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ATLANTA — The New England Patriots grow older. Their quarterback is 41, Their coach is twice as old as the one he faced on Sunday night. This team is so old school you get the feeling it should be playing in the mud against the Pottsville Maroons or the Canton Bulldogs on a field bracketed by wooden goal posts. They win Super Bowls with field goals and guts and the…

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Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D-Va), has not called for embattled Gov. Ralph Northam to resign. Should Northam step aside, Fairfax would become Virginia’s second black Governor. The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D-Va), has not called for embattled Gov. Ralph Northam to resign. Should Northam step aside, Fairfax would become Virginia’s second black Governor. The Washington…

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In an interview with “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan, President Trump discussed his relationship with U.S. intelligence agencies, pointing out that they have made mistakes in the past and he doesn’t always agree with their conclusions. He cited the Iraq War as “one of the greatest mistakes that we’ve ever made” and seemed skeptical about intelligence he was getting on Iran. “I have intel people, but that…

ON YOUR TELEVISION — Spoiler alert: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots won their sixth Super Bowl title with a 13-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams in the lowest scoring Super Bowl in the history of the National Football League. Were you bored by that sentence? Well, maybe a few of the commercials will help get you excited. Here are some of our favorite ads from Super Bowl…

Meantime, several factions in the Iraqi Parliament plan to push a measure that would strictly limit the United States’ military activities in the country, including where American soldiers can circulate and how long they can stay. The issue brings together Shiite parties who do not like Americans, most notably the one led by the radical cleric Moktada al-Sadr. That group now has the largest bloc of votes, with Shiite parties…

Sen. Ted Cruz condemned the media coverage of the controversies swirling around Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. In a pair of tweets late Saturday, the Texas Republican claimed the media was asking the wrong questions about a racist photo that appeared in Northam’s medical school yearbook. “Media fixation w/ blackface (‘was he dressed as Michael Jackson?’) obscures the more damning point: anybody who voluntarily chooses to celebrate the evil & bigoted…

After days of protest and growing outrage, inmates housed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York have had power restored. The prison confirmed the news in a statement late Sunday night, with New York mayor Bill de Blasio tweeting that a federal official had also shared the news with him.  “A federal official confirmed to me the power is back on at MDC. Make no mistake: this took…

“In terms of race, a lot of people are saying, well, this is something very special what’s happening,” he said. “I think if you look at the numbers for African-American unemployment, best numbers they’ve had ― literally the best numbers they’ve had in history. And I think they like me a lot and I like them a lot.”

CLOSE SportsPulse: We take you inside the press conference room to hear what Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and Rob Gronkowski had to say after winning Super Bowl LIII. USA TODAY ATLANTA — Reporters waiting for Tom Brady at his locker after the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 Sunday night in Super Bowl LIII should have a new appreciation for the sneaky 41-year-old quarterback. Brady returned to his…

Video NFL makes Maroon 5 skip regular pre-Super Bowl press conference, critics say to dodge controversial questions Maroon 5 avoided politics entirely at the Super Bowl Halftime Show with Travis Scott and Big Boi. COLIN KAEPERNICK’S ATTORNEY SLAMS MAROON 5, ADAM LEVINE AHEAD OF SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW The show opened with pyrotechnics and the band’s first hit, “Harder to Breathe” ahead of a stage in the shape of a…

Both of Virginia’s U.S. senators, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, joined the dean of Virginia’s congressional delegation, Rep. Bobby Scott, in saying they no longer believe Northam can serve effectively. James Ryan, president of the University of Virginia, said in a statement that it would be “exceedingly difficult” for Northam to continue serving.

She said it ever so subtly, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., made clear this past week she is ready to compromise on border funding. She will not do it, though — she cannot do it — unless she is given a way to save face. “There’s not going to be any wall money in the legislation,” she said. “However, if they have some suggestions about certain localities, technology, some…

Power was restored at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Sunday after days of inmates living without heat and lighting. The Bureau of Prisons told CNN in a statement that “staff are working to restore the facility to normal operations.” More than 1,600 inmates live in the center that went without heat during a frigid week in New York where temperatures dropped as low as two degrees. Director of Federal…

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ATLANTA — Authorities in Atlanta say rapper 21 Savage is in federal immigration custody. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Bryan Cox says the Grammy-nominated artist, whose given name is Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was arrested in a targeted operation early Sunday in the Atlanta area. Cox says Abraham-Joseph is a British citizen who entered the U.S. legally in July 2005 but overstayed his visa, which expired in July 2006. Cox…

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, accompanied by his wife, Pam, speaks during a news conference on Saturday. Northam has resisted widespread calls for his resignation. Steve Helber/AP hide caption toggle caption Steve Helber/AP Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, accompanied by his wife, Pam, speaks during a news conference on Saturday. Northam has resisted widespread calls for his resignation. Steve Helber/AP Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam faced mounting pressure to step down Sunday after…

Video Trump is expected to call for unity in his upcoming State of the Union address In the second part of a wide-ranging interview that aired on Super Bowl Sunday, President Trump downplayed the numerous charges brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller – saying many of those charged in the investigation had nothing to do with him – while giving no clear answer to whether he would make the report…

President Donald Trump has said deploying the US military to Venezuela is “an option”. “Well, I don’t want to say that. But certainly, it’s something that’s on the – it’s an option,” Trump said on CBS’s Face the Nation programme on Sunday when asked if he would use the American forces during Venezuela’s crisis.  The US recognised Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who declared himself interim president on January…