By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer The Broncos don’t beat the Chiefs. Andy Reid almost never loses coming off a bye. The NFL flexed Denver at Kansas City with those facts staring directly at the league? Well, yes. Sunday night’s game, which replaces San Francisco at Seattle, is for the AFC West lead, which
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A mostly white jury is nearly set for the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s shooting death. Twelve panelists have been seated, with just two more needed to serve as alternates ahead of next Wednesday’s opening statements. Former Brooklyn
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Only a few months after terminating federal pandemic unemployment benefits early, several GOP-led states are now expanding jobless payments to a different group of people affected by Covid-19: unvaccinated residents who are losing their jobs due to vaccine mandates. At least three red states — Iowa, Tennessee and Florida — have
Continue Reading GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Daylen Kountz scored 21 points with seven rebounds and Kur Jongkuch scored 14 and grabbed eight rebounds and Northern Colorado beat Montana State 77-75 in overtime to open Big Sky Conference play for both teams. Dalton Knecht started overtime with a dunk and followed up with a 3-pointer and Northern Colorado
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Pope Francis is planning to meet with the leader of Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Church with the aim of further mending an ideological and political rift between the Catholic West and the Orthodox East. Francis and Archbishop Chrysostomos II are set to meet Friday, the second day
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is surging. Supply chains are snarled. And yet economists predict that America’s employers delivered another month of solid job growth in November on the strength of steady consumer spending. Beneath the headline figures on hiring and unemployment, though, lurks a potentially even more consequential question:
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is surging. Supply chains are snarled. And yet economists predict that America’s employers delivered another month of solid job growth in November on the strength of steady consumer spending. Beneath the headline figures on hiring and unemployment, though, lurks a potentially even more consequential question:
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Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CeeDee Lamb had 122 yards from scrimmage, Tony Pollard had a 58-yard touchdown run and the Dallas defense produced timely sacks and turnovers in the Cowboys’ 27-17 win over the New Orleans Saints. The Cowboys intercepted Saints quarterback Taysom Hill three times in the final
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s opposition leader says the nation would set a more ambitious target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 43% by the end of the decade if the government changes at elections early next year. Center-left Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese on Friday set climate policy
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s opposition leader says the nation would set a more ambitious target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 43% by the end of the decade if the government changes at elections early next year. Center-left Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese on Friday set climate policy
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Darnell Brodie had 14 points as Drake topped Valparaiso 73-66. Ben Krikke led Valpo  with 20 points.
Continue Reading CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Dre Marin had a career-high 28 points as Southern Utah defeated Eastern Washington 89-76. John Knight III added 22 points for the Thunderbirds. Steele Venters led the Eagles with a career-high 29 points.
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Darnell Brodie had 14 points as Drake topped Valparaiso 73-66. Ben Krikke led Valpo  with 20 points.
Continue Reading POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — James Jean-Marie recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds to lift Portland State to a 63-55 win over Idaho State. Tarik Cool led the Bengals with 27 points.
Continue Reading GREELEY, Colo. — Daylen Kountz had 21 points as Northern Colorado narrowly beat Montana 77-75 in overtime. Xavier Bishop led the Bobcats with 17 points.
Continue Reading LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Alex Ducas scored 13 points and his two free throws with 0.9 seconds left gave Saint Mary’s a 60-58 win over Utah State.  Justin Bean led the Aggies with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
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By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is casting skepticism in conversations with senators that the Build Back Better bill can pass the Senate this year, potentially delivering a blow to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s push to get the bill approved by Christmas, according to two sources familiar with the West
Continue Reading By BOB HUHN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Cam Johnson and Cameron Payne both scored 19 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to their franchise-record 18th win in a row, beating the Detroit Pistons 114-103. Johnson and Payne sparked a stellar effort from the Suns bench, which finished with 48 points. Deandre Ayton had 17
Continue Reading By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson scored 68 seconds in and added the go-ahead goal late in the second period as the streaking Dallas Stars beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2. It was the Stars’ sixth consecutive win and seventh straight at home. They have outscored their opponents 21-7 during the
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