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Huffington Post: Packers Clinch Playoff Spot: Aaron Rodgers' Last-Minute Touchdown Seals 33-28 Win Over Bears

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 04:43 PM PST

CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Rodgers fired a 48-yard touchdown pass to Randall Cobb in the final minute, and the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears 33-28 to capture the NFC North championship.

Back after missing seven games with a broken left collarbone, Rodgers found a wide open Cobb on fourth-and-8 at the 48 to wipe out a one-point deficit with 38 seconds left.


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Huffington Post: Chargers Clinch Playoff Spot, Eliminate Steelers With Win Over Chiefs In OT (VIDEO)

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 04:59 PM PST

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Chargers must feel they're living charmed lives these days.

How else to explain that everything they needed to have happen — and more — fell into place to allow them to sneak into the playoffs for the first time in four years?

"It feels like this season is meant to be special," Pro Bowl safety Eric Weddle said after another epic, heart-stopping win against the Kansas City Chiefs, 27-24 in overtime on Sunday, gave the Chargers the AFC's final postseason spot. "Whether it happens or not, we'll read that story at the end. But we're in, and no one really thought that could happen."


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Huffington Post: Mount Washington Hikers Who Triggered Avalanche Rescued

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 05:07 PM PST

MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. (AP) — Two hikers who triggered an avalanche on Mount Washington that carried them 800 feet over rocks, cliffs and ice were rescued early Sunday morning and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

The two were separated from a pair of fellow hikers and missed a turn on a trail because of low visibility and unknowingly entered an avalanche area known as "the Lip," triggering the avalanche that carried them to the bottom of Tuckerman Ravine, said U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Colleen Mainville.


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Huffington Post: Seahawks Clinch Top NFC Playoffs Seed, Home-Field Advantage With 27-9 Win Over Rams

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 05:16 PM PST

SEATTLE (AP) — After failing on two previous occasions, the Seattle Seahawks finally ensured the road to the Super Bowl in the NFC goes through the Pacific Northwest.

Malcolm Smith returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown, Marshawn Lynch added a 2-yard scoring run and the Seahawks clinched the NFC West title and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a 27-9 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.


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Aljazeera: Two peacekeepers slain in Darfur attack

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 05:25 PM PST

Amid new surge in decade-old conflict, UN secretary-general urges Sudanese government to bring killers to justice.

Aljazeera: US report predicts chaos in Afghanistan

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 05:27 PM PST

Assessment says progress over past three years likely to be eroded by 2017, while some say prediction is pessimistic.

ANSA: Borsa, Tokyo mai così bene in 40 anni

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 09:31 PM PST

L'indice Nikkei chiude il 2013 con un balzo del 56,72%

ANSA: Petrolio: sopra 100 dollari al barile

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 10:05 PM PST

Brent a 112,40 dollari

ANSA: Cambi: euro a 1,3740 dollari

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 10:14 PM PST

Biglietto verde sale a massimi 5 anni contro moneta giapponese

ANSA: Oro: in calo a 1.207,7 dollari

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 10:26 PM PST

In un anno giù del 28%, verso ribasso annuale più forte dal 1981

Aljazeera: Chinese police gun down 'terrorists'

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 04:47 AM PST

Police in the northwest region of Xinjiang killed eight people after what they are calling a "terrorist attack".

Aljazeera: Schumacher 'fighting for his life'

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 06:43 AM PST

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher had brain surgery done after a head injury while skiing in the French Alps.

Financial Times: A year in a word: Airpocalypse

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 08:26 AM PST

The yellow-brown toxic blanket that has become commonplace in China's capital and is causing grave concern among the growing middle class

Financial Times: Raised to start a business

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 09:24 AM PST

Is it helpful to company founders to have an entrepreneur parent? Offspring from family-run concerns explain what has been passed on to them

Financial Times: Blackstone to invest $200m in Crocs

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 09:33 AM PST

Private equity group to buy preferred stock and chief to stand down as maker of colourful rubber clogs continues effort to revive fortunes

Financial Times: Counting the cost of sporting glory

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 10:23 AM PST

The expense of the Sochi Winter Olympics and Brazil's football World Cup mean such tournaments are losing their lustre as coming out events

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