbag. I'm thinking medium-sized handbag with a short strap and a section down the middle that will be made from my skin and the rest will be made with another material," she said.

Joan had made a few sketches of what she had in mind, adding she thought a handbag "is the most logical route to go down."

"It's basically the same as a leather handbag but this one is with my skin, it belongs to me why not?" she said. "From my own research, the person making this handbag will need to know how to preserve skin like with animal/leather products."
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But she acknowledged how bizarre her request was, saying: "I know it's a bit odd and gross, and some people might think I'm crazy, but it's my leg, and I can't bear the thought of it being left to rot somewhere. It's part of me and I want to keep it."

Although she signed off by saying her family "weren't happy" with her idea.

The request was posted on Sewport.com, who confirmed they'd reached out to Joan personally.
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"We've never come across a designer wanting to make a handbag from her own skin. After corresponding with her, it came to light that she got in touch with us after seeing the request from the lady who wanted the dress made from her Mother's hair, and was inspired to do something similar. Before you say 'ew gross!', we've spoken with the woman and her reasoning behind it is actually understandable and very personal," Sewport said.

"We thought who are we judge? The designer in question is desperate and struggling to find a professional who can help her, we've helped mock-up designs," the company added.
This story originally appeared on The Sun. Read more content from The Sun here.

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Woman hopes to make 'leather handbag' with skin from her amputated leg

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A woman is reportedly trying to find a designer who will make her a handbag out of her own skin from her amputated leg. Joan, who did not provide her last name, from Manchester, England, is said to have posted the bizarre request online, called "my leg handbag."

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House Democrats on Friday took the first step in a long-shot bid to stop President Trump's national emergency declaration aimed at getting more money to build his proposed border wall after congressional Democrats refused to give it to him.

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Democrats launch bid to scuttle Trump's national emergency over border wall funding

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House Democrats launched a measure Friday to terminate President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to get more money for his proposed border wall.

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At least 14 people had been shot in Baltimore. Five of those who died from gunshot wounds in a series of shootings that began at 8:30 a.m.

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In a span of 24 hours, Baltimore was reeling from one of its most violent days in recent memory.

At least 14 people had been shot, including five of those who died from gunshot wounds in a series of shootings that began at 8:30 a.m. Thursday and ended at 3 a.m. Friday.
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"It's a very violent day," Baltimore City Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said, according to CBS Baltimore. Harrison had just taken over as acting commissioner Feb. 11.

The first shooting occurred at around 8:30 a.m. Thursday when officers responding to reports of shots fired found a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the neck, police said. Emergency responders on the scene later pronounced the man dead.

Less than two hours later, officers responded to a report of a gunshot victim who walked into a Baltimore County hospital. The 37-year-old male had a gunshot wound to the neck and police said the man was in critical condition.

Just before 3 p.m., another walk-in shooting victim was reported at a nearby hospital. The man suffered a gunshot wound to the arm. The person told police he was shot by an unknown suspect and then drove himself to the hospital.

Forty minutes later, officers responded to a report of more walk-in shooting victims at a hospital. An adult male later succumbed to his injuries and a 27-year-old woman was treated for her wounds. Police believe both were victims of a shooting.

At about 6:15 p.m. police officers on patrol heard gunfire and went to investigate. Over the course of their investigation, they found five gunshot victims. One person died from their injuries. Just after 7:30 p.m., police discovered a 39-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his body who later died at a hospital.

Just before 9 p.m., officers responding to gunfire found a 42-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his back. The man was taken to a hospital and was expected to survive.

Early Friday, police were investigating two more shootings. A 38-year-old man died after getting shot in the abdomen and a 55-year-old man was shot in the wrist in an apparent attempted robbery.

Thursday and Friday's shootings were just a snapshot of the violence that has plagued the city. More than 300 people have been killed in the city each of the last four years, the Baltimore Sun reported.
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Homicides have reportedly been up 10 percent year-over-year.

"People are tired of the violence," Harrison said. "What happened today is totally unacceptable."

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In a span of 24 hours, Baltimore was reeling from one of its most violent days in recent memory. At least 14 people had been shot, including five of those who died from gunshot wounds in a series of shootings that began at 8:30 a.m. Thursday and ended at 3 a.m.

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A Texas middle school student was arrested for bringing a blade to school.The principle caught the student with blade

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Texas student arrested for bringing blade, 'hit list' to middle school

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The student was caught with a 8 inch blade that was large enough to cut a tree branch.

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A new study finds that a zebra's stripes protect the animal from blood-sucking insects, as well as acting as camouflage.

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A car was speeding down a sidewalk and ran into a pole.

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A former University of Kansas volunteer volleyball coach stole a female player's underwear, and stored them in a container labeled "roughly 40-drawer" the police also found other player's underwear in containers.

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A former University of Kansas volunteer volleyball coach was arrested earlier this month for allegedly stealing dozens of pairs of underwear from female players and cataloging them in his home, authorities said.

Lawrence police say they searched the home of Skyler N. Yee, 23, earlier this month after linking him to a series of break-ins on campus. Police said they found a "roughly 40-drawer" plastic storage container, labeled with the names of current and former players. A pair of underwear was found in each labeled drawer.
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Another container held more pairs of women's underwear, the Lawrence Journal-World reported. Also found were pink high heels, boots, a sundress and a jumpsuit -- other belongings that players had reported missing.

Police further recovered items from unidentified owners, including more stolen underwear, bras, Halloween costumes, jewelry, and sex toys, according to the paper.

Investigators told the paper they believed that Yee did not steal the items for financial gain, but rather for "his own motivation." The alleged thefts had begun in December 2017 and continued for more than a year, police said.
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Yee, who resigned his post in mid-January, was charged with 15 counts of burglary, property damage and theft, the paper reported.

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Volleyball coach stole female players' underwear, stored it in labeled container drawers, police say

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A former University of Kansas volunteer volleyball coach was arrested earlier this month for allegedly stealing dozens of pairs of underwear from female players and cataloging them in his home, authorities said. Lawrence police say they searched the home of Skyler N. Yee, 23, earlier this month after linking him to a series of break-ins on campus.