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Chadwick Boseman, ‘Black Panther’ star, dead at 43
Chadwick Boseman, known for his role as King T’Challa in Marvel’s “Black Panther,” has died after a four-year battle with cancer, according to a post on his Twitter account. The post said the actor, who also played Black icons such as James Brown, Thurgood Marshall and Jackie Robinson, died at home with his wife and…
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Statue of Lady Diana certified by her sons to be installed
A statue of the late Princess Diana has been commissioned by her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, and will be installed on a meaningful date, Kensington Palace said in a statement on Friday, BBC News reports. The statue will be placed in a garden at Kensington Palace on July 1 next year – what…
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Robredo thanks ABS CBN for years of service to Bicolanos
MANILA – Vice-President Leni Robredo on Friday night paid tribute to ABS-CBN as the network’s regional stations signed off following its failed franchise bid. In a message posted on Facebook, Robredo thanked the ABS-CBN Regional Network Group, particularly its local office in Bicol, for its decades-long public service to Filipinos. “ABS-CBN Bicol has been a…
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Tears, as MOR DJs sign off for the last time
MANILA — “Salamat, For Life.” This was the common message of the DJs of MOR 101.9 on Friday night, as they gathered and signed off for the final time due to the closure of the ABS-CBN radio station. That line was also the title of MOR’s farewell broadcast on Facebook, where the DJs reminisced, expressed…
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Man wrongly convicted of rape walks free after 44 years
A North Carolina man hugged his family as a free man for the first time in decades this week after serving 44 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Ronnie Long was greeted by family and community members who had long proclaimed his innocence on Thursday afternoon when he made his long-awaited…
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Night sky ‘no longer the norm’
Clear, unobstructed images of the stars above will “no longer be the norm,” a group of US scientists warned, thanks to Elon Musk’s network of Starlink satellites. But Musk is not the only businessman who may blot out the sky. Musk launched his Starlink project last year with a lofty goal: to bring high-speed internet…
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Kim Kardashian parades her bombshell body
Kim Kardashian was back on the beach Wednesday, hard at work after taking a brief break from the celebrity grind to focus on her relationship with husband Kanye West during an emergency family vacation with their four kids. The raven-haired bombshell, 39, looked fierce as she struck of series of dramatic poses wearing a skimpy…
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WHO: COVID-19 could cause more deaths as weather cools
The World Health Organization’s chief for Europe has warned COVID-19 is a “tornado with a long tail” and says increased case counts among young people could ultimately be passed on to more vulnerable older people and cause an uptick in deaths. Dr. Hans Kluge said younger people are likely to come into closer contact with…
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to resign for health reasons
Tokyo — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will step down from his role leading the country due to declining health, he said Friday. The bombshell announcement will bring a contest for the premiership in the world’s third-largest economy as it grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, the looming threat from North Korea and an increasingly aggressive…
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Newlyweds donate reception food to homeless
When Tyler and Melanie Tapajna canceled their wedding reception due to COVID-19, they didn’t let the food they ordered go to waste. The Ohio couple decided to take their wedding dinner, which was catered by a food truck, to Laura’s Home, a shelter for women and children in need. Laura’s Home Women’s Crisis Center is…