Fans rode an emotional rollercoaster Wednesday as the Avs blow a big lead to lose Game 5.
They are the most fiercely polarizing issues in American life: abortion and guns. And two momentous decisions by the Supreme Court in two days have done anything but resolve them, firing up debate about whether the court’s conservative justices are being faithful and consistent to history and the Constitution — or citing them to justify political preferences. To some critics, the rulings represent an obvious, deeply damaging contradiction. How can the court justify restricting the ability of sta
New Zealand led 20-6 at halftime in the match at Auckland’s Mt. Smart Stadium which was turned by Tonga supporters into a sea of red clothing and flags. New Zealand’s last international match was against Britain in November 2019. International rugby league almost has been in abeyance since because of international border closures caused by COVID-19.
Rising food costs. Soaring fuel bills. Wages that are not keeping pace. Inflation is plundering people's wallets, sparking a wave of protests and workers’ strikes around the world. This week alone saw protests by the political opposition in Pakistan, nurses in Zimbabwe, unionized workers in Belgium, railway workers in Britain, Indigenous people in Ecuador, hundreds of U.S. pilots and some European airline workers. Sri Lanka’s prime minister declared an economic collapse Wednesday after weeks of
STORY: The U.S. House passed a significant gun safety bill on Friday, for the first time in three decades.PELOSI: "The motion is adopted."It came a day after a Supreme Court ruling that moved to broadly expand gun rights, ruling that Americans have a constitutional right to carry handguns in public.Friday’s bill in Congress does not go as far as Democrats, including U.S. President Joe Biden, had hoped for.It does not ban sales of assault-style rifles or high-capacity magazines.However, it does take some steps that would help states keep guns out of the hands of those deemed to be a danger to themselves or others and block gun sales to those convicted of abusing unmarried intimate partners.Democrat and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:"All of us who have met with survivors in the wake of the tragedies have heard their message loud and clear: we must do something. Today, in their honor, we heed their powerful cry, sending the major gun violence prevention legislation to President Biden's desk for signature.”Gun control has long been a divisive issue in the United States with multiple attempts to place new controls on gun sales failing time after time until Friday.What some Democrats called a modest, first-step bill followed mass murders last month at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.The House voted 234-193 on Friday’s bill. Only 14 Republicans backed the measure.Republican House lawmaker Jim Jordan argued that the bill infringed on the constitutional right to ‘keep and bear arms’ that conservatives say should be broadly protected."Today they (Democrats) are coming after Americans' law-abiding American citizens' Second Amendment liberties... They can take your gun. They can take your guns. They can take away your Second Amendment rights. And then you have to petition to have a subsequent hearing where you get them back."The White House said President Biden will sign the bill into law on Saturday morning.
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There was a sound rarely heard at Glastonbury as Billie Eilish became the youngest person to ever headline the festival: full on high pitched screaming. A hard core of Eilish devotees had packed the front of the Pyramid stage and helped ensure her set was as noisy and exciting as anything in Glastonbury's 50-year history.
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Yesterday's Lotto Max draw saw 1 Maxmillions prize (worth $1 million each) awarded to a holder of a selection sold in Québec. In the Tuesday, June 28 draw, the prize pool will amount to $84 million and include a $70 million jackpot and an estimated 14 Maxmillions.
RMT members at Network Rail and 13 train operators walk out over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions
Since the Maley Drive project first introduced them in 2019, Sudburians have gotten used to the roundabouts many residents now navigate daily. As the City of Greater prepares to add a third roundabout to the Maley extension, residents in a very different area of the community will also be making similar changes to their commutes. A new roundabout is set to open at the intersection of Longyear Drive (Municipal Road 89) and Edison Road in Falconbridge this fall, after a construction period that be
STORY: A suspect believed to be the sole perpetrator was apprehended, police told reporters. The suspect was known to authorities, public broadcaster NRK reported, adding he was not cooperating with police.The crime scene extended from the London Pub via a neighboring club and onwards to a nearby street where the suspect was apprehended a few minutes after the shooting began in the early hours of Saturday, police spokesman Tore Barstad told newspaper Aftenposten.The London Pub is a popular gay bar and nightclub in the center of Oslo."I saw a man arrive with a bag, he picked up a gun and started to shoot," journalist Olav Roenneberg of public broadcaster NRK reported.It was not immediately clear what the motive for the attack was.Oslo is due to hold its annual Pride parade later on Saturday, just months after Norway marked 50 years since the abolition of a law that criminalized gay sex.The attack was a "terrible and deeply shocking attack on innocent people," Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said in a statement to Norwegian news agency NTB."We don't know yet know what is behind this terrible act, but to the queer people who are afraid and in mourning, I want to say that we stand together with you."Two people were confirmed dead and some 14 people were taken to hospital, several with severe injuries, police said.
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Tear gas was used to disperse protesters outside the Arizona State Capitol building in Phoenix on June 24, CNN reported, after a Supreme Court ruling overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion.Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesperson, Bart Graves, told CNN that “troopers deployed tear gas after a crowd of protesters repeatedly pounded on the glass doors of the State Senate Building.”This video showing the scene was recorded by Hannah Miller.Protests took place nationwide on Friday, in response to the 5-4 court ruling. Credit: Hannah Miller via Storyful
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Long Lake’s beloved variety store is gearing up for a weekend of celebration to mark its grand re-opening under new ownership. For decades, the store was a landmark within the community until it went up for sale late in the winter. The listing drew the interest of NHL player and Sudburian Nick Foligno, who quickly realized he wasn’t the only one with his eye on it. “I was looking at houses and I saw this up for sale,” he said. “I texted Frank (Grossi) out of nowhere, and said ‘Hey, are we doing
A shooting in Oslo in which two people were killed and 14 injured on Saturday is being investigated as an act of terrorism, a spokesperson for the city's police has said.
The Sunday afternoon “legends” slot on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage tends to draw the biggest crowd of the weekend. Year after year, veteran musicians not usually associated with muddy festivals are invited down to Worthy Farm to perform. If they get it right, they can produce unforgettable Glastonbury Moments that go down in festival folklore.
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