Nova Scotia’s Mattea Roach earns 9th ‘Jeopardy!’ win, prize money tops $200K

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Nova Scotia’s Mattea Roach earns 9th ‘Jeopardy!’ win, prize money tops $200K

The winning streak continues for Nova Scotia’s Mattea Roach, who won the popular TV quiz show Jeopardy! for the ninth time Friday night. Roach added another $28,001 in winnings, bringing…

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Vaccine alliance, British vaccinologist awarded Sunhak Peace Prize

A British vaccinologist and a global vaccine alliance were honored with the Sunhak Peace Prize on Saturday for their work combating the global COVID-19 pandemic. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun…

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The Nobel Prize winner who went to war

Ethiopias Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during the launch of his green legacy initiative, the nationwide environmental campaign to plant billions of trees, at a hall of Prime Ministers office…

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‘Price Is Right’ makes history as 2 contestants win Big Wheel prize on same day – National

Come on down! It was a big day on The Price Is Right. On Wednesday, two people, in separate spins, won $26,000 each on the Big Wheel — something…

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Fauci wins $1 million Israeli prize for ‘defending science’

Dr. Anthony Fauci has won a $1 million award from a private Israeli foundation for “courageously defending science” during the coronavirus pandemic Source link

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Black Lives Matter nets Nobel peace prize nomination for raising ‘peaceful’ awareness of injustice

Norwegian politician Petter Eide has nominated Black Lives Matter for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for its ability to raise “global awareness and consciousness about racial injustice.” The MP told…

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$1 billion Mega Millions prize a result of long odds, slow sales

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing after more than four months without a…

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Newfoundland and Labrador film ‘Little Orphans’ wins top prize in Whistler

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 21, 2020 2:48 pm Updated December 21, 2020 2:49 pm …

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Tsitsi Dangarembga – Booker Prize nominee arrested in Zimbabwe

Tsitsi Dangarembga has been calling for reforms in Zimbabwe Award-winning Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga, a nominee for this year’s Booker Prize, has been arrested in the country’s capital, Harare, during…

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Daniela Andrade wins 2020 Prism Prize Hi-Fidelity Award for music video innovation

It all started off with talent, passion and YouTube covers. Daniela Andrade, a Honduran-Canadian born in Montreal and raised in Edmonton, shared her distinctive musical voice across the video site,…

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