Colin Powell , who served as the first black Secretary of State for the United States of America has died at the age of 84. Powell was a mainstay in several Republican administrations and his work shaped US Foreign policy for decades. Powell had been battling Blood Cancer, but it is reported that he died of complications to Covid-19 despite being fully vaccinated.
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Louisiana’s top prosecutor is suing Roblox, accusing the platform of failing to safeguard children from online predators and referring to it as the “perfect place for pedophiles.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by New Dope (@newdopehq) Attorney General Liz Murrill filed the suit on Thursday in Louisiana’s 21st Judicial District, accusing the Roblox Corporation of recklessly designing its platform without a robust age verification process. According to the 42-page filing, tens
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One password is believed to have been all it took for a ransomware gang to destroy a 158-year-old company and put 700 people out of work. KNP - a Northamptonshire transport company - is just one of tens of thousands of UK businesses that have been hit by such attacks. Big names such as M&S, Co-op and Harrods have all been attacked in recent months. The chief executive of Co-op confirmed last week that all 6.5 million of its members had their data stolen. In KNP's case, it's thought the hacker
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A Providence, Rhode Island, man made a shocking discovery while shoveling snow from his driveway after a massive winter storm dumped nearly 20 inches on the region. He found a large exotic tegu lizard, named Frankie, buried alive in the snow and barely moving, its black‑and‑white body rigid from the cold. In coverage from outlets like Fox News, he rushed the creature inside, wrapped it in T‑shirts and a heating pad, then contacted the New England Wildlife Center for help. Tegus are South Americ
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Mariah Carey just turned a long‑whispered in‑joke into the emotional centerpiece of her MusiCares Person of the Year tribute. At the Los Angeles Convention Center gala two nights before the Grammys, the organization honored her five‑decade run of pop, R&B, gospel and hip‑hop hits—then surprised her by blasting cuts from her “secret” 90s grunge album while she watched from a front‑row table. Back in 1995, Carey quietly recorded and co‑produced a grunge record called Someone’s Ugly Daughter with
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Ever since Beyoncé called Renaissance the first part of a three‑act project and followed it with Cowboy Carter, fans have been treating every outfit and Easter egg as proof that Act III will be full‑on rock in USA TODAY’s rundown of the “rock allegations” around her next album. Halloween looks inspired by funk‑rock icon Betty Davis, electric‑guitar emojis in captions, and recent Levi’s spots that end with her in denim on a motorcycle have all been read as hints that she’s about to barrel into gu
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The 2026 sports calendar is loaded with women’s events that drive storylines on their own terms, in GMA’s look at the year ahead in entertainment and sports. A full WNBA season, a stacked NWSL schedule, and major international tournaments put Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Sophia Smith, Alexia Putellas, and others in front of fans basically year‑round. Networks and streamers are programming around those games because they perform, not as a side dish to anything else. Ticket sales, jersey drops, an
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