Star-crossed exes Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson made affectionate public amends Saturday night. First, the singer dropped a new single, “Thank U, Next,” mentioning her former fiancé in the line, “Even almost got married and for Pete, I’m so thankful.”…
Tallahassee Yoga Shooter Was A Far-Right Misogynist Who Railed Against Women And Minorities Online (BuzzFeed)
The man who shot and killed two women at a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Florida, on Friday before killing himself was a far-right extremist and self-proclaimed misogynist who railed against women, black people, and immigrants in a series of online…
Nine dead after river bursts banks and floods house in Sicily (Guardian)
Nine people from two families have been killed on the Italian island of Sicily after a river burst its banks and flooded a house outside Palermo. Fierce winds and rains have killed more than 20 people in Italy this week…
Wife Kills Self, Hubby, 3 Kids In Makurdi, Benue (Leadership)
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of a man and his three children by his wife, who also took her life. “The man, Mr. Nicholas Adetsav, a staff of Makurdi Local Government Council, and his children, were…
Trump Jr. griped that CNN didn’t run his dad’s commercial. ‘This ad is racist,’ the network replied (WashingtonPost)
Donald Trump Jr. had a grievance to air Saturday morning. CNN had refused to run an election ad released by his father, President Trump, earlier this week, a video that featured Luis Bracamontes — an undocumented immigrant who was convicted…
Twitter deleted thousands of accounts that were posing as Democrats (BuzzFeed)
Twitter on Friday said it has deleted thousands of automated accounts that were posing as belonging to Democrats while trying to spread false information and discourage people from voting in the upcoming midterm elections. “We stopped this quickly and at…
Crashing of pump price: Ezekwesili campaign organization blasts PDP, Atiku (Nation)
The Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) has described the promise made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to crash the pump price of petrol from N145 to N90 if elected into power as…
Pakistan arrests 150 over violence at blasphemy protests (WashingtonPost)
Police in Pakistan says over 150 people have been arrested on charges of arson, vandalism, and violence during the protests that erupted after a Christian woman was acquitted of blasphemy charges that carried the death penalty. Senior police officer Nayab…
Brexit: Theresa May ‘agrees deal with EU that would keep entire UK in customs union’ (Independence)
Theresa May has reportedly secured concessions from Brussels to keep the whole of the UK in a customs union in the wake of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union. The agreement reached would prevent the need for Northern Ireland to…
Buhari: We’ll Never Tolerate Incendiary Remarks, Spread Hate (ThisDay)
As the 2019 general election draws near, with tension building steadily to a fever pitch around the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has issued stern warnings to the elite to steer clear of inflammatory comments, saying his government “will never condone…