Tay-K, a popular rapper from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for the 2017 murder of Mark Anthony Saldivar, a photographer from San Antonio. Taymour McIntyre was a rapper best known for his 2017 single “The Race” was convicted of murder for a second time after a jury found him guilty. McIntyre recorded “The Race” while he was on the run from authorities for the home invasion. The sentencing has sparked discussions regarding the severity of juvenile sentencing and the nature of the crime committed McIntyre faces up to life in prison with the possibility...
American Rapper Lil Nas X Suffers Partial Face Paralyzes, Reassure Fans He’s ‘Getting A Lil Better’.
American Singer and rapper Montero Lamar Hill known as Lil Nas X in an Instagram post said one side of his face has become paralyzed. In a video posted Monday to Instagram, the artist said he “lost control” of the right side of his face. He appears to be in a hospital and is wearing a patient gown. “And when I smile, this is me doing a full smile right now by the way,” the “Old Town Road” performer said in the video, struggling to control the right side of his face. “Bro, I can’t even laugh right,” he said, seemingly...
Federal Judge Says Trump Officials Have Defied A “Clear” Supreme Court Order After Their Refusal To Return Abrego Garcia from El Savador
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis on Tuesday said that she will order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they complied with her orders to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison. The federal judge said Trump officials have defied a “clear” Supreme Court order after their refusal to return Abrego Garcia back to the state. Xinis called for the testimony of four Trump administration officials who work for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department. She wrote that Trump administration officials...
South Africa’s New U.S. Envoy Under Scrutiny, Calls Trump Racist, Homophobic And Narcissistic In A 2020 Speech
South Africa’s new special envoy to the United States is already under scrutiny for calling U.S. President Donald Trump a racist, homophobic and narcissistic “right-winger” in a speech in 2020. Mcebisi Jonas, a former deputy finance minister, was appointed Monday by President Cyril Ramaphosa as his representative to Washington, tasked with rebuilding South Africa’s deteriorating relationship with the U.S. under Trump. The Trump administration expelled the South African ambassador last month. Trump has singled out South Africa, issuing an executive order in February suspending all U.S. funding to the country over what he claimed are its anti-white and anti-American policies. South Africa’s ambassador was expelled from the U.S. for saying...
Ex-Israeli Military And Spy Agency Leaders Say Netanyahu Should End ‘Political’ War In Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should end his “political” war in Gaza and bring the remaining hostages home, former leaders of the Mossad intelligence agency and members of the military told NBC News on Tuesday. Unless Netanyahu changes “his attitude and his strategy, I think that to achieve an agreement will be very difficult,” Danny Yatom, who served as head of the Mossad, said Tuesday in a telephone interview. Yatom, who was also then-Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s chief of staff and security adviser, is one several former leaders of the spy agency who backed a series of open letters to the Israeli government. The former members of the...
Chinese Government Appoints New Top International Trade Negotiator Amid Tariff Tensions
On Wednesday, Chinese government appointed Li Chenggang, as the new top international trade negotiator Chenggang is to replace Wang Shouwen who participated in the trade negotiations for the 2020 trade deal between the China and the U.S. The world’s two largest economies have been steadily increasing tariffs on each other’s goods since the U.S. raised tariffs on dozens of countries. China faces 145% taxes on exports to the U.S., while other countries were given a 90-day reprieve for most duties. Earlier on Wednesday, China announced its economy expanded at a 5.4% annual pace in January-March, supported by strong exports. Analysts...
Officials Reveal Suspect In Shooting At Dallas High School Is In Custody
A suspect in a shooting at a Dallas high school that wounded four students and drew a heavy police response to the campus has been taken into custody, school district officials announced Tuesday night. Three of the students were injured by gunfire and the fourth was injured in their lower body, according to the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department. The department said units were dispatched to Wilmer-Hutchins High School just after 1 p.m. and that the four students, all of whom are male, were taken to hospitals with injuries ranging from serious to not life-threatening. “Quite frankly, this is just becoming way...
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has expressed concern that the electricity provider for his residence significantly increased his bill from N2.7 million in March to an astonishing N29 million in April.
The deputy governor conveyed these remarks on Monday during a discussion held on Victoria Island, which included participants from both the REA and the Lagos State Government. He said, “People that are trying to survive, and the common denominator for them is power. They don’t have power. There are billing challenges. In fact I’m a very good example. “Last month, in my house, or the state house that I live in, the bill was N2.7m last month. This month, Eko DisCo sent us a bill of 29m. I sent it to the Commissioner for Energy. It’s crazy. I actually procured...