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Lupe Fiasco says his criticism of former president Barack Obama cost him a major brand deal. The Chicago-bred rapper made the claim during an Instagram Live broadcast Wednesday night. He began talking about the incident while addressing the topic of wealth and fame—specifically how many people make extravagant purchases simply with the goal to impress. He pointed to […]
Around 20 people were injured Wednesday morning after two cranes experienced an entanglement at a construction site in Texas. Austin-Travis County EMS Captain Darren Noak described the scene earlier today, per CNN, as a “crane vs. crane” incident where one collided with another, causing their wires to become entangled. “This just happened to be two cranes working, we’re not […]
A Utah officer has been charged with felony assault after he ordered his police dog to attack a Black man who was complying with officers’ orders. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, the incident took place on April 24, when authorities responded to a domestic disturbance report at a Salt Lake City residence. Bodycam footage shows […]
A Texas man will spend more time behind bars over his unhealthy obsession with Taylor Swift. The Associated Press reports Austin resident Eric Swarbrick received a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for stalking the pop star and sending threatening letters to her former label. The sentencing was announced nearly a year after Swarbrick pleaded guilty to a count of “interstate stalking and […]
One Malaysian man thought his phone was stolen but it was really borrowed by a group of monkeys trying to have some fun. Zackrydz Rodzi told BBC on Tuesday that he realized his smartphone was gone when he woke up Saturday. He searched high and low for the phone but couldn’t figure out how it was […]
On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the U.S. should be able to secure enough doses of COVID-19 vaccine to get the country back to “regular life” by the third quarter of 2021. That organization’s director, Dr. Robert Redfield, relayed his expectation to a Senate panel that vaccines should be ready […]
According to CBS News, a wedding reception that took place over the summer in Maine has been linked to the deaths of seven people. These newest fatalities, which were caused by COVID-19, represent a morbid update as it was reported 10 days ago that the wedding had led to the deaths of three people. A local CBS […]
Important design details, documents and emails relating to the Grenfell Tower refurbishment have suspiciously been “lost forever” after being wiped from a laptop belonging to the design manager working on Grenfell’s cladding. An inquiry into the Grenfell disaster has been ongoing since August 2017, with the main aim being to find justice for the 72 lives claimed by the fire. Phase 2 of the […]
In the six months since coronavirus lockdowns hit the U.S.—yes, it’s already been six months—Americans across the country have started smoking record amounts of weed. And, to be fair, with never-ending piles of anxiety constantly washing over all of us, outrageous unemployment levels, and half a year stuck at home, it’s not surprising that so […]
Hurricane Sally has made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane near Gulf Shores, Alabama. According to the National Hurricane Center, who’s been providing regular updates on storm activity, Sally made landfall at 4:45 a.m. local time. at the time, maximum sustained winds were reported as being at 105 mph with a minimum central pressure of 965 […]
