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Assad: IS members in Syrian Kurds jails to stand local trial

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Bashar Assad said in remarks published Wednesday that members of the Islamic State group held in the country will s...
14:34 27 November 2021
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Hikers answer plea to find wedding ring lost on mountaintop

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A man’s quest to find his wedding ring on a 4,000-foot snow-covered mountain in New Hampshire has been completed by a couple of hik...
13:58 27 November 2021
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US durable goods orders rebound in October, rising 0.6%

WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rebounded last month on a surge in demand for military aircraft.
13:44 27 November 2021
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Actor Lin-Manuel Miranda encourages shopping small

NEW YORK — With the holiday shopping season upon us, actor and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is encouraging people to take part in Small Busin...
13:39 27 November 2021
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Tibetans say the Dalai Lama should choose his successor

DHARMSALA, India — More than 150 Tibetan religious leaders said on Wednesday that their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, should have the sole authori...
13:35 27 November 2021
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Empty stores along NYC’s 5th Avenue dressed for holidays

NEW YORK — Some vacant stores along New York City’s luxury shopping corridor will be dressed for Christmas as if retailers like Tommy Hilfiger and Ral...
13:25 27 November 2021
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World markets mostly rise on trade optimism

BEIJING — World shares mostly rose Wednesday, spurred by optimism over trade talks between the U.S. and China.
12:44 27 November 2021
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UN: South Sudan recruits new force, contrary to peace deal

JOHANNESBURG — A new report says South Sudan’s National Security Service has recruited a force of 10,000 fighters in President Salva Kiir’s ethnic str...
11:12 27 November 2021
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New film explores legacy of Boston’s Cocoanut Grove fire

BOSTON — Even though Boston’s Cocoanut Grove fire happened long before she was born, Michele Shapiro learned all about the disaster when she was a gir...
10:46 27 November 2021
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Germany’s Merkel says it’s essential to preserve NATO

BERLIN — NATO is at least as essential today as it was during the Cold War, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday, renewing a pledge to keep raising...
10:40 27 November 2021
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Singer Goo Hara’s death shines light on dark side of K-pop

SEOUL, South Korea — The death of South Korean singer and actor Goo Hara, whose body was found at her home in Seoul this week, has again shone a spotl...
10:02 27 November 2021
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Bodies of victims found in UK truck repatriated to Vietnam

DIEN CHAU, Vietnam — The bodies of 16 of the 39 Vietnamese who died when human traffickers carried them by truck to England last month were repatriate...
8:02 27 November 2021
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Four of the top 10 teams in country to play in Paradise Jam

NEW YORK — Oregon coach Kelly Graves is excited to bring his team to the U.S. Virgin Islands for the holidays.
7:34 27 November 2021
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College Football Picks: Rivalry week wraps conference races

There is much to sort out this rivalry weekend and lots of football spread out over three days. All you need is a comfortable chair, a few screens and...
7:18 27 November 2021
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Bangladesh sentences 7 militants to death in café attack

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A special anti-terrorism tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced seven members of a banned militant group to death Wednesday for their in...
7:01 27 November 2021
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From modest beginnings, Washington now a force in wine world

SPOKANE, Wash. — When Craig and Vicki Leuthold opened the Maryhill Winery in 2001, there were about 100 wineries in the state of Washington.
6:27 27 November 2021
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Taiwanese-Canadian model-actor Godfrey Gao dies on set

HONG KONG — Taiwanese-Canadian model-actor Godfrey Gao has died after suffering an apparent heart attack while on set in China.
6:22 27 November 2021
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Buddhist nationalists claim victory in Sri Lankan election

KANDY, Sri Lanka — In this mountain city that was for centuries home to Sri Lanka’s kings and in recent years has been riven by religious violence, Bu...
5:54 27 November 2021
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No cash? Salvation Army now accepting mobile donations

CHICAGO — Carolyn Harper made her pitch for donations to the Salvation Army with a smile on her face and a bell in her hand, trying to convince shoppe...
5:33 27 November 2021
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Namibia votes as ruling party faces unprecedented challenge

JOHANNESBURG — Polls are opening in Namibia, where the ruling party faces its biggest challenge since independence nearly three decades ago.
5:14 27 November 2021
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Clippers ease past Mavs 114-99 in matchup of 5-win streaks

DALLAS — Paul George scored 17 of his 26 points in the first quarter, Kawhi Leonard finished with 28 and the Los Angeles Clippers took control early i...
4:18 27 November 2021
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Eagles star guard Brandon Brooks talks openly about anxiety

PHILADELPHIA — Two-time Pro Bowl right guard Brandon Brooks said pressure of trying to live up to a new contract led to an anxiety attack that forced ...
3:04 27 November 2021
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One-two punch of storms threatens Thanksgiving travel in US

DENVER — Heavy snow and wind shut down highways Tuesday in Colorado and Wyoming, closed schools in Nebraska and forced more than 1,000 travelers to sl...
2:28 27 November 2021
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Calgary coach in limbo after allegedly using racial slurs

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bill Peters’ status as the Calgary Flames coach — and whatever future he might have in the sport — have been placed into question whil...
2:12 27 November 2021
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Gundy: Hurts makes Oklahoma’s spread look like the wishbone

NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley is such a maestro that he can run a completely different offense than what you actually see.
1:48 27 November 2021
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Ohio St jumps LSU to No. 1 in CFP rankings with 2 weeks left

Ohio State jumped LSU to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings with two weeks left to go before selection Sunday.
1:29 27 November 2021
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Man found in freezer was husband of recently deceased woman

SALT LAKE CITY — A man whose body was in a freezer for as long as 11 years was the husband of the woman who had recently died in their apartment west ...
0:52 27 November 2021
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Man wanted in Utah ‘extreme stalking’ arrested in Hawaii

SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. prosecutors have arrested a Hawaii man they accuse of sending hundreds of unwanted service providers and others to a Utah home, ...
0:12 27 November 2021
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NCAA rejects Missouri appeal, postseason ban looms

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NCAA rejected an appeal by the University of Missouri to limit or overturn sanctions for infractions tied to the case of a form...
23:47 26 November 2021
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Texas inmate freed while innocence claims investigated

HOUSTON — A Houston man serving a life sentence for a 2010 fatal stabbing was freed on bond Tuesday while authorities reinvestigate his case, includin...
23:46 26 November 2021