Bucks head to NBA finals, Phoenix after beating Hawks

Reuters 07/04/2021

The Milwaukee Bucks are returning to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1974 after Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday combined for 59 points in a 118-107 victory over the host Atlanta Hawks that wrapped up…

Two feared dead, 20 missing in Japan as torrential rains unleash landslides – NHK

Reuters 07/04/2021

TOKYO — At least two people were feared dead on Saturday after landslides triggered by heavy rains hit the central Japanese city of Atami, where about 20 people were still missing, public broadcaster NHK said. Prime Minister…

Deaths surge in US and Canada from worst heatwave on record

Reuters 07/01/2021

VANCOUVER/PORTLAND — A heatwave that smashed all-time high-temperature records in western Canada and the U.S. Northwest has left a rising death toll in its wake as officials brace for more sizzling weather and the threat of wildfires.…

Thousands march in Paris’ first LGBT pride since lockdown

Reuters 06/27/2021

PARIS — An LGBT Pride march drew thousands of people to the streets of Paris on Saturday, with many using the first event of its kind since the coronavirus pandemic to denounce the situation in Hungary. Marchers, who…

Dallas hires Jason Kidd as coach, Nike exec as GM—reports

Reuters 06/26/2021

The Dallas Mavericks hired Hall of Fame member Jason Kidd as their new head coach and tabbed Nike executive Nico Harrison as general manager, multiple outlets reported Friday. Harrison is close to Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and…

Back in series, Clippers try to draw even with Suns

Reuters 06/26/2021

After roaring back to life in the Western Conference finals without superstar Kawhi Leonard, the Los Angeles Clippers can level the series at home in Game 4 on Saturday night against the Phoenix Suns. Leonard missed his…

Canadian lawmakers pass bill criminalizing LGBT conversion therapy

Reuters 06/23/2021

OTTAWA — Canada’s House of Commons on Tuesday passed a bill criminalizing LGBT conversion therapy 263 to 63, handing a win to the minority ruling Liberal party which promised to ban the practice during an unveiling of…

Bucks advance, overcome Durant-led Nets in Game 7 thriller

Reuters 06/20/2021

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 40 points, including the tying basket in overtime and Khris Middleton hit the go-ahead shot with 40.7 seconds left as the Milwaukee Bucks pulled out a 115-111 victory over the host Brooklyn Nets Saturday…

Paul George scores 37, carries Clippers past Jazz for 3-2 edge

Reuters 06/17/2021

Paul George scored 37 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers, playing without injured Kawhi Leonard, to a surprising 119-111 win over the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night in Game 5 of a…

Whale of a tale: US fisherman says he was swallowed by Humpback

Reuters 06/13/2021

NEW YORK – It sounds like a real-life take on “Pinocchio” — a US lobster fisherman says he was scooped into the mouth of a humpback whale Friday and yet lived to tell the story. “I was…

Senate confirms first Muslim judge in U.S. history

INQUIRER.net US Bureau, Reuters 06/13/2021

The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Zahid Quraishi, a magistrate judge in New Jersey, to the federal bench, making him the first Muslim federal judge in U.S. history. The Democrat-controlled Senate voted…

Raptors’ Pascal Siakam has shoulder surgery, out 5 months

Reuters 06/12/2021

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is recovering from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. The surgery was performed last week by Dr. Neal ElAttrache at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. The expected…

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