Police in standoff with barricaded shooter who wounded 6 Philadelphia officers; 2 officers trapped
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(CNN)Police have been in an hourslong standoff with a barricaded suspect who they say shot six officers on Wednesday in a North Philadelphia neighborhood.

Two officers are trapped inside the row house, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr. told reporters. He said he believed “they’re OK,” but declined to say more out of concern for their safety.
More than four hours after officers swarmed to the scene and the standoff began, negotiators are trying to to communicate with the shooter,

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Liverpool beat Chelsea to Super Cup in shoutout
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Liverpool beat Chelsea in a dramatic penalty shootout to win the UEFA Super Cup in Istanbul on Wednesday night after the match finished in a 2-2 draw after extra time.

Nine players had hit their spot kicks before Liverpool backup keeper Adrian kept out Tammy Abraham’s effort to hand Jurgen Klopp’s team the win in the annual cup match between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League.

Following the match,

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‘Chrisley Knows Best’ star Todd Chrisley wife Julie indicted on tax evasion and fraud charges
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“Chrisley Knows Best” stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have been indicted on federal fraud and tax evasion charges, U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday.

The Chrisleys and their accountant, Peter Tarantino, were reportedly charged in Georgia’s Northern District with conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax evasion.

A rep for the Chrisleys told Fox News: “Nothing has happened yet that we’re aware of.”

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A handy guide to (almost) all of the ‘Little Women’ adaptations
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Jo March once grumbled while lying on a rug that Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without any presents. Luckily, Sony Pictures dropped a trailer Tuesday afternoon reminding everyone of the holiday present that awaits us all: Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women,” due for a Dec. 25 release. The film, which reunites Gerwig with “Lady Bird” actors Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet, also stars Meryl Streep, Laura Dern, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson and Eliza Scanlen.

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NFL Contracts: Cowboys’ Dak Prescott Demanding $40 Million Annually?
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It appears that the Dallas Cowboys and franchise quarterback Dak Prescott are at an impasse in contract extension talks. It was previously reported that Dallas had offered the Pro Bowl signal caller $30 million annually on a new deal.

Now comes this report from NFL Media’s Jane Slater indicating that Prescott is demanding what would be a league-record $40 million annually.

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Simone Biles keeps raising the bar in a sport that failed her
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Biles once again drew widespread acclaim at this weekend’s U.S. Gymnastics Championships, handily claiming the gold while performing two separate skills that no other woman had completed in competition: a double-double dismount from the balance beam and a triple-double — that’s three twists and two flips — in her floor routine. Her final score was five points more than the second-place finisher in a sport that regularly comes down to decimal points.

“Are you human?” Natalie Morales asked Biles last year on the Today Show,

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Masked suspect incites panic after making threats at Memorial City Mall: HPD
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are searching for a person of interest they say sent shoppers into a panic on Sunday at Memorial City Mall.

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Jeffery Epstein’s apparent suicide is fueling rumors and questions. Here’s what we know and what’s next
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(CNN)Jeffrey Epstein’s death was an abrupt end to a life marked by wealth, power and years of sex crime allegations.

But the multimillionaire’s apparent suicide in a New York federal jail has spurred questions and myths about his death and the future of legal cases against him.
Here’s what we know about Epstein’s final days, and what will happen now.
Why was he recently in jail?
Last month, federal prosecutors in New York unsealed an indictment that accused Epstein of paying girls as young as 14 to have sex with him at his Upper East Side home and at his estate in Palm Beach,

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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth Separate Less Than a Year Into Their Marriage
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True love has died again, People reports. Actor Liam Hemsworth and actor and musician Miley Cyrus have separated after a little less than eight months of marriage. Rumors that the honeymoon was over began circulating on Saturday, when Cyrus posted a photograph on her Instagram page in which she was conspicuously not wearing her wedding ring:

Representatives for Cyrus responded to inquiries with a statement confirming that Cyrus and Hemsworth were “lovingly taking this time apart.”:

Ever-evolving,

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Vicente Luque shatters Mike Perry’s nose in split decision victory
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Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 14 co-main event between Vicente Luque (17-6-1 MMA, 10-2 UFC) and Mike Perry (13-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) was a back and-forth affair. The high-action bout resulted in a high-energy crowd, who were seemingly thrilled by the two 170-pounders’ performances.

The welterweight bout was the UFC on ESPN+ 14 co-main event at Antel Arena in Montevideo, Uruguay. The event streamed on ESPN+.

As Perry moved forward and looked to land power shots from the opening bell,

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