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Sports, Entertainment & Culture — June 27, 2026

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Maple Leafs draft McKenna No. 1, announced by Bieber. Toronto selected Penn State winger Gavin McKenna with the top pick in the 2026 NHL Draft in Buffalo, with Justin Bieber making the announcement. McKenna is the Leafs’ first No. 1 pick since Auston Matthews.

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Leon Black walks out of Epstein hearing, gets subpoenaed. Apollo Global co-founder Leon Black left a voluntary House Oversight interview on the Epstein investigation, prompting Chairman James Comer to issue two subpoenas requiring Black to testify on camera and under oath.

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Hollywood actress Ann Blyth dies at 98. Blyth earned an Oscar nomination at 17 for ‘Mildred Pierce’ opposite Joan Crawford and later starred in MGM musicals of the 1950s. She was 98.

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Cape Verde becomes smallest nation ever to reach World Cup knockouts. Cape Verde drew their third straight group-stage match Saturday to advance, becoming the smallest country in World Cup history to reach the knockout round.

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