Nicklas Backstrom will not play for the Washington Capitals in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the New York Islanders at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Friday (8 pm ET; NBCSN, FX-CA, TVAS, NBCSWA, MSG, MSG +). Todd Reirden, head coach of capital, said the 32-year-old center …

HBO Max has hit a programming action with Comedy Central for three of their original live-action series. Underneath it grabs Comedy Central comedies The Other Two en South side will migrate to the WarnerMedia platform and become HBO Max originals, starting with their upcoming second seasons. In addition, HBO Max …

WASHINGTON – House Democrats have begun investigating “Operation Warp Speed,” the Trump administration’s attempt to fund the rapid creation and deployment of a coronavirus vaccine and therapeutic treatments, with a lack of transparency and potentially “serious ethical issues” “related to his chief adviser, according to correspondence released by a commission …

“Pope Francis has damaged my faith,” she told me. I held my tongue, reminding myself of my useless past attempts to respond to her antipathy towards our pope. “I told my father today, and he says that Pope Francis has hurt his faith, too,” she added. One last dig. Advertisement …

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