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• The WNBA’s challenge: How to translate the Caitlin Clark hype into sustained growth for the league

  15-05-2024 12:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The stars seemingly have aligned for the WNBA with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese joining the ranks of A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi and others. The league is getting […]
  
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• Spain’s parliament to give final approval to amnesty law for Catalonia’s separatists

  30-05-2024 10:22 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Parliament is expected to give the final approval Thursday to a controversial amnesty law for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in the illegal and unsuccessful 2017 […]
  
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• In the news today: Fewer immigrants could have economic impacts as Canadians age

  30-05-2024 10:15 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Immigration providing important buffer for economy […]
  
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• Tigers try to end road slide, face the Red Sox

  30-05-2024 10:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Detroit Tigers (27-28, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (28-28, third in the AL East) Boston; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (1-4, 3.84 […]
  
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• Rays and Athletics square off with series tied 1-1

  30-05-2024 10:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Oakland Athletics (23-34, fourth in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (27-29, fourth in the AL East) St. Petersburg, Florida; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Ross Stripling […]
  
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• Nationals play the Braves with 2-1 series lead

  30-05-2024 10:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Washington Nationals (25-29, third in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (31-22, second in the NL East) Atlanta; Thursday, 7:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Trevor Williams (4-0, 2.29 ERA, […]
  
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• Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals play in game 4 of series

  30-05-2024 10:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Kansas City Royals (35-22, second in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (30-25, third in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Brady Singer (4-2, 2.63 […]
  
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• Mets host the Diamondbacks on 3-game home slide

  30-05-2024 10:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Arizona Diamondbacks (25-30, fourth in the NL West) vs. New York Mets (22-33, fourth in the NL East) New York; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (5-4, […]
  
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• Brewers play the Cubs leading series 2-1

  30-05-2024 10:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Chicago Cubs (28-28, second in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (32-23, first in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (3-2, 2.58 ERA, […]
  
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• Astros aim to stop 3-game skid, play the Mariners

  30-05-2024 10:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Houston Astros (24-32, third in the AL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (31-26, first in the AL West) Seattle; Thursday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (2-5, 6.93 ERA, […]
  
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• Angels and Yankees play to decide series winner

  30-05-2024 10:02 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  New York Yankees (38-19, first in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (21-34, fifth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Thursday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon […]
  
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• Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street’s retreat

  30-05-2024 09:17 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Shares retreated Thursday in Asia after U.S. stocks fell under the weight of higher yields in the bond market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average giving up more than 400 […]
  
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• Papua New Guinea landslide survivors slow to move to safer ground after hundreds buried

  30-05-2024 09:13 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Traumatized survivors of the massive landslide estimated to have buried hundreds in Papua New Guinea have been slow to move to safer ground as the South […]
  
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• Five players to watch at cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup

  30-05-2024 09:06 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The Twenty20 World Cup is set to begin Saturday with tournament co-host the United States taking on Canada in Dallas. The global T20 championship has moved to a 20-team format, […]
  
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• New lease on life for West K library?

  30-05-2024 09:01 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  A new feasibility study outlines three multimillion-dollar options to improve the West Kildonan Library and make it more accessible, though there’s no clear spending commitment. The city staff report doesn’t […]
  
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• The case against municipal growth taxes

  30-05-2024 09:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  It’s looking like the beginning of a long-overdue conversation in our city. Many of the people who used to think the city had a “spending problem” have come around. Our […]
  
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• Rebounding from betrayal calls for serious self-care

  30-05-2024 09:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: Imagine my shock when I found out my lifelong best friend, to whom I confided all the personal info about my recent breakup, has been seeing my […]
  
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• PCs want probe of alleged NDP blackout breach

  30-05-2024 09:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The Progressive Conservative party has asked Manitoba’s elections commissioner to investigate an NDP cabinet minister’s comments, which it says broke the election blackout law. PC party president Brent Pooles accused […]
  
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• Manitoba is losing its housing affordability advantage

  30-05-2024 09:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday at the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce breakfast event that one of this province’s advantages is its affordable housing. Unfortunately, that used to be true. It’s […]
  
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• Fixing the notwithstanding clause

  30-05-2024 09:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  These are hard days for defenders of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Governments of Quebec, Ontario, and Saskatchewan have recently passed legislation invoking Section 33 of the Constitution […]
  
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• Finding a solution to a complex issue

  30-05-2024 09:00 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The chaos unfolding at a downtown Winnipeg grocer is a prime example of how bad things can get when the social contract breaks down. Food Fare, operated by the Zeid […]
  
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• Massive international police operation takes down ransomware networks, arrests 4 suspects

  30-05-2024 08:56 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police coordinated by the European Union’s justice agency have taken down computer networks responsible for spreading ransomware via infected emails, in what they called the […]
  
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• Glider crashes near Calgary, one dead

  30-05-2024 08:49 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  CALGARY – Turner Valley RCMP in Alberta say one person is dead after a glider aircraft crashed on Wednesday afternoon, south of Calgary. Police say they received a 911 call […]
  
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• The Latest | 2 soldiers are killed in a West Bank car-ramming attack, Israeli military says

  30-05-2024 08:42 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  The Israeli military said Thursday that two soldiers were killed in a car-ramming attack in the occupied West Bank. Violence in the West Bank has surged throughout the war in […]
  
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• Phoenix visits Minnesota following Cloud’s 21-point game

  30-05-2024 08:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Phoenix Mercury (3-4, 1-2 Western Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (4-1, 2-0 Western Conference) Minneapolis; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix Mercury visits the Minnesota Lynx after Natasha Cloud scored […]
  
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• New York hosts Washington following Ionescu’s 22-point performance

  30-05-2024 08:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Washington Mystics (0-7, 0-3 Eastern Conference) at New York Liberty (5-2, 3-1 Eastern Conference) New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty faces the Washington Mystics after […]
  
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• New York City FC plays the San Jose Earthquakes after shutout victory

  30-05-2024 08:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  San Jose Earthquakes (3-10-2, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. New York City FC (8-5-2, third in the Eastern Conference) The Bronx, New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: […]
  
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• Elections are not wasted on the young in EU. Some nations allow 16-year-olds to decide in June polls

  30-05-2024 08:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Youth leader Rareș Voicu remembers like it was yesterday when he went to the polls five years ago for the European Union elections in his Romanian hometown […]
  
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• Dream host the Aces for cross-conference matchup

  30-05-2024 08:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Las Vegas Aces (3-1, 2-1 Western Conference) at Atlanta Dream (3-2, 1-0 Eastern Conference) College Park, Georgia; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta Dream and Las Vegas Aces play […]
  
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• Connecticut plays Dallas, looks for 5th straight home win

  30-05-2024 08:40 via winnipegfreepress.com
  
  Dallas Wings (3-2, 2-0 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (6-0, 4-0 Eastern Conference) Uncasville, Connecticut; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Connecticut Sun will try to keep its four-game home […]
  
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