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Jussie Smollett has lost a starring role in a forthcoming Broadway play in the wake of his hate crime scandal. The actor was reportedly preparing for the Broadway reboot of the Tony-winning play Take Me Out. Smollett was originally cast to play the main character Darren Lemming, an interracial baseball player who comes out a […]
As the city of Flint, Mich. marks the five-year anniversary of the Flint Water Crisis, the city is set to receive $77.7 million in federal funding. The funding is a part of a $140 million loan that was allocated to Flint in 2017. The funds will also support rehabbing lineal sewer pipes.
As of today, at least $1 billion has already poured in from around the world to restore the historical Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Firefighters are still examining the damage and shoring up the structure after Monday’s fire collapsed the cathedral’s spire and destroyed the roof. Disney CEO Bob Iger pledged $5 million from the […]
 24 year old Emmanuel Aranda grabbed a 5-year-old boy from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America and tossed him down nearly 40 feet, leaving the boy with life-threatening injuries, including multiple broken bones and severe head trauma, according to charging documents. Aranda told investigators he was “looking for someone to kill, but it […]
A catastrophic fire engulfed the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris yesterday. The fire burned for several hours, destroying the 850-year-old cathedral’s iconic spire and roof before firefighters contained the blaze early this morning. A pair of bell towers immortalized in Victor Hugo’s tale “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” survived. Officials said invaluable artifacts were […]
Aretha Franklin is still getting R-E-S-P-E-C-T after death: The Queen of Soul received the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation honor yesterday, becoming the first individual woman to earn a special citation prize since the honor was first awarded in 1930. The Pulitzer board said the award was given to Franklin for her indelible contribution to American […]
The city plans to issue the cards for people who don’t have other forms of identification, such as driver’s licenses. Anyone who is age 13 or older can get a PHL City ID. The card will display the cardholder’s name, address, date of birth and self-identified gender. The cards will be available in multiple […]
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvuZLN9g_jI/?utm_source=ig_embed There are two types of people in this world: Those who love banana Laffy Taffy, and those who don’t. If you’re on Team Banana, we’ve got good news—Laffy Taffy has launched limited edition banana-only bags Study show that 61% of Americans say their favorite Laffy Taffy flavor is banana!
Burger King now sells an entirely meatless version of its whopper burger. The ‘Impossible Whopper’ This vegetarian version of the iconic Whopper burger is made with a plant-based burger patty that’s designed to look and taste just like beef. The Impossible Whopper is now available at 59 Burger King locations
24-year-old David Green of Miami and the 17-year-old boy were charged with felony theft, attempted felony theft and conspiracy as part a nationwide “Grandma Scam.” Police learned that three elderly victims in Indiana, South Dakota and Florida were under the assumption that one of their grandchildren was in legal trouble and needed money. The elderly […]