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CFP quarterfinals get started with defending champion Ohio State against Miami in Cotton BowlDec 31, 2025 9:06 pm - Defending national champion Ohio State is back in a familiar spot at the Cotton Bowl, taking on College Football Playoff first-timer Miami in the first of the four quarterfinal games.
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Set to go: Two weeks of tennis mania Down Under ahead of the Australian OpenDec 31, 2025 7:07 pm - BRISBANE, Australia — If it's a new year, it must be serious tennis time Down Under. Just over six weeks since the ATP and WTA held their respective 2025 Finals, players ...
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Capitol riot ‘does not happen’ without Trump, Jack Smith told CongressDec 31, 2025 6:46 pm - The Jan. 6., 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers earlier this month in characterizing the Republican president as the “most culpable and most responsible person” in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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US military strikes three more alleged drug boats, killing 3 and possibly leaving survivorsDec 31, 2025 6:43 pm - The U.S. military said Wednesday it struck three more boats that were allegedly smuggling drugs, killing three people while others jumped overboard and may have survived. The statement by U.S. Southern Command, which oversees South America, did not reveal where the attacks occurred. Previous attacks have been in the Caribbean Sea and in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial — until Trump vetoed themDec 31, 2025 6:39 pm - President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term on Tuesday, rejecting two low-profile bipartisan bills, a move that had the effect of punishing backers who had opposed the president's positions on other issues.
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Department of Justice is reviewing more than 5.2 million documents related to Jeffrey EpsteinDec 31, 2025 6:36 pm - The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also increases the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating release of the files, according to a person briefed on a letter sent to U.S. Attorneys.
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Drummers pound in the new year as others mark 2026 with defiance or hopeDec 31, 2025 6:31 pm - The new year swept closer for the Middle East and parts of Europe and Africa after drummers in Asia pounded in 2026 and fireworks lit the skies.Russians celebrated in snowy Moscow, and a light show with somersaulting jet skis twinkled in Dubai. In Japan, temple bells rang and some climbed mountains to see the year's first sunrise.
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Manning uses arm and legs to lead No. 14 Texas to a 41-27 Citrus Bowl win as Michigan’s struggles continueDec 31, 2025 6:28 pm - Arch Manning made big plays with his arm and his legs Wednesday in the Citrus Bowl, throwing two touchdown passes and putting it away with a 60-yard scoring run in a 41-27 victory that ended a rough month for No. 14 Michigan.
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Devon Dampier leads No. 15 Utah past Nebraska in Las Vegas Bowl 44-22Dec 31, 2025 6:19 pm - Devon Dampier threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 148 yards and three scores, and No. 15 Utah won the Las Vegas Bowl in Morgan Scalley's first game as coach, beating Nebraska 44-22 on Wednesday in the Las Vegas Bowl.
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Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for nowDec 31, 2025 4:30 pm - President Donald Trump said he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move that comes after legal roadblocks hung up the effort.