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According to Bloomberg, the Candian rapper recently purchased a stake in Daring Foods—a Los Angeles-based company that specializes in plant-based chicken with the goal of removing chicken from the global food system. As noted by the outlet, Daring Foods raised $40 million from investors — including Drake — as part of their series B funding round, which was led by D1 Capital Partners and joined by existing investors Maveron and Palm Tree Crew. “The first wave of plant-based was really f...

By Lauren Crawford May 20, 2021 The BET Awards will return next month as the first awards show to invite vaccinated fans to be a part of its audience. Earlier this week, the network announced that the 2021 BET Awards will have a live event on Sunday, June 27, from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live. BET also shared its plan to invite vaccinated individuals to register for consideration to be a part of the audience, starting May 27th. In a statement, the network said it will “work closely wit...

By Bill Galluccio Landscape view of Darwins Arch near Darwin Island of Galapagos The iconic rock formation in Galapagos Islands known as Darwins Arch collapsed on Monday (May 17) morning. The massive 141 feet high, 230 feet long, and 75 feet wide sits about a half-mile off the coast of Darwin Island, which is only accessible by boat. "Obviously, all the people from the Galapagos felt nostalgic because its something were familiar with since childhood, and to know that it has changed was a bit o...

Mbedu says it was very important for her to track her character Cora’s vocal journey as well. (Photograph by Kyle Kaplan/ Amazon Studios) Now a household name, Thuso Mbedu is a top drama student at Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School in KwaZulu-Natal. The actress made her Hollywood debut in Barry Jenkins adaptation of The Underground Railroad.  She says she has been preparing for the role since her school days.  Thuso Mbedu is fidgeting. She is tugging at her long fing...

The meth lab was discovered after officers responded to a domestic disturbance at his home.

By Bill Galluccio May 16, 2021 Firefighters rescued 22 people who were trapped on a roller coaster at an amusement park in Phoenix, Arizona. Fire crews were called to Castles N Coasters just before 6 p.m. on Saturday (May 15) night when the Desert Storm roller coaster came to a halt about 20 feet in the air as it was going around a horizontal loop in the track. Firefighters from both the Phoenix and Glendale fire departments responded and had to use special equipment to extract the trapped r...

By Bill Galluccio May 16, 2021 A week-long search for a missing tiger has come to an end. The nine-month-old tiger named India was last seen on Sunday (May 9), roaming a Houston neighborhood. An off-duty Waller County sheriffs deputy who lives in the area learned about the tiger after a neighbor posted photos and video on Nextdoor, a neighborhood-based social media app. He arrived and pointed a gun at the tiger as he waited for other officers to arrive. During the standoff,  Victor Hugo Cue...

Black Lives Matter goes to war with Napoleon and the French Revolution The New York Times championed the 1619 Project, a now-discredited attempt to rewrite all of US history as centered on racial conflict and the first arrival of slaves in America in 1619. The racialist climate it helped stoke has seen petty-bourgeois supporters of Black Lives Matter topple statues of leaders of the 1776 American Revolution and of the anti-slavery forces in the US Civil War. Now, the Times is taking aim at th...

By Lauren Crawford May 14, 2021 Jorja Smith has returned with an eight-track EP to hold fans over as they await the English singer-songwriters next chapter. On Friday (May 14), Jorja dropped Be Right Back — a project not to be confused as a follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut album, Lost & Found. “It’s called Be Right Back because it’s just something I want my fans to have right now,” the 23-year-old singer previously explained of the EP. “This isn’t an album and these...

By Bill Galluccio May 14, 2021 Two workers were killed by an explosion at the Kerr Dam in Oklahoma. A team of contractors was conducting routine core drilling about 80 feet from the top of the dam when the blast occurred. Officials said the drilling was part of a safety program. One of the workers managed to escape, while the other two were trapped in the shaft. Rescue crews spent hours trying to save the workers but were unable to get to them in time. The third worker initially refused medi...