Celtics drop Magic to stay perfect at home, Bucks shoot down Rockets
Boston improved their perfect NBA home record to 14-0 on Sunday as Jaylen Brown keyed a fourth-quarter surge that saw the Celtics pull away for a 114-97 victory over the Orlando Magic.
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N Korea test fires long-range missile with US in range
North Korea launched another long-range ballistic missile on Monday with a potential capability of striking the United States, Seoul and Tokyo officials said, extending a record-breaking number of weapons tests this year that have been condemned by the West.
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US, Britain call for release of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai as Hong Kong trial starts
The US and British governments called for the release of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai, who stood trial Monday in Hong Kong for national security charges that could send him to jail for life.
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Facing pressure, Security Council to vote on new Gaza ceasefire call
The United Nations Security Council will vote Monday on a new resolution calling for an "urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities" in Gaza, as Washington exhibits growing impatience with key ally Israel.
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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin headed back into space after accident
The American company Blue Origin plans to launch its rocket Big Shepard Monday for the first time since an accident more than a year ago, as the firm founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos heads back into space.
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US, Britain call for release of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai as trial starts
The US and British governments called for the release of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who is standing trial Monday in Hong Kong for national security charges that could send him to jail for life.
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N. Korea fires 'long-range ballistic missile': Seoul
North Korea fired another internationally banned "long-range ballistic missile" on Monday, the South's military said, after Pyongyang voiced outrage over deeper nuclear cooperation between Seoul and Washington.
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Bills snap five-game Dallas win streak but Cowboys in playoffs
Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen made NFL history to ignite the Bills' 31-10 rout of Dallas on Sunday to snap a five-game win streak even as the Cowboys clinched a playoff berth.
Read moreVoters in Chile nix second shot at new constitution
Chilean voters on Sunday rejected a proposed new constitution drafted by a conservative-led committee, electoral service Servel said, meaning the charter imposed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet will remain in force.
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12 killed in attack on party in Mexico: officials
At least 12 people were killed and another dozen were wounded in an attack early Sunday on a pre-Christmas party in central Mexico, authorities in the state of Guanajuato said.
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