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Michael Schumacher, the retired Formula One driver who suffered a serious head injury in a ski accident.
• Chief anesthesiologist Jean-Francois Payen told reporters Monday that the seven-time champion is still in a medically induced coma.
• He says the medical team was not yet able to talk about outcomes; they were focusing only on his current condition.
• Schumacher arrived at the Grenoble hospital a day earlier already in a coma and immediately underwent brain surgery.
• The doctors say he remains in critical condition.
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You again? 3 rematches in wild-card round of NFL playoffs

• You again?
• There will be rematches galore in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs next weekend.
• It begins with the Colts hosting the Chiefs on Saturday. Indianapolis won at Kansas City just last week.
• At night, in the only first-round game not involving teams that faced each other this season, New Orleans is at Philadelphia.
• On Sunday, it's San Diego at Cincinnati; the Bengals won at the Chargers on Dec.
1. And the wild-card finale with San Francisco visiting Green Bay is a redux not only of their season opener but also a divisional playoff matchup from last January. The Niners won both of those.

Today in History
The Associated Press


• Today is Monday, Dec. 30, the 364th day of 2013. There is one day left in the year.

• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Dec. 30, 1813, British troops burned Buffalo, N.Y., during the War of 1812.

• On this date:
• In 1853, the United States and Mexico signed a treaty under which the U.S.

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