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Steelers transformed the way they do business in the offseason. The results have been dramatic The Pittsburgh Steelers are riding high heading into the stretch run. Pittsburgh is 7-2 and atop the AFC North heading into a daunting second half that includes six divisional games and a visit by reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City.

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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin watches from the sidline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Steelers transformed the way they do business in the offseason. The results have been dramatic

The Pittsburgh Steelers are riding high heading into the stretch run. Pittsburgh is 7-2 and atop the AFC North heading into a daunting second half that includes six divisional games and a visit by reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone watches batting practice before Game 1 of the baseball World Series, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Yankees manager Aaron Boone says `sting of not finishing it off stays with you forever’

Yankees manager Aaron Boone says the disappointment of the World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers won’t go away and he doesn’t mind entering 2025 in possibly the last year of his contract.

Stephen Miller speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Lititz, Pa., Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

US top climate negotiator: ‘We won’t revert back’ as Trump prepares to take over

At the U.N. climate talks, U.S. Climate Adviser John Podesta said that Trump will likely pull America out of the landmark Paris Agreement and try to roll back many of the Biden Administration’s signature climate moves, including the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act that included $375 billion in climate

FILE - Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande arrive at the premiere of

Mattel says it ‘deeply’ regrets misprint on ‘Wicked’ dolls packaging that links to porn site

Toy giant Mattel says it “deeply” regrets an error on the packaging of its “Wicked” movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly links toy buyers to a pornographic website.

People take part in Independence Day march organized by far-right groups in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Polish president urges sustained US commitment to Europe’s security

The Polish president has marked his country’s Independence Day with a call for sustained U.S. commitment to Europe’s security in view of Russian aggression in the region.

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows Israeli forces digging along the Alpha Line separating the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from a demilitarized zone in Syria patrolled by United Nations forces on Nov. 5, 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Israel’s military is building along UN-patrolled demilitarized zone in Syria, satellite images show

Israel has begun a construction project along a demarcation line that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria, apparently laying asphalt for a road right along the frontier.

Prime Minister Pravind Jagnauth casts his vote in Mauritian elections in Port Louis, Sunday Nov. 10, 2024. (La Sentinelle via AP)

Mauritius’ prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a ‘huge’ election defeat

Mauritius’ prime minister says his ruling coalition is set for a “huge defeat” following Sunday’s parliamentary elections.

This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo)

Rights group calls for international force to protect Sudanese amid a rampage by paramilitaries

Human Rights Watch said the U.N. is failing to protect civilians in Sudan’s war and called for the urgent deployment of a protection force.

Suspected shooter and four others are found dead in three Kansas homes, police say

Five people were found shot to death inside three homes in the same area of Wichita, Kansas, and police believe the shootings are connected.

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) celebrates a touchdown carry in the second half an NCAA college football game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

AP Player of the Week: Alabama’s Jalen Milroe ran for career highs of 185 yards, 4 TDs against LSU

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe is The Associated Press national player of the week in college football.

United States' Taylor Fritz celebrates after winning against Russia's Daniil Medvedev the singles tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Inalpi Arena, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

US Open finalist Taylor Fritz talks League of Legends, why he hated tennis and how he copied Sampras

U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz discusses his passion for the League of Legends video game in an interview with The Associated Press.

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Book Review: ‘Those Opulent Days’ is a mystery drenched in cruelties of colonial French Indochina

”Those Opulent Days” is a historical novel set in the Vietnam of the 1920s, when it was part of colonial French Indochina.

Matiul Haq Khalis, head of the National Environmental Protection Agency from Afghanistan, speaks to members of the media at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Afghanistan attends United Nations climate talks for first time since Taliban’s return to power

Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday in a bid to garner support for climate action in the climate-vulnerable nation.

An airplane flies past the moon as it rises over Lake Michigan, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

When to catch the last supermoon of the year

Astronomers say better catch this week’s supermoon. It will be a while until the next one. This will be the year’s fourth and final supermoon, looking bigger and brighter than usual.

The entrance to Tuskegee University is seen, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Tuskegee, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Man killed in Tuskegee University shooting in Alabama is identified. 16 others were hurt

A county coroner says the man killed in a homecoming weekend shooting at Tuskegee University has been identified as 18-year-old La’Tavion Johnson.

Today in Sports – Don Shula becomes first NFL coach to win 100 regular-season games in 10 seasons

Today in Sports, November 12 – Don Shula becomes first NFL coach to win 100 regular-season games in 10 seasons

Bayern's Jamal Musiala celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Bayern Munich and SL Benfica, in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Jamal Musiala is emerging as Bayern Munich’s key player. Will he stay?

Jamal Musiala is emerging as Bayern Munich’s most important player this season. The club hopes the young Germany star will stay for the long term.

CORRECT NATIONALITY OF PLAYER RUUD Spain's Carlos Alcaraz returns the ball to Norway's Casper Ruud during their singles tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Inalpi Arena, in Turin, Italy, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Carlos Alcaraz beaten by Casper Ruud in his opening match at the ATP Finals

Carlos Alcaraz looked little like the player who won two Grand Slams this year in a 6-1, 7-5 loss to Casper Ruud at the ATP Finals.

Road accident in Ivory Coast leaves 21 dead and at least 10 injured

Authorities in Ivory Coast say 21 people were killed and at least 10 others injured in a road accident.

E Street Band member Steven Van Zandt poses at the premiere of the documentary film

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 17-23

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Nov. 17-23 include guitarist-actor Steven Van Zandt of The E Street Band, fashion designer Calvin Klein and “Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts.

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to a question during a meeting with foreign policy experts at the Valdai Discussion Club in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP)

Kremlin rejects reports of a conversation last week between Putin and Trump

The Kremlin is rejecting reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke last week with President-elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, and a spokesman for Trump refused to comment on what he called his “private calls” with world leaders.

A commuter train moves with headlights as smog envelops the area of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

UN warns that toxic smog in Pakistan’s Punjab province is endangering children

The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in danger because of air pollution that experts say has become a fifth season in recent years.

This image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows a cruise ship rescuing people from a disabled catamaran that was taking on water hundreds of miles off the coast of Bermuda on Nov. 10, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

Cruise ship rescues 4 from disabled catamaran hundreds of miles off Bermuda, officials say

Officials say a cruise ship rescued four people from a disabled catamaran taking on water hundreds of miles off the coast of Bermuda. U.S.

FILE - Front from left, Munich's Jovana Damnjanovic, scorer Glodis Perla Viggosdottir, and Sarah Zadrazil celebrate ther side's first goal during the women's Champions League group C soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Arsenal Women FC in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP, File)

Roma and Lyon fight for group lead in Women’s Champion league and high-scoring Chelsea is at Celtic

Eight-time champion Lyon and Italian upstart Roma both have perfect records going into their Women’s Champions League meeting that highlights the third round of matches this week.

Engines on 1.4 million Honda vehicles might fail, so US regulators open an investigation

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles.

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Movie Review: ‘Gladiator II,’ with Denzel Washington, goes back into the arena

“Gladiator II” isn’t quite the prestige film that the first one, a best-picture winner, was. It’s more a swaggering sword- -and-sandal epic that prizes the need to entertain above all else.

★★★★

This image released by Milk Street shows a recipe for hot-oil Brussels sprouts with ginger and sesame. (Milk Street via AP)

Massage your Brussels sprouts for a better, more flavorful salad

Earthy and subtly sweet with pleasant hints of bitterness, shredded raw Brussels sprouts make excellent slaw-style salads.

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Live updates: Trump urges Senate to overrule parliamentarian on megabill; Democrats accuse GOP of nuking rules

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Live updates: Trump urges Senate to overrule parliamentarian on megabill; Democrats accuse GOP of nuking rules

President Trump is ramping up pressure on Senate Republicans to clear his major policy bill and blow through whatever procedural obstacles may be in the way ahead of a key vote series. The Senate is expected to begin a series of marathon votes on its version of Trump’s “big…
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Trump urges Senate GOP to overrule parliamentarian

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Trump urges Senate GOP to overrule parliamentarian

President Trump urged Senate Republicans on Sunday to overrule the chamber’s parliamentarian in order to pass key parts of his sweeping domestic policy bill. In a Sunday post on Truth Social, the president backed a call from Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and other GOP hard-liners to ignore rulings from Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough…
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Trump’s Iran strikes threaten to roil elections in Michigan

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Trump’s Iran strikes threaten to roil elections in Michigan

The U.S.’s military intervention in Iran could roil next year’s House and Senate races in Michigan, a key battleground state that saw Democratic tensions play out last cycle over the war in Gaza. Democratic candidates in particular there will be forced to navigate a political minefield when it comes to President Trump’s involvement in Iran…
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