News Briefs 2/13/2019

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The last rites have been administered and the concerned parties have said their goodbyes: NASA is pulling the plug on the Mars rover Opportunity. The space agency said Wednesday that the mission for Opportunity was over 15 years after it landed on the Red Planet. The voyage was initially expected to last 90 days. On Tuesday, NASA tried one last time to contact the spacecraft after more than 1,000 failed recovery commands in previous months – and failed.(USA Today)

Kareem Hunt was the NFL running back who got fired from the Kansas City Chiefs for kicking a woman. After the allegation, Hunt couldn’t find a team to go towards and no one would sign him. The Cleveland Browns have been an NFL rebuilding, and they recently signed Kareem Hunt. This is his first return since his releasement from the Chiefs. (Cleveland Brown.com)

Elizabeth Warren officially launched her campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. The Massachusetts senator told the crowd of several thousand in Everett Mill during Saturday’s blustery cold. (BBC)