Bill Belichick isn’t the only key figure from the New England Patriots dynasty who won’t be getting into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year. Team owner Robert Kraft also failed to receive enough votes to be included in the Class of 2026, according to multiple media outlets. Belichick was this year’s finalist in the coaches category, while Kraft was the finalist in the contributors category. Kraft was first nominated for the Hall of Fame in 2013 and was a finalist for the first time this year. He has made it to the Super Bowl 11 times since buying the Patriots in 1994, more than any team owner in NFL history.

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“Kids are feeling the impact of the anti-immigrant rhetoric that’s fueling ICE raids and violence toward immigrants,” said Sofia Mendoza, a trauma therapist in Long Beach, California. Uncertainty fuels anxiety more than information does, said Jennifer León Salinas, a trauma-focused family therapist in Los Angeles. Children don’t need adults to be fearless, León Salinas said, they need adults who can feel fear and still remain present and grounded. “As parents, these are moments when we can be intentional with our time and presence with our children,” León Salinas said. Advertisement“Co-regulation can take the form of quiet, shared moments such as coloring, reading, cooking, playing music, or offering a hug,” León Salinas said.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGAuthor Michael Wolff challenged Donald Trump to fulfill his threats to sue him, declaring on social media that if the president sparks a legal battle, it will publicly open Pandora’s box over his unsettled ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has repeatedly suggested he could sue Wolff in the wake of the Department of Justice releasing millions of pages of files last week related to the investigation into the late convicted sex offender. “I woke up this morning and found that last night Donald Trump had threatened to sue me again,” he said. “I think this is the third or possibly fourth time the president of the United States has threatened to sue me.”AdvertisementAuthor Michael Wolff has responded to threats that President Donald Trump would sue him. AdvertisementWolff added: “I have nothing to hide, but, Mr. President, you surely do.”

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGOSLO, Norway (AP) — The son of Norway’s crown princess pleaded not guilty to rape charges as he went on trial Tuesday for multiple alleged offenses, opening weeks of proceedings in a case that has cast a shadow on the royal family’s image. Marius Borg Høiby, 29, is the eldest son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit from a previous relationship and the stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon. Høiby pleaded guilty to several driving offenses, to an aggravated drugs offense and breaking a restraining order, and “partly” to threats and aggravated assault. “The defendant is the son of the crown princess. AdvertisementThey contained several hundred mentions of the crown princess, who already said in 2019 that she regretted having had contact with Epstein, Norwegian media reported.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGIf you grew up eating three square meals a day, you probably tried to minimize snacks in between. But recent research shows that after age 40, eating multiple smaller meals throughout the day may benefit your brain, improving cognition and memory. So, which is better: eating three larger meals or five or six smaller ones? “Smaller meals may blunt that effect for some individuals.” Eating more frequently can also prevent long fasting gaps, which may impair attention and memory. AdvertisementShould you eat three bigger meals vs. several smaller meals?

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Feb 3 (Reuters) - Walt Disney on Tuesday named theme parks head Josh D’Amaro as CEO, ending years of succession uncertainty and placing a longtime insider at the helm as artificial intelligence and a wave of consolidation upend the media industry. D’Amaro, 54, will take the reins from Bob Iger, 74, at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on March 18. Iger is credited with shaping the modern Disney through deals for Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 21st Century Fox. To avoid another misstep, Disney DIS.N in 2024 named Morgan Stanley MS.N veteran James Gorman as its chairman to oversee the CEO search. Last fiscal year, the division turned a record operating profit of nearly $10 billion, making up nearly 60% of the company’s earnings.

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Hulu/ FXHulu is keeping things interesting during the shortest month of the year with some buzzy new releases. AdvertisementAnother major title debuting on the streamer in February: an FX limited series about the tragic love story of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. AdvertisementRelease Date: Feb. 12“Paradise” returns this month for Season 2, but this time, the action isn’t staying inside the bunker. AdvertisementRelease Date: Feb. 23‘Scrubs’ RebootGet ready to scrub back in for this TV revival. AdvertisementRelease Date: Feb. 26

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGRepublicans have good reason to feel uneasy about this year’s midterm elections after Democrats notched a stunning victory in Texas over the weekend, a former press secretary for President Donald Trump said. “Every one of them said, ‘This is a problem.’ One person’s direct quote was, ‘This is 8.5 on the Richter scale,’” he said. Spicer’s comments on Rehmet’s victory start around the 18:09 mark. Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a long-held Republican seat in Texas' 9th Senate District in a Jan. 31 runoff election. “We will come out fighting with a new resolve, and we will take this seat back in November.

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AdvertisementA new drama and romance-filled installment of “Love Is Blind” also arrives in February – and just in time for Valentine’s Day. Release Date: Feb. 11“How to Get to Heaven from Belfast” is a new comedy-thriller from “Derry Girls” creator Lisa McGee. AdvertisementRelease Date: Feb. 17Gordon Ramsay has long dominated TV screens and kitchens as one of the world’s most famous chefs. AdvertisementRelease Date: Feb. 19The Cinderella love story of Benedict Bridgerton and his mysterious “Lady in Silver” comes to a close this month in the final part of “Bridgerton” Season 4. AdvertisementRelease Date: Feb. 26Movies“Queen of Chess” recalls a 12-year-old prodigy’s epic rise to the top of the game.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGWilliam Stevenson, who was briefly married to former first lady Jill Biden more than five decades ago, has been charged with the murder of his longtime wife, Linda Stevenson, Delaware police announced Tuesday. Police said they found Linda Stevenson unresponsive in the living room, and after attempting “life-saving measures,” she was pronounced dead. William and Linda Stevenson had been married for about 40 years. Jill Biden was married to William Stevenson from 1970 to 1974. In 2020, he told the Daily Mail that he didn’t “want to harm” Jill Biden’s chances of becoming first lady.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGActor Jason Bateman had an uncomfortable moment with singer Charli XCX during Monday’s episode of “Smartless” when he questioned her about not wanting kids. While discussing her childhood, Charli XCX revealed that dealing with conflict was hard because she’s an only child. Charli XCX was Hayes’ guest, so Bateman and Arnett weren’t able to do any research. Charli XCX married musician George Daniel after three years of dating. One X user wrote, “The Charli xcx / Jason Bateman interview was so cringe and embarrassing.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGImmigration and Customs Enforcement is not following through on threats to conduct immigration enforcement operations at Sunday’s Super Bowl, The Washington Post reported Monday. The newspaper obtained a document from the host committee to elected officials in San Francisco, Santa Clara and San Jose after the committee spoke with NFL security and law enforcement on Friday. Advertisement“We have been in daily contact with the NFL, which has confirmed the following with the Department of Homeland Security: There are no planned ICE immigration enforcement operations associated with SBLX,” the committee’s letter went. “Not the Super Bowl and nowhere else. We are humans, and we are Americans.”DHS agents have received intensified scrutiny after killing two protesters in Minneapolis last month.

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In it, Epstein claims he gave a person of that name antibiotics for an STI. “I think we’re having a reckoning as a society, right? She then revealed how the latest revelations have affected her personally. I remember my daughters being those ages,” French Gates said. “I did not like that he’d had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, no,” she said.

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Advertisement“I think it’s important that the integrity of this investigation,” she said of the Clintons’ testimony during an interview on the steps on congress late Monday. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, here with celebrity and victims rights advocate Paris Hilton on January 22, told MeidasTouch that bipartisan involvement was essential to the "integrity" of any Jeffrey Epstein investigations. “We need to get to the bottom of it,” she went on. Late Monday, the Clintons yielded to threats of criminal contempt charges as they agreed to testify about Epstein under oath. The decision was a stunning shift from the political power couple, who have spent months snubbing subpoenas from the Oversight Committee’s GOP chairman, Rep. James R. Comer (Ky.).

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