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Month: December 2025

How TV shows like ‘Mo’ and ‘Muslim Matchmaker’ allow Arab and Muslim Americans to tell their stories

By PATRICK AFTOORA-ORSAGOS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Whether it’s stand-up comedy specials or a dramedy series, when Muslim American Mo Amer sets out to create, he writes what he knows. The comedian, writer and actor of Palestinian descent has received critical acclaim for it, too. The second season of Amer’s “Mo” documents Mo

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Dec. 27. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see

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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Saturday, Dec. 27. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, Dec. 27. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see

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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Dec. 27. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To

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AP-Scorecard

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Sacramento 113 Dallas 107 Final Phoenix 123 New Orleans 114 Final Orlando 127 Denver 126 Final Houston 117 Cleveland 100 Final Brooklyn 123 Minnesota 107 Final Miami 142 Indiana 116 Final Milwaukee 112 Chicago 103 Final Utah 127 San Antonio 114 Final New York 128 Atlanta 125

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Russia strikes Ukraine’s capital and kills at least 1 person a day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting

By SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 27, a day before talks between the leaders of Ukraine and the United States, authorities said. Explosions boomed across Kyiv as the attack began in

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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Tampa Bay 1 5½ (44½) at MIAMI Jacksonville 1½ 5½ (48½) at INDIANAPOLIS Seattle 1½ 7 (42½) at CAROLINA New England 1½ 13½ (42½) at NY JETS at CINCINNATI 4 7 (53½) Arizona Pittsburgh 2½ 3½ (34½) at CLEVELAND New Orleans 3½ 1½ (39½)

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President of the Kennedy Center Richard Grenell poses on the red carpet for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington

Kennedy Center president rebukes performer who called off Christmas Eve show over addition of Trump’s name

By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell lambasted a performer’s decision to cancel an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert, following the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the Washington, DC, arts venue. In a letter, first obtained and published by the Associated Press on Friday, Grenell sharply criticizes jazz artist

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