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On West Greenwich Avenue in Roosevelt, LI, the oak trees were just thick enough to hide Angel Soler’s mutilated body. The 15-year-old boy had been stabbed to death with a machete and dumped in a wooded area bordering the Southern State Parkway by members of the vicious El Salvadoran gang MS-13. His family said he...

NEWARK, N.J. — Taylor Hall scored twice and the Devils ended the Kings’ eight-game winning streak with a 5-1 victory Tuesday night. Travis Zajac, Brian Boyle and Brian Gibbons also scored for the Devils, who snapped a two-game skid. Cory Schneider made 16 saves. The Kings were beaten for the first time since losing 3-2...

Democrat Doug Jones won the special election to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat representing the southern state of Alabama, delivering what many see as a stunning setback to the Republican Party and a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump, who urgently endorsed embattled Republican candidate Roy Moore despite a chorus of sexual misconduct allegations. After a contentious campaign, voters backed Jones over Moore by a margin of 49.9 percent to 48.4 percent. The result means that in January when Jones is sworn in... Читать дальше...

Washington awoke Wednesday to a political earthquake after Democrat Doug Jones won an upset victory for a Senate seat in Alabama, the first time in a quarter century Republicans have lost a Senate election in the deeply conservative southern state. It was a major rebuke for U.S. President Donald Trump, who had called for the election of Republican Roy Moore, a state supreme court justice who had twice been tossed off the court for failing to adhere to federal court rulings and then faced allegations... Читать дальше...

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he's been "medically cleared to return" after missing seven games with a broken right collarbone

This isn’t the end of the world, but it’s unfortunate.

Shohei Ohtani, the most anticipated part of the 2018 season, is the best thing baseball has going right now (or...in a few months from now). He’s fun, he’s entertaining, and we’ve been focusing on his impending arrival this entire offseason.

Well, now that arrival has been dampened by some slightly unfortunate news. According to a physical obtained by Yahoo! Sports, Ohtani has a first-degree sprain in his UCL, a ligament that... Читать дальше...

New York Kristaps Porzingis had 37 points and 11 rebounds, Michael Beasley made the biggest plays in overtime, and the New York Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-109 on Tuesday night. Beasley had 13 points, including the tiebreaking follow shot, and an assist in the extra period as the Knicks went back over .500 at 14-13. Thirteen of their victories have come at Madison Square Garden. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 24 points for the Lakers, who had won two in a row on their trip. Rookie Kyle Kuzma added 19 points off the bench. Читать дальше...

Arsenal News HQ brings you the latest Arsenal news, match analysis, transfer news, injury news, team news and rumours from trusted media outlets around the world. Aaron Ramsey is ruled out of the trip to West Ham United after picking up a hamstring problem during the final stages of the 1-1 draw at Southampton. Jack Wilshere could come into contention for a first start of the season, with Francis Coquelin and Mohamed Elneny other options to partner Granit Xhaka in central midfield. Hector Bellerin... Читать дальше...

• President Donald Trump congratulated Doug Jones on his Senate special-election victory in Alabama on Tuesday night.
• Trump had thrown his support behind Republican candidate Roy Moore in recent weeks, even as Moore's campaign stumbled under the weight of a sexual misconduct scandal.

President Donald Trump congratulated Doug Jones on Tuesday night after the Democratic Senate candidate beat Republican Roy Moore in a major upset victory in Alabama.

• President Donald Trump congratulated Doug Jones on his Senate special-election victory in Alabama on Tuesday night.
• Trump had thrown his support behind Republican candidate Roy Moore in recent weeks, even as Moore's campaign stumbled under the weight of a sexual misconduct scandal.

President Donald Trump congratulated Doug Jones on Tuesday night after the Democratic Senate candidate beat Republican Roy Moore in a major upset victory in Alabama.

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• Republicans are slamming former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon for backing GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore in Alabama.
• Bannon and his media outlet Breitbart News were some of the most vocal Moore supporters during the Alabama special election.

Many Republicans slammed political strategist Steve Bannon for throwing his weight behind former judge Roy Moore, who lost to Senator-elect Doug Jones in a massive upset that delivered... Читать дальше...

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA (CNN) – Doug Jones became the first Democrat in a generation to win a Senate seat in Alabama on Tuesday (December 12), CNN projects, beating Republican Roy Moore amid a firestorm over the allegations of sexually abusing teens facing the GOP candidate. The results are nothing short of an embarrassment for President Donald Trump and a disaster for Republicans in Washington as the reliably red state of Alabama elected its first Democratic senator since the early 1990s. “I think […]

Frankfurt/Main (dpa) - Ex-EZB-Präsident Jean-Claude Trichet unterstützt den vorsichtigen Kurs der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) beim Ausstieg aus ihrer ultralockeren Geldpolitik. Die jüngste Entscheidung markiere «den Beginn der Normalisierung», sagte Trichet, der am 20. Dezember seinen 75. Geburtstag feiert, der Deutschen Presse-Agentur in Frankfurt.Die Währungshüter hatten im Oktober beschlossen, das Volumen der monatlichen Wertpapierkäufe ab Januar auf 30 Milliarden Euro zu halbieren. Allerdings... Читать дальше...

JOHANNESBURG - The rand weakened yesterday as an upcoming conference of the ANC to pick a new leader and bets of higher interest rates in the US kept investors cautious.

Stocks dropped with investment holding firm PSG Group among the decliners after sources told Reuters that Steinhoff was considering PSG and KAP Industrial stake sales to lift liquidity.

U.S. officials are voicing skepticism about Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement of a partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria, in particular saying that his declaration of victory against the Islamic State extremist group seems premature.

“Not every man can make an Alabama Senate race close, but Steve Bannon can.”

President Trump congratulated Democrat Doug Jones on a “hard fought” victory in the Alabama Senate race but added that the GOP will have another chance in a “short period of time.” “Congratulations to Doug Jones on a hard fought victory,”

The state’s “black belt” made big turnout gains in support of the Democratic candidate, providing his margin of victory in the Senate special election in a deep red state.

The boss says he made Salah his first substitution due to a tight hamstring. Jurgen Klopp substituted goalscorer Mohamed Salah during the Merseyside derby only to see his team once again drop a lead and settle for a draw against Everton. At the time, this decision was met with some skepticism that then turned into criticism once that final whistle blew. However, in the days since, and as we ramp up to Wednesday’s game against West Brom, Klopp has explained his decision, admitting that Salah was having some hamstring problems mid-game. Читать дальше...

Father and sons were on hand to watch Lonzo Ball play in New York.

Florida 0 1 1 0—2Chicago 1 0 1 1—3First Period_1, Chicago, Saad 11 (DeBrincat, Toews), 16:49. Penalties_Trocheck, FLA, (hooking), 9:43; Hinostroza, CHI, (high sticking), 19:08. Second Period_2, Florida, Bjugstad 8 (Barkov, Pysyk), 11:12. Penalties_Petrovic, FLA, (interference), 14:24; Chicago bench, served by Hayden (too many men on the ice), 16:29. Third Period_3, Florida, McGinn 5 (Trocheck), 3:53. 4, Chicago, Toews 9 (Saad, DeBrincat), 13:58. Penalties_Bjugstad, FLA, (tripping), 7:27; McCann... Читать дальше...

Johannesburg - ANC presidential candidate Lindiwe Sisulu has become the latest high-ranking ANC leader to express her concern about the toxic effect that money could have on the ANC’s elective conference.

Johannesburg - ANC presidential candidate Lindiwe Sisulu has become the latest high-ranking ANC leader to express her concern about the toxic effect that money could have on the ANC’s elective conference.