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4 Dead After Cessna Plane Crash On Philippine Volcano

24Feb

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4 Dead After Cessna Plane Crash On Philippine Volcano

All four people aboard a light aircraft that crashed in the Philippines at the weekend have been confirmed dead, authorities in the Southeast Asian country said Thursday, following a treacherous search mission atop a restive volcano. The bodies of pilot Rufino James Crisostomo Jr., crew member Joel Martin, and Australian technical consultants Simon Chipperfield and Karthi Santhanam, have been found on Mount Mayon volcano and a team was working to retrieve them, CNN affiliate CNN Philippines reported, citing Camalig Mayor Carlos Irwin Baldo. All four men were employees of Energy Development Corp., a Manila-based geothermal firm, according to Richard Tantoco, its president and chief operating officer. The six-seater Cessna 340 aircraft was bound for the capital Manila when it l...

R. Kelly Gets New 20-Year Jail Term For Child Porn Crimes

24Feb

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R. Kelly Gets New 20-Year Jail Term For Child Porn Crimes

A US judge on Thursday handed disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly a 20-year prison term for child pornography and other charges -- but he will serve most of it simultaneously with a previous sentence. Kelly, 56, is already serving a 30-year sentence he received after a Brooklyn jury in a separate federal trial convicted him on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. The judge in Chicago -- Kelly's hometown, where he was once seen as a source of pride -- ruled that most of the new sentence would be served concurrently with the previous one, with all but one year taken at the same time. That Kelly will spend a maximum of 31 years in prison is a win for the defense, which urged in its sentencing memorandum that "a concurrent sentence is what fairness demands," accusing the prose...

Uhuru To Lead 90-Member AU Election Observation Team For Nigeria Polls

15Feb

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Uhuru To Lead 90-Member AU Election Observation Team For Nigeria Polls

Retired president Uhuru Kenyatta has been picked to lead a 90-member African Union observation team for the General Election in Nigeria set for February 25. A statement issued by the AU on Tuesday said Kenyatta will lead the short-term Election Observation Mission which comprises members from various member states of the union, as well as civil society organisations, among others. “The short-term election observation mission comprises ninety (90) members drawn from various AU Member States comprising representatives of Election Management Bodies, civil society organisations, independent experts, women and youth as well as AU Organs, notably, the Pan African Parliament and Permanent Representatives Committee,” it read in part. The objectives of the mission include providing an...

RIHANNA<br>PREGNANT!<br>Big Reveal During Super Bowl Halftime Show

13Feb

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RIHANNA
PREGNANT!
Big Reveal During Super Bowl Halftime Show

Rihanna is back, taking the Super Bowl by storm and reminding everybody what they've been missing for 6-plus years ... and, according to some, she might've even just made a BIG announcement. The singer/fashion mogul hit the stage Sunday after the 2nd quarter of the game came to a close -- and right from the jump, you could tell this was going to be something else ... with RiRi making a grand entrance to kick off an epic 13-minute set chock-full of hits. Rihanna's show featured her and her dancers on multiple elevated platforms, which she gradually came down from to continue the show. Of course, she touched on a ton of classics of hers ... singing everything from "Work" and "Bitch Better Have My Money" to "Rude Boy" and "Diamonds" -- and just about every other fan fave we all...

South African rapper AKA shot dead in Durban

11Feb

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South African rapper AKA shot dead in Durban

Award-winning rapper Kiernan Forbes, popularly known as AKA is dead. According to News24, the 35-year-old rapper was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road on Friday night, which was his brithday. A first responder at the scene, who spoke on condition of anonymity, Forbes was shot while standing on the pavement when gunfire rang out shortly after 10 PM. At the time of his death, AKA was standing outside the Wish Restaurant when he was shot. As reported by News24, two unknown cars are believed to have opened fire just before 10pm. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda confirmed that a "well-known rapper" was gunned down in Florida Road, Durban on Friday evening just after 10 PM. "I can confirm that two men were killed and one of ...

LeBron James Breaks NBA All-Time Points-Scoring Record

8Feb

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Sports

LeBron James Breaks NBA All-Time Points-Scoring Record

LeBron James finally eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the most prolific scorer in NBA history on Tuesday, breaking a 39-year record that many throughout basketball believed would never be beaten. The Los Angeles Lakers star, playing in his 20th season in the NBA, passed Abdul-Jabbar's longstanding total of 38,387 points after nailing a 21-foot shot late in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder. James flung his arms aloft in relief as the Crypto.com Arena erupted in wild celebration at his new record of 38,388 points. Abdul-Jabbar, sitting courtside, was among the first to congratulate James as play was interrupted to salute an iconic moment in NBA history. "To be able to be in the presence of a legend and great as Kareem it means so much to me," James told the...

More Than 1,500 People Dead, Thousands Injured In Turkey And Syria Earthquake

6Feb

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International news

More Than 1,500 People Dead, Thousands Injured In Turkey And Syria Earthquake

At least 1,504 people have been killed in Turkey and Syria, and thousands more injured, after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southern Turkey early Monday. In Syria, a total of at least 592 people have died, including 371 mostly in the regions of Aleppo, Hama, Latakia and Tartus, according to Syrian state news agency SANA, which also reported 1,089 injuries. Meanwhile, the "White Helmets" group, officially known as the Syria Civil Defense, also reported at least 221 deaths and 419 injuries in opposition-controlled areas of northwestern Syria. “Hundreds remain trapped under rubble,” the White Helmets added on Twitter. In Turkey, at least 912 people have died and 5,385 people were injured, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a televised address Mon...

The Three-Day Events Set To Happen Before Prof. Magoha’s Burial On February 11

3Feb

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The Three-Day Events Set To Happen Before Prof. Magoha’s Burial On February 11

With the late former Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha set to be laid to rest at his ancestral home in Umiru, Siaya County on February 11, his family has given an update on the progress of his ongoing funeral arrangements. Speaking at Magoha's home in Lavington, Nairobi on Friday, Julius Jwan, the speaker of the late minister's funeral arrangement committee, told journalists that Magoha's interment will be preceded by a string of three-day-long events that will pay homage to the life of the late renowned scholar. "On February 8, 2023, a farewell caravan shall proceed from Lee Funeral Home through some of the places that defined Prof. Magoha's adult life including the College of Health Sciences at Kenyatta Hospital, the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Counci...

ALEC BALDWIN<br>OFFICIALLY CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER

1Feb

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ALEC BALDWIN
OFFICIALLY CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER

Alec Baldwin has now officially been charged with a crime over the fatal shooting of cinematographer, Haylana Hatches on his "Rust" movie set, and the D.A. listed a litany of safety lapses which she says sit squarely at Baldwin's feet. According to the charging document, the D.A. says Baldwin knew the drill ... that the armorer should have been present, checking the gun to make sure it was safe, and Baldwin knew that ... yet he relied on the assistant director who had no authority to clear the weapon for use. The D.A. says Baldwin was supposed to undergo firearms training but failed to do so. Adding Baldwin was then supposed to get minimal training for 30 minutes, but was on his cell phone for most of that time speaking with his family. The D.A. honed in on TV interviews Bald...

Idris Elba In Talks To Open Film Studio In Tanzania

1Feb

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Idris Elba In Talks To Open Film Studio In Tanzania

British actor Idris Elba is planning to open a film studio in Tanzania. The 50-year-old Hollywood star, whose filmography boasts of titles such as ‘The Wire’ and ‘Luther’, has already held initial talks with President Samia Suluhu Hassan, according to the president’s team. This is after Elba and his wife, Sabrina Elba, met President Suluhu on the side-lines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, earlier this month. “The president met with Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina, they are keen to invest in a film studio in Tanzania,” Tanzania’s director of presidential communications, Zuhura Yunus, was quoted by local media as telling journalists on Monday. She added that if the project goes through, it will be a hub for nurturing talent from not just Kenya’s south...