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• If WestJet pilots go on strike, here's what you need to know

  22-05-2018 22:29 via cbc.ca
  If your flight is grounded by a WestJet pilots' strike, you might be better off if you're flying outside Canada than in, an airline passenger advocate warns.
  
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• B.C. sues Alberta over turn-off-the-taps legislation

  22-05-2018 21:42 via cbc.ca
  The B.C. government has filed a statement of claim in Alberta's Court of Queen's Bench over legislation that allows Alberta to restrict oil and gas shipments to B.C.
  
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• Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to EU lawmakers over data leak

  22-05-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg apologized to European Union lawmakers on Tuesday for a massive data leak, in his latest attempt to draw a line under a scandal that has rocked the world's biggest social media network.
  
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• Facebook face-off: EU gets little news from Zuckerberg

  22-05-2018 19:23 via cbc.ca
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sailed through a grilling from EU lawmakers about the social network's data policies as lengthy questions left the 34-year-old American little time to answer.
  
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• 'Bold And The Beautiful' Spoilers: Brooke And Ridge Argue Over Steffy And Hope

  22-05-2018 18:52 via ibtimes.com
  They both want their daughters to end up with Liam, and their opposing views will begin to take a toll on Brooke and Ridge's marriage on the Tuesday, May 22 episode of "The Bold and the Beautiful."
  
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• WestJet and pilots resume contract negotiations in Calgary

  22-05-2018 18:43 via cbc.ca
  WestJet Airlines Ltd. says contract negotiations with its pilots resumed Monday in Calgary.
  
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• Hallmark’s Fiona Gubelmann Talks ‘Royally Ever After’ Sequels, Movie’s Many Kissing Scenes

  22-05-2018 18:41 via ibtimes.com
  Hallmark Channel premiered “Royally Ever After,” its newest royal romance, on Saturday, and star Fiona Gubelmann is already eager to work on sequels.
  “Oh my God, absolutely,” she told International Business Times about wanting to do another “Royally” movie. “I hope so. We need ‘The Royal Wedding,’ we need ‘Royally After: The Royal Baby.’”
  
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• The New York Stock Exchange just named its first female president in its 226-year history

  22-05-2018 18:37 via cbc.ca
  The New York Stock Exchange for the first time in its 226-year history will be led by a woman as Stacey Cunningham, who started her career as a floor clerk on the NYSE trading floor, will become the 67th president of the Big Board.
  
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• New York Stock Exchange just named the 1st female president in its 226-year history

  22-05-2018 18:37 via cbc.ca
  The New York Stock Exchange for the first time in its 226-year history will be led by a woman starting Friday, as Stacey Cunningham — once a clerk on the NYSE trading floor — will become the 67th president of the Big Board.
  
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• Ex-Valeant, Philidor executives convicted of kickback scheme

  22-05-2018 18:27 via cbc.ca
  A former Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc executive and the former chief of mail order pharmacy Philidor Rx Services were found guilty on Tuesday of defrauding Valeant through a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme.
  
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• ‘General Hospital’ Spoilers: Sam Assists Maxie; Jason, Anna, And Peter Face Off

  22-05-2018 18:21 via ibtimes.com
  Port Charles just got a brand new resident in the form of Maxie’s baby boy. However, as a new life is brought into the world, Jason, Anna, and Peter find themselves in a deadly situation. On the Tuesday, May 22 episode of “General Hospital,” Sam provides help amid Maxie’s baby crisis while Henrik deals with some new information.
  
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• Alexa, Carlos PenaVega’s ‘Love At Sea’ Summer Hallmark Movie: See Synopsis, Photo

  22-05-2018 17:35 via ibtimes.com
  Alexa and Carlos PenaVega are often posting on social media about their mutual love of cruises, which is why it’s a no-brainer that Hallmark has “Love at Sea,” a cruise-set movie starring the duo, in the works. The film will debut as part of the network’s annual Summer Nights programming event and is based on Barbara Oliverio’s novel, “Love on the Lido Deck.”
  
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• Cavaliers vs. Celtics Game 5 Prediction: Can LeBron James, Cleveland Take Control In Boston?

  22-05-2018 17:23 via ibtimes.com
  After the Boston Celtics took care of business at TD Garden in the first two games of the 2018 Eastern Conference Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers answered with two equally dominant performances of their own at home. The series is tied at 2-2, shifting back to Boston for Game 5 Wednesday.
  “It's the best 2 out of 3 to go to the NBA Finals,” Celtics head coach Brad Stevens told reporters Monday night. “It doesn't get better than that.”
  
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• 'Young And The Restless' Spoilers: Nick And Sharon Reveal Their News

  22-05-2018 17:11 via ibtimes.com
  They were hooking up as friends with benefits but decided that arrangement wasn't good enough for them, opting to rekindle their romance once again. Now, Nick and Sharon will take their news to Victor and Nikki, receiving unexpected reactions in the process on the Tuesday, May 22 episode of "The Young and the Restless."
  
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• Tesla's Musk admits Model 3 braking issue, promises fix

  22-05-2018 17:11 via cbc.ca
  Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk has sought to play down a report identifying "big flaws" in its Model 3 sedan, admitting there is a braking issue with the vehicle but saying it will be fixed with a software update within days.
  
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• Consumer Reports to retest Tesla Model 3 after brake fix

  22-05-2018 17:11 via cbc.ca
  Consumer Reports said Tuesday it will retest brakes on Tesla Inc's new Model 3 sedans after chief executive Elon Musk promised a software update, but the potential hit to sales from the magazine's negative review weighed on Tesla stock.
  
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• ‘The Voice’ 2018 Predictions: Who Will Win Season 14 Of NBC Competition?

  22-05-2018 16:58 via ibtimes.com
  By Tuesday night, America’s votes for the top 4 contestants of “The Voice” Season 14 will be revealed and one aspiring artist will be crowned the winner. While judges Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, and Alicia Keys worked all season long to groom these amateur singers into vocal powerhouses, only one can walk away victorious.
  
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• Shopify shares down 6% as Adobe buys rival Magento

  22-05-2018 16:46 via cbc.ca
  Shares in Canadian e-commerce software maker Shopify Inc fell around 6 per cent on Tuesday after Adobe Systems Inc. announced it was buying rival Magento Commerce.
  
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• Waitress Receives Massive $3,000 Tip From Anonymous Customer At Washington Restaurant

  22-05-2018 16:16 via ibtimes.com
  A waitress in Napavine, Washington, on Sunday received a $3,000 tip from an anonymous customer who enjoyed the server’s disposition.
  Michelle Bozeman, a waitress at the Rib Eye Restaurant in Lewis County, was shocked when she learned that a couple she served dinner that night left her such a big tip from a $44 bill. 
  
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• Why Mandy Moore Isn’t Making Movies During ‘This Is Us’ Hiatus

  22-05-2018 16:10 via ibtimes.com
  While much of the “This Is Us” cast is working on movies this summer, Mandy Moore has decided to take the summer off ahead of Season 3. The actress just isn’t finding material quite as good as her hit NBC show.
  On MyDomaine’s Second Life podcast, Moore opened up about what she wants to do next. She revealed that she wants to produce, an ambition that stems mostly from not finding good projects.
  
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• Did The Right Team Win 'Dancing With The Stars: Athletes?'

  22-05-2018 15:44 via ibtimes.com
  After a brief blink-and-you'll-miss-it four-week season, the new champions of "Dancing With the Stars" were announced. The crowned winners of the special all-athletes addition? Adam Rippon and Jenna Johnson, a.k.a Team Just Friends.
  
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• Kansas Hate Crime: Gunman Who Killed Indian Techie Pleads Guilty

  22-05-2018 15:29 via ibtimes.com
  The United States Navy veteran, who shot dead an Indian software engineer in Kansas in February 2017, pleaded guilty to hate crime and firearm charges Monday.
  Adam Purinton, 53, killed Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, and wounded Alok Madasani and Ian Grillot at Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe.
  He reportedly approached Kuchibhotla and Madasani when they were in a bar, demanding to know where they were from. Purinton then proceeded to call the men "terrorists" and yelled "Get out of my country
  
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• U.S. slaps tariff of up to 256% on Vietnamese steel

  22-05-2018 15:11 via cbc.ca
  The United States has raised tariffs on steel from Vietnam that Washington says originated in China and evaded anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.
  
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• Who Is Philip Wilson? Australia Archbishop Convicted Of Concealing Child Sexual Abuse

  22-05-2018 14:30 via ibtimes.com
  Australian archbishop Philip Wilson, 67, was found guilty Tuesday of covering up child sex abuses in the 1970s, making him the most senior Catholic priest in the world to be charged and convicted of the offence.
  The Adelaide archbishop covered up the abuse of four altar boys by a pedophile priest in the Hunter region of New South Wales.
  
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• ‘SMILF’: Frankie Shaw, Rosie O’Donnell Tease Season 2 Premiere Of Showtime Comedy

  22-05-2018 14:18 via ibtimes.com
  Filming for Season 2 of “SMILF” hasn’t started yet, but the cast of the Showtime comedy has already read the script for the first episode of the show’s sophomore run.
  Series star Rosie O’Donnell told TV Insider at an Emmy For Your Consideration event in New York City that the Season 2 premiere is just “wow.”
  
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• Mohamed Salah 'Definitely' World's Best, Better Than Ronaldo And Messi: Dejan Lovren

  22-05-2018 14:12 via ibtimes.com
  Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is the best player in the world right now, according to teammate Dejan Lovren.
  Salah joined Liverpool from AS Roma last summer in a £34 million ($45.75 million) deal and completely exceeded expectations as he helped Jurgen Klopp's men to a fourth place finish as well as reaching the Champions League final where they will play reigning champions Real Madrid.
  
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• Latest ‘Indiana Jones 5’ News: Everything We Know About The Sequel Movie

  22-05-2018 14:00 via ibtimes.com
  “Indiana Jones” seems to be a franchise that’s destined to live forever, with its installments spanning decades, from the first one out in 1981 to the last one released in 2008, 10 years ago today (May 22). In honor of that milestone, let’s take a look at when the next “Indiana Jones” movie, the currently-untitled fifth installment, will be popping up.
  Back in 2016, Disney announced that not only would Harrison Ford be back as the titular character, but that S
  
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• Hurricanes, Wildfires Caused Damage Worth $306 Billion In 2017, Highest In History

  22-05-2018 13:59 via ibtimes.com
  Delving into the Storm Events and Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters databases of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Porch published a comprehensive study on the kind of damage and destruction wrought upon the United States by natural disasters over the years.
  Porch is a website that lets users connect and review local home improvement contractors and browse photos of such projects.
  
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• ‘LA To Vegas’ Stars Kim Matula, Amir Talai React To Show’s Cancellation

  22-05-2018 13:34 via ibtimes.com
  Fox has canceled “La to Vegas” after one season.
  Shortly after Deadline broke the news, series stars Kim Matula and Amir Talai confirmed the show’s cancellation on social media.
  
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• Crown seeking decade-long prison sentence for Knowledge House insiders

  22-05-2018 13:32 via cbc.ca
  Two key players in a sophisticated multimillion-dollar stock market scheme to manipulate the share price of Knowledge House will be sentenced July 25.
  
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• Katy Perry Finally Confirms She’s Off The Market During ‘American Idol’ Finale

  22-05-2018 13:29 via ibtimes.com
  Sorry, boys. “Witness” singer Katy Perry is officially off the market.
  The singer and judge admitted this herself during the season finale of “American Idol.” When she hilariously professed her love and admiration to “Bachelorette” star Becca Kufrin, she let it slip that she’s already going steady with someone.
  
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• ‘The Flash’ EP Teases Ultimate Showdown Between Team Flash And DeVoe

  22-05-2018 13:24 via ibtimes.com
  Barry and his team make a desperate move to stop DeVoe in tonight’s Season 4 finale of CW’s “The Flash.”
  In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, executive producer Todd Helbing said that Barry (Grant Gustin) and his team come up with an insane plan to take down DeVoe (Neil Sandilands), aka The Thinker, once and for all.
  
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• John Legend Talks Kanye West Tweets: ‘It Was A Little Surreal’

  22-05-2018 13:20 via ibtimes.com
  “All of Me” singer John Legend found himself embroiled in a social media discussion after Kanye West posted the text messages he sent him.
  Legend’s messages came after West unabashedly tweeted about his support for President Donald Trump. Legend first shared his thoughts on Twitter, and he later told West in a text message that he had to be careful about his posts because they are hurting the majority of his fans.
  
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• Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Gervonta Davis? Errol Spence Jr Says 'Tank' Would Win

  22-05-2018 13:17 via ibtimes.com
  Errol Spence Jr. would put his money on Gervonta Davis beating Vasyl Lomachenko if the pair were to ever meet in the ring.
  A match-up between the two is seen as one of the biggest super featherweight fights with Lomachenko (11-1) further cementing himself as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the world when he moved up in weight to defeat Jorge Linares and become World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight champion earlier this month.
  
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• New Razer Blade Gaming Laptop Specs, Features Revealed

  22-05-2018 13:16 via ibtimes.com
  Razer has announced a new gaming laptop, and it’s more than just a revision of the existing Razer Blade that features a stagnant design. The new device is also bigger than its predecessors, having a sizeable 15.6-inch display.
  On Tuesday, Razer introduced its new Razer Blade laptop via a video clip shared on its official YouTube channel. The clip not only shows off the appearance of the device, it also highlights its main features and specs.
  
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• Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Return To Kensington Palace Days After Royal Wedding

  22-05-2018 13:16 via ibtimes.com
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have returned to Kensington Palace just days after their wedding.
  A photo of the couple riding their car on their way back home was published online via the Daily Mail. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were both wearing matching sunglasses at that time.
  
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• What’s Inside Prince Harry, Meghan Markle’s Gift Bags; Where To ‘Buy’ Them?

  22-05-2018 13:09 via ibtimes.com
  Royal fans who didn’t score an invite to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding may have the chance to get a hold of the gift bags distributed on Saturday.
  According to People, some of the guests who received the gift bags from the royal couple are selling them on eBay. One user is selling the bag and all of its contents for about $2,762.
  
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• Meghan Markle’s Royal Wave Changed In This Way Since Her Engagement

  22-05-2018 13:01 via ibtimes.com
  Meghan Markle’s royal wave has changed since her engagement to Prince Harry in November last year.
  The Duchess of Sussex’s wave at the royal wedding looked more graceful compared to the first time she waved to fans after her engagement. In the past, Markle’s waves were deemed to be overly enthusiastic.
  
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• Prince Harry ‘Looked Vulnerable’ While At Wedding Venue, Says ‘Suits’ Creator

  22-05-2018 12:27 via ibtimes.com
  “Suits” creator Aaron Korsh shared some details about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding last weekend.
  Korsh revealed that Prince Harry looked vulnerable as he made his way inside St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle with Prince William.
  
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• Nick Viall On Vanessa Grimaldi: ‘We Don’t Keep In Touch’

  22-05-2018 12:26 via ibtimes.com
  Nick Viall has revealed that he isn’t communicating with ex Vanessa Grimaldi although they agreed to be their for each other following their split last August.
  The former “Bachelor” star recently opened up to People about the real status between him and Grimaldi. “We don’t actively keep in touch,” he said. Viall maintained that they are still “on great terms” despite their breakup but there are circumstances that are keeping them distant from each
  
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• 1MDB Scandal: Najib Razak Summoned For Statements As Investigation Reopens

  22-05-2018 12:26 via ibtimes.com
  Najib Razak, the former Malaysian prime minister, was summoned at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) headquarters in Putrajaya in order to make a statement on an investigation into a subsidiary company of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
  Mohd Shukri Abdull, the new head of the MACC confirmed in a press conference on Tuesday that Razak was brought in for questioning on SRC International and was not arrested.
  
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• 'Modern Warfare 4' Rumored To Be Next 'Call Of Duty' Game Next Year

  22-05-2018 12:12 via ibtimes.com
  Activision may have just revealed “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4” last week, but there’s already a rumor going around about next year’s “Call of Duty” game. The next entry in the franchise will allegedly be called “Modern Warfare 4” and it is said to be developed by Infinity Ward.
  
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• ‘Suits’ Star Patrick J. Adams Says Sorry After Being Accused of Bullying

  22-05-2018 12:00 via ibtimes.com
  Patrick J. Adams has issued a lengthy apology after being accused of bullying a body shamer on Instagram.
  The “Suits” actor attended the royal wedding of his former co-star Meghan Markle and Prince Harry over the weekend. After the festivities, he and his wife, “Pretty Little Liars” alum Troian Bellisario, headed to the airport to catch a flight out of London.
  
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• Artificial intelligence will tell you what you want, and you will listen: Don Pittis

  22-05-2018 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Are you willing to let a computer make big decisions for you? Even if your answer is no, tech giants and industry experts are betting that will change.
  
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• Anxiety lands as WestJet pilot strike looms

  22-05-2018 00:35 via cbc.ca
  Dana Sorensen booked a WestJet flight from her home in Vancouver to Calgary, where she’s racing in the upcoming ultra-marathon. But the anxiety of a looming pilots’ strike was too much to bear.
  
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