Year: 2020
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Woman who plotted to use bomb in US terror attack sentenced to 15 years
Kuzma/iStock(NEW YORK) — A Queens, New York woman who plotted to build a bomb for a terrorist attack inside the U.S. was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a New York federal judge on [Read More…]
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Facebook doubles down on political ads policy, still won’t ban micro-targeting
Facebook(NEW YORK) — Facebook doubled down on its political ads policy Thursday, saying it “considered” changing it due to backlash, but ultimately decided to keep it mostly the same. In particular, critics were concerned about [Read More…]
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Vikings OC Stefanski meets with Browns about head coaching job
Kevin Stefanski, in his first full as the Minnesota Vikings’ offensive coordinator, met with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday.
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Encarnación, White Sox complete $12 million, 1-year contract
The Chicago White Sox finalized a $12 million, one-year contract with slugger Edwin Encarnación
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The last man to beat Clemson
The last time Clemson lost was to Syracuse in 2017. Kicker Cole Murphy explains what that day was like.
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Icy roads shut down Wisconsin interstate, major storm to hit central US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Light rain is falling on frozen roads in Wisconsin Thursday morning, creating extremely dangerous driving conditions and closing an interstate. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is urging people to stay off [Read More…]
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Fotis Dulos released on bond in Jennifer Dulos murder case
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Fotis Dulos, the Connecticut man accused of killing his estranged wife, was released on bond shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday. He didn’t speak to reporters, instead walking directly to a car. [Read More…]
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‘Highly likely’ Iran shot down Ukrainian airliner, US official confirms
Leit_Wolf/iStock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. intelligence is confident that Iran painted the Ukrainian airliner with radar and fired two surface to air missiles that brought down the aircraft, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News. The official [Read More…]
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Half-empty stadiums won’t stop number of bowls from going up
Six bowl games this season saw their lowest attendance in history
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Browns meet with Vikings OC Stefanski for coaching job
The Browns are interviewing Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski to be their next coach
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Dogs are saving koalas in the Australia wildfires
omersukrugoksu/iStock(SYDNEY) — Among the thousands of firefighters battling the catastrophic Australia bushfires, there have been four-legged furry heroes employed with a job of their own. Dogs are being employed to rescue koalas during the fires, [Read More…]
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Want to make six figures? Welcome to Taco Bell
RiverNorthPhotography/iStock(NEW YORK) — With unemployment at historic lows, and an economy Taco Bell might call “muy caliente”, the chain is having trouble finding managers for its restaurants — and is now willing to pay big [Read More…]
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First America the Beautiful quarters of 2020 features fruit bat mother and her pup
United States Mint (NEW YORK) — Keep an eye out for a shiny new quarter with a raised image of fruit bats and be careful not to let the coin fly out of your wallet [Read More…]
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Shannon Sharpe: Bill Belichick thinks Andy Dalton could be better than a 43-year-old Tom Brady
Amidst a report the Patriots could have interest in bringing in veteran quarterback Andy Dalton if Tom Brady signs elsewhere, Shannon Sharpe argued head coach Bill Belichick may believe Dalton could bring more to the [Read More…]
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Chris Broussard: LeBron James is the Lakers’ only playmaker, AD doesn’t have that ‘number one’ mentality
Chris Broussard joins Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe to talk about the Los Angeles Lakers’ challenges this season. Chris feels LeBron James is looking to make Anthony Davis take the lead offensively, but AD doesn’t [Read More…]
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NBA superstars Trae Young, James Harden make combined history
cmannphoto/iStock(ATLANTA) — History was made Wednesday night as the Atlanta Hawks took on the Houston Rockets. Both Trae Young from the Hawks and James Harden from the Rockets had 40-point triple doubles, becoming the first [Read More…]
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Prince Harry, Meghan ‘blindsided’ royal family with announcement, insider says
_ultraforma_/iStock(LONDON) — Prince Harry’s and Meghan’s announcement Wednesday that they plan to “step back” from their senior royal roles reportedly surprised Britain’s royal family as much it did the rest of the world. The royals [Read More…]
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Icardi so happy at PSG he’s thinking about a permanent move
Things are going so well for Mauro Icardi at Paris Saint-Germain that he’s already thinking about staying next season
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Skip Bayless on Cowboys’ press conference: ‘Jerry Jones got tears in his eyes as he was introducing Mike McCarthy’
Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe discuss yesterday’s press conference, where Jerry Jones officially introduced Mike McCarthy as the new head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Hear Skip’s initial reaction, and why he may feel better [Read More…]
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Second coyote attack after 5-year-old was bitten in Chicago
Lux Blue/iStock(CHICAGO) — Chicago police spotted a coyote believed to be the same animal that bit a man and a young boy in separate attacks. Officials said the coyote was spotted Thursday morning near Northwestern Hospital [Read More…]