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Lizzo has called out “complicit silence” over social issues such as racism and transphobia. On Wednesday, the Juice hitmaker – a vocal advocate of inclusivity and diversity – took to Twitter to start a conversation about the intersection of the topics in society at present. “Transphobia is lookin real rooted in racism right about now…,” […]
WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian officials and companies over accusations of serious human rights abuses, stepping up pressure on Tehran over its crackdown on protests as Washington marks International Women’s Day. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it imposed sanctions on two senior Iranian prison officials it accused of […]
UNITED NATIONS — At United Nations meetings Wednesday to mark International Women’s Day, there was much talk but no discernible action on advancing and protecting women’s rights. A meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Afghanistan offered verbal support to Afghan women, who are among the most oppressed in the world under Taliban rule. But no […]
Taylor Swift and Pink are to be honoured at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards. On Tuesday, producers from iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment announced that the Anti-Hero hitmaker will be presented with the iHeartRadio Innovator Award during the ceremony, which will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on 27 March. “The Innovator Award […]
MADRID — Nearly sixty years after one of the world’s worst nuclear accidents, Spain has asked the United States to clean up tens of thousands of cubic meters of radioactive soil and end a controversial chapter of the Cold War. Madrid hopes that improved relations with Washington may make the U.S. honor a promise made in […]
Miley Cyrus’ new album is divided into two sides. The ‘Flowers’ hitmaker has explained that one half of the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Plastic Hearts’ is full of “buzz and energy” and is called the AM and the PM side is the “wild side”. She said in a teaser clip from her Disney special ‘Miley Cyrus […]
U2 are “anxious” to release their “guitar-driven” LP. Frontman Bono put a planned album called ‘Songs of Ascent’ on hold because he wants U2 to release a “noisy, uncompromising, unreasonable guitar album” first. The frontman revealed in October that the upcoming record – which the group have been teasing since 2009 – won’t be their […]
Lionel Richie is finally going on tour with Earth, Wind & Fire. On Monday, the music legend announced in a video posted on social media that he is going a 20-date trek of North America with the September hitmakers. “Well, my friends, the time has come to announce a tour – not just any tour, […]
Four U.S. citizens were assaulted and kidnapped Friday by unidentified gunmen after crossing the Mexican border, the FBI said. Soon after crossing from Brownsville, Texas, into the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros in Tamaulipas state, the Americans, who were traveling in a white minivan with North Carolina plates, were fired at, placed into another […]
Netflix is in production on a documentary series about the global hunt for 1970s disgraced pop star Gary Glitter. Featuring previously unseen photographs and archive footage, the series will cover his life story and his later conviction for child sex abuse and a series of sexual offences. With exclusive access to the journalists who pursued […]
