A pipeline exploded in central Mexico early Sunday as thieves were trying to steal oil, killing at least 27 people and sending rivers of flaming crude through city streets. (Dec. 19)
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DeSean Jackson scored on a 65-yard punt return on the game’s final play, as the Eagles shocked the Giants 38-31. Ravens topped the Saints as Ray Rice ran for 153 yards. Colts top visiting Jaguars. Chiefs beat Rams. (Dec. 19)
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The Milwaukee Brewers acquired former Cy Young Award winner Zach Greinke from the Kansas City Royals on Sunday in exchange for two position players with major league experience and a pair of pitching prospects. (Dec. 19)
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A small plane carrying a group of sky divers crashed Saturday in south-central Louisiana, killing three people and injuring two others on board. (Dec. 19)
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Britain’s Prince Harry on Sunday paid tribute to the people killed trying to escape communist East Germany across the Berlin Wall. (Dec. 19)
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Heavy snow on Sunday shut down European airport runways, forced fast trains to slow down and left cars skidding through icy, slushy streets on a weekend where many people were trying to head home for the holidays. (Dec. 19)
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The US Senate held a rare Sunday session to debate the New START treaty with Russia. It would limit each country’s strategic nuclear warheads to 1550. It would also establish a system for monitoring and verification. (Dec. 19)
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The body of a female American tourist, bound and with multiple stab wounds, was found Sunday near a road outside Jerusalem, police said. They identified the slain woman as Christine Logan, but had no further details on her age or hometown. (Dec. 19)
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Hundreds of Alaskans jumped into the icy waters of Goose Lake in Anchorage to raise money for the state’s Special Olympics program. The ‘Polar Plunge’ raised more than $100000 for the program last year. (Dec. 18)
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Severe weather was affecting air, rail and road transport across Great Britain on Saturday, with heavy snow storms causing disruptions just days before Christmas. (Dec. 18)
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