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The Canadian Press

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott threw for 345 yards and two touchdowns, and the Dallas Cowboys stopped the Detroit Lions on the third try of a 2-point conversion with 23 seconds remaining, preserving a 20-19 victory to extend their home winning streak to 16 games Saturday night. On the first conversion try after Jared Goff's 11-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown, Goff completed a pass to lineman Taylor Decker, but the Lions were called for illegal touching. The Lions went for 2 again

Deadline

Ryan Reynolds is finishing the year by teasing Deadpool fans with a new photo of the actor donning the superhero costume. As 2023 comes to a close, Reynolds is reflecting on the year and took to social media to share some of his favorite moments. Tucked deep in the carousel of photos he shared was …

The Hill

GOP presidential primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy went after CNN in a Saturday post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “CNN’s egregious interference with the Iowa GOP caucus is offensive,” Ramaswamy wrote. “My CNN town hall with the voters here went so well that they cut it off early & then threatened our campaign…

The Canadian Press

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Detroit coach Dan Campbell said he explained to officials before playing the Dallas Cowboys what would happen on a 2-point conversion play the Lions had planned. Chaos ensued anyway, and left the Lions feeling as if a victory was taken away from the NFC North winners in their pursuit of the top seed in the NFC playoffs. Officials ruled offensive lineman Taylor Decker wasn't an eligible receiver when he caught a 2-point conversion pass that would have given Detroit a one-p

Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) -A sweeping purge of Chinese generals has weakened the People's Liberation Army, exposing deep-rooted corruption that could take more time to fix and slow Chinese leader Xi Jinping's military modernization drive amid geopolitical tensions, analysts say. China's top lawmakers senior military officers from the national legislative body on Friday, state media reported, a step that typically precedes further punishment for wayward cadres. Many of these were from the Rocket Force - a key arm of the PLA overseeing tactical and nuclear missiles.

CBC

Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with a Toronto man's death.In a release Saturday, police said they responded to a medical call in the Boustead and Roncesvalles avenues area on Tuesday.There they found a man in a home in "medical distress." Police said first responders treated him before transporting him to hospital, where he died.They identified the victim as 68-year-old Vinko Skoko, from Toronto.Police previously said Skoka was out walking when he got into the altercation w

The Canadian Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula Abdul has accused former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality competition show, according to a new lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles also accuses Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left “American Idol” and became a judge on Lythgoe's other competition show “So You Think You Can Dance." The Associated Press generally does not identify alleged victims of sexual as

CBC

Halifax District RCMP say a homeowner was held at gunpoint and forced to open a safe in a home invasion Friday evening in Gaetz Brook. N.S.It happened on Friday at 6:50 p.m., according to an RCMP news release.A man was operating an excavator on his property when he saw another man pointing a gun at him. Police say the homeowner was forced out of the excavator at gunpoint, directed inside the house to a safe and told to open it.The suspect took several items valued at nearly $200,000 before fleei

The Canadian Press

MONTREAL — There will be no midnight fireworks to herald the new year in Montreal's Old Port. Montréal en Fêtes, the organization that since 2013 has organized a free holiday festival near the city's waterfront, announced last month that it would no longer stage the event and its New Year's Eve party. The Old Port of Montreal Corporation, the entity that manages the area, confirms there will be no other New Year's Eve fireworks to replace the cancelled festival this year, but the local skating r