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Does anyone remember the resilient Rangers? That’s the team that scratched and clawed its way back from a 3-1 series deficit in the first round of the 2021-22 playoffs against the Penguins. It also climbed out of an 0-2 hole in the second round against the Hurricanes before winning Games 6 and 7 by a combined score of 11-4. The genetic makeup of that playoff squad remains in the 2022-23 Rangers. When a team returns as many players from one season to the next as the Rangers have, those traits don’t just disappear. So after they picked up their fourth…

The family and friends of a couple who were found dead near Summerland, B.C. last month, are speaking out and hoping for answers. On Sept. 15, the bodies of Douglas (Doug) Barker and Alannah Brown, both 30, were found on a paved road just outside of the rear gates to the Summerland Research Centre.Isabelle Dery were some of the last to see Barker, her uncle, alive.“Before he died, he said, ‘I love you guys so much,’” said Isabelle.According to the girls’ mom, Brittany Harris, they last saw Barker and his girlfriend Brown on Sept. 11, when he stopped by their…

CNN  —  Police in Oklahoma are conducting a homicide investigation after eight people were found dead in a house fire. The Broken Arrow Police Department said in a Facebook post Thursday evening they are investigating the circumstances around the incident. The city of Broken Arrow is a suburb about 20 minutes southeast of Tulsa. “It is a complex scene given the state of the house due to the fire damage,” police said. Officer Ethan Hutchins, a spokesperson for the department, told CNN Affiliate KTUL that police are looking into “what happened to these victims,” adding that preliminary reports indicated the…

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Incumbent Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills went head-to-head with her Republican challenger, former Gov. Paul LePage, in their fourth debate of the election, challenging one another on several topics, including the economy, the coronavirus pandemic, and education.In opening the debate, LePage said he believes the number one issue facing the residents of Maine is inflation, while Mills, who listed a number of issues, focused on “leadership” and challenged those in attendance to look at the records of both candidates in the race to better understand which one will be able to address the needs of voters in the state.At different…

When China’s president Xi Jinping moved to tighten his grip on power last weekend, he sent a ripple of fear through global financial markets.Analysts and fund managers had expected Xi to balance his seven-man leadership team by including at least a couple of moderates. Instead, it became clear that he had taken sole charge of the world’s second-largest economy.“Investors were imagining a scenario where Xi basically got his own way, but there would still be some adults in the room with some kind of pro-market pushback,” said Thomas Gatley, an analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics in Beijing.“Now there won’t be anyone…

Eight people are dead after a fire at a home in a Tulsa-area city, officials said Thursday. “It is a complex scene given the state of the house due to the fire damage. This remains under investigation,” police in Broken Arrow said in a statement.It was not immediately clear how the people died. Their names and had not yet been released. Police said they are continuing to investigate but did not believe there to be an immediate threat to the public. Police said that a news conference would be held Friday.Police Chief Brandon Berryhill asked for prayers.“Broken Arrow stands together.…

A man in New Jersey has broken a state record after he caught a hybrid fish.John Vayda reeled in a 16-pound-10-ounce hybrid striped bass at the Monskville Reservoir in West Milford, New Jersey, according to the NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife.In a Facebook post, the division said he caught the record-breaking fish on Oct. 9, while he went on a fishing trip in search of walleye, a freshwater perciform fish.Vayda reportedly went fishing with two friends and their visit to the Monskville Reservoir was considered a “practice run” for a future trip.FLORIDA WOMAN, 8 MONTHS PREGNANT, POLESPEARS FISH FOR POTENTIAL WORLD…

The state of Tamaulipas voted to recognise same-sex marriage, making it legal in all 32 states.The congress of Mexico’s northeastern border state Tamaulipas has voted to recognise same-sex marriage, making it legal across the country. Becoming the last of the country’s states to do so, Tamaulipas amended the state’s Civil Code on Wednesday, setting off cheers of “Yes, we can!” from supporters of the change. Recently, the states of Mexico, Sonora and Sinaloa voted to legally recognise same-sex marriage, as it has been a long-awaited mark of progress for a country known for gender-related violence. “Today is a historic day…

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