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A senior police officer and 2 wanted Pakistani Taliban members were killed in a shootout, police say

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A senior police officer and two wanted Pakistani Taliban members died in an intense shootout set off when police raided a militant hideout early Tuesday in the country’s northwest, a local police official said. Two other police officers were wounded in the shootout early Tuesday in Mardan, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The local official, …

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Bridges and the Nets take on conference foe Orlando

Brooklyn Nets (22-35, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (32-26, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Magic -8.5; over/under is 215.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Brooklyn Nets visit Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic in Eastern Conference action Tuesday. The Magic are 22-15 against Eastern Conference opponents. Orlando has a …

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Ferguson, Missouri, agrees to pay $4.5 million to settle ‘debtors’ prison’ lawsuit

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it of operating a so-called debtors’ prison. The legal nonprofit ArchCity Defenders announced the settlement Tuesday with the city of Ferguson, Missouri. The preliminary agreement calls for the money …

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Brown, Gray propel Nicholls to 92-82 victory over Incarnate Word

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Robert Brown III had 28 points and Michael Gray Jr. scored 25 to help Nicholls defeat Incarnate Word 92-82 on Monday night. Brown and …

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Warriors’ Chris Paul returns vs. Wizards after missing 21 games with broken hand

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Paul returned for the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards after missing 21 games with a broken left hand that required surgery. The 38-year-old point guard finished with nine points and six assists in 22 minutes in Golden State’s 123-112 victory — not far off his season averages of 8.9 points and …

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Roberts, Clark lead Texas A&M-CC over Houston Christian 91-79

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. HOUSTON (AP) — Jordan Roberts had 25 points, Garry Clark scored 22 and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeated Houston Christian 91-79 on Monday night. Roberts shot 8 for 12 …

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