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Amy Schumer has announced new dates for her Spring tour, including a stop at Rupp Arena on Saturday, April 30. The standup tour will kick off on April 7th at the Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania, and conclude with a June 23th performance at Madison Square Garden.

Are you a light connoisseur? Can you tell the difference between “cool daylight” and “warm white”? If so, Philips has just announced what could be your next favorite lightbulb: the Philips Hue white ambiance. Inspired by the sun, this connected light can gradually brighten to help you wake up naturally and gently dim to help you drift to sleep more …

Todd Palin, husband of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, suffered eight fractured ribs in a snowmachine accident Sunday night. Jim Palin told The Associated Press in a phone interview that his son, husband to former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, also had injuries to his collarbone and lungs, but he didn’t know the extent of those injuries. He said Todd Palin …

Mason Woods, 23, A Winnipeg man is in critical condition after complications from a tooth removal, his mother said. Angela Steele said her son Woods had a wisdom tooth extracted on Feb. 27. He was sent home with Tylenol 3s adding that several days later he went back to the oral surgeon because of the pain.

The all-new Acura NSX is finally here and, to everyone but the crustiest of critics, this hybrid supercar will have been deemed well worth the wait. It’s been 25 years since the original NSX roared off into the sunset; from the moment this sad realization took hold, enthusiasts have been pestering the luxury division of Honda to restore the natural …

Room won big at the Canadian Screen Awards – winning nine gongs at the film event. The movie, which was a co-production between the Irish and Canadian film boards, also picked up the award for Best Motion Picture, Best Director for Lenny Abrahamson and Best Adapted Screenplay for Emma Donoghue.

Hanan al-Hroub, A teacher from the West Bank has been awarded a prize worth $1 million by an influential nonprofit. The former refugee was honored for her important contribution to the teaching profession. Hanan al-Hroub, from Samiha Khalil High School, Al-Bireh, Palestine, grew up in Bethlehem refugee camp where she was regularly exposed to acts of violence. She went into …

Fire Emblem Fates’ opening month performance has set a new standard for the series and Nintendo as a whole, clocking in as the ninth highest selling game for the month of February, according to NPD reports. The Big N got specific with the game’s numbers, though, touting that Fates sold close to 400,000 copies when looking at both physical and …

Five cars of an Amtrak train derailed in Kansas early Monday, sending about 29 people to hospitals. Reports show that two are listed in critical condition. An Amtrak statement said the Southwest Chief was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago when the passenger cars derailed just after midnight about 20 miles west of Dodge City. Both the Gray County Sheriff’s …

Ottawa Hospital says it was the subject of a hacking attempt in the last week. The hospital issued a statement Saturday saying four of the hospital’s 9,800 computers faced a hacker attempt, but no patient information was affected.

Nissan is recalling more than 47,000 Electric Leafs in the U.S. and Canada over potential brake problems. U.S. safety regulators say the problem is centered on a relay inside the cars’ electronic brake booster.