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Friday Night Music, June 19: The White Queen of Soul, Dusty Springfield, “The Look of Love”

• June 19, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Dusty Springfield, Film, Memoir, Music, Sexuality
Tags: "Casino Royale", "Dusty in Memphis", "I Only Want to Be with You", "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me", Black Fillmore, Boob Tube, Burt Bacharach, California, Dusty Springfield, Geary Street, Hal David, Ian Fleming, Ike and Tina Turner, James Bond, Marilyn Monroe, MUNI, Orchestrations, S.F. Muni Railway, San Francisco, Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66, Sex, The British Invasion, The Fillmore, The Four Seasons, The Oscars, The S.F. Municipal Railway

Officer Stephen Johns’ Funeral in Fort Washington Today

• June 19, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Hate Crimes, History, Race
Tags: Anne Frank, Emmett Till, Farewell, Fort Washington, Funeral, Hero, Holocaust Survivors, Janet Langhorne Cohen, Michigan, Paying Respects, Rep. John Conyers, Stephen Johns Jr., Stephen Tyrone Johns, The Smithsonian, The Wackenhut Corporation, The Washington Post, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, William S. Cohen, Zakiah Johns

Black Teen Squirted with Gasoline, Set Ablaze

• June 19, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Crime, Hate Crimes, History, Race
Tags: Gasoline, Hate Crime, Ku Klux Klan, Lynching, Missouri, Poplar Bluff High School, Poplar Bluff MO, St. Louis, Uppity, Walter Currie, Walter Currie Jr., Walter Currie Sr., White Supremacist, White Supremacy

Drummer Clyde Stubblefield Suffers Kidney Failure; Needs a Kidney Transplant

• June 19, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Health, Music
Tags: "Funky Drummer", Bootsy Collins, Clyde Stubblefield, Drummer, Funk Drummer, Funk Drumming, Funksters, James Brown, John "Jabo" Starks, Kidney Failure, Kidney Transplant, Maceo Parker, Madison WI

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Senate Republicans, Eyeing Election-Year Impeachment Trial, Wrestle With Timeline November 15, 2019
Republicans are weighing whether to draw out the proceeding, hindering the presidential campaigns of several Senate Democrats, or seek a quicker resolution.
California School Shooting Is Another Nightmare Made Real November 15, 2019
Two students were killed when a young man opened fire at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, Calif.
California School Shooting: What We Know November 15, 2019
Two people were killed and three more injured when a gunman opened fire at a high school in Santa Clarita, Calif., the authorities said. Here is what we know about the shooting, the gunman and the victims.
Kentucky Governor Race: Matt Bevin Concedes to Andy Beshear November 14, 2019
Matt Bevin, Kentucky’s sharp-elbowed governor conceded defeat after a recanvass of votes confirmed the victory of Andy Beshear, son of a two-term Democratic governor.
Kavanaugh Recalls His Confirmation at Conservative Legal Group’s Annual Gala November 15, 2019
A year after his brutal confirmation hearings, the justice returned to the spotlight before a friendly audience.
Teenager Who Killed His Father and a 6-Year-Old Is Sentenced to Life Without Parole November 15, 2019
Jesse Dewitt Osborne was 14 when he killed his father in 2016 before driving to an elementary school in Townville, S.C., and shooting three people, killing one.
American-Born Woman Who Joined ISIS Is Not a Citizen, Judge Rules November 14, 2019
A surprise ruling from the bench is a blow to a bid to bring Hoda Muthana and her 2-year-old son, the child of a slain ISIS fighter, back from a refugee camp in Syria.
Will Whale Hunting Return to the Pacific Northwest? November 14, 2019
The Makah are the only Native Americans with a treaty right to hunt whales, but they have not been allowed to do so for 20 years. A recent proposal could change that.

The Guardian, UK

Rudy Giuliani says Trump will stay loyal to him but jokes that he has 'insurance' November 14, 2019
Exclusive: president’s personal lawyer has emerged as a key figure in the impeachment inquiry, with speculation Republicans will seek to paint him as a rogue actorRudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has said he is confident the president will remain loyal to him as an impeachment inquiry unfolds in which the former New York mayor has become a cent […]
General election: Boris Johnson quizzed on immigration numbers and A&E waiting times – live news November 15, 2019
Jeremy Corbyn will announce free internet plan in speech in Lancaster, while prime minister is in OldhamSign up to the morning briefingBoris Johnson announces spending package for neglected townsLabour pledges free broadband for all homes and firms in UKFight for Canterbury plays out on social media 8.33am GMT The Johnson interview is over now. Here a first […]
Hong Kong: protesters lift highway blockade on proviso elections proceed November 15, 2019
Demonstrators say local elections must continue, amid fears of postponement to avoid losses for pro-China candidates Protesters in Hong Kong have cleared a highway that they have blocked since Monday as a gesture of goodwill, as political unrest paralysed the city for a fifth day in a row.At a 3am press conference demonstrators at the Chinese University of H […]
Taylor Swift says she's being banned from singing her old hits at AMAs November 15, 2019
Singer appeals to fans for help in escalation of feud with Scooter Braun and Scott BorchettaTaylor Swift’s performance at the American music awards is in doubt, as is the future of a new Netflix documentary about her, the singer has claimed, thanks to an ongoing feud with “tyrannical” music managers Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta. Related: Taylor Swift re […]
'We saw a double sunrise': London-Sydney flight touches down after 19 hours November 15, 2019
Qantas Dreamliner lands as part of trial for what would be the longest commercial routeA Qantas flight from London to Sydney has touched down safely after 19 hours and 19 minutes, as part of a trial for what would be the world’s longest-ever commercial route.The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner took off on Thursday morning UK time and landed in Sydney at lunchtime on […]
Alabama woman who joined Isis is not US citizen, judge rules November 14, 2019
Hoda Muthana, 25, and son left in limbo in Syria after federal judge sided with Trump administrationA judge sided with the Trump administration on Thursday in ruling that an Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group was not a US citizen, leaving the 25-year-old and her son in limbo in Syria.Hoda Muthana, an American-born woman who left Alabama to join […]
Behrouz Boochani calls Christchurch welcome a ‘reminder of kindness’ November 15, 2019
Official reception highlights New Zealand’s differences with Australia over immigrationThe city of Christchurch has welcomed Behrouz Boochani with a civic reception and a traditional Māori mihi whakatau – a formal welcome – as his presence, and liberty, in New Zealand once again underscores the country’s political differences with Australia over immigration. […]
Jeffrey Epstein: executors of estate propose fund to compensate accusers November 15, 2019
Epstein’s estate is facing multiple lawsuits from women who say he sexually abused themThe executors of the estate of Jeffrey Epstein said on Thursday they had asked a judge to approve the creation of a proposed fund to compensate women the financier was accused of having sexually abused.The executors, Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, said in a statement that […]

The BBC

Hong Kong protests: Man dies after being hit 'by hard object' during protests November 15, 2019
Meanwhile, Hong Kong's justice secretary Teresa Cheng is "hurt" after being jostled in London.
California school shooting: Two teenage students killed in Santa Clarita November 15, 2019
Two teenagers are killed and three wounded in Santa Clarita by a gun suspect on his 16th birthday.
China's mega-dump already full - 25 years early November 15, 2019
China collects hundreds of millions of tonnes of waste a year - and dealing with it is a problem.
MH17 disaster: Phone-taps 'show Russia directed Ukraine rebels' November 14, 2019
Investigators say phone-taps suggest top Moscow officials had broad influence over separatists.
Taylor Swift 'not allowed' to sing hits at awards amid music feud November 15, 2019
The singer claims music bosses Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta won't let her perform her old songs.
Trump impeachment inquiry: Why Ukraine is so important to the US November 15, 2019
How relations with an eastern European country became central to the Trump presidency.
'Boeing was at my father's funeral and I was not' November 14, 2019
Few victims' families were able to attend the covering over of the Ethiopian Airlines crash site.
Social-media influencers: Incomes soar amid growing popularity November 14, 2019
A post worth just £104 in 2014 is now banking £1,276 a report suggests.