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Ball’s career-high 7 3s helps Pelicans past Rockets, 127-112

NEW ORLEANS — Lonzo Ball highlighted a season-high 27-point performance with a career-high seven 3-pointers, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the und...
3:44 30 December 2022
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Archives reveal details of alleged informers killed by IRA

LONDON — Rory Finnis was only 21 when he was killed in 1991 by the Irish Republican Army. Accused of informing the Northern Ireland government of the ...
1:24 30 December 2022
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Titans clinch playoff spot with 35-14 win over Texans

HOUSTON — Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans ran their way into the playoffs, beating a Houston Texans team that rested several starters and setti...
0:41 30 December 2022
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Chiefs among playoff-bound teams with injury concerns

The Kansas City Chiefs will hope for good news about their depleted secondary during their first-round playoff bye week.
23:59 29 December 2022
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Chiefs top Bolts 31-21 to earn No. 2 seed, first-round bye

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mecole Hardman returned a kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown, Damien Williams took a handoff 84 yards for another score, and the Kan...
21:26 29 December 2022
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NTSB: Poor condition of wreckage will slow plane crash probe

The lack of a distress call and flight data recorder coupled with mangled and charred wreckage will make finding the cause of a fiery airplane crash i...
21:01 29 December 2022
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Buttigieg critiques Biden’s ‘judgment’ on Iraq War vote

KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Sunday called former Vice President Joe Biden’s vote to authorize the Iraq War p...
20:45 29 December 2022
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Waiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championship

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game.
20:45 29 December 2022
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Polish PM accuses Putin of lying about outbreak of WWII

WARSAW, Poland — Poland's prime minister said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been lying in remarks blaming Poland for the outbreak o...
20:40 29 December 2022
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Putin thanks Trump for helping foil terrorist acts in Russia

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Donald Trump on Sunday to thank him for information that Putin said helped Russia foil ...
20:36 29 December 2022
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No. 22 West Virginia rallies, upsets No. 2 Ohio State 67-59

CLEVELAND — Miles McBride scored six of his season-high 21 points in the final 2:22 and No. 22 West Virginia rallied to beat No. 2 Ohio State 67-59 Su...
20:05 29 December 2022
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Sports editor apologizes for tweeting ‘scalps’ after game

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — A sports editor for a New Mexico newspaper apologized this week after using “scalps” in a tweet to describe a high school basketb...
19:53 29 December 2022
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VAR-aided victory for runaway leader Liverpool; Chelsea wins

LONDON — Liverpool fans ended 2019 by chanting “Champions of the world” for the first time at Anfield. “Champions of England" will surely be sung by t...
19:31 29 December 2022
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Cavs try to take ‘next step’ in Orange Bowl against Gators

MIAMI — University of Virginia junior Charles Snowden recalls that when he first arrived on campus, new acquaintances were disappointed to learn he wa...
19:12 29 December 2022
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Liverpool 50 games unbeaten at home with 1-0 win v Wolves

LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool extended its unbeaten home run in the Premier League to 50 games with a 1-0 win against Wolverhampton in a scrappy matc...
18:53 29 December 2022
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Trump faces raft of foreign policy challenges in new year

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump starts the new year knee-deep in daunting foreign policy challenges at the same time he'll have to deal with a lik...
18:18 29 December 2022
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The King reigns: LeBron James is AP’s male athlete of decade

He left Cleveland for Miami, finally became a champion, went back to his beloved northeast Ohio, delivered on another title promise, then left for the...
18:02 29 December 2022
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Alligators, pricey bananas and naked people: 2019 in Florida

ST. PETERSBURG — In 2019, Florida Banana managed to eclipse Florida Man. From alligator antics to naked people doing wacky things, Florida did not dis...
16:48 29 December 2022
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California takes lead on laws affecting gig economy, privacy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s long tradition of advancing nation-leading legislation continues into the new year, with laws reining in the gig eco...
16:32 29 December 2022
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States charge more for electric cars as new laws take effect

The new year will bring new charges for some owners of electric vehicles, as an increasing number of states seek to plug in to fresh revenue sources t...
15:31 29 December 2022
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Soul-searching in opera world after tumultuous #MeToo year

SAN FRANCISCO — It was a tumultuous year in the opera world, a year in which sexual harassment allegations against superstar Placido Domingo prompted ...
15:29 29 December 2022
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Denied asylum, migrants return to place they fear most: home

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — By now, the young couple thought they’d be in the United States. Somewhere, anywhere, in the United States. They thought th...
13:50 29 December 2022
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Taiwan president: Island’s democracy under threat from China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Sunday that the self-governing island's democracy remains under direct threat from rival China,...
10:41 29 December 2022
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2 ex-prime ministers vie for Guinea-Bissau presidency

BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Two former prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau are vying for the presidency in a runoff election Sunday after the incumbent faile...
7:47 29 December 2022
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Davis stops Gamboa in 12th, wins WBA lightweight title

ATLANTA — Gervonta Davis could tell early on that Yuriorkis Gamboa wouldn't go down easily, so Davis decided to be patient and wear him down.
7:22 29 December 2022
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Iraqi artists pay tribute to dead protesters with sculptures

BAGHDAD — The sculptures carved by seven art trainees were lined up outside a makeshift workshop in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square. With them were posters de...
7:01 29 December 2022
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Sydney New Year’s fireworks to go ahead despite wildfires

PERTH, Australia — Sydney's iconic New Year's Eve fireworks will go ahead despite the wildfire crisis to show the world Australia’s resiliency, the pr...
6:33 29 December 2022
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N Korea begins key meeting before year-end deadline for US

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has opened a high-profile political conference to discuss how to overcome “harsh trials and difficulties," state medi...
1:36 29 December 2022
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No. 19 Kentucky outlasts rival No. 3 Louisville 78-70 in OT

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Nick Richards had 13 points, including seven consecutive ones in overtime, and No. 19 Kentucky scored the final eight points for a 78...
23:38 28 December 2022
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No. 13 Penn State tops No. 15 Memphis 53-39 in Cotton Bowl

ARLINGTON, Texas — Journey Brown ran for 202 yards with two long touchdowns, Garrett Taylor returned an interception 15 yards for a score after anothe...
21:13 28 December 2022