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New Texans GM Nick Caserio: Deshaun Watson is our quarterback

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The Houston Texans introduced their new general manager amid rumblings of an unhappy franchise quarterback, and the fresh hire was direct in his response to questions about Deshaun Watson.

Nick Caserio made it very clear: Watson is going nowhere.

“I think each year is a new year. We’re starting from scratch,” Caserio explained. “I think the most important thing for us to speak specifically to Deshaun. I say from afar the respect and admiration that I have for him as a player and what he’s done for this organization is significant.

Hall of Fame Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda dies at 93

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The Dodgers announced Friday that Lasorda suffered a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at his home.

Pugnacious Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda, who “bled Dodger blue” and skippered Los Angeles to four league pennants and two world titles, died Thursday night, the team announced.

He was 93.

Lasorda suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at his home and was transported to a hospital, where he died at 10:57 p.m. PST, the Dodgers said in a statement on Friday.

New York Mets acquire Francisco Lindor, Carlos Carrasco from Cleveland Indians in blockbuster deal

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CLEVELAND — Francisco Lindor is moving to a new city and team that is willing to meet his salary demands.

The four-time All-Star shortstop — and one of baseball’s best all-around players — was traded Thursday by the Cleveland Indians along with pitcher Carlos Carrasco to the New York Mets, who have a new owner willing to spend at baseball’s highest levels.

“They did not come cheaply,” Mets president Sandy Alderson said.

Elon Musk has become the world’s richest person, as Tesla’s stock rallies.

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Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, is now the richest person in the world.

An increase in Tesla’s share price on Thursday pushed Mr. Musk past Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world’s 500 wealthiest people.

Mr. Musk’s net worth was $195 billion by the end of trading on Thursday, $10 billion more than that of Mr. Bezos’s. Mr.

Updates: Capitol breached by pro-Trump mob during ‘failed insurrection,’ woman shot inside dies

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A woman was shot and killed during a standoff inside the U.S. Capitol between law enforcement and supporters of President Donald Trump, who breached the building, forcing a lockdown with members of Congress inside.

The protesters, some of who were seen wearing body armor, made their way up the steps around 2:15 p.m. ET, pushing through barricades, officers in riot gear and other security measures put in place in anticipation of the protest.

Trump’s presidency ends with American carnage

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Three years, 11 months and 17 days after President Donald Trump warned from the West Front of the US Capitol that “American carnage stops right here,” the very spot he stood was engulfed by his own protesters bringing carnage of their own.

It was a stunning scene Trump encouraged hours beforehand and refused to condemn afterward. It left one woman dead, sent members of Congress ducking for cover and forced evacuations after pipe bombs were discovered in nearby office buildings.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Don’t Sound Too Together Right Now

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Update, January 5: Page Six is reporting that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are “over” and “in settlement talks.” Kardashian has reportedly hired divorce attorney Laura Wasser to represent her, and West is currently living in his ranch in Wyoming as the couple “get things sorted out to separate and divorce,” a source told Page Six. West has reportedly grown uncomfortable by the Kardashians’ lifestyle and Kardashian has become tired of West’s “crazy shit,” the source said.

Bestselling author and chronicler of Black life Eric Jerome Dickey is dead at 59

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“As a reader, he made you feel like you mattered,” said author and book club member Lisa Renee Johnson.

A few years ago, publishing executive Linda Duggins showed up at the National Book Club Conference’s annual event in a knee-high boot cast, the result of a broken foot. Eric Jerome Dickey, the New York Times bestselling author who chronicled Black life and love in his novels, could not bear the thought of Duggins limping around Atlanta.

COVID-19 limits couple debut of Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde

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The actor/director and the ‘One Direction’ singer — and star of her new movie — can hold hands at a friend’s wedding but must still don masks.Lots can be said about Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde possibly being the hot new couple of 2021, including what a bummer it could be for Jason Sudeikis, Wilde’s former longtime partner and father of her two children.

People also are discussing Styles, 26, and Wilde, 36,

Haven’t received your second stimulus check? How to track your payment online

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Wondering where your second stimulus check is? You can now track the status of your $600 payment online.

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has re-launched its online tool to allow people to track their coronavirus stimulus payments.

The IRS Get My Payment tool went live early Monday afternoon but may have some delays initially due to high demand. The program was taken offline for several days before it could offer information about the second coronavirus stimulus check.