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Man Attacking ICE Detention Center Is Fatally Shot by the Police

The police fatally shot a man who was attacking an immigration detention center in Tacoma, Wash., on Saturday morning, the authorities said. The man, who was armed with a rifle, was throwing unspecified “incendiary devices” at the Northwest Detention Center, according to a police statement. The man, identified by officials on Saturday afternoon as Willem […]

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‘We are a family – and an art collective’

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright National Trust/Jason Lock Image caption Gary Winters and Grace Surman with children Hope and Merrick When performers Grace Surman and Gary Winters and their two children decided to form a family art collective, the results involved rolling in mud, mass school drumming and a homage to Greta Thunberg. Every child is an artist.

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Cricket World Cup: Illegal bookmakers still thriving

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption MS Dhoni is run out in the Cricket World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand With India’s talismanic batsman MS Dhoni mere centimetres away from safety, a direct hit sends two bails flying into the air and ends a country’s hope of lifting the Cricket World Cup trophy.

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Esports: Trying to make millions through video gaming

Technology / En Sound Media

Esports has an estimated global audience of 200 million people, and this year it’s set to surpass $1bn in revenue according to a report by analytics company Newzoo. Professional Esports organisation Fnatic has set up a new academy for students hoping to become the next top-earning gamer. Thomas Willis is an academy player on the

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Storm looking into abuse allegations against Natasha Howard

Sports / En Sound Media

The Seattle Storm say they are looking into allegations on social media that Natasha Howard physically threatened and abused her wife. Howard’s wife posted a minute-long, expletive-filled video on Twitter from March on Saturday in which she yelled at Howard about being threatened by the Storm forward. She also posted screen shots of conversations she

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Top Ocasio-Cortez Aide Becomes a Symbol of Democratic Division

Politics / En Sound Media

WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders, their patience clearly fraying, signaled this weekend to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s outspoken top aide that his seeming efforts to lead an insurrection against more moderate Democrats would no longer be tolerated — a message also aimed at the freshman congresswoman who employs him. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, a liberal firebrand from the

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Grichuk’s glove, bat help Blue Jays hold off Yanks 2-1

Sports / En Sound Media

Toronto center fielder Randal Grichuk made a diving catch with the bases loaded and hit a two-run single as the Blue Jays held off the New York Yankees 2-1 Saturday. The AL East-leading Yankees, who have not been shut out in more than a year, scored with two outs in the ninth inning on Aaron

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More to come: FTC fine doesn’t spell closure for Facebook

Technology / En Sound Media

Facebook may be close to putting a Federal Trade Commission investigation behind it. But it faces a variety of other probes in Europe and the U.S., some of which could present it with even bigger headaches. While the $5 billion fine from the FTC, which Facebook has been expecting, is by far the largest the

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Wilkerson HR carries Orioles past Rays 2-1 in 1st game

Sports / En Sound Media

Stevie Wilkerson hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to back a surprisingly effective performance by Baltimore’s pitching staff, and the Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 Saturday in the opener of a split doubleheader. One night after surrendering 16 runs to the Rays, Baltimore permitted only three hits — all in the

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‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Jerome Flynn Shoots Down Long-Time On-Set Feud Rumor

Entertainment / En Sound Media

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — There were always wild rumors floating around about “Game of Thrones,” whether it be Lady Stoneheart showing up or various conspiracies about George R.R. Martin having already completed his Song of Ice and Fire books. (Spoiler alert: She didn’t and he hasn’t.) Perhaps the most infamous, however, involved the reason two “Game

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