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Today is Friday, Dec. 13, the 348th day of 2024. There are 18 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U. S. forces while hiding in a hole under a farmhouse in Adwar, Iraq, near his hometown of Tikrit. Also on this date: In 1862, Union forces led by Maj.

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST today (4 a.m. to 10 a.m. PST). After that, the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini. Happy Birthday for Friday, Dec. 13, 2024: You are a private person who likes to help others. You are hardworking, imaginative and an excellent problem-solver.

Travis Hunter has spent this season doing things that nobody else in modern college football has done. On Thursday night, he was honored like nobody else before him. During the ESPN College Football Awards show, the Colorado Buffaloes’ star took home the Chuck Bednarik Award, one of the three major defensive player of the year honors; as well as the Biletnikoff Award as the most outstanding receiver in the country. Hunter is the first player in major college football history to win national awards for offense and defense, which is why he is also the odds-on favorite to win the most coveted award in the sport, the Heisman Trophy.

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