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Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial dies of injuries, police say
By The Associated Press on April 20th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial is on trial has died, police said. The New York City Police Department said the man was declared dead by staff at an area hospital. The man ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winterhawks, Cougars, Broncos win Western Hockey League playoff series
By The Canadian Press on April 20th, 2024
Three Western Hockey League playoff series wrapped up on Friday, setting up the conference finals. Jan Spunar stopped all 27 shots he faced as the Portland Winterhawks shut out the Everett Silvertips 5-0 to sweep their best-of-seven series in four games. Zac Funk had a hat trick and Riley Heidt had two goals and two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venice Biennale titled ‘Foreigners Everywhere’ platforms LGBTQ+, outsider and Indigenous artists
By Colleen Barry, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2024
VENICE, Italy (AP) – Outsider, queer and Indigenous artists are getting an overdue platform at the 60th Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition that opens Saturday, curated for the first time by a Latin American. Brazilian curator Adriano Pedrosa’s main show, which accompanies 88 national pavilions for the seven-month run, is strong on figurative painting, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maurizio Cattelan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition inside women’s prison
By Colleen Barry, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2024
VENICE, Italy (AP) – A pair of nude feet – dirty, wounded and vulnerable – are painted on the façade of the Venice women’s prison chapel. It’s the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and part of the Vatican’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale contemporary art show in an innovative collaboration between inmates and artists. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Friday, April 19, 2024
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
Friday’s Games NBA Play-In Tournament Miami 112 Chicago 91 New Orleans 105 Sacramento 98 — MLB Interleague Toronto 5 San Diego 1 Cincinnati 7 L.A. Angels 1 Philadelphia 7 Chicago White Sox 0 Boston 8 Pittsburgh 1 Houston 5 Washington 3 Atlanta 8 Texas 3 Seattle at Colorado, ppd. American League N.Y. Yankees 5 Tampa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Turner’s homer, RBI single highlight Blue Jays’ 5-1 win over the Padres
By Richard J. Marcus, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Justin Turner hit a solo homer and drove in another run with a single as the Toronto Blue Jays won for the fifth time in six games, beating the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Friday night. Toronto reliver Bowden Francis (2-2) picked up the win, allowing one hit and no runs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ingram, Valanciunas lift Zion-less Pelicans past Kings and into the playoffs
By Brett Martel, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans booked a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 105-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings in a play-in tournament elimination game on Friday night. The Pelicans won without leading-scorer Zion Williamson, who strained ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after midnight deadline
By Farnoush Amiri And Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – After its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans’ data nearly forced the statute to lapse. The legislation approved 60-34 with bipartisan support would extend for two years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Record Store Day celebrates indie retail music sellers as they ride vinyl’s popularity wave
By Anita Snow, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Special LP releases, live performances and at least one giant block party are scheduled around the U.S. Saturday as hundreds of shops celebrate Record Store Day during a surge of interest in vinyl and the day after the release of Taylor Swift’s latest album. There were no announced Record Store Day specials ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL: Alexis Bourque helps Victoriaville Tigres advance in playoffs
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2024
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Alexis Bourque scored twice as the Victoriaville Tigres downed the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 5-3 on Friday to win their Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League quarterfinal. Victoriaville won the best-of-seven series 4-1. Pier-Olivier Roy, Nikita Prishchepov and Maxime Pellerin also scored for Victoriaville. Nathan Darveau made 37 saves. Samuel Savoie had a pair of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union
By Kristin M. Hall And Tom Krisher, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2024
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s renewed effort to organize nonunion factories. The union wound up getting 2,628 votes, or 73% of the ballots cast, compared with only 985 who voted ... Read More »
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