The 2024 BET Awards on Sunday night was a celebration of Black excellence. Hosted by actress and author Taraji P. Henson, the evening welcomed standout performances from Megan Thee Stallion, Lauren Hill, Will Smith and more — with Usher taking home a lifetime achievement award. Drake led with a whopping seven nominations, including album of […]
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Far-right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of France’s parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week’s run-off. The RN was seen winning around 34 per cent of the vote, exit polls from Ipsos, […]
Mauritanian president wins re-election – provisional results
Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Ghazouani has been re-elected as head of state following Saturday’s national vote, provisional results show. The electoral commission website shows he took over 56% of the vote, beating six opposition candidates. In second position was anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid with 22%, while Hamadi Sidi el-Mokhtar of the Islamist Tewassoul party […]
Man wins $1M top prize after buying $20 scratch-off
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A lucky Tennessee man vowed to never eat bologna again after he turned a $20 lottery ticket into a $1 million jackpot earlier this month. According to the Kentucky Lottery, Jody, who requested not to share his last name, claimed the first top prize from the “$1,000,000 Casino Nights Kentucky Lottery […]
Far right wins first round in France election
AMSTERDAM/LONDON (Reuters) –Marine Le Pen‘s far-right National Rally (RN) party won the first round of France’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week’s run-off. The euro gained around 0.23% to trade around $1.0736 in early Asia-Pacific trading. European markets have been rattled […]
George Russell wins in Austria after Max Verstappen and Lando Norris collide
George Russell took a dramatic Austrian Grand Prix victory after Max Verstappen and Lando Norris collided with just seven laps remaining as they duelled for the lead. Verstappen and Norris were caught up in a ding-dong battle for top spot – with the British driver accusing his Red Bull rival of “dangerous” driving. Then, on […]
Lindsey Graham warns ‘accountability coming to Biden’ if Trump wins
South Carolina’s Republican senator Lindsey Graham warned of retribution against Democrats amid Donald Trump’s ongoing criminal cases. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday, Graham, a staunch Trump ally, said without evidence, “The Democrats keep calling president Trump a felon. Well, be careful what you wish for. I expect there will be an […]
Kerry and Donegal reach semi-finals with quarter-final wins
Kerry have reached the semi-finals of the All-Ireland football championship with a 0-15 to 0-10 win over Derry. It was far from a classic, but Kerry did enough to win and set up a semi-final clash with Armagh. Despite recent defensive issues, Derry looked far more solid as they kept Kerry frustrated in a tight […]
Edmond wins tourism award; local youths earn Eagle Scout
Oklahoma Army National Guardsman wins NetWars Oklahoma Army National Guardsman 1st Lt. Makya Stell, assigned to the 205th Network Signal Company, 45th Field Artillery Brigade, wins the annual “NetWars” games during the Cyber Shield training event held at the Virginia National Guard State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach this month. Oklahoma Army National Guardsman 1st […]
Texas wins court block on Biden overtime pay rule
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A federal judge in Texas on Friday temporarily blocked a Biden administration rule from taking effect that would extend mandatory overtime pay to 4 million salaried U.S. workers. U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan in Sherman, Texas, said the U.S. Department of Labor rule that is set to go into effect on […]
Survivor of Parkland school massacre wins ownership of shooter’s name in lawsuit settlement
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The most severely wounded survivor of the 2018 massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School now owns shooter Nikolas Cruz’s name, and Cruz cannot give any interviews without his permission, under a settlement reached in a lawsuit. Under his recent settlement with Anthony Borges, Cruz must also turn over […]
Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize for ‘powerful voice’
Indian author Arundhati Roy has said that she is “delighted” to have been awarded this year’s PEN Pinter Prize. Set up in memory of playwright Harold Pinter, the award is for writers of “outstanding literary merit” who take an “unflinching” look at the world. The announcement comes weeks after officials in India approved action against […]