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Sports on TV for Monday, Nov. 24

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Nov. 24 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 11 a.m. ESPN2 — Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational – Adventure Bracket: Rhode Island vs. Towson, First Round, Kissimmee, Fla. 1 p.m. TNT — Players Era Festival: Tennessee vs. Rutgers, Round Robin, Las Vegas 1:30 p.m.

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NBA Glance

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 11 5 .688 — New York 9 6 .600 1½ Philadelphia 9 6 .600 1½ Boston 8 8 .500 3 Brooklyn 3 12 .200 7½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 10 6 .625 — Atlanta 10 7 .588 ½ Orlando 10

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A sheriff, a billionaire, a tinge of scandal. California governor’s race packs drama, uncertainty

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The race for California governor features former presidential wannabes, a county sheriff, two women who could become the first female to hold the office, House members current and former, an ex-Cabinet secretary and at least one billionaire with another in the wings. The contest

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50 schoolchildren escape captivity in Nigeria, 253 students and 12 teachers still being held

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school authority said Sunday. The schoolchildren, aged between 10 and 18, escaped individually between Friday and Saturday, according to the Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman

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Big changes to the agency charged with securing elections lead to midterm worries

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Since it was created in 2018, the federal government’s cybersecurity agency has helped warn state and local election officials about potential threats from foreign governments, showed officials how to protect polling places from attacks and gamed out how to respond to the unexpected,

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AP-Scorecard

Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Brooklyn at Toronto 6 p.m. Charlotte at Atlanta 6 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Cleveland 6 p.m. Orlando at Boston 6 p.m. Portland at Oklahoma City 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Utah 8 p.m. San Antonio at Phoenix 8 p.m. Miami 47 Philadelphia

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Nebraska Daybook

Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Sunday, Nov. 23. 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 Sunday, Nov. 23. 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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Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Sunday, Nov. 23. 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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Kansas Daybook

Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Sunday, Nov. 23. 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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Sports Betting Line

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Seattle 12½ 12½ (41½) at TENNESSEE at DETROIT 9½ 13½ (50½) NY Giants at BALTIMORE 14½ 13½ (45½) NY Jets at CHICAGO 1½ 2½ (46½) Pittsburgh New England 5½ 7½ (50½) at CINCINNATI at KANSAS CITY 4½ 3½ (49½) Indianapolis at GREEN BAY 6½

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Bolsonaro’s conviction brings vindication for some Brazilians who lost loved ones to COVID-19

By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Simone Guimarães, a retired 52-year-old teacher in Rio de Janeiro, lost at least five relatives to COVID-19: her husband, sister, two brothers-in-law and the godfather of her grandchild. She also lost friends and neighbors. She woke to the news on Saturday that

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US signals broader efforts to protect Nigeria’s Christians following Trump’s military threat

By BEN FINLEY, OPE ADETAYO and SAM METZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is promoting efforts to work with Nigeria’s government to counter violence against Christians, signaling a broader strategy since he ordered preparations for possible military action and warned that the United States could go in “guns-a-blazing” to wipe out

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Guinea-Bissau votes as president seeks second term and main opposition party is barred

By ASSANA SAMBU AND CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Guinea-Bissau began voting on Sunday as President Umaro Sissoco Embalo seeks a second term in the nation that has endured multiple coups. The presidential and parliamentary elections come at a critical time in West Africa, where democracy has recently been challenged by disputed

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