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Germans hold top 3 spots midway through 2-man world bobsleigh championship

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Take the season’s biggest races in the sliding sports of bobsleigh, skeleton and luge, meaning either the Olympics or the world championships, and there have been 59 instances of sliders from one place sweeping the podium. Austria did it twice. Poland did it once. The other 56 times, it was German sliders. That includes some … Read more

The Oscars pay tribute to first responders, who deliver some punchy lines

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The Oscars wasn’t just about the best in Hollywood. The ceremony paused to pay special tribute to first responders and firefighters who battled the devastating January Los Angeles wildfires. Several members of the Los Angeles Fire Department received a rousing standing ovation from the star-studded crowd when they came out on stage about midway through … Read more