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Toronto Raptors set to face Orlando Magic in first round of NBA playoffs
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will face the Orlando Magic in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal between the second-seeded Raptors and No. 7 Mag...
Apr 10, 2019
The Latest: Netflix moves release of film starring Huffman
BOSTON - The Latest on court proceedings in the college bribery scandal (all times local): 9:40 p.m. Netflix officials decided to move the release date of a film starring Felicity Huffman who agreed t...
Apr 10, 2019
LA prepares to mourn en masse for slain rapper Nipsey Hussle
LOS ANGELES - The city of Los Angeles is no stranger to epic street gatherings for everything from sports victory parades to televised car chases. But on Thursday it will host a much more sombre - alt...
Apr 10, 2019
Donald Glover, Rihanna film to hit Amazon Saturday
LOS ANGELES - Donald Glover and Rihanna's secretive new film "Guava Island" is coming to Amazon Prime Video this weekend. Glover tweeted Wednesday that it'd be available to stream for free starting Sa...
Apr 10, 2019
Calgary police seek help finding 12-year-old girl
Calgary police are asking the public for help in locating a 12-year-old girl believed to have been taken to Iraq in an alleged parental abduction.Police say Ali Al Aazawi and his daughter Zahraa left ...
Apr 10, 2019
Yahoo to pay $117.5M in latest settlement of massive breach
SAN FRANCISCO - Nearly 200 million people who had sensitive information snatched from their Yahoo accounts will receive two years of free credit-monitoring services and other potential restitution in ...
Apr 10, 2019
Facebook cracks down on groups spreading harmful information
MENLO PARK, Calif. - Facebook said Wednesday it is rolling out a wide range of updates aimed at combatting the spread of false and harmful information on the social media site - stepping up the compan...
Apr 10, 2019
Amazon's growing ties to oil industry irks some employees
NEW YORK - Amazon is getting cozy with the oil industry - and some employees aren't happy about it. The online shopping giant, which already works with BP and Shell, has been trying to woo more oil an...
Apr 10, 2019
Employee charged with assault in Texas plant explosion
DALLAS - Another senior employee at a chemical company is facing criminal charges connected to a 2017 explosion at a Houston-area plant following Hurricane Harvey. Michael Keough, vice-president of lo...
Apr 10, 2019
JetBlue to offer flights to London from NY and Boston
After mulling it over for a long time, JetBlue is taking a leap - across the pond, that is. JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes announced Wednesday that the airline plans to start flying to London from New York a...
Apr 10, 2019