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Bucks confirm Damian Lillard has a torn left Achilles tendonApr 28, 2025 7:17 pm - MILWAUKEE — Damian Lillard has a torn left Achilles tendon, confirming the Milwaukee Bucks’ worst fears after the seven-time all-NBA guard was helped off the court Sunday...
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Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese's return to college for WNBA preseason games to be shown on national TVApr 28, 2025 6:18 pm - NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese's return to college for WNBA preseason games will be two of a record four exhibition games shown on national TV. Clark will head ...
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'Exceptional' power outage in Spain and Portugal affects millions of peopleApr 28, 2025 5:25 pm - BARCELONA, Spain — An unprecedented blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, stopping trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic l...
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Autopsy confirms Gene Hackman died from heart disease, notes his Alzheimer’s, prolonged fastingApr 28, 2025 2:41 pm - The main cause of Gene Hackman’s death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to a new autopsy report.
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With China and the U.S. at intense economic odds, other nations are being forced to choose sidesApr 28, 2025 2:26 pm - As U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war locks the world’s two largest economies on a collision course, America’s unnerved allies and partners are cozying up with China to hedge their bets.
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Cannes unveils jury including Juliette Binoche, Halle Berry and Jeremy StrongApr 28, 2025 1:17 pm - Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong and Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia will be among the jury members at this year’s Cannes Film Festival deciding the Palme d’Or winner.
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Music Review: Blondshell’s alt-rock finds new nuance on ‘If You Asked for a Picture’Apr 28, 2025 12:34 pm - Over the course of 12 tracks on Blondshell’s new album, “If You Asked for a Picture,” she reckons with a woman’s role in her various relationships, personally and societally.
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Book Review: Debut novel ‘Fireweed’ explores the danger in complacencyApr 28, 2025 12:16 pm - Poverty, misogyny and racism take a front seat in Lauren Haddad’s “Fireweed,” which reflects themes of self-discovery and disenfranchisement through a fictional medium. A feeling of women’s powerlessness invades the book, overwhelming and inescapable.
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Book Review: ‘Awakened’ is a breath of fresh air in the world of modern magic novelsApr 28, 2025 10:58 am - Wilder wakes up one day suddenly able to speak and understand every language. But what seems like a wicked-cool ability turns out to be overwhelming in the endless stream...
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Book Review: From incels to trad wives, culture critic probes 21st-century backlash against feminismApr 28, 2025 10:52 am - Sophie Gilbert, a London-based staff writer for the Atlantic magazine, has taken a survey of the Anglo-American pop culture landscape, and her findings aren’t pretty. In ...