Clayton Kershaw Pitches Seven Shutout Innings in Return
The Los Angeles Dodgers had high expectations going into the 2014 season, but had an early setback when two time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw went on the disabled...
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Final Jeopardy: Supreme Court Decisions (5-7-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/7/2014), in the category “Supreme Court Decisions” was: On Dec. 20, 1956 the court’s ruling on Browder v. Gayle went into effect, bringing an end to...
Final Jeopardy: U.S. States (5-6-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/6/2014), in the category “U.S. States” was: Between 2006 & 2013 it went from 39th to 6th in per capita income & its unemployment rate dropped...
Final Jeopardy: Word Origins (5-5-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/5/2014), in the category “Word Origins” was: This word for a timid person comes from the last name of a character in a 1920s newspaper comic...
Monegasque Royals not big on Grace of Monaco biopic
The royal family of Monaco pulled no punches in giving their royal opinion of “Grace of Monaco,” a biopic of Grace Kelly, the American film star whose fairy-tale romance and...
Panama Gets a New President
Panama’s Vice President Juan Carlos Varela is going to be Panama’s new president. Varela won the Central American country’s presidential election on Sunday, May 4th, defeating Jose Domingo Arias, a...
Californication: Levon is still in that phase
Getting back with Karen was just not one of Hank’s priorities this week. He spent much of his time with Julia, the Queen of Mixed Signals — I shouldn’t, I...
Final Jeopardy: 4-28-14 to 5-2-14
Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of April 28, 2014, with links to the full recaps. Mon, April 28 – Correct answers: 2 Due to...
Erykah Badu Backlash for Swaziland Gig
Singer Erykah Badu found herself in a Dennis Rodman kind of situation when she recently traveled to Swaziland to entertain King Mswati III on his 46th birthday celebration. The king’s...
Final Jeopardy: Business History (5-2-14)
The Final Jeopardy question (5/2/2014), in the category “Business History” was: In 1945 this product added a plaid design to its “snail” dispenser. 9x champ Julia Collins goes for a...
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