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Stanley Cup Fast Facts

Here is a look at the Stanley Cup, the annual championship of the National Hockey League. September 28, 2020 – The Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the Dallas Stars 2-0 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. The Stanley Cup Playoffs were scheduled to begin April 8, 2020, but were postponed due to the coronavirus

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Mother’s Day Fast Facts

Mother’s Day is observed on the second Sunday in May in the United States. It is also celebrated in many other countries. May 8, 2022 – Mother’s Day. Facts In 2019, 27 was the average age in the United States for first-time mothers, according to the CDC. In its early days, people observed Mother’s Day

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Tony Stewart Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the life of retired NASCAR driver and race track owner Tony Stewart. Personal Birth date: May 20, 1971 Birth place: Columbus, Indiana Birth name: Anthony Wayne Stewart Father: Nelson Stewart Mother: Pam Stewart (now Boas) Other Facts Three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion (2002, 2005, 2011). Owns Eldora Speedway, a dirt race

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San Jose gunman had 22,000 rounds of ammunition at his house, which sheriff’s office thinks he set on fire

More than 22,000 rounds of ammunition, a dozen firearms, suspected Molotov cocktails and multiple cans of gasoline were found in the home of Sam Cassidy, the gunman who took nine lives at his workplace on Wednesday, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. The motive for Cassidy’s rampage has not been determined, but authorities

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Lukashenko says documents about Ryanair flight will reveal ‘what’s going on’ as Putin underlines his support for Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin cemented his support of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko in a meeting on Friday, saying that the West’s reaction to the interception and forced landing of a passenger jet “was an outburst of emotion.” The meeting comes as international condemnation of Belarus continues to grow following what leaders have described as the

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Washington state attorney general charges three officers in 2020 death of Manuel Ellis

Washington state’s attorney general on Thursday filed felony charges against three police officers in connection with the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died in March 2020 in the custody of the Tacoma Police Department. Officers Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins are charged with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter while Officer Timothy Rankine

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