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Donald Trump is Time’s person of the year for 2016, the magazine’s editor announced Wednesday morning on NBC’s “Today” show. “When have we ever seen a single individual who has so defied expectations, broken the rules, violated norms, beaten not one but two political parties on the way to winning an election that he entered with 100-1 odds against him,” Time managing editor Nancy Gibbs said. “I don't think we have ever seen one person operating in such an unconventional way have an impact on the events of the year quite like this.” The Time magazine cover announcing Trump as its person of the year shows him seated in a chair and bills him as “president of the divided states of America.” But the president-elect, who spoke to "Today" via telephone after Gibbs, refused to take the blame for dividing the country. "When you say divided states of America, I didn't divide them. They're divided now. I mean, there's a lot of division," he said. &

This photo posted to Junaid Jamshed's Facebook page on October 23 is accompanied by the caption: "Going in the path of ALLAH." He soared to fame as the front man of one of Pakistan's most iconic pop bands. And then at the height of his career, he gave it up to devote his life to God. Junaid Jamshed, who at one time rivaled Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt in popularity in his country, was one of at least 43 people who died when a Pakistan International Airlines flight crashed on its way from Chitral to Islamabad. He was 52. "The voice of my youth, the voice of my generation," tweeted Huma Shah, a TV broadcaster and one of many who grew up listening to Jamshed's music. An image from Jamshed's Facebook page from October. Pop star turned preacher Jamshed soared to fame in the 1980s with Vital Signs, one of Pakistan's first pop bands. From its look -- leather jackets, stone-washed jeans -- to its sound -- fresh, i

It appears the  Cubs   have found their replacement for   Aroldis Chapman . Following a night of rumors Tuesday, the Cubs and Royals are expected to officially announce a Wade Davis for Jorge Soler trade Wednesday morning. The two clubs are currently reviewing medicals.  Follow Bob Nightengale   ✔ @BNightengale The  # Cubs  and  # Royals  have a deal: OF Jorge Soler to  # Royals for Wade Davis. Teams examining physicals. Will be announced in morning 11:24 AM - 7 Dec 2016     1,109 1,109 Retweets     830 830 likes  Follow Ken Rosenthal   ✔ @Ken_Rosenthal Source:  # Cubs ' trade with  # Royals , if completed, will be straight-up: Davis for Soler. No other players. 7:40 PM - 7 Dec 2016     818 818 Retweets     909 909 likes It's worth noting the medical review process is not a formality. Davis missed some time with a forearm injury this past season while Soler spent time on the shelf