By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) – The R&B superstar R. Kelly goes on trial on Wednesday in Brooklyn on charges he was the ringleader of a two-decade scheme where he recruited women and underage girls for sex, including demanding they demonstrate "absolute commitment" and call him "Daddy". Prosecutors and defense lawyers are expected to deliver opening statements to a […]
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LES CAYES, HAITI (REUTERS) – A hungry crowd gathered outside an airport in southern Haiti on Wednesday (Aug 18) as people left homeless by an earthquake that killed some 2,000 people voiced anger that government aid was slow to arrive five days after the disaster, leaving many without food and water. Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who flew to visit the […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Bob Dylan’s 1965 tour had two-week hiatus between US gigs and his last performance in London was on May 10 – ample time to return to NYC’s Chelsea Hotel, where he’s accused of sexually abusing a woman when she was 12, lawyer says A woman, identified only as J.C., has accused Bob Dylan of sexually abusing her in New […]
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National weather forecast for August 18 Adam Klotz has your FoxCast. After bringing heavy rains to the southeast on Tuesday, Fred – which is now a post-tropical cyclone — is moving north across the central Appalachians. Flood watches and warnings have been issued across West Virginia, eastern Ohio and north through Pennsylvania and New York. While the system still […]
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Don’t miss a thing by getting the Daily Star’s biggest headlines straight to your inbox! Police have found a body in the search for a missing 21-year-old man who disappeared after a party. Paul Conte, a kickboxing instructor, was last seen in Barnes, west London, in the early hours of Sunday, August 15. Metropolitan Police officers have since recovered a […]
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AFGHANISTAN'S President Ashraf Ghani left the country as the Taliban took over the capital. His bold escape has seen him criticized on the world stage, despite insisting he fled to "prevent a flood of bloodshed." Who is Mariam Ghani? Mariam Ghani was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1978 and is the daughter of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. She was […]
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THIS is the moment a comedian dodged a female heckler's punch with "Matrix reactions" after he mocked her for talking on the phone during his set. James Kilvington was performing a gig in Middlesbrough when the drunk audience member tried to attack him. The footage begins with the 32-year-old swerving a drink that was thrown at him by the aggressive […]
Read moreMoment stand-up comedian dodges punch from female heckler after she lost her temper and threw a drink at him when he mocked her for talking on the phone James Kilvington was attacked while compering amateur gig in Middlesbrough Footage shows him having to dodge a drink as an audience member is removed Suddenly she then throws a punch at his […]
Read moreFor our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. WA’s first purpose-built quarantine hub is expected to open by the end of March after the federal and state governments signed off on an agreement to build the 1000-bed facility on Wednesday. The centre will be built on vacant land at Jandakot Airport in Perth’s south at an estimated cost of […]
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