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Miami Star Malachi Toney Needs Ankle Surgery

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Top-ranked Miami will head to Notre Dame this weekend without its most productive receiver. Malachi Toney hurt his ankle during practice Wednesday and is expected to have surgery for a high ankle sprain. There is hope inside the program that the injury will not end his season. No exact timeline has

Brandon Aiyuk Files for Reinstatement

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brandon Aiyuk, the San Francisco 49ers receiver who has spent months on the team’s reserve/left squad list, has asked to be reinstated and intends to report to the club’s training facility on Friday afternoon, a step that will force the club to decide his future. Aiyuk, 28, has not played since

Goalkeeper Jesus Owono Speaks

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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain — FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono said in a statement released by his club on Wednesday that he is living through the hardest days of his life, two days after his collision with Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel ended in the 30-year-old striker’s death. Owono, 25, said he was struggling

Micah Parsons Back at Packers Practice

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Micah Parsons practiced with the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday for the first time since his knee injury last December, starting the 21-day window the team has to activate the star edge rusher. Parsons, who has been on the physically unable to perform list, was limited to individual drills. He said

Single New Jersey Ticket Hits $847 Million Powerball Jackpot

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TRENTON, N.J. — A lone ticket bought in New Jersey matched every number in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, landing a jackpot of $847 million, the ninth-biggest top prize the game has ever paid. The numbers drawn on Nov. 4 were 15, 34, 41, 53 and 56, and the red Powerball was 21. The Power Play

Hong Kong Court Gives Joshua Wong 10 More Years

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HONG KONG — Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to collude with foreign forces under Hong Kong’s national security law. The sentence came from the Court of First Instance of the High Court. Wong, 30, entered his guilty plea in September. He has been

Amish Shah Claims Win Over Jay Feely in Arizona House Race

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PHOENIX, Ariz. — Amish Shah, the Democrat, has claimed the win against Republican Jay Feely in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, a Scottsdale-area seat that both parties spent heavily to win. With more than 95% of the vote counted, Shah held 52.58% to 45.38% for Feely. The race has not been officially certified, and Arizona results

Colom Holds Narrow Lead Over Hyde-Smith

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JACKSON, Miss. — Democrat Scott Colom held a lead of just over 1,100 votes over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith early Thursday, with the Mississippi U.S. Senate race still uncalled two days after the election. With about 96% of the vote counted, Colom had 49% to 48.9% for Hyde-Smith. On Wednesday morning the gap had shrunk

Why a New Congress Won’t Quickly Cut Gas and Diesel Prices

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fuel costs helped drive voters away from Republicans on Tuesday, but drivers hoping the incoming Democratic Congress will bring quick relief at the pump are likely to be disappointed. GasBuddy’s weekly survey of more than 150,000 stations put the national average for regular gasoline at $4.12 a gallon, down 17.1 cents in

Troy Jackson Ousts Susan Collins in Maine Senate Race

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PORTLAND, Maine — Democrat Troy Jackson has won Maine’s U.S. Senate seat, defeating five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins and closing out a Senate career that began in 1997. Jackson, 58, is a former logger and a past president of the Maine Senate. He came into the race late, winning the Democratic nomination at a special

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