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The lengthy effort to clean up the Buffalo River could pay off in the next few years.

Josh Allen threw for three touchdowns and the Buffalo Bills hung on to beat the New England Patriots 3321 on Sunday to vault themselves back into first place in the AFC East title race.

Two dams gave way in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia after weeks of heavy rains, swamping already swollen local rivers as flooding hit towns across the region, authorities said on Sunday.

Two dams broke Sunday in northeastern Brazil, threatening worse flooding in a raindrenched region that has already seen thousands forced to flee their homes.

In the grueling attack, rioters not only used weapons but also whatever they could get their hands on to attack the police, jabbing them with metal poles, throwing furniture and an audio speaker.

Hunter Maldonado had 22 points and 10 assists, and Graham Ike added 20 points as Wyoming routed South Florida 7757 in the Diamond Head Classic on Saturday.

Of the 140 new infections, 87 were locally transmitted, according to a statement by the National Health Commission, compared to 55 a day earlier.

The James Webb Space Telescope, some three decades and billions of dollars in the making, will leave Earth enclosed in its Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana.

A U.S. Navy warship has paused its deployment to South America because of a coronavirus outbreak, the Navy said Friday.

So long eggnog, shrimp cocktail and petshaped sugar cookies.

The Chicago Bears will start thirdstring quarterback Nick Foles on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.

Pope Francis, leading the world's Roman Catholics into Christmas, said on Friday that people who are indifferent to the poor offend God, urging all to "look beyond all the lights and decorations" and remember the neediest.

Novavax said that its COVID-19 vaccine is effective in generating an immune response against the Omicron variant.

Russ Rose retired Thursday as Penn State's womens volleyball coach, ending a 43year run that featured seven NCAA titles, 109 straight wins from 200710 and the Division I career victory record.

A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday blocked President Joe Biden's requirement for federal contractors to receive coronavirus vaccines, adding to a series of legal setbacks for the mandate.

The paths for Denver and Las Vegas have been somewhat similar this season with 3-0 starts followed by rough patches that have both in the same spot heading into the stretch run.