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‘SHAFT’ STAR RICHARD ROUNDTREEDEAD AT 81

25Oct

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‘SHAFT’ STAR RICHARD ROUNDTREEDEAD AT 81

Richard Roundtree famous for playing the lead role in "Shaft," is dead after a battle with cancer. The actor died Monday as a result of pancreatic cancer, according to his manager Patric Macminn We're told Richard was diagnosed two months ago, and his family was with him when he died at his home in Los Angeles. Richard is best known for playing detective John Shaft in the original 'Shaft' movie franchise ... including the 1971 OG film, "Shaft," the 1972 sequel "Shaft's Big Score!" and the 1973 trilogy, "Shaft In Africa." RR was regarded as the first Black action hero in Hollywood ... and his breakthrough performance in "Shaft" saw him nominated for New Star of the Year at the Golden Globe Awards. The face of the 'Shaft' franchise, Richard also starred in the 1973 'Sha...

A 9-Year-Old Found A Gun And Fatally Shot A 6-Year-Old In Florida

17Aug

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Human Interest, International news

A 9-Year-Old Found A Gun And Fatally Shot A 6-Year-Old In Florida

6-year-old boy was fatally shot in the head this week by a 9-year-old boy who got a hold of a gun inside a Florida home, authorities said. The younger child was taken Monday to a hospital, where he died, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief J.D. Stronko said in a news conference. An adult at home during the shooting has been questioned by authorities, Stanko said. There is no indication of criminal violence and no one has been charged with a crime, he said, adding the circumstances of the shooting were under investigation. The incident adds to the growing tally of children up to age 17 killed this year in gun violence: 1,114 as of Wednesday, with another 3,065 injured, Gun Violence Archive data shows. Children and teens are more likely to die by guns than any othe...

Kenya Gets Ksh.16B Food Assistance From US Governmen

28Feb

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Kenya Gets Ksh.16B Food Assistance From US Governmen

The United States government has donated at least Ksh.16 billion in support of Kenya's drought relief efforts. According to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the funds will help meet the urgent needs for approximately 1.3 million people across Kenya. The additional food assistance to Kenya comes amid an ongoing drought that has left more than four million people in the grips of a dire hunger crisis, with the number expected to rise to over five million by June this year. After a fifth failed rainy season in the Horn of Africa, cumulative rainfall in Kenya is now less than 70 percent of the 30-year average across most of the country – exacerbating humanitarian needs. USAID will provide emergency food items such as sorghum, maize, yellow split peas, and ...

Baby, Teen Mother Among Six Killed In California Shooting

17Jan

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International news

Baby, Teen Mother Among Six Killed In California Shooting

A six-month-old baby and its teen mother were among six people killed early Monday when gunmen opened fire at a home in California, police officials said. Sheriff Mike Boudreaux of the Tulare County Sheriff's Office described to reporters a grisly crime, a "targeted" attack that he said may be linked to gang and drug violence. Police said they believed two people attacked the home around 3:30 a.m. Monday, firing multiple shots. A neighbor called the police, who arrived seven minutes later to find dead and dying people both inside and outside the home. "This whole situation is tragic, but we have a 17-year-old mother and (her) six-month-old child both of which were shot in the head," Boudreaux said. Two people survived the assault by hiding inside the building, while sev...

9Aug

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International news

Trump Florida Home Raided By FBI

Former US president Donald Trump said Monday that his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida was being "raided" by FBI agents in what he called an act of "prosecutorial misconduct." The FBI declined to comment on whether the search was happening or what it might be for, nor did Trump give any indication of why federal agents were at his home -- a situation that adds to the legal pressures on the ex-president. Multiple US media outlets cited sources close to the investigation as saying that agents were conducting a court-authorized search related to the potential mishandling of classified documents that had been sent to Mar-a-Lago. In a statement posted on his Truth Social network, Trump said his "beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, an...