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• 'Just loved taking care of people

  

  Just after midnight Saturday, Anchorage police received a call froma man who said he had killed his 57-year-old caretaker after she had 'made him angry.'Investigating officers found Glenna Wyllie's body hidden in the basement of an assisted living home. 25-year-old Gilbert Nashookpuk was arrested and charged in connection with her brutal murder.Lena, as friends and family called her, had in the past, expressed her concern about caring for Nashookpuk to her son Callur Robertson.Robertson says she had a passion for being a caregiver - a job she had done for over 25 years. "If she has anything she will give it to you. She is that type of person, she will go beyond what is expected - she will ju..

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• Google honors actress, inventor Hedy Lamarr

  

  (CNN) -She was a glamorous Hollywood actress who romanced Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Jimmy Stewart onscreen and was hailed as "the world's most beautiful woman."But Hedy Lamarr was bored.So in a private life more compelling than some of her movies, she dreamed up ways to fight the Nazis during World War II and earned a patent for an idea that laid the groundwork for such modern technologies as Bluetooth, GPs and Wi-Fi.Lamarr, on what would have been her 101st birthday, was honored Monday with an animated doodle on Google's search page. The jazzy clip pays homage to her remarkable double career -- actress by day, inventor by night -- and introduces the late star to a new generation at a t..

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• Eagles blast Cowboys 33-27 in overtime

  

  ARLINGTON, Texas -- Philadelphia quarterback Sam Bradford and wide receiver Jordan Matthews connected on a 41-yard touchdown on the first possession of overtime, lifting the Eagles to a 33-27 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.The Eagles not only avenged a Week 2 loss to Dallas, but they climbed back into the thick of the NFC East race at 4-4. Philadelphia trails the division-leading New York Giants (5-4) by a half-game.Bradford completed 25 of 36 passes for 295 yards with the one touchdown and no interceptions. Matthews had nine catches for 133 yards.Eagles running back DeMarco Murray, in his first game back in Arlington to face his former team, had 161 total yards and a touchd..

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• Istanbul: There's no place like it

  (CNN) -Istanbul: It's a sprawling, beautiful city, still, in spite of the unrestrained construction where Europe and Asia meet. There's no place like it -- and for a time, until very recently, it looked like the future.We arrived in Istanbul at a hopeful time. The election results were in and power was shifting away, it appeared, from then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP.So, our show is filled with cautiously hopeful people.Subsequent events have failed to deliver on their optimism.Turkey is hardly the only nation I can think of where fear, xenophobia and ethnic hatred are vote-getters. There's plenty of that around. More and more thes..

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• 3 things we learned about the Colts

  

  INDIANAPOLIS -- For Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck, the goal never was outplaying Colts legend Peyton Manning or trying to compile statistics that would increase his popularity in the city where Manning put the NFL franchise front and center in the state that worships basketball.While he respects Manning and all of No. 18's lofty accomplishments, Luck has one mission: winning. Period.Luck and the Colts spoiled the Denver Broncos' perfect season and Manning's potential record-setting day with a 27-24 victory Sunday in Lucas Oil Stadium.Indianapolis led 17-0 in the second quarter, but Denver rallied to tie the game 17-17 in the third quarter and 24-24 in the middle of the fourth quarter...

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• Myanmar ruling party: More losses than wins

  

  YANGON, Myanmar (CNN) -After voting in Myanmar's freest election in a generation, millions of the Southeast Asian nation's citizens are waiting with anticipation for the outcome, which could herald a shift from decades of military-dominated rule.Initial results from the national parliamentary vote Sunday -- the first to be contested by the party of veteran democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi in a quarter-century -- are expected to be announced Monday.Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy is up against the ruling, military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party of President Thein Sein, a former general who has overseen a series of political reforms in recent years.Initial signs Mon..

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• 49ers clip Falcons

  

  SAN FRANCISCO -Quarterback Blaine Gabbert threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns, leading the San Francisco 49ers to a 17-16 victory against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at Levi's Stadium.Gabbert replaced Colin Kaepernick in the starting lineup and made his first start since Oct. 6, 2013, with Jacksonville. He completed 15 of 25 passes with two interceptions.Tight end Garrett Celek caught two touchdown passes for the 49ers (3-6), and running back Shaun Draughn carried 16 times for 58 yards.Quarterback Matt Ryan completed 30 of 45 passes for 303 yards and one touchdown for the Falcons (6-3), who lost their second straight game and fell for the third time in their past four games. Wide receiv..

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• Billionaire investor: Russia faces demographic disaster

  

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -It's no secret that Vladimir Putin wants modern day Russia to be larger -- much like the Soviet Union.But the Russian president's imperialistic flair may be driven more by economics than political ambition.At least that's the theory put forth by billionaire investor Jeffrey Gundlach, who says that Putin's efforts to reclaim Russian-speaking territories are fueled by a looming demographic disaster.Russia is aging rapidly. Its working-age population is on track to shrink by 14 percent over the next 35 years, posing a real risk to economic growth."Russia will have the largest implosion of population in the history of the world," Gundlach said last week at ETF.com's Fixed In..

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• Giants control Bucs

  

  TAMPA, Fla. -Quarterback Eli Manning threw two touchdown passes, and the New York Giants earned a 32-18 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium.Wide receiver Rueben Randle and running back Shane Vereen caught scoring passes, leading the Giants (5-4) to a 17-9 halftime lead.The Bucs (3-5) had a chance to tie the game in the fourth quarter, but a two-point conversion failed. The Giants added a field goal with 28 seconds remaining, then scored a defensive touchdown on the game's final play when the Bucs attempted a lateral and New York cornerback Trevin Wade picked up the loose ball and went 5 yards to seal the outcome.Manning was intercepted on the first play of the game..

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• Preview: Coyotes at Ducks

  

  The Anaheim Ducks are beginning to find their form after a puzzling start to the season, with Corey Perry and captain Ryan Getzlaf leading the way. The two talented forwards, who have combined for eight points over the last two contests, look to help the Ducks extend their winning streak to five games when they host the Arizona Coyotes on Monday.Perry has recorded his first two goals of the campaign along with three assists in his last three games and Getzlaf has notched four assists in two contests since returning from an appendectomy. The Ducks have allowed six goals during their streak, with Anton Khudobin posting a shutout at San Jose on Saturday. The Coyotes, who beat Anaheim 4-0 on Oct..

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