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35-year-old surfer killed by shark off notorious stretch of Australia's west coast

• PERTH, Australia (AP) -- A 35-year-old surfer was fatally mauled by a shark Saturday off a notorious stretch of Australia's west coast, police said.
• The shark "bounced off the board" of one surfer "before attacking the other male" off a beach near Gracetown, said Western Australia state police Sgt. Norm Giocas.
• The sleepy community of Gracetown has now been the site of three fatal shark attacks on surfers in the past decade. Surfers were also killed there in 2004 and 2010.
• The victim, whose identity was known but not immediately released while police notified relatives, died instantly from massive injuries, Giocas said, adding that beachgoers brought his body ashore.
• Surfer Ryan Scanlon saw the body and told the PerthNow news website that the victim had lost his left arm and flesh from his right leg.
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Derrick Rose injures right knee, Trail Blazers beat Bulls 98-95 for 9th straight victory

• PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Not again.
• That must be what the Chicago Bulls are thinking after Derrick Rose limped off the court Friday night with another knee injury.
• Rose injured his right knee in the third quarter and the All-Star guard, who sat out last season following surgery on his other knee, did not return during a 98-95 loss to the streaking Portland Trail Blazers.
• Rose will have an MRI in Los Angeles on Saturday.
• "He was in pain and felt like he couldn't push off his right knee," Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau said.

Today in History
The Associated Press

• Today is Saturday, Nov. 23, the 327th day of 2013. There are 38 days left in the year.

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