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Billion-dollar wastes of money: From disused stadiums to deserted airports

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The Chinese actress Fan Bingbing, who has been silent for several months, has resurfaced, owing $130 million because of tax evasion. She admitted to using "Ying Yang" contracts, and feels bad about what she did.

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After months of silence, actress Fan Bingbing has published an apology to the Chinese communist state and the public on social media while addressing reports of tax evasion.

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Police are building up their presence in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood after two men were shot dead one day after another, apparently by the same gunman who wore a mask in the first shooting, authorities said.

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Police are building up their presence in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood after two men were shot dead one day after another, apparently by the same gunman who wore a mask in the first shooting, authorities said.

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Police determined that the Sunday and Monday slayings were committed with the same weapon and likely by the same individual, authorities said. Investigators are pleading with the public to help find the suspect.

In the first attack, a man was walking his dog Sunday when a suspect in a mask approached and shot him dead, police said. The victim, 73-year-old Douglass Watts, had a gunshot wound to the head, ABC Chicago station WLS-TV reported.

The next day, just blocks away, Eliyahu Moscowitz, 24, was fatally shot in the head, according to WLS.

Superintendent announces two recent murders in Rogers Park are linked by ballistic evidence. Sunday's homicide and yesterday's murder were committed with the same weapon by likely the same individual pic.twitter.com/YgMtnCrEij
- Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) October 2, 2018

The shootings appeared to be random, police said, adding that nothing was taken from either victim and the motive unclear.

"There's nothing that leads us to believe these two individuals are connected in any way," police said Tuesday.

Police were still reviewing surveillance video of Monday's killing, authorities said Tuesday, so it was unclear whether the suspect wore a mask in the second killing.

Chicago Police Department

"Today we're mourning the loss of two Rogers Park residents," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said at a Tuesday news conference. "Two men, different ages and backgrounds, whose lives ended with the same gun used. The deaths were senseless and tragic. As a city, our hearts especially go out to their families whose own lives have been torn apart."

Lakewood Chapel Pastor John Elleson, who saw Moscowitz's body after the shooting, told WLS, "He is laying there with the rain coming down. And if it was my son or my relative, I would just want someone to stand with them during this time. ... I just find my heart breaking."

The Chicago office of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said it "will use all available resources" to help solve the killings.

"Your safety is our main concern," ATF Chicago tweeted. "If you know something, say something."

Emanuel called Rogers Park residents strong and resilient and assured them, "your city is standing with you."

"The person or persons responsible will be brought to justice," police vowed at Tuesday's news conference. "There's someone out there who knows who this person is. Whether it's a family member, a friend, a trusted loved one, we need you to do the right thing and call the police."

Anyone with information can call the police at (312) 744-8200.

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Police are building up their presence in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood after two men were shot dead one day after another, apparently by the same gunman who wore a mask in the first shooting, authorities said. Add Chicago as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Chicago news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

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Seahawks Safety Earl Thomas, still upset over contract, flips middle finger as he's carted off with broken leg. He was mad about the fact that he didn't have a good enough contract and felt like he should've been paid more money. He will miss the rest of the 2018-19 season with a broken knee.

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trump mocked Blasey Ford who testified to the supreme court

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At a raucous rally in Southaven, Mississippi, Tuesday night, President Trump mocked Christine Blasey Ford, who testified before Congress last week that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexual assaulted her when they were both in high school.

"I had one beer. Well you think? Nope, it was one beer. How did you get home? I don't know remember. How did you get there? I don't remember. Where is the place? I don't remember. How many years ago was it? I don't know, I don't know, I don't know," President Trump said, imitating Blasey Ford's testimony to the cheers of the crowd at the rally.

Trump, who last week referred to Ford as a "very credible witness," continued in his impression: "What neighborhood was it in? I don't know. Where's the house? I don't know, upstairs, downstairs, where was it? I don't know, but I had one beer, that's the only thing I remember."

As the president accused the Democrats of having been attempting to destroy Kavanaugh since "the very first second he was announced," the crowd broke into chants of support for the Supreme Court nominee.

"We want Kavanaugh, we want Kavanaugh," the crowd chanted.

The president warned about a dangerous and "damn sad situation" in the country where a man's life can be destroyed over accusations over misconduct and are assumed guilty instead of innocent.

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He then launched into an impression of a young man talking to his mom about accusations being leveled against him.

"Mom a terrible thing just happened, a person who I've never met said that I did things that were horrible, and they're firing me from my job, mom, I don't know what to do, mom, what do I do? What do I do?"

Trump continued: "Think of your son. Think of your husband. I've had so many false accusations."

The president opined that he has had his own fair share of accusations, but resigned that as president, he will be subject to greater scrutiny.

"I've had many false accusations, and when I say it didn't happen no one believes me, but it's my job description," Trump said. "They can say anything they want but we can't sue them, because if you're famous you can't sue, figure that out."

Ford's attorney blasted Trump following his comments at Tuesday's rally.

"A vicious, vile and soulless attack on Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Is it any wonder that she was terrified to come forward, and that other sexual assault survivors are as well? She is remarkable profile in courage. He is a profile in cowardice," Michael Bromwich wrote on Twitter.

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At a raucous rally in Southaven, Mississippi, Tuesday night, President Trump mocked Christine Blasey Ford, who testified before Congress last week that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexual assaulted her when they were both in high school. "I had one beer. Well you think? Nope, it was one...

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The Police is searching for a masked gunman after 2 men separately shot dead in the same Chicago neighborhood and with the same weapon.

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Police are building up their presence in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood after two men were shot dead one day after another, apparently by the same gunman who wore a mask in the first shooting, authorities said.

Interested in Chicago?

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Police determined that the Sunday and Monday slayings were committed with the same weapon and likely by the same individual, authorities said. Investigators are pleading with the public to help find the suspect.

In the first attack, a man was walking his dog Sunday when a suspect in a mask approached and shot him dead, police said. The victim, 73-year-old Douglass Watts, had a gunshot wound to the head, ABC Chicago station WLS-TV reported.

The next day, just blocks away, Eliyahu Moscowitz, 24, was fatally shot in the head, according to WLS.

Superintendent announces two recent murders in Rogers Park are linked by ballistic evidence. Sunday's homicide and yesterday's murder were committed with the same weapon by likely the same individual pic.twitter.com/YgMtnCrEij
- Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) October 2, 2018

The shootings appeared to be random, police said, adding that nothing was taken from either victim and the motive unclear.

"There's nothing that leads us to believe these two individuals are connected in any way," police said Tuesday.

Police were still reviewing surveillance video of Monday's killing, authorities said Tuesday, so it was unclear whether the suspect wore a mask in the second killing.

Chicago Police Department

"Today we're mourning the loss of two Rogers Park residents," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said at a Tuesday news conference. "Two men, different ages and backgrounds, whose lives ended with the same gun used. The deaths were senseless and tragic. As a city, our hearts especially go out to their families whose own lives have been torn apart."

Lakewood Chapel Pastor John Elleson, who saw Moscowitz's body after the shooting, told WLS, "He is laying there with the rain coming down. And if it was my son or my relative, I would just want someone to stand with them during this time. ... I just find my heart breaking."

The Chicago office of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said it "will use all available resources" to help solve the killings.

"Your safety is our main concern," ATF Chicago tweeted. "If you know something, say something."

Emanuel called Rogers Park residents strong and resilient and assured them, "your city is standing with you."

"The person or persons responsible will be brought to justice," police vowed at Tuesday's news conference. "There's someone out there who knows who this person is. Whether it's a family member, a friend, a trusted loved one, we need you to do the right thing and call the police."

Anyone with information can call the police at (312) 744-8200.

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A new dinosaur was found in South Africa called Ledumahadi mafube it was the largest animal at the time.

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A team of scientists have identified a giant dinosaur species named Ledumahadi mafube, or "a giant thunderclap at dawn."

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13 year old kids car jack teacher at elementary school.

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Two 13-year-old Florida boys were arrested Monday for allegedly brandishing a handgun while carjacking a 59-year-old teacher outside an elementary school, officials said.

Miami-Dade police said the two teenagers allegedly approached Flora Martinez, 59, outside of Biscayne Gardens Elementary School on Sept. 25. One of the boys pulled out a handgun and demanded Martinez hand over her car keys.

Local 10 reported Martinez fled to the school while the two teens got into the vehicle and drove off.

Surveillance video from the parking lot shows two people authorities say are the 13 year olds having trouble backing out of the parking spot - possibly because the parking brake may still have been engaged. Eventually putting the car in drive, the two carjackers try to flee but don't get far.
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Miami-Dade police Detective Argemis Colome told the news station the car crashed into a curb, prompting the boys to run away.

Martinez identified one of the boys from a photographic lineup.

In arrest affidavits, police said the boys gave statements incriminating themselves in the carjacking, Local 10 reported.

The teens were ordered to remain in supervised detention until their next court date, scheduled for Oct. 10.

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13-year-old boys charged with carjacking teacher at gunpoint in elementary school parking lot

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Two 13-year-old Florida boys were arrested Monday for allegedly brandishing a handgun while carjacking a 59-year-old teacher outside an elementary school, officials said. Miami-Dade police said the two teenagers allegedly approached Flora Martinez, 59, outside of Biscayne Gardens Elementary School on Sept. 25.

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An FBI bomb technician was wounded by a booby-trapped wheelchair on an Oregon property that was littered with trip wires, animal traps and a circular hot tub set to roll towards intruders like the boulder in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," according to court documents.The property's former owner, who lost it in a civil judgment, has been charged with assault of a federal officer.

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A booby-trapped wheelchair shot an FBI agent at a house rigged to ambush intruders

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Michigan cheerleader accused of handing out pot brownies as bribe to win homecoming queen

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A cheerleader at a Michigan high school was looking for another form of "higher education" when she handed out pot brownies in a bid to bribe students into voting for her for homecoming queen, police said.

The 17-year-old girl was caught selling the marijuana-laced treats after Hartford High School officials received an anonymous tip through the app OK2Say, FOX17 Michigan reported.

The girl, who has not been identified, distributed the brownies in exchange for support at the next homecoming dance, officials said.

They said some brownies were put in the football team's homecoming week goodie bags.

"The principal mentioned they were getting some tips in about some possible brownies that may have been laced with marijuana oil," Hartford police officer Michael Prince told FOX17.

Authorities recovered only three of the 12 brownies. They said the rest may have been consumed.

"The school [is] taking this very seriously," Prince said. "They are doing their own investigation, and they're just starting to turn over some of the statements from the students possibly involved or witnesses."

The girl accused of handing out the drug-laced desserts is "out of state" with her mother for a family emergency, Prince said.

Authorities hope to interview her when she returns, FOX17 reported.

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A cheerleader at a Michigan high school was looking for another form of "higher education" when she handed out pot brownies in a bid to bribe students into voting for her for homecoming queen, police said. The 17-year-old girl was caught selling the marijuana-laced treats after Hartford High School officials received an anonymous tip through the app OK2Say, FOX17 Michigan reported.

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48 children have died in hot cars this year. That number of fatalities is one away from beating the all-time high of 49 deaths in 2010. This is a tragedy that needs to be brought to awareness and permanently prevented.

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The United States is on the verge of breaking its record for the number of children who've died in hot cars within one year, the National Safety Council warned on Tuesday.

Forty-eight children have died in hot cars this year - one less than the all-time high of 49 deaths, set in 2010, the organization said.

The National Safety Council said it's "deeply concerned that - despite increased public awareness - we are just a single tragedy away from a level we hoped never to reach again."

Among this year's victims are a 10-month-old boy in Mississippi, a 1-year-old girl in Tennessee and a 2-year-old boy in California.

Some of the children are accidentally left in a car, while others climb into an unlocked car on their own.

Some parents are arrested, while others are just left guilt-ridden and mourning.

Regardless of the circumstance, to Amber Rollins, director of the organization KidsAndCars.org, "People don't believe this can happen to them. And that's why we continue to see it happen."

"We've got to do more," she told ABC News on Tuesday.

The National Safety Council is pressing for more legislation. The organization said 21 states have laws that address children who are left in cars.

Meanwhile, KidsAndCars.org is urging for better use of technology in cars.

"Education and awareness are not enough," Rollins said. "We've got to be focusing on technology because we've proven year after year that knowing this can happen to you and hearing it on the news and knowing it happens to great parents ... is not changing anything."

When a parent is tired and stressed, Rollins said, the "brain functions differently."

"It's these competing memory systems in our brain, and going on autopilot - which is what happens when someone drives past the daycare and goes straight to work, thinking their kid is safe and sound all day - is not a conscious decision. It just happens," she said. "You can't train your brain not to forget."

Though summer has ended and the weather is starting to cool down, Rollins warned that the danger of hot car deaths is still lurking.

It doesn't have to be 90 degrees outside, or even 80 degrees, for a child to die in a hot car, she said, noting that children have died from heatstroke in cars when the temperatures were in the 50s.

KidsandCars.org offers tips to drivers, including: always keep cars locked, even if you don't have children; always keep keys out of children's reach; and if a child goes missing, check the inside and trunk of all cars in the area immediately.

The National Safety Council advises parents to stick to a routine and avoid distractions while driving. The organization also suggests teaching children that cars are not play areas.

ABC News' Jeff Cook contributed to this report.

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US on verge of breaking its own record for kids who've died in hot cars within a year

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The United States is on the verge of breaking its record for the number of children who've died in hot cars within one year, the National Safety Council warned on Tuesday. Forty-eight children have died in hot cars this year - one less than the all-time high of 49 deaths, set in 2010, the organization said.

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Cristiano Ronaldo denied the accusations of rape against him, saying Wednesday that he had a "clear conscience" as he awaits the conclusions of an investigation.

The 33-year-old Ronaldo has been accused of rape by Kathryn Mayorga. She has said the great raped her in Las Vegas in 2009.

"I firmly deny the accusations being issued against me. Rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that I am and believe in. Keen as I may be to clear my name, I refuse to feed the media spectacle created by people seeking to promote themselves at my expense," Ronaldo said in a statement .

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Cristiano Ronaldo denied the accusations of rape against him, saying Wednesday that he had a "clear conscience" as he awaits the conclusions of an investigation.

The 33-year-old Ronaldo has been accused of rape by Kathryn Mayorga. She has said the soccer great raped her in Las Vegas in 2009.

"I firmly deny the accusations being issued against me. Rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that I am and believe in. Keen as I may be to clear my name, I refuse to feed the media spectacle created by people seeking to promote themselves at my expense," Ronaldo said in a statement .

"My clear conscience will thereby allow me to await with tranquility the results of any and all investigations."

Ronaldo sent the messages in both Portuguese, his native language, and English on Twitter.

Mayorga filed a civil lawsuit in Nevada last week seeking monetary damages from Ronaldo, according to lawyer Larissa Drohobyczer .

The Associated Press does not typically identify alleged victims of sexual assault, but Drohobyczer said Mayorga gave permission for her name to be used.

The civil lawsuit filed in state court in Las Vegas alleges Ronaldo raped Mayorga, who was then 24, in his penthouse suite at a Las Vegas hotel and hired a team of what the document called "fixers" to shape the monetary settlement, obstruct a police criminal investigation and trick Mayorga into taking $375,000 to keep quiet.

Drohobyczer said Tuesday that Mayorga, now 34, was "emotionally fragile" and agreed to an out-of-court financial settlement nine years ago because she never wanted her name made public.

In an Instagram video posted hours after the suit was filed, Ronaldo appeared to deny the allegations.

"Fake. Fake news," said the five-time world player of the year. "You want to promote by my name. It's normal. They want to be famous, to say my name. But it is part of the job. I am a happy man and all good."

Mayorga met Ronaldo at a nightclub, according to the lawsuit, and went with him and other people to his suite, where the alleged attack took place in a bedroom.

On Tuesday, Las Vegas police spokesman Aden OcampoGomez said that because the investigation is open, the department would not make public a police report that Mayorga filed the day of the alleged attack. The lawsuit said Mayorga also went to a hospital, where a sexual assault medical examination was conducted.

However, Mayorga refused to tell police the location of the alleged attack or to identify a suspect other than to say he was a European soccer player, OcampoGomez said.

Ronaldo, who is a Portuguese citizen, went from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 for a then-record sum of 94 million euros, or about $130 million. He now plays for Italian club Juventus.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages of at least $200,000. It makes 11 accusations against Ronaldo or those working for him, including conspiracy, defamation, abusing a vulnerable person, battery, infliction of emotional distress, coercion and fraud, racketeering and conspiracy, breach of contract, abuse of process and negligence for allowing details of the confidential settlement to become public.

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Pennsylvania boy, 7, in critical condition after getting trapped in corn trailer.

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A Pennsylvania boy is in critical condition on Wednesday after he fell into a full grain trailer over the weekend.

Wellington Shaffer, 7, was playing on his family's farm in central Pennsylvania on Saturday when he fell into a trailer filled with harvested corn kernels, authorities said.

Rescuers had to open the trailer's bottom to remove the boy, Hickory Corner Fire Company Chief Doug Wetzel told reporters. He did not say how long the boy may have been trapped.

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Wellington was airlifted to the Geisinger Medical Center in neighboring Montour County and was in listed critical condition as of early Wednesday, according to his family. Wellington celebrated his 7th birthday last Thursday.

Friends and neighbors gathered for a vigil near the family's farm in Dalmatia, about 34 miles north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Monday, where they burned candles and prayed for a full recovery.

"It just hit me in the pit of my stomach," Nolan Masser, a close friend of the family, told Scranton ABC affiliate WNEP. "We're praying for a complete recovery for him, and we think that God will provide that."

The tragedy has made the small community even closer, Masser said, adding that local farmers are planning to harvest the family's crops.

"A group of farmers got together," he said, "so that's one less load that they'll have to bear.

"No one would want to go through what the Shaffer family is going through right now," Masser added.

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Wellington is a first grader at Northumberland Christian School, where some students showed support this week by wearing orange, his favorite color.

"Lots of tears, lots of hugs. They're precious, and they're going through a really hard time," Pastor John Rees, the school's principal, told WNEP. "He is just the sweetest little guy. You know the kind of guy that will just come up and give you a hug."

The Shaffers did not share details about the nature of the boy's injuries, but it expects a "long road of recovery ahead," according to a GoFundMe campaign set up on the family's behalf.

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Toys "R" Us may be coming back.

The company closed all of its US stores in June as part of a bankruptcy liquidation. But the owners of the company's remaining assets are looking into restarting the business, as well as the related Babies "R" Us brand, the company disclosed in a court filing this week.

Toys "R" Us had planned to auction off the rights to its name and the Babies "R" Us brand. Bidders had already made offers for them, according to the filing. But the company's owners decided to cancel the auction.

The company said it is considering "a new, operating Toys 'R' Us and Babies 'R' Us branding company," the filing said. The plan would "create new, domestic, retail operating businesses under the Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us names, as well as expand its international presence and further develop its private brands business."

The details of when and how the brand would be brought back to life were not disclosed.

The fact that other bidders were interested in buying the name doesn't necessarily mean that others were looking to bring it back to life. Companies often buy the brands of out-of-business competitors in bankruptcy court to make sure the brand can't be used again by a new rival. Details of who was looking to buy the Toys "R" Us brand also was not disclosed in the bankruptcy filing.

Toys "R" Us filed for bankruptcy a year ago, with the plans to use the reorganization process to shed debt and remain in business. But after a disastrously bad Christmas shopping season the company announced in March that it would close its remaining 800 US stores and go out of business.

That cost about 31,000 workers their jobs. The 70-year old retailer shut down in June.

CNNMoney (New York) First published October 3, 2018: 7:28 AM ET

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Julian Edleman returning to NFL

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Julian Edelman could unlock the Pats offense that the NFL knows and fears, the NFL's dizzying change of pace and why can't the Falcons stop anyone. All that and more in this week's 10-Point Stance. 1. Jules is back; sorry, Patriots haters
One reason this season Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hasn't been, well, Tom Brady is because Julian Edelman hasn't been around. Yes, it's that simple.

Edelman has long been one of the key cogs of the Patriots offense, but that sometimes gets lost in the glare of Brady and Rob Gronkowski's greatness. A precise and explosive route-runner, Edelman often is a threat to draw double-teams, leaving Gronkowski single-covered. And when Gronkowski gets doubled, Edelman is almost impossible to stop in single coverage, especially on short and medium routes.

"He gets open so quick," Brady told reporters Monday. "I think that's the thing about Julian-his explosiveness in the routes, in and out of breaks. It's very comforting for a quarterback to see a guy get open really early in a route. Julian-we ask a lot of him. He plays a lot of different spots. I think he's capable of moving in and out of different locations and it's kind of specialty-type plays."

Without Edelman's defense-altering abilities, Brady has been ordinary, at least according to the standard expected of him. He's 20th leaguewide in passing yards, behind the likes of Eli Manning, Blake Bortles and Case Keenum.

Brady is likely to make a surge up that leaderboard now that Edelman's four-game suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drugs policy is over. Even if Edelman doesn't play Thursday night against the Colts or only plays sparingly, he'll be fully operational soon .

If Edelman gets back to where he was prior to his suspension, Gronkowski isn't too beat up-he's currently day-to-day with an ankle injury- and newly arrived receiver Josh Gordon stays clean, the Pats offense will be almost impossible to stop.

None of those are sure things, but all are highly plausible.

One thing is certain. The Patriots can't wait to get Edelman back, and few players are as excited about it as Brady.

"He plays with a massive chip on his shoulder, and I think that is his play style," Brady said Monday on the Kirk & Callahan show, via Ryan Hannable of WEEI.com. "He's tough. He's been everything that you are looking for as a Patriot. Hopefully he brings that attitude and his competitiveness. Be really unselfish and do all the dirty work, which Jules loves to do.

"I think all the guys appreciate that with a player who is not the biggest guy, but he has a big heart and makes the biggest plays at the biggest times. Any time you can add someone like that, it can only help."

That's bad news for the rest of the NFL.

Sorry, haters.
2. How to make friends and influence people
Concerns about Josh Gordon not fitting in with the Patriots culture don't seem to be worrying the man who built that culture-at least, not yet.

"Josh has worked hard, he's a smart kid and he's got quite a bit of experience," Patriots head coach Bill Belichick told reporters Monday. "He's, obviously, played in a lot of different systems with different coordinators and so forth. So, I think one way or the other, he's probably experienced things that we're doing in one of those systems that he's been involved in. So, he's been able to pick things up quickly and has experience doing different things, so it was good to get him out there. We'll just see how it goes, take it week-to-week here."

It says a great deal about Gordon that he can walk into the Patriots locker room, grasp their offense and impress Belichick in so little time.
3. The revolution is here
It's become obvious that the NFL is creating a new species of pro football, much like how a scientist creates a monster in a test tube.

But I don't think fans, or even some people covering the sport, understand just how transformational this is. Decades of football are changing in the blink of an eye.

This isn't an old-man-yelling-at-clouds type of deal; this is just stating facts. NBC's Peter King how quickly the number of 400-yard passing games is rising:

"The game is becoming far less physical, and the intimidation factor is gone," former defensive tackle and current ESPN analyst Booger McFarland told King. "The quarterbacks know they can get hit, but not really hit like they used to."

Not surprisingly, defensive players aren't thrilled.

"My question is why won't they just put flags on the QBs?" 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman tweeted. "They would rarely hit the ground then. Guys would be able to grab the flags and that would be a sack. Guys are losing thousands of dollars just doing their job. Something has to change."

What's concerning from a 30,000-foot view is not so much that the game is being altered, but that it is being altered at a breakneck pace. We haven't seen the NFL change so quickly since the forward pass became a thing. While the forward pass was a great innovation, the shift toward rules that favor offenses will take time to allow for a harmonious balance in how the game is played. That has a lot of people across the NFL feeling a bit disjointed, as more than a few are poised to fall.

Just think, there were five 400-yard passing games this past Sunday. There were five 400-yard passing games throughout the entire 1970s, according to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk.
4. Something smells rotten in Atlanta
In their last two games against the Saints and Bengals, the Falcons have given up a total of 80 points.

It's one thing when the Saints drop 43 on you; it's another when the Bengals score 37.

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan became the first player in league history to lose consecutive games despite throwing for 350 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions, according to ESPN Stats & Info.

The reason for the Falcons' poor defensive play is simple, people around the league say. It's not coaching or scheme; it's a lack of talent. Ravaged by injuries to Keanu Neal, Ricardo Allen and Deion Jones, the Falcons are rolling out perhaps the least talented collection of defensive players in the NFL, some around the league argue.

But as the saying goes, you can't fire all of the players. If teams continue to slice through the Falcons as they have so far, you can expect an assistant coach or two to be forced out as sacrificial lambs.
5. Kickin' it
That's one way to describe one of the best sports podcasts out there, hosted by former Colts punter Pat McAfee.

Funny, intelligent and informative, The Pat McAfee Show 2.0 offers a lot of insight and opinions formed from McAfee's eight seasons in the NFL. So, who better to ask about the state of a game seemingly in flux every year? What does McAfee think the league can do better?

"The game as a whole is in transition now," McAfee said.

While McAfee was mainly talking about rules changes, the sport is transitioning in numerous ways on and off the field: how the sport is watched (on mobile devices more than ever before), how it is viewed (left and right politics) and how it is covered by the media.

Still, McAfee misses the game, and all of us should note the reason why.

"The thing I miss most is the NFL is a melting pot of people," he said. "In the NFL, people come together with a common goal. The way the world is now, with everyone tearing each other apart, an NFL locker room bonds over football. That's a great thing."
6. An MVP dark horse
This season has been all about the spectacular play of Patrick Mahomes, the dominant Rams and the excitement of Baker Mayfield, but the league's most prolific running back is flying under the radar.

You all remember Ezekiel Elliott, don't you?

As odd as it is for a Cowboy to be undercovered, Elliott has been. He leads the NFL in rushing with 426 yards, significantly ahead of second-place running back Todd Gurley (338 yards).

Elliott has been playing through ankle and knee injuries, but he has still carried the Dallas offense, which finally showed some signs of life Sunday in a win over the Lions. If the Cowboys can string a few more victories together, it won't be long before Elliott starts receiving some well-deserved MVP talk.
7. A matter of trust
Former NFL quarterback and current CBS analyst Rich Gannon said something this week that almost everyone is thinking: Can the Buccaneers count on Jameis Winston?

"I think it's the decision you have to make at this point," Gannon said on CBS' NFL Monday QB, according to a transcript from the show. "You knew at some point the magic was going to run out for [Ryan] Fitzpatrick. The turnovers have been a problem for him. It's one of the reasons why he's been on eight different teams. But Jameis Winston...he, too, has issues with ball security. And to make matters worse, their defense is awful...

"The issue I have with Jameis Winston is, can you really trust this guy to make good decisions in critical situations?"

The answer is no. But the Buccaneers don't have a choice.
8. Elite chip on the shoulder
Gannon had something else to say about a QB who can be trusted: Joe Flacco. Despite a growing undercurrent of criticism, Flacco has the Ravens back in the conversation to win the AFC, and Gannon thinks he knows why:

"A couple of things happened with Joe Flacco," Gannon said. "You go out and draft Lamar Jackson in the first round; that not only lit a spark, it lit a fire under Flacco. He looks like a much different guy, even going back to training camp. ... The other thing that's really helped Flacco is what [the Ravens] did in the offseason. They went out and got John Brown. They went out and got Willie Snead. They went out and got Michael Crabtree. That's an area where they really struggled. They haven't had the depth and talent at that position in a long time."

They do now, and Flacco is prospering.
9. Robot arm
Sports Illustrated @SInow
Patrick Mahomes may throw a ball into orbit at some point soon (via @KCTVDani) https://t.co/AUAgutxYqO

It's no secret that Mahomes has a cannon arm, but the above video suggests he may be part android .

What's remarkable isn't just the distance-which looks to be about 70 yards-it's the effortlessness of the throw. It's reminiscent of how smoothly a fighter throws a devastating punch. It's the type of punch that looks ordinary, but it isn't. That's how Mahomes throws the football.

You don't see many NFL quarterbacks this young grasp the technical skills of the position to this degree. And he's only getting better.
10. H3 2Y-Nod X-Go
That's the name of the play 49ers tight end George Kittle scored on in the Niners' 29-27 loss to the Chargers on Sunday. He went 82 yards.

The play showed not only Kittle's potential, but it also underscored the football geek-ness of head coach Kyle Shanahan.

"It was a zone play," Shanahan told reporters Monday. "So, all he tried to do was not show that he was running a seam, so he ran a nod instead. When you run a seam, the safety carries you. When you run a 10-yard out, he doesn't. So, you try to make it look like that. That's why he was wide-open. It was zone coverage."

For those of us who love for the technical details, it was music to our ears.

"Then, it's up to C.J. to look the middle-third player off to get him to defend a go-route, which was on the left side," Shanahan continued. "The O-line gave him enough time to move his eyes to the right, to the left and to come back to the right. So, he moved the coverage well, which got Kittle open. He was wide-open just by the coverage and the quarterback, then Kittle did a hell of a job making it into a touchdown."
Mike Freeman covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter: @mikefreemanNFL.

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Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Edelman's NFL Return Has Pats Ready to Explode

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Julian Edelman could unlock the Pats offense that the NFL knows and fears, the NFL's dizzying change of pace and why can't the Falcons stop anyone. All that and more in this week's 10-Point Stance. 1. Jules is back; sorry, Patriots haters One reason this season Patriots quarterback Tom Brady hasn't been, well, Tom Brady is because Julian Edelman hasn't been around.

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Toys "R" Us may be coming back

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Toys "R" Us may be coming back.

The company closed all of its US stores in June as part of a bankruptcy liquidation. But the owners of the company's remaining assets are looking into restarting the business, as well as the related Babies "R" Us brand, the company disclosed in a court filing this week.

Toys "R" Us had planned to auction off the rights to its name and the Babies "R" Us brand. Bidders had already made offers for them, according to the filing. But the company's owners decided to cancel the auction.

The company said it is considering "a new, operating Toys 'R' Us and Babies 'R' Us branding company," the filing said. The plan would "create new, domestic, retail operating businesses under the Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us names, as well as expand its international presence and further develop its private brands business."

The details of when and how the brand would be brought back to life were not disclosed.

The fact that other bidders were interested in buying the name doesn't necessarily mean that others were looking to bring it back to life. Companies often buy the brands of out-of-business competitors in bankruptcy court to make sure the brand can't be used again by a new rival. Details of who was looking to buy the Toys "R" Us brand also was not disclosed in the bankruptcy filing.

Toys "R" Us filed for bankruptcy a year ago, with the plans to use the reorganization process to shed debt and remain in business. But after a disastrously bad Christmas shopping season the company announced in March that it would close its remaining 800 US stores and go out of business.

That cost about 31,000 workers their jobs. The 70-year old retailer shut down in June.

CNNMoney (New York) First published October 3, 2018: 7:28 AM ET

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Cristiano Ronaldo denies rape allegations

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Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to social media again to deny allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in Las Vegas in 2009.

The 33-year-old called the allegations "fake news" on Instagram on Sunday, per Maya Oppenheim of The Independent. In a Twitter post on Wednesday, Ronaldo wrote that rape is "an abominable crime," and he believes an investigation will clear his name:

Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano
I firmly deny the accusations being issued against me. Rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that I am and believe in. Keen as I may be to clear my name, I refuse to feed the media spectacle created by people seeking to promote themselves at my expense.

Cristiano Ronaldo @Cristiano
My clear conscious will thereby allow me to await with tranquillity the results of any and all investigations.

German magazine Der Spiegel first brought the allegations to light in 2017 and named the accuser as 34-year-old Kathryn Mayorga on Saturday.

Mayorga accused Ronaldo of raping her in 2009, and the two parties subsequently agreed to a $375,000 settlement to prevent the allegations from becoming public. A civil complaint has been filed in Mayorga's name against the agreement, which her legal representative believes to be "not legally binding."

The complaint includes a 27-page document that features this quote from Ronaldo: "She said no and stop several times."

As shared by sportswriter Grant Wahl, Las Vegas police are believed to have reopened an investigation into Mayorga's allegations:

Grant Wahl @GrantWahl
Las Vegas police department says it has reopened case in alleged sexual assault on June 13, 2009-the same date as the allegations in the new Der Spiegel against Cristiano Ronaldo by Kathryn Mayorga of Las Vegas. https://t.co/tUYjgdxUua

As reported by the Mirror's Michael McNiffe, Mayorga's legal team have announced a press conference in which they will reveal more details.

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Cristiano Ronaldo Denies Allegations: 'Rape Is an Abominable Crime'

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Juventus Gianni Verschueren Emilio Andreoli/Getty Images @ReverschPass Twitter Logo Featured Columnist Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to social media again to deny allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in Las Vegas in 2009. The 33-year-old called the allegations "fake news" on Instagram on Sunday, per Maya Oppenheim of The Independent.

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Toys "R" Us may be coming back.

The company closed all of its US stores in June as part of a bankruptcy liquidation. But the owners of the company's remaining assets are looking into restarting the business, as well as the related Babies "R" Us brand, the company disclosed in a court filing this week.

Toys "R" Us had planned to auction off the rights to its name and the Babies "R" Us brand. Bidders had already made offers for them, according to the filing. But the company's owners decided to cancel the auction.

The company said it is considering "a new, operating Toys 'R' Us and Babies 'R' Us branding company," the filing said. The plan would "create new, domestic, retail operating businesses under the Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us names, as well as expand its international presence and further develop its private brands business."

The details of when and how the brand would be brought back to life were not disclosed.

The fact that other bidders were interested in buying the name doesn't necessarily mean that others were looking to bring it back to life. Companies often buy the brands of out-of-business competitors in bankruptcy court to make sure the brand can't be used again by a new rival. Details of who was looking to buy the Toys "R" Us brand also was not disclosed in the bankruptcy filing.

Toys "R" Us filed for bankruptcy a year ago, with the plans to use the reorganization process to shed debt and remain in business. But after a disastrously bad Christmas shopping season the company announced in March that it would close its remaining 800 US stores and go out of business.

That cost about 31,000 workers their jobs. The 70-year old retailer shut down in June.

CNNMoney (New York) First published October 3, 2018: 7:28 AM ET

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2 men were shot dead in the same neighborhood , both people were shot by a mask gunman. One of the victims was walking their dog and he got wounded in the head. The other guy was shot in the head.Nothing was taken form either vicitim.

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Police are building up their presence in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood after two men were shot dead one day after another, apparently by the same gunman who wore a mask in the first shooting, authorities said.

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Police determined that the Sunday and Monday slayings were committed with the same weapon and likely by the same individual, authorities said. Investigators are pleading with the public to help find the suspect.

In the first attack, a man was walking his dog Sunday when a suspect in a mask approached and shot him dead, police said. The victim, 73-year-old Douglass Watts, had a gunshot wound to the head, ABC Chicago station WLS-TV reported.

The next day, just blocks away, Eliyahu Moscowitz, 24, was fatally shot in the head, according to WLS.

Superintendent announces two recent murders in Rogers Park are linked by ballistic evidence. Sunday's homicide and yesterday's murder were committed with the same weapon by likely the same individual pic.twitter.com/YgMtnCrEij
- Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) October 2, 2018

The shootings appeared to be random, police said, adding that nothing was taken from either victim and the motive unclear.

"There's nothing that leads us to believe these two individuals are connected in any way," police said Tuesday.

Police were still reviewing surveillance video of Monday's killing, authorities said Tuesday, so it was unclear whether the suspect wore a mask in the second killing.

Chicago Police Department

"Today we're mourning the loss of two Rogers Park residents," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said at a Tuesday news conference. "Two men, different ages and backgrounds, whose lives ended with the same gun used. The deaths were senseless and tragic. As a city, our hearts especially go out to their families whose own lives have been torn apart."

Lakewood Chapel Pastor John Elleson, who saw Moscowitz's body after the shooting, told WLS, "He is laying there with the rain coming down. And if it was my son or my relative, I would just want someone to stand with them during this time. ... I just find my heart breaking."

The Chicago office of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said it "will use all available resources" to help solve the killings.

"Your safety is our main concern," ATF Chicago tweeted. "If you know something, say something."

Emanuel called Rogers Park residents strong and resilient and assured them, "your city is standing with you."

"The person or persons responsible will be brought to justice," police vowed at Tuesday's news conference. "There's someone out there who knows who this person is. Whether it's a family member, a friend, a trusted loved one, we need you to do the right thing and call the police."

Anyone with information can call the police at (312) 744-8200.

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Police searching for masked gunman after 2 men shot dead in same neighborhood

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Kristin Westra, a Maine elementary school teacher went missing last sunday.

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A desperate search for a Maine elementary school teacher missing since Sunday has so far resulted in more questions than clues.

Kristin Westra, 47, of North Yarmouth, was last seen at her home by her husband, Jay Westra, Cumberland County Sheriff's Office officials said. Jay Westra said he woke up Monday morning with his wife nowhere to be found -- even though her vehicle, cellphone and keys were still in the house, police said. Westra then drove to the fire station to report her missing, according to the Portland Press Herald.

It was "too soon" to determine if Kristin Westra's disappearance was suspicious, Maine State Police Lt. Mark Holmquist said Tuesday. Several detectives from the sheriff's office and the state police spent the day chasing tips, interviewing family and friends and investigating the woman's life, the paper reported.

The search for Westra was "tentative at this point, based on the information that has come into us," Holmquist said. Due to inclement weather and information officials didn't reveal detectives said the search may not continue Wednesday.

Eric Rohrbach, Westra's brother, told ABC News his sister would be the "last person that would do something like this." He told the Portland Press Herald that police were trying to figure out his sister's state of mind the night she disappeared, despite no history of mental health issues or sleep medication.

"It's incredibly surreal. It's something out of a nightmare," Rohrbach told the newspaper. "It's a horrible situation to think that she's immobilized somewhere in the woods. But there's a huge party searching for her."

Rohrbach said Westra is known to work out early, but for her to leave without telling anyone was something she wouldn't do. He said she had no plans to leave home early Monday, but had a doctor's appointment and was going to hang out with friends later in the day.

He said his sister was facing stress at home and due to remodeling at Chebeague Island School, where she teaches. Rohrbach said her husband told him Westra was having trouble sleeping the night she disappeared, according to the Portland Press Herald.

Westra is described as a female with brown hair and brown eyes who weighs about 140 pounds and is 5-10. It wasn't clear what she was wearing at the time of her disappearance. She has two children - a 9-year-old daughter and a 16-year-old stepson.

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A desperate search for a Maine elementary school teacher missing since Sunday has so far resulted in more questions than clues. Kristin Westra, 47, of North Yarmouth, was last seen at her home by her husband, Jay Westra, Cumberland County Sheriff's Office officials said.