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Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars after overtime penalty to Stars captain Jamie Benn

Tampa Bay defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk scored a power-play goal in overtime as the Lightning took a commanding 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.

      

Boston Celtics fight off elimination in Game 5 of Eastern Conference finals vs. Miami Heat

Falling in an early deficit and with their backs against the wall, the Celtics fought off the Heat to force a Game 6 in the Eastern Conference finals.

      

‘Blatant disregard and disrespect of Black people’: Virginia district apologizes for segregated schools – 53 years later

The county operated segregated schools until 1967, nearly 13 years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

      

Giraffe pedicures are a tall order for zookeepers at the Oakland Zoo

Zookeepers at the Oakland Zoo in California gave a resident giraffe a pedicure, a ‘tall order.’

      

Cuvier’s beaked whale breaks record with almost 4-hour dive

Cuvier’s beaked whales have flipper pockets, a special adaptation which allows them to tuck their flippers in while diving.

      

Fact check: Several politicians have died or resigned because of COVID-19

A viral meme falsely claims that no politicians have died from the coronavirus or lost their jobs.

      

8-year-old choreographs his own ballet

Maximus Turner didn’t let another military move cancel his plans to dance. Instead he choreographed a ballet recital for himself and his sister.

      

Holocaust survivor gets diploma decades later

Miriam Schreiber’s education was disrupted by the Holocaust. Decades later, she’s receiving a long overdue honorary high school diploma.

      

Amazon Ring’s $250 drone flies around your home

Ring, the Amazon-owned home security business, introduced a flying camera on Thursday that may excite home-surveillance fans but is almost certain to rankle privacy advocates.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes history as the first woman, Jewish person to lie in state at US Capitol

Ruth Bader Ginsburg made history Friday when she became the first woman and Jewish person to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol.

      

Coronavirus updates: Virginia Gov. Northam, wife test positive; US deaths projected to almost double by Jan. 1

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and first lady Pamela Northam test positive. US deaths are projected to almost double by Jan. 1. Latest COVID-19 news.

      

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