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Migrants aided by Belarus try to storm border into Poland

Hundreds if not thousands of migrants sought to storm the border from Belarus into Poland on Monday, cutting razor wire defenses and using branches to try and climb over them. The siege escalated a crisis along the European Union’s eastern border that has been simmering for months. Poland’s interior ministry...
Shooting victim says he was pointing his gun at Rittenhouse

A protester and volunteer medic wounded on the streets of Kenosha by Kyle Rittenhouse testified Monday that he was pointing his own gun at the rifle-toting Rittenhouse when the young man shot him. Gaige Grosskreutz, the third and final man gunned down by Rittenhouse during a night of turbulent racial-justice...
Another day, another record on Wall Street as stocks inch up

NEW YORK — Wall Street clawed its way to more records on Monday, with stock indexes creeping higher after another listless day of trading. The S&P 500 inched up by 4.17 points, or 0.1%, to 4,701.70 after drifting between a small loss and gain through the day. It’s the eighth...
Officials: Gov. Wolf to let Pa. schools set mask rules in January

Pennsylvania school districts will be allowed to modify or end the mask mandate for K-12 students in January, Gov. Tom Wolf was set to announce Monday, according to two education officials who were briefed on the plan. The Democratic governor plans to turn over decisions about masking to local school...
U.S. charges 2 suspected major ransomware operators

WASHINGTON — A suspected Ukrainian hacker has been arrested and charged in the United States in connection with a string of costly ransomware attacks, including one that snarled businesses around the globe on the Fourth of July weekend, U.S. officials said Monday. Yaroslav Vasinskyi was arrested last month after traveling...
Gun maker Remington moves to Georgia in $100M, 856-job deal

ATLANTA — Gun maker Remington Firearms will move its headquarters from Ilion, New York, to Georgia, with plans to open a factory and research operation there. The company announced Monday that it would invest $100 million in the operation in LaGrange, Georgia, southwest of Atlanta, hiring 856 people over five...
This date in sports history: Nov. 8

1942 — Parker Hall of the Cleveland Rams throws seven interceptions against the Green Bay Packers. 1952 — Maurice Richard of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the NHL’s leading career goal scorer with his 325th in a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks. 1959 — Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis...
NCAA streamlines constitution, set to give power to schools

The NCAA on Monday set the stage for a dramatic restructuring of college sports that will give each of its three divisions the power to govern itself. The nation’s biggest and most influential governing body in college athletics released a draft of an 18 1/2-page constitution, cut down from 43...
With a wink, judge fights ‘tyranny’ of Elf on the Shelf

MARIETTA, Ga. — Santa may have fewer eyes in homes this Christmas season after a Georgia judge — jokingly — banned the Elf on the Shelf. Cobb County Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Leonard posted a mock order on Twitter Thursday banishing these elves. “Tired of living in Elf on...
Penn State men’s basketball preview: Vets hoping coaching change yields fast results

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Myles Dread understands his final season at Penn State could be considered a rebuilding year. He also believes the Nittany Lions can build something special on the fly. The senior guard is one of a few familiar faces back for an older team looking to rebound...
Mars hockey to resume play following incident involving vulgar chants against its female goalie

A female high school ice hockey goalie at Mars Area High School will play her second game since she was the target of vulgar chants from spectators that resulted in discipline by a school and a youth sports organization. Armstrong High School students chanted vulgarities at the Mars team’s female...
Record 5 St. Louis Cardinals players win NL Gold GlovesVideo

ST. LOUIS — A record five St. Louis players won National League Gold Gloves, with first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, second baseman Tommy Edman, third baseman Nolan Arenado, center fielder Harrison Bader and left fielder Tyler O’Neill earning the fielding honor Sunday. Arenado won his ninth Gold Glove, his first since...
Viktor Hovland buries the field and repeats as winner at MayakobaVideo

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Viktor Hovland won again on the PGA Tour, this time without a clutch finish. The Norwegian star was too dominant to give anyone else a chance Sunday in the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. Hovland seized control with three birdies on the front nine,...
Kyle Larson’s 1st NASCAR championships wraps up his comeback seasonVideo

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Larson won. That was the expected result of NASCAR’s season-ending championship race, right? Larson closed his comeback season in NASCAR with his first championship Sunday. He capped his return from a nearly yearlong suspension with a title-winning victory at Phoenix Raceway. Larson was in tears during...
‘Eternals’ opens with $71M but audience response is mixedVideo

NEW YORK — “Eternals,” one of Marvel’s most ambitious efforts to expand its superhero universe, arrived in theaters with about $71 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates. By most studios’ box-office standards, the opening was enviable. Only three other films have debuted better during the...
Brown, Columbia, Cornell are focus of bomb threats

ITHACA, N.Y. — Bomb threats at three Ivy League college campuses caused evacuations and prompted police responses on Sunday. The threats were received at Cornell, Columbia and Brown universities. In Ithaca, New York, Cornell police cordoned off the center of campus on Sunday after receiving a call that bombs were...

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