Mike Conley trade puts Utah in Finals contention
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In trading for Mike Conley, the Utah Jazz announced themselves as a legitimate contender to make the Finals next season and swiped the first domino in what is set up to be an interesting and unpredictable point guard market.

To review: Utah traded Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, Grayson Allen, the No. 23 pick in Thursday’s NBA draft (7 p.m. ET on ESPN), and a protected future first-round pick that will mostly likely shift over to Memphis in 2022 —

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All but four US states celebrate Juneteenth as a holiday
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(CNN)When Gov. Tom Wolf puts pen to paper later today, Pennsylvania will become the latest state to officially recognize Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

Pennsylvania will join 45 other states and the District of Columbia in either marking the day as a state holiday or observance. That leaves just four states that don’t recognize the holiday: Hawaii, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana.
What is Juneteenth?

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Eight Women Accuse Max Landis of Emotional and Sexual Abuse
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Eight women have come forward to accuse Max Landis, screenwriter and son of famed director John Landis, of sexual and emotional abuse. The women allege a pattern of behavior in which Landis lures people in with his large, vibrant friend group, then manipulates them, using their relationships and vulnerabilities as cudgels. Some women also said that Landis would enter into relationships with them, sometimes after relentlessly pursuing them, then allegedly abuse and, in at least one case,

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Google Calendar was down for hours after major outage
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Google Calendar was down for users around the world for nearly three hours earlier today. Calendar users trying to access the service were met with a 404 error message through a browser from around 10AM ET until around 12:40PM ET. Google’s Calendar service dashboard now reveals that issues should be resolved for everyone within the next hour.

“We expect to resolve the problem affecting a majority of users of Google Calendar at 6/18/19,

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Where Is Taylor Swift Going With This?
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Taylor Swift writes singles for the music video treatments and stadium tours now; when a new one lands ahead of the inevitable visual component, it can feel like you’re not experiencing the music in its final form. My first thoughts upon hearing “You Need to Calm Down” Friday were about which dozen celebrity guests would cameo in the clip for a song about haters dialing it down. The internet’s stressing everyone out. Pop stars and rappers seem especially tired of the heat of the spotlight,

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Gloria Vanderbilt the mom: What she said about the loss of a child Anderson Cooper coming out
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Gloria Vanderbilt was not only a fashion icon; she was a writer, a painter, and a mother. USA TODAY

Gloria Vanderbilt died at age 95 with a vault of titles: heiress, painter, writer, designer, artist, actress, fashion model and philanthropist.

But most moms would agree that “mom” is the title that trumps them all.

Vanderbilt was mother to four sons: Anderson Cooper, Carter Vanderbilt Cooper, Christopher Stokowski and Leopold Stanislaus Stokowski.

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Tupac Shakur’s killer ‘revealed’ by former LAPD detective on rapper’s 48th birthday
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A former detective who worked on the murder case of Tupac Shakur has revealed who he thinks the killer was on what would have been the 48th birthday for the slain rapper. Greg Kading, a former LAPD investigator, shared previously unknown details of the rapper’s death and said he believes Tupac was shot by a man named Orlando ‘Baby’ Anderson in the fatal 1996 drive-by killing. Despite fan theories that the hitmaker is still alive,

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Qatar fight back to force draw with Paraguay on Copa América debut
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Qatar fought their way back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Paraguay in their first ever Copa América game on Sunday, proving they will be no pushover in the tournament by pulling off a thrilling revival at a near-empty Maracaña stadium.

The 2022 World Cup hosts are one of two guest teams at the South American championship along with Japan. However, their debut got off to a nightmare start when Paraguay’s Óscar Cardozo smashed in from the penalty spot in the fourth minute.

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Whataburger’s founding family sells controlling stake in iconic Texas chain
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Whataburger, the beloved burger chain with a 69-year family legacy in Texas, has sold a controlling interest in the company to Chicago-based investment banking firm BDT Capital.

The Dobson family who founded the iconic company will remain minority stakeholders and the headquarters will stay in San Antonio.

“Together, BDT and the Whataburger team will begin exploring expansion plans — while staying true to the brand it has been over the past 69 years,”

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Can you picture yourself living on an Irish island? Arranmore is recruiting new residents
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The craggy-cliffed Irish island of Arranmore, now down to its last 469 residents, is recruiting new residents to help boost its dwindling population.

The island’s residents are determined to keep their traditions, community, and infrastructure alive, according to reports by CNN and ABC News. Islanders have started to write letters to the people in the United States and Australia, asking them to consider moving there.

Arranmore, whose Galeic name is Arainn Mhor,

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