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Talent apparently runs in the family for Jennifer Lopez.

The pop star’s daughter, Emme, took the Internet by storm after Lopez shared a video this past weekend of the 11-year-old nailing a rendition of Alicia Keys’ hit song “If I Ain’t Got You.”

In a behind-the-scenes look into her busy weekend prepping for her first live performance of her new single, “Medicine,” Lopez is seen coaching her young daughter by the piano as she belts out the R&B ballad.

“You do it in the original key, right?” Lopez asked as she encouraged Emme to show off her vocal ability

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Talent apparently runs in the family for Jennifer Lopez.

The pop star's daughter, Emme, took the internet by storm after Lopez shared a video this past weekend of the 11-year-old nailing a rendition of Alicia Keys' hit song "If I Ain't Got You."

In a behind-the-scenes look into her busy weekend prepping for her first live performance of her new single, "Medicine," Lopez helps coach her young daughter by the piano as she belts out the R&B ballad.

"You do it in the original key, right?" Lopez asked as she encouraged Emme to show off her vocal ability.
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Emme appeared shy in the beginning, but as she locked eyes with Lopez midway into her performance, her voice soared. Emme's impressive cover was followed by applause in the rehearsal room and a warm embrace with her proud mother.

"We should have her come out and do something on tour!" Lopez said.
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With two international pop singers for parents in Lopez and her ex-husband, Marc Anthony, young Emme's vocal talents may not be such a surprise.

No word on whether twin brother, Max, shares the same musical gifts.

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Jennifer Lopez's daughter, 11, sings Alicia Keys song 'If I Ain't Got You' and nails it

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Talent apparently runs in the family for Jennifer Lopez. The pop star's daughter, Emme, took the internet by storm after Lopez shared a video this past weekend of the 11-year-old nailing a rendition of Alicia Keys' hit song "If I Ain't Got You."

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Three people were found dead from crossbow wounds in a hotel room near the southern German city of Passau, according to police.

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A grieving family is focusing on raising awareness about the importance of child heart screenings after their 10-year-old daughter went into cardiac arrest on an amusement park waterslide and died.

London Eisenbeis could not contain her excitement at finally being tall enough, at least 48 inches, to ride the highest waterslide at Zehnder's Splash Village, a Michigan amusement park in February 2018.

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A grieving family is focusing on raising awareness about the importance of child heart screenings after their 10-year-old daughter went into cardiac arrest on an amusement park waterslide and died.

London Eisenbeis could not contain her excitement at finally being tall enough, at least 48 inches, to ride the highest waterslide at Zehnder's Splash Village, a Michigan amusement park in February 2018.
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"We're going to get some footage of our waterslide so stay tuned for more videos, peace," she could be heard saying in a cell phone video alongside her older sister Eden that was self-recorded 45-minutes before her death.

But the seven-second drop down the 273ft-long chute proved deadly as her heart went into cardiac arrest due to a rare heart condition called Long QT syndrome which causes abnormal heartbeats.

"London looked at her dad, gave two thumbs up and smiled, went down the slide and came out in cardiac arrest," Eisenbeis' mother Tina told The Sun. "The excitement threw her rhythm.

"The slide she went down has a heartbeat sound at the top that my husband said made it even scarier. Who would have ever thought she would come out the bottom without one?"
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London, a gymnast and "class clown", seemed otherwise healthy and her parents were unaware that she had the heart condition, which causes the heart muscles to contract irregularly but can be treated with medication or the insertion of a pacemaker.

"The day before she had been doing flips in the air," Tina said.

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As Tina waited for London to come off the ride, she heard a whistle go off and initially thought it was kids "messing around" in the amusement park. It wasn't until she got closer to the pink and purple slide that she saw her husband at the scene.

"[Jerry] was looking down and there were sheets up and I knew it was one of my kids," Tina said.

"It was an awful thing. There were no signs of the condition, she just dropped."

London was airlifted to the University of Michigan's children's hospital after suffering severe brain damage from lack of oxygen and died nine days later on Feb. 27.
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Her family has opened a non-profit, the London Strong Foundation, that offers CPR training, encourages parents to take their children for heart screenings and distributes defibrillators within their local community, which was not used on London at the time of her initial heart failure.

"You have to respond, you don't have time to wait," Tina said. "I think people are afraid of defibrillators, but they're very easy to use. They're what is needed to bring back the rhythm."

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Girl, 10, died of cardiac arrest on water slide, mother says: 'The excitement threw her rhythm'

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A grieving family is focusing on raising awareness about the importance of child heart screenings after their 10-year-old daughter went into cardiac arrest on an amusement park waterslide and died. London Eisenbeis could not contain her excitement at finally being tall enough, at least 48 inches, to ride the highest waterslide at Zehnder's Splash Village, a Michigan amusement park in February 2018.

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A Utah mother says it wasn't an accident when a bus driver closed a door on her mixed-race teenage son's backpack and then began driving away, dragging him more than 100 feet.

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A Utah mother says it wasn't an accident when a bus driver closed a door on her mixed-race teenage son's backpack and then began driving away, dragging him more than 100 feet.

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Airline pilot faces murder and arson charges in triple slaying in Kentucky

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Kawhi Leonard Hits a game winner bouncing 4 times on the rim to go in. The raptors move to the Eastern Conference finals.

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The Toronto Raptors acquired Kawhi Leonard for moments just like this.

The Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 92-90 in Game 7 of their second-round series Sunday, and Leonard dealt the decisive blow as time expired.

He hit a fadeaway jumper from the right corner over Sixers center Joel Embiid. The ball bounced four times off the rim before going down.

Leonard had a game-high 41 points to go along with eight rebounds, three assists and three steals.

The Raptors are now through to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in franchise history. They'll play the Milwaukee Bucks, with Game 1 set for Wednesday in Milwaukee.

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Legendary actress Doris Day has died at the age of 97.

The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day's death Monday at her home in Carmel, California.

"Day had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia , resulting in her death," the foundation said in a press release. "She was surrounded by a few close friends as she passed."

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Legendary actress Doris Day has died at the age of 97.

The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day's death Monday at her home in Carmel, California.

"Day had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia , resulting in her death," the foundation said in a press release. "She was surrounded by a few close friends as she passed."

Day recently celebrated her 97th birthday on April 3.

Day was born Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was the youngest of three siblings, according to her website, DorisDay.com. Day's 1941 marriage to trombonist Al Jorden lasted two years, not long after the birth of their son Terry. In 1946, Day married George Weidler, but the couple divorced less than a year later.

In 1948, Day appeared in her very first film, "Romance on the High Seas."

But it was her roles in musicals like "Tea for Two" (1950), "Lullaby of Broadway" (1951), "On Moonlight Bay" (1951), "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (1953) and Calamity Jane (1953) that helped Day sell hit records like "It's Magic" and "Secret Love."

In 1956, Day played opposite James Stewart in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller, "The Man Who Knew Too Much. " It was that film where Day performed the hit "Que Sera Sera," which won a 1957 Oscar for best original song.

Day was honored with many awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004 and a Grammy for Lifetime Achievement in 2008.

Day was known by her fans and peers to live a private life at her home in California. Her passion was her organization, The Doris Day Animal Foundation (ddaf.org), which she founded in 1978.

"Originally Doris went out and did all of the rescues herself. That's how it all started," her business manager and longtime friend, Bob Bashara, told "GMA" in April. "She'd pick any animal up on the street and bring it home. She can't do that anymore [because] she's 97. But she's so interested in her foundation and how it's helping animals."

In 2017, one day before Day would celebrate what she thought was her 93rd birthday, The Associated Press revealed that the "Calamity Jane" star was actually 95 -- a surprise to Day herself, who always thought she was born in 1924, making her two years younger.

The AP obtained a copy of Day's birth certificate, which states that Doris Mary Kappelhoff, her birth name, was born on April 3, 1922. Her parents were Alma and William Kappelhoff of Cincinnati.

Day's publicist, Charley Cullen Walters, previously told ABC News that it's possible that Day had written her age incorrectly on an audition form when she was young.

"I've always said that age is just a number and I have never paid much attention to birthdays, but it's great to finally know how old I really am!" Day said in a statement regarding the mix-up.

Bashara said Day may have changed her age at the request of the studio she was working for at the time.

"Otherwise, Doris never pays much attention to age," Bashara said.

Each year, Day would celebrate her birthday to benefit the Doris Day Animal Foundation. In 2019, 60th anniversary screening of the 1959 film,"Pillow Talk," in which Day co-starred with Rock Hudson, also took place.

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Legendary actress Doris Day has died at the age of 97. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day's death Monday at her home in Carmel, California. "Day had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia , resulting in her death," the foundation said in a press release.

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The Golden State Warriors will have to start the Western Conference Finals without arguably their best player.

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The Golden State Warriors will have to start the Western Conference Finals without arguably their best player.
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According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, Kevin Durant is out for Game 1 and it's "unlikely" he plays Game 2. He will be reevaluated for his strained calf on Thursday.

The upcoming series against the Portland Trail Blazers is set to begin Tuesday night at Oracle Arena.

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Report: Warriors' Kevin Durant Likely out 1st 2 WCF Games vs Blazers with Injury

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Man arrested in deadly machete attack on Appalachian Trail hikers.James Jordan, 30, was arrested Saturday morning and charged with one count of murder and one count of assault with the intent to murder, the US Attorney's Office said in a statement. Charges will be formally filed in US District Court in Abingdon on Monday morning, when Jordan is expected to make his first court appearance.

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Former Chiefs coach Gunther Cunningham dies at age 72. The Lions, the last team he worked for, announced it on Saturday.

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Former Kansas City Chiefs head coach and long-time NFL assistant Gunther Cunningham died Saturday at the age of 72.

The Detroit Lions, for whom Cunningham last worked as defensive coordinator (2009-2013) and a senior coaching assistant (2014-2016), announced the news.

Born in Munich, Germany, Cunningham moved to the U.S. at the age of 10 and became a naturalized citizen in 2010. He attended the University of Oregon where he played linebacker.

Cunningham began his coaching career in 1969 as an Oregon assistant. His first break into the NFL came in 1982 with the then-Baltimore Colts as an assistant. He spent time with the San Diego Chargers and Los Angeles Raiders before moving to Kansas City as the defensive coordinator from 1995-1998. In 1999, he succeeded Marty Schottenheimer as the Chiefs head coach for two seasons where he compiled a 16-16 record.

For more than 30 years, Cunningham was a staple personality among the NFL coaching world. His ebullience for the sport will be missed with his passing.

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Former Kansas City Chiefs head coach and long-time NFL assistant Gunther Cunningham died Saturday at the age of 72. The Detroit Lions, for whom Cunningham last worked as defensive coordinator (2009-2013) and a senior coaching assistant (2014-2016), announced the news. Born in Munich, Germany, Cunningham moved to the U.S.

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Three people were found dead from crossbow wounds in a hotel room near the southern German city of Passau, according to police. Two other deaths, in the northern German state of Saxony, are possibly linked, police said Monday.

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Three people were found dead from crossbow wounds in a hotel room near the southern German city of Passau, according to police.

Two other deaths, in the northern German state of Saxony, are possibly linked, police said Monday.

The revelations began on Saturday morning when an employee at a quiet inn on the river Ilz near the southern German town of Passau discovered the bodies of two women and one man after repeated knocks on the door of their hotel room failed to get a response, the Associated Press reported.

The bodies of a 53-year-old German man and two German women, aged 33 and 30 were discovered, according to Passau Police. The man and 33-year-old woman were found lying together in bed, while the younger woman was found lying on the floor.

Police are still investigating the relationship between the trio. The older man and woman lived in the Southern German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, while the younger woman had a residence in Wittingen in Northern Germany.

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Two of the weapons used in the killings were found on Saturday, while a third was found unused in a bag on Monday, according to police.

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"There is currently no indication of the possible participation of other persons" Passau police wrote in a statement released on Monday. Yet it unclear what exactly happened in the woodland inn.

The 30-year-old deceased woman had an apartment in the town of Wittingen in north Germany, police said Monday. They later announced an unexpected discovery: the corpses of two other women were found in her apartment.

"At the moment there are no details about their identities or how and when they died," a spokesperson for the Gifthorn Police, who have taken over the investigation, told ABC News. Police and forensics teams are currently at the scene, he added, and further details will be released in the coming days after autopsies have taken place.

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Ship and barge traffic is resuming in the Houston Ship Channel as cleanup efforts continue in the aftermath of a spill that sent thousands of barrels of gasoline blending product into the channel, officials said Sunday.

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Ship and barge traffic is resuming in the Houston Ship Channel as cleanup efforts continue in the aftermath of a spill that sent thousands of barrels of gasoline blending product into the channel, officials said Sunday

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Legendary actress Doris Day has died at the age of 97. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day's death Monday at her home in Carmel, California.

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Legendary actress Doris Day has died at the age of 97.

The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day's death Monday at her home in Carmel, California.

"Day had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia , resulting in her death," the foundation said in a press release. "She was surrounded by a few close friends as she passed."

Day recently celebrated her 97th birthday April 3.

Day was born Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff on April 3, 1924, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was the youngest of three siblings, according to her website, DorisDay.com. Day's 1941 marriage to trombonist Al Jorden lasted two years, not long after the birth of their son Terry. In 1946, Day married George Weidler, but the couple divorced less than a year later.

In 1948, Day appeared in her very first film, "Romance on the High Seas."

But it was her roles in musicals like "Tea for Two" (1950), "Lullaby of Broadway" (1951), "On Moonlight Bay" (1951), "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (1953) and Calamity Jane (1953) that helped Day sell hit records like "It's Magic" and "Secret Love."

In 1956, Day played opposite James Stewart in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller, "The Man Who Knew Too Much. " It was that film where Day performed the hit "Que Sera Sera," which won a 1957 Oscar for best original song.

Day was known by her fans and peers to live a private life at her home in California. Her passion in life was her organization, The Doris Day Animal Foundation (ddaf.org), which she founded in 1978.

"Originally Doris went out and did all of the rescues herself. That's how it all started," her business manager and longtime friend, Bob Bashara, told "GMA" in April. "She'd pick any animal up on the street and bring it home. She can't do that anymore [because] she's 97. But she's so interested in her foundation and how it's helping animals."

In 2017, one day before Day would celebrate what she thought was her 93rd birthday, The Associated Press revealed that the "Calamity Jane" star was actually 95 -- a surprise to Day herself, who always thought she was born in 1924, making her two years younger.

The AP obtained a copy of Day's birth certificate, which states that Doris Mary Kappelhoff, her birth name, was born on April 3, 1922. Her parents were Alma and William Kappelhoff of Cincinnati.

Day's publicist, Charley Cullen Walters, previously told ABC News that it's possible that Day had written her age incorrectly on an audition form when she was young.

"I've always said that age is just a number and I have never paid much attention to birthdays, but it's great to finally know how old I really am!" Day said in an statement regarding the mix-up.

Bashara said Day may have changed her age at the request of the studio she was working for at the time.

"Otherwise, Doris never pays much attention to age," Bashara said.

Each year, Day would celebrate her birthday to benefit the Doris Day Animal Foundation. In 2019, 60th anniversary screening of the 1959 film,"Pillow Talk," in which Day co-starred with Rock Hudson, also took place.

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Legendary actress Doris Day has died at the age of 97. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day's death Monday at her home in Carmel, California. "Day had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia , resulting in her death," the foundation said in a press release.

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YouTube icon James Charles has lost over 2 million subscribers over a fued with Tati Westbrook

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The beauty guru started the week flying high at the Met Gala. Now his career seems to be in free fall.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes set an impossible standard even he can't replicate during the 2019 campaign.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes set an impossible standard even he can't replicate during the 2019 campaign.

Very few players earn the designation of must-see television. Mahomes did last season after becoming the second quarterback in NFL history to throw for 5,000-plus yards and 50 or more touchdowns on his way to winning the league's MVP award.

Mahomes obliterated multiple single-season Chiefs records with 383 completions, 5,097 passing yards, 50 touchdowns, a 113.8 quarterback rating and an 82 QBR. In September, he became the 10th quarterback in NFL history to throw 10 touchdown passes during a two-game stretch. And then, two months later, the first to ever do so twice.

"He's in a position where he can make everybody better around him and he's doing that," head coach Andy Reid said of his 23-year-old quarterback after he set the team record for touchdown passes, per ESPN.com's Adam Teicher.

Mahomes mesmerized onlookers during his first season with a level of prestidigitation that would make America's Got Talent grand champion Shin Lim jealous. The first-year starter displayed unbelievable arm strength and absurd escapability while making throws other quarterbacks simply can't-like a no-look completion and a left-handed pass, or his wraparound tosses and majestic, off-balance bombs.

According to Pro Football Focus, the first-team All-Pro ranked first with a 134.2 quarterback rating from the pocket, a 94.4 grade working outside the pocket and 24 big-time throws under pressure.

Every week, Mahomes trended on social media thanks to another amazing play or performance. His natural talent isn't in question here; his surrounding cast is. The schedule won't help the quarterback replicate his previous seasons, either.

Reid's point about Mahomes making his teammates better is vital to elite quarterback play, and the third-year quarterback should naturally grow during his third season.

"I just listen to him at the line of scrimmage and the calls he's making and how he's protecting himself and the snap counts he's putting on and he really is, like, the master at the piano," former Chiefs assistant head coach Brad Childress told Yahoo Sports' Terez Paylor before January's AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots. "Even though he's gonna get better, you [already] see him on the keyboard hitting the far left note and far right note."

But the Chiefs offense doesn't present the same surrounding cast now as it did at the start of the 2018 campaign. Significant changes at running back, the offensive line and possibly wide receiver-depending on Tyreek Hill's status-portend a regression to the mean for Mahomes' production.

History doesn't side with the Kansas City quarterback. Every passer who has eclipsed 5,000 passing yards experienced some level of regression the following season.

Top-11 Passing Seasons, Following Year Differential

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Many factors contribute to these declines, but only one signal-caller, the New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees, successfully logged multiple 5,000-yard campaigns. Yet Brees experienced wide variances in successive seasons. Even he, the NFL's all-time leading passer, who posted three straight 5,000-yard seasons from 2011-13, saw slight dropoffs in yardage and touchdown passes.

Mahomes posted only the third 50-touchdown campaign in NFL history, which doesn't provide much in terms of statistical relevance. However, 12 different 40-or-more-touchdown seasons have occurred, not including Mahomes' 2018 performance. As it did for 5,000-yard passers, production declined the following year.

Generally, regression is viewed negatively. In this case, the term is used as a return to expected, instead of superhuman, levels. Mahomes remains one of the NFL's best. He'll be forced to deal with certain inevitabilities, though.

"We lost some guys, some guys we've counted on here for a few years," Reid told reporters during his opening offseason press conference. "They're good football players, and we wish them the best, on both sides of the ball, but [wide receiver Chris Conley and center Mitch Morse ] for sure."

Morse opened and ended last season as the Chiefs' starting center. He then became the highest-paid center in league history (in annual salary) when he signed a four-year, $44.5 million free-agent deal with the Buffalo Bills.

Austin Reiter steps in as the starting center after signing a two-year, $4.5 million contract extension. The 27-year-old blocker started four games last season after Morse suffered a concussion. Reiter's experience working with the unit will help ease the transition, but the responsibilities of making calls and snapping will not be quite the same.
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The Chiefs already overcame last year's release of Kareem Hunt. Damien Williams averaged 114.4 total yards from scrimmage over the team's final five games (including the playoffs). Kansas City rewarded Williams with a two-year, $5.1 million contract extension.

But Williams isn't Hunt, who led the league with 1,327 rushing yards during the 2017 campaign and the Chiefs last season with 824.

General manager Brett Veach brought in reinforcements. Carlos Hyde signed a one-year, $2.8 million deal, while Kansas City drafted Utah State's Darwin Thompson in the sixth round.

Wide receiver is a far bigger issue.

Conley signed a two-year, $4.59 million deal to serve as the Jacksonville Jaguars' vertical threat. Meanwhile, as the Chiefs await Hill's fate, the organization doesn't know if it will have the three-time Pro Bowler at its disposal.

Currently, Hill is banned from the Chiefs facilities after a recording surfaced which seemingly implicates the wide receiver of mental and physical abuse of his three-year-old child and fiancee, Crystal Espinal. The league has yet to intervene, but a potential suspension looms. The NFL can use the Commissioner's Exempt List and previous suspensions to validate a long-term dismissal even if Hill isn't found guilty of any crimes.

Greg Hardy's case established a precedent since the defensive end missed all but one game of the 2014 campaign while allegations of domestic violence worked their way through the court system.

Right now, the Chiefs have two options: release Hill to show the franchise doesn't condone such actions, or wait. Either way, the Chiefs offense won't be nearly as dynamic, even with the addition of second-round rookie Mecole Hardman.

According to Fantrax's Nate Hamilton, Hunt and Hill alone accounted for 36.4 percent of Mahomes' passing yardage and 38 percent of his touchdown tosses.

A lesser talent level while facing a tougher schedule doesn't bode well. According to ESPN.com's Mike Clay, 12 of the Chiefs' 16 games will "be against defenses projected to be better than average."
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Furthermore, Veach attempted to overhaul last year's 31st-ranked defense. Kansas City's season came to an end because the defense allowed 524 total yards and couldn't stop the Patriots in overtime. Dee Ford, Justin Houston, Steven Nelson and Eric Berry are gone. Insert Frank Clark, Tyrann Mathieu, Emmanuel Ogbah and rookie Juan Thornhill.

If there's no significant improvement on the defensive side of the ball, Mahomes will be forced to carry the offense and may not be bailed out as many times since he won't have the same complement of skill-position performers.

Mahomes is still growing and learning. He very well could be a better player next year as his understanding of the game expands, but due to factors beyond his control, no one should expect the star to replicate last season's stats.
Brent Sobleski covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter: @brentsobl eski.

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The U.S. Navy has begun work on a new generation of attack submarines with never-before-seen weapons, quieting technology, undersea attack drones, sonar and communications networking… to emerge at some point over the next 10 years or more.

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The U.S. Navy has begun work on a new generation of attack submarines with never-before-seen weapons, quieting technology, undersea attack drones, sonar and communications networking... to emerge at some point over the next 10 years or more.

Will it be the stealthiest, most lethal attack submarine ever to exist? That ....is the Navy plan.

Plans for the new boats, referred to as a new fleet of Block VI Virginia Class-Attack Attack-class submarines, including launching long-range precision strikes, delivering Special Operations Forces on secret high-risk attack missions, conducting ISR missions, networking with platforms and -- perhaps of greatest significance - operating undetected in high-threat waters.

"Block VI will start in 2024. We are currently in the phase of looking at concepts and capabilities and determining their feasibility. Next year we will go through the decision points in terms of requirements of what we want to have in that block," Capt. Christopher Hanson, Program Manager, Virginia Class Submarines, said at the Navy League's 2019 Sea Air Space Symposium.
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Speaking at a Naval Sea Systems Command location, Hanson specified that the new submarines will incorporate a specific emphasis upon Special Operations Forces (SOF), new weapons' interfaces and payloads for undersea drones, Unmanned Undersea Vessels.

As part of the Block VI development, the Navy is now conducting a "SOF Optimization" Analysis of Alternatives to, among other things, find ways to engineer an attack submarine well suited for clandestine undersea SOF missions. These can include targeted attack operations, forward intelligence gathering or high-risk surveillance missions, among other things.

Hanson was clear to point out that it is not possible, at the moment, to know everything that a new submarine might include 10 years into the future. With this in mind, the service wants to architect the boats, with established standards and interfaces, so that they can easily integrate new weapons, undersea drones or networking technologies as they emerge.

"Capability comes in two ways. One is the inherent design and how we build the submarine and the other piece is how we design the submarine with interface requirements for future payloads...that maybe right now are only in the power-point stage.... that can be accommodated in the future?" Hanson added.
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This conceptual framework, focused on engineering "upgradeable" platforms, was anticipated in the earliest days of the Virginia-class program more than 15 years ago. A 2005 Naval War College Review essay cites Virginia-class submarines as a platform benefiting from a modular, or "open architecture" approach. Since its inception, the Virginia-class was built with a mind to prepare for future upgrades, as evidenced in the essay.

One example referenced in the essay is a modernization effort called the Acoustic Rapid COTS Insertion (ARCI) program which, among other things, pushed "toward modularity for the Virginia-class, the SSGN and subsequent classes," the essay states. The success of the ARCI program has continued for more than a decade since its beginning; the program's success was cited in a 2015 DOT&E report. The DOT&E report recommends that the program begin to emphasize countermine missions, due to its track record of successful upgrades.

From a technical or engineering perspective, modularity means building a boat with a software and hardware foundation able to adjust as needed. For instance, while attack submarines currently fire Torpedoes and Tomahawks, it is entirely feasible, if not likely, that new submarine-launched weapons will exist 10 years from now. This kind of scenario is exactly what Hanson seemed to be getting at.

The Naval War College Review essay, interestingly, aligns with Hanson's comment about the need to engineer for future technologies to permit quick integration of new systems. The essay describes it as "yet-unenvisioned equipment to be installed to counter unimagined threats, and an insistence that core enabling characteristics such as stealth never be compromised." (From"The Submarine as a Case Study in Transformation: Implications for Future Investment," James H. Patton Jr, 2005)

With this essay in mind, there is a substantial precedent for of this kind of modular approach, looking at the multi-year trajectory of Virginia-class development; each Block has incorporated several impactful new technologies not yet present when the previous boats were built. For example, unlike Blocks I and II, Virginia-class Block III boats significantly increase firepower with the introduction of what's called Virginia Payload Tubes adding new missile tubes able to fire 6 Tomahawks each. Block III also includes a new Large Aperture Bow "horseshoe-shaped" sonar, which switches from an "air-backed' spherical sonar to a "water-backed" array, making it easier to maintain pressure, according to a 2014 report in "NavSource Online."
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The LAB sonar, which is both more precise and longer range than its predecessor, also advances the curve in that it introduces both a passive and "active" sonar system. Passive systems are used to essential track or "listen" for acoustic pings to identify enemy movements. This can help conceal a submarine's position by not emitting a signal, yet can lack the specificity of an "active" sonar system which sends an acoustic "ping" forward. The submarine's technology then analyzes the return signal to deliver a "rendering" of an enemy object to include its contours, speed and distance. In concept, sonar works similar to radar except that it sends acoustic signals instead of electronic ones.

When it comes to tailoring submarines for SOF missions, it would not be surprising if elements of Block IIIs "Lock Out Trunk" were built-upon or expanded for Block VI; the Lock Out Trunk introduces a new specialized area which fills up with water for departure, enabling SOF forces to more easily and quietly exit the submarine while remaining submerged.
BLOCK VI Technologies
So..... given that both future threats and future technologies are not yet known, as Hanson indicated, what might Block VI look like?

While particular technical details are often unavailable given the secret nature of these kinds of platforms, over the years senior Navy weapons developers have talked to Warrior about some of the key areas of modernization focus; these include new coating materials to make the submarines stealthier, new antennas for longer-range, more accurate undersea surveillance missions and new "quieting" engine propulsion technology, among other things.

All of these technologies, in fact, already exist in the USS South Dakota attack submarine -- the most advanced submarine ever to be delivered to the Navy. The new boat, which is now operational, began as a prototype, test-bed platform to evolve these new technologies.What all of these USS South Dakota innovations amount to is that, Hanson said, they are informing current conceptual discussions now underway regarding Block VI.

Also, according to Congressional testimony in 2016, cited in a report from SeaPower magazine, former PEO Submarines Rear Adm. Michael E. Jabaley Jr., the USS South Dakota includes a DARPA-engineered Hybrid Propulsor "which brings new acoustic advantages."

Yet another area of innovation quite likely to lay a foundation for Block VI includes Block IIIs "Fly-by-Wire" navigational controls; instead of using mechanically operated hydraulic controls, the Fly-by-Wire system uses a joystick, digital moving maps and various adaptations of computer automation to navigate the boat. This means that computer systems can control the depth and speed of the submarine, while a human remains in a command and control role. It seems almost self-evident, given rapid advances in AI and computer automation, that Block VI will include a new generation of these kinds of technologies.
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The technical elements of undersea command and control, quite naturally, are being engineered with a mind to expected increased use of underwater drones. The Navy is now moving quickly with efforts to build an entire new fleet of UUVs able to destroy mines, conduct lower risk forward surveillance, deliver supplies or even fire weapons with a "human-in-the-loop." Capt. Pete Small, the Program Manager for Unmanned Maritime Systems, addressed this phenomenon at Sea Air Space and said the service's now in development Orca XLUUV - Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle - is being configured to fire torpedoes.

"From essentially a "lone wolf " a decade ago, the submarine is now nearly universally accepted as a key node within network-centric warfare, the purveyor of "undersea dominance," and an essential element of Sea Power 21 (a previously articulated Navy attack vision emphasizing information dominance)," the 2005 Naval War College Review essay writes.

Finally, the now underway Block V Virginia-class boats, known for its fire-power enhancing Virginia Payload Modules (VPM), are also contributing to Block V conversations. VPM, which increases the boats' firepower from 12 to 40 Tomahawk missiles, changes the attack envelope.

"Block 5 has some additional equipment we are developing, which will be added to the USS South Dakota. Our expectation is that that equipment is going to continue on into Block VI," Hanson said.

Most of all, it seems apparent, plans for Block VI want to both remain flexible and explore a wide range of options.

"We have a CONOPS *Concept of Operations" ground that brings in operators of other vehicles on a periodic basis so we can show them what we are looking at," Hanson said.
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Navy works on 'breakthrough' new attack submarine for 2030s

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The U.S. Navy has begun work on a new generation of attack submarines with never-before-seen weapons, quieting technology, undersea attack drones, sonar and communications networking... to emerge at some point over the next 10 years or more. Will it be the stealthiest, most lethal attack submarine ever to exist?