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Quarterback Matt Stafford and the Detroit Lions will travel to San Francisco to play the 49ers Sunday night. Because their body clocks are set to the Eastern time zone, the Lions could be at a disadvantage.

NFL's West Coast Teams Have An Edge: The Sandman

When NFL teams from the East Coast play teams from the West Coast, the outcome might depend on what time of day the game starts. And if you're a gambler, the West Coast players could have enough of an edge to make you consider betting on them.

Elliana Grace Hentoff-Killian is on tour with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey<em> </em>show <em>Built to Amaze!</em>

Catching Up With The World's Youngest Female Cannonball

Elliana Grace Hentoff-Killian grew up in the circus. She mastered her first circus act at 6, when she learned the Spanish web — an aerial act performed on a rope. Now, at 20, she is currently the world's youngest female human cannonball and is touring with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.

Spanish-Speaking Iowan Works As Interpreter For Presidential Hopefuls

Ernest Nino-Murcia came to America from Colombia when he was 6 years old. He didn't speak a word of English. Fast forward 30 years — he's on the stump in Iowa with GOP and Democratic presidential hopefuls acting as an interpreter.

Shoppers walk through Macy's in New York on Black Friday last month. Retail sales declined 1.1% in November, according to the Commerce Department.

U.S. Retail Spending Declined The Most Since Historic Plunge In April

Retail sales dipped 1.1% in November compared with a month earlier as new coronavirus surges restricted outings to stores and especially restaurants.

Bills rally to beat the Bucs 30-27

Rookie cornerback Tre'Davious White forced and recovered a fumble to set up Stephen Hauschka's 30-yard field goal with 14 seconds remaining and the…

Donald Trump at a 2005 news conference about Trump University. Now, the New York attorney general says Trump has agreed to a $25 million settlement with over 6,000 plaintiffs who said the university had defrauded them.

New York Attorney General Says Trump Agrees To Trump University Settlement

Eric Schneiderman called the settlement "a stunning reversal by Donald Trump and a major victory for the over 6,000 victims of his fraudulent university."

In a photograph from May, a 2018 Tesla Model 3 sits at a dealership in Littleton, Colo.

Elon Musk Hails Tesla Reaching Goal Of 5,000 Model 3s A Week

The electric vehicle maker missed its original goal of producing 5,000 of its lower-cost models by the end of 2017. Musk has said meeting that target is crucial to the company's success.

The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roads last year was the highest in 28 years. Using data reported by states, the Governors Highway Safety Association estimates that 6,227 pedestrians were killed in 2018 — a 4 percent hike from 2017 and 35 percent since 2008.

Pedestrian Deaths Reach Highest Level In Decades, Report Says

A safety group estimates 6,227 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2018 — a 4 percent increase over 2017 and the highest mortality rate since 1990.

Three-Minute Fiction

More than 6,000 original stories were submitted to this round of Three-Minute Fiction. Host Guy Raz presents this week's stand-out stories: Rid Yourself of this Pest Today! by Elizabeth "Bitsy" Hawes Unangst and Just In Case by Robin McCarthy.

Immigrant Sweeps In Greece Spark Protests

The Greek government is cracking down on undocumented migrants ahead of next weekend's elections. This week, it said it would forcibly evict those migrants living in overcrowded apartment blocks, calling them "dangerous to public health." But immigrant groups say it's a xenophobic ploy to get votes ahead of the May 6 elections.

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