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Indiana football’s rise to national title contender rewards fans who endured decades of losingDec 29, 2025 12:32 pm - Bill Murphy has been an Indiana football season-ticket holder for 66 years. He says he has rarely missed a game even though 55 of them have been losing seasons in a historic stretch of bowl-less holidays.
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Tiger Woods turns 50. It's the one time golf’s greats can relate to himDec 29, 2025 12:27 pm - Talk to any golfer who played against Tiger Woods and there is sure to be at least one story about one shot so sublime they were certain it could not be hit by them or an...
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Tiger Woods turns 50 and still holds these PGA Tour recordsDec 29, 2025 12:17 pm - The PGA Tour records Tiger Woods still holds or shares as he turns 50 on Tuesday:
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Chevy Chase is under the spotlight in a new documentary, warts and all — and he’s OK with itDec 29, 2025 12:08 pm - Insulting the director who is making a documentary about you might not be the most diplomatic of choices. Then again, Chevy Chase has never been very diplomatic. The comedian gets snarly at the top of filmmaker Marina Zenovich’s “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not,” which airs Thursday, Jan. 1, on CNN.
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Cheese balls are back. How to make this classic party dish cool againDec 29, 2025 11:45 am - The cheese ball is a cliché. And like the pig in a blanket and the baked potato, the cheese ball is so cliched it has actually become cool. Socially acceptable or not, when this dish is put out at a party, people hover over it like it’s a crystal ball.
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US offers Ukraine 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan, Zelenskyy saysDec 29, 2025 10:24 am - The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, though he said he would prefer an American commitment of up to 50 years to deter Russia from further attempts to seize its neighbor’s land by force.
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During Netanyahu visit, Trump warns Iran of further US strikes if it reconstitutes nuclear programDec 29, 2025 10:20 am - President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, as Washington looks to create fresh momentum for a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that could be in danger of stalling before a complicated second phase.
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The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wondersDec 29, 2025 8:43 am - Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan of robotic lunar landers including Jeff Bezos’ new supersized Blue Moon. A supermoon looms on Jan. 3 and an astronomical blue moon is on the books for May.
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China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’ after US, Japan tensionsDec 29, 2025 8:26 am - China's military on Monday dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces. Taiwan said it was placing its forces on alert and called the Chinese government “the biggest destroyer of peace.”
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Bears’ heartbreaking loss to 49ers costs them chance at top seed in NFC playoffsDec 28, 2025 11:08 pm - Brock Purdy threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Jauan Jennings with 2:15 left, and the San Francisco 49ers forced an incomplete pass on the final play from the 2 to beat the Chicago Bears 42-38 on Sunday night and set up a Week 18 showdown for the top seed in the NFC.