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The Bloomington Thunder hockey team is an anchor tenant at the newly renamed Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington.

'Rough Transition' Hurts Bottom Line at Grossinger Motors Arena

The city-owned arena in downtown Bloomington has new managers and a new name. Does it deserve a new chance to win over its critics?

For Game 6, the World Series returns to Boston's Fenway Park, where the home team hasn't clinched a championship since 1918. Here, Red Sox players warm up in front of the Green Monster.

Game 6 Of The World Series: What You Need to Know

Only one team has a chance of winning the World Series tonight in Game 6: the Boston Red Sox. The St. Louis Cardinals have a chance to lose the series — or they can force a decisive Game 7 at Fenway Park tomorrow night. Boston fans are paying top dollar for the chance to see their team clinch a World Series at home — something that hasn't happened in 95 years.

The Muslim-owned Kanchan Bakery specializes in bread and biscuits all year round. But during Christmas, the bakery has its own line of Christmas fruitcakes. It also rents out its ovens to those who want to bake their own cakes.

A Punch Line In The U.S., Christmas Fruitcake Is Big In Calcutta

Seen as indestructible in the West, fruitcakes are indispensable in the bustling Hindu city. Bakers of all faiths have the ovens running round the clock to feed Calcutta's appetite for the cakes.

Sunday's violence exposed the political and social fault lines in Brazil

President Biden says Brazil's leader has his full support after rioters ransacked government offices. The rampage by supporters of former President Bolsonaro exposed political and social fault lines.

Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson speaks to reporters after the annual Exxon Mobil shareholders meeting in 2014.

For Trump's Top Diplomat, Questions Loom About Conflicts Of Interest

Exxon Mobil's Rex Tillerson will likely have to divest from his vast holdings in the energy giant to become secretary of state. But even that may not address concerns about conflicts of interest.

N.C. Teenager Uses Popeyes' Long Line To Register Voters

David Ledbetter headed to Popeyes on Sunday, and gave voter registration forms to people waiting in line. At 17, David's too young to vote but he told CNN that he's preregistered for next year.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry talks to the media and supporters after he was booked on August 19 in Austin. Perry is charged with abuse of office and coercing a public official.

Rick Perry's Legal Trouble: The Line Between Influence And Coercion

The Texas governor is charged with abuse of office and coercing a public official, but he claims he was just doing what governors do: Vetoing a budget item.

Pakistani stand-up comedy pioneer Saad Haroon tests cultural sensitivities between his native country and India in his material. "When it comes to satire, I think as a culture, we kind of struggle with it," he says.

Stand-Up Bridges Decades-Long Boundaries — By Crossing The Line

In Pakistan, a stand-up comic is sharing the stage with another comedian from the old enemy, India. The comics believe laughter is the best medicine for their conflict-blighted region.

Mariachi El Bronx's new album, <em>II</em>, is a lively and surprisingly kitsch-free take on music steeped in tradition.

Mariachi El Bronx: Mariachi Punks Put It All On the Line

The new album by the L.A. punk band-turned-mariachi ensemble is lively and surprisingly kitsch-free.

Dr. Michael Baden points to an autopsy diagram showing where bullets hit Michael Brown, as the family's attorneys Benjamin Crump (left) and Daryl Parks look on during a news conference Monday at the Greater St. Mark Family Church in Ferguson, Mo.

Forensic Experts Discuss 6 Bullets That Hit Michael Brown

Only one of the teenager's wounds was not survivable, pathologist Dr. Michael Baden says. The preliminary findings of his autopsy show the teenager was shot at least six times in Ferguson, Mo.

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