DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Five things to know about what’s going on at Daytona International Speedway in advance of Sunday’s season-opening Daytona 500: ___ LAST DANCE: Drivers had one last practice Saturday for the Daytona 500. For Martin Truex Jr., Clint Bowyer, David Ragan and Michael Waltrip, it was their …
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A Mexican railway company has halted operations after a video showing migrants packed into freight cars riding into the U.S. went viral earlier this week, citing safety concerns for those climbing aboard. Ferromex railway announced Tuesday that it would temporarily suspend trains running in the northern part of the country …
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Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes are just hours away from a highly anticipated Pac-12 Conference matchup with the Oregon Ducks. Sanders, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, has captured the attention of the sports world since he has taken over Colorado’s football program. The Buffaloes have gotten off to …
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A friendly game of football between a youth football team and some prominent professional sports team mascots turned ugly when Blooper, the Atlanta Braves official mascot, stiff-armed a young player while trying to reach the end zone. Several videos posted to social media showed the fuzzy creature displaying no mercy …
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Spotify said on Tuesday that users of its premium services in the UK and Australia would now have 15 hours of free access to audiobooks a month, with the feature expanding to the United States later this year. The music streaming giant is looking to supplement its earnings with other …
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Hall of Famer and legendary Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus has died at the age of 80. The Bears confirmed the death of Butkus via his family. “The Butkus family confirms that football and entertainment legend Dick Butkus died peacefully in his sleep overnight at home in Malibu, California,” a …
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Hundreds of protesters reportedly gathered at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday night after a rocket hit a hospital in the Gaza Strip. The protest came after a Hamas-run hospital in the Gaza Strip was hit by a rocket on Tuesday, resulting in hundreds of deaths. According to …
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Dozens of Hamas operatives have been arrested in the West Bank overnight, the Israeli military announced Thursday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its troops and the Shin Bet security agency “operated in many centers throughout the Judea and Samaria Division for Countering Terrorism” and as …
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The Kansas State Wildcats have suspended star basketball player Nae’Qwan Tomlin after an arrest for alleged fighting at a sports bar over the weekend. Wildcats head basketball coach Jerome Tang announced Tomlin’s discipline by the team on Monday. “I have indefinitely suspended Nae’Qwan Tomlin for not living up to the …
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Questions about Bill Belichick’s future with the New England Patriots have circulated in the media recently, but after suffering their seventh loss of the season on Sunday, the veteran coach was asked directly about it during a press conference with reporters. The Patriots further cemented their place at the bottom …
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