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Priyanka Chopra Adorably Crashes Nick Jonas' Virtual Happy Hour With The Voice Coaches

In the second installment of The Voice's virtual happy hour, the show's coaches shared their attempts at keeping busy and sane during quarantine, by sipping cocktails and sharing their...




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The ultimate quiz from this week in sports history | Jonathan Howcroft

There might not have been any live sport to enjoy over the past week but it was a memorable one in history. See how much you can recall from the week ending 10 May

Forerunner of the modern AFL, the VFL hosted its first round of matches on 8 May 1897, but who took home the competition’s inaugural premiership?

Melbourne

Geelong

Collingwood

Essendon

Perhaps the greatest ODI batsman in history was born on 8 May 1970, but which of these statements about Michael Bevan is true?

First Canberra-born cricketer to represent Australia

First man to play 300 ODIs

First man to retire with an ODI average above 60

A man who took his nickname “The Finisher” to such extremes he was always the first to clear his plate during team meals

Wally Lewis claimed his final State of Origin man of the match award on 8 May 1991, but on how many occasions was the Emperor of Lang Park considered best afield in his 31 Origin appearances?

31

20

12

8

The tennis circuit should be in the middle of the European clay season right now, counting down to Roland Garros and Ash Barty’s defence of the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen. But can you remember who the Queenslander beat in last year’s French Open final?

Simona Halep

Naomi Osaka

Markéta Vondroušová

Amanda Anisimova

Mark Williams won his third world snooker title on 7 May 2018, 15 years after his second, but during his celebrations, how did he honour a bet he had made at the beginning of the tournament?

By appearing at his post-win press conference nude

By taking a midnight dip in the nearby River Don

By reciting Hamlet’s soliloquy in the middle of one of England’s most important regional theatres

By retiring

Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City have only met once in an A-League finals contest, and it happened on 8 May 2015 with Victory romping home 3-0. What was the official attendance that night?

60,873

50,873

40,873

30,873

Australian boxing great Lionel Rose died on 8 May 2011, but at what weight did he hold the lineal world title?

Flyweight

Bantamweight

Featherweight

Lightweight

Leicester City lifted the Premier League trophy on 7 May 2016, becoming the unlikeliest champions in the competition’s history. The presentation ceremony featured a spine-tingling rendition of Nessun Dorma from which tenor?

Andrea Bocelli

Placido Domingo

Luciano Pavarotti

Bryn Terfel

The Super Netball season was supposed to get underway last weekend with which side defending their premiership?

NSW Swifts

Sunshine Coast Lightning

Melbourne Vixens

Collingwood Magpies

Andrew McLeod made the first of his 340 AFL appearances for Adelaide on 5 May 1995, but who traded the dual Norm Smith medallist a few months earlier, without him ever pulling on that club’s guernsey?

Brisbane

Port Adelaide

Fremantle

West Coast

With just three seconds remaining in the deciding fifth game of the first round of the 1989 NBA playoffs Michael Jordan nailed “The Shot”. But who did the Chicago Bulls eliminate in such dramatic fashion on 7 May 31 years ago?

Boston Celtics

New York Knicks

Philadelphia 76ers

Cleveland Cavaliers

Australia began their campaign to secure a maiden ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on 6 May 2010 with a group match against England. Both teams finished 104 all out, and both ended the super over six for two. How was the result decided?

Coin toss

Fewest extras

Most sixes

Points shared

The eyes of the football world were trained on Milan on 6 May 1970 to witness which Dutch side become the first to lift the European Cup?

Ajax

Feyenoord

PSV Eindhoven

FC Twente

The magical four-minute barrier for the mile was broken by Roger Bannister on 6 May 1954 in Oxford, but whose record did he overhaul to set the new mark?

John Landy

Herb Elliott

Peter Snell

Gunder Hägg

Dan Christian was born on 4 May 1983. A successful all-rounder at first-class and 50-over level, Christian has made the T20 franchise circuit his own. How many professional teams (states, counties and franchises) has he represented during his career?

17

12

8

5

13 and above.

Congratulations. Top of the class

10 and above.

You've been immersed in nostalgic re-runs, haven't you?

7 and above.

No disgrace in being average

4 and above.

Plenty of room for improvement

0 and above.

Perhaps use isolation to read up on some history?

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Priyanka Chopra Adorably Crashes Nick Jonas' Virtual Happy Hour With The Voice Coaches

In the second installment of The Voice's virtual happy hour, the show's coaches shared their attempts at keeping busy and sane during quarantine, by sipping cocktails and sharing their...




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How plot to overthrow Venezuelan regime lacked everything - except 'cojones'

Ever since he fled Venezuela last year, opposition senator Hernan Aleman has dreamed of toppling President Nicolas Maduro.But, like many of the exiles now holed up in next-door Colombia, he knew that those who talked of doing it...




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Catherine Zeta-Jones is 'a new woman' as she shows off new eye colour

Catherine Zeta-Jones showed off a new daring look over the weekend and fans loved it so...




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Priyanka Chopra Adorably Crashes Nick Jonas' Virtual Happy Hour With The Voice Coaches

In the second installment of The Voice's virtual happy hour, the show's coaches shared their attempts at keeping busy and sane during quarantine, by sipping cocktails and sharing their...




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PSG's record £198m splurge on Neymar will stand for years as symbol of crisis | Jonathan Wilson

Elite clubs will prey on desperate ones in the hunt for bargains as the game reels from its biggest financial hit since the 1930s

Even at the time – in 2017 – the fee Paris Saint-Germain paid Barcelona for Neymar was extraordinary: £198m was 125% more than the previous record, set a year earlier when Manchester United had signed Paul Pogba from Juventus. Transfer records simply aren’t broken by that amount in the usual run of things. It was a statement signing, a deal designed not only to land the player, but to emphasise PSG’s financial power, to highlight their status as a super-club while inflating the market to a level at which only the mega-rich could compete.

Three years on, with football suspended across the globe and major leagues desperately seeking ways to get games on to stave off financial apocalypse, the world looks very different. A model predicated on constant growth has received an abrupt shock.

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'Bridget Jones's Baby': A Mixed Bag Of Inherent Comedy

"Bridget Jones's Baby"; Director: Sharon Maguire; Cast: Renee Zellwefer, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Emma Thompson, Sarah Solemani; Rating: ***




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When Daisy Edgar-Jones was just a Normal Person

She is being propelled into the acting A-list by her mesmerising performance in Normal People, the BBC drama that has captured the imagination of the nation.




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Alan Jones blasts Qantas and CEO Alan Joyce for not stopping the planes to China earlier

The 2GB morning show host slammed the airline boss as Qantas continues international flights before they're suspended next week, despite the outbreak growing to 2,675 cases in Australia and 11 deaths.




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I need a plus one

The past week has got me wondering. Do we date men in order to have a plus one?




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Griff Rhys Jones can't help but envy other Cambridge veterans like Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson

Griff Rhys Jones needs to be on stage. 'I love, love, love being funny in front of an audience,' he says. 'I adore it.'




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: The dreaded Devon wedding, part 1

I decided not to invite David to my friend's wedding, partly because he was away at a party in France but also because I couldn't afford to have yet another expensive mini-break ruined




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Liz Jones goes to mermaid school: Our intrepid columnist dives into a bizarre way of life

Believe it or not, it's a thing. But 'mermaiding' runs far deeper than simply dressing up in a silicone tail. So what's the big pull?




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: The dreaded Devon wedding, part 2

It wasn't my best couple of days. Having had my face-lift outed over pre-wedding drinks at the Saunton Sands Wellness Spa, I got back to my little hotel on Friday night to find...




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Jonathan Kodjia ruled out for three weeks after Aston Villa striker sustains fractured cheekbone

Aston Villa will be without striker Jonathan Kodjia for up to three weeks after he sustained a fractured cheekbone in a training-ground collision.




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SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Eddie Jones insists he feels no pressure ahead of England's World Cup campaign

WHEN CLIVE MET EDDIE: The man in charge of England's 2019 challenge meets the man he is striving to emulate ahead of England launching their World Cup in Sapporo next weekend.




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Eddie Jones confident England 'heat camps' will give his side World Cup edge in scorching Japan

CHRIS FOY IN MIYAZAKI: The head coach is satisfied that his Red Rose squad have acclimatised quickly since arriving here in the far south of the country on Tuesday evening.




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Vinnie Jones, 55, reveals he loves 'bashing the s*** out of prima donna actors'

The star, 55, was sending a personalised message to a fan at £249 a pop. In one clip, he says in reference to his films: 'I hope you enjoy me bashing the s**t out of some of them prima donna actors. I do love it.'




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When Daisy Edgar-Jones was just a Normal Person

She is being propelled into the acting A-list by her mesmerising performance in Normal People, the BBC drama that has captured the imagination of the nation.




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Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott to celebrate moms by hosting Mother's Day version of game night

Zooey Deschanel and boyfriend Jonathan Scott will be celebrating moms by hosting a Mother's Day version of game night with their fans on Sunday, May 11.




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Sophie Turner hides her baby bump in a man's button up shirt as she takes a stroll with Joe Jonas

The actress and the Jonas Brothers singer kept their looks casual as they went out for a walk. Sophie appeared to have Joe's hand tightly clasped in her own the whole time.




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Suranne Jones claims she was 'used' by Coronation Street bosses

The actress, 41, who played Karen McDonald from 2000 until 2004, has admitted that it 'wasn't what she signed up to' and insisted that 'all soaps used their girls in that way'.




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Kim Jong Un did not have surgery says South Korea

Seoul, May 04: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not undergo surgery or any other medical procedure, a South Korean official said on Sunday, amid speculation about his health that continues to linger even after he reappeared publicly in recent




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Telegraphy for beginners: the standard method: an authoritative book of instruction in the methods and forms most approved, with lessons, including the Morse and continental codes / by Willis H. Jones

Archives, Room Use Only - TK5264.J76 1913




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Stephen Jones: Aldon Smith has met with Commissioner

The Cowboys have a couple of pass rushers who hope to be reinstated from league-imposed suspensions. Cowboys COO, executive V.P., and director of player personnel Stephen Jones addressed the status of the effort of Aldon Smith and Randy Gregory to officially return to football during a Friday visit to PFTPM. "We haven’t heard anything," Jones [more]




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South Korean spy agency dismisses rumours about Kim Jong-un's ill...

South Korean spy agency dismisses rumours about Kim Jong-un's ill...




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Jon Stewart is leaving 'The Daily Show'; who could take his place?

Host Jon Stewart of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" watches a video while taping "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Restoring Honor & Dignity to the White House" at the McNally Smith College of Music Sept. 5, 2008 in St. Paul, Minnesota.; Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Comedy Central

Mike Roe

Host Jon Stewart announced at Tuesday's "The Daily Show" taping that he is leaving the show.

Comedy Central confirmed the news in a statement, saying that Stewart will be leaving later this year:

"For the better part of the last two decades, we have had the incredible honor and privilege of working with Jon Stewart. His comedic brilliance is second to none. Jon has been at the heart of Comedy Central, championing and nurturing the best talent in the industry, in front of and behind the camera. Through his unique voice and vision, ‘The Daily Show’ has become a cultural touchstone for millions of fans and an unparalleled platform for political comedy that will endure for years to come. Jon will remain at the helm of ‘The Daily Show’ until later this year. He is a comic genius, generous with his time and talent, and will always be a part of the Comedy Central family."

The news comes less than two months after Stephen Colbert brought "The Colbert Report" to an end in order to prepare for hosting CBS's "Late Show," replacing David Letterman after he leaves later this year.

"The Daily Show" existed before Jon Stewart, hosted from 1996 until 1998 by Craig Kilborn, but Stewart took the show into a bolder political direction and made it a cultural landmark, becoming the go-to news source for numerous young people. Polls started to show Jon Stewart as being one of the most trusted newsmen in America.

It's just over three weeks after Comedy Central launched "The Nightly Show" with Larry Wilmore and details have yet to be announced about the future of Comedy Central's late night lineup.

The show has created hosts for other networks, with Colbert leaving for CBS after getting his start as a "Daily Show" correspondent and John Oliver, who served as a fill-in host while Stewart shot the film "Rosewater," left for his own weekly rundown of the news "Last Week Tonight" at HBO. The show's starmaking power also includes actors such as Steve Carell, Ed Helms and more, and new "Saturday Night Live" Weekend Update anchor Michael Che.

Stewart didn't announce his plans for what comes next. He directed the 2014 film "Rosewater," based on journalist Maziar Bahari's memoir detailing his imprisonment in Iran following an interview with "The Daily Show's" Jason Jones.

Stewart previously talked about "Rosewater" with KPCC's "The Frame," saying at the time that "The Daily Show" isn't all fun.

"As sad as it sounds, people might say, 'Man, working at 'The Daily Show,' that's gotta be a blast. You just sit around and laugh all day,'" Stewart said. "And you're like, 'No, we have a meeting at 9, and the 9 meeting has to be over by 9:30, and the scripts have to be in by 11, because if they're not, then we miss this deadline.'"

He also told the Hollywood Reporter last summer that he didn't know how much longer he would stay with the show.

"I mean, like anything else, you do it long enough, you will take it for granted, or there will be aspects of it that are grinding. I can't say that following the news cycle as closely as we do and trying to convert that into something either joyful or important to us doesn't have its fraught moments," Stewart said.

The show, one of Comedy Central's top franchises, will likely continue. John Oliver and Stephen Colbert would have seemed like the heirs apparent before they left; of the current staff, Samantha Bee, Jason Jones and Aaasif Mandvi are the longest-running correspondents, with Bee starting all the way back in 2003. Jones filled in for Stewart as anchor last fall, assisted by his wife Samantha Bee, when Stewart was out sick.

The show has also pushed for expanded diversity in its own cast, along with launching "The Nightly Show" with a black host and a minority panel, so that could point to a more diverse host in the future. The show has also recently expanded its international perspective, with Trevor Noah covering international news, Hasan Minhaj as the new Indian correspondent and Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef joining as a Middle East correspondent.

Correction: An earlier version of this story referred to "Rosewater" as a documentary; it is a drama, based on Maziar Bahari's memoir. KPCC regrets the error.

This story has been updated.

This content is from Southern California Public Radio. View the original story at SCPR.org.




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Toby Roland-Jones takes career-best figures for Northwood vs Gloucestershire in Northwood

Toby Roland-Jones claimed career-best bowling figures on day two of Middlesex’s County Championship game with Gloucester at Merchant Taylors’ School.




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Dow Jones suffers biggest one-day fall as coronavirus fears grip Wall Street




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The PR Week: 3.20.2020: Carrie Jones, JPA Health

JPA Health principal Carrie Jones chats about working at a PR firm in the healthcare space during the coronavirus pandemic and the latest industry news.




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Video: Jon Stewart interviews EPA chief

The Daily Show's Jon Stewart interviews Lisa P. Jackson, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency.



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Van Jones just tapped for senior White House Council position

UPDATE: Van Jones clears up the 'green czar' buzz.



  • Research & Innovations

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Climategate debunked, but only Jon Stewart covers the news

A study funded by the Koch brothers debunks Climategate, but the cable news media doesn't cover it.



  • Climate & Weather

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Jonas Falk earns a healthy profit helping school kids eat well

Entrepreneur Jonas Falk, 28, has grown a $20 million company, Organic Life, by serving great-tasting organic food at schools.




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Jon Stewart tackles global warming deniers

Video: As the Copenhagen summit continues, global warming deniers are popping up all over. Perhaps they're right, says Jon Stewart, it's all a conspiracy of tho



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Jonathan Kesselman: Filmmaker, writer, observer of life

Filmmaker and writer Jonathan Kesselman talks about his latest project, what's funny about global warming, and California's growing anti-circumcision movement.



  • Arts & Culture

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Jon Huntsman's environmental record

The former Utah governor and U.S. ambassador to China looks like the greenest Republican in the presidential race — and perhaps the most interesting.




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Tracey and Jon Stewart are expanding their animal rescue farm

Former 'Daily Show' host and family reportedly have purchased a 45-acre farm near their current operation in New Jersey.




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Yes, Leslie Jones, Twitter has a humanity problem

Actress Leslie Jones' experience on social media service Twitter can be a reflection of all that's right and horribly wrong with our species.



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Tracey and Jon Stewart's animal sanctuary gets final blessing

The 45-acre addition will allow the Stewarts to host tours, educational programs and offer refuge for abused and abandoned farm animals.




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Comedian Jon Stewart steers lost subway goats in the right direction

Two goats discovered along subway tracks in Brooklyn are on now safely on their way to Farm Sanctuary.




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Video: Glenn Beck calls Van Jones a communist

In the middle of a takedown of Van Jones, the White House's Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Glenn Beck veered strangely off-topic.




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Environmental artist Kristin Jones' newest project is Manhattan's elms

Some of NYC's oldest trees will get the appreciation they deserve with some creative lighting, poetry and more.



  • Arts & Culture

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5 classic cookbooks Judith Jones made better

Judith Jones, the editor of 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' who had a knack for knowing what would sell big, has died at age 93.




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Jon Stewart bores himself to sleep over climate change bill

Before interviewing Energy Secretary Steven Chu, <i>The Daily Show</i> host Jon Stewart fell asleep talking about the Markey-Waxman energy bill.



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Charles Randell to replace John Griffith-Jones as chair of the FCA

Randell to take up role on 1 April.




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Commercial director Euros Jones leaves LV

Move comes after LV completes the transfer of its commercial lines business to Allianz.




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Jonathan Miller Barton Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who

Mr. Barton has been endorsed by Marquis Who's Who as a leader in religion and theology




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CVR World Cup Discovery, Jonathon Sandoval, In White Jersey At Pro Stage Race

At Redland's Bicycle Classic