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Drake is undoubtedly one of the biggest stars in the world. While his international appeal seems natural, Drake’s former manager, Cortez “Tez” Bryant, explained that there was actually a plan to turn Drizzy into a global superstar. Tez jumped on Instagram for an episode of Brian “B.Dot” Miller’s Art of Facts. During their conversation, Tez tells B.Dot that the […]
Those unsolicited seed packages you may or may not have seen popping up on the timeline, and/or in your mailbox, have now resulted in warning messages being issued in all 50 states. CNN has compiled the warning messages from each state here, noting that officials in the U.S. are stating that the packages “appear” to originate from […]
Trader Joe’s has publicly announced that they’ll be coming up with new branding for some of their international food products, with those products featuring attempts at international variations on Trader Joe’s name. If you’re wondering why the company found it necessary to make this announcement at this time, it’s because a Change.org petition made headlines (despite […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced the complete lifting of the country’s nationwide state of emergency. “Today the government will lift the state of emergency across the nation,” Abe said on Monday, per NHK. “We’ve set some of the most strict criteria in the world to lift the declaration, and we concluded that prefectures […]
More than two months after first closing off the city, China has announced it will soon ease the lockdown on Wuhan. The announcement was made Tuesday, per CNN‘s report, and also included word that “similar lockdown measures” would be lifted Wednesday for other cities in Hubei province. The move comes as the region has seen a dramatic […]
The U.S. State Department has cautioned Americans from traveling internationally by issuing its highest travel advisory yet, due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus. The Level 4 travel advisory for traveling overseas looks to be unheard-of, as it is the most extreme warning the department can give, Politico reports. “In countries where commercial departure options […]
As was surely expected at this point in the ongoing confusion of the novel coronavirus, a number of events ranging from tours to developer conferences have been called off. Both BTS and recent releaser of Father of All Motherfuckers Green Day announced on Thursday that multiple upcoming international dates on their respective schedules had been ditched. “We […]
Scientists studying the genomes of West Africans reported this week that they had “detected signs” of an extinct human species that they’re calling a “ghost population.” The discovery was detailed in a study published this week in the Science Advances journal, per a Reuters report from Thursday. “We estimate interbreeding occurred approximately 43,000 years ago, with large intervals of […]
Li Wenliang, the 34-year-old Chinese doctor widely reported as a “whistleblower” on the new coronavirus, has died, CNN reports Wuhan Central Hospital as confirming. The doctor worked in Wuhan and initially made attempts at alerting the public via a medical school alumni group on WeChat to what was ultimately determined to be the novel coronavirus on Dec. […]
Akon announced Monday that he has finalized an agreement for the establishment of Akon City in Senegal. In an Instagram post of a photo from the deal-finalizing moment, Akon told fans he was “looking forward to hosting you there in the future.” While his IG announcement was short on details, Akon previously explained his goals […]
