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Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

There will be Victoria Day fireworks at Rogers Arena tonight as the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks tangle in Game 7 to determine who becomes "Canada's team" for the remainder of the playoffs.
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Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

There will be Victoria Day fireworks at Rogers Arena tonight as the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks tangle in Game 7 to determine who becomes "Canada's team" for the remainder of the playoffs.
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South Africa's top court rules former President Zuma cannot stand in election over criminal record

South Africa's top court rules former President Zuma cannot stand in election over criminal record

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's highest court ruled Monday that former President Jacob Zuma is not allowed to stand as a candidate for Parliament in a national election next week because of a previous criminal conviction, a decision tha
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Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site

Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi , the country’s foreign minister and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest,
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Taiwan's new President Lai in his inauguration speech urges China to stop its military intimidation

Taiwan's new President Lai in his inauguration speech urges China to stop its military intimidation

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, said in his inauguration speech Monday that he wants peace with China and urged it to stop its military threats and intimidation of the self-governed island that Beijing claims as its own te
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Canucks host the Oilers in game 7 of the second round

Edmonton Oilers (49-27-6, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (50-23-9, first in the Pacific Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Monday, 9 p.m.
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In Saudi Arabia, an all-women psychedelic rock band jams out as its conservative society loosens up

In Saudi Arabia, an all-women psychedelic rock band jams out as its conservative society loosens up

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Leaning into the microphone in Saudi Arabia's capital, Nora let loose a primal scream. Guitars wailed and drums throbbed behind her as part of a set with her bandmates during a recent show.
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Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader's protégé, dies at 63 in helicopter crash

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader's protégé, dies at 63 in helicopter crash

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protégé of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade le
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Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader's protégé, dies at 63 in helicopter crash

Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader's protégé, dies at 63 in helicopter crash

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protégé of the country's supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade le
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Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-line diplomat, dies in helicopter crash

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-line diplomat, dies in helicopter crash

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-liner close to the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who confronted the West while also overseeing indirect talks with the U.S.
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