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Joaquin Phoenix to be honored at Toronto International Film Festival

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO (UPI) -- Joaquin Phoenix is set to be honored at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival with the event's inaugural Tribute Actor Award. Phoenix will receive the award Sept. 9 during the TIFF Tribute Gala, a fundraiser that helps support festival programs. The actor will also be present to promote Joker, which is premiering at the festival before it arrives in theaters Oct. 4. Phoenix portrays iconic Batman villain The Joker in the R-rated DC Comics drama from […]

todayAugust 9, 2019 100

Business & Lifestyle

FedEx won’t renew Amazon ground-delivery contract

MEMPHIS/SEATTLE (UPI) -- FedEx said Wednesday that it will not be renewing its ground-delivery contract with Amazon after it expires in August. "This change is consistent with our strategy to focus on the broader e-commerce market," FedEx said in an emailed statement to Business Insider. The courier company has been working to increase its delivery network through e-commerce and the company said it is "extraordinarily" well-positioned to shift its focus. The announcement comes two months after FedEx said it had […]

todayAugust 7, 2019 37

MMA News

Dana White: UFC to release Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino from contract

LAS VEGAS (UPI) -- UFC president Dana White is ending the relationship between the company and former featherweight champion Cris "Cyborg" Justino. In an interview posted Friday on the UFC's YouTube channel, White said the promotion is "out of the Cyborg business" and will release Justino from her contract without offering her a new deal or matching any outside offers. "I'm going to release her from her contract and I will not match any offers," White said. "She is free […]

todayAugust 2, 2019 34

Entertainment

WWE: Top five SummerSlam matches of all time

TORONTO (UPI) -- WWE's SummerSlam event brings spectacular matches, moments and mayhem every year with the 32nd edition arriving on Aug. 11. Professional wrestling's biggest party of the summer is WWE's second most important show behind WrestleMania. The event has featured the return of legends, shocking upsets, the ending of rivalries and unforgettable moments. SummerSlam might not have the pageantry or fireworks of WrestleMania but it does offer something different -- something more fun, less predictable and ultimately more violent. […]

todayAugust 2, 2019 43

MLB News

Six players, both managers suspended after Reds-Pirates brawl

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Major League Baseball suspended six players and both managers involved in a brawl between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this week, the league announced Thursday. Pirates pitcher Keone Kela received the largest suspension at 10 games for "intentionally throwing a pitch in the area of the head" of Reds second baseman Derek Dietrich on Tuesday night. Reds pitcher Amir Garrett was suspended eight games for charging the Pirates' dugout and throwing a punch during […]

todayAugust 2, 2019 58

Democratic

Decision 2020

Healthcare takes center stage during second round of Democratic debates

DETROIT (UPI) -- Healthcare dominated the conversation during the first night of the second round of 2020 Democratic presidential debates. The field of 10 candidates was split on the idea of implementing a strategy such as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' Medicare for All plan that would enroll every American in a government-run national health insurance system funded by taxpayers and other options that would allow Americans to retain their private insurance plans. Former Maryland Rep. John Delaney opened the debate […]

todayJuly 30, 2019 118

Cardinals Harrison Bader

MiLB News

Cardinals options Bader to AAA Memphis, recalls Thomas to roster

ST. LOUIS (UPI) -- The St. Louis Cardinals are optioning struggling outfielder Harrison Bader to Triple-A Memphis. League sources told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and MLB.com on Monday that the Cardinals will recall Lane Thomas, who is on the 40-man roster, to replace Bader. Bader, 25, has notched career lows in batting average (.195) and slugging percentage (.339) this season. His .195 average is the lowest of any Cardinals position player that made the team's opening day roster. Bader hasn't […]

todayJuly 30, 2019 37

Katy Perry

Business & Lifestyle

Katy Perry loses copyright trial, will owe damages for ‘Dark Horse’

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- A Los Angeles jury decided Katy Perry's song "Dark Horse" featuring Juicy J copied elements from "Joyful Noise" from Christian rapper Flame featuring Lecrae. The nine-person federal jury unanimously made their decision on Monday. Perry and the song's creators, which include Dr. Luke (real name Lukasz Gottwald), Max Martin, Juicy J and Sarah Hudson, will owe unspecified damages for copyright infringement. The jury will decide this week how much Flame (real name Marcus Gray) and his […]

todayJuly 30, 2019 58

Gilroy California

National

Three dead, 15 wounded in shooting at California garlic festival

GILROY, Calif. (UPI) -- A gunman with a rifle killed at least three people and wounded 15 others at a California festival before being shot and killed by police, authorities said. Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said a manhunt is underway for a second suspect though it is unknown if that person also opened fire on the crowd at the Gilroy Garlic Festival some 30 miles southeast of San Jose. "We believe there was a second individual involved in some […]

todayJuly 29, 2019 50

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