All Stories from December 4, 2021 (Change date)
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Timbers down RSL 2-0 for conference title, MLS final berthDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Felipe Mora and Santiago Moreno scored and the Portland Timbers advanced to the MLS Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake in the Western...
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No. 20 La.-Lafayette tops App St. 24-16 for Sun Belt titleDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Billy Napier took his time walking off of Cajun field, soaking in the celebration of a league championship, and at times wiping his eyes, after his...
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France's Macron uses Saudi trip to ease tension with LebanonDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - France's president and Saudi Arabia's crown prince held a joint phone call with Lebanon's prime minister during Emmanuel Macron's visi...
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In democracy's birthplace, pope warns of populist threatsDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Pope Francis warned Saturday that the 'œeasy answers'ť of populism and authoritarianism are threatening democracy in Europe and called for fresh de...
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Indiana University renames street for prominent Black familyDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Indiana University officials are renaming a street through the Bloomington campus after a Black family that rose to prominence after escaping sl...
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Mississippi, coach Lane Kiffin agree to new contractDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi and Lane Kiffin have agreed to a new contract after the program's first 10-win regular season. Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athle...
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Protesting Orthodox priest heckles Pope on Greece visitDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Pope Francis was heckled by an elderly Greek Orthodox priest on Saturday as he arrived for a meeting with the head of the country's Orthodox Church...
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Rio de Janeiro cancels NYE party due to omicron fearsDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Rio de Janeiro on Saturday canceled its New Year's Eve party due to renewed COVID-19 fears. Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes announced the decision on social...
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Grand Ole Opry country singer Stonewall Jackson dies at 89Dec 04, 2021 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country musician Stonewall Jackson, who sang on the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years and had No. 1 hits with 'œWaterloo'ť and others, died S...
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EXPLAINER: Stuck jet stream, La Nina causing weird weatherDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - America's winter wonderland is starting out this season as anything but traditional. The calendar says December but for much of the country temperatures beckon for sanda...