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Flag football gives female players sense of community, scholarship options and soon shot at Olympics

Flag football gives female players sense of community, scholarship options and soon shot at Olympics

DENVER (AP) — There were times when Jo Overstreet felt all alone as a standout flag football player on boys teams growing up in Texas. Sure, she was accepted. Considered just one of the boys. She longed for something more — a sense of sisterhood.
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Hit-Boy enters Grammys with producer nod while helping father navigate music industry after prison

Hit-Boy enters Grammys with producer nod while helping father navigate music industry after prison

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Hit-Boy walks the Grammy red carpet, he expects to proudly strut into the Feb. 4 awards ceremony with his father beside him for the first time.
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Cher asks court to give her conservatorship over her adult son

Cher asks court to give her conservatorship over her adult son

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cher has filed a petition to become a temporary conservator overseeing her son's money, saying the 47-year-old's struggles with mental health issues and addiction have left him unable to manage his assets and potentially put his li
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World population up 75 million this year, standing at 8 billion on Jan. 1

World population up 75 million this year, standing at 8 billion on Jan. 1

The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year's Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday.
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2023's problems and peeves are bid a symbolic farewell at pre-New Year's Times Square event

2023's problems and peeves are bid a symbolic farewell at pre-New Year's Times Square event

NEW YORK (AP) — One person wanted to get past anger issues.
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Another death reported since 2021 recall of home bed assist handles: Health Canada

Another death reported since 2021 recall of home bed assist handles: Health Canada

OTTAWA — Health Canada is reminding Canadians about a recall of home bed assist handles after learning of an additional death.
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Amazon Prime ads on movies and TV shows will begin in late January

Amazon Prime ads on movies and TV shows will begin in late January

If you are an Amazon Prime Video user, get ready to see ads on movies and TV shows starting next month. Prime will include ads beginning on Jan. 29, the company said in an email to U.S.
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Pierce Brosnan is in hot water, accused of trespassing in a Yellowstone thermal area

Pierce Brosnan is in hot water, accused of trespassing in a Yellowstone thermal area

CHEYENNE, Wyo.
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Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86

Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86

Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86.
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An 'almost naked' party of Russian elites brings on jail time, a lawsuit and apologies

An 'almost naked' party of Russian elites brings on jail time, a lawsuit and apologies

The nightlife of Russia’s elite has long been famously rakish but a recent party crossed an invisible line and provoked a public scandal.
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