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Wilson, Seahawks rule rivalry with 49ers again in 20-3 win (Yahoo Sports)

The Seattle Seahawks rediscovered their tried-and-true formula to get back in the win column, with Russell Wilson and Co. ruling this one-sided rivalry with San Francisco. Wilson threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Lockett late in the first half, Lynch added a leaping 1-yard score, and Seattle beat the hapless 49ers 20-3 for its fourth straight victory against its NFC West rival. ”It felt like a really normal Seahawk

Plenty of diplomacy but slim hope for new Middle East peace push

By Luke Baker and Arshad Mohammed JERUSALEM/VIENNA (Reuters) – Flare-ups in violence between Israel and the Palestinians have often accelerated peace efforts – the first intifada led into the Oslo accords of the mid-1990s and the second gave rise to the Arab and Geneva peace initiatives. After three weeks in which Palestinians have stabbed or shot dead nine Israelis, and Israeli security forces have killed 50 Palestinians – half of

Soldier Killed in Iraq Raid Belonged to Delta Force

The U.S. Army soldier killed in the raid that freed 70 hostages from an ISIS prison in northern Iraq was a highly-decorated, veteran member of the elite Delta Force, U.S. military sources told ABC News. Master Sergeant Joshua L. Wheeler is the first American combat death in Iraq since American troops returned in mid-2014 to train, advise and assist the Iraqi military to fight ISIS, military officials said. Wheeler, 39,

Chicago dad appears in court over accidental shooting of three-year-old

A Chicago man who has been charged with felony child endangerment after his 3-year-old son was shot and killed by his 6-year-old brother will appear in court on Friday for a preliminary hearing. The 6-year-old found the loaded revolver on top of the refrigerator and shot little brother Eian Santiago last Saturday while the two were playing “cops and robbers,” according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.