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Tempo opts for familiarity in hiring 2-time WNBA champion Olaf Lange as assistant coach
The Toronto Tempo has added two-time WNBA champion Olaf Lange as associate head coach, the team announced Wednesday. Source link
Humanoid robot joins Melania Trump at White House for summit on technology and kids
Melania Trump was accompanied by a humanoid companion on Wednesday, as she arrived at the White House East Room for the final day of a summit she had convened with counterparts from around the world through her Fostering the Future Together global initiative. Source link
Tributes pour in for Jacob Winterton, ex-OHL and Guelph Gryphons player who died of cancer at 25
Jacob Winterton, a former player with the Ontario Hockey League and the University of Guelph’s Gryphons, has died of cancer at 25. His family, friends and the hockey community have paid tribute to him, with younger brother Ryan Winterton of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken saying, “I’ll miss your voice, your advice, and the way you […]
Woman accused of attempted murder of Rihanna pleads not guilty
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, of Orlando, Fla., pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the attempted murder of Rihanna. Source link
Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
A jury in Los Angeles found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding the plaintiff $3 million US in damages. Source link
Cuban health-care workers struggle to support the sick amid U.S. oil embargo
Young health-care providers at Havana’s Cardiology Institute describe a double-whammy of desperation in their work and private lives. They’re anxious about what the future holds since a U.S. oil embargo in January led to dramatic fuel shortages in Cuba, along with soaring food prices and nationwide power outages. Source link
Alberta, Ottawa reach 'agreement-in-principle' on methane emissions
Alberta will be in control of regulating its methane emissions under an agreement-in-principle with Ottawa. Source link
How big is a 'shedload'? Let's ask the nuclear physicists
Feedback is prompted by readers to investigate the size of the shed in the term ‘shedload’, and gets down and dirty with particle physics in the quest Source link
Canadian orangutan scientist Biruté Galdikas dead at 79
Biruté Mary Galdikas, a Canadian scientist who dedicated her life to the study and conservation of orangutans, has died. She was the last living member of the renowned primatologists known as “trimates,” alongside Jane Goodall and Diane Fossey. Source link
Stephen Colbert is writing a Lord of the Rings movie with his son
Stephen Colbert, famous devotee to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, is co-writing a Lord of the Rings movie with his son. Source link