Month: December 2019
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A look at this week’s golf tournaments around the world
The PGA Tour begins the new year in Hawaii with the winners-only tournament on Maui
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Family desperate for answers 10 days after woman vanished from bar
Birmingham Police Dept.(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Family and friends are desperate for answers in the disappearance of a young Alabama woman not seen since she left a Birmingham bar 10 days ago. At a vigil Monday [Read More…]
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Wolves Fastbreak: Minnesota gets back in win column at home
The Timberwolves earned their first win at home since Nov. 13
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Trump signs bill to eliminate backlog in rape kit testing
ABC News, End the Backlog(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation that provides funding to help states eliminate backlogs in rape kit testing. The measure, signed Monday, will help deal with the [Read More…]
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Storm moving out in east, new storm to move across US to start new year
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The major storm that moved across the country from Christmas to Tuesday is now finally moving out, leaving behind gusty winds and snow showers from the Great Lakes to the Northeast. [Read More…]
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16-year-old rock climber survives 500-foot fall on Oregon’s Mount Hood
Jeremy Janus/iStock(PORTLAND, Ore.) — A 16-year-old rock climber survived a 500-foot fall on Oregon’s Mount Hood Monday morning, officials say. The climber, who officials say is in stable condition, was rescued by members of the [Read More…]
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WWE NXT: Jan. 1, 2020
Full WWE NXT preview for Jan. 1, 2020, featuring the presentation of the 2019 NXT Year-End Awards and the reveal of the 2020 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic entrants.
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Optimism over growth, some wariness in Atlantic City in 2020
Atlantic City heads into 2020 with some optimism, buoyed by an expanded casino market with more jobs and more revenue
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Major Triple Threat Match announced for the Raw Tag Team Titles
Major Triple Threat Match announced for the Raw Tag Team Titles
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Andrade puts the United States Title on the line in a rematch against Rey Mysterio
Andrade puts the United States Title on the line in a rematch against Rey Mysterio
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Danielle Outlaw becomes Philadelphia’s first black woman police commissioner
amphotora/iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — “It’s not us versus them,” Philadelphia’s first black female police commissioner, Danielle Outlaw, said at a press conference on Monday when speaking about building trust between the community and police. The just-named commissioner [Read More…]
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Nevada looks to extend streak vs CSU
Nevada looks for its eighth straight win in the head-to-head series over Colorado State
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Boise State looks for home win vs Wyoming
Boise State looks for its fifth straight win over Wyoming at Taco Bell Arena
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Scoreboard roundup — 12/30/19
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONAtlanta 101 Orlando 93Washington 123 Miami 105Minnesota 122 Brooklyn 115 — OTMilwaukee 123 Chicago 102Utah 104 Detroit 81Phoenix 122, Portland 116 NATIONAL [Read More…]
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Iraqi protesters march on US embassy, torch guardhouse to protest airstrikes
CT757fan/iStock(BAGHDAD) — Hundreds of angry mourners have advanced on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad to protest the deadly U.S. airstrikes this week. Photos from the scene show a compound sentry box had been set on [Read More…]
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16-year-old rock climber survives 500-foot fall on Oregon’s Mount Hood
Jeremy Janus/iStock(PORTLAND, Ore.) — A 16-year-old rock climber survived a 500-foot fall on Oregon’s Mount Hood Monday morning, officials say. The climber, who officials say is in stable condition, was rescued by members of the [Read More…]
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Minimum wage to increase in more than 20 states in 2020
Darren415/iStock(NEW YORK) — The minimum wage in more than 20 states and 26 cities and counties across the United States will increase starting on Jan. 1, affecting more than half of the country’s population and [Read More…]
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Iraqi mourners march on U.S. embassy to protest airstrikes
CT757fan/iStock(BAGHDAD) — A crowd of angry mourners have advanced on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad to protest the deadly U.S. airstrikes this week, according to reports. The airstrikes were conducted over the weekend against five [Read More…]
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Final drive of regular-season finale featured everything
The final drive in the final game on the final weekend of the 2019 NFL season had it all