After the release of Dark Lane Demo Tapes, Drake has shared a new collaboration with Lil Durk who he says will appear on his next album. That album is apparently called Certified lover boy, and the new song is called “Laugh Now Cry Later.” The new Dave Meyers-directed video for …
Read More »Mass arrests in Ethiopia increase spectacle of repressive past
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia has arrested more than 9,000 people after deadly clashes last month, the State Judicial Commission on Human Rights told Reuters, raising fears that a government seeking reform is returning to the iron fist tactics of previous rule. Aselefech Mulatu, wife of Dejene Tafa, a politician …
Read More »RZA Pens new ice truck jingle for good humor: listen
RZA has penned a new ice cream truck jingle for the ice cream company Good Humor. The goal is to replace “Turkey in the Straw,” the American national anthem that provides the melody for the famous ice cream truck song; “Turkey in the Straw” also has a racist history, as …
Read More »Taiwan to increase defense spending as China details combat drills
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan on Thursday unveiled an increase of T $ 42.1 billion ($ 1.4 billion) in planned spending on defense next year, as China announced details of its latest battlefield near the democratic island. FILE PHOTO: A CM-11 Brave Tiger tank burns during the live fire Han Kuang …
Read More »Employers of state-owned enterprises join mass protests against President Belarus
MINSK (Reuters) – Employers of state-owned industrial plants joined tens of thousands of people in a fifth day of protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, despite a violent collapse that has prompted the West to impose new sanctions. People hold flowers at a demonstration against violence following recent protests to …
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