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Franco Harris, a Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame running back, dies at 72

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Harris' heads-up thinking authored "The Immaculate Reception," considered the most iconic play in NFL history. Harris ran for 12,120 yards and won four Super Bowls with the Steelers in the 1970s.

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The suspended owner of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury sells them to Mat Ishbia for $4B

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

The mortgage executive has agreed to buy a majority stake in the NBA and WNBA teams from Robert Sarver, who is serving a one-year ban from suspension after a report on his toxic behavior.

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China limits how it defines COVID deaths in official count

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a Chinese health official said, in a narrow definition that limits the number of deaths reported.

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Overflow crowds in Buenos Aires forced the end of a World Cup celebration parade

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

So many jubilant Argentine fans swarmed the streets of Buenos Aires that the soccer team had to abandon the open-air bus transporting them to the city and board helicopters for a capital flyover.

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The U.S. asks court to end asylum limits, with a short delay

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Asylum-seekers at the border waited for a Supreme Court ruling that could allow them to enter the United States as the U.S. government asked the Supreme Court not to lift the limits before Christmas.

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The Postal Service pledges to move to an all-electric delivery fleet

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

USPS says it will sharply increase the number of electric-powered delivery trucks — and will go all-electric for new purchases starting in 2026.

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Taliban ban Afghan women from attending universities

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Women are banned from private and public universities until further notice, a Taliban government spokesman said, the latest edict cracking down on their rights and freedoms.

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Lawmakers unveil a $1.7 trillion U.S. spending bill as shutdown deadline looms

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Leaders are racing to complete passage before a midnight Friday deadline or face the prospect of a partial government shutdown going into the Christmas holiday.

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Tens of thousands remain without power after earthquake in California

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses along the Northern California coast remained without power Tuesday evening, nearly a day after a powerful quake jolted people and shook homes off foundations.

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A German court has convicted a 97-year-old ex-secretary at Nazi camp

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

A German court convicted a 97-year-old woman of being an accessory to murder as a secretary to the commander of a World War II concentration camp. She was given a 2-year suspended sentence.

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Terry Hall, singer with ska icons The Specials, dies at 63

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Terry Hall, lead singer of The Specials, has died. With its mix of Black and white members and Jamaica-influenced fashion style, the band became leaders of the anti-racist 2 Tone ska revival movement.

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Dutch leader apologizes for the Netherlands' role in slave trade

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Prime Minister Mark Rutte's apology comes as many nations' colonial histories have received scrutiny because of the Black Lives Matter movement and the police killing of George Floyd in the U.S.

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Fortnite maker Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle privacy and deception cases

Monday, December 19, 2022

The company is refunding $245 million to customers who made unwanted purchases because of poor game design, and is paying a $275 million fine for collecting personal data from kids without consent.

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5 dead and suspect killed in Toronto area condo shooting

Monday, December 19, 2022

Five people were shot and killed in a condominium unit a Toronto suburb and the gunman was killed by police, authorities said late Sunday.

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Musk asks in poll if he should step down as Twitter CEO; users vote yes

Monday, December 19, 2022

There was no immediate announcement from Twitter, or Musk, about whether that would happen, though he said that he would abide by the results.

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Watch Live: Jan. 6 panel to push for Trump's prosecution in final hearing

Monday, December 19, 2022

The panel is poised to recommend criminal charges against Trump and associates who helped him launch a multifaceted pressure campaign to try to overturn the 2020 election.

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Negotiators at a U.N. biodiversity conference reach a historic deal to protect nature

Monday, December 19, 2022

The most significant part of the U.N. pact is a commitment to protect 30% of land and water considered important for biodiversity by 2030, up from 17% of terrestrial and 10% of marine areas.

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Arctic air will blast much of the U.S. just before Christmas, forecasters say

Monday, December 19, 2022

Forecasters are warning of treacherous holiday travel and life-threatening cold for much of the nation as an arctic air mass blows into the already-frigid southern United States.

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11 people are seriously injured amid turbulence on Hawaii flight

Sunday, December 18, 2022

Hawaiian Airlines' chief operating officer said the airline had not experienced "an incident of this nature in recent history," calling it an isolated and unusual event.

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Vatican defrocks an anti-abortion priest who once placed an aborted fetus on an altar

Sunday, December 18, 2022

The priest, Frank Pavone of Texas, heads the anti-abortion group Priests for Life. The Vatican said he was defrocked for "blasphemous communications on social media" and "persistent disobedience."

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