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The Green Bay Packers secured a crucial 30-13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, improving their playoff chances and moving to 10-4 on the year. The Seahawks dropped to 8-6, losing their first place spot in the NFC West to the Los Angeles Rams. Packers' quarterback Jordan Love led the team to victory with 229 passing yards and two touchdowns, while the defense held off a late Seattle rally to secure the win. Full Article

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against New York doctor Margaret Carpenter for allegedly prescribing abortion drugs to a woman in Texas, violating state law. The woman took the medication when nine weeks pregnant, leading to severe bleeding, prompting Paxton to seek civil penalties and a court order against Carpenter for practicing without a Texas license. The lawsuit tests legal protections post-Roe v. Wade, as Texas prohibits mail-order abortion drugs, while New York...

A U.S. aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson, deployed in the Western Pacific Ocean, received additional firepower with six F-35C Lightning II fighter jets from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan. This reinforcement followed a large Chinese war game in contested Taiwanese waters, aimed at bolstering American power projection and deterring Chinese military activities. The deployment came after China mobilized 90 ships for exercises around Taiwan, as part of ongoing tensions in the region...

A 16-year-old New Mexico boy was arrested for allegedly killing his parents and two siblings, confessing to the crime while drunk and in a phone call to 911. Diego Leyva faces first-degree murder charges for the quadruple homicide in Belen, where his family members were found shot dead inside their home. Despite being intoxicated, Leyva surrendered peacefully and was hospitalized for detox before being detained in a juvenile justice center in Albuquerque as authorities investigate...

Republican lawmaker Rep. Don Bacon hopes for "moral clarity" in resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as Russian paramilitary soldiers were accidentally targeted and killed by North Korean troops in a recent friendly fire incident. Ukrainian officials noted that language barriers between Russian and North Korean troops led to the death of eight soldiers in Chechnya's Akhmat special forces unit. The Russian military continued its assault on Ukraine's power grid, launching a massive attack...

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 30-13, with Jordan Love throwing for 229 yards and two touchdowns, and Josh Jacobs rushing for 94 yards and a score. Geno Smith left the game with a knee injury as the Packers dominated with seven sacks and two interceptions, improving to 10-4. In other games, the Buffalo Bills beat the Detroit Lions, the Philadelphia Eagles won their 10th straight game, and the Kansas City Chiefs may...