Justin Fields threw for a touchdown and ran for another score, and the Chicago Bears beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-16 on Sunday night. Tight end Cole Kmet caught four passes for a career-high 107 yards despite missing the second half because of a knee injury. Khalil Herbert ran for a …
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New Englanders take sports very seriously, and rivalries between Boston and New York teams are typically intense. The proximity between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets was enough to get a rivalry brewing between the two. But there are other factors that have fueled the rivalry. The …
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Basdeo Panday, a former prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago who was the first person of Indian descent to hold that position, has died. He was 90. Panday died on Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement that his daughter, Mickela Panday, posted on social media. “He passed …
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The officiating crew from this past weekend’s Cowboys-Lions game has been assigned yet another high-profile game, this one with playoff implications. Brad Allen and his crew became Public Enemy No. 1 when video appeared to show Detroit offensive linemen Taylor Decker, Penei Sewell and Dan Skipper seemingly discussing eligibility before …
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A well-known gay rights activist in Uganda was stabbed by unknown assailants Wednesday, and police said he was hospitalized in critical condition. A video posted on the social media platform X shows Steven Kabuye lying on the ground writhing in pain with a deep and long cut on his right …
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The New York Jets’ 2023 season did not go at all according to plan, but the good news is Aaron Rodgers, the four-time MVP quarterback that joined the team this past offseason, wants to return healthy to help the team in 2024. Rodgers came to Florham Park, New Jersey, looking …
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Pete Carroll is out as the Seattle Seahawks’ head coach after 14 seasons with the franchise, the team’s chair, Jody Allen, announced Wednesday. Carroll is to remain within the Seahawks organization but not as the team’s head coach. “After thoughtful meetings and careful consideration for the best interest of the …
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Former Suriname dictator Desi Bouterse, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison last month for the killings of 15 political opponents, has vanished after not turning himself in to authorities on Friday as planned. His wife, Ingrid Bouterse-Waldring, told reporters that she did not know where he was and …
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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis’ eagerly awaited environment encyclical will be published June 18. The Vatican took the unusual step Thursday of announcing the release date in advance “to avoid confusion over the diffusion of unconfirmed information.” No papal document in recent times has elicited as much anticipation and anxiety …
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BEIJING – Chinese and Japanese finance ministers are reopening talks aimed at deepening economic cooperation that were delayed over strained relations between the Asian giants. Chinese authorities say the country’s Finance Minister Lou Jiwei will sit down with his counterpart, Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso in Beijing on Saturday. …
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