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Cowboys Inch Close To Playoff Berth As D, Lawrence Dominate
Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence forced a fumble and made two other big plays that led to 15 points and the NFLEast leading Dallas Cowboys inched closer to their first playoff berth since 2018 with a 216 win over the errorplagued New York Giants Sunday.
Ayers III Scores 24 To Lead Duquesne Past UC Irvine 76-54
Leon Ayers III had a careerhigh 24 points as Duquesne rolled past UC Irvine 7654 on Sunday at St. VincentSt. Mary High School's LeBron James Arena.
Coupet Jr. Leads S. Illinois Over D-II Maryville (MO) 75-55
Ben Coupet Jr. had 16 points to lead five Southern Illinois players in double figures as the Salukis routed Maryville (MO) 7555 on Saturday.
Carius Carries W. Illinois Over E. Illinois 71-54
Will Carius had 25 points as Western Illinois defeated Eastern Illinois 7154 on Saturday.
Vikings Waive CB Bashaud Breeland In Surprise Move
The Minnesota Vikings waived cornerback Bashaud Breeland on Saturday in a surprise move at a position where they have tenuous depth.
'SNL' Ditches Audience, Limits Cast And Crew Amid Omicron
People's Sexiest Man Alive of 2021 is set to be inducted into the vaunted FiveTimers Club on Saturday Night Live, but the surging omicron variant of the coronavirus means there won't be a live audience to see it happen.
Chargers, Staley Will Remain Aggressive Despite Close Loss
Brandon Staley has preached two things since being hired as the Los Angeles Chargers head coach in January: consistency in his message and playing aggressively.
Mexico To Impose Visa Requirement On Venezuelans To Stem Migration
Mexico will impose visa requirements on Venezuelan visitors, the interior ministry said on Friday, as the country attempts to stem a steep rise in the number of people from the South American nation trying to enter the United States illegally.
2 Dead In Kansas Wildfires Fueled By Windy, Dry Weather
Two men have died from injuries suffered in wildfires that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres across Kansas this week, authorities said Friday.
LA, San Francisco Bay Area Lost Residents During Pandemic
For the first time, California's major population centers of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area lost population in the same year, according to data released Friday.
General Motors, Steelcase Fall; FedEx, Cerner Rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday:
Pressure Will Grow On China On Climate - U.S. Security Adviser Sullivan
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday he believed pressure would grow on China to offer "something fundamentally more ambitious" in the fight against climate change than it has put on the table so far.
French Minister Says Macron's Reelection Would Boost Growth
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says President Emmanuel Macrons potential reelection next year is very important to further boost growth in a clear endorsement of a candidacy that's not yet been formally announced.
Liverpool Wins, Chelsea Held As EPL Teeters Amid Virus Surge
If the Premier League is to take an enforced break amid another surge in coronavirus cases, Trent Alexander-Arnold gave it quite a send-off.
BEHIND THE LENS: Migration, And A World On The Move
DATE: January-August 2021
House Report Finds Lax Federal Oversight Of Trump's DC Hotel
The federal agency overseeing the lease of the luxury hotel that Donald Trump's family company runs in the nation's capital failed to carry out its basic responsibilities because it never tracked the millions of dollars from foreign governments patronizin...