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The Patriots are the top-ranked team heading into the playoffs.

The New England Patriots entered the 2017 season as the top team on each power ranking list. Now that the regular season is over, the Patriots finished as the top-ranked team in league.

But teams like the Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints, and Philadelphia Eagles have all exceeded expectations this season. These six aforementioned squads are all in the playoffs, and all of them could end up playing in Super Bowl 52. Читать дальше...

President Trump slammed Huma Abedin over reports that the longtime Hillary Clinton aide forwarded top secret passwords to unsecured personal email accounts, which were then hacked by foreign agents.  “Crooked Hillary Clinton’s top aide, Huma Abedin, has been accused of disregarding basic security protocols. She put Classified Passwords into the hands of foreign agents. Remember sailors […]

Tuesday’s Say Hey, Baseball looks at the quiet offseason that needs to get loud in a hurry.

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• Impressing your boss is a crucial part of succeeding at your job.

• Asking for feedback is important, but reading your manager is also a great skill to have.

• Tough love and frequent check ins are some signs that your boss is impressed with you.

Does your boss think you're competent?

It's an important question. Getting along with your boss is a pretty crucial part of succeeding at work. Your manager likely controls whether or not you get promoted... Читать дальше...

Die nach dem Entgleisen eines Güterzuges seit dem 22. Dezember gesperrte Brennerbahnstrecke wird ab Donnerstag 5.00 Uhr wieder eingleisig befahrbar sein. Ab Sonntag, 20.00 Uhr, soll sie dann wieder ihren zweigleisigen Vollbetrieb aufnehmen, teilten die ÖBB am Dienstag mit. Die Aufräumarbeiten hatten sich nicht zuletzt aufgrund der Wetterbedingungen schwierig gestaltet.

New year, new links.

Philadelphia Union News

A look at possible offseason targets for the Philadelphia Union
With some more money to spend on the right players, who could the Union go after? Here’s a look at possible off-season Union targets.

MLS News

FC Dallas signs Reto Ziegler
FC Dallas kicks off the new year by signing the Swiss defender.

Toronto FC and FC Dallas pursuing defender Germán Conti
It might not make a whole lot of sense for TFC, though. Читать дальше...

Despite torrential rains courtesy of Storm Eleanor, Tottenham secure all three points in Wales against Swansea City. The FC crew react to Tottenham's win in tough conditions at Swansea and what failing to finish top four would mean for Spurs. Mauricio Pochettino says Fernando Llorente's goal against Swansea City is an example of the luck needed to win a football match. Swansea City manager Carlos Carvalhal makes two observations about Fernando Llorente's goal that saw Tottenham past his side. Читать дальше...

Teigen spent the last weekend of 2017 defending her daughter Luna against Twitter trolls linking her family to Pizzagate.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Fire Department of New York says 16 people are hurt, four of them seriously, in a fire raging through a Bronx building. Officials say over 200 firefighters have responded to the blaze at a four-story building near the Bronx Zoo in Van Nest. It was reported about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. WABC-TV reports there are twelve apartments in the building, but the blaze appears to have started in a first-floor furniture store. The blaze comes only days after the deadliest residential fire to... Читать дальше...

Fulani herdsmen in Adamawa have warned authorities that they may resume attacks on farmers and other perceived enemies in the northeast state following silent killing of their members and loss of about 500 cattle in months.

Plusieurs institutions et établissements commerciaux rouvrent leurs portes le 2 janvier au Québec, au lendemain du congé du jour de l'An.

Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Industries (RIL) on Tuesday said it has commissioned and achieved the designed throughput for its Refinery Off-Gas Cracker (ROGC) project of 1.5 MMTPA capacity in Jamnagar."RIL has successfully commissioned and achieved design throughput of the world's first ever and largest Refinery Off-Gas Cracker (ROGC) complex of 1.5 MMTPA capacity along with downstream plants and utilities. The ROGC complex is a core component of RIL's most innovative and world-scale J3 project at... Читать дальше...

Senator Benjamin Uwajimogu has stated that the just concluded Anambra governorship election has shown that Igbos have accepted the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and by extension, endorsed Buhari for second term in 2019.

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• North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he was open to negotiations with South Korea.
• South Korea offered talks Tuesday amid a standoff over the North's weapons programs.
• The offer for high-level talks next Tuesday had been discussed with the US.

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Tuesday offered talks with North Korea amid a standoff over its weapons programs, a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that he was open to... Читать дальше...

Kerala won just one of their first seven games under Meulensteen Kerala Blasters have parted ways with head coach Rene Meulensteen, less than two months into the 2017-18 ISL season. An official communication from the club stated that Meulensteen left for "personal reasons".  Meulensteen, the former assistant coach at Manchester United, was named Kerala boss last July. However, despite having experienced players like Wes Brown and Dimitar Berbatov at his disposal, the team has endured a rough start under Meulensteen's leadership... Читать дальше...

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, (APC ) led by Odigie Oyegun has admitted that the President Muhammadu Buhari's government didn’t meet the expectations of Nigerians, particularly on the economic front.

Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie are Today's new anchor team.

The Netflix adaptation of Daniel Handler’s 13-book A Series of Unfortunate Events will be back for a second season on March 30th, the platform announced with a teaser trailer on New Year’s Day.

Kotb filled temporarily until the announcement Tuesday made her position permanent.

Jerusalem (dpa) - The Israeli parliament has passed a law making any division of the city of Jerusalem more difficult in the future.In order for the Knesset to relinquish any part of the city in the future, a two-thirds majority will be needed, the parliament said on its website Tuesday. Previously, a simple majority was sufficient.The decision comes nearly a month after US President Donald Trump decided to recognize the contested city as the Israeli capital, sparking protests around the world.A... Читать дальше...

Die Täter schlugen in der Nacht zum Neujahrstag zu. Die schwere Beute dürften sie mit einem Fahrzeug abtransportiert haben.

My best friend going back to middle school – so we’re talking almost 30 years – wrote a book a  decade ago titled, “My  Least Favorite Team is My Favorite Team.” In it, he chronicles how being a Vikings fan has made him hate every single NFL franchise — and, as the title suggests, the purple are hardly spared along the way. (You can still find a few scattered copies on Amazon. I suggest the $7.99 used copies, even if you have to pay a few bucks for shipping, as opposed to the two new copies that somehow sell for $148... Читать дальше...

Kotb also will continue to co-host the show's fourth hour with Kathie Lee Gifford. She started subbing for Lauer the day he was fired.