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Gabrielle Union Says New Book Inspired By Baby Kaavia James



The book explores surrogacy to motherhood.




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Rapper BIA Shares Best Advice Mentor Pharrell Gave Her



BIA also dropped a quick quarantine verse to keep us going.




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Megan Thee Stallion Secures First Top 10 Hit With "Savage"



"I really want to cry right now like oh my god!!!!"




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Reagan Gomez Shares Husband's Terrifying Police Encounter



"They were looking for a problem."





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Misty Copeland Organizing Ballet Performance For COVID-19



Thirty-two ballerinas from 14 countries are participating.




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Gabrielle Union Opens Up About Her Non-Traditional Family



Her new book, “Welcome to the Party,” explores surrogacy.




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Gabrielle Union Embraces Modern Families In Children's Book



"This is also my love letter."




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Misty Copeland Organizes Worldwide Ballet Performance



The virtual performance includes 32 dancers in 14 countries.




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Michael Jordan’s Son Recalls Family Football Game



Jeffrey Jordan crashed head-first into a glass table.




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Armed Black Citizens Escort Michigan State Rep To Capitol



It comes after white men with guns swarmed the state house.




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Mother's Day Yoga With Faith Hunter



Unwind with these simple but healing body-bending poses.




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Engadget Podcast: Microsoft's Surface bonanza!

It’s a Microsoft heavy week! This week, Devindra and Cherlynn are joined by Alex Cranz, Gizmodo’s Senior Consumer Tech Editor, to chat about the bevy of new Surface devices. In particular, they explore why the Surface Go 2 and Book 3 are a bit disapp...




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Lionsgate is streaming 'John Wick' for free on YouTube at 9 PM ET

For the final night of its ‘Night at the Movies’ events to benefit people who work in the movie industry, Lionsgate is planning to stream John Wick tonight. The live stream will kick off at 9 PM ET on YouTube, hosted by Jamie Lee Curtis. The event is...




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Ask Engadget: How have you dealt with faulty Joy-Cons?

This week we’re asking you for answers. Earlier we asked you to submit your user reviews of the Joy-Con controllers that come with Nintendo’s handheld Switch gaming system. Now we want to hear what you’ve done to fix the flaws that many users have en...




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Canadians OK with empty sports arenas, wary of attending games, poll finds


An Angus Reid online survey conducted May 1-4 asked a randomized sample of 1,527 Canadians how they felt about sports during the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Former CFL quarterback Travis Lulay leaves B.C. Lions organization


“My family and I have made the decision to return to Oregon,” the 36-year-old said in a video address posted Thursday on the Lions website.




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Mailbag: Wayne Gretzky is saving the NHL again


With the league on pause, The Great One seems to be singularly keeping the league’s news-flow going. This Mailbag owes a great deal to No. 99 as well.




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Michael Jordan’s game-worn sneakers could fetch $150,000 at Sotheby’s auction


The legendary athlete has returned to the spotlight following the recent release of “The Last Dance” documentary series.




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MLSE is offering to help with COVID-19 testing if Toronto becomes a hub for NHL games


The Leafs’ parent company will pay for the testing of its players, and help with public testing as well.




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Riot Games will pay $10 million to settle gender discrimination suit

'League of Legends' maker Riot Games has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a gender discrimination suit. Every woman who has worked at the company since 2014 will get a payout.




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From 'Titanfall' to 'Star Wars,' the evolution of game studio Respawn mirrors our search for story

Respawn Entertainment began with a mission to build a better shooter. That became the hit "Titanfall." In 2019, the studio expanded with the free-to-play "Apex Legends" and "Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order." The studio run by Vince Zampella is just getting started, with a virtual reality project on tap for 2020. Zampella also is taking over the Los Angeles offices of DICE.




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Major union launches campaign to organize video game and tech workers

One of the country's largest unions is targeting video game and tech companies — and hired a Southern California organizer to spearhead the project




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Women suing Riot Games may deserve $400 million, not $10 million, state regulator says

Two California state agencies are intervening in a class action suit against Riot Games, saying women who worked at the company could deserve more money.




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Long hours and 'a pile of white dudes': Annual survey looks at game industry working conditions

A rare, insider look at the highly secretive game industry from the Game Developers Conference. Developers share thoughts on working conditions, the need for unionization, attempts to diversify and more.




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Riot Games accuses regulators of 'questionable tactics' to block gender bias settlement

California state agencies argue that women who worked at the video game company could deserve up to $400 million. The company—and the lawyers for women who worked there—strongly disagree.




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Happy Valentine's Day. Play a video game about breaking up

Apartment: A Separated Place is an interactive tale about moving on.




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'Please disregard, vote for Bernie': Inside Bloomberg's paid social media army

Mike Bloomberg has hired hundreds of paid "digital organizers" to boost his presidential bid on social media. A look inside the operation reveals potential downsides to this approach.




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San Francisco's Game Developers Conference canceled over coronavirus fears

The annual Game Developers Conference, a professional gathering of close to 30,000 interactive industry professionals, has been called off just two weeks before the 2020 edition was to launch due to fears of a coronavirus pandemic.




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Coronavirus cancels E3 convention, leaving a hole in L.A.'s gaming community

Canceled Wednesday, this year's E3 was particularly anticipated because new consoles from Sony and Microsoft are due to be released by the end of the year.




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How USC students turned Zoom into a video game platform for coronavirus life

Beyond business meetings and quarantine cocktail parties Zoom turns out to be an excellent video game platform. Students at the USC Game School have been leading the way in creating games.




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Changing reality: VR finds its moment with actors, artists and experiences that change the game

Virtual reality isn't just for gamers. Artists, exercise fiends and actors in a new theater form are experimenting now.




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Coronavirus won't stop 'The Last of Us Part 2' after all. Did a leak get the game a June release?

The game about survivors after a deadly virus gets a release date. Sony had delayed 'The Last Of Us Part 2' due to COVID-19. Then came a leak.




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It's official: Coronavirus forces even postponed Game Developers Conference online only

Organizers behind San Francisco's Game Developers Conference said they were being "optimistic" when they postponed their March gathering to August. Now GDC Summer is online-only.




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After the coronavirus canceled E3, video game industry plots Summer Game Fest

Summer Game Fest, spearheaded by Game Awards architect Geoff Keighley, already has Microsoft, Sony, Electronic Arts, Bethesda and Activision on board.




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Beyond 'Animal Crossing:' What those making your favorite games are playing

We asked game developers: What's your go-to game in coronavirus quarantine? Makers behind 'Doom Eternal,' 'The Last of Us' 'Watch Dogs,' more answer




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Des rues en l'honneur de Suzuki et Tatar... à Vegas

Nick Suzuki et Tomas Tatar seront associés à jamais à Las Vegas.




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Michael Jordan's gambling explained: 'I love to bet'

Michael Jordan's famous competitiveness produced six NBA titles. It also generated juicy gambling tales, which include reported seven-figure losses.




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A baseball or hockey game here, a golf tournament there: Events without fans are rare

Pro sports plan to play in empty venues because of the coronavirus outbreak, but examples of events occurring without fans is sparse.




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Rams' top draft pick, running back Cam Akers, proclaims he can be 'game-changer'

Rams' top draft pick, Cam Akers, says he has 'big boy pants on' and can handle all the roles of a running back in the NFL.




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Dodgers and Angels say staging games without fans would require extensive personnel

Team presidents Stan Kasten of the Dodgers and John Carpino of the Angels agree a lot of essential employees are needed to hold games in empty stadiums.




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Vanessa Bryant opens a birthday card from Kobe. 'It gave me something to look forward to'

Vanessa Bryant opened a card from her late husband Kobe on her birthday. "It gave me something to look forward to today," she writes.




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Legal battle over Clippers' proposed Inglewood arena is over

Attorneys filed papers Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court to dismiss five lawsuits filed or backed by the Madison Square Garden Co. that opposed the arena project.




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Galaxy permanently shut down elite girls' soccer academy, leaving players scrambling

The Galaxy have permanently shuttered their elite girls' soccer academy, leaving more than 80 girls looking for new places to play.




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Rob Blake: Kings will 'find positives' in otherwise meaningless games if season resumes

The Kings are out of the playoff hunt, but GM Rob Blake says they'll find a way to make the games meaningful if the NHL completes the 2020 regular season.




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Las Vegas is hedging its bets on esports

Some Las Vegas sportsbooks will be back in business this week, providing an opening for one burgeoning enterprise: esports.




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Rachel Garcia and Bubba Nickles will be back with UCLA softball in 2021

With the Olympics being postponed until 2021, UCLA softball stars Rachel Garcia and Bubble Nickles plan to play for the Bruins next season.




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Bucks investigating the reported hacking of Giannis Antetokounmpo's social media accounts

Giannis Antetokounmpo's agent said the social media accounts of the Milwaukee Bucks star were hacked and that he did not write the inappropriate messages that appeared there Thursday.




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Rams to open 2020 NFL season in new home against Cowboys

Rams will open 2020 NFL season at SoFi Stadium against the Cowboys, and then go on road to face Eagles and Bills before returning home to play the Giants.




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Rams to open 2020 NFL season in new home against Cowboys

Rams will open 2020 NFL season at SoFi Stadium against the Cowboys, and then go on road to face Eagles and Bills before returning home to play the Giants.