Sunday, August 30, 2015

Wes Craven, Master Horror Movie Director, Dies At 76

The legendary director of Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream has died. His films, which often mixed slasher gore with wry humor, helped reinvent the horror genre.

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V.M.A.s 2015: On the Red Carpet

What Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and others wore to the MTV Video Music Awards.









Obama Renaming Continent's Highest Peak From Mt. McKinley To Denali

Efforts to change the mountain's name back to Denali date back to 1975. The White House says changing the name back "recognizes the sacred status of Denali to generations of Alaska Natives."

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Obama Renaming Continent's Highest Peak From Mt. McKinley To Denali

Efforts to change the mountain's name back to Denali date back to 1975. The White House says changing the name back "recognizes the sacred status of Denali to generations of Alaska Natives."

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I am part of the Ashley Madison hack

Holly Moore

CBC Manitoba journalist Holly Moore reveals why her email address has appeared in the recent hack of the infidelity website AshleyMadison.com.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Broadway's First Black Jean ValJean Dies At 21

When he debuted earlier this summer, Kyle Jean-Baptiste was also the youngest person ever to play the lead character in Les Miserables on Broadway. He died in an accident Saturday.

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Toronto FC dumps Impact, ties franchise high with 11th win

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Goals by Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore lifted Toronto FC to a 2-1 win over the slumping Montreal Impact in MLS play Saturday, tying a Toronto franchise high with its 11th win of the season.

Prominent Afghan Officials Are Killed by Taliban in 3 Attacks in South

The attacks, which killed at least 12 people, came after an insurgents’ takeover of a strategic district in Helmand Province on Wednesday.









Colombians Flee Venezuela’s Crackdown on Immigrants

With more than 1,000 people deported by order of President Nicolás Maduro, others are leaving voluntarily rather than face an uncertain future.









Review: In ‘Z for Zachariah,’ an End-of-Days Love Triangle

Margot Robbie stars in Craig Zobel’s post-apocalyptic film about three survivors of the nuclear holocaust caught in a triangle.









On Wall Street: Not Much Fun, But It Sure Was Interesting

Markets have been seeing some of the biggest stock-price swings in years. And economists say the extreme volatility is starting to weigh down consumer confidence.

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Watson Takes 1-Shot Lead at Barclays as Spieth Misses Cut

Jordan Spieth lost out on a chance to play the weekend at The Barclays.









Orioles CF Jones in Lineup a Day After Running Into Wall

Baltimore center fielder Adam Jones was in the starting lineup Friday night, a day after he ran into a wall and exited early.