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Cavs win by 55 points to sweep Heat and finish off most lopsided series in NBA playoff history
Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points, De’Andre Hunter added 19 and the Cavaliers led by as many as 60 points before beating the Miami Heat 138-83 on Monday night to sweep their Eastern Conference first-round series in four games.
Man arrested following death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson won’t face charges
A man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of ice hockey player Adam Johnson has been told he will not face any charges, British prosecutors said Tuesday.
Rockets, Warriors get into shoving altercation in 2nd quarter of heated Game 4
Players on the Warriors and Houston Rockets got into a shoving altercation midway through the second quarter of Golden State’s 109-106 win Monday night in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series, leading to three technical fouls before tempers flared again just ahead of halftime.
After ‘The Idol,’ Abel Tesfaye’s new movie ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ brought ‘joy back into filmmaking’
Abel Tesfaye has always known he wanted to pursue a career in cinema. He sees his meteoric rise to fame as one of today’s biggest pop superstars under the moniker The Weeknd as a detour to make that happen.
This summer at the movies, superheroes, from ‘Superman’ to ‘Fantastic Four,’ return
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic brought movie business to a halt, and two years after the strikes, the industry has yet to fully recover. Critics may have complained of superhero fatigue, but after several summers of depleted offerings, it’s clear that they’re a vital part of the mix — especially when they’re good.
Authorities believe crash through Illinois after-school building that killed 4 wasn’t targeted
A crash through an after-school building in a small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, that killed three children and a teenager and left several others injured isn’t believed to be a targeted attack, authorities said Tuesday.
Carney wins Canadian election, while Conservative leader loses his seat in Parliament
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party has won the federal election, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war.
White House focuses on border crackdown as it marks 100 days for Trump’s second term
The White House on Monday opened a weeklong celebration of Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office by focusing on his border crackdown, an area of relative strength for the president at a time when there are red flags for him in the latest round of polling.
‘Exceptional’ power outage in Spain and Portugal affects millions of people
A blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, stopping trains, cutting phone service and shutting down traffic lights and ATMs for millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.