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Steelers turning to Mason Rudolph at QB in hopes of giving sputtering offense a needed spark 12/18/2023 01:44pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are turning to Mason Rudolph at quarterback in hopes of salvaging their season. Coach Mike Tomlin said Monday that Rudolph, a six-year veteran who hasn't started a meaningful game since 2021, will start on Saturday against Cincinnati if Kenny Pickett's sur What about Bob? Some NJ Democrats want Menendez to move on so they can fight for his Senate seat 12/18/2023 12:58pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — For years in New Jersey, any Democrat weighing a run for statewide office had to grapple with an important question: What about Bob? It wasn't a reference to the 1991 Bill Murray flick but to Bob Menendez, the incumbent U.S. senator whose political influence placed him atop th Serbia's populist leader relies on his tested playbook to mastermind another election victory 12/18/2023 11:22am • BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Aleksandar Vucic likes nothing more than to win. Critics say he cheats, but Serbia’s president shows he just knows the job of remaining in power. The populist leader has ruled the Balkan nation for more than a decade as both prime minister and president. After his populis Senate border security talks grind on as Trump invokes Nazi-era 'blood' rhetoric against immigrants 12/18/2023 11:14am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Time slipping, White House and Senate negotiators struggled Sunday to reach a U.S. border security deal that would unlock President Joe Biden’s request for billions of dollars worth of military aid for Ukraine and other national security needs before senators leave town for the Flooding drives millions to move as climate migration patterns emerge 12/18/2023 10:52am • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, according to a new study that details how climate change and flooding are transforming where Americans live. In the first two Jurgen Klopp has done it again. Liverpool has defied odds to emerge as a real title challenger 12/18/2023 09:40am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Jurgen Klopp led Liverpool to a complete collection of major trophies from 2019-22. So it should be no surprise to see him back in contention for the Premier League title this season. Yet, even with his record, Liverpool's resurgence seems to have come from nowhere. †Real Madrid has a depleted defense after Alaba becomes 3rd player with serious knee ligament injury 12/18/2023 07:13am • MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has some tinkering to do with his defense after yet another serious injury blow. Central defender David Alaba became the third Madrid player to sustain an anterior cruciate ligament injury on Sunday, having to be substituted before halftime in the te Farmers protest against a German government plan to cut tax breaks for diesel 12/18/2023 03:27am • BERLIN (AP) — German farmers gathered in Berlin on Monday to protest against planned cuts to tax breaks for diesel used in agriculture, part of a deal reached by the government to plug a hole in the country’s budget. Leaders of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition last week agreed on m In Israel's killing of 3 hostages, some see the same excessive force directed at Palestinians 12/18/2023 03:14am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis were left stunned and speechless when three hostages held by Hamas were killed by Israeli forces in the middle of an active war zone after they waved a white flag and screamed out in Hebrew to show they did not pose a threat. For some, the incident was a shocking e Pilot and 2 passengers identified as victims of small plane crash in Oregon 12/18/2023 01:39am • INDEPENDENCE, Ore. (AP) — A small plane crashed into power lines in Oregon late Saturday afternoon and killed the pilot and two passengers, police said. Polk County emergency services received the report of the single engine plane crash in Independence around 4:55 p.m., the Independence Police Dep How the White House got involved in the border talks on Capitol Hill — with Ukraine aid at stake 12/18/2023 12:04am • WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Jeff Zients recently heard from a powerful Democratic senator that steep levels of migration at the U.S.-Mexico border had become, in a word, untenable. Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, had signed onto a statement denouncing “reports Today in History: December 18, Donald Trump is impeached for the first time 12/18/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, Dec. 18, the 352nd day of 2023. There are 13 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 18, 2019, the U.S. House impeached President Donald Trump on two charges, sending his case to the Senate for trial; the articles of impeachment accused him of Haley slams DeSantis for stumping in Iowa with Massie, who's opposed votes condemning antisemitism 12/17/2023 10:10pm • ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — Nikki Haley denounced Republican presidential rival Ron DeSantis in Iowa Sunday for campaigning in the state with Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, the lone House Republican who voted last week against a GOP resolution condemning antisemitism on university campuses. “You can’t Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza 12/17/2023 07:21pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's government faced calls for a cease-fire from some of its closest European allies on Sunday after a series of shootings, including the mistaken killing of three Israeli hostages, fueled global concerns about the conduct of the 10-week-old war in Gaza. Is Here's why you should let your doctor know if you use cannabis products 12/17/2023 04:33pm • Are you having surgery in the new year? While marijuana may help with pain management afterward, it could be a problem before the procedure. “In the surgical world, there's some concerns with increases in marijuana use and their impact on anesthesia," said Dr. Kaitlin Mirkin, a bariatric surgeo