Happy birthday to October’s Very Own. Drake turns 33 years old on Thursday, and while some people might simply consider this a marker of having completed another full rotation around the sun, this is Drake we’re talking about. The 6 God has mastered the concept of turning his birthday into a lifestyle — he basically
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If you happen to see Keanu Reeves wearing a hot pink maternity T-shirt reading, “I’m busy growing an eyeball,” it’s due to Ali Wong. The comic’s “Always Be My Maybe” costar hit one of Wong’s sold out comedy shows at the Wiltern in Los Angeles recently and wanted to scoop up some merch, which includes
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A court in Bangladesh has sentenced 16 people to death for the murder of a teenager who was set on fire after she reported sexual harassment. The ruling in southeast Bangladesh’s Feni district, about 100 miles southeast from the capital Dhaka, comes six months after 19-year-old Nusrat Jahan Rafi was killed. Rafi had filed a
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Humid, windy days with low pressure make pain worse in those with long-term health conditions, according to new research. People with conditions like arthritis, fibromyalgia, migraine and neuropathic pain are 20% more likely to suffer pain in such weather, reveals a study carried out by scientists from the University of Manchester, UK. “This would mean
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SoftBank shares continued to slide Thursday after the company announced its massive WeWork bailout. Shares were down another 2.8% in Tokyo, extending earlier losses. The stock closed down 2.5% Wednesday. SoftBank will pump $5 billion into The We Company and accelerate a $1.5 billion equity investment originally due to the company next year. SoftBank, already
Continue Reading Kim Jong Un has praised his “special” relationship with US President Donald Trump, with one of North Korea‘s most respected diplomats telling state media the two leaders maintain “trust in each other.” Kim Kye Gwan, a former nuclear negotiator who now serves as an adviser to the North Korean leader, said Kim Jong Un and
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The Sam Gor syndicate and its leader, Tse Chi Lop, stand accused of running what is arguably the biggest drug-trafficking operation in Asia’s history. They have lived largely in the shadows, with Tse allegedly running his multibillion dollar operation from Hong Kong, Macao and southeast Asia until his identity was revealed last week in an
Continue Reading At least 166 children were abused by dozens of Catholic priests in Colorado since 1950, a report released Wednesday says. The 263-page report details decades of misconduct and reveals how it took nearly 20 years for one diocese to discipline priests accused of sexually abusing children. “This is a dark and painful history,” Colorado Attorney
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Nearly a year after the Lion Air plane crash killed 189 people, four victim families reached a settlement with Boeing, the families’ attorney tells CNN Business. “We represent 46 victim families [in the Lion Air plane crash]. We reached an agreement on four of those cases,” said Mark Lindquist of Herrmann Law Group. “Negotiations are
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EL PASO, Texas — New details have emerged about the night that police shot and killed a suspected car thief in an east El Paso Walmart parking lot. It happened about 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 at the Walmart located at 12236 Montana Avenue. A police spokesman said two officers approached a parked Ford Expedition,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — ABC-7 has obtained police body cam video from the night country music superstar Gretchen Wilson, whose hit song “Here for the Party” features the lyrics “and I ain’t leaving till they throw me out,” was ousted from the Hotel Encanto in Las Cruces. Police knocked on the door of the Grammy
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Body cam video of the night Country Western superstar Gretchen Wilson was kicked out of Hotel Encanto in Las Cruces, New Mexico. LCPD knocked on the door of Wilson’s room after hotel staff requested for them to remove her from the premises around 3:30AM. Wilson answered the door in her bath robe along with her
Continue Reading A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Impeachment Watch newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. In Thursday’s biggest development, nearly two dozen Republican lawmakers — led by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida — barged into a deposition and demanded they be allowed to see the closed-door proceedings.
Continue Reading Limiting kids’ access to flavored tobacco products like e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco and cigars seems to work, according to a new study that looks at two towns that took different approaches to vaping in Massachusetts. That will come as good news to the governments that are adding more restrictions on flavors. The number of kids who
Continue Reading Two people are dead and one injured after a pair of helicopters collided while herding deer over a ranch in south Texas on Wednesday, according to officials. A total of three small helicopters were being used to capture deer at Wagner Farm, near Hebbronville, Texas, Duval County Sheriff Romeo Ramirez told CNN affiliate KLDO. An
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(CNN) — El presidente Trump anunció este miércoles que levantaría todas las sanciones contra Turquía después de que ese país acordó detener su ataque contra los antiguos aliados kurdos de Estados Unidos en el noreste de Siria. Esto es lo que sabemos sobre su decisión: Lo que Trump no mencionó: las posibles violaciones de Turquía
Continue Reading Nota del editor: Peggy Drexler es psicóloga investigadora y autora de “Our Fathers, Ourselves: Daughters, Fathers, and the Changing American Family” y “Raising Boys Without Men”. Actualmente trabaja en otro libro sobre cómo las mujeres están condicionadas a competir entre ellas y qué hacer al respecto. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son propias de
Continue Reading People with higher levels of trans fats in their blood may be 50% to 75% more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease or dementia from any cause, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology. “This study demonstrates that there are negative ‘brain/cognitive’ outcomes, in addition to the known cardiovascular outcomes, that are
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Nancy Pelosi announced the start of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump one month ago, on September 24. JUST one month ago. It’s worth taking stock of how much has happened since — how
Continue Reading The top Republicans on the committees involved in the impeachment inquiry on Wednesday demanded House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff bring the whistleblower who filed a complaint about President Donald Trump and Ukraine in for public testimony. “We are surprised by your announcement that the Committees will not receive testimony from the anonymous intelligence community
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist killed after colliding with a car at an east El Paso intersection was identified Thursday as a former Americas High School football player. The Wednesday night crash that claimed 20-year-old Jeremy Landavazo’s life happened at Pellicano and Ted Houghton, near the high school. The mangled motorcycle wreckage could be
Continue Reading An engaged couple was minding their own business, getting their photos taken in Philadelphia, when suddenly a celebrity joined in one of their pictures. Megan Monaco and Joe Fetrow were visiting from Norfolk, Virginia, taking engagement pictures in front of Philadelphia’s famous art museum when a familiar face jumped into the frame with them. Jason
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VAN HORN, Texas — A driver who ran the Border Patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca led authorities on a chase Wednesday night through two counties that ended in a crash along Interstate 10 near Van Horn. Hudspeth County Sheriff Arvin West described the pursuit to ABC-7 as “one hell of a chase.” The man authorities
Continue Reading Shivam Distributors of Longwood, Florida, is recalling packages of Parivar brand dry dates because they contain high sulfite content, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Wednesday. Sulfites are preservatives that can cause symptoms including itchiness, upset stomach, headache, stiffness, diarrhea, cough, nausea and weakness, according to the announcement on the FDA website.
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Pacific Gas & Electric began Wednesday to cut electricity to homes and businesses in more than a dozen areas as the California utility tries to avert wildfires. Some areas without power are in California’s wine country from Geyserville to Sonoma. There are also affected areas along the Sierra Nevada foothills including Paradise, the town that
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Click here for updates on this story GLOUCESTER, Va. (WTKR) — The intersection of Glass Road and Bray’s Point in Gloucester is where nearly two dozen bunnies were dumped over the weekend. According to the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Department, they were called to the intersection on October 20 after a neighbor reported finding a large
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A high-profile member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee chided President Donald Trump on Wednesday for calling Republicans who have refused to back him “human scum.” “To call anybody human scum is beneath the office of the presidency. You can’t say that, right? You’re the president. You have different standards,” said Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an
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Continue Reading Thousands of teachers flooded the streets of downtown Chicago to deliver a message to City Hall: They won’t stop striking until they get what they want. About 25,000 members of the Chicago Teachers Union rallied Wednesday as Mayor Lori Lightfoot delivered her address on the city’s budget. The city insists “there is no more money”
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EL PASO, Texas – The Eastlake Falcons have been nominated for the Sweet Play of the Week before, but they’ve never won, until now. It was fake punt that went for a touchdown that secured the cupcakes courtesy of Albertsons for the Falcons. In Eastlake’s game against Chapin, Daine Kirtley faked a punt and instead
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