Category: News


MF Doom: Hip-hop star dies aged 49


The London-born musician, real name Daniel Dumile, was known for his sharp, intricate rhymes and his signature mask, which he never removed in public.

Joe and Jill Biden talk COVID-19 heroes, vaccines in odd, Jumbotron ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ interview


That now includes speaking with their image broadcast from a giant Times Square Jumbotron, answering questions from a winter jacket-wearing Ryan Seacrest perched on the opposite end of the surreally deserted square.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/12/31/jill-joe-biden-talk-covid-19-vaccine-interview-new-years-rockin-eve/4106670001/

Republican senator to dispute certification of Biden victory


A Republican says he will be the first senator to object when Congress certifies US President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory next week.

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-55494005

Covid-19: US reports first known case of highly-infectious variant


The first reported US case of the highly-infectious Covid-19 variant that emerged in the UK has been confirmed in the state of Colorado.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55479590

Keyon Harrold: Jazz trumpeter says son assaulted after false theft accusation


An investigation has been launched after a 14-year-old black teenager was allegedly assaulted by a white woman who falsely accused him of stealing her phone in a hotel lobby in New York.