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• Skip Bayless’ Past Has Come Back To Haunt Him

  FOX Sports analyst Skip Bayless is known for being a fan of the Dallas Cowboys. That has sometimes come back to haunt him, though, whether it has been with people he debates on TV or with trolls on social media. Recently, an old take that Bayless made resurfaced after his Cowboys lost to the New York Giants in what was essentially a playoff game for both teams. It didn’t come back up because of some random Twitter troll or because one of Bayless’ colleagues reminded him about it, either. An actual player is the one who reminded Bayless of a past tweet, as Giant defensive back Xavier McKinney had something to say about it.Read Full StoryDallas CowboysCollege Football PlayoffPhiladelphia EaglesFootball GamesPlayoff GamesFOX SportsThe New York GiantsTwitterThe Dallas Cowboys 'ESPNNFL HistoryAlabama Xavier McKinneyPlayoff ContentionAlabama Crimson TideTVSkip BaylessXavier MckinneyAndy Dalton

• NBA Power Rankings: The biggest overreactions after two weeks of play

  As we head into the third week of the 2020-21 NBA season, it's becoming difficult to keep track of all that's going on. It's hard not to overreact to some of the early returns but some pleasantly surprising teams have displayed sustainable models of success. And while some early favourites have stumbled out of the gates, they've still shown signs of being able to figure things out as the season rolls on.Read Full StoryMemphis GrizzliesSacramento KingsNew York KnicksHe Got GameMajor LeagueAtlanta Hawks RecordNYKCHA AtlantaThe Detroit [email protected] CavaliersMiami Heat RecordOKCBOSThe Milwaukee BucksDanilo GallinariJimmy ButlerDonovan MitchellJayson TatumJaylen BrownSpencer DinwiddieWesley MatthewsImmanuel QuickleyDerrick Jones Jr.Chris PaulJoel EmbiidMitchell RobinsonBrandon IngramLebron JamesRj BarrettDevin BookerMontrezl HarrellKhris MiddletonDennis SchröderTobias HarrisTerry RozierSteve NashDeandre AytonKyrie IrvingSerge IbakaSeth CurryKemba WalkerGiannis AntetokounmpoMonty WilliamsJamesBen SimmonsKevin DurantKawhi LeonardJames HardenPaul GeorgeDoc Rivers

• Your 2021 Tarot Card Reading Is Here

  After a year as unpredictable and collectively hated as 2020, we're all looking forward to ushering in 2021. But before we can do that, we could really use some guidance on exactly how we can go about making this upcoming year less of a dumpster fire. That's where tarot comes in.Read Full StoryTarot Card ReadingNew York CityThe WitchPersonalized ReadingsDivinationCardsColor Magic PractitionerProfessional WitchIndividual InsightSarah PotterPractitionersCollective PullsSpecific SignsStoreDirection

• SpaceX, L3Harris pursue hypersonic missile defense system

  SpaceX and defense firm L3Harris are among several U.S. companies developing a space-based defense network for hypersonic missiles, like this test article launched from Hawaii in March. Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy | License PhotoORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 4 (UPI) -- SpaceX has won a $150 million contract to launch the U.S. Department of Defense's first batch of hypersonic missile defense satellites, the second contract -- for roughly the same amount -- that has been awarded for their development.SpaceX and Florida-based defense firm L3Harris Technologies are competing and collaborating on the project, which is designed for the rapid development of a globe-circling network with dozens of satellites. Lockheed Martin and Denver-based satellite firm York Space Systems also are building spacecraft for the network."It's a response to the evolving hypersonic abilities from Russia and China and others potentially," George Nacouzi, a senior engineer at the Rand Corporation, a non-profit think tank for the defense industry, told UPI. "The project is focused on launching a demonstration mission now, but I don't know if they'll build the whole system as intended," Nacouzi said.SpaceX and L3Harris each are building four missile detection satellites for the first launch, expected in 2022.Lockheed and York are developing communication satellites that would relay signals about a hypersonic missile's location and potential path. Although competitors, the firms are required to collaborate on ensuring the satellites work together."Speed is essential because such a weapon could travel halfway around the world in less than an hour," Nacouzi said.SpaceX typically doesn't comment on such projects, but L3Harris executive Bill Gattle said the company has prepared for years to develop large numbers of spacecraft for hypersonic missile defense. The company has adapted infrared sensors used in its weather detection satellites for the new spacecraft, which will be part of the United States' new planned National Defense Space Architecture, said Gattle, who is president of L3Harris' space systems business."The whole industry is moving from the days of building a few satellites at a time to building hundreds of them," Gattle said, referring to constellations of hundreds of satellites launched by SpaceX and similar plans by OneWeb and Amazon."We've recognized that we have to become more efficient, and we've already built hundreds of payloads for satellites," Gattle said.He said the satellite system, coordinated by the defense department's new Space Development Agency, has revolutionized space and defense contracting by moving faster than ever on such a large government project.The agency was founded in 2019 to ensure rapid response to new threats, said Jennifer Elzea, chief of strategic engagement for the agency."It is SDA's desire to create a market rather than a set of programs, so all prospective performers can build capabilities" and bid on future projects, Elzea said.Eventually, the SDA's hypersonic detection system would have up to 150 satellites in space.SpacexDefense DepartmentDefense IndustrySpaceXSpacecraftLockheed MartinYork Space SystemsThe Rand CorporationOneWebAmazonThe Defense Department 'sSpace Development AgencySDAElzeaL3Harris Technologies

• On a Quest for Knowledge

  Crown Honors student delves into research, peer education and campus activities that help her grow as a person. Catherine Campbell ’22 possesses a strong desire to learn—and it’s opened a world of new experiences for her. Whether she’s studying the interaction of proteins in a lab, leading a team of peer educators or hitting a Central New York hiking trail, her open-minded approach helps her take on challenges and gain an appreciation for the value of knowledge. “You are capable of so much more than you think,” says Campbell, a Renée Crown University Honors student who is majoring in chemistry (medicinal track) and physics in the College of Arts and Sciences. “You have to give yourself the opportunity to be uncomfortable and give yourself room to grow to realize how much you can actually do.”Read Full StoryResearch ProjectDnaPeer EducationEngineering StudentsUndergraduate StudentsWorks StudentsThe Louis Stokes AllianceCoronavirusesBirthday ProjectThe Barnes Center 'sBarnes CenterStrategiesPeer EducatorsPhysicsMedicinal ChemistryCatherine Campbell

• UK coronavirus variant most likely to spread among this age group, study suggests

  A new coronavirus variant discovered in the United Kingdom is now making its rounds in the U.S., with the B.1.1.7 variant most recently identified in New York in a man who has no recent travel history. The variant is said to be more transmissible than COVID-19 — though as of...Read Full StoryCoronavirusAge GroupVirusesReproductionUKUnited KingdomImperial College LondonBBCFox News 'TransmissibilityVaccinationTreatmentVaccinesNon-VOC CasesPublic Health Policy

• Amazon adding 11 jets to delivery fleet

  © Getty ImagesAmazon on Tuesday announced the purchase of 11 jets that the online retail giant will add to its delivery fleet.This is the first time that Amazon has purchased rather than leased an airplane, a signal of its intentions to continue growing its independent air cargo operations.Four of the used Boeing 767-300 jets will be purchased from WestJet planes and seven will be acquired from Delta.The WestJet planes are set to join Amazon’s fleet this year, while the ones from Delta will be integrated in 2022 after being converted.“Our goal is to continue delivering for customers across the U.S. in the way that they expect from Amazon, and purchasing our own aircraft is a natural next step toward that goal,” Sarah Rhoads, vice president of Amazon Global Air, said in a blog post Tuesday.“Having a mix of both leased and owned aircraft in our growing fleet allows us to better manage our operations, which, in turn, helps us to keep pace with meeting our customer promises,” she said.Amazon said that its air fleet will have more than 85 planes by the end of 2022.Online RetailAir CargoBoeing PlanesAircraftU.S. PlanesJetsDeltaAmazon Global AirWestJet PlanesCustomersTimeTurnSarah RhoadsDelivery

• Cuomo calls new coronavirus strain "highly problematic": "It could be a game changer"

  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday a new COVID-19 strain that was detected in the state after it was first identified in the United Kingdom last month 'could be a game changer.' He called it 'highly problematic.' 'This is a virus we have to be extra careful with,' the...Read Full StoryCoronavirusVirusSaratoga SpringsGame ChangerCBS New YorkCOVIDDiagnosisContainmentPublic Health OfficialsState OfficialsGovernorFloridaUnited KingdomColoradoCaliforniaAndrew Cuomo

• Self-described American nationalist is held in NYC bomb hoax

  A self-described American nationalist suspected of leaving a hoax explosive device in a car at a New York City mall is facing criminal charges after turning himself in to police, authorities said Tuesday. Louis Shenker, 22, will be charged with placing a false bomb, criminal possession of stolen property and abandonment of a disabled animal in connection with the episode Monday at the Queens Place Mall in Elmhurst, said detective Denise Moroney, a police spokesperson. The mall was evacuated around 7:30 a.m. Monday after a device that was made to look like an explosive was found in a black Tesla parked on a ramp in a parking garage. A dog — a husky — was also found in the vehicle, which had a Nevada license plate and had been reported stolen in that state. Shenker surrendered to officers around 3 a.m. Tuesday in Brooklyn. The Queens district attorney's office said that it was preparing paperwork on Shenker's charges and that he was expected to be arraigned later Tuesday. Shenker, who has described himself on social media as a “patriot” and a supporter of President Donald Trump, was previously arrested Dec. 30 on suspicion of torching a poster attached to a police barricade in Manhattan. He was arraigned Friday and released without bail. A message seeking comment was left for Shenker's lawyer in that case. Police tweeted a photo showing an aerosol-type can, a roll of duct tape, wires and other items recovered from the car. Another photo showed a Black Lives Matter poster among the items. Investigators were looking into whether the poster was left there as a diversion, possibly to make it appear as if members of the movement were responsible for the hoax bomb. Shenker has appeared on the online conspiracy show InfoWars and has filled his social media accounts with far-right views and buzzwords like “#MAGA” and “#StopTheSteal,” noting his support of Trump's false claim that the 2020 presidential election was rigged. Shenker was expelled from the University of Massachusetts Amherst amid a controversy over his views. His lawyers alleged that he was a victim of anti-white and anti-Jewish attacks and that faculty members conspired to file false hate crimes charges against him because his views did not align with theirs. A message seeking comment was left with the university's media relations office. On a since-suspended Instagram account, Shenker mocked the practice of people including their pronouns by listing his as “American / Patriot,” and has posted online attacks on Black Lives Matter, pushed conspiracy theories, and railed against the use of masks and lockdowns to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, a protest group accused Shenker of disrupting a Black Lives Matter vigil near Mayor Bill de Blasio's residence and turning it into a pro-Trump, anti-de Blasio “Chanukah Rave." A video posted to social media showed a man purported to be Shenker threatening to send the Proud Boys and Infowars host Alex Jones after a woman attending the vigil. Police said the Tesla in Monday's episode was found parked halfway up the garage’s circular ramp, positioned in the center of the roadway in a manner that prevented other vehicles from passing. Police said the husky appeared to be OK. —— Follow Michael Sisak on Twitter at twitter.com/mikesisak Hate CrimesHoaxNationalistPoliticsCity PoliceUniversity PolicePolice BailAmericanTeslaInfoWarsAnti-JewishInstagramInfowarsTwitterDonald TrumpBill De BlasioAlex Jones

• NYSE pulls plan to delist Chinese telecom giants

  © Getty ImagesThe New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced late Monday that it would not be moving forward with plans to delist three Chinese telecom companies with alleged ties to the nation's military. The NYSE said in a brief statement that it had reversed its previous decision to delist the companies before Jan. 11 “in light of further consultation with relevant regulatory authorities,” though it gave no additional details. This comes less than a week after the stock exchange announced the planned delisting and suspension from trading for China Mobile Ltd., China Telecom Corp Ltd. and China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.The NYSE issued the plans in compliance with a November executive order from President Trump that prohibits U.S. investments in Chinese firms regulated by the military. The order is set to go into effect on Jan. 11. Trump argued in November that the executive order was necessary as the Chinese government seeks to influence “civilian Chinese companies to support its military and intelligence activities,” which he said presents an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to the U.S. According to Bloomberg News, each of the three Chinese companies have separate listings in Hong Kong and have no significant presence in the U.S. outside of their listings.The Chinese government has accused the Trump administration of using national security to improperly justify actions that limit competition, warning that Trump’s order would negatively impact the U.S. and other investors around the world. The Associated Press reported that Hong Kong-traded shares in the three companies rose Tuesday following news of the NYSE’s decision. China Telecom rose approximately 5.7 percent, China Mobile increased 5.5 percent and China Unicom surged 6.7 percent. China Mobile Ltd.PoliticsTelecom CompaniesNYSEU.S. CompaniesStock TradingChina Telecom Corp Ltd.TrumpBloomberg NewsThe Associated PressChinese FirmsChinese GovernmentHong Kong-traded SharesGiantsNational Security