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Spotify scraps R. Kelly music from its playlists
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET(NEW YORK) — Thanks to a new “public hate content and hateful conduct policy,” Spotify has decided to remove all traces of R. Kelly’s music from its playlist offerings, reported Billboard. [Read More…]
Volcano observatory warns of further ‘explosive eruptions’ in Hawaii
U.S. Geological Survey(HONOLULU) — The threat of dangerous volcanic activity in Hawaii could continue for weeks and violent explosions could occur with “very little warning,” the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory cautioned on Wednesday. The observatory, which [Read More…]
ATF can’t save bump stock owners from Maryland ban
iStock/Thinkstock(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — The state of Maryland has stumbled across a novel way to satisfy gun-control opponents: create a licensing process that cannot be put into practice. Maryland lawmakers had sought to ban bump stocks, [Read More…]
Multiple failures led to ambush of American soldiers in Niger, investigation shows
iStock/Thinkstock(NIGER, Nigeria) — An exhaustive U.S. military investigation into the deaths of four American soldiers in a deadly ISIS ambush in Niger last October found that their mission had been approved without proper authorities and [Read More…]
92-year-old set to become world’s oldest elected leader in Malaysia
Mohd Samsul Mohd Said/Getty Images(KUALA LUMPAR, Malaysia) — A 92-year-old man is poised to become the oldest elected leader in the world when he is sworn in as Malaysia’s prime minister on Thursday. Mahathir Mohamad [Read More…]
North Korean media take softer tone as world awaits Kim-Trump summit
KCTV(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — Even as North Korea prepares for the upcoming summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, Pyongyang’s state media are still out to prove that the regime isn’t giving in [Read More…]
Trump to meet Kim Jong Un in Singapore for summit
Chris Kleponis/Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump announced on Twitter on Thursday that a highly anticipated meeting with Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12. “The highly anticipated meeting between Kim [Read More…]
Tom Brokaw accuser says not all sexual harassers ‘look and act like Harvey Weinstein’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Allegations of sexual misconduct against television news icon Tom Brokaw, a figure whom so many families welcomed into their living rooms on a nightly basis for decades, shocked the nation last [Read More…]
Federal agency to investigate Tesla crash, fire that killed two Florida teens
iStock/Thinkstock(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate a deadly Tesla crash and fire that killed two Florida high school students, the agency said. Barrett Riley and Edgar Monserratt, both seniors, were [Read More…]
Seeing released prisoners from North Korea ‘one of the greatest joys of my life,’ Pence says
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — On the heels of North Korea’s release of three American citizens, Vice President Mike Pence touted Donald Trump’s leadership in the negotiation process. Pence told ABC News’ Johnathan Karl in an interview [Read More…]
Risk of severe weather stretches across upper US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A risk of severe storms on Thursday stretches from Wyoming all the way to New Jersey. In Wisconsin on Wednesday, two tornadoes were reported. More than 40 damaging storms were reported [Read More…]
Virginia hotel worker fired after calling black customer ‘monkey’
WVEC-TV(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — A white hotel clerk in Southern Virginia was fired this week after video surfaced showing that he called a black customer a “f–king monkey.” Country Inn & Suites by Radisson in [Read More…]
Yale responds after white student calls police on napping black student
Michael Marsland/Yale University(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) — A Yale dean said the Ivy League university needs to work at becoming “truly inclusive” after a white student called police on a black classmate who had fallen asleep [Read More…]
This Toy Story plane is to infinity and beyond
Disney(ORLANDO) — This Toy Story plane is #familytravelgoals. As we hold our collective breath waiting for Toy Story Land to open at Walt Disney World Resort — which opens June 30 — fans of the [Read More…]
American prisoners freed by North Korea meet with Donald Trump
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.) — Three American prisoners just freed from North Korea met with President Donald Trump early Thursday morning after landing at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The three men — [Read More…]
Three Americans held by North Korea back in US, Trump soon to announce summit details
iStock/Thinkstock(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — President Trump said he will announce the time and place for his upcoming summit with Kim Jong Un “within three days.” While Trump did not reveal where the meeting will be, [Read More…]
Three Americans held by North Korea headed back to US, Trump soon to announce summit details
iStock/Thinkstock(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — President Trump said he will announce the time and place for his upcoming summit with Kim Jong Un “within three days.” While Trump did not reveal where the meeting will be, [Read More…]
Pilots who safely landed Southwest flight remember moment they knew there was trouble
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The pilots behind the controls of a Southwest flight that turned deadly in April when an engine failed midair, talked to ABC News recently about the moment they knew there was [Read More…]
US exit from Iran nuclear deal rattles EU companies doing business there
Sean Gallup/Getty Images(NEW YORK) –Germany, France and the U.K. vowed to maintain the Iran nuclear deal after America announced its intention to pull out Tuesday, but President Donald Trump’s plan to reimpose sanctions has already [Read More…]
Canada sees influx of Nigerian asylum seekers crossing border from US
iStock/Thinkstock(TORONTO) — The Canadian government said it’s working with U.S. visa officials in Nigeria to mitigate the surge of migrants coming to the United States seeking a safe haven in neighboring Canada. There’s a growing [Read More…]