The Cleveland Browns have clinched a playoff spot for just the second time since 2002, and they got there in large part because of veteran signal caller Joe Flacco. Flacco, a former Super Bowl MVP, has been humble about his role in the Browns’ unlikely turnaround since his arrival in …
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Aaron Rodgers played just four snaps for the New York Jets in 2023 after tearing his Achilles in a game against the Buffalo Bills in Week 1 of the NFL season. Despite the major injury, Rodgers’ bid to return to the field in record time was the main storyline of …
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Michigan and Washington will battle for a national championship on Monday night, but as storms passed through the Houston area, NRG Stadium’s roof appeared to leak. Videos posted to X showed water trickling down from the roof near the pylon of Michigan’s end zone. The roof was shut, but it …
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All signs point to Russell Wilson leaving the Denver Broncos at some point before the start of the 2024 season. But his departure may not be as imminent as some might expect, at least according to the latest comments from Broncos coach Sean Payton. On Tuesday, Payton stopped short of …
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About a dozen armed militants attacked a Pakistani police checkpoint on a northwestern highway before dawn Wednesday, killing three police officers and a civilian before fleeing the scene, authorities said. The attack on the Lachi checkpoint on the Indus Highway in Kohat, a district in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province …
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia says the suicide bomber behind Friday’s attack on a Shiite mosque in the port city of Dammam that killed four people was a Saudi national. The Interior Ministry on Wednesday identified the bomber as 19-year-old Khalid Ayed Mohammed Wahabi Shammari. He disguised himself as …
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NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan police have charged five men in court for allegedly participating in an attack by militant group al-Shabab on a university in eastern Kenya in which 148 people were killed. The five men pleaded not guilty Thursday to 152 counts of committing acts of terrorism in a …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s emergency management agency says more than 6,000 Syrians have crossed into Turkey in the past week, fleeing fighting between Islamic State militants and Kurdish forces near the northern Syrian city of Tel Abyad. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said Wednesday that the refugees entered through …
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NAIROBI, Kenya – A Kenyan government official says it has a goal of getting 100,000 Somali refugees to voluntarily go back home by the end of the year. Government officials have blamed refugee camps in Kenya for the rise in extremism in the country. Following an extremist attack on a …
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ATHENS, Greece – A government official says Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told senior aides to “forget about elections or a referendum,” whatever the outcome of the country’s talks with creditors. The official said Tsipras told four senior ministers Friday that his government, elected last January, has a fresh …
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