Louisiana dog hailed a hero for protecting young girls lost in woods for hours

A family dog is being hailed as a hero after it protected two young girls who wandered off and got lost in the Louisiana woods for hours.

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Week 15 recap: Justin Fields makes history (again) in the Chicago Bears’ 25-20 loss

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields reached 1,000 rushing yards for the season and the Bears defense had three takeaways Sunday at Soldier Field.

But neither was enough to stop the Eagles from recording their 13th victory of the year.

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Gov. Abbott, border states prepare for deluge of crossings with Title 42 ending

(The Center Square) – With Title 42 enforcement ending Wednesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the leaders of other border states are preparing for an expected deluge of illegal entries into the U.S

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Holiday Tournament Central ’22 at Section 618

Here are all the pairings and schedules for the holiday tournaments across the region.

Here’s a link to Holiday Tournament Central at Section 618.

College basketball scores, winners and losers: Arizona, Kansas make big statements; No. 1 Purdue struggles

The busiest day of the college basketball season to date doubled as the best of the season with buzzer-beaters, late-game drama, scoring explosions and everything in between filling a full day on the Saturday slate.

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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker named next NCAA president, will succeed Mark Emmert at pivotal time

Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker will be the next president of the NCAA, the association announced Thursday. Baker succeeds Mark Emmert and takes over as the lead figure of the collegiate sports governing body at a transformational time. Baker, a Republican, is nearing the end of his second term as governor.

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Liberal journalists suddenly care about Twitter censorship — because they’re the ones banned!

“Twitter’s suspension of several journalists last night was unprecedented,” the Axios newsletter said Friday. “There’s never been an attempt by a major social media platform to suspend so many journalists all at once.”

Here’s a link to the column.

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Two Antithetical Billionaires

Before the midterm November elections, Sam Bankman-Fried was a left-wing billionaire heartthrob.

Here’s a link to the column.

Gall out in the ‘open’ at the US border

Decades of writing about politicians has taught me that the successful ones generally do not make big decisions on the fly. If you watch and listen, you can usually spot a deliberative process and defensible reasoning behind their positions.

Here’s a link to the column.

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