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BP won final approval of a $4 billion guilty plea that resolves all criminal charges against the company related to the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

Seattle Seahawks cornerback, Richard Sherman won an appeals case against a four game suspension due to alleged use of performance enhancing drugs on Thursday. The arbitrator's decision consequentially makes Sherman eligible to play in the NFL playoffs.

Republican Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts became the first sitting Republican to lend support to Democrat Senator Diane Feinstein's proposition to place a federal ban on assault weapons, which she plans to present in January.