World News 360: December 2017

Sunday, 31 December 2017

Julio Jones wants Atlanta Falcons to 'handle business' on Sunday

Julio Jones wants Atlanta Falcons to 'handle business' on Sunday AL.com
NFL Playoffs 2018: Wild Card Format, Updated Bracket and Known Schedule Bleacher Report
With the NFL playoff picture gaining clarity, the NFC South is still blurry Los Angeles Times
When did Panthers' playoff push begin? How about on a forgettable day in Chicago? Charlotte ObserverFull coverage

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Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly's changes fueled Irish success this season

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly's changes fueled Irish success this season Orlando Sentinel
Colson powers Notre Dame as Brey ties Phelps' wins record Washington PostFull coverage

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UFC 219 post-fight bonuses: Nurmagomedov brutalizes Barboza in POTN victory

UFC 219 post-fight bonuses: Nurmagomedov brutalizes Barboza in POTN victory Bloody Elbow
UFC 219 results: Khabib Nurmagomedov relentless, brutalizes Edson Barboza MMAjunkie
UFC 219 results: Khabib Nurmagomedov mauls Edson Barborza MMA FightingFull coverage

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Freshman QB Keytaon Thompson leads Mississippi State past Louisville in TaxSlayer Bowl

Freshman QB Keytaon Thompson leads Mississippi State past Louisville in TaxSlayer Bowl Orlando Sentinel
Thomas scores 24 in UNC Asheville's 86-79 victory (Dec 30, 2017) FOXSports.com
No. 23 Mississippi State beats Louisville in TaxSlayer Bowl Jackson Clarion Ledger
Louisville's Jackson sets record, but Bulldogs winTaxslayer Bowl ReutersFull coverage

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UFC 219 : Cyborg vs. Holm

UFC 219 : Cyborg vs. Holm UFC
UFC 219 Results: Marvin Vettori and Omari Akhmedov battle to a majority draw BJPenn.com (press release) (blog)Full coverage

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Bears' answers need to ring true for coaching candidates

Bears' answers need to ring true for coaching candidates Chicago Tribune
Charley Walters: Vikings' Pat Shurmur could be coaching Bears next season TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
4 things to watch: Bears-Vikings ChicagoBears.comFull coverage

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Iowa State beats No. 19 Memphis 21-20 in Liberty Bowl

Iowa State beats No. 19 Memphis 21-20 in Liberty Bowl FOXSports.com
No. 9 Penn State tops No. 12 Washington 35-28 in Fiesta Bowl Tampabay.com
Hlas: Liberty and justice for Iowa State football The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
Liberty Bowl score: Iowa State edges Memphis, 21-20 OregonLive.comFull coverage

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Warriors' Draymond Green tossed after reaction to ref's foul call

Warriors' Draymond Green tossed after reaction to ref's foul call ESPN
Warriors weigh in on Draymond Green's ejection The Mercury News
Warriors' Draymond Green ejected early in Memphis game SFGateFull coverage

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Ayton, Trier lead No. 17 Wildcats past No. 3 Arizona State (Dec 30, 2017)

Ayton, Trier lead No. 17 Wildcats past No. 3 Arizona State (Dec 30, 2017) FOXSports.com
Photos: No. 17 Arizona Wildcats 84, No. 3 Arizona State Sun Devils 78 Arizona Daily Star
No. 17 Arizona knocks off undefeated No. 3 ASU Arizona Daily Wildcat
No. 17 Arizona basketball topples No. 3 Arizona State AZCentral.comFull coverage

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Iran protests: 'Iron fist' threatened if unrest continues

After three days of demonstrations, the country's Revolutionary Guard threatens a crackdown.

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Trump's Russia inquiry 'started by Australian tip-off'

An Australian diplomat was told about "dirt" on Hillary Clinton in a London bar, reports say.

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Police shoot man dead after alleged Call of Duty 'swatting' hoax

The 28-year-old was shot by police after his address was allegedly given to police in prank call.

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Greece seeks to cancel Turkish pilot's asylum

The helicopter pilot was among eight Turkish soldiers to flee after the 2016 failed coup there.

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Nepal bans solo climbers from Mount Everest under new rules

New regulations also prohibit double amputee and blind climbers from scaling the world's highest peak.

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Egypt's Morsi sentenced to three years for insulting the judiciary

Mohammed Morsi has been detained since he was overthrown in 2013.

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St Petersburg supermarket bombing suspect arrested

So-called Islamic State has said it was behind the supermarket blast, which injured several people.

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Eric Garner death: Activist daughter Erica dies aged 27

She became a Black Lives Matter activist after her father died while under police restraint.

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Padmavati: Controversial film 'cleared by Indian censor board'

The controversial period epic has sparked protests across India by Hindu and caste groups.

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Australia rugby star Karmichael Hunt faces drugs charge

Karmichael Hunt was arrested in Brisbane after being found with a white powder, reports say.

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Cardboard tents distributed to Brussels homeless

The tents were designed by jobseekers and made using donated cardboard by a prison workshop.

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Argentina father jailed for keeping daughter as 'sex slave'

Domingo Bulacio is jailed for 12 years for raping his daughter over decades, fathering eight children.

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Sue Grafton: Alphabet crime author dies aged 77

Sue Grafton's series of murder mystery 'alphabet' novels have been translated into 26 languages.

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Unrest at protests in many Iran cities

Footage from the town of Dorud shows a crowd carrying what appears to be a wounded man.

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Call of Duty ‘swatting’ death explained

A man has been arrested after an alleged prank call led to police shooting dead a 28-year-old man.

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How I divorced Islamic State

The ex-wife of an American leader in the Islamic State group describes her journey out of extremism.

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Nerves of steel: High up on China's power lines

Workers on some of the highest electricity cables in the world give a new meaning to "power walking".

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Iran protesters voice opposition in Iranian cities

Demonstrations that began in one city on Thursday have now spread to several major cities in Iran.

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The litter-shaming photographer cleaning up her country

Ina Makosi takes pictures of models in places covered in litter around Dakar to encourage local communities to pick up their trash.

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'I just want to see my mum'

Deen Mohammed Noori, a Rohingya, goes from Bradford to a refugee camp in Bangladesh to see his mum.

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Parents prank daughter with joke Christmas present

Parents of a Lorde fan turned her request for concert tickets into a joke that delighted social media.

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Vin Diesel named 2017's biggest box office draw

Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot top a list of 2017's top-grossing actors.

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Contact made with 'missing' Angolan satellite

Data links to Angosat-1 have been restored after it went missing for two days.

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Teenage kicks

Teenage environmentalist Autumn Peltier will speak in front of the UN General Assembly this spring.

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2018 and Brexit

What are the key dates and developments to watch out for as Britain and the EU move forward?

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Justice denied?

After the end of the tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, will wider worldwide justice be done?

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Investec Asset Management LTD Reduces Holdings in Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB)

Investec Asset Management LTD Reduces Holdings in Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) The Ledger Gazette
Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC Sells 103974 Shares of Schlumberger Limited. (SLB) TrueBlueTribune
Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) Position Lifted by Family Management Corp 10,000 CouplesFull coverage

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Shared shame

The case of Tyler Haire, a 16 year old locked up for years without trial, reveals a deeper problem.

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Recy Taylor, Alabama woman raped by six white men, dies at 97

Recy Taylor, Alabama woman raped by six white men, dies at 97 NBCNews.com
Recy Taylor, black Alabama woman raped by six white men in 1944, dies aged 97 The Guardian
Recy Taylor, black Alabama woman raped by 6 white men in 1944, dies AL.comFull coverage

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'Black Mirror': How Jodie Foster and Rosemarie DeWitt Made Their Story Personal

'Black Mirror': How Jodie Foster and Rosemarie DeWitt Made Their Story Personal Hollywood Reporter
Black Mirror Recap: Always Something There to Remind Me Vulture
'Black Mirror': 14 Times Season 4 Referenced Other 'Black Mirror' Episodes TheWrapFull coverage

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Guy Fieri is pulling the plug on perhaps the most mocked restaurant in America

Guy Fieri is pulling the plug on perhaps the most mocked restaurant in America Washington Post
Guy Fieri's American Kitchen & Bar restaurant in Times Square is closing USA TODAY
Guy Fieri's Times Square restaurant shutting down CBS NewsFull coverage

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WWE Review of the Year 2017

WWE Review of the Year 2017 SkySports
Mayoral candidate Kane talks WWE Raw coming to Miami and more Miami Herald
Tonight's Samoa Joe vs. Roman Reigns Live Event Match Stopped Due to Blood 411mania.comFull coverage

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Kyle Richards, Mauricio Umansky Cleaned Out In Million Dollar Jewelry Heist

Kyle Richards, Mauricio Umansky Cleaned Out In Million Dollar Jewelry Heist TMZ.com
'RHOBH' Star Kyle Richards' Husband Breaks Silence Following Home Burglary Entertainment Tonight
Kyle Richards loses more than $1M of jewelry in home burglary Page SixFull coverage

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Why Cardi B's Grammy Look will be All About Red Bottoms

Why Cardi B's Grammy Look will be All About Red Bottoms PEOPLE.com
Celina Powell Claps Back At Offset's Cease & Desist Letter — 'S**k My D**k Hollywood Life
Offset Calls Pregnancy Claims An Extortion To Get His Migos Money HipHopDXFull coverage

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Ukraine kidnappers free bitcoin analyst after $1 mln ransom paid

By Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) - Kidnappers in Ukraine have released an employee at a United Kingdom-registered cryptocurrency exchange after getting more than $1 million in bitcoins as ransom, an adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister told Reuters on Friday. Pavel Lerner, a leading analyst and blockchain expert, was abducted by unknown masked people on Dec. 26, according to a statement by his company, EXMO Finance, on its website. "This is the first such case in Ukraine linked to bitcoins," Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, said in a phone text message.

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Alleged 'Nigerian Prince' Email Scammer Arrested In Louisiana

Police in Slidell, Louisiana, have arrested a man who allegedly helped scam people out of thousands of dollars in “Nigerian prince”-style email schemes.

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Woman Takes Her Wedding Vows Just Hours Before Cancer Takes Her Life

On Dec. 23, 2016, school psychologist Heather Lindsay was diagnosed with the breast cancer that would eventually take her life.

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Keepers Wrangle Ally the Alligator So They Can Save Her Record-Breaking 60 Eggs

The zoo's general manager Tim Faulkner explained the eggs wouldn't hatch in the Australian heat if they were not moved.

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Nepal bans solo climbers from Everest

Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents, an official said Saturday. The cabinet late Thursday endorsed a revision to the Himalayan nation's mountaineering regulations, banning solo climbers from its mountains -- one of a string of measures being flagged ahead of the 2018 spring climbing season. "The changes have barred solo expeditions, which were allowed before," Maheshwor Neupane, secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, told AFP.

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Videos of Egypt Church Shooting Show Gunman Calmly Leaving Scene

Clips show the gunman who killed nine walking away unchallenged for 10 minutes

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Model Lauren Wasser on Second Leg Amputation: 'It’s a Hard Decision, But My Only Way to Freedom

Lauren Wasser is again opening up about the toll toxic shock syndrome has taken on her life

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Russia calls ongoing strain with US a major disappointment

MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin views the continued strain on Russia's relations with the United States as a major disappointment of the year, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Friday.

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Teen Mom Catelynn Lowell Heads Home After Treatment For Suicidal Thoughts

“Teen Mom OG” reality star Catelynn Lowell Baltierra is heading back home to Michigan after six weeks in a treatment center following a struggle with suicidal thoughts.

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Mattis sees larger U.S. civilian presence in Syria

By Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that he expected to see a larger U.S. civilian presence in Syria, including contractors and diplomats, as the fight against Islamic State militants nears its end and the focus turns toward rebuilding and ensuring the militants do not return. The United States has about 2,000 troops in Syria fighting Islamic State. Mattis' comments are likely to anger Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has previously called U.S. troops "illegal invader" forces.

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