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The Los Angeles Clippers: 10 things you might not know

The arrival of Doc Rivers as the team's new coach has folks in Los Angeles buzzing about the NBA's Clippers, this after years in the long shadow of the Lakers. Here's some background about one of the league's most frustrated franchises.

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Toronto storm: Toronto under water after record rainfall

Canada's largest city was incapacitated by the most rain it has seen in recorded history, breaking the previous record from 1954.
Tweeting, Muslim, policy-wonk mayor wins over 'cow town' Calgary

As other Canadian mayors suffer scandal, Naheed Nenshi is wildly popular in this western city.
The Los Angeles Clippers: 10 things you might not know

The arrival of Doc Rivers as the team's new coach has folks in Los Angeles buzzing about the NBA's Clippers, this after years in the long shadow of the Lakers. Here's some background about one of the league's most frustrated franchises.
Hillary Clinton says she wants America to have a woman president. Surprised? (+video)

'I really do hope that we have a woman president in my lifetime,' Hillary Rodham Clinton said this week. Was that a hint about her own possible candidacy?
Corruption, drugs, profanity: Mayors pull lid off 'boring' Canada

Toronto mayor Rob Ford, who was allegedly caught on video smoking crack cocaine, has been joined by Montreal's interim mayor, charged with corruption, fraud, and extortion.
CMT Awards include winner Carrie Underwood's emotional tribute to Oklahoma

The CMT Awards included a win by Carrie Underwood, who has received the most CMT awards ever, for video of the year. Miranda Lambert and Florida Georgia Line also captured titles at the CMT Awards.
Verbal Energy Why 'spokesperson' still irks me

Not all gender-specific language is sexist.
Canada 5.2 quake: Earthquake felt in Ontario

Canada 5.2 quake: Canada's government agency that monitors earthquakes said the quake it registered a 5.2-magnitude temblor with an epicenter located about 11 miles northeast of Shawville, Quebec.
Muddah, faddah! Not everyone loved summer sleepaway camp

For some, summer camp played out much like Allan Sherman's 1963 hit, "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh." It was awful. With nearly 9 million kids set to take off for their own summer sleepaway camp, what do those who loathed every minute have to say?
Latin America Monitor What does genocide conviction of Ríos Montt mean to Guatemalans abroad?

Many in the Guatemalan diaspora celebrated the historic conviction of ex-dictator Ríos Montt. But some say one conviction alone can't resolve the aftermath of the 36-year-long bloody conflict.
'Stories We Tell' focuses on a family's varied versions of their history

'Stories We Tell' is complicated and examines how we tell the story of our own lives.
In Israel, Women of the Wall hit raw nerve over religious clout in state life (+video)

Today, Israel's Women of the Wall went to the Western Wall to pray for the first time since a court said they could worship there without fear of arrest. But they met plenty of opposition.
Canada alleges Al Qaeda plot from Iran, but Tehran's involvement unlikely (+video)

Shiite Iran and Sunni Al Qaeda have long had a hostile relationship. While state involvement appears unlikely, Tehran has less control over the country's far east.
Al Qaeda in Canada? Two men arrested, charged with terrorism.

Two men were charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from Al Qaeda elements in Iran, police said Monday. The men are not Canadian citizens, but they had been in Canada a "significant amount of time," said police.
Global News Blog Two arrested in Al Qaeda US-Canada train plot – directed from Iran (+video)

Canadian police thwarted a terrorist attack on a US-Canada train by two men directed by Al Qaeda in Iran. Yes, Al Qaeda in Iran, say police.
The Monitor's View Alternative currencies like bitcoin are a mirror of their users

The e-currency bitcoin spiked and then fell last week, sowing doubts about alternative currencies, whether on the Internet or in local communities. Such experiments need a firm basis of trust.
Two explosions at Boston Marathon finish line

Shortly before 3 p.m. two explosions occurred near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Boylston Street.
2 dead at day care shooting in Quebec, all children unharmed

2 dead day care shooting: On Friday, a man armed with a shotgun shot and killed an employee at a day care center in Quebec and then killed himself. All the children at the day care were evacuated safely.
Change Agent How Ontario is putting an end to coal-burning power plants

Ontario is on the verge of becoming the first industrial region in North America to eliminate all coal-fired electrical generation. Here’s how Canada’s most populous province did it – and what the US can learn from it.
Major League Baseball 2013: bobbleheads and fireworks galore for fans

Fans in the know are as likely to buy Major League Baseball tickets based on scheduled giveaways and promotions as on the opponent. Here then is a list to help introduce you to this aspect of game attendance.
Pope pays hotel bill: Pope Francis sheds luxuries of previous popes

Pope Francis paid his hotel bill and thanked the staff this morning, just one of many signs that he wants a simpler lifestyle than his predecessor, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI.
Change Agent Cities try a new strategy with immigrants: embrace them

Through its Cities of Migration project, the Maytree Foundation hopes to provide not just inspiration but a set of tools that any city government can use to build a strong, diverse community.
Is it time to invest in foreclosures?

Firms are buying up foreclosed homes and renting them out, hoping to profit from the appreciation. Individuals can do better, if they can buy a foreclosure that justifies itself in rent alone.
Energy Voices Crowd-funding emerges as source of capital for cleantech

Crowd-funding may provide cleantech entrepreneurs early-stage capital at a time when early-stage funding is drying up for cleantech.
'Sequester' watch: Will US spending cuts really cost 750,000 jobs?

Critics say President Obama is spinning the likely impact of 'sequester' cuts to pressure Republicans to replace them, but private-sector forecasts suggest that a loss of 750,000 jobs may not be far off.