Monday, February 5, 2018

Monday's Headlines: Eagles defeat Patriots, 41-33, denting New England’s dynasty and seizing Philadelphia’s first title

 
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Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
Eagles defeat Patriots, 41-33, denting New England's dynasty and seizing Philadelphia's first title
The Patriots' Tom Brady played at his legendary best, but it was fill-in Eagles quarterback Nick Foles and the daring of Coach Doug Pederson that brought the championship to Philadelphia in a frantic game that broke records for offense.
The Patriots definitely did not get all the favorable calls
Three touchdowns went the Eagles' way — two after official reviews — helping them topple the Patriots.
 
Review: This is how Justin Timberlake lost the Super Bowl
The pop superstar gave an underwhelming halftime show.
 
Analysis: The five best Super Bowl commercials
Ads for Amazon and the NFL sneaked in there, too.
 
Scenes of drunken revelry in Philadelphia
Eagles fans unleashed a half century of angst and pent-up frustration.
 
'Please keep kids safe from guns': A 7-year-old's anguished letter — and how Trump responded
Ava Olsen, who was in first grade during a 2016 school shooting in South Carolina, wrote the president to tell him that she lost the 6-year-old boy she wanted to marry. A response arrived the day after Christmas.
 
Democrats in liberal California unveil their battle strategy for election season: 'Go left'
In the self-labeled "state of resistance," the political debate is being pushed further left without any sign of a Republican renaissance to serve as a check on spending and social policy ambitions. That means Democratic candidates will be staking out the most liberal stance on issues such as single-payer health care, defending California's "sanctuary state" status on immigration, and pushing green investment to reach strict environmental goals.
 
New bipartisan immigration bill to be introduced in the Senate
Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.) plan to introduce legislation today that would grant permanent legal status to immigrant "dreamers" in the country since 2013. It would also bolster security along the U.S.-Mexico border but would not call for spending the $30 billion President Trump is seeking for new wall and fence construction.
 
Democratic senators: Trump lacks 'legal authority' for preemptive, 'bloody nose' strike on North Korea
The 18 Democrats warned the president in a letter about the risks of military action and sought more information on the sudden derailment of the White House's original choice for ambassador to South Korea.
 
'Vying for control': How MS-13 uses violence and extortion in America's jails
A crackdown on the gang has filled corrections facilities with alleged members, leading to attacks and other problems behind bars, officials say.
 
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Nunes paves Trump's road to autocracy
 
Jerome Powell's challenge at the Fed
 
What an immigration policy for the 21st century should actually look like
 
Pence's toughest task in Asia: Repair ties with South Korea
 
Trump's diplomacy is all about the ultimatum. That could spell disaster.
 
The dangers of a 'bloody nose' for North Korea
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The Islamic State's toxic farewell: Environmental sabotage and chronic disease
Oil wells ignited in Iraq by retreating ISIS militants burned for nine months, killing cattle, ruining cropland, fouling water supplies and causing permanent breathing ailments for many residents.
 
 
Samsung heir released from prison after appeal on bribery conviction
Lee Jae-yong, the third-generation head of Samsung and the country's most influential businessman, had appealed the sentence, imposed in July after he was found guilty of charges including bribery, embezzlement and perjury.
 
Opponents of gerrymandering keep winning, but it might not matter in 2018
Federal courts in Texas, North Carolina and Wisconsin have ordered boundaries redrawn for 2018 elections, but those rulings are awaiting Supreme Court review, which means midterm contests will almost surely occur within current district borders.
 
Holocaust denier running for Congress has no opponents in Republican primary
Arthur Jones is almost certain to win the GOP primary for Illinois's 3rd Congressional District, despite calling the Holocaust a myth.
 
'This Is Us' finally reveals how Jack Pearson died
While the NBC drama is primarily a cathartic cry-fest about a family's complex relationships, it has sort of become a whodunit as writers keep weaving in bits and pieces about what happened to the beloved patriarch.
 
Perspective
Uma Thurman, Quentin Tarantino and the costs of auteur worship
Actresses have been subject to abuses of power virtually since the invention of cinema, a medium invented by men photographing other men doing things and women looking beautiful.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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