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Okay, Cue the Music: Kim Kardashian Gives Birth

• June 15, 2013 • Comments Off

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Rapper Heavy D Died of a Blood Clot After Long Transatlantic Plane Flight

• December 27, 2011 • 2 Comments

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UPDATE: Heavy D’s Funeral Friday, November 18, To Be Live-Streamed; Plus Autopsy Results Prove Inconclusive and What Might Have Been

• November 18, 2011 • Comments Off

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Elizabeth Taylor, 79, Has Died

• March 23, 2011 • Comments Off

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How Republicans Are Weaponizing Critical Race Theory Ahead of Midterms October 22, 2021
Republicans hope that concerns about critical race theory can help them in the midterm elections. The issue has torn apart one Wisconsin suburb.
Blackfeet Nation Mourns Longtime Leader Chief Earl Old Person October 24, 2021
Over four days in Montana, members honored Chief Earl Old Person, who led the tribe and preserved its history for more than 60 years.
Mohamed Noor Receives Shorter Sentence in Fatal Shooting of Justine Ruszczyk October 21, 2021
Mohamed Noor shot a resident who had called 911 seeking help. His conviction was seen as a rare example of an officer facing serious consequences for an unjustified shooting.
Ashley M. Jones Is Named Poet Laureate in Alabama October 21, 2021
Ashley M. Jones, whose latest collection is called “Reparations Now!,” is unflinching in her criticism of those in power and the myriad inequalities in American life.
Trash Pickup Delays Frustrate Jacksonville and Other Cities October 24, 2021
Jacksonville is one of dozens of American cities that have struggled to pick up trash, yard waste and recycling amid a pandemic labor shortage.
Bomb Cyclone and ‘Atmospheric River’ Pummel California October 24, 2021
Much of the Bay Area was under a flash flood watch on Sunday, with the National Weather Service warning of the potential for mudslides across the region.
How Misinformation Threatened a Montana National Heritage Area October 24, 2021
Civic boosters in central Montana hoped for some federal money to promote tourism. A disinformation campaign got in the way.
Remove a Confederate Statue? A Tennessee City Did This Instead. October 24, 2021
Some residents want the monument removed. In the meantime, Franklin, Tenn., erected a statue of a U.S. Colored Troops soldier, broadening the way the community memorializes the Civil War.

The Guardian, UK

Poorest countries to gain from new climate funding plan to break Cop26 impasse October 24, 2021
Climate finance plan needed to gain backing of developing nations for any deal at Glasgow talksThe world’s poorest countries are set to benefit from a new climate funding plan to help them cope with the impacts of climate breakdown, in an effort to break the impasse between developed and developing countries at the UN Cop26 climate summitThe UK government, a […]
Colombia’s president hails capture of cartel boss Dairo Antonio Úsuga October 24, 2021
Úsuga, one of South America’s most wanted men, arrested at rainforest hideout after massive manhuntColombia’s president, Iván Duque, has celebrated the downfall of “the most feared drug trafficker on Earth” after one of South America’s most wanted men was captured at his rainforest hideout following a massive manhunt involving hundreds of troops as well as U […]
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband on second hunger strike in effort to free her October 24, 2021
Richard Ratcliffe seeks to persuade Foreign Office to do more to secure wife’s release from prison in IranThe husband of the jailed British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has gone on hunger strike for a second time in an attempt to persuade the UK foreign secretary to do more to bring his wife back from detention in Iran. His hunger strike i […]
German police halt armed far-right vigilantes on Polish border October 24, 2021
Weapons seized after call from far-right party for members to prevent migrants from entering countryGerman police say they have stopped more than 50 far-right vigilantes armed with pepper spray, a bayonet, a machete and batons who were trying to patrol the Polish border to stop migrants entering the country.The vigilantes were following a call by the Third W […]
Sprinter Alex Quiñónez, 2019 world bronze medallist, shot dead in Ecuador October 24, 2021
Quiñónez, 32, reportedly killed outside a shopping centreCountry’s president pledges to ‘act forcefully’ in responseSprinter Alex Quiñónez has been killed in his home country of Ecuador. The 32-year-old, who finished third in the 200m at the World Athletics Championships in Doha two years ago, was reportedly shot dead outside a shopping centre in the port ci […]
Vigil held for Halyna Hutchins as ‘super unsafe’ conditions on Baldwin film set under scrutiny October 24, 2021
Friends and family pay tribute to the cinematographer as some attendees at vigil call for better safety protocolsSafety procedures on the New Mexico set of the movie Rust were under increasing scrutiny on Sunday as colleagues, friends and family paid tribute to the cinematographer shot dead by the actor Alec Baldwin in what appeared to be an accidental misfi […]
Powerful storm hits California amid warnings of ‘potentially historic rain’ October 24, 2021
‘Atmospheric river’ expected to bring record-breaking rainfall and strong winds and wreaking havoc across the northA powerful storm has roared ashore in California, flooding highways, toppling trees and causing mud flows in areas burned bare by recent fires.After months of drought, the darkened clouds collecting over the state this weekend were a welcome sig […]
Home Office refuses to reveal details of Afghans’ resettlement October 24, 2021
Complaints emerge of ‘chaotic’ system as local councils try to find suitable homes for refugees‘I was born in war’: one Afghan family’s joy at resettlement in UKThe Home Office will not say how many of the airlifted Afghans qualify to be rehoused in the UK and has refused to reveal how many families have already moved out of hotels and into homes.By calling […]

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Colombian drug lord Otoniel to be extradited to US October 24, 2021
US officials had placed a $5m (£3.6m) bounty on the head of Otoniel, Colombia's most wanted drug lord.
James Michael Tyler: Friends' actor dies aged 59 October 24, 2021
The US actor, who played Gunther on the show, had been diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer.
Uganda: Suspected bomb attack in Kampala after terror warnings October 24, 2021
The suspected terrorist bombing comes a week after the UK warned about a possible attack.
Halyna Hutchins: Vigil held in New Mexico for cinematographer October 24, 2021
The cinematographer was fatally shot by a prop gun while filming for western movie Rust.
German far-right group attempt to block migrants October 24, 2021
Police have stopped vigilantes armed with batons, pepper spray and a machete at the Polish border.
Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa first heard of his death online October 24, 2021
Vanessa Bryant said she learned about the death of her husband by seeing "RIP Kobe" notifications.
Canada: Evacuations as ship spews toxic gas off coast October 24, 2021
The Zim Kingston ship is burning but officials said there is no safety risk to people on land.
Picasso masterpieces fetch nearly $110m at Las Vegas auction October 24, 2021
The works, which were owned by MGM Resorts, featured in the Picasso Restaurant at the Bellagio Hotel.