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For most of its 122-year existence, Atlético Madrid has been seen as the Spanish capital’s also-ran, dwarfed by its crosstown rival Real Madrid.

That result may have opened things up for the New England Patriots to creep back into a leading position they used to occupy, with a schedule that gives them an edge over their 8-2 rivals.

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El Oro prison was the site of another deadly incident in September when 13 inmates and a guard were killed in clashes between rival gangs.

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They could potentially clean up in the U.S. market at the expense of their rivals who are facing punitive duties.

Clashes between rival jihadist factions in northeast Nigeria have claimed some 200 lives in the restive Lake Chad area, intelligence, militia and jihadist sources told AFP Monday.

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