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Seahawks dominate 49ers from opening kick, advance to NFC title game with 41-6 winJan 17, 2026 10:40 pm - Rashid Shaheed returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, Kenneth Walker III rushed for three scores and the Seattle Seahawks advanced to the NFC championship game with a dominant 41-6 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night.
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Broncos advance to AFC title game, beating Bills in overtime, but lose QB Nix for playoffsJan 17, 2026 10:37 pm - Ja'Quan McMillian intercepted Josh Allen's deep throw in overtime, and Bo Nix led the Broncos into position for Wil Lutz's 24-yard field goal that sent Denver to the AFC championship game with a 33-30 win over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday.
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Blackhawks lose early lead, game to Bruins in front of Stanley Cup champion teamsJan 17, 2026 10:04 pm - Mason Lohrei scored two goals and the Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Saturday night to extend their winning streak to six games.
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Ukrainian delegation arrives in US for peace talks as Russia hammers energy sitesJan 17, 2026 8:06 pm - A Ukrainian delegation arrived in the United States for talks Saturday on a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war as Russian attacks again took aim at Ukraine's power grid, cutting electricity and heating in freezing temperatures.
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US launches another retaliatory strike in Syria, killing leader tied to deadly Islamic State ambushJan 17, 2026 6:20 pm - A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, who officials say had a direct tie to the Islamic State member responsible for last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.
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More than 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern AfricaJan 17, 2026 6:16 pm - Army helicopters rescued people stranded on rooftops and hundreds of tourists and workers were evacuated from one of the world’s biggest game reserves, as torrential rains and flooding in three countries in southern Africa killed more than 100 people, authorities said Friday.
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No. 8 Nebraska stays unbeaten with a dominant 77-58 win over NorthwesternJan 17, 2026 6:12 pm - Braden Frager and Pryce Sandfort each scored 20 points and No. 8 Nebraska stayed unbeaten with a 77-58 victory at Northwestern on Saturday afternoon.
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Former Cubs reliever Ryan Pressly announces his retirementJan 17, 2026 6:09 pm - Two-time All-Star reliever Ryan Pressly has retired after a 13-year career in which he collected 117 saves and helped the Houston Astros win the 2022 World Series.
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Iran’s leader calls Trump a ‘criminal’ for backing protests and blames demonstrators for deathsJan 17, 2026 6:05 pm - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded U.S. President Donald Trump a “criminal” for supporting protesters in Iran, and blamed demonstrators for causing thousands of deaths.
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Trump’s Twin Cities immigration crackdown has made chaos and tension the new normalJan 17, 2026 5:53 pm - Work starts around sunrise for many of the federal officers carrying out the immigration crackdown in and around the Twin Cities, with hundreds of people in tactical gear emerging from a bland office building near the main airport.Within minutes, hulking SUVs, pickup trucks and minivans begin leaving, forming the unmarked convoys that have quickly become feared and common sights in the streets of Minneapolis, St. Paul and their suburbs.