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If Game 1 was any indication, the second-round NBA playoff series between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors is... Read More »

What's former Vice President Joe Biden's favorite word? CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on Biden's preferred F-word.

Eleven of the 12 apostles were martyred, with the 12th, John, being reportedly thrown into a boiling pot of oil, but miraculously survived. The traditional histories are: Peter preached in Rome and was crucified upside down in 66 A.D. Andrew preached in Asia Minor, modern-day Greece and Turkey, before being crucified on a sideways “Saint […]

An upstate New York judge who stoked social media outrage for sentencing a former school bus driver to probation in the rape of a 14-year-old is getting "numerous vitriolic" phone calls, court officials said Tuesday.

Henderson speaks for a lot of players who had to retire long before they envisioned or wanted to.

Bicycle Nova Scotia is hiring a Website and IT Administrator for a 6 week term made possible by the Canada Summer Jobs program. If you’d like to be considered, please submit a resume and cover letter by May 22, 2019 at 11:59pm. You can find more details in the PDF below.

Although Halley's Comet only appears every 76 years, it leaves a stack of debris in its wake. And that debris flakes off regularly. Even though the comet only passes us once in a lifetime or so, we cross its orbit a couple of times a year and, if conditions are good, we can see all those pieces lighting up the sky. More »

UFC 237 is coming this Saturday, featuring women's strawweight champion Rose Namajunas defending her title against Jessica Andrade. If you’re looking for a way to watch it online, then you can get a discount by signing up now for ESPN Plus.

The mayors of more than two dozen of Ontario's largest cities slammed the province Tuesday for "downloading by stealth," saying the government was passing on costs that were forcing municipalities to weigh tax hikes or service cuts.

A U.S. Justice Department official says special counsel Robert Mueller expressed concern to Attorney General William Barr about how the findings of his Russia investigation were being portrayed.

To celebrate the arrival of Fancy Nancy, the cast of Disney Junior Dance Party will be throwing a one-time bash which will be livestreamed this Friday.

May 01, 2019. A Japanese emperor has abdicated for the first time in more than 200 years.

Special counsel Robert Mueller expressed frustration to Attorney General William Barr last month about how the findings of his Russia investigation were being portrayed, saying he worried that a letter summarizing the main conclusions of the probe lacked the necessary context and was creating public confusion about his team's work.

Welcome, dear readers, to The Takeout Draft, our recurring feature that combines our love of food, fantasy sports, and arguing on Slack.

There’s a lot going on in pop culture at the moment, but somehow we’re still thinking about The Orville’s thrilling season two finale. Our immediate concern is that Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi series has yet to be renewed by Fox, but here’s hoping that’s coming soon, and we can turn our attention to the other things on…

1. Pompeo claims Russia stopped Maduro leaving Venezuela for Cuba  CNN
2. Venezuela uprising turns violent after military armored vehicle plows into crowd of opposition supporters  Fox News
3. Venezuela's uprising: Live updates  CNN
4. Don’t call it a coup. Venezuelans have a right to replace an oppressive, toxic regime.  The Washington Post
5. Will Venezuela become South America's Afghanistan?  Al Jazeera English
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Want to know what the best and brightest are paying attention to in developing their leaders? What some call “soft skills”.

Meteorologist Jesse Beyer has our seven-day weather forecast for Edmonton and area.

Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez has left Chile's diplomatic residence, which he entered on Tuesday, and moved to the Spanish embassy, Chile's foreign minister Roberto Ampuero said on Twitter. Ampuero said Lopez left because of a "personal decision" since he and his wife, Lilian Tintori, are of Spanish descent.

SAMI MOKBEL AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino tore into his players after their Champions League defeat by Ajax on Tuesday night.

Game of Thrones' big battle against the Army of the Dead went down on Sunday, and at the very least, you probably heard it. You might not have been able to see it if you were one of...

Hot on the heels of its investment in luxury resale platform Fashionphile, the Neiman Marcus Group announced on Tuesday that it is considering a possible sale of profitable Munich-based fashion e-tailer MyTheresa.

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1. Mueller: Barr's summary of report did not capture 'context, nature, and substance' of Russia probe  USA TODAY
2. William Barr is in deep trouble  CNN
3. William Barr testifies on the Mueller report: Live updates  CNN
4. Andrew McCarthy: Mueller's letter to Barr – A neat trick by the Washington Post before hearings begin  Fox News
5. William Barr Is Cornered by Bob Mueller  Bloomberg
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1. Was Game of Thrones' The Long Night Too Dark to See?  E! NEWS
2. Game of Thrones season 8: military experts say Battle of Winterfell plan was bad  Vox.com
3. Game of Thrones: The Battle of Winterfell was an all-time great episode  CNET
4. A Girl Has A Name, And It’s Not Mary Sue: Arya Stark Was The Right Woman For The Job | Opinion  Newsweek
5. Small Thrills, Big Disappointments  Slate
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