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7-year-old girl breaks football throwing record
Elly Evarts broke a national age group record in the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition when she threw a football 48 feet, 5 inches. After taking her top scores in each phase, Elly's impressive total yardage of 151 feet fell just three feet short of the national record for the girls 6-to-7-year-old age group. I had a lot of fun at the game, but Antonio (Brown) did not play," Elly said. -
Congress returns this week with a lengthy to-do list
Congress returns from recess Monday to tackle an ambitious agenda to replace Obamacare, lower taxes, fund a Southwest border wall, boost military spending and approve up to $1 trillion to rebuild the nation's aging roads, bridges and dams. "They've got a lot on their plate, and they've got to become picky eaters at some point," said Joshua Huder, senior fellow at the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University. -
Float crashes, injuring 20 at Rio’s Carnival parade
A float crashed during Rio de Janeiro’s world famous Carnival parade Sunday evening and injured at least 20 people. The float of samba school Paraiso de Tuiuti crashed into a fence that separates the stands from the pavement, injuring spectators, revelers and journalists. Police began an investigation as soon as the float finished its transit through the Sambadrome.
