Tuesday, October 6.
“Don't kill the game with your 'funk', elevate it with your humility.”
— T.F. Hodge
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Trending News
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will become the next premier of Quebec, completing the dramatic resurgence for the pro-independence Parti Québécois after more than a decade of decline and long years in the political shadows at the National Assembly. The PQ's election night victory in Quebec on Monday capped off what some believed was inevitable after three […]Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will become the next premier of Quebec, completing the dramatic resurgence for the Parti Québécois after more than a decade of decline and long years in the political shadows at the National Assembly. The pro-independence party will form a minority government; its projected 59 seats — with votes still being counted — […]Televangelist Jim Bakker mourned death of his sister week before his passing
Scandal-ridden televangelist Jim Bakker mourned the death of his sister – just a week before his own passing at the age of 86. Donna Puckett, 91, died in Hollister, Missouri, on Sept. 29, leaving Bakker and his second wife, Lori, "heartbroken,” an obituary revealed. Her cause of death is unclear. "Donna was loved by so...BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Tuesday accused Rahul Gandhi of misleading the public over Form 6. He alleged that the Congress and INDIA bloc were attempting to undermine constitutional institutions ahead of their planned protest against the Election Commission.ECI fact-checks claims on Form 6 following SC observation
Post-CJI comment, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi targets CEC saying, "It is now established beyond doubt that Gyanesh Kumar changed Form 6 illegally and unilaterally"Former premier Christine Frechette concedes the Quebec election and loses her Trois-Rivieres seat vancouverisland.ctvnews.caOntario air ambulance company says 6 aboard missing flight presumed dead - CityNews Edmonton
Ontario air ambulance company says 6 aboard missing flight presumed dead CityNews EdmontonTrump offers to help Russia after Siberia plague institute death
US President Donald Trump on Monday at the White House told reporters that the United States will help Russia after a laboratory worker died at a plague research institute in Siberia.Quebec Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime to win seat in Bellechasse, CBC News projects
Éric Duhaime will win the National Assembly seat in the Bellechasse riding, CBC News projects, and the Conservative Party of Quebec leader will now become an MNA for the first time in his political career.'More skeletons are tumbling out': Congress trains guns at EC over new report on Bengal polls
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday accused the Election Commission of overseeing "mass manipulation and rigging" during the West Bengal assembly polls. He further demanded accountability from Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar as well as other two ele... -
On TV
Nothing airing worth remote control today. The screen can rest.
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New Music
No new drops today. Go rediscover something in your old playlists.
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In theaters
No new releases hitting theaters today. Your popcorn can wait.
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Launching today
Nothing launching today. Every rocket is staying grounded and behaving.
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Useless Fact
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
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The loonie
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Today In History
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Michael Jordan retired from professional basketball, saying "I don't have anything else to prove," only to return in March 1995. How much do you know about basketball?1981 — Assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
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In China the Gang of Four, having lost their influence with the death of Mao Zedong, were arrested1973 — Yom Kippur War
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Thirteen Hungarian generals, known as "the martyrs of Arad," were executed in 1849 for their role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848-49 against the Austrian Empire.-105 — Roman Defeat at Battle of Arausio
The Roman army was defeated by Germanic tribes in the Battle of Arausio in 105 BCE.
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