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Trainwreck: Fantasia Barrino

• August 31, 2010 • 4 Comments

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“Flow Celebration” Mourns Mother-Daughter Murder Victims in Madison

• December 12, 2009 • Comments Off

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Puerto Rico Protests: Live Updates on March Against Governor July 22, 2019
Tens of thousands of people have joined what is expected to be one of the largest protests the island has ever seen against Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló.
Defying Protests, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló of Puerto Rico Says He Will Stay On July 22, 2019
Saying “I have made mistakes, and I have apologized,” the governor said he would not seek re-election and would give up the leadership of his party, but would not resign.
Putting Joe Biden’s L.A. Visit in Context July 22, 2019
Monday: Checking on the presidential race, digging into a slowing in Chinese investment; and an unusual Los Feliz house is on the market
Louisiana Police Officer on Facebook Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘Needs a Round’ July 22, 2019
Officials in the city where the officer works condemned his comment but said they were not sure it constituted a threat.
California, Wary of More Wildfires, Is Paying for Them Already July 22, 2019
Anxiety is running high over wildfires this summer, and over the precautionary power cuts that a big utility says will be necessary to prevent them.
Marine Corps Orders Duncan Hunter to Stop Using Emblem on Political Mailers July 19, 2019
The mailer, which attacked his opponent and other representatives as radicals and anti-Semites, had used the Marines’ Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem.
‘The Hate Is Real’: Black Georgia Lawmaker Says She Was Berated at Supermarket July 22, 2019
Erica Thomas said a white man angry at how many items she had in an express lane checkout told her “go back where you came from.”
For Seattle’s Last Mobile Home Owners, the Clock Is Ticking July 22, 2019
An affordable slice of the urban housing market is vanishing as mobile home parks succumb to development, costing residents both their homes and their communities.

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'Where were the police?' Hong Kong outcry after masked thugs launch attack July 22, 2019
Police accused of doing nothing to stop suspected triads storming train station and beating people Pro-democracy activists and lawmakers in Hong Kong have accused the police of standing by as men dressed in white attacked commuters and protesters, leaving 45 people hospitalised, including one who is critically injured.Video footage showed dozens of men, most […]
UK must look after its own ships in the Gulf, says Pompeo July 22, 2019
US secretary of state’s comment reflects tensions with UK over Iran nuclear dealThe UK must be responsible for the safety of its own ships in the Gulf, the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has said.His remarks reflect unresolved tensions between Britain and the US over Donald Trump’s plans for a US-led military convoy to protect international shipping ope […]
Jo Swinson elected new Lib Dem leader July 22, 2019
Swinson takes over from Vince Cable with party newly resurgent in the pollsYouthful veteran long seen as natural heir to Vince CableFollow the day’s political developments - liveJo Swinson has been elected as the new leader of the Liberal Democrats, using her acceptance speech to appeal to disaffected Conservative and Labour MPs to join a party rising in the […]
Video of uncontacted Amazon tribe highlights threat from illegal loggers July 22, 2019
Clip shows a bare-chested man with a spear, who is believed to belong to the Awá people, the world’s most threatened tribeRemarkable close-up footage that appears to show an uncontacted tribesman in the Amazon rainforest has been released by an indigenous media group that wants to raise awareness of the threat posed by illegal loggers, miners and drug traffi […]
Russia and Syria step up airstrikes against civilians in Idlib July 22, 2019
Dozens killed in attack on market but Assad ground forces stall in last rebel areasAt least 33 people were killed and more than 100 wounded by an airstrike on a marketplace in northern Syria on Monday, as a Syrian and Russian bombing campaign against civilian sites in the rebel-held province intensified.Witnesses and monitoring groups reported widespread des […]
French submarine found 50 years after disappearance July 22, 2019
La Minerve, which vanished in 1968 with 52 sailors on board, discovered off ToulonThe French navy has located one of its submarines that disappeared more than 50 years ago with 52 crew on board.La Minerve was discovered on the seabed in the Mediterranean off the port of Toulon. Continue reading...
Google pays $11m to jobseekers who alleged age discrimination July 22, 2019
Tech firm settles class-action lawsuit but denies it is unfair to older applicantsGoogle has settled a lawsuit alleging age discrimination in its hiring practices, paying $11m to more than 200 jobseekers who were over 40 when they applied to join the company.Although it has settled the case, Google denies the allegations that it was unfairly dismissive of ol […]
US firm WeWork secures 'financial inducement' of £55.7m in Brexit windfall July 22, 2019
Property company makes deal as a result of European Medicines Agency’s move to AmsterdamA US firm run by two billionaire entrepreneurs is being paid €62m (£55.7m) in “financial inducements” as part of the Brexit-enforced relocation of the European Medicines Agency from London to Amsterdam.WeWork, a $47bn (£37.7bn) property company founded by Adam Neumann and […]

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Iran says it arrested CIA spies and sentenced some to death July 22, 2019
Iran says it has arrested 17 spies who worked for the CIA - a claim the US categorically denies.
Massive protests held in Puerto Rico after governor refuses to step down July 22, 2019
Thousands of protesters are expected in a strike across the island over the governor's group chat scandal.
Hong Kong protests: Police criticised over mob violence July 22, 2019
Police deny claims that they stood by as masked men attacked pro-democracy protesters on Sunday.
Israel razes Palestinian homes 'built too near barrier' July 22, 2019
Excavators tear down 'illegal' structures said to house 17 people after a long legal battle.
South Africa's anti-corruption chief Busisiwe Mkhwebane lied under oath July 22, 2019
Busisiwe Mkhwebane is accused of being involved in a dirty tricks campaign against President Ramaphosa.
Poland LGBT march: Police arrest 25 after attacks on activists July 22, 2019
Police clashed with anti-LGBT protesters after violence marred a Polish city's first equality march.
French Minerve submarine is found after disappearing in 1968 July 22, 2019
Fifty-two sailors were on board when the Minerve vanished over 50 years ago in the Mediterranean.
US denounces Venezuela aircraft's 'unsafe approach' July 22, 2019
The US military says a Venezuelan warplane "aggressively shadowed" one of its surveillance aircraft.