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Lions rush for 3 scores and use stingy defense to beat Colts 24-6 for 9th straight winNov 24, 2024 6:30 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions spent three months scoring at a historic rate. Now with the weather changing outside, they’re winning with old school foot...
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No. 1 South Carolina experiences rare sting of defeat, seeing 43-game winning streak endNov 24, 2024 6:21 pm - LOS ANGELES — Top-ranked South Carolina felt something it hasn't known in over 2 1/2 years. The sting of defeat after being thoroughly dominated in a 77-62 loss to No. 5...
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Northwestern women blank Saint Joseph's 5-0 to win second national championship in field hockeyNov 24, 2024 5:07 pm - ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Maddie Zimmer and Ilse Tromp both had two goals and an assist in the first half and Northwestern beat Saint Joseph's 5-0 in the championship match of t...
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‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator’ make gravity-defying theater debutsNov 24, 2024 3:05 pm - With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the busiest moviegoing weekends of the year.
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Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83Nov 24, 2024 2:58 pm - Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83.
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Will a winter storm hit the US over Thanksgiving week? Here’s what forecasts show so farNov 23, 2024 3:23 pm - WINDSOR, Calif. — Forecasters warned over the weekend that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to Thanksgiving in parts of the U.S. In Cali...
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‘A very hot issue’: U.S. towns plunge into debates about fluoride in waterNov 23, 2024 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — For about 50 years, adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water was a popular public health measure in Yorktown, a leafy town north of New York City. ...
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St. Louis was once known as Mound City for its many Native American mounds. Just one remainsNov 23, 2024 12:03 pm - What is now St. Louis was once home to more than 100 mounds constructed by Native Americans — so many that St. Louis was once known as “Mound City.” Settlers tore most of them down, and just one remains.
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What makes walking so great for your health and what else you need to doNov 23, 2024 10:00 am - Medical experts agree that walking is an easy way to improve physical and mental health, bolster fitness and prevent disease. While it’s not the only sort of exercise people should do, it’s a great first step toward a healthy life.
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New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractionsNov 22, 2024 3:12 pm - Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more direct when explaining their medications’ risks and side effects.