Liverpool demonstrate title credentials at Saints, winning by any means necessary
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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SOUTHAMPTON, England — Jurgen Klopp told us not to worry about Mohamed Salah.

A full 55 days after his 49th league goal for Liverpool, Salah scored his 50th to turn what had looked like a nervous, near-title-challenge-ending draw with Southampton into a 3-1 victory Friday that will put them on top of the Premier League for at least another nine days.

Salah had looked jittery all night. Nothing he seemed to try was quite right: passes a little off,

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Lil Nas X Added Billy Ray Cyrus to ‘Old Town Road.’ Is It Country Enough for Billboard Now?
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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Booming beats. A twanging banjo. Is this country music?

When Lil Nas X, a young black hip-hop artist from Atlanta, created the surprise hit “Old Town Road,” he did not imagine that it would end up at the center of a debate on race, the Nashville establishment and musical genres.

The track marries a beat familiar to hip-hop fans with acoustic sounds and lyrics filled with cowboy imagery. Lil Nas X had no record deal when he made it,

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Review: ‘Shazam!’ gives the overworked superhero genre a fun, irreverent lift
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The Seven Deadly Sins play a prominent role in “Shazam!,” the latest and loosest entertainment from that highly erratic, fitfully enjoyable pop-cultural entity known as the DC Extended Universe. Taking vaporous form as giant CGI gargoyles, the Sins are the evil minions — and masters — of Dr. Sivana (Mark Strong), a glowering villain forged in the crucible of a grievously love-starved childhood. But Sivana meets his match and then some in the bulked-up form of Shazam (Zachary Levi),

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MacKenzie and Jeff Bezos finalize divorce; she keeps 25% of Amazon stake worth $35 billion
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The Bezos divorce is now final.

Both Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and author MacKenzie Bezos announced their parting in separate posts on Twitter Thursday.

The couple, whose marriage was splashed all over the tabloids in the wake of Bezos’ private emails to another woman being leaked, praised each other in their dueling tweets that also revealed that the Amazon founder will hold on to much of the couple’s assets.

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Dear This Is Us, You Have Me on an Emotional Rollercoaster and I Just Can’t Get Off: The Spoiler Alert Edition
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When the powers/writers/sadists that be behind the show This Is Us began teasing the future of the Pearson clan at the end of last season—showing us an older Tess and a much older Randall preparing to go see “her” and leaving all the questions—all any of us could do was wonder what the hell they were alluding to. The colors, the tone of Randall and Tess—everything seemed so somber that it lent itself to bad news.

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‘Borderlands 3’ Is An Epic Games Store Exclusive And There Is No God
  • By michael@cvcteam.com
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Before we get into the weeds on this one, let me acknowledge the obvious: PC-gaming platform and online store, Steam, needs competition. Valve’s game shop has been the dominant, monopolistic force in PC gaming since its launch in 2003.

But it’s been largely a force for good. I say this as someone hugely critical of all the shovelware and other issues Steam has. Beyond all that, Steam has been a benevolent PC overlord.

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Lauren London mourns Nipsey Hussle; alleged killer Eric Holder arrested
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Nipsey Hussle’s longtime girlfriend, Lauren London, is breaking her silence on his shooting death just hours after police arrested Eric Holder, the alleged gunman.

“Eric Holder, the suspected killer of Nipsey Hussle, has been arrested and is in police custody,” the Los Angeles Police Department tweeted Tuesday afternoon.

Holder is being held without bail, according to booking records.

Hours later, London took to Instagram to say she’s “completely lost”

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‘Avengers: Endgame’ sets Fandango first-day US sales record
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“Avengers: Endgame” on Tuesday crushed Fandango’s first-day U.S. sales record (previously held by “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) within the first six hours of presales.

Advanced tickets for the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe went on sale Tuesday morning, and fans flocked to presale ticket websites like Fandango and Atom Tickets.

“We’ve never seen anything like this — it’s truly a groundbreaking accomplishment – as fans simply cannot wait to see how this epic saga comes to a close,” said Erik Davis,

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April Fools’ Day 2019: the best and cringiest pranks
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Happy Monday, and happy April Fools’ Day, aka the day on which all brands come out in full force to take us by storm with bad dad jokes. As a reminder, today’s a day to not believe what you see, because most unbelievable sights could just be jokes made at your expense.

Amid the overused and unremarkable jokes, though, occasionally some of these might even merit a chuckle. Usually not. We’ve collected all the best ones here and will continue to update throughout the day as more companies exercise their wit and humor.

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Lyft Stock Tumbles Two Days After its IPO
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Lyft’s high-flying stock has taken a dive just a day after debuting on the Nasdaq. And the shockwave could rock other big tech companies readying for their own initial public offerings this year.

“This is a pivotal few weeks of trading ahead to gauge street demand for the name as valuation and profitability continue to be the wild cards for tech investors,” said Dan Ives, managing director of equity research for Wedbush Securities.

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