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Rakim, Kurupt, & Masta Killa Announce New Album The Godbody: Hear “Goin Down”
Rakim, Kurupt and Masta Killa have announced a collaborative album, The Godbody, and released its opening single, “Goin Down”, featuring Kokane. The project brings together three veteran rappers from different hip-hop traditions and follows Rakim’s recent return to releasing albums after a lengthy hiatus. The Godbody is due on 18 September and contains 16 tracks,…
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The War on Literature Depicted in ’The Librarians’ Is Still Being Waged
The documentary The Librarians, recently nominated for an Emmy, follows US librarians resisting efforts to remove books from school libraries. Director Kim Snyder says its subject remains urgent as similar measures are being proposed nationally, with supporters describing them as safeguards against inappropriate material and critics calling them politically driven censorship. The film began after…
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Watch live: Trump touts federal crackdown on crime at New York rally
President Trump will deliver remarks Friday from Long Island, N.Y., where he is expected to tout his administration’s efforts to combat violent crime. The appearance comes as the Trump administration ramps up its focus on crime in Democratic-led cities, including extending the National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C. The president has defended the federal crackdown,…
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Trump: USS Abraham Lincoln family members not concerned about conditions
President Trump on Friday disputed the idea that family members of sailors and troops aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are concerned about the conditions on the aircraft carrier as scrutiny over the issue has intensified in recent days. “No, they’re not,” the president told reporters when asked about the news reports that have shed light…
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‘Two-tier’ university claims as angry father hits out after star pupil is locked out of places
Scottish universities have been accused of running a “two-tier system” that favours fee-paying students from the rest of the UK and abroad over Scottish applicants, after a high-achieving pupil was reportedly unable to secure a place through Clearing. The girl’s father wrote to Scottish education minister Ben Macpherson to complain, arguing that government caps on…
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Fry throws support behind Darline Graham’s Senate bid after primary loss
Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.) endorsed Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday as she advances to a runoff election against Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) for the Republican nomination in South Carolina’s Senate race. He urged his supporters to support Graham in her bid to replace her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), after Fry did not…
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Farage puts seat on the line over ‘establishment hit job’ — voters send him right back
Nigel Farage retained his Clacton parliamentary seat after calling an unusual by-election, framing the vote as a test of public confidence amid allegations and a renewed finance investigation. The result gives Reform UK’s leader a political boost and allows him to argue that voters rejected what he described as an establishment-backed campaign against him. Farage…
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Farage reclaims Clacton as Alabama executes child killer
Nigel Farage regained the Clacton seat in a 14 August by-election, which he had triggered by resigning as the constituency’s MP before standing again. The Reform UK leader received 22,239 votes, or 63.34%, in a contest with 34 candidates. Count Binface, the satirical candidate created by comedian Jon Harvey, came second with 9,455 votes. Labour,…
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MN Senate candidate ripped for blaming Walz for fraud despite being his #2: ‘Knows she’s cooked’
Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan has faced criticism after saying Governor Tim Walz should take responsibility for a major fraud scandal that developed during their administration. In a television interview, Flanagan said Walz had acknowledged that more should have been done sooner, prompting opponents to question why she was distancing herself despite serving as his…
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Policy experts: Europe stuck between “rock and a hard place” on launch
It turns out that the economics of rocket reuse are pretty, pretty good.