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PlayStations for guns are offered up in New Orleans

By JACK BROOK – Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dozens of cars lined up outside a New Orleans church parking lot this week as residents flocked to exchange firearms for video game consoles through a city-supported gun buyback initiative meant to improve public safety as Louisiana loosens gun ownership laws. Leticia Clanton,

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Netflix averages more than 30 million viewers globally for its NFL Christmas Day doubleheader

By JOE REEDY – AP Sports Writer Netflix’s first NFL Christmas Day doubleheader ended up being successful globally. The Baltimore Ravens’ 31-2 victory over the Houston Texans averaged 31.3 million while Kansas City’s 29-10 win at Pittsburgh averaged 30 million worldwide, according to Netflix’s first-party data released on Tuesday. The two games are also the

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Police identify woman burned to death on New York City subway as 57-year-old from New Jersey (CORRECTS: Based on information from the New York Police Department, a previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported the age of the woman as 61).

By AP NEW YORK (AP) — Police identify woman burned to death on New York City subway as 57-year-old from New Jersey (CORRECTS: Based on information from the New York Police Department, a previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported the age of the woman as 61).

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The Herald’s Year in Review: Part 2

By Jeff Wilford – The Oskaloosa Herald, Iowa (TNS) Dec. 27—APRIL Abu Ibrahim wins Ward 4 race OSKALOOSA — Abu Ibrahim won the special election in Ward 4 for a seat on the Oskaloosa City Council. Ibrahim beat his opponent Jimmy Carter with 165 votes to 27. Ibrahim is originally from Boston, and got his

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The Herald’s Year in Review: Part 3

By Donald Promnitz – The Oskaloosa Herald, Iowa (TNS) Dec. 31—JULY SCRAA PUTS REGIONAL AIRPORT IN HOLDING PATTERN PELLA — Unable to purchase the land it needs, the South Central Regional Airport Agency has put the regional airport in a holding pattern. SCRAA voted unanimously, and without discussion, to adopt a resolution to notify the

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Waterloo police investigate weekend gunfire

By JEFF REINITZ – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) WATERLOO — Police are investigating a report of gunfire in a Waterloo neighborhood over the weekend. Residents in the area of East Fourth and Lakeside streets called 911 around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Officers found several spent shell casings behind 500 Lakeside but didn’t locate any damage,

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