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It’s eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hitDec 21, 2024 8:01 pm - At Scoma’s Restaurant in San Francisco, this holiday season’s batch of eggnog began 11 months ago. Is it worth the wait? Customer Phil Kenny seems to think so.
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Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conductDec 21, 2024 7:54 pm - WASHINGTON — A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges Congress to es...
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Lamar Jackson and the Ravens draw even atop the AFC North, beating the 1st-place Steelers 34-17Dec 21, 2024 7:27 pm - Lamar Jackson threw three touchdown passes and Marlon Humphrey scored on a fourth-quarter interception return to help the Baltimore Ravens pull even with Pittsburgh atop the AFC North with a 34-17 victory over the Steelers.
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Texas beats Clemson 38-24, advances to face to Arizona State in College Football Playoff quartersDec 21, 2024 7:23 pm - Jaydon Blue ran 146 yards and two touchdowns, the last a 77-yard burst in the fourth quarter, and Texas beat Clemson 38-24 on Saturday in the first round of the expanded College Football Playoff. Blue's fourth-quarter touchdown came after Clemson rallied from down 31-10 to 31-24 on Cade Klubnik's third touchdown pass. Texas (12-2) advanced to the Jan. 1 Peach bowl to play Big 12 champion Arizona State.
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Blackhawks win streak ends with thud as Flames thump them 6-4Dec 21, 2024 6:49 pm - Jonathan Huberdeau, Connor Zary, Blake Coleman, and Matt Coronato each had a goal and an assist as the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4. Nazem Kadri and Mikael Backlund also scored for Flames, who have picked up points in their last four games, going 2-0-2.
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Albania to close TikTok for a year blaming it for promoting violence among childrenDec 21, 2024 6:37 pm - TIRANA, Albania — Albania's prime minister said Saturday the government will shut down the video service TikTok for one year, blaming it for inciting violence and bullyin...
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Trump taps ‘Apprentice’ producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United KingdomDec 21, 2024 6:34 pm - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice,” is being tapped by t...
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Stolen base king Rickey Henderson dies at 65Dec 21, 2024 6:14 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died. He was 65. He...
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Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavelDec 21, 2024 4:47 pm - WASHINGTON — One of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the next one. Midnight passage of the government shutdown package p...
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Germans mourn the 5 killed and 200 injured in the apparent attack on a Christmas marketDec 21, 2024 2:44 pm - MAGDEBURG, Germany — Germans on Saturday mourned the victims of an apparent attack in which authorities say a doctor drove into a busy outdoor Christmas market, killing f...