By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV MOSCOW (AP) — Britain’s defense secretary visited Moscow on Friday in another effort to ease tensions over a possible invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which held massive war games near its neighbor and insisted that the highly strained relations were “not at our fault.” Ben Wallace’s trip came a day after British…
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Luke Getsy can’t pinpoint the moment from his interview last month when he won over his new boss. But he does know there was a profound connection established in the initial conversations he had with Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus. Eberflus, a defensive-minded coach who spent the last four seasons in a coordinator role with…
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Baltimore Sun staff writers pick every game of the NFL season. Here’s who they have winning Super Bowl 56 between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California: Ryan McFadden, reporter Rams 30, Bengals 26: It’s hard not to root for the Bengals and their Kid Cudi loving…
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In what can be viewed as Mike McDaniel’s first controversial decision as the Miami Dolphins’ newly hired head coach, Josh Boyer will return as the team’s defensive coordinator. Miami had interest in landing former Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, a respected defensive mind, to lead the defense, but a deal couldn’t get done. As…
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By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. markets Friday are drifting toward a lower open Friday, following the previous day’s sell-off on new data showing that inflation in the U.S. jumped to levels not seen since the early 1980s. Future contracts for the Dow Jones Industrials and S&P 500 both slid 0.2% in…
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By AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order on Friday to split the $7 billion in Afghan assets frozen in the U.S. to fund humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and compensate victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to a U.S. official familiar with the decision. The…
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By HOGIR AL ABDO HASSAKEH, Syria (AP) — The Islamic State group is a growing threat in northeastern Syria despite the killing of its leader in a U.S. commando operation last week, says the chief commander of the U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish-led force. Mazloum Abdi, who heads the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, warned that IS fighters…
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About a month ago, Eric Weddle called Tony Jefferson late one night for some small talk and big news. Their two years together in Baltimore had forged a deep friendship, keeping the former Ravens safeties in each other’s orbit long after they’d left — weekly texts, San Diego hangouts, even the occasional childcare assist. Weddle…
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Q. Hi Honk: Why is the toll so extremely high for the portion on the southbound 15 tollway between Magnolia Avenue and Cajalco Road, which is a stretch of about 2.5 miles? I went through there on a recent Thursday at 2:20 p.m. and it was a whopping $11. It is so high that very…
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By ROB GILLIES TORONTO (AP) — Authorities in Canada headed for court Friday in an attempt to break the bridge blockade by truckers protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions as parts shortages rippled through the auto industry on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border. The mayor of Windsor, Ontario, planned to seek an injunction at an…
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