Pharrell Williams said on Monday that his cousin was killed by police in Virginia Beach, Virginia, last week. The Virginia Beach police said Williams’ cousin was brandishing a handgun, and the city’s police chief announced Tuesday he asked the Virginia State Police to investigate the shooting. Williams’ cousin, 25-year-old Donovon …
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New York’s Guggenheim Museum has appointed its first-ever Black deputy director and chief curator. Naomi Beckwith, formerly the senior curator at Chicago’ museum of contemporary art, was named to the role Thursday after former artistic director and chief curator Nancy Spector stepped down amid accusations of racism. “I’m excited to …
Read More »NASCAR on Thursday released an image of the noose found in driver Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega Speedway. A crewmember on Wallace’s racing team spotted the noose over the weekend and reported it to NASCAR, but an FBI investigation found that the rope had been in the garage since 2019. …
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Desmond Amofah, a popular YouTuber known as “Etika,” has been found dead a week after he went missing, authorities said. He was 29-years-old. The New York Police Department said Amofah went missing on the night of June 19. Authorities found his body in the East River on Monday after responding …
Read More »“Jeopardy!” champion James Holzhauer won $2.065 million on Friday night, putting him even closer to all-time champion Ken Jennings $2.5 million record. With an average pot of about $76,000, Holzhauer will surpass Jennings’ $2.52 million record in about seven more games if he keeps the streak going. Holzhauer got “What …
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A mobile shower went up in flames early Saturday after the first day of the Coachella music festival in Indio, California, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Fire officials responded to the festival campgrounds around 2:06 a.m. Saturday, nearly an hour after the final performance, CBS Los Angeles reported. They …
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Robert De Niro is calling on people to vote in light of the series of bombs mailed to targets of right-wing anger. In a statement released by his publicist on Friday, the actor says “There’s something more powerful than bombs, and that’s your vote. People must vote!” A suspicious package …
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MIAMI – Surveillance cameras captured the ambush of rapper XXXTentacion as he prepared to leave a Deerfield Beach motorsports dealership last June. CBS Miami reports the cameras show a vehicle blocked the rapper’s exit around 3:55 p.m. on June 18. As XXXTentacion stops his car, two men jump out of …
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