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Family Vlogger Ruby Franke Sentenced for Child Abuse Charges

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Family Vlogger Ruby Franke Sentenced for Child Abuse Charges

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Ruby Franke and Jodie Hildebrandt worked on one of the many family vlogger channels on Youtube, named "8 Passengers." They mostly used their channel to share parenting advice, though now both have been revealed to have both physically and emotionally abusing their children behind the scenes.

There has been recent discourse about family channels in general in the Youtube community, though now most have made their position clear due to this case. Franke was first arrested in August of 2023, when authorities found one of her sons emaciated with open wounds, and bound with duct tape. The neighbors first found him like this, after he actually escaped Hildebrandt's house and ran to their house, where he asked them to contact the police. When the police entered the home after arresting Hildebrandt, they shortly found one of Franke's daughters in a similar condition, emaciated and locked in a dark closet.

Although the state of the children have not been currently made public, Franke and Hildebrantd were both sentenced to 4 terms of 1-15 years in prison.

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YouTuber Ruby Franke, a former family vlogger who pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse, was sentenced on Tuesday to four terms of one to 15 years in prison. Franke's prior business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, received the same sentence on Tuesday at Washington County 5th District Court in Utah.

Franke and Hildebrandt were charged with six counts of felony child abuse charges in September for abusing two of Franke's children. Both pleaded guilty to four of the six counts. The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole will determine the actual amount of time they spend in prison.

Read More: What to Know About YouTuber Ruby Franke's Child Abuse Case

At the sentencing hearing, Franke's two eldest children, Shari and Chad, joined their father, Kevin, in court and were seated in the front row. Franke apologized to the children in court. " I will never stop crying for hurting your tender souls. You're so precious to me, I'm sorry," Franke said.

In her statement, Hildebrandt said, "I desire for them to heal physically and emotionally. One of the reasons I did not go to trial is that I did not want them to emotionally relive the experience, which had been detrimental for them."

Franke and Hildebrandt were arrested on Aug. 31 after Franke's son climbed out of a window in Hildebrandt's home and ran to a neighbor's house, asking for help. He was found malnourished with duct tape on open wounds. Law enforcement later found Franke's 10-year-old daughter in the house, also malnourished, NBC News reports.

Franke was a popular vlogger whose YouTube channel "8 Passengers" had an audience of over two million people. On the channel, Franke shared parenting tips and talked about raising her six children, Shari, Chad, Abby, Julie, Russell, and Eve, whom she shared with her now ex-husband Kevin.

In 2022, she announced she would be launching a ConneXions YouTube page with Hildebrandt. ConneXions is a life coaching service that Hildebrandt had been running since 2007, and former clients told NBC Newsthat Hildebrandt did more harm than good. As a life coach, Hildebrandt "methodically separated spouses, pathologized patients' behaviors as evidence of various addictions, and encouraged people to cut off others who weren't living in accordance with her teachings," NBC News reports. The two regularly shared discriminatory viewpoints on the YouTube channel. Insider wrote that Franke and Hildebrandt shared racist, homophobic, ableist, and transphobic comments on their channel.

Franke previously faced backlash for the content of some of her videos. In one video, her son Chad said that he had been sleeping on a beanbag chair for seven months, according to Insider. This prompted viewers to urge the Division of Child and Family Services to investigate the Franke household in 2020. They did, but that investigation was closed due to the "claims being unsupported."

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Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt Sentenced to Up to 60 Years

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The popular YouTuber Ruby Franke was sentenced to four sentences of one to 15 years in prison

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THE MOON IS GETTING A NEW TIME ZONE??????

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THE MOON IS GETTING A NEW TIME ZONE??????

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NASA says that the moon is getting its own lunar time standard. It will only be 58.7 seconds later than Earths. This will help spark a new commerical market on the moon, as transportation for Earth to the Moon and resource mining on the moon is expected to start in 2030's. I guess life on mars isn't too far in the future

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/moon-time-zone-coordinated-lunar-time-ltc-cbs-explains/

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The moon could soon get its own time zone.

The White House is directing NASA to work with other government agencies to develop a lunar-based time system called Coordinated Lunar Time, abbreviated as LTC. The Biden administration has given the space agency until the end of 2026 to hammer out the new system.

According to a Tuesday memo from the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy, the goal is to create a standard time measurement that will help coordinate efforts as humanity returns to the moon for exploration and economic development. The reality of such developments is not far off, with Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander touching down on the moon earlier this year and NASA planning a manned landing in 2026.

"Over the next decade, the United States will work with allies and partners to return humans to the Moon and develop capabilities to enable an enduring presence," the White House memo said.

It added, "Knowledge of time in distant operating regimes is fundamental to the scientific discovery, economic development and international collaboration that form the basis of U.S. leadership in space."

Here's what to know about the moon time zone.

Why does the moon need its own time system?

Time on the moon moves differently than it does on Earth, which means that using the terrestrial time system, called Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC, wouldn't work.

UTC is tracked by the weighted average of hundreds of atomic clocks across the planet, with so-called leap seconds periodically added to keep it aligned with the planet's solar days. But time on Earth doesn't quite track with lunar time because of relativity, the White House memo noted.

In other words, someone on the moon would experience UTC time as distorted, with a terrestrial-based clock appearing to lose 58.7 microseconds each Earth day, the memo added.

That may seem like a tiny difference, but the issues could mount when coordinating activities on the moon, such as a spacecraft seeking to dock on the moon or to undertake a data transfer at a specific time.

Will other countries use the same lunar time zone?

That's the goal. NASA is aiming to create LTC as the "international standard through existing standards bodies, and among the Artemis Accords signatories," according to the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

The Artemis Accords, a pact signed by dozens of nations, sets principles for exploration and development of the moon, Mars and asteroids. Countries continue to sign the pact, with Uruguay signing in February. Two major nations, China and Russia, have yet to come aboard.

What kind of economic development could occur on the moon?

The moon could represent a new commercial market in the 2030s and beyond, according to a 2022 NASA report about the Artemis Program.

Companies are likely to sell services such as transportation between Earth and the moon, as well as explore water extraction and resource mining activities, the report noted. Last year, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency tapped 14 companies to explore commercial activity on the moon, including Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX.

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The White House wants to create a time system for the moon, in part to help promote economic opportunities for lunar travel.

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GYPSY ROSE BLANCHARD              New Nose, New Me ...FIRST PHOTO POST-PLASTIC SURGERY

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GYPSY ROSE BLANCHARD              New Nose, New Me ...FIRST PHOTO POST-PLASTIC SURGERY

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Gypsy officially changed her look after recently filling for divorce from her husband. She underwent plastic surgery on Friday and TMZ was the first to publish after-surgery pics. Blanchard underwent a combination of rhinoplasty and septoplasty performed by a respected surgeon in Louisiana by the name of Dr. Jeffrey J. Joseph. It was reported that the procedure went well, and Gypsy's super stoked to see how she looks after she's totally healed up.

https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/06/gypsy-rose-blanchard-first-photo-after-nose-job/

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Riize Member 'Seunghan' Set to Return to Group Activities in May

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Riize Member 'Seunghan' Set to Return to Group Activities in May

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After being on hiatus since November due to dating rumors and smoking speculation, music company SM sets out a statement displaying their excitement on his return to the group. He will be present in Riize's next comeback.

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Kpop Group StayC finally coming back ⁉🔥🤯 

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Kpop Group StayC has announced their first full album. This album will be released May 1st! Look forward to it!

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States that have Banned abortion are now Denying Women Potentially Lifesaving Healthcare In Fear of Losing their jobs

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States that have Banned abortion are now Denying Women Potentially Lifesaving Healthcare In Fear of Losing their jobs

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A story of a Tennessee woman struggling to be provided an abortion, after being diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening pregnancy diagnosis, has shown more light on the ways the overturning of Roe v Wade nearly to years ago has affected the medical world surrounding this issue.

Dr. Sarah Osmundson was trying to create a case for a suffering pregnant patient of hers, so she would be able to get an abortion. The fetus was developing without a skull, which could have caused a severe build-up of amniotic fluid that would have become lethal for the woman. Once she presented her case, replies came, and one doctor said they were not "brave enough" (Surana, 2024).

This sparked ProPublica reporters and journalists to do some digging, and doctors in 9 other states where abortion was either banned or had very strict rules, described the struggles with having to choose between their livelihoods and their patients'. In fear of having to do prison time or possibly having their medical license taken away, many doctors have simply denied abortions to their patients, or referred them out of state. This happened a lot, even if the patients were in conditions that could have met the states' strict policies, in fear of meeting the consequences of performing the procedure, the doctors still denied to do them. Cases like this most often happened in less-resourced hospitals that ProPublica interviewed. Since they have less resources, many of those hospitals aren't able to provide legal protection to help someone being prosecuted. This has caused many doctors to deny treating pregnant patients for things other than their pregnancy. For example, an oncologist was reluctant to provide chemotherapy to a pregnant woman who wanted to continue with her therapy, as it could be seen as a way of abortion if the fetus had died from it.

Doctors don't want to lose their license, and anti-abortion laws and lobbyists are very unclear about what should be done to avoid going to prison, or having a bunch of people die, and the problem is not changing.

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In Tennessee and other states that banned abortion, doctors are left to debate high-risk pregnancy cases with their colleagues. ProPublica takes an exclusive look inside those discussions.

Sitting at her computer one day in late December, Dr. Sarah Osmundson mustered her best argument to approve an abortion for a suffering patient.

The woman was 14 weeks pregnant when she learned her fetus was developing without a skull. This increased the likelihood of a severe buildup of amniotic fluid, which could cause her uterus to rupture and possibly kill her. Osmundson, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who helps patients navigate high-risk pregnancies, knew that outcome was uncommon, but she had seen it happen.

She drafted an email to her colleagues on the Nashville hospital's abortion committee, arguing that the risk was significant enough to meet the slim exception to Tennessee's strict abortion ban, which allows termination only when "necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or to prevent serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function." She pleaded with her fellow doctors to spare this woman the gamble when her baby wasn't even viable.

Then came the replies.

One doctor wasn't "brave enough."

Another urged her to consider the optics - approving an abortion in this case could be seen as "cavalier" and trying to circumvent the law. "I'm saying this because I care about you and your personal liberties," the doctor said.

To Osmundson, the responses reflected just how much abortion bans had warped doctors' decision-making and forced them to violate the ethics of their profession, which require acting in the best interests of their patients.

Most medical exceptions in abortion bans only allow the procedure to "save the life of the mother." But there is a wide spectrum of health risks patients can face during pregnancy, and even those that are potentially fatal could fall outside of the exceptions, depending on how the law is interpreted and enforced. Without clarification from legislators and prosecutors on how to handle the real-life nuances that have emerged in hospitals across America, doctors in abortion ban states say they are unable to provide care to high-risk pregnant patients that meets medical standards.

Under threat of prison time and professional ruin, they are finding their personal interests pitted against their patients' and are overriding their expert training for factors that have nothing to do with medicine, like political perceptions and laws they aren't qualified to interpret. As a result, some patients are forced to endure significant risks or must travel out of state if they want to end a pregnancy. Sometimes, their doctors aren't even giving them adequate information about the dangers they face.

Osmundson and 30 other doctors across nine states in which abortion is banned or restricted described to ProPublica the impossible landscape they must navigate in the nearly two years since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

It is one in which fetuses - some with no chance of survival - are being prioritized over their at-risk mothers and oncologists are hesitating to give chemotherapy to cancer patients for fear of legal consequences if it disrupts the pregnancies.

Doctors described the position they've been put in - denying abortions to high-risk patients who are begging for them - as "distressing," "untenable" and "insane." Speaking out about the broken system felt like the only way to not be complicit, Osmundson said. "It's going to take physicians coming together and saying: 'We're not going to participate in this. We're going to do what we think is right for patients.'"

Osmundson, who has worked at Vanderbilt for the past eight years, decided to share with ProPublica the inner workings of the hospital's abortion committee to give the public a rare glimpse into the tortured decisions she and her colleagues are being forced to make. It shows how maternal health care could be dramatically altered across America if Republicans gain control of Congress this fall and succeed in passing the nationwide ban that influential anti-abortion activists have long sought.

In a series of interviews, Osmundson detailed the deliberations in a wide variety of cases and described conversations and emails among doctors. She did not disclose the identities of patients or their individual files. ProPublica was able to confirm details with one patient and three colleagues familiar with the committee, some of whom were not willing to speak publicly for fear of professional repercussions. Vanderbilt declined to comment.

What she shared shows how the strictly written bans fail to account for a broad range of dangerous maternal health risks, leaving doctors to deny abortion requests for medical reasons like warning signs of preeclampsia, a potentially fatal blood pressure condition; complications related to Type 1 diabetes, which can cause vision loss, kidney disease and death; and conditions requiring patients to have their uteruses "cracked open" in order to give birth.

She's come to believe it's time to take abortion decisions out of doctors' hands and shift the final say to hospital lawyers and administrators. In her view, that's the only way to protect the independent judgment of the medical experts, who could make strong arguments in their patients' interests using research and data.

"I understand pragmatism," Osmundson told ProPublica. "I also don't want to have a patient die and be responsible for it."

She also thinks hospitals should require doctors to obtain informed consent from patients facing dangerous pregnancy complications, so that providers can't make decisions on their behalf without counseling them about their risk and getting their response. "In this climate, we've really diminished women's autonomy," she said. "If a patient says, 'I don't want to take on that risk,' we need to honor that."

A few months ago, she was on call caring for a patient who had developed severe high blood pressure near 24 weeks, a warning sign for preeclampsia, which can rapidly deteriorate and lead to organ damage or death. With her pregnancy at the edge of viability, the patient requested to have a cesarean section, Osmundson said, even though there was a significant chance the baby might not survive.

Osmundson said she scheduled the surgery. This was not considered an abortion, because the intent was still to deliver a live baby. But after her shift ended, Osmundson recalled, a colleague overrode her and kept the patient pregnant.

Osmundson and her colleagues launched the committee in fall 2022 to address a crisis they were seeing unfold in abortion ban states across the country and at Vanderbilt: Patients facing severe and urgent pregnancy complications were being denied care by hospitals where doctors were terrified about the new legal personal and professional risks.

With strength in numbers, the committee members would back one another up and aim to serve the most patients possible while staying within the law.

Since then, the committee has helped Vanderbilt doctors respond to the most severe emergencies. Abortion requests can hit the committee's inbox at any hour - at least two a month, but sometimes four in a week. When complications are urgently life-threatening - cardiac failure, Stage 3 kidney disease - doctors often coordinate through a few text messages and sign off that an abortion is medically indicated.

The committee has also developed critical protocols. If a patient's water breaks before a fetus is viable, the administration considers it a medical emergency because the patient has a high chance of developing sepsis, which can lead to death. In those cases, it's a blanket policy that doctors can offer abortion care, Osmundson said.

Other cases fall outside of the committee's power. Osmundson said she has seen some doctors avoid the issue entirely, never informing their patients about the option to terminate their risky pregnancies; those cases never make it to the committee's attention. The law also makes no exception for sexual assault or fetal anomaly cases, even when the pregnancy is not viable. Doctors direct these and other patients who want abortions to leave the state, if they can. In 2023, Osmundson counted 27 cases of nonviable pregnancies that were referred out of state.

It is those cases in the middle - potentially perilous, but not urgently deadly - that can feel like bombs hitting their inboxes, blasting shrapnel into the rest of their days as they turn over the particulars and try to come to a consensus.

The six doctors, five of whom are women, sometimes call one another up to hash it out. Other times, the discussion unfolds over email and can involve specialists from other departments. They respect one another and know they share the same goals, but the conversations can be heated and emotionally draining.

Last October, a challenging case came before the abortion committee, showcasing the murky limits of Tennessee's exception.

The patient was seven weeks pregnant and stable, but with a medical history that would make delivery very high risk. Surgeons would need to make a vertical incision on her abdomen - a procedure Osmundson described as "fileting" the uterus - that could lead to permanent bladder or bowel damage due to the patient's existing complications.

When Osmundson read the file, her mind ticked through worst-case scenarios if things didn't go well: The patient might need to use an ostomy bag attached to her abdomen to dispel waste. She could suffer severe blood loss or develop sepsis. She could die. The patient already had children and, in a letter to her doctors, requested an abortion.

The challenge for the doctors: The patient had no immediate complications; the potential emergency would not occur until the baby was at full term and doctors were performing surgery. Was it enough to predict that a patient might suffer "substantial and irreversible impairment" or death, based on past case studies? Or did the emergency need to have actually begun?

The law doesn't say. Nor does it give guidance on how doctors should interpret the spectrum of risk. Was a 50% chance of death or "substantial and irreversible impairment" enough to meet the standard of the law? Twenty percent? Ten? The law says only that an abortion must be "necessary" in a doctor's "reasonable" medical judgment.

Committee members could see how a zealous prosecutor might challenge that judgment. Doctors like Osmundson often help manage risk for patients who choose to go forward with dangerous pregnancies; some make it through with few long-term issues. It wasn't hard to imagine a scenario in which a prosecutor held up cases of women who had survived similar complications and pointed to one patient's abortion as a crime. The penalties for violating the ban include up to 10 years in prison and a $15,000 fine. Doctors can also lose their medical licenses if they are criminally charged. Many have expressed that they would not trust jurors without medical training to evaluate their cases and decide their fate.

In that October case, one doctor argued that the patient's condition did not fit the definition of a medical emergency because continuing the pregnancy itself would not cause direct harm to an organ - all of the risk would emerge at the time of delivery.

"Who are we to say what is too much or not enough risk?" another wrote. "Where is the line and why do we have to decide that?" But the doctor pointed out that if they offered the abortion, "nurses and other staff will be upset."

A third wrote: "I unfortunately don't think this meets the criteria for the law and my interpretation even though it is the ethical right thing to do."

A fourth: "If one of our purposes is to protect the physicians involved in the care of these patients, I think this case is too risky."

Osmundson bit her lips as she read the responses. After work, as she cooked dinner for her family and played with her kids, she couldn't stop thinking about the patient. It was one thing to choose to continue a high-risk pregnancy - another to be forced to. As a doctor who spent her career working with the most difficult cases, she knew better than anyone that even healthy pregnancies could suddenly turn life-threatening.

"I just watched a woman die from liver failure this weekend after a normal uncomplicated pregnancy," Osmundson told them. "I'm finding it morally repugnant to force anyone to continue a pregnancy for a potential life when the pregnancy poses a real threat to her life."

If the patient the committee was considering died, Osmundson felt they would all have blood on their hands.

"I cannot deny abortion care to a patient concerned about their medical safety," she wrote.

The group punted the decision until the university's ethics committee could weigh in.

The patient was left waiting on a faceless abortion committee to deliver its verdict as the clock ticked.

Soon after, Osmundson learned, the woman was no longer pregnant. Perhaps it was a miscarriage. Or perhaps, Osmundson thought, she had gotten fed up and taken measures into her own hands.

It saved the committee from making a difficult decision. This time.

The predicament is far worse at many other hospitals.

Plenty of doctors ProPublica interviewed don't work at a well-resourced institution or have an administration that has promised criminal defense if they are prosecuted. And some hospitals rely on state funding, leaving them subject to the demands of lawmakers who could request their emails and protocols, which are public record. Many doctors requested anonymity to speak about sensitive internal matters, fearful they could land on the radar of state officials looking to target abortion providers.

There were wide variations in how their hospitals have navigated the post-Roe reality. Some had abortion committees, but many relied on informal networks among colleagues to make decisions. A few had developed protocols like Vanderbilt's, but others still require signs of infection or bleeding in order to act, even in cases when a patient's water breaks before viability. "We are trying to push the idea that the harm does not have to be immediate," said Dr. Nisha Verma, an OB-GYN and abortion provider in Georgia. "But institutions want to protect themselves."

Doctors recounted nurses saying they weren't allowed to treat patients who needed urgent abortions to survive. One was bleeding out. Another was septic. "That's part of our risk," one doctor said. "You don't know who you are working with, who will decide you need to run this by the district attorney."

Doctors felt similar hesitation from their specialist colleagues, some of whom have balked at having to sign off on any abortion-related paperwork. One OB-GYN described trying to get a cardiologist to evaluate a pregnant patient with heart failure. "We got a 'Look, we know what you guys are doing and we don't agree with abortion, so we aren't going to say she can have an abortion,'" the doctor said.

In other cases, specialists have been afraid to treat patients for fear of accidentally causing harm to a fetus. One OB-GYN said an oncologist at their hospital was reluctant to provide cancer treatment for a patient who wanted to continue their pregnancy, in case chemotherapy were to be misconstrued as an abortion.

Some doctors feel that instead of offering backup, their hospitals have siloed all responsibility to a few providers who would take the fall if an abortion case were challenged. "Care was dependent on each case and who saw the patient and what their risk tolerance was and their views about abortion," said Dr. Jessica Tarleton, an OB-GYN and abortion provider in South Carolina who left her institution due to its handling of the ban. "It was like chaos all the time."

Doctors have no clarity on whether they could face repercussions for offering abortions for life-threatening health risks that aren't active emergencies.

Lawmakers and prosecutors don't want to offer it.

In Tennessee, legislators sided with an anti-abortion group last year to defeat an effort to include clear exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies and broader health risks. A lobbyist for the group opposed language that would allow doctors to provide abortions to "prevent" emergencies because, he said, "that would mean that the emergency hasn't even occurred yet." And Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is fighting a legal effort aimed at getting a judge to clarify the ban's exception; he argues that the state can't be held liable for doctors "overcomplying" for fear of violating the law. The case is ongoing.

Anti-abortion groups that support the bans have advocated for the narrowest possible interpretation of exceptions. "We would want a stricter standard," Blaine Conzatti, the president of Idaho Family Policy Center, told ProPublica in November. "The only appropriate reason for abortion would be treating the mother and the unintended consequence is the death of the preborn child."

Meanwhile, officials have doubled down on their warnings about the consequences if doctors go too far.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fought back against the Biden administration's federal guidance to offer abortion care for patients with medical complications and threatened doctors with prosecution if they complied with a court's order to offer emergency abortion care. And in Indiana, the Attorney General Todd Rokita investigated a doctor for sharing with the media that a 10-year-old rape victim had to go out of state to get an abortion.

"There aren't many people who want to risk or just rely on the goodwill of the legislature and the attorney general or any politician in our state," one doctor said. Penalties vary by state - in Texas a doctor could face 99 years behind bars.

No doctor has been prosecuted under their state's abortion ban. But the few public glimpses into judges' thinking hasn't provided reassurance. Recently, a Texas court denied a doctor's request to serve a woman who wanted an abortion because her fetus had a fatal anomaly. The doctor argued the woman shouldn't be subject to the risks of carrying to term a baby that would not survive. The court said the doctor hadn't proved her life was in danger.

Will a judge decide the same if a doctor is charged with a felony? Would a jury, or an appellate court, or ultimately the Supreme Court? "The bottom line," said Dr. Emily Patel, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Nebraska, "we don't know what [the exception] means and won't know until it's tested in a court of law."

No doctor wants to be the first to stand trial. "I don't know how you can overinterpret the law when you are looking at jail time," said Dr. Dawn Bingham, an OB-GYN in South Carolina. "A prudent person would hear that and go, 'Well I guess I will interpret that to be as safe as possible.'"

A year ago, Osmundson said, she could never have imagined arguing to strip her committee of its decision-making power and turning it into an advisory board. But now she believes it's the only way to shield doctors from the ethical conflict of denying patients evidence-based care. "I feel like these committees are kind of making physicians become complicit in an unethical and unjust system," she said.

Dr. Mack Goldberg, her committee colleague, knows the position perhaps better than anyone else. Unlike most of his colleagues, including Osmundson, he actually performs abortions; since clinics shuttered in the wake of the ban, he's one of the only people in the state with the expertise and institutional support to do so for medical complications.

He knows the hospital submits paperwork to the state after each one. And while he recognizes that his colleagues are putting their names on the decisions, he feels more exposed. He often can't shake the feeling of being constantly on call, his livelihood perpetually on the line, a burning question in the back of his mind: "When push comes to shove, if I ever got trudged through a court case, how many people will truly have my back?"

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Despite all of the anguish it causes him to turn away some patients, Goldberg disagrees with Osmundson. He believes it's important for doctors to continue walking the tightrope: Do as much as possible with the support of colleagues and their institution, while being honest with patients about their risks and options. He feels the committee has made it possible for him to save some lives by acting quickly, and he doesn't want to leave the call to hospital administrators and lawyers, who may be even more risk averse.

"We are on the front lines," he said. "At the end of the day, the patients are staring right in our faces."

Late last year, he sighed heavily as he counseled the woman whose baby was developing without a skull and gently told her what he tells all of his patients in her position: that he had the training to help her, but because of Tennessee's laws, he might face prosecution and jail time if he did. He had a baby at home and couldn't take that risk, he explained. Instead he would refer her to options outside the state.

The patient, Charlotte Miller, told ProPublica she understood and appreciated his thorough counseling. But she was stricken to realize it would have been different had they been in her home state of Colorado.

When the 22-year-old sat across from Goldberg in his office, all she knew was that she didn't want to spend the next six months putting her body through the hardships of pregnancy to give birth to a baby that would never survive.

Her first pregnancy had been challenging. She struggled with worsened asthma and endometriosis, a painful condition in which tissue grows outside of the uterus. The toll on her mental health alone would be enormous, she believed, and she didn't want to risk any unexpected complications that could make getting pregnant again more difficult. She desperately desired another child, but in this case, the best option, she was certain, would be to deliver her baby as soon as possible - to have the chance to hold him and say goodbye.

Instead, her family would have to scrape together more than $1,200, a week of her partner's paycheck as a waiter, so she could travel to a clinic in Illinois. There, her only choice would be a dilation and evacuation procedure while unconscious, not a delivery in which her baby could emerge intact and she could hold him in his last moments. Before it came to that, she lost the pregnancy naturally.

She'd been unaware of the committee's debate about her health risks. When she learned of it, it only affirmed what she'd come to believe: "It's just so disheartening to me that doctors can want to provide me care and not be able to because of what a law says, for fear that they would have repercussions."

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Their States Banned Abortion. Doctors Now Say They Can't Give Women Potential Lifesaving Care.

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In Tennessee and other states that banned abortion, doctors are left to debate high-risk pregnancy cases with their colleagues. ProPublica takes an exclusive look inside those discussions.

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Oman Joins the List of Middle Eastern Countries to Order Israel to End it's Occupation of Palestinian Territory

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On day 5 of the International Court of Justice hearing, Oman, Qatar, Pakistan, Malaysia and the United Kingdom were expected to deliver their positions. The hearing was called as a result of a request by the UN General Assembly for a general opinion on Israel's occupation of Palestine.

Countries consisting of the UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the Netherlands Ziad Al-Atiyah have already spoken out against Israel's actions during the meeting. Qatar's ambassador spoke to Netherlands pointing out that "In the West Bank, “civilian casualties are not just collateral damage in Israeli attacks, they are the main target" " and that "Israel’s victims are often children.” (Arab News, 2024).

During the meeting, the ICJ members were told to take the illegal annexation of Palestine that led to the obstruction of Palestinian's right to self-determination into account. Most points provided were on the side of Palestine in this hearing.

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DUBAI: The International Court of Justice, the UN's top court, on Friday continued its hearing from dozens of states and three international organizations who question the legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.

Representatives from countries including Qatar, Oman, Pakistan, Malaysia and the United Kingdom were expected to deliver their positions during the fourth day of the hearing at the ICJ, also known as the World Court.

Speakers from the UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have already demanded Israel end its occupation of the Palestinian territories, with the Kingdom's envoy to the Netherlands Ziad Al-Atiyah stating Israel's continued actions were legally indefensible.

The hearing follows a request by the UN General Assembly for an advisory, or non-binding, opinion on the occupation in 2022. More than 50 states will present arguments until Feb. 26.

Mutlaq Al-Qahtani, Qatar's ambassador to Netherlands.

Mutlaq Al-Qahtani, Qatar's ambassador to Netherlands, has told the World Court that "Israel was waging a genocidal war on the people of Gaza".

"While all eyes are on Gaza, the situation in the West Bank is deteriorating," Al-Qahtani commented.

In the West Bank, "civilian casualties are not just collateral damage in Israeli attacks, they are the main target... Israel's victims are often children."

Pakistan's Minister for Law and Justice, Ahmed Irfan Aslam.

Pakistan's Minister for Law and Justice, Ahmed Irfan Aslam, said that while Israel's annexation of Palestinian lands in East Jerusalem was de jure and the rest of territory was de facto, "the formal characterization matters little."

"Pakistan believes that the two-state solution must be the basis for peace," the minister said in his remarks.

As an occupying power, "Israel has disowned its basic duties. Its policies and practices of occupation denied the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and amount to systematic racial discrimination and serious violations of international humanitarian law and human rights."

Oman's ambassador to Netherlands Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Salim bin Hamad Al-Harthi.

Oman's ambassador to Netherlands Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Salim bin Hamad Al-Harthi, in his opening statements before the ICJ judges, said that the "international community has failed to assist the people of Palestine in having their own independent state."

The envoy also told ICJ judges to take into account the illegal annexation of Palestinian land and the obstruction of Palestinian right to self-determination.

"Israel should immediately end the occupation of Palestinian territory," he said.

"The international community has an obligation to prevent the unlawful annexation of Palestinian land."

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Day 5 at ICJ hearing: Oman says Israel must immediately end occupation of Palestinian territory

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DUBAI: The International Court of Justice, the UN's top court, on Friday continued its hearing from dozens of states and three international organizations who question the legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.

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Ex-NY Times editor says he was shamed by HR, colleagues for saying he liked Chick-fil-A during orientation: ‘They hate gay people’

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Ex-NY Times editor says he was shamed by HR, colleagues for saying he liked Chick-fil-A during orientation: ‘They hate gay people’

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A former opinion editor for the New York Times said office colleagues shamed him for saying he loved the spicy chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A, with an HR rep claiming that owners of the fast-food chain “hate gay people.” At an orientation for new hires, Rubenstein, who left the Times in 2021, said he was asked to tell his new co-workers what his favorite sandwich was as part of an ice-breaking game.

“The spicy chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A,” he replied, saying that the response made him feel as if he “considered the ice broken.” He was later told by the HR department that "We don't do that here.They hate gay people."

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Tom Homan warns Biden is 'not being honest' with Americans over immigration crisis

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Tom Homan warns Biden is 'not being honest' with Americans over immigration crisis

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Fox News: The Ingraham Angle is a mainly opinionated new network and it focuses mainly on political issues, making it partisan biased. The Tom Homan's political views go against Biden as he served as an acting director during the Trump Administration and this heavily influences the article. Tone is the form of bias used. Listen and watch more at https://www.foxnews.com/video/6347891675112

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This article is written about Donald Trump's antics. The author is democratic as opposed to Trump being a republican figure due to this the article displays partisan bias. The bias is in the form of tone.

Read the article here: https://truthout.org/articles/trump-isnt-simply-ignorant-of-the-constitution-hes-outright-hostile-to-it/

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the Hyatt Hotel on December 13, 2023, in Coralville, Iowa.

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When the Civil War ended in 1865, the 76-year-old Constitution needed an upgrading and those leading the country did indeed dramatically transform it with the passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, known collectively as the Reconstruction Era amendments. The 13th (1865) abolished slavery, while the 15th (1870) gave voting rights to newly freed Black men.

However, it was the 14th Amendment, first drafted in 1866 and ratified in 1868, that would prove the most far-reaching and that today sits all too squarely between Donald Trump and his white nationalist and authoritarian dreams. While much attention has been rightfully focused on its "insurrection" clause (Section 3) and whether, thanks to it, Trump should be allowed to hold office, given his role in the January 6th attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, his actions are also at odds with other key provisions of that amendment.

Trump's Constitutional Indiscretions

It hardly needs to be said that Donald Trump is no constitutional scholar. At this point, though, there can be little doubt that his instincts are distinctly focused on some version of autocratic rule and white male privilege. No surprise then that, in his adult life, including as president, he's staked out positions and advocated policies that distinctly conflict with the letter of, and the tone of, the 14th Amendment.

Mind you, he's brazenly violated other parts of the Constitution as well, including the "emoluments" clause of Article 1, Section 6, and the "appropriations" clause of Article 1, Section 9. The foreign emolument section states that, without congressional assent, neither the president nor other office holders can "accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State." Yet, as the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee documented, "Trump's businesses received at least $7.8 million in payments from foreign governments and government-backed entities from 20 countries," in itself adding up to a set of gifts (or do I mean grifts?) of historic proportions. Moreover, that figure is undoubtedly a significant underestimate of what he actually received. According to reporting by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Trump's businesses took in more than $160 million from international sources during his presidency.

He also got away with violating the constitutional authority given only to Congress to appropriate federal spending by stealing funds from the military to try to build his border wall. To be specific, he diverted $2.5 billion from the military's construction budget to that wall project of his. In June 2020, a federal appeals court found that the administration had acted illegally. By then, however, the money had been spent and Trump's tenure would soon come to an end.

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Only Sonia Sotomayor appears willing to obey the command of the Disqualification Clause of the 14th Amendment.

Preserving the 14th Amendment

Undoubtedly, however, his determination to put the 14th Amendment in the trashcan of history should draw the most concern. The rights that U.S. citizens cherish - from basic civil and human ones to not being ruled by insurrectionists - are most strongly protected by provisions in that amendment. The struggle to constitutionalize equal rights was one of the most important for the Black community after the Civil War. In November 1865, for example, a "54-foot long petition signed by hundreds of men," organized by the State Convention of Colored People of South Carolina, was submitted to Congress demanding "equal rights before the law," "an equal voice," and "the elective franchise."

The first line of the 14th Amendment states that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." Known as the "birthright citizenship" statement, it has almost universally been interpreted to mean that anyone born within the territory of the United States is automatically a full citizen. More than 30 countries have the principle of " jus soli" (of the soil) allowing citizenship with no qualifications to, or restrictions on, those born there, regardless of the status of their parents. Among the countries with no restrictions are Brazil, Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Guyana, Mexico, Tanzania, Tuvalu, and the United States.

That statement was included in the 14th Amendment specifically to revoke the Supreme Court's pre-Civil War 1857 Dred Scott v. Sanford decision - one of the most egregious it ever made - denying citizenship and any rights to Black people in the United States. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney infamously wrote that Black people and their descendants "had for more than a century been regarded as beings of an inferior order... they had no rights which the white man was bound to respect."

In the post-Civil War environment, that ruling clearly had to be corrected and so the 14th Amendment's congressional authors wrote it in such a way as to include not just newly freed slaves but anyone born in the United States. (The one all-too-ironic and shameful exception was Native Americans who weren't given legal citizenship until 1924 under the Indian Citizenship Act.)

Donald Trump has long expressed a deep opposition to birthright citizenship. He and much of the far right refer to it derogatorily as "birth tourism" and claim that thousands of women are coming to this country just to have children who would automatically become citizens. There should be no doubt that he and his followers are speaking of immigrants of color from the global South. When elected in 2016, he promptly declared that he would abolish birthright citizenship with an executive order. He was then informed that such an order would never stand up legally and only in January 2020 did he finally propose new rules for the State Department that were meant to stop it from issuing visas to visitors coming to this country supposedly for the purpose of birth tourism. It was notable, by the way, that the nations of Western Europe were excluded from those rules, which in any case were so vague as to be impossible to enforce without breaking laws on privacy. Ultimately, the consensus among scholars is that it would take a constitutional amendment to end what is now a constitutional right.

Yet Trump continues to declare that, should he win the presidency in 2024, one of his priorities will indeed be to abolish birthright citizenship. As he put it last year, "As part of my plan to secure the border, on Day One of my new term in office, I will sign an executive order making clear to federal agencies that under the correct interpretation of the law, going forward, the future children of illegal aliens will not receive automatic U.S. citizenship." His contention that he has a "correct" interpretation of the law is distinctly in conflict with the history of past challenges to that amendment. Previous Supreme Courts, whether dominated by liberals or conservatives, have upheld birthright citizenship on numerous occasions, starting with the 1898 Wong Kim Ark case. Trump, of course, is betting that his three appointments to the court and at least two other conservative justices will finally break with such precedents.

Section 1 of the 14th Amendment also guarantees "due process" and "equal protection under the laws." That "due process" clause was specifically meant to stop southern whites who returned to power in the post-Civil War era from passing state laws and enacting other policies that would legally treat newly freed Blacks differently. In the immediate aftermath of the war, however, "Black codes" were indeed enacted by pro-slavery whites in southern legislatures. As a result, Congress felt called upon to pass laws, known as the Enforcement Acts, meant to ensure that the 14th and 15th Amendments would be the law of the land and that the rights of Black people would be protected.

In 1896, equal protection for African Americans and other people of color would nonetheless be nearly trampled to death by the Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson. That decision, in fact, would sanction racial segregation thanks to a perverse interpretation of the 14th Amendment under the banner of "separate but equal" (which, of course, actually meant separate and distinctly unequal). Almost 60 years of Jim Crow segregation followed until, in 1955, the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education ruling reinterpreted the equal protection clause to ensure that "separate" could never be interpreted to mean "equal."

Trump, however, has demonstrated strikingly little fealty to the principle of due process for all. From his 1989 call for the death penalty for five young Black and Brown men before they even had a trial to his threatening insistence that Hillary Clinton and others of his political opponents be jailed based purely on personal grievances and vendettas, he's never faintly respected the constitutional rights of others. He's called for protesters to be beaten at his rallies and mused that Black Lives Matter activists should be shot in the legs at demonstrations.

When it came to foreign policy and immigration policy, his administration (with his fervent backing) separated children from their parents in a fierce crackdown on undocumented aliens, while he demanded a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the U.S." In addition to the racism and cruelty of such policies, they plainly violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

For the Civil Rights Movement and, more broadly, all movements for social justice and human rights in the United States, the equal protection clause has proven decisive. The 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act were typically passed on the principle of "equal protection." It was also the basis for ending bans on interracial marriage ( Loving v. Virginia), providing abortion rights to women nationally ( Roe v. Wade), and allowing same-sex marriage in every state ( Obergefell v. Hodges).

As demonstrated by their rulings to end Roe, as well as affirmative action in university admissions (with the exception of military academies like West Point), Trump-appointed Supreme Court justices simply don't believe in equal protection. For a candidate and party that brand themselves as proponents of "law-and-order" above all else, it's clear that a reactionary version of "order" is significantly more important than fairness or the equal application of the rule of law to every citizen.

Insurrectionists Can't Hold Office

Of course, as even certain conservative legal scholars have noted, Trump played a key role in launching the January 6th insurrection and, under the third section of the 14th Amendment, should be ineligible to run again for president. As that section reads, someone - an officer of state - who violates his or her oath "to support the Constitution of the United States" and who "shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof" cannot hold office.

Thanks to Trump, millions of Americans now believe that he won an election he distinctly lost. Although he was told by most of his own experts and in dozens of court decisions that he had done so, he didn't bother to share that information with his followers. Instead, he continued to foster misinformation and deep anger about that election. Without him, that crowd would never have gathered in Washington to "save America" and "stop the steal." ("Be there, will be wild!" he tweeted to his followers.) Without him, its participants wouldn't have gone to the Capitol. Without his exhortations that they needed to "fight like hell," that crowd he was addressing at the Ellipse in Washington on January 6, 2021, might never have become quite so riled up.

Courts in Colorado and Maine have determined that Trump should not be allowed to stay on the ballot because of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. In about half of the other states, cases have been filed to remove him due to his role in the insurrection (something on which the Supreme Court will seemingly soon rule).

Most telling, when it came to his cavalier disregard for constitutional rule, has been his claim that, since the oath of office he took as president only required him to "preserve, protect, and defend" the Constitution, he wasn't obliged (as Section 3 demands) to "support the Constitution" on January 6th, a distinction only someone as venal as Trump would have made. But as CREW noted in response to the petition from Trump's lawyers in the Colorado case, "The Constitution itself, historical context, and common sense, all make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment's disqualification clause extends to the President and the Presidency."

Even conservative lawyers J. Michael Luttig, Peter Keisler, Larry Thompson, Stuart Gerson, and Donald Ayer have argued in their amicus brief in the case that "Trump incited the threat and use of violent force as his last opportunity to stop the peaceful transfer of executive power." They state unequivocally that he "had the intent that the armed mob, at the very least, threaten physical force on January 6, 2021, in response to his speech on the Ellipse." And to be clear, as legal scholar and civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill argues in her brilliant amicus brief, Trump's insurrection was targeted, in part, against the votes of African Americans.

No Understanding of, or Desire to Understand, the Constitution

In July 2016, as he was about to secure the Republican nomination for president, Trump had a closed-door meeting with House Republicans. In responding to a question about Article 1 of the Constitution that addresses the responsibilities, powers, and limits of the president, Trump stated: "I'm for Article I, I'm for Article II, I'm for Article XII."

There are, in fact, only seven Articles in the U.S. Constitution.

From the day Donald Trump took office, he had no intention to "preserve, protect, and defend," no less "support" the Constitution. Instead, he essentially ran roughshod over much of that document. And the issue was never simply his ignorance of the Constitution (though that should be taken for granted), but his outright hostility to it. That he has not yet been held accountable for that should be considered a disgrace in this era and will undoubtedly be seen as such by generations to come. Today, as in the years after its passage to defend the rights of the newly freed, the enforcement of the 14th Amendment remains as much a political question as a legal one.

In a sense, it couldn't be simpler. President Donald Trump was an officer of the United States who incited and engaged in insurrection and so should be disqualified from ever again holding the office of the presidency. However, based on skeptical questioning by both liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices at the February 8th hearing on the case, it appears that the court will likely not allow Colorado or any other state to bar Trump from the ballot. If so, the Trump danger will continue - for now.

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Famous Mizrahi singer Lior Farhi passed away on Monday in his home after suffering cardiac arrest. Farhi's brother, Zvulun, told Walla that he passed away in his sleep. Lior was 53 years old and was part of the music industry since he was a teenager. Farhi's family gave a statement saying "He was one of the milestones of Israeli music and dedicated his life to the preservation of Mizrahi music." He will be missed by many.

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Through extensive research, it was determined that Black hip-hop influenced black Muslims to embrace their heritage and culture. Black Hip-Hop depicts images of gun and police violence, the struggles of black people, and facts that aren't said out loud.

Read more here: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/2/10/black-power-edutainment-the-political-roots-of-hip-hop-music

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Grandmaster Flash, DJ Kool Herc (widely credited with kick-starting the hip-hop movement in 1973), Afrika Bambaataa and Chuck D in November 1993, New York City [Kevin Mazur/WireImage]

Rats in the front room, roaches in the back
Junkies in the alley with a baseball bat
I tried to get away but I couldn't get far
'Cause the man with the tow truck repossessed my car.

It was 1982, and as New York was emerging from one of the worst financial crises in its history, these lyrics by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five struck a chord with listeners. The Message, a gritty indictment of the city's failed institutions, is broadly viewed as the origin of political hip-hop in the US.

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"You are into the blowback against the civil rights and Black power movements, where people are trying to roll back the gains that were made during that time frame," political scientist Adolphus Belk, co-author of For the Culture: Hip-Hop and the Fight for Social Justice, told Al Jazeera.

The song's success was intertwined with the rise of Ronald Reagan, who served as US president for most of the 1980s, Belk noted. Reaganomics, the term applied to his neoliberal economic policies, rewarded the managerial class while neglecting society's most vulnerable communities - disproportionately African Americans and Latinos.

The newly created "marginalised class" in the inner cities would be plagued by poverty, bad schools, drugs and gang violence, while arts programmes suffered massive cuts. "So we went from good times to hard times, and the music changed to reflect what was happening in the society," Belk said.

The seeds of hip-hop's countercultural movement had begun to sprout a decade earlier, in August 1973, when Clive Campbell, better known as DJ Kool Herc, threw a back-to-school party with his sister in the Bronx borough of New York.

They needed a musical act, but hiring one would have been prohibitively expensive. Instead, Kool Herc brought out his own sound system and did what he did best, jumping from one record's break to another with expert timing.

"He revolted. He did not want to play the disco music we heard on the radio," rapper Kurtis Blow said in the Netflix series, Hip-Hop Evolution. "He wanted to give us the music that we grew up on - the soul music. And it was incredible, because in a world of disco, here is this DJ coming out playing this special kind of music. And this was so important to the birth of hip-hop, that we're going to be playing funk music."

Hip-hop has since grown into a culturally impactful form of artistic expression, gaining millions of fans while tapping into global phenomena. Its addictive beats and powerful political messaging, experts say, have propelled the genre's broad appeal, from the US to the Global South.

This momentum began to build when Rapper's Delight, released by The Sugarhill Gang in 1979, was credited with introducing hip-hop to an audience outside the five boroughs of New York. Borrowing from the glitzy and fun-filled themes of mainstream music, the song appealed to a wide cross section of music fans, eventually planting itself on popular shows such as American Bandstand and Soul Train.

Sending a message

In the years that followed, spurred on by The Message, a budding movement grew alongside the glamorous world of party hip-hop. Through the late 1980s and early 90s, Afrocentricity and Black consciousness started to permeate the culture, Belk noted.

In 1989, artist KRS-One - who popularised the term "edutainment" to describe the use of social commentary via hip-hop music - co-founded a movement called Stop the Violence. Its goal was to address the pervasive violence in Black communities.

The movement released a single titled Self Destruction, accompanied by a music video that delivered anti-violence messaging. It was an unprecedented moment in the industry, spurring other artists to follow suit by tackling issues such as gang violence in their lyrics. Notably, while Self-Destruction focused on artists from the US East Coast scene, a group of artists on the West Coast were inspired to release a complementary track the following year titled We're All in the Same Gang.

In this era, the political lane of hip-hop functioned like an unofficial advocacy group to combat social ills, experts say.

One of the many pioneers of political hip-hop was Public Enemy, whose very name refers to the marginalisation and targeting of Black people in the US. The group's work evokes the messaging of organisations such as the Black Panthers and the Nation of Islam, which advocate for African-American rights.

Lakim Shabazz, perhaps best known for his 1988 single Black is Back, was heavily influenced by the Nation of Islam and its offshoot, the Five-Percent Nation. He espoused the importance of Black nationalism and community self-determination in his lyrics:
We got to struggle and fight against apartheid
Who are these people tellin' us where to live and die?

Such influences can be found in intros and songs across the genre, with terms such as "knowledge of self" and "dropping jewels" - attributed to the Five-Percent Nation - becoming hip-hop staples.

"Early hip-hop pioneers talk about the influence of the Nation of Islam in particular, and the messages of community empowerment, self-determination and upliftment," Su'ad Abdul Khabeer, a professor of Arab and Muslim American studies and author of Muslim Cool: Race, Religion, and Hip Hop in the United States, told Al Jazeera.

Many hip-hop songs and skits are peppered with language and speeches that pay tribute to Black Islam. Big Daddy Kane's 1988 song Ain't No Half-Steppin' contains the lyrics: "Hold up the peace sign, as-salaam alaikum", referencing the Arabic greeting. In the early 1990s, Brand Nubian released the album, In God We Trust, with the first track titled Allah U Akbar (Arabic for "God is the Greatest").

Queen Latifah, whose 1989 single Ladies First became an anthem for female empowerment, said she chose her name from an Arabic book and strove to present women as queens in charge of their own destinies.

As recently as 2020, rapper Busta Rhymes, a self-identified member of the Five-Percent Nation, featured Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on his album.

Shaping identities

The influence of Malcolm X, a Muslim American minister and human rights activist, has been particularly notable. His speeches were cut and remixed in songs throughout the 1990s, a trend that continues to this day.

Gang Starr's Tonz 'O' Gunz, released in 1994 to address the scourge of illegal guns in Black neighbourhoods, kicks off with a snippet from a 1963 speech by Malcolm X: "If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it's wrong to be violent defending Black women and Black children and Black babies and Black men, then it's wrong for America to draft us and make us violent abroad in defence of her."

The album By All Means Necessary released in 1988 by Boogie Down Productions, drew inspiration for its cover art from the famous photo of Malcolm X peeking through a window while holding a rifle as he guarded his family.

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More recently, in a 2022 song titled Michael & Quincy, the American rapper, Nas, referenced the assassination of Malcolm X at the Audubon Ballroom in New York in 1965, with the lyrics:
Malcolm X departed at the Audubon
Seen so many slaughtered I'm numb, never mortified.

While some artists explicitly embrace their Muslim identity, others incorporate such references more subtly, or use hip-hop as a means of expressing their unique experiences, experts say. Just last month, The Jacka, a Muslim lyricist who was shot dead in California in 2015, was honoured with a local art exhibition showcasing his connection with Islam and his impact on the hip-hop scene.

"Black Islam shapes hip-hop. Hip-hop shapes young Muslims to return them to Black Islam," Khabeer said. While various artists might relate to Islam in different ways, she added, "what they share is an engagement with the Muslim tradition and its unwavering commitment to Black liberation".

'On the front lines'

Today, that legacy remains intact, even though political hip-hop might not be as prominent as it was in decades past. According to industry experts, gone are the days when many radio DJs had the autonomy and independence to become tastemakers, as media companies have bought up radio stations and exerted ever-greater control over music promotions. The modern music economy and streaming culture have also dramatically changed how fans discover music.

Wise Intelligent, an American hip-hop artist and author of 3/5 an MC: The Manufacturing of a Dumbed Down Rapper, told Al Jazeera that the genre's heyday in the 1990s "was a time when the corporations didn't really understand the power of hip-hop, its influence".

"These youth, they're mobilising youth against police terrorism, Rodney King, apartheid South Africa - all of these things," he said. "The hip-hop community was on the ground, and in the messaging it was, we were on the front lines."

Indeed, police brutality has long been a common topic in hip-hop, from Large Professor's Just a Friendly Game of Baseball, which uses the sport as an analogy for how police officers have brutalised members of the Black community, to Rapsody's 12 Problems, which highlights the lack of official accountability.

Lil Baby, an artist not necessarily known for touching on political subjects, released The Bigger Picture in 2020, with an accompanying video about George Floyd, a Black man whose murder by a Minneapolis police officer sparked massive street protests.

Political topics covered by hip-hop tracks range from the mainstream to the obscure, from the global to the hyperlocal. Public Enemy's By the Time I Get to Arizona served as a protest against the state's decision in 1987 to cancel Martin Luther King Jr Day.

Beef by KRS-One, a song about the politics of mass meat production, touts the benefits of vegetarianism and points to the pitfalls of the agribusiness industry:
He has drugs to make the cow grow quicker
Through the stress the cow gets sicker
Twenty-one different drugs are pumped
Into the cow in one big lump.

In a similar vein, Be Healthy by Dead Prez, released in the year 2000, sounds almost like a public service announcement for having a balanced diet:
I don't eat no meat, no dairy, no sweets
Only ripe vegetables, fresh fruit and whole wheat
I'm from the old school, my household smell like soul food, bro
Curried falafel, barbecued tofu.

Worldwide reach

Although American artists ushered in the era of social commentary via hip-hop, its reach today extends far beyond the West, with lyricists emerging everywhere from the Global South to countries at war.

In Senegal, hip-hop duo Keyti and Xuman address many of the country's social and political ills through their music; in a project called Journal Rappe, they rap about the latest news, tackling topics that range from terrorism to religion. In Ukraine, which has been at war since Russia's February 2022 invasion, Alyona Alyona covers everything from body positivity to the ongoing devastation of her country.

In Israel, the controversial track, Charbu Darbu, by hip-hop duo Ness and Stilla - which describes Israeli army units "raining hell" on the "rats" advocating for Palestine - rose to the top of the charts in the wake of the 7 October Hamas attacks, as the Israeli military launched a relentless bombardment of Gaza that has killed more than 26,000 people.

Days after the release of Charbu Darbu, British hip-hop artist and pro-Palestinian activist Lowkey released his own track in solidarity with the people of Gaza. He told Al Jazeera: "I hope that the song can serve as a small part of driving home just how significant these events are for us as humanity. This is a really horrific chapter in human history when it comes to this issue of control and attempt to subjugate a population."

Regardless of their historical or cultural backgrounds, artists from around the world have for decades used hip-hop as a vehicle for their political views and social ideals. When institutional shortfalls are identified, their lyricism can step in as a reminder that a course correction is needed, experts say.

It can also spur action. Record executive Russell Simmons, co-founder of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, used the platform to raise awareness about the need for drug law reforms in New York state in 2003. The following year, new legislation was passed to ease sentencing restrictions for drug offenders.

To this day, hip-hop's popularity endures, as advocates say the genre creates space for alternative ideas and ways of connecting with the world.

As KRS-One once said: "Rap is something you do; hip-hop is something you live."
Adisa Banjoko contributed to this story.

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The case that was supposed to remain a secret was released by the press on December 1, 2023. A women that wants to remain anonymous sued Foxx in 2015 for sexual assault. She claims that Foxx was intoxicated at the time, and then placed his hands under her shirt before sliding them into her pants and touching her genitalia. Foxx denied the claim.

https://pagesix.com/2023/12/01/celebrity-news/fearful-jamie-foxx-accuser-pleads-for-identity-to-remain-hidden-in-highly-sensitive-sexual-assault-lawsuit/

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Prince Harry's Witness Statement on the Mirror Trial

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Prince Harry's Witness Statement on the Mirror Trial

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Prince Harry accuses Piers Morgan of 'horrific personal attacks' against him and his wife Meghan Markle. Throughout this case journalists at Expose News have kept up with each trial update and statement from the parties involved. They brought into light more evidence apart from the case.

Read more here: https://expose.news/2023/06/06/prince-harrys-tear-stained-witness-statement-daily-mirror-hacking-and-blagging-made-my-life-hell-since-i-was-11-and-my-mums/

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Spanish Villages Take a Hit as Flowing Drinking Water Dwindles Due to Drought Emergency

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Spanish Villages Take a Hit as Flowing Drinking Water Dwindles Due to Drought Emergency

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In Spain, many villages are suffering due to the drought emergency, as the accessibility to drinking water decreases. Joan Torrent, a 64-year-old Gualbenc, says that the village Gualba used to be full of springs with fresh drinking water, but now there is only one left. This village, along with many others near Barcelona, have been taking the brunt of the damage from the drought, as marginally inconvenient walks to the local fountain turn into long drives to the next town over just to buy bottled water. Reservoirs and rainfall are at historical lows, with most being under 15% of their full capacity, due to droughts caused by climate change. Catalan authorities have declared a drought emergency, meaning the amount of water most citizens are allowed to use per day is 200 liters, even though the average per person is 116. Municipalities have warned about consequences if farmers and businesses fail to meet the water restrictions. https://apnews.com/article/climate-drought-spain-villages-catalonia-791dd212ab85245cc95a45d5a49f91cd

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TikTok killer’s mother groomed my son in secret love affair before murdering him, says grieving father

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TikTok killer’s mother groomed my son in secret love affair before murdering him, says grieving father

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Ansreen Bukhari, and her daughter, Mahek, were responsible for the death of Saquib Hussain. The issue began because Ansreen had embarked on a three-year affair with Saqib Hussain and he threatened to expose the affair to Ansreen's son and husband. Mahek is a social media influencer with a large following and her role in this was recruiting a group of men to "jump" Hussain. This killing was an attempt to cover up Ansreen's affair. Read more at https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/tiktok-murders-documentary-victim-mahek-ansreen-bukhari-b2487143.html !

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SZA Confirms A Collab with Paramore is "In the Works"

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Haley Williams the groups front-woman confirms that she likes SZA's voice and style. She explains that she believes SZA would fit well in alternative music. In an Apple Music interview when asked about a possible collab SZA said "Soon! Soon! It's in the works."

Read more here: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sza-confirms-collab-with-paramore-1234956909/

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After hearing "F2F" on SOS, a Paramore- SZA collaboration just makes sense!

In a new interview with Apple Music, the R&B star confirmed that a collab with Paramore could be on the way. "Soon! Soon! It's in the works," SZA said in the short clip.

It's an interesting update after Hayley Williams, the group's frontwoman, has been manifesting the two acts to work together for months.

Williams spoke to Rolling Stone last year and in a previously unreleased part of the interview, said the two have long wanted to work on a song together, especially one that's "alternative-leaning."

"I'm such a fan of her voice. And what I love about her voice is that she can easily slide around genre as well," Williams told Rolling Stone. "Like she has plenty of songs throughout her catalog that feel very alternative to me and feel a little bit Strokes-y, in a way. She just has that thing."

"She's like that person where I feel like we could write any type of song, and it would be cool," she added. "I would love to hear her on something that we wrote that's more alternative-leaning, just because I think it would be interesting. We've talked back and forth about it for a long time. We both get really caught up in whatever we're doing at the moment. But I fucking worship her regardless. I just think she's wonderful."

SZA's confirmation of a collab comes several months after Williams spoke to the Black People Love Paramore podcast and said she had been "sending texts weekly" to SZA to make it happen.

SZA also told People last December that she had reached out to Williams for advice on SOS.

"[The album was] literally me checking off goals," she said at the time. "Just me wanting to be like, 'Oh, I can do this. I don't suck. Is it possible to achieve this specific goal?' And for each of those genres I would text people like Hayley Williams and be like, 'Does it sound like I'm trying to do something that I shouldn't be doing, or does it sound organic? Because it felt really natural to me, but you're the queen of this, how does it sound to you?' And she'd be like, 'This is perfect.'"

SZA is set to perform at Sunday's Grammy Awards, where she's the most-nominated artist, thanks to SOS.

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SZA Confirms a Collab With Paramore Is 'in the Works'

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SZA revealed that a collaboration with Paramore is 'in the works' months after saying she and Hayley Williams text often.

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The Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion fued.

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The Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion fued.

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28 year old American rapper Megan Thee Stallion and 41 year old Trinidadian rapper and singer Nicki Minaj are currently "beefing" over a lyric from Megan's newly released single "Hiss". In response, Nicki released the single "Big Foot". Both supposed diss tracks were top hits in the charts. However, Nicki received a lot of backlash and lost followers. People are speculating that there was a prior dispute that occurred behind the scenes.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/01/29/nicki-minaj-megan-thee-stallion-hiss/

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Climate Protestors Threw Soup at Mona Lisa

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Climate Protestors Threw Soup at Mona Lisa

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On January 27, at 10 a.m, two women a part of the "Riposte Alimentaire" food sustainability activist group threw pumpkin soup on the famous "Mona Lisa" painting in the Louvre. The group claims in social media posts that the purpose of the protest was to bring attention to the problems with hunger and unsustainable food production. The women first threw the soup at the painting and then crawled under the safety rope, and revealed shirts that said "food counterattack". The painting was not damaged in any way due to the protective glass case over it.

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Protestors Throw Soup at Mona Lisa Painting in Louvre Museum

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Two women threw pumpkin soup at the ‘Mona Lisa’ on Sunday at about 10 a.m., the Louvre confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE.

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Aspiring Influencer Tortured Animals on YouTube for Likes, Say Police: ‘Barbaric’

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Aspiring Influencer Tortured Animals on YouTube for Likes, Say Police: ‘Barbaric’

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Aspiring influencer, Anigar Monsee, has been arrested and charged with 4 felony counts of cruelty towards animals for likes on Youtube. Monsee killed live animals such as rabbits, chickens, frogs, and pigeons on video and posted them. Read more at https://people.com/aspiring-influencer-tortured-animals-youtube-for-likes-say-police-barbaric-8550078 !

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A Pennsylvania woman has been accused of torturing animals for likes on YouTube, authorities said.

Anigar Monsee, 28, was arrested on Jan. 19 and charged with four felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals after the Upper Darby Police Department was notified of the YouTube channel by the animal rights organization PETA, according to 6abc, NBC 10 and Patch.com.

Monsee is accused of torturing and killing living animals such as rabbits, chickens, frogs and pigeons in the videos she posted online in the past year, police said, per the outlets.

According to an affidavit cited by NBC 10, authorities claimed that Monsee appeared to seek more likes before harming an animal, and that some of her comments were sexually explicit.

Once PETA received a tip about the videos being posted to the account, they contacted Upper Darby police. Once taken into custody, police say Monsee allegedly admitted to the animal abuse.

According to YouTube's community guidelines, animal abuse content is not permitted.

In a statement to NBC 10, a YouTube spokesperson said, "Content that is violent or abusive toward animals is not allowed on YouTube, and we have terminated the channel in question."

"The best we can do is just to honor them by making sure this kind of behavior does not continue, and that more animals aren't made victims," Kristen Rickman, a spokesperson for PETA, told 6abc.

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According to YouTube's community guidelines, animal abuse content is not permitted.

In a statement to NBC 10, a YouTube spokesperson said, "Content that is violent or abusive toward animals is not allowed on YouTube, and we have terminated the channel in question."

Monsee is expected in court for a preliminary hearing on Feb. 5, the outlets report, citing court documents.

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Aspiring Influencer Tortured Animals on YouTube for Likes, Say Police: 'Barbaric'

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Anigar Monsee, 28, was arrested on Jan. 19 and charged with four felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals.

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Jungkook Releases 'Standing Next to You' Remix featuring Usher

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Jungkook Releases 'Standing Next to You' Remix featuring Usher

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A member of BTS' Jungkook releases a remix of his latest title track 'Standing Next to You' including Usher. This is the first collaboration between a BTS member and Usher. In BTS' past song 'Butter' they did mention Usher's name in the lyrics "Don't no Usher to remind me you got it bad." The song 'Standing Next to You' is included in Jungkook's debut solo album Golden.

Read more here: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jung-kook-usher-standing-next-to-you-remix-1234907070/

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BTS member Jung Kook has dropped his highly-anticipated remix of "Standing Next to You," which features Usher. The new version, which was teased earlier this week, of the hit single sees the pair sharing vocals as a duet.

A press release notes, "With the participation of Usher, the remix adds a smooth tenderness to the original track's energetic mood. The two iconic popstars create a special kind of sonic synergy with their top notch vocals that promises to be a standout hit."

While this is the first time Usher has formally collaborated with a member of BTS, he was mentioned in their song "Butter," with the lyrics, "Don't need no Usher to remind me you got it bad."

"Standing Next to You" is one of 11 tracks in Jung Kook's debut solo album , which already includes the likes of Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, and Major Lazer as songwriters and producers. The album, which was released earlier this month, also features Latto in "Seven," Jack Harlow in "3D," Major Lazer in "Closer to You," and DJ Snake in "Please Don't Change." Like "Standing Next to You," "3D" has a remix of its own featuring Justin Timberlake.

Jung Kook and fellow BTS members RM, Jimin, and V will begin serving their mandatory military duty in South Korea next month. In a letter on WeVerse last week, Jung Kook announced an update on his enlistment.

"As I share this news, I feel heavy on one hand, and on the other hand, I'm reminded of precious memories with ARMY, so my heart warms up," he wrote. "Every moment I've spent with you has been the brightest time of my life. ARMY's laughter, support, and love led me to this point. Thank you so much for supporting my dream and walking with me silently."

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Jung Kook Taps Usher for Smooth Pop Remix of 'Standing Next to You'

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Jung Kook has released a remix of his hit single "Standing Next to You" featuring Usher.

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Games Included in PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for Decemeber Have Been Announced

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Games Included in PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for Decemeber Have Been Announced

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Games included in PlayStation Plus for the month of December have recently been announced. Games that come with this subscription are "Lego 2K Drive," "Powerwash Simulator," and "Sable." These games will only be available for PlayStation Plus member from December 5 to January 1. Read more at https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/29/playstation-plus-monthly-games-for-december-lego-2k-drive-powerwash-simulator-sable/

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Famed Musician Mitski is Writing Music for the Broadway Musical Adaptation of 'The Queen's Gambit'

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Famed Musician Mitski is Writing Music for the Broadway Musical Adaptation of 'The Queen's Gambit'

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Mitski takes her musical talent in another direction and heads toward the Broadway musical route. She's reported to be writing music for the musical adaptation of 'The Queen's Gambit,' a Netflix show released in 2020.

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mitski-writing-music-broadway-stage-musical-adaptation-the-queens-gambit-1235473495/

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Mitski is headed to Broadway. According to , the Oscar-nominated singer/songwriter is attached to write the music and lyrics for a stage musical adaptation of The Queen's Gambit, the 2020 hit Netflix series starring Anya Taylor-Joy as fictional 1960s chess prodigy Beth Harmon.

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The series, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis about the chess whiz who struggles with drug and alcohol use, will be re-imagined for the stage by playwright Eboni Booth ( Primary Trust), with Obie Award-winner Whitney White ( Jaja's African Hair Braiding) signed on to direct.

"Before [producers] Level Forward even brought the idea of making a musical of The Queen's Gambit, I was a fan of the Netflix show, and an even greater fan of the original novel," Mitski said in a statement. "So I was already determined to be a member of this team. And then I met Eboni and Whitney, and my determination grew tenfold! I absolutely had to be a part of this! I am ecstatic to get to work with all of these amazing creatives, who've each built beautiful and unique repertoires of their own."

In addition to seven studio albums - including this year's The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We - Mitski co-wrote "This Is a Life" for the Oscar-winning film Everything Everywhere All at Once, which scored an Oscar nomination for best original song.

" The Queen's Gambit connects us all in the universal pursuit of becoming the person we are meant to be," the show's producers said in a joint statement. "Part of our journey is to bring this beloved story to the musical stage, and provide three revelatory artists - Mitski, Eboni Booth, and Whitney White, all at the top of their craft - with a chance to share the captivating world of Beth Harmon with live audiences."

At press time casting and a timetable for the show's opening had not yet been announced.

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Mitski Writing Music For Broadway Stage Musical Adaptation of 'The Queen's Gambit'

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Mitski is writing the music for a Broadway musical adaptation of the hit Netflix chess series 'The Queen's Gambit.'

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What were the roots for the Israel-Palestine conflict?

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What were the roots for the Israel-Palestine conflict?

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It is unknown what the true origin of the conflict is. Many are torn between whether it started with the Romans or through the 19th Century from Jewish immigration to where the Ottoman Empire were, but the majority believe it began when Palestine became separated into 2 different states; one Jewish, one Arab. Neither Palestine or neighboring Arab countries accepted the existence of Israel and Jewish troops are viewed as "terrorist squads" by other Arab countries. Although many Palestinians have fled Israel, those who remain are faced with official discrimination, being stripped of their human rights and are deliberately being kept impoverish.

1967- Israel had led an defensive attack against Jordan, Egypt, and Syria (who were preparing to invade Israel) which had proven to be success for Israel.

1987- The Hamas entered to the picture later on as Israel would provide support for building schools, clinics and libraries in Gaza only to prevent PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) from using The Hamas as an ally. Later on, a smaller group of young Palestinians had created a riot, throwing stones before getting arrested by the Israel police.

2005-2006- The Hamas started bombing Israel civilians and had seized control of Gaza forcing Israel to the West bank. They also prohibited Israel from coming to Gaza. Prompting Israel to restrict their access to material and bombing them as well.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/09/why-israel-palestine-conflict-history

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Gaza Communications are Down Due to Fuel Shortage

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Gaza Communications are Down Due to Fuel Shortage

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A fuel shortage has caused the Gaza strip to shut down all internet and phone networks. Their communication has been cut from the outside world. Most of Gaza's 2.3 million citizens have moved south of the Gaza strip. Israeli forces have said that they may move south.

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Live updates | Gaza loses communications due to lack of fuel, Israel signals forces may move south

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A dire fuel shortage in the Gaza Strip has shut down all internet and phone networks. That’s according to the main Palestinian provider.

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Gaza's Bakeries are Being Bombed and Shut Down

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Gaza's Bakeries are Being Bombed and Shut Down

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Bread is a staple food for the people of Gaza and is what most people eat. There have been 5 bakeries directly targeted by Israeli strikes, and 8 others that were damaged by proximity. Other bakeries have stopped functioning due to the lack of electricity, fuel, and backup solar energy. There is also a lack of flour, as the 30,000 tonnes of it that was supposed to be distributed was not able to due to the breakout of the war. The bakeries that the flour was distributed to were made targets, further limiting the already scarce food production in Gaza.

https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/11/2/gaza-bakeries-destroyed-by-israeli-strikes

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Israeli forces prepare to storm tunnels under Gaza

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Israeli forces prepare to storm tunnels under Gaza

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Israeli forces begin the most difficult and dangerous stage of their invasion of Gaza, entering the tunnels Hamas made to navigate around Gaza without being found. is no easy task especially when Israeli soldiers are against the armed Hamas, who know every hiding place and have access to a stash of rockets, grenades and guns. Read more at dailymail.com...

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Hospitals in Gaza are on the verge of shutting down due to the Palestine invasion. 2/3 of hospitals are already out of action Diseases are outbreaking due to overcrowding and lack of water and fuel. Read more at https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/hospitals-gaza-verge-total-shutdown-doctor-describes-nightmare-conditions !

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According to sources, no place in Gaza is safe. Even the deemed safe zones are being striked by Israeli forces. Air strikes have been attacking homes, hospitals, and even ambulances. Read more at https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-palestinian-civilians-safety-airstrikes-f38f27da1dd995acc14e6db1524761e7

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DEIR al-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Even the "safe zones" of Gaza aren't safe for Palestinians.

Intense Israeli strikes Tuesday destroyed homes, hit a U.N. school sheltering the displaced and killed dozens of people in south and central Gaza.

"The situation is very, very difficult with artillery shelling and aerial bombardment on homes and defenseless people," said Abu Hashem Abu al-Hussein, who initially welcomed displaced families into his home in Khan Younis, but then fled to a U.N. school, where he hoped to find safety himself.

Israel had told Palestinians over the weekend to evacuate northern Gaza and Gaza City in advance of an expected ground invasion of the territory following an attack by Hamas militants last week that killed at least 1,400 Israelis.

An estimated 600,000 people complied, packing what belongings they could and rushing to the south, where they squeezed into overcrowded U.N. shelters, hospitals, and homes in the approximately 14-kilometer (8-mile) long area south of the evacuation zone.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas on Tuesday of preventing people from "getting out of harm's way," and he again urged Palestinians to head "south to safe zones"

For some on Tuesday, there was no safety to be had there.

After midnight Tuesday morning, an explosion shattered Moataz al-Zre'e's windows. He rushed outside to find his neighbor Ibrahim's entire home had been razed. The house next door was damaged also. At least 12 people from two families were killed, including three people from a family displaced from Gaza City.

"There was no (Israeli) warning," he said. Al-Zre'e's sister was gravely wounded and five of his paternal cousins were also injured following the attack. "Most of the killed were women and children."

Stunned residents took stock of the damage from another strike in Khan Younis. Samiha Zoarab looked around at the destruction in shock, as children rummaged through piles of rubble around the destroyed home, which lies amid a dense cluster of buildings.

At least four people from the same family were killed in the attack, she said. "There are only two survivors," she said.

A strike hit a U.N. school in central Gaza where 4,000 Palestinians had taken refuge, killing six people, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said.

A barrage leveled a block of homes in the central Gaza Bureij refugee camp, killing many inside, residents said. Among the killed was Ayman Nofal, a top Hamas military commander.

Strikes also hit the cities of Rafah, where 27 were reported killed, and Khan Younis, where 30 were reported killed, according to Bassem Naim, a senior Hamas official.

The Israeli military said it was targeting Hamas hideouts, infrastructure and command centers.

The strikes came even as residents struggled with an Israeli blockade that cut off the flow of water, food, fuel and medicine to the area.

The Kuwait Speciality Hospital in the southern city of Rafah has received two orders from the Israeli military to evacuate said staff had just two hours to leave after Sunday's order, in a video posted to the hospital's Facebook group. The second came Monday at 10 p.m., as medics worked around the clock to resuscitate patients. "We shall not evacuate," he said.

The Israeli army did not immediately comment on why it had called for the hospital evacuation.

Apart from the near-constant stream of wounded patients, the hospital was also sheltering hundreds of people inside its halls and surroundings. Israel "has left no red line they did not cross, nor an international convention they did not violate," said al-Hams. The safety of hospitals, he added, was the last red line left.

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Even the safe zones of Gaza aren't safe for Palestinians. Intense Israeli strikes on Tuesday have destroyed homes, hit a U.N. school and killed dozens of people in south and central Gaza.

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Florida Man Charged with 1,200 Counts of Sex Crimes.

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Florida Man Charged with 1,200 Counts of Sex Crimes.

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Located in Pensacola, Fla., 35-year-old Robert Cota was found guilty on 1,200 counts of sex crimes. These charges include sexual battery targeting children under 12 years of age and while under custodial authority, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He sexually abused a child from the ages of 11 and 14, and when the police found them they had extensive and severe bruising, scarring, and markings from the years of abuse they endured. He was sentenced to 2 consecutive life sentences and 35 years required to send in the Dpt. of Corrections.

Source: https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/florida-man-charged-with-1200-counts-of-sex-crimes-found-guilty/

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Rising k-pop group ENHYPEN reveals their track list for their upcoming album. Bella Poarch joins the track "Sweet Venom." This collab was unexpected for the fandom of ENHYPEN called "engene." ENHYPEN teased this collab on their Tik Tok by displaying a video of each member and an unknown person whose back was turned. Many noticed that it was Bella immediately due to her tattoos and her signature pigtails. Read more here.

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/entertainment/2023/11/6/enhypen-bella-poarch-collab.html

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Black Social Media Influencers fight for Equal Pay

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Black Social Media Influencers fight for Equal Pay

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In Atlanta, during the Black Girl Digital Awards, the issue of the gap between pay to white and BIPOC(black, indigenous, and other people of colors) being 29%-35%(depending on specifics of BIPOC. Read more at https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlantas-black-social-media-influencers-equal-pay/85-291b515c-a018-4612-b4a5-260358b33825 !

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One of the world's major challenges as of now is plastic pollution. Projections illustrate that in 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. One upcoming solution to this problem is a variety of nuclear technology. Read more at https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/more-plastic-than-fish-by-2050-iaea-event-gathers-experts-working-together-to-save-marine-environments-from-plastic-pollution

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Ohio Man Set to Face Trial in a Year for the Alleged Brutal Murder of his 3 Sons

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Ohio Man Set to Face Trial in a Year for the Alleged Brutal Murder of his 3 Sons

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32-year-old Chad Doerman, allegedly had been planning the attack for months. The attack unraveled on July 15; he had the three children line up, and he shot them execution-style in the yard of their home. A driver had later reported to the police that a little girl was running down a street yelling about her father "killing everyone". When the police arrived on the scene, they found the boys in the yard unresponsive, and attempted CPR, but were pronounced dead on scene. The mother of the children allegedly tried to protect them, and got shot in the hand in the process, suffering non-fatal injuries. She was informed of the death of her three sons at the hospital while in recovery. Doerman was indicted in July with eight counts of kidnapping, nine counts of aggravated murder, and four counts of assault; he pleaded not guilty.

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A trial date has been set for the Ohio father accused of killing his three young sons after planning the attack for several months, according to multiple reports.

Chad Doerman, 32, will face a jury in Clermont County from July 8 to Aug. 2, 2024, WCPO, WXIX and WLWT report.

Doerman allegedly lined up his three young sons - later identified as Clayton, 7, Hunter, 4, and Chase, 3 - and shot them execution-style on July 15 of this year, the Clermont County Sheriff's Office said in a release.

Three minutes later, a driver in the area called police to report a young girl running down a road screaming that "her father was killing everyone," the sheriff's office said.

According to WXIX, citing the sheriff's office, deputies arrived at a home in the 1900 block of Laurel Lindale Rd. in Monroe Township and found Doerman sitting on the steps with a rifle beside him.

Shortly after, police found the three children laying in the yard unresponsive. The sheriff's office said they attempted CPR, but the children died at the scene.

The children's mother was allegedly shot in the hand while trying to protect her sons from the gunfire, prosecutors said at Doerman's arraignment.

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She suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital. There, deputies informed her that her sons had been killed. Doerman was then apprehended by police and brought to the sheriff's office for interrogation.

In July, Doerman was indicted on nine counts of aggravated murder, eight counts of kidnapping and four counts of assault, according to the Associated Press, WXIX and WCPO. He pleaded not guilty.

Doerman allegedly planned the attack for several months, according to court documents obtained by WXIX.

The 7-year-old victim's baseball coach previously told PEOPLE the three boys "were a little pack" who went everywhere together.

"They were always together," Dwayne Kuhn said. "And at the ball fields, if we were playing a game, then everybody was there watching. The other two boys, his sister, mom, everybody was there watching him."

"It's heartbreaking," Kuhn added. "These little guys were such a joy to be around and so much fun, all three of them. They were just amazing children."

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Ohio Dad Accused of Killing 3 Young Sons While Daughter Fled Home Will Go on Trial Next Year

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Deadly earthquake in Morocco has claimed the lives of more than 2,000 people and destroyed many of its buildings

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Deadly earthquake in Morocco has claimed the lives of more than 2,000 people and destroyed many of its buildings

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During the late night September 10, 2023, A earthquake with the magnitude of 6.8 has struck southwest of Marrakech, Morocco causing buildings to crumple down and ruining the villages, along with those who were inside. This has been one of the most deadliest earthquake to struck morocco since 1960. Its been confirmed so far that 2,012 have been killed while 2,059 were injured with 1.404 in critical conditions. Nearly every house has been ruined in near by villages as civilians prepare to rest and live outdoors for the time being. Food and other necessities are low as food banks and stores also have been damaged from the earthquake. Moroccan armed forces claims they will send rescue teams with clean water, food, and tents and blankets.
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Microsoft's new Call of Duty deal set for UK approval

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Microsoft's new Call of Duty deal set for UK approval

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The UK's competition watchdog has said Microsoft's revised offer to buy the Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard "opens the door" to the deal being cleared. The CMA (Competition Markets Authority) have stated that the updated deal adresses concerns it originally raised. Read more at https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66875075

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Brazilian Health Influencer, 49, Dies Of 'Mystery Illness' 

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Brazilian Health Influencer, 49, Dies Of 'Mystery Illness' 

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Brazillian health influencer, Adriana Thyssen, dies to a unknown illness at the age of 49. Adriana's family has not disclosed the cause of death. Thyssen, also known as Drika, was found dead in her apartment in Sao Paulo on Sunday. Read more at https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/brazilian-health-influencer-49-dies-of-mystery-illness-after-losing-45-kg-in-a-year-4406921

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Zendaya Confirms She Isn’t Engaged to Tom Holland

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Zendaya Confirms She Isn’t Engaged to Tom Holland

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In an Instagram post Zendaya was seen with a ring on her right hand and fans falsely interpenetrated the ring placement being on her left hand. Rumors of a possible engagement stirred. In response to the rumors, Zendaya posts a video on her Instagram story quoting "I posted it for my hat. Not for the ring on my finger, you guys ,seriously." She then goes on to say "You think that's how I would drop the news?"

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Spiderman and MJ won't be walking down the aisle anytime soon. After sending fans into a tailspin earlier this week by posting a simple photo of her outfit - which she appeared to accessorize with a large engagement band on her ring finger - Zendaya has shut down rumors that she and her longterm boyfriend/ Spider-Man: Homecoming costar Tom Holland are planning on getting hitched.

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"I can't post anything, you guys," she said in a video shared to her Instagram Story Thursday (Sept. 21), according to. "You think that's how I would drop the news?"

The Euphoria star also emphasized that the ring seen in her photo was actually placed on her right hand, not her left. "I posted it for my hat," she said, through fits of laughter. "Not for the ring on my right finger, you guys, seriously."

In the original photo, Z snaps a pic of her reflection on what looks to be the side of a glossy car window. Her face concealed by her phone and a pair of black sunglasses, the 27-year-old singer-actress dons a Golden State Warriors cap, a gray short-sleeve tee and a pearl ring on her selfie-taking hand.

Holland and Zendaya have been dating for at least two years, with the 27-year-old Marvel actor confessing in a June interview that the former Disney starlet used to be his childhood celebrity crush. He also gushed that he was "locked up... happy and in love" and joked that he'd won over his girlfriend by playing the "long game." "Probably making a movie with each other, definitely helps when the characters you're playing are falling in love with one another," he added.

Later that month, Holland and Zendaya were spotted at Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour concert in Poland, and a video of the couple adorably singing along to "Love on Top" while looking into each other's eyes went viral soon afterward.

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Zendaya Confirms She Isn't Engaged to Tom Holland: 'You Think That's How I Would Drop the News?'

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Zendaya confirmed that she and Tom Holland aren't engaged after sending fans into a tailspin with a photo showing off a ring on her finger.

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Aerial view of the Fukushima nuclear power plant in North Japan

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Japan begins releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant in the Pacific Ocean

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Japan begins releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant in the Pacific Ocean

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Japanese nuclear plant, Fukushima has begun dumping the radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean for the first time since 2011, which cause a surge of protests throughout the world. They had begun dumping the water in the ocean at 1pm on August 24 and had estimated that it should end in 17 days, although the water would be stop if any issues occur. IAEA experts were overseeing the operation and making sure the process was following safety standards.
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Musician Grimes and Billionaire Elon Music Confirm They Have a Third Child 

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Musician Grimes and Billionaire Elon Music Confirm They Have a Third Child 

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Elon Musk announced the existence of the third child through a tweet that stated his children's names. Their first child came in 2020 and in 2021 their second child came via surrogate. After their semi-split in September of 2021 they had yet to announce the arrival of their third child.

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It's not every day that news of a new baby makes it out to the world before the parents are able to announce the bundle of joy on their own terms, but such is the life of Grimes and Elon Musk, whose baby news was revealed in a Saturday (Sept. 9) New York Times book review of a biography on Musk by Walter Isaacson. But the two parents have now spoken out separately to confirm that they share three children.

On Sunday (Sept. 10), Grimes took to X - formerly known as Twitter, which Musk owns - to address a family matter and subtly confirm that she and Musk have welcomed a third child. "Hey, I wud prefer to not breathe any more life into this current press cycle but I want to de-escalate the narrative atm," she began, referencing a since-deleted post in which she accused the tech magnate of keeping her from one of their kids, and also took aim at Shivon Zilis, with whom Musk shares twins. "I spoke with Shivon at length finally, which was long overdue. This wasn't her fault, plz don't be angry at her! We respect each other a lot and we're excited to become friends and have the kids grow up together."

She ended her tweet by pointing out how women are often pitted against each other - and confirming she the name of her third child, which The New York Times reported is nicknamed "Tau." "Speaking with Shivon, it's very evident she's an amazing human and we both just want what's best for our kids," she concluded. "I wish I could show u how cute little Techno is [alien emoji ] but my priority rn is keeping my babies out of the public eye."

Musk also confirmed the news with a tweet on Saturday night (Sep. 9), writing, "Tau Techno Mechanicus. Circumference/Diameter" in a reply to a tweet listing the names of his and Grimes' children.

Musk, 52, and Grimes, 35, co-parent two other children together: son X AE A-XII ("X"), who arrived in May 2020, and daughter Exa Dark Sideræl ("Y"), who was born via surrogate in December 2021, after the couple announced they were " semi-separated " in September that year. Neither has shared when their third child was born.

The Tesla CEO and Zilis - who is an exec at the Musk-owned Neuralink - welcomed twins named Strider and Azure in November 2021, according to a July 2022 Business Insider report. He is also dad to son Nevada (who died from sudden infant death syndrome), twins sons Griffin and Xavier, and triplet sons Kai, Saxon and Damian with first wife Justine Wilson. He and Wilson couple divorced in 2008.

Grimes has earned three entries on the Billboard 200: 2012's Visions (No. 98), 2015's Art Angels (No. 36) and 2020's Miss Anthropocene (No. 32). Art Angels spent one week atop Top Alternative Albums.

Check out Grimes' and Musk's confirmations of their third child below:

Hey, I wud prefer to not breathe any more life into this current press cycle but I want to de-escalate the narrative atm.

I spoke with Shivon at length finally, which was long overdue. This wasn't her fault, plz don't be angry at her! We respect each other a lot and we're...
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Grimes & Elon Musk Confirm They Have a Third Child Together

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iPhone 15 Pro can natively run the latest Resident Evil and Assassin’s Creed games

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iPhone 15 Pro can natively run the latest Resident Evil and Assassin’s Creed games

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Apple has announced that "Resident Evil 4's remake," "Assassin's Creed Mirage," and Resident Evil Village,"are coming to the iPhone 15 Pro. They are said to not be "watered down mobile spinoffs" or "cloud-streamed games" as they are running natively with the help of the A17 Pro chip. Read more at https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/iphone-15-pro-assassins-creed-mirage-resident-evil/ .

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Ruby Franke and 8 passengers: The rise and fall of a parenting influencer

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Ruby Franke and 8 passengers: The rise and fall of a parenting influencer

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Youtuber Ruby Franke, known for giving controversial parenting advice has been charged with 6 count of child abuse after one of her sons climbed out the window with tape on his ankles and went to his neighbors house asking for food and water. It is said that the boy was taken to the hospital due to malnourishment and "deep lacerations from being tied up with rope," according to the arrest record. Read more at https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66719859 .

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Flames burn through the apartments of Johannesburg as survivors look upon the wreckage

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The Johannesburg fire of South Africa has killed more than 70 people as the fire tears down the rundown apartment block

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The Johannesburg fire of South Africa has killed more than 70 people as the fire tears down the rundown apartment block

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During the late hours of Aug 30, a fire in the impoverish Johannesburg's apartments had claimed the lives of 74 inhabitants while critically injuring 50 more, sending them to the hospital.  There are many accounts from survivors grieving and mourning the loss of friends and friends. It is still burning today as emergency service works to put out the fire and gather the bodies in the streets. The building had originally been an apartheid building and maybe of the people living in it were renting and/or extorted by criminal gangs who claimed it. As the this part of the city experiences a great number of power outages, many of the people resort to lighting candles and wood fire for light and heat, although the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Baldwin County Man Charged with the Murder of his Son, dies on AL Death Row

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Baldwin County Man Charged with the Murder of his Son, dies on AL Death Row

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58-year-old, Baldwin County man, John Michael Ward was charged and put on death row for the murder of his 4-month-old son in 1997. On April 22, 1997, it was recorded that Ward brutally beat and smothered his baby, Nicholas Ward, to death. The details of the case led to the jury suggesting the death sentence, which he received. He had been on death row for more than 26 years, before he was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday night, and confirmed dead on Wednesday. Read more at: https://www.wkrg.com/alabama-news/alabama-death-row-inmate-dies-after-being-found-unresponsive-in-cell-adoc/#:~:text=Ward%20was%20pronounced%20dead%20at,Copyright%202023%20Nexstar%20Media%20Inc.

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Troye Sivan Releases Remix of "Rush" featuring PinkPantheress and Hyunjin of Stray Kids

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Troye Sivan Releases Remix of "Rush" featuring PinkPantheress and Hyunjin of Stray Kids

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Sivan stumbled across Stray Kids member Hyunjin and immediately commented on his talents. Once he was given the chance to work with him, PinkPantheress was contacted as well to enhance the track.

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Troye Sivan marked the end of the season with a remix of his summer anthem "Rush" featuring PinkPantheress and Stray Kids ' Hyunjin.

The new version sees the "Boy's a Liar" singer deliver a new verse while the trio join in on the catchy chorus.

Sivan first stumbled across Stray Kids member Hyunjin on TikTok, saying, "I deep-dived and was like, 'this guy is insanely talented.'" During a chat with Apple Music's Travis Mills, Sivan said that he would jump at a chance to collaborate with Hyunjin.

"That would be so sick," he told Mills, who noted that the comment section on his TikToks have been filled with people wishing for a collaboration. "I would do that in a heartbeat."

Last month, Sivan marked his anticipated musical comeback with the release of "Rush" and announced his third album, Something to Give Each Other, out October 13. The accompanying music video drew criticism over the lack of body diversity.

Sivan addressed the controversy in an interview with Billboard, and at the time, said that he and creative director Gordon von Steiner did not mean to exclude anyone from his video

"I definitely hear the critique," Sivan said. "To be honest, it just wasn't a thought we had - we obviously weren't saying, 'We want to have one specific type of person in the video.' We just made the video, and there wasn't a ton of thought put behind that."

As for PinkPantheress, the summer has been busy for the singer who released high-speed track " Turn Your Phone Off" in July and wrote-produced " Angel" alongside BloodPop, Count Baldor, and Charlie Puth for the 'Barbie' soundtrack. The artist also took part New York's Governors Ball that returned to Queens in early June.

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Troye Sivan Heightens the 'Rush' with PinkPantheress, Stray Kids' Hyunjin Remix

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The original track is the lead single off his upcoming third album, Something to Give Each Other

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Rapper 50 Cent Accidentally Injures Woman After Throwing His Microphone Offstage

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Rapper 50 Cent Accidentally Injures Woman After Throwing His Microphone Offstage

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At his recent Los Angeles show, a woman was accidentally struck by 50 Cent's microphone when he tossed it in frustration due to being handed non-functioning equipment. He had previously thrown off another non-functioning microphone but it was thrown with less force.

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50 Cent struck a concertgoer with a microphone during his Wednesday tour stop at Crypto.com Arena and is now reportedly the suspect in a battery report.

According to footage posted on social media, the "Candy Shop" and "P.I.M.P." rapper - who had been performing "Toot It and Boot It" onstage with YG - chucked a faulty microphone into the downtown L.A. crowd, striking an attendee in the head. Moments before, footage showed a stagehand giving the hip-hop star at least two mics, one that he gently tossed away and the other that he projected furiously into the crowd.

The unlucky concertgoer was reported to be Power 106's midday deejay Bryhana Monegain, the Neighborhood Talk and TMZ reported. A series of images obtained by the outlets showed the radio host's bandaged face and bloodied hands while she recovered in a medical facility. A video posted by TMZ showed her relaying concerns about her pain and brain health.

TMZ reported that Fitty wasn't targeting Monegain, but she also wasn't supposed to be in the restricted area where he threw the device.

No police radio calls were made nor was an incident report filed with the Los Angeles Police Department, an LAPD spokesman told The Times.

However, TMZ reported that the rapper is now a suspect in a criminal battery report after the woman he hit filed a police report Wednesday night. Law enforcement sources told the website they believe that the entertainer threw the mic at his crew in the production area, hitting the victim. However, the victim told police that he looked directly at her before throwing the mic and knew she was there.

Representatives for KPWR-FM (105.9) and Crypto.com Arena did not immediately respond Thursday to The Times' request for comment

Monegain has not yet addressed the incident, but her radio station posted several other notable moments from the show on social media, including guest appearances by Busta Rhymes, Nas, DaBaby and Chris Brown.

Nor has 50 Cent publicly addressed the incident. And his representatives did not immediately respond Thursday to The Times' request for comment.

However, the "In Da Club" rapper, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, boasted about the show on Instagram without explicitly referring to the incident.

"My LA show was SIRE approved, he said man that was crazy! My little man could feel the love. 😆," the 48-year-old wrote on Instagram, captioning a photo onstage with his son Sire, whom he shares with his former girlfriend Daphne Joy.

The G-Unit rapper is currently on his Final Lap tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his Grammy-winning album, "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'." The hip-hop star, who memorably performed with Dr. Dre at the 2022 Super Bowl, launched the tour in Utah in July, traveling throughout North America before heading to Europe in the fall.

Earlier this summer, Grammy winner Cardi B was initially named as a suspect in a police report stemming from a separate mic-throwing incident but no charges were filed. However, the device she threw into the crowd was auctioned off on eBay for charity.

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50 Cent injures fan after hurling faulty microphone into crowd at Crypto.com Arena

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Rapper 50 Cent is reportedly the suspect of a criminal battery report after hurling a faulty microphone into the crowd at his Wednesday Crypto.com Arena show.

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The Voice Actor of Nintendo's Famous Character "Mario" retires.

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The Voice Actor of Nintendo's Famous Character "Mario" retires.

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The Voice Actor of Nintendo's Character "Mario" steps down from the role after 27 years. Charles Martinet, the now former voice of Mario, has voiced this character since 1996 starting with "Super Mario 64." Nintendo annouces that it has been an "honor" working with Martinet and Martinet will continue to work with Nintendo as a "Mario ambassador," which he is pleased with. Read more at https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66574424 .

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Instagram Influencer, Beauty Couch found dead in Georgia near a burning car.

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Instagram Influencer, Beauty Couch found dead in Georgia near a burning car.

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Instagram Influencer Beauty Couch's (also know as Beauty Katera) body was discovered on August 23rd, 2023. Her body was said to be found by a burning car and days later, her boyfriend, Eugene Louis-Jocques, was arrested for her murder. He was charged with not only murder, but also arson and aggravated assault. Read more at https://www.eonline.com/news/1384077/influencer-beauty-couch-dead-at-22-after-police-find-body-near-burned-car .

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Rapper Polo G arrested Twice in California on Charges of Kidnapping, Robbery, and Assault

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Rapper Polo G arrested Twice in California on Charges of Kidnapping, Robbery, and Assault

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Polo G was arrested alongside his brother Trench Baby by the Los Angeles Police and shortly after being released he was once again arrested by the Burbank Police Department. He was arrested on charges of kidnapping, robbery, and assault. He was released on a $100,000 bail and the Burbank Police Department states that "Formal charges are pending review by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.”

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The rapper was initially arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department alongside his brother Trench Baby before being released and arrested once again by the Burbank Police Department

The rapper Polo G has been arrested twice in the past two days by two separate police departments in California. On Wednesday, Aug. 23, the artist born Taurus Bartlett was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department alongside his brother Taurean Bartlett, who performs as Trench Baby.

The arrests were connected to a warrant obtained for Taurean, stemming from a robbery that took place earlier this month, and a search warrant obtained for the residence in which both himself and Taurus reside.

"Numerous firearms were recovered from both locations and a vehicle registered to Taurus Bartlett," according to a report from the Los Angeles Police Department. Taurus was charged with possession of a short-barreled rifle, while Taurean was charged with robbery.

When the brothers were released from LAPD custody, investigators from the Burbank Police Department were on stand-by to arrest them once again. The charges, unrelated to the Los Angeles arrest, include kidnapping, robbery, and assault with a deadly weapon.

A statement from the Burbank Police Department reads: "They were taken into custody without incident and have since been released on $100,000 bail. Formal charges are pending review by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office."

Both Taurus and Taurean are expected to appear in court on Oct. 26. The investigation is ongoing with charges stemming from a report filed in April earlier this year that listed the Bartlett brothers as suspects.

Taurus' attorney Bradford M. Cohen did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone 's request for comment.

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Polo G Arrested Twice in California, Facing Charges of Kidnapping, Robbery, and Assault

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The rapper was initially arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department alongside his brother Trench Baby before being released and arrested once again by the Burbank Police Department

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Youtuber James Charles breaks silence on grooming allegations.

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Youtuber James Charles breaks silence on grooming allegations.

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Youtube Star James Charles speaks out about grooming allegations. Charles was accused of grooming underage boys and sending them flirty/inappropriate messages back in 2021. He admits to these accusations and responds with, “I had to do a lot of thinking. Like, ‘Okay, babe, this is your fault. No, you’re not a pedophile. No, you’re not a ******* groomer. No, you’re not a predator. But you made a big mistake.’" Read more at https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/james-charles-cosmopolitan-interview-grooming-cancel-b2377963.html .

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Lana Del Rey Releases North America Tour Dates

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Lana Del Rey Releases North America Tour Dates

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Lana Del Rey goes on tour this fall with 10 dates in North America so far. The tour starts off on September 14th. Tickets go on sale August 25th, 2023.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/buy-lana-del-rey-tickets-promo-code-online-1234810461/

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Lana Del Rey Sets North American Tour Dates: Here’s Where to Find Tickets Online

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In this past week and upcoming weeks (or months), many games have been released and/or will be released soon. EA Sports' "Madden 24" was released August 18, 2023 and they will be releasing "FC 24" on September 29, 2023. Nintendo will be releasing "Super Mario Bros. Wonder" October 20, 2023 along with "Super Mario RPG" on November 17, 2023. There are many games to come such as "Just Dance 2024 Edition","NBA 2K24","Mortal Kombat 1", etc. Check out more at GameStop!

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Californian Woman Shot Dead Over Pride Flag Dispute

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Californian Woman Shot Dead Over Pride Flag Dispute

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Laura Ann Carleton was the owner of clothing shop, Mag.Pi, in Cedar Glen. She was a known LGBTQ+ ally in her area, hanging up a pride flag outside in the front of her shop. People began taking the flags, but she would continue to put them up. These things began to make her fearful of an altercation happening because of people being upset about the flags. Unfortunately, an altercation is exactly what would happen on Friday, August 23. 27-year-old Travis Ikeguchi tore down a flag from the front of the store, which caused Carleton to go out and exchange some words with him. When she went back in her store, he followed her back in and shot her dead. He ran, but was eventually chased and killed by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. Learn more at: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/laura-ann-carleton-magpi-store-owner-killed-pride-flag-best-friend-interview-melissa-lawton/

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A Californian was killed after an argument over a Pride flag hanging outside her clothing store, deputies say | CNN

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A Southern California clothing store owner was shot and killed after an argument about a rainbow Pride flag hanging outside her business, police said, as the LGBTQ+ community continues to face violence and threats across America.

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Wildfires at Lebel-sur-Quevillon in Quebec, Canada

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Weather that drove eastern Canada’s devastating wildfires made twice as likely by climate change

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Weather that drove eastern Canada’s devastating wildfires made twice as likely by climate change

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The weather had fueled the record-breaking wildfire in Canada and sent smoke and smog into up to the air of the states of New England were made twice as worse due to human-made climate change. The role of climate change that had fueled the raging wildfire from May-July had 20% increase to the fires as at the end of July the fires had increased by 50%. Over 37 million acres of land (size of the state of Illinois) had been burnt and caused 150,000 residents to evacuate. Quebec in particular, suffered the most damage as 12.8 million acres have been scorched. As the fire rages on, the smoke cause terrible air pollution which made it dangerous to stay outside for long. Not only that but the smog had traveled its way to the U.S and to western Europe.
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11-year-old Texan Girl's Dead Body Found by Father 

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11-year-old Texan Girl's Dead Body Found by Father 

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On Saturday, August 12 Maria Gonzalez' father, Carmelo Gonzalez, discovered her dead body in a laundry basket under his own bed. It is reported that the cause of death was strangulation, and that there was evidence of sexual assault. On the day of her murder, she texted her father while he was at work saying that someone was at their apartment door, to which he responded by telling her not to open it. He sent some relatives to go and check on her, however when they arrived they found the apartment door unlocked and Maria gone. Her body was discovered at around 3:00 p.m the same day. So far, Carmelo Gonzalez has been cleared as a suspect, but there have been no arrests and they are currently looking for witnesses. Read more on the case at https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/maria-gonzalez-18300693.php .

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Jerry Moss, during 21st Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at The Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, New York, United States. JEFF KRAVI

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Jerry Moss: Co-Founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Famer Passes away at 88.

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Jerry Moss: Co-Founder of A&M Records and Rock Hall of Famer Passes away at 88.

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Deemed as a "Music Industry Giant," Jerry Moss has passed away at the age of 88. He was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. He and many other artists were known to collaborate and rise to great heights of success.
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IShowSpeed has fans worried after revealing health concerns and having very low online activity.

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IShowSpeed has fans worried after revealing health concerns and having very low online activity.

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Darren Watkins, also known as IShowSpeed to his YouTube subscribers, was hospitalized and has many of his fans worried. Watkins experienced intense headaches and face numbness, which doctors have diagnosed as cluster headaches, a deadly headache disease. Watkins describes this experience as "feeling like death." Read more at https://www.the-sun.com/sport/8836470/ishowspeed-silent-social-media-fan-concern-hospital/

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Fifty Fifty soon to feature Sabrina Carpenter in a new version of "Cupid"

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Fifty Fifty soon to feature Sabrina Carpenter in a new version of "Cupid"

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K-pop group FIFTY FIFTY famously known for their viral song "Cupid" will soon release a version featuring Sabrina Carpenter. The release date is set for August 18th, 2023.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/fifty-fifty-sabrina-carpenter-cupid-new-version-1235394086/

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MrBeast sues the company behind his burgers for $100 million over  "inedible" burgers.

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MrBeast sues the company behind his burgers for $100 million over  "inedible" burgers.

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Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast has filed a law suit against Virtual Dining Concepts(VDC) after serving "inedible" and "low quality" burgers under his name. A week later, VDC filed a lawsuit against MrBeast. VDC claims "that Donaldson and his company, Beast Investments, failed to keep contractual obligations and are suing over intentional tortious interference." Read more at https://www.nbcnews.com/business/mrbeast-sued-mrbeast-burger-company-virtual-dining-concepts-rcna98578

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Ex-priest Gerald Ridsdale's Sentence Increased as the 72nd Victim Speaks Out

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Ex-priest Gerald Ridsdale's Sentence Increased as the 72nd Victim Speaks Out

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89 year old Australian man, Gerald Ridsdale had 12 months added on to his 39-year prison sentence as a result of pleading guilty to indecently assaulting a 13-year-old boy in 1987. He has 193 different child abuse convictions between 1961-1988, 72 of which were molestations. While he was a priest, he moved between 16 different churches, all of them revealing later in an investigation, to be covering up his crimes and relocating him. Read for more details of the hearing and situation at https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/australian-priest-prison-sentence-extended-40-years-molesting-102279000

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AI aides the spread propaganda during the Israel-Hamas war

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AI aides the spread propaganda during the Israel-Hamas war

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Promoters of conspiracy theories and hate are using generative artificial intelligence (GAI) to create misleading content about the Israel-Hamas war. This not only amplifies confusion and hate on social media; it can also cause some to doubt the validity of actual war images, creating unnecessary suspicion at a time of deeply polarized public opinion. Read more at ADL.org…

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Locals look over the damage caused by a landslide after Hurricane Lan landed in Ayabe, Kyoto

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Japan issues evacuation warning for 237,200 people after Hurricane Lan hits Western Japan

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Japan issues evacuation warning for 237,200 people after Hurricane Lan hits Western Japan

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The hurricane had hit Shionomisaki in Japan prefecture at around 5:00am on Tuesday morning with winds up to 160 km per hour (100 mph) which is equivalent to a category 2 hurricane. As of now, only 26 people had been injured among the 5 prefectures of Western Japan but the reports are still coming in. In the towns of Tottori and Okayama prefectures, rainfall for a few hours on Tuesday exceeded the average amount in April with Tottori city having 19 inches of rainfall and Okayama having 18 inches of rainfall. The storm has caused thousands of power outages along with cancelling 950 flights into and out of Kansai, Chubu and Nagoya airports.
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A partially bleached staghorn coral that was planted by scientist in Paradise Reef

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As the temperature of the ocean rises, Many of the coral of the Florida reef are dying out as rescue and scientist rush to help.

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As the temperature of the ocean rises, Many of the coral of the Florida reef are dying out as rescue and scientist rush to help.

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Scientists are rushing to help preserve the remaining coral in the third largest reef-tract in the world as the coral in Florida has been dying out from the heat and sun bleaching in the ocean. The oceans been at its record heat ever since April dues to burning coal, oil and other fossil fuels along with a boost of El Nino which naturally has been warming certain parts of the Pacific which in turn heats up the planet. Rescue teams as of now have been relocating the corals into reef nurseries in much more cooler and deeper water.
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