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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 01/19/2024 11:50am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ A panel of healthcare experts discussed ‘Disease X’ at Davos. Bu ‘Freaky Tales,’ Kristen Stewart and Christopher Nolan help kick off Sundance Film Festival 01/19/2024 02:26am • PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Thousands of cinema lovers, Hollywood celebrities, industry executives and filmmakers from around the world have arrived in a very snowy Park City, Utah, for 10 days of movie watching. The 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival, the world’s premier showcase for indepen Allen, Bills hope home-field edge will help them avoid another playoff loss to Chiefs 01/18/2024 05:20pm • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — As much respect Josh Allen has for friend and occasional offseason golf partner Patrick Mahomes, the Buffalo Bills quarterback still can’t forget when his Kansas City Chiefs rival got the last laugh at his expense. The two were teammates in a made-for-TV golf event in J 11 New Spot Bitcoin ETFs to Buy in 2024 01/17/2024 07:00pm • The cryptocurrency and fund management industries witnessed a watershed moment on Jan. 10, marking a significant milestone with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of 11 new spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs. This development signifies a major shift from the previous norm where exchange-tra You Can Get Your Paycheck 2 Days Sooner 01/17/2024 07:00pm • If you live paycheck to paycheck, you likely worry about having enough money to pay bills on time. One feature a number of banks now offer could help make your life a little easier. 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The most significant change from a football perspectiv Analysis: McVay kicking himself over dubious decisions that doomed Rams on a wacky wild-card weekend 01/16/2024 10:23am • Regrets, Sean McVay has a few. Less than two years after shepherding the Los Angeles Rams to a triumph in Super Bowl 56, McVay's dubious decisions doomed LA to a 24-23 loss to the Detroit Lions and his former quarterback Jared Goff. McVay burned one timeout 90 seconds into the second half and anothe Mayfield throws for 337 yards and 3 TDs to lead Buccaneers to 32-9 NFC wild-card rout of Eagles 01/16/2024 01:03am • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — All Baker Mayfield and the resurgent Tampa Bay Buccaneers wanted was an opportunity to make some noise in the playoffs. A strong finish to the regular season provided one. Their 32-9 wild-card playoff victory over Jalen Hurts and the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles Third Chiefs-Bills playoff meeting in 4 seasons highlights the NFL's divisional round 01/16/2024 12:57am • Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will have a third shot at Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs. This time, Buffalo gets to play at home. And there won't be a Super Bowl rematch between Mahomes and Jalen Hurts. At least not this season. Mahomes will play his first career road p MLK family members to serve as honorary team captains at Eagles-Buccaneers wild-card playoff game 01/15/2024 01:48pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Three members of the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be recognized as honorary Buccaneers team captains when Tampa Bay hosts the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFC wild-card matchup Monday night. Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, and Yolanda Renee King will Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander active at Cowboys after spraining ankle in practice 01/14/2024 03:17pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jaire Alexander of the Green Bay Packers is active for a wild-card playoff game at Dallas after the starting cornerback sprained an ankle in practice during the week. The injury that coach Matt LaFleur called “a freak deal” when Alexander stepped on a teammate's foot ha Fruit Stripe Gum to bite the dust after a half century of highly abbreviated rainbow flavors 01/11/2024 07:38pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fruit Stripe Gum, something of a childhood icon for many gum chewers over the past five decades, will soon head over the rainbow with its multicolored zebra mascot Yipes — seemingly for good. The manufacturer of Fruit Stripe Gum, the Chicago company Ferrara Candy Co., gave Cowboys ride 16-game home win streak into playoffs as Packers' Jordan Love makes postseason debut 01/11/2024 06:47pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys couldn't have asked for things to go any better than they did the last two weeks of the regular season. Their rise to the No. 2 seed in the NFC means they won't have to leave home in the postseason unless they get where they've wanted to Phoenix seeks to end Justice Department probe of its police department without court supervision 01/11/2024 06:00pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to end its two-year civil rights investigation of the city’s police department through an agreement in which it would take recommendations for changes from the federal agency but wouldn’t be subject to costly court supervision. Th