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Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson (6) celebrates the team's 36-23 win against Vanderbilt after an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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Tennessee's Dylan Sampson, South Carolina's Kyle Kennard headline AP's All-SEC team
By JOHN ZENOR - AP Sports Writer
Wed,12/11/24-10:01AM , 148 Reads
Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson is The Associated Press offensive player of the year in the Southeastern Conference and South Carolina defensive lineman Kyle Kennard is the top defensive player.
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Bolton and UAPB host UL Monroe
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wed,12/11/24-2:43AM , 89 Reads
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (2-8) at UL Monroe Warhawks (3-7)

Monroe, Louisiana; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Warhawks -10.5; over/under is 155
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After being recaptured, Scrim, a 17-pound terrier-mix, leapt out a two-story window to return to the streets in a moment captured on viral video. Michelle Cheramie, owner of Zeus' Rescues animal shelter, has led an all-out effort to recapture Scrim. (AP Video: Stephen Smith)

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A fugitive gains fame in New Orleans eluding dart guns and nets
By JACK BROOK - Associated Press/Report for America
Tue,12/10/24-3:31PM , 185 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A scruffy little fugitive is on the lam again in New Orleans, gaining fame as he outwits a tenacious band of citizens armed with night-vision binoculars, nets and a tranquilizer rifle.
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New Orleans attorneys accused of staging vehicle accidents in fraud scheme
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,12/10/24-1:22PM , 108 Reads
Eight people and two law firms have been charged in what authorities say was more than a decade-long scheme of staging vehicle crashes in the New Orleans area and then submitting fraudulent insurance claims, leading to what prosecutors allege was the murder of one person to cover it up.
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Chance of Rain: 30%
Max Temp: 93°F
Min Temp: 74°F
Feels Like: 91°F
Dew Point: 73°F
Humidity: 97%
Sunrise: 5:58 AM
Sunset: 8:07 PM

Wind Speed: 0 to 5 mph
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Wind Gust: 5 mph
Sky Cover: 14%
Visibility: 8 mi
Dew Point: 73°F
Moon Rise: 3:46 PM
Moon Set: 1:57 AM

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