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Netflix will end Stranger Things after five seasons as creators planned from the start. The show runners mapped out the complete story seven years ago and always knew it would last four or five seasons. Finn Wolfhard compared finishing the series to leaving childhood behind like Toy Story 3...

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani blasted home runs during the opening frame Friday night as their teams faced off. Judge launched a 446-foot shot over center field for his 19th homer this season. Ohtani answered back with a 417-foot blast on the very first pitch he saw. The crowd of 53,276 fans...

PSG faces Inter Milan on Saturday for the Champions League trophy in Munich. The French team was once terrible and almost got kicked out of their league twice before 2011. Qatar bought the club 14 years ago and spent billions on star players. Famous names like Beckham and Messi joined the team...

Emmy winner Valerie Mahaffey passed away Friday at age 71 after fighting cancer. Her family told news outlets she died at her California home. The actress earned fame through roles on Desperate Housewives and Young Sheldon. Her husband Joseph Kell said America lost a beloved performer. Their...

Police search for a woman who used pepper spray inside a St. Petersburg subway station. The attack happened on May 29 around evening time at Nevsky Prospekt station. No riders suffered harm from the chemical spray. Officers confirmed the woman fled after the incident occurred. Two people...

Three drunk men attacked police officers during a traffic stop on May 28. Officers pulled over a Renault Logan on Ivanovskaya Street for a document check. The driver had no papers and was drunk behind the wheel. His two passengers were also intoxicated. Police started writing violation tickets...

Doctor Elena Solomatina tells people how to drink kvass safely. She works as a nutritionist and general practitioner. Solomatina says buyers should check what goes into their kvass first. Natural kvass works best for your body. Drinks with lots of sugar and fake flavors can hurt you. Healthy...

Russia will start new health checkups for kids. These medical visits will focus on reproductive health. Children will have their first exam at six years old. After that, doctors will check them every year starting at age 13. Health Minister Mikhail Murashko shared this plan at a children's...

Workers rush to finish the new Yugo-Zapadnaya metro station before the year ends. Construction crews recently attached subway signs to the front of the building. Teams also placed tiles around the area outside the entrance. The station sits on the Krasnoselsko-Kalininskaya line that connects...

Russian church leaders surprised everyone when they praised an American cartoon show. Metropolitan Evgeny spoke at a women's conference about family values. He told the crowd that The Simpsons cartoon shows good family life. The show features parents who love each other and care for three kids...

People feel drawn to gardens when summer arrives. The warm weather makes them want to dig dirt and plant seeds. Many adults trade city life for time spent among flowers and vegetables. Age makes this pull stronger each year. Workers become slaves to tomatoes and petunias during hot months...

Saturday brings cold rain to St. Petersburg as May ends. Storm clouds will dump water across the city during the day. Thunder might crack overhead in some neighborhoods around town. Weather experts say a large storm system pushes through the region. Wind gusts from the west will shake trees and...

Police caught one person after two attacks happened in St. Petersburg. Both crimes hurt women who lived in the city. Officers continue hunting for the second attacker who ran away. The crimes shocked people who heard about what happened. Both incidents happened within days of each other. A...

St. Petersburg officials want to fix up the second entrance at Vosstaniya Square metro station. This entrance connects passengers to Moskovsky railway station. Petersburg Metropolitan posted a new job listing to find someone who can design and do the work. The company needs to find contractors...

Glasgow Warriors beat the Stormers 36-18 during their quarter-final match at Scotstoun Stadium on Friday night. The defending champions eliminated Cape Town's team from playoff competition for the second straight year. Director of rugby John Dobson called the defeat their worst showing across...

Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos believes his team can handle the pressure during Saturday's Champions League final against Inter Milan. The Brazilian defender thinks PSG learned from past mistakes and painful defeats across many seasons. Marquinhos played during their 2020 final loss to...

Uganda deployed 7,000 soldiers and police officers to protect Martyrs Day visitors at Namugongo shrines. The religious event happens Tuesday June 3rd and draws thousands of pilgrims from across East Africa. People travel there to remember 45 Christians who died for their beliefs between 1885 and...

Ugandans drink twice as much illegal alcohol compared to legal drinks according to industry research. People consume 4.6 liters of pure illegal alcohol each year versus 2.3 liters of legal alcohol. Traditional drinks like Malwa and Kwen increased from 69 percent to 71 percent between 2020 and...

Juliana Kagwa becomes the new leader of Uganda Tourism Board after working for many years marketing different products. She helped bring Heineken beer to Uganda during the early 2000s and became famous for her marketing skills. Kagwa studied food science at Makerere University but found her...

Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp spoke at the Nama Cultural Festival on Friday about teacher shortages. The ministry cannot find enough qualified teachers for three important languages. Schools need more people who can teach Khoekhoegowab, Setswana and Afrikaans to students. Steenkamp wants...