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The river's future was the center of discussions this week at the annual Colorado River Bet365 Bonus Code WTOP365: Get $150 Bonus for Rams vs. Seahawks, CFP, NBA Games 12/18/2025 06:30pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services With a massive NFC West showdown looming between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks, prospective bettors can get in on Thursda A bag, a hoagie and a long wait for a ruling: What we learned at Luigi Mangione’s pretrial hearing 12/18/2025 06:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A 911 call about a man resembling “the CEO shooter.” Body-camera footage of police arresting Luigi Mangione and pulling items from his backpack, including a gun that prosecutors say matches the one used to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and a notebook they have descr Hurricane-force wind downs power lines, fans wildfires in Colorado with more on way 12/18/2025 05:40pm • FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Crews were mopping up Thursday but still bracing for more after hurricane-force wind downed power lines and fanned wildfires along the Colorado Front Range and onto the Great Plains. Wind that in places topped 100 mph (160 kph) late Wednesday arrived after Xcel Energy pr Maryland moves forward on replacing Chesapeake Bay Bridge 12/18/2025 04:56pm • The Maryland Transportation Authority Board voted Thursday morning to approve a proposal that would result in the construction of two new bridges to carry traffic over the Chesapeake Bay and remove the current spans. Members voted unanimously to advance the so-called “Alternative-C” plan, whi Drake Maye's Patriots try to stay unbeaten on the road when they face Lamar Jackson's Ravens 12/18/2025 04:52pm • New England (11-3) at Baltimore (7-7) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EST, NBC. BetMGM NFL odds: Ravens by 3. Against the spread: Patriots 8-5-1; Ravens 5-9. Series record: Patriots lead 11-5. 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As with other products, it's increasingly complicated. 12/18/2025 03:27pm • (RNS) — In November, three of America’s largest kosher certifying organizations came together to release new guidance regarding the status of beer, which has long been considered kosher by default. Due to the proliferation of flavorings brought on by craft brewing and other industry changes, how Quinn Ewers looks to help Dolphins beat Bengals in his first career start 12/18/2025 02:59pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Quinn Ewers is ready to get back under center. The Miami Dolphins quarterback hasn't started a game in almost a year, when Ohio State beat his Texas Longhorns in a College Football Playoff semifinal. That was months before Ewers was selected in the seventh round of the N Under pressure at home, Belgium's leader treads a tight rope with EU partners over funds for Ukraine 12/18/2025 01:44pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — For decades, Belgium has been at the beating heart of the European Union. 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