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Israel's embattled Netanyahu wins landslide in primary
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday scored a landslide victory in a primary race for leadership of the ruling Likud party, giving the embattled leader an important boost ...
Dec 28, 2019

Car bomb in Somali capital kills at least 5, wounds dozens
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A car bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital Saturday morning, killing at least five people, police said. Capt. Mohamed Hussein said the blast targeted a...
Dec 28, 2019

Mond leads A&M to 24-21 win over Oklahoma St. in Texas Bowl
HOUSTON - Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher talks to his team every day about the importance of grit. On Friday night the Aggies showed the quality their coach talks about so much when they shook off a...
Dec 27, 2019

Andrew Mangiapane with goal and two assists, Flames beat Oilers 5-1
EDMONTON - Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and two assists as the Calgary Flames cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Matthew Tkachuk, Sean Monahan, Elias Lindholm and Mikael Back...
Dec 27, 2019

David Perron scores in OT, Blues beat Jets 5-4 for seventh straight win
WINNIPEG - David Perron scored 3:14 into overtime as the St. Louis Blues won their seventh straight game with a 5-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Perron took advantage of a giveaway by&nbs...
Dec 27, 2019

Devils score own goal in OT, Maple Leafs win 6th straight
NEWARK, N.J. - Devils defenceman Damon Severson backhanded the puck into his own net in overtime, gifting the Toronto Maple Leafs a 5-4 win over New Jersey on Friday night for their season-best sixth ...
Dec 27, 2019

Federal judge won't undo Georgia voter purge
ATLANTA - Georgia doesn't have to put almost 100,000 voters back on its rolls, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones ruled that a voting rights advocacy group founded by Dem...
Dec 27, 2019

Jocelyn Burdick, 1st ND woman to serve in US Senate, dies
FARGO, N.D. - Jocelyn Burdick, who became the first woman to represent North Dakota in the U.S. Senate when she briefly filled the seat vacated by her late husband, has died. She was 97. Burdick died ...
Dec 27, 2019

Slovakia edges Kazakhstan at world junior hockey championship
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - After a loss against Canada to open the tournament, the United States improved to .500 with a 6-3 win over Germany on Friday at the world junior hockey championship. The...
Dec 27, 2019

DJ Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Disc jockey Don Imus, whose career was made and then undone by his acid tongue during a decades-long rise to radio stardom and an abrupt public plunge after a nationally broad...
Dec 27, 2019