Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/February 16 to 22, 2020

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Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (February 16 to 22, 2020)
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 * 1
 * Michael Bloomberg
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 * A record $500 million were spent by the former Mayor of New York City in his presidential campaign, and yet his first debate appearance in Nevada was less than stellar.
 * 2
 * Caroline Flack
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 * This British television and radio host had a rough couple of months. In December 2019 she was charged with assaulting her boyfriend, tennis player Lewis Burton, and released on bail with the conditions that she would not contact Burton and would stand trial in March. Less than a month before the trial, Flack hung herself in her flat.
 * 3
 * Parasite (2019 film)
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 * Donald Trump might have complained about the Academy Awards recognizing a Korean movie and bragging about not having seen it. Meanwhile, many Americans have decided to overcome their laziness for subtitled movies and give Bong Joon-Ho's movie a chance, and Parasite has entered the box office top 10 as a result.
 * 4
 * Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
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 * [[File:Rogue One- A Star Wars Story Japan Premiere Red Carpet- Diego Luna (34989486653).jpg|left|100px]]
 * Narcos: Mexico has returned, and thus again readers seek more on the Guadalajara Cartel founder played by Diego Luna.
 * 5
 * Pop Smoke
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 * One more name to the list of murdered hip hop musicians, as Bashar Barakah Jackson died at just 20 during a home invasion.
 * 6
 * Tyson Fury
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 * Tyson Fury at Place Bell, Laval Quebec, Canada - Dec 16 2017.jpg
 * This awesomely named boxer finally had a rematch for a 2018 fight that ended in a controversial split draw, and this time had a technical knockout on adversary Deontay Wilder (#23).
 * 7
 * Sonic the Hedgehog (film)
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 * After decades of terrible video game movies, Hollywood is finally providing some passable productions such as the live-action adaptation of Sega's mascot Sonic the Hedgehog, which along with positive reviews has led the box office for two straight weeks (with the #2 of the weekend being another movie of a man dealing with a computer-generated animal, The Call of the Wild).
 * 8
 * Deaths in 2020
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 * [[File:Exploration of a Munsee cemetery near Montague, New Jersey (1915) (14777405615).jpg|left|100px]]
 * No I don't want to battle from beginning to end I don't want a cycle of recycled revenge I don't want to follow Death and All His Friends!
 * 9
 * Ken Miles
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 * Ford v Ferrari won two Oscars, so more people decided to give the movie a chance, and also research on the British driver portrayed in the movie by Christian Bale.
 * 10
 * Billie Eilish
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 * Already a big deal enough to present at the Academy Awards (though she wasn't pleased by her performance), the young singer proved the power of her ASMR- like music with her theme song for the next James Bond movie, "No Time to Die", having hit #1 in the UK Charts.
 * 11
 * Rod Blagojevich
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 * The former governor of Illinois who was impeached for corruption in 2009 and imprisoned three years later, now been pardoned with six years left in his sentence by a president who managed survive a possible impeachment and oversaw "Blago" once.
 * 12
 * Coronavirus
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 * The type of virus currently causing panic worldwide. The specific strain is now officially Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, officially making the epidemic a new SARS.
 * 13
 * Ryan Newman (racing driver)
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 * The last lap of the 2020 Daytona 500 saw the leading racer, 2014 NASCAR runner-up Ryan Newman, get tapped by the car right behind him and suffer an horrific crash. Newman was removed from the wreck and rushed to the hospital, where he is seemingly healthy but still needs rehabilitation.
 * 14
 * Erling Braut Håland
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 * Borussia Dortmund beat Paris Saint-Germain at the UEFA Champions League with two goals of this young Norwegian striker, who at just 19 has proven his ability to hit the nets in the group stage (8 goals for Red Bull Salzburg, with whom he played prior to January!).
 * 15
 * Amado Carrillo Fuentes
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 * José María Yazpik (cropped).jpg
 * José María Yazpik has been playing this drug lord since the Colombian seasons of Narcos, and the current one shows how Fuentes left our #4 to form the Juárez Cartel.
 * 16
 * 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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 * The Republicans just went for a possible Trump re-election, so the Democrats instead are having a tight race, with #21 as the front-runner.
 * 17
 * Crash Landing on You
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 * Son Ye-jin in 2019.jpg
 * Korean technology, music, and movies (#3) are en vogue, so why not television too? This K Drama show starring Son Ye-jin as a woman who accidentally crash-lands in North Korea and falls in love with a local soldier had its final episode aired, and managed to become the top trending topic on Twitter.
 * 18
 * Pete Buttigieg
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 * Pete Buttigieg (49376687043).jpg
 * The first openly gay presidential candidate, a former sailor and mayor of South Bend, Indiana. He got a few delegates in the primaries so far, but our #21 stands in the way.
 * 19
 * Pablo Acosta Villarreal
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 * Gerardo_Taracena_at_Queen_of_the_South_at_ATX.jpg
 * The mentor of #15, played in Narcos by Gerardo Taracena.
 * 20
 * 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
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 * COVID-19 Outbreak World Map.svg
 * While most of the infected are still in China, the disease also had thousand of cases in South Korea, and hundreds in Italy, Iran and Japan (not counting everywhere else), with over 82 thousand confirmed, 2,811 fatal. If people weren't already worried, sports fans can also hope the outbreak dies down before it can cancel the Olympics.
 * 21
 * Bernie Sanders
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 * After losing the Democratic presidential spot to Hillary Clinton in 2016, the Vermont Senator is currently leading the race for the 2020 run.
 * 22
 * Birds of Prey (2020 film)
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 * Comikaze 2015 - Harley Quinn (22508731437).jpg
 * In spite of a positive response, The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn has not lit the box office like many previous superhero movies, which the high content ratings for violence and swearing might have had a hand in - the family-friendly #7 has already made more money even if Birds of Prey had a one week head start.
 * 23
 * Deontay Wilder
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 * The previously undefeated World Boxing Council heavyweight champion lost his belt to our #6 when the two boxers finally met again.
 * 24
 * Kobe Bryant
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 * Kobe Bryant (2015).jpg
 * The Oscars took the Black Mamba out of the report (even if opened the In Memoriam!) last week, but constant homages to Kobe in the 2020 NBA All-Star Game brought him back.
 * 25
 * Narcos: Mexico
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 * Finishing it all off, the Netflix show that brought all those Mexican drug dealers into the list.
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 * The first openly gay presidential candidate, a former sailor and mayor of South Bend, Indiana. He got a few delegates in the primaries so far, but our #21 stands in the way.
 * 19
 * Pablo Acosta Villarreal
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 * Gerardo_Taracena_at_Queen_of_the_South_at_ATX.jpg
 * The mentor of #15, played in Narcos by Gerardo Taracena.
 * 20
 * 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
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 * COVID-19 Outbreak World Map.svg
 * While most of the infected are still in China, the disease also had thousand of cases in South Korea, and hundreds in Italy, Iran and Japan (not counting everywhere else), with over 82 thousand confirmed, 2,811 fatal. If people weren't already worried, sports fans can also hope the outbreak dies down before it can cancel the Olympics.
 * 21
 * Bernie Sanders
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 * Bernie Sanders (49554442566).jpg
 * After losing the Democratic presidential spot to Hillary Clinton in 2016, the Vermont Senator is currently leading the race for the 2020 run.
 * 22
 * Birds of Prey (2020 film)
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 * Comikaze 2015 - Harley Quinn (22508731437).jpg
 * In spite of a positive response, The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn has not lit the box office like many previous superhero movies, which the high content ratings for violence and swearing might have had a hand in - the family-friendly #7 has already made more money even if Birds of Prey had a one week head start.
 * 23
 * Deontay Wilder
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 * Deontay Wilder 2018.jpg
 * The previously undefeated World Boxing Council heavyweight champion lost his belt to our #6 when the two boxers finally met again.
 * 24
 * Kobe Bryant
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 * Kobe Bryant (2015).jpg
 * The Oscars took the Black Mamba out of the report (even if opened the In Memoriam!) last week, but constant homages to Kobe in the 2020 NBA All-Star Game brought him back.
 * 25
 * Narcos: Mexico
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 * Cartel de Juarez (mapa).jpg
 * Finishing it all off, the Netflix show that brought all those Mexican drug dealers into the list.
 * }
 * 24
 * Kobe Bryant
 * style=text-align:right;|446.742
 * Kobe Bryant (2015).jpg
 * The Oscars took the Black Mamba out of the report (even if opened the In Memoriam!) last week, but constant homages to Kobe in the 2020 NBA All-Star Game brought him back.
 * 25
 * Narcos: Mexico
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 * Cartel de Juarez (mapa).jpg
 * Finishing it all off, the Netflix show that brought all those Mexican drug dealers into the list.
 * }
 * Cartel de Juarez (mapa).jpg
 * Finishing it all off, the Netflix show that brought all those Mexican drug dealers into the list.
 * }