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Kiviranta scores twice in 3rd, Blackwood gets win over former team as Avalanche beat Sharks 4-2

Colorado Avalanche left wing Joel Kiviranta, left, and San Jose Sharks defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin (85) watch as Kiviranta scores a…

December 19, 2024

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Justin Herbert passes for 2 touchdowns, Chargers score on free kick and rally past Broncos 34-27

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Joshua Palmer (5) catches the ball in the end zone for a two-point conversion during…

December 19, 2024

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Taking advantage of an obscure rule, Chargers’ Dicker makes NFL’s first fair-catch kick in 48 years

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh walks on the field before an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos,…

December 19, 2024

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Immigration agency deports highest numbers since 2014, aided by more flights

FILE – A boy looks through a border wall separating Mexico from the United States, Nov. 26, 2024, in Tijuana,…

December 19, 2024

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It’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel

Travelers wade through the south security checkpoint in Denver International Airport Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)(AP…

December 19, 2024

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RFK Stadium site provision removed from federal spending bill, a blow to the Commanders and NFL

FILE – In this Aug. 5, 2017, file photo people make their way to RFK Stadium in Washington before an…

December 19, 2024

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Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest

This illustration provided by researchers depicts a person carving an osteoderm from a giant sloth in Brazil about 25,000 to…

December 19, 2024

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Official says Wisconsin shooter was new student at Christian school where her victims had deep ties

Dan Beazley stands with the homemade cross he brought from Michigan for victims of a shooting at Abundant Life Christian…

December 19, 2024

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Musk ascends as a political force beyond his wealth by tanking budget deal

FILE – President-elect Donald Trump poses for a photo with Dana White, Kid Rock and Elon Musk at UFC 309…

December 19, 2024

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Questlove readies new documentary spotlighting ‘Saturday Night Live’ music performances

FILE – Questlove attends the WSJ. Magazine Innovators Awards on Oct. 29, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)(Photo…

December 19, 2024

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Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might mean

FILE—Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., joined from left by Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise,…

December 19, 2024

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Snow, ice and strong winds make for dangerous conditions in upper Midwest

Jim Thom clears his driveway of snow with a snowblower on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Bismarck, N.D. (AP Photo/Jack…

December 19, 2024

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California declared an emergency over bird flu. How serious is the situation?

FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024,…

December 19, 2024

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House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

FILE—Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., takes questions from reporters after presenting his final version of an interim pending…

December 19, 2024

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Immigration drives US population growth to highest rate in 23 years as residents pass 340 million

FILE – New United States citizens wave American flags during a naturalization ceremony during halftime at an NFL football game…

December 19, 2024

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How to catch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025

This 1825 etching provided by the Library of Congress shows an astronomical chart depicting Bootes the Ploughman holding a spear,…

December 19, 2024

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12-team college football playoff arrives after 100 years, a few billion dollars and many detours

FILE – In this Jan. 1, 1948, file photo, Michigan halfback Bob Chappuis (49) is hauled down by a Southern…

December 19, 2024

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Australian who falsely claimed to have invented bitcoin is found in contempt of UK court

FILE – Dr. Craig Wright arrives at the Federal Courthouse, on Nov. 16, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)(AP…

December 19, 2024

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Prosecutor Fani Willis is removed from the Georgia election case against Trump and others

FILE – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John…

December 19, 2024

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Lindsey Vonn hits back at critics who think she’s crazy to return to ski racing at age 40

Lindsey Vonn watches the other racers after her first downhill forerun on the Birds of Prey at the World Cup…

December 19, 2024

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The best Christmas movies for every mood

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Kate Winslet, left, and Jack Black in a scene from "The Holiday." (Sony…

December 19, 2024

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Ireland embraced the AI boom. Now its data centers are consuming too much of its energy

CLONDALKIN, Ireland (AP) — Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more electricity than…

December 19, 2024

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For airports, background music no longer is an afterthought

CORRECTS SPELLING OF SINGERS LAST NAME TO MCCOMMON – Roz McCommon sings at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on November 26, 2024,…

December 19, 2024

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Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they’re consuming too much of its energy

A worker sits inside the control centre of the Digital Realty data center, in Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.…

December 19, 2024