Across three seasons between 2014 and 2017, "The Leftovers" told stories of deep grief, love, faith, connection and humanity, with one of television's great casts and a near-perfect final scene. [@Gizmodo](
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‘The Leftovers’ Is Still One of TV’s Great Miracles
Eight years later, the questions and emotions raised by the HBO series feel as impactful as ever.
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Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Here's [@TheWoksofLife](
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10 Traditional Mid-Autumn Festival Foods
We list all the top Mid-Autumn Festival Foods traditionally eaten during this important Chinese holiday and what they symbolize. It's not just...
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino doesn't foresee any issues for next year's World Cup. "The world loves America, whatever some might say," he claimed when promoting the Club World Cup earlier this year. But according to [@BBCNews](
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World Cup tickets: 2026 USA tournament prices, visas and security explained
BBC Sport explores the issues which could make fans feel less than welcome when the World Cup takes place in the United States next year.
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Is it true that there are 99 Irish words for rain? Author and broadcaster Manchán Magan, who died last week at age 55, wasn't sure, so he wrote a book about it, "Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun)." Here's an excerpt, which was published in the Irish Times. "The word for a sudden, heavy shower is spairn; as opposed to sprais, a sudden, heavy, spattering shower; or búisteog, which is simply a sudden shower; or múirling, a sudden heavy shower that moves like a wall of water; or liongar ceatha, a particularly nasty sudden shower; or tuile shléibhe, a sudden shower near a hillside," he writes. "I could fill this entire page with rain words, but what’s more interesting is the insight this abundance of terms gives into our forebears; the countless sodden, shivery experiences that led to the creation of each word."
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Ninety-nine words for rain in Irish: could it actually be true?
Manchán Magan has set out to collate as many weather words in Irish as he can. Bear in mind that it will rain hard if a leprechaun of the ditch co...
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At Sean "Diddy" Combs' sentencing hearing today, prosecutors referenced his repeated history of violence against women and behavior in federal custody and asked the judge to sentence him to 11 years in prison. Combs and several of his children addressed the court, asking the judge not to deny them the care of their surviving parent — the defense team argued he should face no more than 14 months behind bars. He was later sentenced to 50 months in prison and a $500,000 fine. Judge Subramanian told Combs he was unconvinced that he was the changed man his defense team portrayed. Here's more from [@THR](
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sentenced to 4 Years, 2 Months in Prison
Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been sentenced to 4 years, 2 months in prison after being found guilty on 2 counts of transportation for prostitut...
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Earlier this week, agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security surrounded and raided an apartment building in Chicago, pulling men, women and children from their beds in the middle of the night. They then posted a "highlight reel" on social media. For his Doomsday Scenario newsletter, Garrett Graff writes about these "Kavanaugh Raids" and their connection to the Palmer Raids, a century ago.
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Welcome to the Era of "Kavanaugh Raids"
ICE crosses another big, important line.
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Today's biggest news in music is the release of Taylor Swift's twelfth studio album, "Death of a Showgirl." Here's what [@Billboard](
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Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' Review
Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' offers a more mature spin on her classic pop sound.
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