January 11, 2020, 5:15 PM 2 min read This weekend’s NFL divisional playoffs start this afternoon in San Francisco, where the Minnesota Vikings will try to follow up last week’s wild-card win at New Orleans by beating the top-seeded 49ers. The Vikings haven’t won two playoff games in the same season since 1987. Tonight the […]
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A former United States Marine posed as a security team member for Marine One, the helicopter that transports President Trump, and breached two checkpoints last week at Palm Beach International Airport, the authorities said. The former Marine, Brandon M. Magnan, 37, of Naples, Fla., was charged on Jan. 6 with false personation of officer or
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SAN FRANCISCO — Another bit of old, quirky San Francisco will be no more when Tom Sweeney finally hangs up his white pressed collar and signature Beefeater jacket this weekend after more than four decades of opening doors at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel downtown. Sweeney has taken the luggage of movie stars and shaken
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Everglades National Park officials say an 18-year-old college student was bitten by an alligator while hiking in a group January 11, 2020, 4:37 PM 1 min read MIAMI — An alligator bit an 18-year-old college student who was hiking with a group at the Everglades National Park, officials said. The Miami Herald reported that a
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Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points, Lou Williams added 21 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 10-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter to defeat the Golden State Warriors 109-100 By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer January 11, 2020, 7:33 AM 5 min read LOS ANGELES — After having four days off,
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WASHINGTON — On New Year’s Day in 1999, Representative Jim Sensenbrenner, Republican of Wisconsin, sat on the floor of his Capitol Hill office, surrounded by piles of documents and legal notes, drafting his opening argument in President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial in the Senate. With the sound of the University of Wisconsin Badgers facing off
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Image copyright PA Media Thousands of passengers could save money on rail fares as “split tickets” become more common, experts predict. Buying individual tickets for portions of the same journey can work out cheaper, but the practice has previously remained a “niche”. Leading travel website Trainline has now released SplitSave, which aims to find cheaper
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A Maine swimming coach has endured a quadruple bypass after a heart attack, removal of cancerous tumors from his colon and wrists, and the amputation of part of his leg January 11, 2020, 1:08 PM 2 min read BANGOR, Maine — A college swimming coach has endured a quadruple bypass after a heart attack, removal
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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said on Saturday that President Trump had sent birthday greetings to its leader, Kim Jong-un, but added that the rapport between the two leaders would not help resolve their countries’ nuclear standoff. Ever since his first summit meeting with Mr. Kim, in June 2018, Mr. Trump has repeatedly flaunted
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Federal safety officials say they will fine Boeing $5.4 million for installing substandard parts on the wings of some of its now-grounded 737 Max jetliners January 10, 2020, 10:11 PM 1 min read The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it plans to fine Boeing $5.4 million for installing substandard parts on the wings of 178
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