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First-place Falcons go for third straight win with the playoffs in sight as they host Bucs 12/07/2023 04:43pm • ATLANTA (AP) — If the Atlanta Falcons can string together their first three-game winning streak since 2019, they'd take a huge step toward breaking an even longer drought. The first-place Falcons (6-6) lead the NFC South despite their so-so record heading into the final month of the season. With t Virginia Daybook 12/07/2023 04:31pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Thursday, Dec. 07. 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. To see your Daybooks and events for Virginia and other St US touts new era of collaboration with Native American tribes to manage public lands and water 12/07/2023 03:41pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government is entering a new era of collaboration with Native American and Alaska Native leaders in managing public lands and other resources, with top federal officials saying that incorporating more Indigenous knowledge into decision-making can help spur conserv United Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions 12/07/2023 03:33pm • ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The United Nations' top peacekeeping official defended the organization's missions worldwide as concerns grow that they've gone into retreat as African leaders demand their withdrawal from Mali to Congo. Under Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said Wedn Israel and US are at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza 12/07/2023 02:56pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States has offered strong support to Israel in its war against the Hamas militant group that rules the Gaza Strip. But the allies are increasingly at odds over what will happen to Gaza once the war winds down. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, this week ann Bills visiting Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium to resume one of AFC's best new rivalries 12/07/2023 01:33pm • BUFFALO (6-6) at KANSAS CITY (8-4) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS BETTING LINE: Chiefs by 11 1/2 according to FanDuel Sportsbook. AGAINST THE SPREAD: Bills 4-8; Chiefs 7-5. SERIES RECORD: Bills lead 28-24-1. LAST MEETING: Bills beat Chiefs 24-20 on Oct. 16, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. LAST WEEK: Bills of British poet and self-professed 'anarchist' Benjamin Zephaniah dies at age 65 12/07/2023 12:38pm • LONDON (AP) — Benjamin Zephaniah, a British poet, political activist and actor who drew huge inspiration from his Caribbean roots, has died. He was 65. Zephaniah died Thursday after being diagnosed with a brain tumor eight weeks ago, his family said in a statement on Instagram. “We shared him West Africa court refuses to recognize Niger’s junta, rejects request to lift coup sanctions 12/07/2023 10:24am • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s top court on Thursday rejected a request by Niger’s junta for a lifting of coup-related sanctions imposed by its neighbors, ruling that the junta is unconstitutional and therefore lacks the authority to make such a request. Following the July coup that toppl OnlyFans has a new content creator: tennis player Nick Kyrgios 12/07/2023 09:22am • Tennis pro Nick Kyrgios is setting up a free-to-access OnlyFans page. Kyrgios is a 28-year-old Australian who was the runner-up to Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon in 2022 but was sidelined by injuries for nearly all of this past season. He played in just one official singles match in 2023. The pla Caitlin Clark's 35 points move her past 3,000, helping No. 4 Iowa escape Iowa State 67-58 12/07/2023 08:54am • AMES, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 35 points and moved past 3,000 overall, but it was her passing that helped fourth-ranked Iowa pull away from rival Iowa State and secure a 67-58 victory Wednesday night. Clark's performance pushed her career point total to 3,013, making her the 15th NCAA Divi Fighting between Israel and Hamas rages in Gaza's second-largest city, blocking aid from population 12/07/2023 07:01am • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops battled Hamas militants Wednesday in the center of the Gaza Strip's second-largest city, the military said. The ground offensive has sent tens of thousands of Palestinians fleeing to the territory's southernmost edge and prevented aid groups from delivering Wednesday's Transactions 12/07/2023 12:50am • BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with RHP Craig Kimbrel on a one-year contract. BOSTON RED SOX — Acquired RHP Justin Slaten from the New York Mets in exchange for minor league LHP Ryan Ammons and cash considerations. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Acquir Las Vegas shooting suspect was a professor who recently applied for a job at UNLV, AP source says 12/06/2023 10:44pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man suspected of fatally shooting three people and wounding another at a Las Vegas university Wednesday was a professor who unsuccessfully sought a job at the school, a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press. The gunman wa Judge still undecided if DC should be held in contempt over lack of beds for detained youth 12/06/2023 09:20pm • A judge remains undecided as to whether D.C. should be held in contempt after the city was accused of failing to provide enough beds at its youth shelter for detained teens. It is part of a lawsuit filed against the city by a teenager who was turned away by the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Ser As Ukraine aid falters in the Senate, Biden signals he's willing to make a deal on border security 12/06/2023 08:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — As Senate Republicans blocked the advance of tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance for Ukraine Wednesday, President Joe Biden berated their tactics as “stunning" and dangerous. Yet he also signaled an openness to what GOP lawmakers ultimately want: bor