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We still don't know when the final season of Game of Thrones will air, which means we have plenty of time to revisit all the big twists of Season 7 while we wait.

"That money could be much better used providing services to people who are on the front lines and dying in this crisis."

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As one of America’s most celebrated graphic designers, Ivan Chermayeff helped to define the creation of modern day corporate identity.

As one of America’s most celebrated graphic designers, Ivan Chermayeff helped to define the creation of modern day corporate identity.

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• The PR firm that VC Shervin Pishevar is suing for defamation fired back on Wednesday. 
• Not only did the firm file a motion to dismiss denying all allegations, but it accused Pishevar of using the suit to suppress women from speaking up with allegations of sexual harassment.

The drama surrounding embattled venture capitalist Shervin Pishevar has taken yet another turn.

The PR company that Pishevar is suing has filed a motion to dismiss. Читать дальше...

Police are warning Northwest Side residents about a string of burglaries last month at apartments in the Albany Park and Irving Park neighborhoods.

WASHINGTON ― More than 180 people, including two Democratic House members, were arrested Wednesday in an act of civil disobedience on the U.S. Capitol steps, while demanding that lawmakers inside the building take swift action to help young undocumented immigrants.

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron in which they discussed developments in Jerusalem, in the light of the US president’s plan (confirmed later in the day) to transfer the US embassy to Jerusalem, according to a Royal Court statement. 

As previously reported, several Democrat women senators, led by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) called on Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) to resign as he faces another accusation of sexual assault. The calls came late Wednesday morning after Politico published a claim by yet another woman that Franken forced her to kiss him. On Wednesday afternoon a top Senate […]

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• Chrissy Teigen and John Legend announced that they're expecting their second child. 
• They already know that it's a boy because they used in vitro fertilization, or IVF.
• In IVF, genetic tests can determine the sex of an embryo before it's implanted in the mother.
• Teigen hinted at this news in January 2017. 

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are expecting their second child. The couple announced the pregnancy in an Instagram video featuring their daughter... Читать дальше...

Related: The Steelers safety has been fined nearly $90,000 for illegal hits.

A version of this story first appeared in the Actors/Directors/Screenwriters issue of TheWrap’s Oscar magazine. Aaron Sorkin has been writing plays since 1984, films since 1992 and television since 1998 — but despite his success with the films “A Few Good Men,” “The American President,” “The Social Network” and “Steve Jobs” and the TV series “Sports Night,” “The West Wing” and “The Newsroom,” he had never directed a film until this year’s “Molly’s Game.” The film stars Jessica Chastain as the... Читать дальше...

AMMAN — The Lower House expressed its "absolute outrage" on Wednesday over President Donald Trump's intention (confirmed later in the day) to endorse moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Occupied Jerusalem, saying such move deals a "strong blow" to Palestinians' and Arabs' unalienable rights in the Holy City. 

Jurgen Klopp hailed Liverpool's faultless 7-0 thrashing of Spartak Moscow and says he is open to facing any opponent in the Champions League's last 16. The Reds powered their way through to the knockout stages with a breathtaking display at Anfield, scoring three times inside the opening 18 minutes and adding four more after the restart. Philippe Coutinho, wearing the armband as Jordan Henderson watched on from the bench, starred with his first hat-trick for the club, while Sadio Mane notched a... Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — The case of a former Mesa police officer charged with murder in the shooting of a hotel guest nearly two years ago is in the hands of a jury. Closing arguments concluded Wednesday afternoon and jurors got updated instructions from the judge before they began deliberations. Philip Brailsford is charged with second-degree murder in the January 2016 shooting at a Mesa hotel. He would face 10 to 25 years in prison if convicted of the charge. The 27-year-old Brailsford has testified about... Читать дальше...

Tottenham finished their excellent Champions League group stage with a routine victory over APOEL Nicosia at Wembley. Mauricio Pochettino’s side had already sealed top spot in Group G, giving Spurs the chance to start a number of squad players while the likes of Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane were rested. Fernando Llorente opened the scoring, controlling a Serge Aurier cross brilliantly before slotting home. It was his first Spurs goal and the relief was evident on his face. The ball... Читать дальше...

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• Oracle on Thursday will try, once again, to get the courts to tell Google to hand over a lot of money.
• In May 2016, a jury ruled in favor of Google, saying Google's use of bits of Oracle code in Android constituted "fair use."
• Oracle appealed the verdict, however, and the first appeal hearing is scheduled to kick off Thursday.
• The two have been duking it out in court for years, but so far, Oracle has not been awarded the multi-billion dollar judgment it's seeking. Читать дальше...

Rafael Palmeiro hasn't played in the major league since 2005, but now the 53 year old says he has "no doubt" he can make it back to the MLB.

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• Republicans were hesitant to join Democrats in demanding Sen. Al Franken resign over sexual misconduct allegations.
• Should embattled Senate candidate Roy Moore win Alabama's special election next week, he would face the same scrutiny by the Ethics Committee, a process that many Republicans defended.

WASHINGTON — After Senate Democrats calling for Sen. Al Franken to resign over sexual misconduct allegations snowballed on Wednesday, Republicans... Читать дальше...

The fight will be Bivol’s first title defense

Sullivan Barrera turned down a fight with Sergey Kovalev with the expectation that, as the WBA #2, he would be fighting #1 Dmitry Bivol for the then-vacant WBA title. Instead, Bivol took on Trent Broadhurst, leaving Barrera to face Felix Valera. Now, this wrong will be righted, as the sanctioning body has ordered Bivol to face Barrera by July 22nd.

Bivol (12-0, 10 KO) ate Broadhurst alive last month, stopping him in the first round for his fourth consecutive knockout. Читать дальше...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a North Carolina Senate committee examining whether to propose changes to how judges are selected (all times local): 5:55 p.m. A national judicial reform group and North Carolina law school leader back altering the state's current method of selecting judges, offering to legislators options more focused on appointment and confirmation and less on current head-to-head elections. A leader at the Brennan Center for Justice and the University of North Carolina law school... Читать дальше...

In January, Victoria Kryzanowski complained to the Conservation Officer Service after two cow elk were shot and killed on her private property.