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The Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 121-87 to even the Eastern Conference semifinal at 1-1 in Game 2 at TD Garden in Boston. Jaylen Brown scored 25 points and Malcolm Brogdon scored 23 from the bench, including six three-pointers, for the Celtics; while Sixers centre Joel Embiid, the 2022-23 NBA Most Valuable Player, returned …
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A man suspected of shooting five women inside an Atlanta medical facility waiting room is in custody, the Atlanta Police Department confirmed. One woman was killed and four others were wounded by a gunman inside a downtown medical office building on Wednesday; the shooting occurred at 12:42 p.m. EDT inside a building on West Peachtree Street …
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday a 10th interest rate hike on Wednesday, raising the rate to 5.25% — a 16-year high — as it continues its firefight against inflation. In a statement announcing the hike, it omitted previous language that signaled more hikes are likely. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell faces pressure from politicians to stop raising rates, …
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Kevin Costner and wife Christine Baumgartner are divorcing after 18 years of marriage. Baumgartner filed for divorce on Monday, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split and asking for joint custody of the kids. Costner also requested joint custody in the response he filed Tuesday through his attorney Laura Wasser, which read: “Spousal …
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Dancing With the Stars is returning to ABC for Season 32, after Season 31 of the reality competition show aired exclusively on Disney+. According to Vulture (who broke the news), Disney executives decided it makes more sense to ‘meet audiences needs wherever they are.’ DWTS will air live on both ABC and Disney+, and be available …
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* The Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 in Game 1 of the second round playoff series at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday. Matthew Tkachuk had three assists, while Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves, and forward Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, the second wild card in the East. …
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* The NY Knicks beat the Miami Heat 111-105 on Tuesday, to tie up their Eastern Conference semifinals series 1-1. Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, while Julius Randle returned from a sprained left ankle that sidelined him in Game 1 with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 24 points for …
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department – as well as International law enforcement organizations including European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) — announced 228 arrests in 9 countries, and the seizure of more than a hundred guns in a “record-breaking” joint law-enforcement operation targeting fentanyl and opioid traffic on the dark web. The DOJ …
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After a third person was stabbed in a week in the college town of Davis, Calif., the city issued a shelter-in-place order for a part of Tuesday morning. The two previous stabbings resulted in death, marking the first homicides in Davis in three years. The latest stabbing in the home of the University of California, Davis, …
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Hollywood writers went on strike on Tuesday after negotiations between the writers union and the studios fell through. The union said in a statement that the board of directors for the Writers Guild of America (“WGA”) voted unanimously to call for a walkout effective just after midnight; picketing began Tuesday afternoon. The strike will bring …
