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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–VIKINGS ANALYSIS DESCRIPTION: Analysis of the Week 17 game for the Minnesota Vikings. By Pro Football Writer

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–VIKINGS ANALYSIS DESCRIPTION: Analysis of the Week 17 game for the Minnesota Vikings. By Pro Football Writer

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–VIKINGS ANALYSIS DESCRIPTION: Analysis of the Week 17 game for the Minnesota Vikings. By Pro Football Writer

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–VIKINGS ANALYSIS DESCRIPTION: Analysis of the Week 17 game for the Minnesota Vikings. By Pro Football Writer

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan —————————— SPORTS —————————— ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— FBN–Broncos-Chiefs Preview Capsule Broncos aim to dominate Chiefs in Christmas night showdown in Kansas City SUMMARY: The Denver Broncos face the

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan —————————— SPORTS —————————— ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— FBN–Broncos-Chiefs Preview Capsule Broncos aim to dominate Chiefs in Christmas night showdown in Kansas City SUMMARY: The Denver Broncos face the

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Sports on TV for Friday, Dec. 26

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Dec. 26 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 1 p.m. ESPN — GameAbove Sports Bowl: Cent. Michigan vs. Northwestern, Detroit 4:30 p.m. ESPN — Rate Bowl: New Mexico vs. Minnesota, Phoenix 8 p.m. ESPN — SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: FIU vs. UTSA, Dallas HORSE RACING

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NBA Glance

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 21 9 .700 — Boston 18 11 .621 2½ Toronto 18 13 .581 3½ Philadelphia 16 12 .571 4 Brooklyn 9 19 .321 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 17 13 .567 — Miami 15 15 .500 2 Atlanta 15

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The Kremlin says Moscow made an offer to France regarding a French citizen imprisoned in Russia

By The Associated Press The Kremlin on Thursday said it was in contact with the French authorities over the fate of a French political scholar serving a three-year sentence in Russia and reportedly facing new charges of espionage. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia has made “an offer to the French” regarding Laurent

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Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes double hernia surgery

By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent double hernia surgery on Thursday at a hospital in the country’s capital, his family said. The procedure in Brasilia lasted about 3½ hours and was completed without complications, according to his family. Bolsonaro, who has been hospitalized since Wednesday,

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Turkey detains dozens of IS suspects planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrations

ISTANBUL (AP) — Officers from the Istanbul Police Counter-Terrorism Department launched simultaneous raids on Thursday at 124 locations and detained over a hundred suspected members of the Islamic State group who were allegedly planning attacks against Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that authorities received information

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3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging part of a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian Authority police said. Police said late Wednesday that the arrests were made after reviewing surveillance footage.

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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Thursday, Dec. 25. 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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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Thursday, Dec. 25. 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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Iowa Daybook

Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Thursday, Dec. 25. 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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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Thursday, Dec. 25. 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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AP-Scorecard

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Houston at L.A. Lakers 8 p.m. Minnesota at Denver 10:30 p.m. Golden State 27 Dallas 24 (in progress) Final New York 126 Cleveland 124 Final San Antonio 117 Oklahoma City 102 ___ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Denver at Kansas City 8:15 p.m. Minnesota

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Saudi Arabia urges Yemen’s separatists to leave 2 governorates as the anti-rebel coalition strains

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Thursday called on Emirati-backed separatists in southern Yemen to withdraw from two governorates they now control, a move that has threatened to spark a confrontation within a fragile coalition that has been battling the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the country’s north.

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