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Friday August 30th, 2019 night edition

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Tournament of Champions: James Holzhauer and More Winners Returning to Compete -- Watch Video.

Tournament of Champions: James Holzhauer and More Winners Returning to Compete -- Watch Video Jeopardy!

Alex Trebek is returning to work as Jeopardy!

host this week, nearly six months after revealing he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Trebek shared his cancer diagnosis on March 6, saying, “I’m going to fight this, and I’m going to keep working,” he said.

Season 36 of Jeopardy!, with Trebek back as host, premieres Monday, Sept. 9 in syndication. »

Esteban Ocon joins Renault F1 Team

Authored by renaultsport.com

Renault F1 Team is pleased to confirm Esteban Ocon will join forces with Daniel Ricciardo from 2020.

Twenty-two-year-old Esteban, from Normandy, France, will join Renault F1 Team on a multiple year contract.

The Frenchman is well known to Renault and Enstone, having been Renault reserve driver in 2016 and also a Lotus junior programme member. »

Social Networking Sites Cause Stress That Fuels Social Media Addiction

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Rather than switching off from SNS, users are becoming more addicted to social media platforms.

In this study, researchers assessed the online habits of 444 Facebook users using a three-wave survey panel.

Watch how you use social media- using to distract from stress can lead to addiction http://t.co/Q2adIL0gva — Liz Karter (@liz_karter) July 30, 2015. »

Trump made up those 'high-level' Chinese trade-talk calls to boost markets, aides admit

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He turned to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for backup, and Mnuchin said there had been "communication," later amending it to "communications.".

Well, "aides privately conceded the phone calls Trump described didn't happen the way he said they did," CNN reported Wednesday.

"Instead, two officials said Trump was eager to project optimism that might boost markets, and conflated comments from China's vice premier with direct communication from the Chinese.". »

Updated: Senior Netflix employee may have leaked new Witcher release date

Authored by redanianintelligence.com

Giovanni Eūgene Altamarquéz is in executive production at Netflix, working on shows including Queer Eye, Mindhunter, and 13 Reasons Why.

Altamarquéz’s 13 followers on Medium include a number of Netflix employees, and the profile can be found on his LinkedIn account, suggesting its veracity.

A release date of October with all eight episodes dropping at once would fit with the official schedule. »