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Weeks before the release of her Madame X album, Madonna took the stage at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. The event took place Saturday night in Tel Aviv, Israel, where the 60-year-old entertainer performed her Quavo assisted-single “Future.” As expected, the Migos rapper made an appearance during Madonna’s set, despite the controversy surrounding this year’s grand finale. Many […]
Offset has publicly condemned House Bill 314, also known as the Alabama Human Life Protection Act. The legislation, which was signed by Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday, essentially bans all abortions. Though there is no exceptions for victims of rape or incest, the law permits abortions only in cases where the mother’s life is at risk. The bill also […]
A high school athletics coach was been declared a hero after thwarting a possible school shooting. The incident occurred Friday at Parkrose High School in Portland, Oregon, where an 18-year-old man reportedly entered a classroom with a gun. Moments after the man pulled out the firearm, Keanon Lowe, a football and track coach at the school, tackled the student […]
A Pennsylvania school district sparked outrage when a training video for active shooter situations spread to the wider world. In the video, the simulated shooter is seen wearing a keffiyeh, a Middle Eastern headscarf. A Pennsylvania school district did a shooting safety drill with a teacher dressed in an Arab headscarf, or kaffiyeh. It […]
The therapy dogs brought in to help the survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting were honored with their own page in the school’s yearbook. The 14 dogs that have roamed the halls since last year’s shooting each took school photos, complete with the requisite blue background. The school’s yearbook adviser explained the motivation behind […]
Grumpy Cat, beloved companion and celebrated internet personality, has died. Grumpy Cat’s family shared the news with fans early Friday, saying they were “unimaginably heartbroken.” The seven-year-old cat’s mother, Tabatha Bundesen, said she died earlier this week after complications related to a urinary tract infection. “Besides being our baby and a cherished member of the family, […]
I.M. Pei, the man who designed some of the world’s most iconic buildings, has died at the age of 102. The architect’s son Chien Chung Pei confirmed the news to the New York Times on Thursday. Pei began his career in the 1940s after receiving a degree in architecture at Harvard. The Chinese-American would go on to […]
The College Board is looking to level the playing field between students of different socioeconomic backgrounds by including an adversity score along with their traditional SAT scores. The nonprofit behind the test that weighs heavily on many college admissions said that they wanted to create a way to factor in accomplishments outside of scholarships. They […]
NYC mayor Bill de Blasio has joined the increasingly crowded assortment of hopeful Democratic nominees for the office of POTUS. “There’s plenty of money in this world, there’s plenty of money in this country, it’s just in the wrong hands,” de Blasio said in an announcement video Thursday. The video also includes shots of the […]
Down in Alabama, a state where people like Roy Moore still have swaths of supporters, oppressive political forces have ensured the passing of what is effectively a near-total abortion ban. “This ban is dangerous and exceptionally cruel—and the bill’s authors want to use it to overturn Roe v. Wade,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, currently in the middle of […]
