Rapper Pooh Shiesty accused of robbery and kidnap in contract dispute with Gucci Mane’s label pred 1 uro in 13 minutami One of three victims is apparently trap pioneer Mane himself, who flew to Dallas for contract talks with ShiestySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFederal prosecutors on Thursday accused rapper Pooh Shiesty and eight others of robbing three men at gunpoint and kidnapping them in January in Texas after a contract dispute involving rap star Gucci Mane’s record label.The US attorney’s office in Dallas declined to name the victims and an FBI affidavit attached to a criminal complaint only refers to them by their initials. One victim, RD, is described as the owner of 1017 Records – the label belonging to Gucci Mane, whose legal name is Radric Delantic Davis. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Comedian Eugene Mirman thanks rescuers who pulled him from fiery car crash in New Hampshire pred 1 uro in 56 minutami Best known for voice-acting in Bob’s Burgers, Mirman was injured after his vehicle struck a toll plaza and ignitedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxBob’s Burgers voice actor Eugene Mirman says he is “extraordinarily thankful to the heroic people” that pulled him from the wreckage of his fiery car crash on Tuesday at a New Hampshire toll plaza – an accident that reportedly left him with serious injuries.The 51-year-old comedian expressed his gratitude in an Instagram post late on Friday morning, which also described his being emotionally buoyed up by “the well wishes, love and kind messages from friends and strangers” in the wake of the wreck. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Relationship with Trump may be beyond repair, Keir Starmer told pred 2 urama in 43 minutami PM gets widespread backing after president’s mocking impersonation takes US-UK relationship to new lowKeir Starmer has been warned his relationship with Donald Trump may be beyond repair after the US president derided the prime minister for consulting his team about military decisions, in a mocking impersonation.In a new low for UK-US relations, Trump appeared to imitate Starmer in a weak voice during an Easter lunch speech at the White House, and said the UK was “not our best” ally. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Young people want to come together’: experts respond to mass teen meet-ups in Clapham pred 3 urami in 19 minutami Academics and youth workers say cuts to services and lack of public space help explain recent unrest in south LondonIt started with a flyer sent around on Snapchat. Teenagers were invited to gather at a south London basketball court to celebrate the start of the Easter holidays. They were told to bring their own weed and laughing gas because it was going to be a late one.What followed in the hours after was chaos. Hundreds of young people came to the “link-up” last Saturday, and then gathered on Clapham High Street. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Three teenagers arrested after 14-year-old boy shot dead in south-east London pred 3 urami in 50 minutami Victim of Woolwich shooting named as Eghosa Ogbebor as two boys and 18-year-old held on suspicion of murderThree teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in Woolwich, south-east London.The Metropolitan police said officers received reports of a shooting on Lord Warwick Street, Woolwich, at about 3.40pm on Thursday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Harvard faculty to vote on proposal to limit number of A grades in each course pred 4 urami in 48 minutami Effort to curb grade inflation, by limiting top marks to 20% of students in a course, is opposed by most studentsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxHarvard’s faculty is set to vote next week on a faculty committee proposal to cap the number of A grades per course in an effort to curb grade inflation.The proposal, which was first reported earlier this year by the Harvard Crimson, Harvard’s student newspaper, would cap A grades to 20% of students in a course, with an allowance for four additional As. It also would introduce a new internal “average percentile rank” system, which would rely on raw scores rather than grade point average (GPA) to determine honors and awards. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran releases wreckage images pred 5 urami in 26 minutami Downing of fighter plane – the first shot down over Iran since start of war – prompts frantic US rescue effortMiddle East crisis – live updatesA US F-15E fighter has been shot down over Iran, prompting a frantic US search and rescue effort for its two-strong crew, in the first such incident since the start of the war.Iranian state media released images of a tail fin and other debris early on Friday accompanied by an initial claim that a US F-35 had been hit by a new air defence system over central Iran and the pilot probably killed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Northern Ireland leads surge in fuel prices since start of Iran war pred 5 urami in 54 minutami Petrol has risen 19% and diesel 35%, while in England the north has had the sharpest increasesFuel prices have risen faster in Northern Ireland than in any other UK region since the beginning of the Iran war.Analysis of official data shows petrol has jumped by 19% in Northern Ireland since the end of February, and diesel is now 35% more expensive. The rises are among the largest in Europe. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wake-up call: how Telstra’s ‘unreasonable’ price rises may cause customers to hang up pred 5 urami in 54 minutami The telco’s sweeping price changes and the closure of its cheaper ‘starter’ plan risk putting off many of its loyal customersTelstra has long traded on its claim to have better – and far more expansive – mobile coverage than its rivals to justify a steep pricing premium that has accelerated in recent years.But the telco’s latest changes, which include steep price hikes and the closure of its cheaper “starter” plan to new users, combined with a dramatic rejection of its coverage claims by the industry regulator, risk putting off many of its traditional customers, according to consumer advocates. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water pred 5 urami in 57 minutami Proposal, a win for RFK Jr’s Maha movement, is a ‘first step’ toward tackling plastic pollution, advocates sayThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed on Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities.Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, said the agency was responding to Americans who have worried about plastics and pharmaceuticals in their drinking water. The gesture also aims to hand a win to health secretary Robert FKennedy Jr’s Maha movement, which for months has pressured Zeldin to further crack down on environmental contaminants. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
