George McCaskey, 54, will take the reigns of the Bears after this season when his brother Michael retires as chairman of the board. The McCaskey brothers are grandsons of George Halas, one of the founders of the NFL. Halas bought the Bears in 1920 with a $100 investment..Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has condemned what he described as a US ban on his plane using American airspace. Mr. Speaking in Caracas, Maduro also accused the US of refusing to issue a visa to a top official in order to attend a UN meeting next week.

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