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Tory Lanez: Sentencing for shooting of Megan Thee Stallion delayed
EPA The sentencing of Canadian rapper Tory Lanez for the shooting of fellow musician Megan Thee Stallion has been delayed until at least Tuesday. Lanez shot Grammy winner Megan Thee Stallion in the feet during an argument between the pair after a party in 2020. He was found guilty on three gun-related charges in December…
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The Last Poets and Watts Prophets: The radical hip-hop pioneers ‘written out of history’
Largely remembered as forerunners of hip-hop, the Last Poets, the Watts Prophets and Gil Scott-Heron were radical artists who deserve more recognition in their own right, writes Dorian Lynskey. It is unclear who was the first person to call Gil Scott-Heron the “Godfather of Rap” but when he died in 2011, at the age of…
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Mie Bakso: Rice noodle soup with meatballs
Petty Pandean-Elliott shares her recipe for one of Barack Obama’s favourite soup dishes: Mie Bakso, meatballs and rice noodles nestled a bath of rich and hearty beef stock. On a 2010 state visit to Indonesia, former US president Barack Obama delivered an unforgettable comment during his dinner speech: “Bakso, nasi goreng… semuanya enak!”, or “Meatball…
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Nigeria’s President Tinubu faces backlash over military intervention in Niger
Getty Images By Nduka Orjinmo BBC News, Abuja Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is facing a huge backlash at home over his threat to use military force to reverse the coup in next-door neighbour Niger. Local media report there was strong opposition to military intervention at a session of the upper chamber of parliament, the Senate,…
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Timed Teaser: Where is Greta not going to visit?
Test your news knowledge against the clock. Can you outscore your friends? If you cannot see the quiz, follow this link. Want more of the same? Try last week’s teaser, or take Friday’s quiz of the week’s news. Compiled by Liam Barnes What information do we collect from this quiz? Privacy notice.
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The painful puzzle of diseases that have no name
Helene Cederroth lost three children to an undiagnosed disease. While relatively rare, such conditions affect 350 million people worldwide – and disproportionately affect children. “It’s all in your mind.” Helene Cederroth has lost count of the number of times doctors have said this to her. Yet she knew, soon after her son Wilhelm was born…
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Investigating the ‘spiritual healers’ sexually abusing women
By Hanan Razek BBC News Arabic A hidden world of sex abuse and exploitation by men working as “spiritual healers” has been uncovered by BBC Arabic. Spiritual healing, also known as “Quranic healing”, is a popular practice in the Arab and Muslim world. It is mostly women who visit healers – believing that they can…
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Will electric flying taxis live up to their promise?
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Ben Morris Technology of Business Editor In a year’s time the Summer Olympics will be underway in Paris. The athletes will, of course, be hoping to make history, but so will one aviation start-up, Volocopter. If…
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Operation Seal Bay: Catching ‘the man with the rubber face’
BBC By Matt Murray BBC Wales News Forty years ago “the man with the rubber face” was caught in rural west Wales after misjudging the power of local curiosity. Operation Seal Bay in 1983 broke up an international drug smuggling ring after discovering a secret bunker. The ringleaders were Robin Boswell, and a Danish actor,…
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Texas jail victims’ family sue over deaths in custody
Getty Images By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York Family members of inmates at a jail in Harris County, Texas are suing the county over claims officers brutally beat their loved ones and denied them critical medical treatment. Attorney Ben Crump has filed a suit on behalf of 22 families who say their relatives died…