Feist has stepped down from the Arcade Fire tour. In a report, three women have come forward to accuse the Reflektor singer of having sexual interactions with them which they felt were inappropriate due to the age gap between them; Butler was aged 34-39 when the incidents allegedly happened between …
Read More »Scottish local authorities come under fire for appointing man as ‘period dignity officer’ | CNN
CNN — Local authorities in Scotland have come in for criticism after they appointed a man to the role of period dignity officer, responsible for coordinating the region’s response to a new law that makes menstrual products free to access in the country. A group of colleges and local councils …
Read More »18 children among dozens killed in Egypt church fire
The toll stands at 41 dead and 14 injured, Egypt’s Coptic Church said in a statement, citing health officials. The hospital documents show the children were ages 3 to 16. The fire started at about 9 a.m. local time due to an electrical failure in an air conditioning unit on …
Read More »BBNaija S7: Fans Of ‘Disgraced’ Ex Housemate, Beauty Under Fire Over Staged Protest
Nigerians have slammed fans of Beauty, a Big Brother Naija Level-up housemate kicked out of the reality show, for storming the streets in protest of her disqualification. It would be recalled that Beauty’s disqualification comes following the issuance of a double strike to her on Sunday, less than an hour …
Read More »BBNaija S7: Bella Comes Under Fire For Expressing Displeasure Over ‘Trenches’ House
Big Brother Naija Season 7 Housemate, Bella Okagbue has come under heavy criticism after expressing displeasure over the ‘Trenches’ house. Naija News reports that Biggie on Monday swapped the house of Level 1 and Level 2 housemates, a development that came to them as a big surprise. Bella during her …
Read More »Fire at Cuban Oil Facility Leaves Dozens Injured, Hundreds Evacuated
HAVANA — Lightning struck a crude oil storage facility on the northern coast of Cuba, igniting a fire that on Saturday had left dozens of people injured, 17 firefighters missing and prompted the evacuation of some 800 people, according to the authorities. Images of the fire at the Matanzas Supertanker …
Read More »Fireman called to tackle fire only to find out the 10 victims are his family
A fireman called to tackle an inferno discovered his family were among the 10 dead as he tackled the flames. The fire started Friday morning, August 5, and Harold Baker arrived at the house in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, US, where he found his son, daughter, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, three grandchildren and two …
Read More »Actress Anne Heche is “critically injured” as a car plows into a house and catches fire
Actress Anne Heche has reportedly been critically injured in a car crash in Los Angeles after a vehicle burst into flames when it hit a house. According to reports from NBCLA, the blue Mini Cooper had been speeding down a residential street before driving 30ft into a two-storey home in …
Read More »4 dead, 16 injured as bus catches fire on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Four persons have died in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The fatal crash reportedly occurred around Oniworo, after the Foursquare camp, Ogun State involved 20 persons. According to Punch, four passengers were “burnt beyond recognition while 16 others were injured and could be identified. …
Read More »So… Al Qaeda Is Back In Afghanistan Already? Biden Spox John Kirby Faces Rapid Fire Questions
I, along with many veterans and Americans, celebrated the death of al-Qaeda leader and 9/11 plotter Ayman al-Zawahiri this week. I can remember the moment I saw the Twin Towers get hit on 9/11. My young adult life was very much built around my military service in and around Afghanistan, …
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