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  Simmons, Embiid lead 76ers past Cavs in Butler's return

  December 17, 2018 5:00 IST

  Ben Simmons had 22 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists for his third triple-double of the season, Joel Embiid scored 24 points and the Philadelphia 76ers won in Jimmy Butler's return, routing Cleveland Cavaliers 128-105

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  Gaudreau, Quine score twice to lead Flames past Blues 7-2

  December 17, 2018 4:45 IST

  Johnny Gaudreau and Alan Quine each scored twice, and the Calgary Flames beat the St. Louis Blues 7-2

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  AP source: Mets sign C Wilson Ramos to 2-year deal

  December 17, 2018 4:30 IST

  A person familiar with the negotiations says the New York Mets have agreed to a $19.5 million, two-year deal with free agent catcher Wilson Ramos

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  Allen leads Bills to 14-13 win over Lions

  December 17, 2018 3:15 IST

  Josh Allen threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Robert Foster early in the fourth quarter to rally the Buffalo Bills to a 14-13 win over Detroit and eliminate the Lions from playoff contention

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  Croatia denies police violently push migrants into Bosnia

  December 17, 2018 3:00 IST

  Croatian authorities are denying a report by an international watchdog group that the country's police are illegally and sometimes violently pushing migrants back into neighboring Bosnia

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  Johnson leads Redskins to late scores, 16-13 win at Jaguars

  December 17, 2018 3:00 IST

  Josh Johnson's first career start in more than seven years ended with a 16-13 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, snapping a four-game losing streak and keeping the Washington Redskins on the fringe of the NFC playoff picture

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  Sixers' Butler returns from strained groin against Cavs

  December 17, 2018 2:45 IST

  Jimmy Butler returned for the Philadelphia 76ers against the Cleveland Cavaliers after missing two games because of a strained groin

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  Foegele ends scoring drought, Hurricanes blank Coyotes 3-0

  December 17, 2018 2:45 IST

  Warren Foegele scored his first goal since October, Petr Mrazek made 23 saves in his first shutout of the season and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-0

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  Missouri football assistant arrested for missing court date

  December 17, 2018 2:45 IST

  An assistant Missouri football coach has been arrested for missing a court date on a traffic ticket

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  Sudan president lands in Syria in 1st visit by Arab leader

  December 17, 2018 2:30 IST

  Sudan's president has become the first Arab League leader to visit Syria since a war erupted there nearly eight years ago

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  Tuch scores OT game-winner, Golden Knights top Rangers 4-3

  December 17, 2018 2:30 IST

  Alex Tuch buried a sharp-angled shot just over two minutes into overtime, giving the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers

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  'SNL' gets fresh round of Trump wrath after Christmas skit

  December 17, 2018 2:15 IST

  President Donald Trump is criticizing "Saturday Night Live" on Twitter again the morning a Christmas-themed spoof on the sketch-comedy show focused on him

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  Israeli PM's son gets temporary ban on Facebook

  December 17, 2018 2:00 IST

  Facebook has temporarily blocked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair for writing a post criticizing the social media platform as "thought police."

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  Colin Kroll, co-founder of HQ Trivia, found dead

  December 17, 2018 1:45 IST

  Colin Kroll, a tech executive who co-founded the HQ Trivia app, has died

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  Iraq lays cornerstone to rebuild iconic Mosul mosque

  December 17, 2018 1:45 IST

  Iraqi religious leaders have laid the cornerstone to rebuild Mosul's landmark al-Nuri Grand Mosque, which was blown up in the battle with Islamic State militants in 2017

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  Shaqiri double earns Liverpool 3-1 win over Man United

  December 17, 2018 1:45 IST

  Substitute Xherdan Shaqiri scored two goals from deflected shots to help Liverpool beat fierce rival Manchester United 3-1 and lift his team back atop the Premier League on Sunday

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  Belgium wins field hockey final after shootout with Dutch

  December 17, 2018 1:15 IST

  Goalkeeper Vincent Vanasch proved the difference as Belgium beat the Netherlands 3-2 in a shootout to win the men's field hockey World Cup final

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  Man United's season hits new low with 3-1 loss to Liverpool

  December 17, 2018 1:00 IST

  Jose Mourinho chose his words carefully and they proved to be as candid as they were concerning for Manchester United as its worst start to a Premier League campaign hit a new low

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  Can your heart grow three sizes? A doctor reads 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'

  December 17, 2018 1:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Richard Gunderman, Indiana University(THE CONVERSATION) At the beginning of Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” the green, pot-bellied, feline-faced Grinch is a bitter, foul-tempered misanthrope whose heart is “two sizes too small.” In the middle of the story, he plots to steal all the Christmas gifts in Whoville and toss them from a cliff. At the end, having learned that

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  Mexico's AMLO to put parts of 'Mayan Train' up for bidding

  December 17, 2018 1:00 IST

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador plans to put four sections of a proposed train line through the Yucatan peninsula up for construction bids within the next two months

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  Lille shows flair and resilience to win 3-2 at Nimes

  December 17, 2018 0:45 IST

  Lille shows the attacking flair and resilient qualities befitting a side challenging for second place, winning 3-2 at Nimes on Sunday despite playing most of the match with 10 men

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  Canada gets access to detainee in China 6 days after arrest

  December 17, 2018 0:45 IST

  Canada's ambassador to China was given access to detained Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor six days after he was arrested in China

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  Brazil officials say faith healer considered fugitive

  December 17, 2018 0:15 IST

  Brazilian police in the central state of Goias say an intense search is underway for the healer accused of sexually abusing more than 300 women

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  White House digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdown

  December 16, 2018 23:45 IST

  The White House is digging in on its demand for $5 billion to build a border wall as congressional Democrats stand firm against it, pushing the federal government closer to the brink of a partial shutdown later this week

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  Somalia closes notorious prison amid abuse allegations

  December 16, 2018 23:45 IST

  Somalia has closed an underground prison where the government has held extremist suspects and journalists, amid allegations of abuses against inmates, the security minister said Sunday

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  Trump says he'll review murder case against ex-Army commando

  December 16, 2018 23:15 IST

  President Donald Trump says that "at the request of many," he'll be "reviewing" the case of a former U.S. Army commando being charged with murder in a case alleging he hunted down and killed a suspected bombmaker in Afghanistan

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  Hungary sees another day of anti-government protests

  December 16, 2018 23:15 IST

  Several thousand protesters have marched peacefully through Budapest for a fourth day to oppose laws introduced by the Hungarian government that critics say will restrict workers' rights

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  Kosovo president: Decision to form army 'irreversible'

  December 16, 2018 23:00 IST

  Kosovo's president says the decision to transform the country's security force into an army is "irreversible" but assures neighboring Serbia it doesn't have to worry about ethnic Serbs living in Kosovo