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The Caribbean Insel Air jet en route to Miami makes emergency landing in Dominican Republic
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Helen Burns Jackson, mother of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, dies at 92 in South Carolina
The World Maya Angelou’s art collection is headed to NY auction; it includes quilt commissioned by Oprah
He says she was a big inspiration for much of his community activism.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic _ An Insel Air flight en route to Miami was forced to make an emergency landing Wednesday in the Dominican Republic when a warning light indicated a problem with one of the jet’s engines. The MD-82 had taken off from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao with approximately 55 passengers when the pilots noted the engine warning and landed the flight at Las Americas Airport in Santo Domingo, where emergency crews met the plane. Airline maintenance officials determined it had been a false warning light and that there had been no engine problem, said Edward Heerenveen, a spokesman for Insel Air. A replacement MD-82 was sent to the Dominican Republic to take the passengers on the rest of their journey to Miami and the first plane was taken out of service, which is required whenever there is a warning light, Heerenveen said.
GREENVILLE, S.C. _ Helen Burns Jackson, the mother of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, has died. She was 92. The Rev. Jesse Jackson told The Associated Press his mother died Monday morning in her longtime hometown of Greenville, South Carolina. He says she had been in failing health for some time.
Jackson says his mother had two scholarships to attend college, but when she became pregnant with him, she chose not to go. She later became a cosmetologist. Burns Jackson saw her son rise to fame as an activist and twotime presidential candidate. Another son, Chuck Jackson, is a singer and songwriter. The Associated Press (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, file)
Jackson described his mother as a talented musician and an active member of her church and community.
Among the highlights of the Sept. 15 Swann Galleries sale is a painted story quilt that hung in Angelou’s Harlem home. It’s a work by African-American artist Faith Ringgold titled “Maya’s Quilt of Life.’’ It was commissioned by Oprah Winfrey for Angelou’s 69th birthday in 1989. It depicts Angelou surrounded by flowers and excerpts from some of her writings. It’s an acrylic on canvas with pieced fabric border that’s expected to bring $150,000 to $250,000. The nearly 50 works are being offered for sale by Angelou’s estate. They’re expected to fetch $400,000 to $640,000. Angelou died last year at age 86. By Ula Ilnytzky THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Bahamas authorities detain 5 Americans for illegal fishing
NEW YORK _ The art collection of celebrated writer and civil rights activist Maya Angelou is heading to a New York City auction this month.
Bahamas unveils national park to protect endangered Atlantic Coast birds
Filmmaker Tyler Perry donates $200,000 to build home for Tanzania children with albinism
The National Audubon Society said Tuesday it worked on the park's proposal along with the Bahamas National Trust.
NASSAU, Bahamas _ Authorities in the Bahamas have detained five Americans for fishing without permits in the archipelago’s waters. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force said in a statement released Sunday that the Americans were detained on Saturday afternoon near Great Isaac Cay, which is located between the islands of Bimini and Grand Bahama, about 90 kilometres (55 miles) east of the Florida coast. The statement says the men were travelling in a 38-foot (13-meter) boat and carried fishing and diving equipment. They had no fishing permits and had not cleared Bahamas customs or immigration. The Americans were turned over to Bahamas customs, immigration and police authorities. Their names and hometowns were not released.
NASSAU, Bahamas _ The Bahamas has unveiled a new national park to help protect the winter homes of endangered Atlantic Coast shorebirds. The Joulter Cays National Park covers nearly 114,000 acres (46,140 hectares) of uninhabited islands and sand flats northwest of Nassau. The designation will prohibit sand mining and recreational and commercial uses of that area.
The Joulter Cays are a popular winter destination for 13 bird species including piping plovers and red knots.
ATLANTA _ Filmmaker Tyler Perry has donated $200,000 to help build a home for a group of Tanzanian children with albinism who were mutilated for their body parts.
More than 50 per cent of bird species in the Bahamas migrate from the U.S. and Canada.
Perry representative Keleigh Thomas Morgan said Monday the filmmaker helped build a four-bedroom house in New Jersey. The children will stay there while they receive medical treatment in the United States.
The national park is one of several new ones created as the Bahamas aims to protect 6.18 million acres (2.5 million hectares) of land.
Perry donated after watching a special featuring Elissa Montanti, a Staten Island woman who runs the non-profit Global Medical Relief Fund for children affected by war and natural disasters.
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Montanti recently brought a group of children with albinism to the U.S. from Tanzania. The children were dismembered in attacks. Their body parts were sold in the belief that children with the disease have special powers to bring wealth and good luck The Associated Press
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New York's West Indian Day Parade marred once again by violence that leaves Cuomo aide hurt routine. Last year, a recent parolee opened fire into a crowd of revelers, killing one man and wounding several others. And in 2013, a 1-year-old boy sitting in his stroller was killed by a bullet meant for his father.
NEW YORK _ The West Indian Day Parade, a rollicking, colorful celebration of Caribbean culture, music, style and food, rolled through New York City's streets Monday but, once again, was marred by predawn violence that left one man dead and an aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo in critical condition. Cuomo identified his wounded staffer as Carey Gabay, a first deputy general counsel at the Empire State Development Corporation. Gabay was walking with his brother near the Brooklyn parade route at 3:40 a.m. when he was caught in the crossfire between two gangs, according to police officials. A bullet struck Gabay, 43, in the head. Cuomo said Gabay is a Harvard-educated lawyer who had worked as an
assistant counsel to the governor. “I'm the governor of the state of New York, and there's not a thing I can do,'' Cuomo told reporters after he visited his staffer's family at Kings County Hospital. “There's not a thing I can say, and there's nothing I can do. And sometimes it just hurts.'' No arrests have made been, police said. The shooting was one of several outbursts of violence in the neighbourhoods surrounding the parade, which included the stabbing death of a 24-year-old man at 2 a.m. near Grand Army Plaza. Bloodshed before or after the West Indian Day celebration has become a sadly familiar part of the parade
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton dismissed talk of scuttling the preparade festivities _ which centre on a surreal midnight march known as J'Ouvert _ and said the New York Police Department was working with local leaders to make the event safer. There was a heavy police presence along the route, and several NYPD helicopters hovered overhead.
official preparade breakfast were the first public events since July in which Cuomo and de Blasio, who are locked in a simmering dispute, were both supposed to attend. But their paths never crossed. Cuomo left the breakfast about 10 minutes before de Blasio arrived, and the two men, both Democrats, marched separately. At the breakfast, Cuomo was asked if he planned to speak to the mayor. The governor responded by asking, “Is he here?'' and when told no, Cuomo glared and bluntly said, ``There's your answer.''
The parade went on as scheduled and drew hundreds of thousands of people to the stretch along Eastern Parkway. Throbbing basslines pulsated along the route, propelling outlandishly clad revelers to dance and those along the sidelines to bob their heads as they ate indigenous foods.
Hours after the parade, Cuomo and several other elected officials were planning to fly to Puerto Rico to offer advice to the island government grappling with a debt crisis. De Blasio was not invited.
Politicians dotted the route, with de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, who is of Caribbean descent, drawing cheers as they waved flags and periodically dashed to the sidelines to shake hands and pose for selfies.
This story has been corrected to show that Carey Gabay's wife was not pregnant with the couple's first child. A spokeswoman for the governor's office said Gov. Andrew Cuomo misspoke
But the parade was also the latest venue for New York's most high-profile political feud. The march and an
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Trinidad prime minister in re election fight amid fears over crime, allegations of corruption better policing and a zero-tolerance approach. ``Now is not the time to experiment with any inexperienced party,'' she said at a recent rally. ``You need to give us another five years to finish our work.'' The prime minister has promised a new highway, a children's hospital, free laptops for primary school students and grants to single mothers.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad _ The first female prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago faces a tough fight for re-election Monday amid complaints about corruption and violent crime in the twin-island Caribbean nation. Polls show a close race for control of Parliament between the coalition led by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and the party of opposition leader Keith Rowley. The two rivals have a similar ideology and their support is divided largely along ethnic lines. Each claims he or she will do a better job of tackling violent crime and managing the country's natural gas and oil resources
amid falling prices. The two also have traded accusations of corruption, some lobbied by ousted former world soccer oďŹƒcial Jack Warner, who is seeking to recapture a seat in Parliament while fighting extradition to the U.S. on corruption charges. Five parties and several independents are contesting the 41 seats in the Parliament. Persad-Bissessar, 63, took oďŹƒce in May 2010 at the head of the four-party People's Partnership coalition. She has called crime the No. 1 problem in the country and proposes
The United National Congress, the largest contingent in the prime minister's coalition, has its base of support with people of East Indian descent who make up about 35 per cent of the population of 1.2 million. Opposition leader Keith Rowley, leader of the People's National Movement, has his base among people of African descent, who also make up about 35 per cent. Some of his supporters accuse the ruling party of taking ethnic politics too far. ``I am against this government because of its ethnic agenda in promoting its Indo supporters, giving them the major jobs in the public service over Afro-Trinis,'' said Karen Bart Alexander, a social development planner.
Persad-Bissessar has included oďŹƒcials of African descent in her Cabinet, including Warner, who was national security minister until April 2013. He resigned after an ethics panel of the regional COCACAF soccer federation released a report accusing him of enriching himself through fraud during his tenure with the organization. He was one of 14 people indicted in the U.S. on corruption charges involving international soccer's governing body FIFA and has been battling extradition. Polls suggest he is unlikely to regain the seat he lost when his term expired in June. The People's National Movement led the country to independence in 1962 and held power for most of the next half century. It has accused the government of mismanaging the oil-based economy, which has averaged annual growth of only half a per cent over the past five years. Rowley said the economy needs to be diversified to lessen the island's dependence on its energy sector. By Tony Fraser THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Mr Vegas Still on top of his Game After 17 years
years after blasting his way on to the Jamaican music scene with Jeremy Harding-produced hit single, Nike Air, Mr Vegas is still on top of his game. The indefatigable star is arguably one of the most in-demand Dancehall acts on the international scene. Vegas, Clifford Smith, recently concluded another successful European tour. During the month-long tour, Vegas and MV Music Crew members, Latty J and Natel, delivered thrilling
performances at a number of events on the continent. His itinerary included appearances on some of the biggest festivals in Europe including Roma Red Hot Festival in Rome; Reggae Jam in Germany; Antilliansee Festival in the Netherlands; the One Love Festival in Venice and Reggae Sun Ska Festival In France. "The tour was a tremendous success. We were warmly received everywhere we performed. Reggae and Dancehall music has made a significant impact on the world. It is always a joyful experience
to go on tour and perform for my international fans," he said. Vegas is getting ready to hit the road again with Natel and Latty J for his US West Coast Reggae Euphoria Tour. West Coast He is scheduled to perform in a number of states across the West Coast including Texas, Colorado, Nebraska, Arizona, California, and Washington DC. The US West Coast Reggae Euphoria Tour will commence in Texas on September 11, and end on October 3, in Vancouver British Colombia. "This is going to be an awesome tour. I am looking forward to visiting the US west coast with my Reggae Euphoria Tour. I am going out there to give the people some real reggae vibes," said Mr Vegas.
Sept 10th - Sept 23rd, 2015
Mikey General Releases Telling New Single, ‘Humble Calf’
Since his recent successful U.S.A tour, Mikey General has been back in Jamaica working on new music. He has just released a telling single that addresses many of his critics. The song is entitled ‘Humble Calf’ and he did not hold back as he spoke directly to non believers and nay Sayers who never supported him from the beginning. Released on his own Qabalah First Music record label, ‘Humble
Calf’ was produced by both Mikey General and L. Simmonds. It is being distributed by Zojak Worldwide and is now available on iTunes. In the chorus, Mikey says; “Dem use to laugh when dem see we a pass, Dem use to laugh when dem see we a pass, But now dem have to mask, Because we ting tek off, Rastafari bless the Humble Calf.
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Full of Konfydence recording debut with the controversial single titled Some Bwoy a Bait on the Insight Records imprint. The supporting music video for the single which features some very hilarious scenes was also a hit. The video spent several weeks in the number one spot on the popular Hit List show on CVM TV.
After placing third in the 2013 finals of the Magnum Kings & Queens of Dancehall Competition Konfydence has grown to become one of the bright new female stars in Dancehall music. The talented beauty who hails from Rocky point in Clarendon has always enjoyed being on stage, but she never desired to be a professional entertainer. During her tenure at the Kempshill High School in Clarendon she was an active member in one of the school’s top dance groups. After leaving high school Konfydence attended the Stoney Hill Heart Academy-
where she earned a certificate in customer service. While attending that institution, she was also a member of its drama club. It is quite likely that without the encouragement of her friend Latty. Fabulous who had entered and reached the final rounds of Magnum King and Queens of Dancehall Competition in 2011, Konfydence would not have pursued a career in music. However, as fate would have it, she took her friend’s advice and placed third in the popular TV talent show.
Some Bwoy a Bait was quickly followed up by a string of successful recordings such as Greatest Wine, Money Hunting and Tell Lie Pon Busy. Konfydence is currently enjoying heavy rotation both locally and internationally with Tell Lie Pon Busy and her brand new single, Tek Dem Man. Konfydence has also built up quite a reputation as an exciting stage performer. To date she has stamped her class on a number of major events such as Sting (2014), GT’s Christmas Extravaganza (2014), the Little Ochie Seafood Festival (2014), the Jamaica International Kite Festival (2014).
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Jah9 heats up Steamaz with ‘The Marijuana’
Sophisticated roots artiste Jah9 has added another prolific project to her growing catalog of thought provoking material. The single ‘The Marijuana’, recorded on the growingly popular Steamaz Riddim by Production label Biggy Music, is the latest track to be released from the project. This is the first time the artiste is recording with Biggy Music since embarking on a professional music career in 2008. Earlier this year Biggy Music released Jesse Royal’s ‘Finally’ and Deep Jahi’s ‘Till a Morning’ also on the Steamaz Riddim project. The singles have been performing exceptionally well and have started charting locally and overseas. Jah9 believes the entire Steamaz project was fitting for her current artistic direction and also wanted to share potentially lifesaving information to the masses. “I am currently working on other projects to do with the use of ganja for health and sustainable develop-
ment, so recording 'The Marijuana’ was ideal at this time. Also, I love to steam; I’ve been steaming herb exclusively for well over a decade.” Jah9 Shared The song highlights the uses of the Marijuana including cancer treatment and speaks about the Rastafarian contribution to the economic advancement of the Weed industry. The artiste wants listeners to not only be entertained by ‘The Marijuana’ single but also be informed, empowered and inspired by its content. Jah9 is also focusing on a few more strategic singles, touring and a few community development projects, before releasing a full length Album project in early 2016. The artiste will also be embarking on the ‘Harvest Moon Tour'; a short tour of ganja-legal states Colorado and South California at the end of September. For more info on Jah9 and her projects visit www. jah9.com.
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THE WEEKND'S ALBUM DEBUTS AT NUMBER ONE LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The Weeknd's new album makes a big debut on the Billboard 200 album chart. “Beauty Behind The Madness'' has sold 412,000 units in its debut week, putting it at number one. It's the second-biggest album for one-week sales this year, behind Drake's “If You're Reading This It's Too Late,'' with 535,000 copies in one week.
RIHANNA HITS THE TEN-YEAR MARK
NEW YORK (AP) _ Rihanna says work on her new album is going great and she can't wait to finish it. If she puts it out this year, it will be her eighth album in 10 years and she plans to celebrate that decade in music. Rihanna says she can't believe she's been in the music business for 10 years and she has a few things in mind for how she'll observe that milestone. She says it means a lot to her that she made it to 10 years. In the meantime, she's released yet another perfume, this one called Ri Ri.
Kanye West for 2020? White House looks forward to rapper's campaign for presidential bid seeing what slogan (West) chooses to embroider on his campaign hat.'' Earnest was travelling to Alaska aboard Air Force One with President Barack Obama. Kanye West for 2020? The White House says it is anticipating the rapper's potential bid for president. West claimed he would run for president while accepting the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest says he looks “forward to
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This isn't the first time the outspoken rapper has dabbled in talk of politics. West is noted for criticism of President George W. Bush and the federal government's response after Hurricane Katrina. He has also compared the world's fascination with his wife, Kim Kardashian, to its interest in first lady Michelle Obama. The Canadian Press
EDM act Major Lazer has global song of the summer, while The Weeknd owns summer in US ond and third most-streamed songs this summer respectively, according to statistics from the streaming music service on Thursday.
DENVER (AP) _ Aretha Franklin says justice has prevailed after a federal judge blocked a film festival from showing a Franklin concert from 1972 without her permission. U-S District Judge John L. Kane issued his order about three hours before the film “Amazing Grace'' was due to be screened at the Telluride Film Festival on Friday. Franklin had testified by phone from Detroit she has objected to use of the concert footage for years.
NASHVILLE _ Spotify has named EDM act Major Lazer's “Lean On'' as the global song of the summer. The thumping, bass-heavy song featuring M? and DJ Snake beat out Jamaican native OMI's “Cheerleader'' and Wiz Khalifa's “See You Again,'' featuring Charlie Puth, which were the sec-
For listeners in the United States, The Weeknd owned the summer “Can't Feel My Face'' and “The Hills'' taking the top two spots ahead of “Lean On,'' which came in third. Other artists who made Spotify's songs of the summer lists include Fetty Wap, Jason Derulo, Avicii, Kygo and Silento. The Canadian Press
MILEY CYRUS' MARIJUANA ANTICS
NEW YORK (AP) _ An organization that sponsored two anti-cigarette ads during the M-T-V Video Music Awards is blasting M-T-V for the show's many marijuana references. Miley Cyrus ate pot brownies with Snoop Dogg in a skit, lit up with friends in another, took a selfie and asked people to say “marijuana,'' sang the song “Dooo It!'' that referenced marijuana, and passed a lit joint to photographers backstage after the show. Kanye West also admitted that he “rolled up a little something'' before taking the stage. Eric Asche of the Truth Initiative says it's understandable for viewers to be confused by the mixed messages and he's “extremely disappointed'' with M-T-V. An M-T-V spokesman says the network is declining comment.
OMI'S “CHEERLEADER'' IS BILLBOARD'S SONG OF THE SUMMER LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Billboard has declared Omi's (OH'mees) “Cheerleader'' the song of the summer. Billboard bases that on cumulative performance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Last week, Spotify declared The Weeknd's “Can't Feel My Face'' as the song of the summer, based on streams on its service in the U.S.
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Upcomming Albums
Hi Tunes Young Thug It is close to impossible to read Young Thug’s mind. Not only his lyrics rarely make much sense, but his current release strategy is the most offbeat scenario we have ever seen. Let us explain. His latest project, Barter 6, originally titled Carter 6, was originally set to serve as Thugga’s debut album. So far, so good. Then the rapper started promoting it as a mixtape, until he dropped it one day in advance via iTunes. Since this was his first “free” project to land on Apple’s store, his fans suggested he reversed his plan and dropped it as a digital LP. Now, the ATLien announced this was not a full-length record at all, yet a priced mixtape, and his debut studio album is due later this year. Young Thug’s first official LP will be titled Hy!£UN35, which stands for HiTunes.According to Hiphopdx.com the album is set to be released September 24th 2015. www.24urban.com
Buffet R. Kelly R. Kelly is prepping a follow up to 2013’s Black Panties, with another title overloaded with sexual undertones, Buffet. It’s been a minute since we heard from Kellz, he did appear on a recent King Los track “Glory to the Lord,” but apart from that music has been slim. It sounds like his album is nearing completion, as he’s announced the release date on Instagram. Buffet’s release date coincides with a show he’s doing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn-- September 25th being the date of the show and the album’s release www.hotnewhiphop.com
Racines
Tiken Jah Fakoly Just one month ahead the release of Tiken Jah Fakoly‘s new album, “Racines”, the artist presents the second collaboration to be featured on the record – “Get Up Stand Up” with Daddy U-Roy. “Racines” witch stands for ‘ Roots”. is scheduled to drop on September 25th, as a conjunction effort with the likes of Sly & Robbie, Mikey Chung and Robbie Lyn and U-Roy, Max Romeo, Ken Boothe and Jah9 on vocals. www.reggaelizeit.com
Start The Movement Yung JR Start The Movement comprises 11 tracks and features acts such as Dre Island, King Jammys, Cali P and Keida. It features the work of producers Adoney Reid (brother) of JR Productions, King Jammys, FlashHit Records and Bassick Records. The album hosts songs such as Raggamuffin, General and No Tomorrow. “The social media buzz on this release has been incredible so far and members of the media have shown great support for the project as well, so we are very optimistic,” Yung JR’s manager, Adoney Reid, said. Yung JR, the son of Junior Reid, scored with Raggamuffin in the summer of 2013 with the song charting on the FiWi Choice Top Ten, CVM’s Street Link and other dancehall charts, locally and internationally. According to Reggaeville.com the album is set to be released September 8th. www.jamaica-star.com
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FOREST WHITAKER SPEAKS ABOUT CHILD SOLDIERS
UNITED NATIONS (AP) _ Forest Whitaker is looking to help kids who are taking part in war -- instead of doing things like being in school. The Oscar-winning actor is urging world lawmakers to speak out to help former child soldiers in various parts of the world like Uganda, South Sudan and Myammar. Whitaker is also asking for help to get young people out of gangs in the U-S and Mexico -and address the plight of orphans in Syria and elsewhere. Whitaker is an envoy for the U-N Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. He says many young people around the world feel no one listens to them -- and believe their only option is to resort to violence and extremism (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
Entertainment BEAR GRYLLS BARACK OBAMA
NEW YORK (AP) _ Bear Grylls has bagged a big one: President Barack Obama. N-B-C and the White House say the president will meet with the survival expert during his visit to Alaska. The network says Grylls will give Obama a crash course in survival techniques -- and the results will be shown on an episode of his show, “Running Wild.'' The show will air later this year. The White House acknowledges the appearance on the show is “an admittedly unorthodox but legitimately interesting way'' for the president to reach out to those who care about conservation.
Sony - Will Smith head trauma film 'Concussion'
NEW YORK _ Sony Pictures is insisting that the Will Smith film “Concussion'' was not “softened'' to placate the NFL. Emails leaked by last year's hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment revealed executives, lawyers and filmmaker Peter Landesman wrestling with whether “Concussion'' would antagonize the NFL, and making changes to the film. After a comprehensive review of those emails, The New York Times on Tuesday reported that Sony blunted parts of the film, in which Smith plays the first scientist to uncover the fatal effects of repeated head trauma suffered by many NFL players.
Sept 10th - Sept 23rd, 2015
Tyler Perry releases tribute video for the late Bobbi Kristina Brown
ATLANTA (AP) - Filmmaker Tyler Perry paid homage to the late Bobbi Kristina Brown through a tribute video that was shown during her private funeral in August. Perry wrote in a Facebook post Friday that the Houston estate asked him to share the 3-minute plus video featuring the 22-yearold daughter of Whitney Houston. Bobbi Kristina died in hospice care July 26 after she was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her suburban Atlanta townhome Jan. 31. Bobbi Kristina was the only child between Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown.
In a statement Wednesday, Sony Pictures called the Times story “misleading'' and insisted: “As will become immediately clear to anyone actually seeing the movie, nothing with regard to this important story has been 'softened' to placate anyone.''
The video shows photos of Bobbi Kristina as a baby, posing alongside her parents and as an adult. As each picture flashes across the screen, her mother's song “You Were Loved'' played.
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The video ended with the words, “Goodbye for now.''
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Usain Bolt ends season, pulls out of Van Report: Criminal doping probe into Asafa Damme with focus already on 2016 Olympics Powell, Sherone Simpson and trainer dropped in Italy
BRUSSELS _ With three more gold medals in the bag and his superiority proven beyond doubt, Usain Bolt declared his season over on Monday. The Jamaican pulled out of Friday's Van Damme Memorial, unwilling to risk any injury problems that might compromise his preparations for next year's Rio de Janeiro Games, where he will seek a third Olympic sprint treble in a row.
by clocking 19.26.
Bolt has the world record of 19.19 seconds, but his best time at the Van Damme only stands at 19.57. In comparison, his teammate Yohan Blake ran the second fastest half lap there
But after two seasons of injuries and a drawn-out recovery, Bolt now knows the preparations for a big event like the Olympics starts a year in advance. The 29-year-old Bolt said in a statement he was “happy to end the season without any injuries and ready to go for 2016.''
UDINE, Italy _ A criminal doping investigation into Jamaican sprinters Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson plus their trainer has reportedly been dropped in Italy.
The ANSA news agency says And Brussels meet organizer Wilfried a preliminary trial judge Meert said in a statement that “Bolt made the decision Wednes“I am already thinking about next felt tired after Beijing and also was day at the request of proseyear and the 2016 Olympic Games in troubled by his left leg, with a pain cutors in Udine. Rio,'' he said in a statement. radiating from his hip.''
After winning three gold medals at the world championships in Beijing, Bolt was supposed to focus on the season's top time in the 200 metres at the Diamond League meet in Brussels. The King Baudouin Stadium has extra wide curves that halflap racers love and Bolt has never profited fully from the track facilities. Friday would have been the ideal opportunity.
Bolt beat Justin Gatlin both in the 100 and 200 metres in Beijing before anchoring Jamaica to gold in the 4x100 relay. With Bolt a no-show, Gatlin will now run both sprints in Brussels. The Associated Press (AP Photo/Bryan R, Smith, File)
Powell, Simpson and Canadian trainer Christopher Xuereb were placed under criminal investigation two years ago. Police confiscated drugs in a hotel raid where the trio was training in the northeastern town of Lignano Sabbiadoro in July, 2013.
Udine police chief Antonio Pisapia told The Associated Press that the only questionable substance found in the drugs was the stimulant oxilofrine, which is banned only during competition. The sprinters tested positive for oxilofrine at the Jamaican championships in 2013 and served brief bans. Calls to the Udine prosecutor's office went unanswered. The Associated Press (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)
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Sept 10th - Sept 23rd, 2015
Fall Movie Preview: Cary Fukunaga, Idris Elba and Netflix head for new worlds with 'Beasts of No Nation' “I want people to see this film,'' he says, adding that he hopes many still see it in theatres. “To do a traditional theatrical release, a platform release, we might get a few thousand people to see this film. Tens of thousands if we were really lucky.'' Fukunaga, 39, has wanted to make a movie about child soldiers for years. His application to film school to New York University included his plans for it, and he travelled to Sierra Leone in 2003. But it was the 2005 debut novel by Uzodinma Iweala, on which the movie is based, that made everything click for the writer-director.
NEW YORK _ Cary Fukunaga's first feature film, “Sin Nombre''_ which translates to “Nameless,'' was a Spanish-language drama about Honduran immigrants. His latest, “Beasts of No Nation,'' is a brutal story about a boy drafted into a West African rebel army.
places.”
“Beasts of No Nation,'' which stars Idris Elba as the militant commandant, is also taking the traditional movie release to a new realm. When it opens in select theatres Oct. 16, it will also debut on Netflix. It's the first in Netflix's coming Don't be fooled by the exotic slate of original narrative films, filmography. Fukunaga grew which include Adam Sandler up in Oakland, California, in comedies, Brad Pitt's Gen. what he calls a traditional mid- Stanley McChrystal satire and dle-class family, first planning a “Crouching Tiger, Hidden to be a professional snowDragon'' sequel. boarder. But Netflix's first step is a “I've never really been drawn savagely serious one in “Beasts to telling stories that are of No Nation,'' a thrillingly immediate reflections of my cinematic but grimly horrific life,'' says Fukunaga, who also portrait of war seen through helmed an acclaimed adapa child's eyes. It's playing on tion of “Jane Eyre.'' ''I've always the fall film festival circuit and looked out: outside of my Netflix will give it an awards culture, outside of my time, season push. even, as places of inspiration. I always used to daydream as That makes “Beasts of No Naa kid about living in different tion'' arguably the most promtime periods and different inent film yet to puncture the
traditional theatrical window. It also marks Fukunaga's first project since directing the whole of season one of HBO's “True Detective,'' which won him an Emmy and widespread recognition for his atmospheric direction and moments of one-take bravado. (The less successful season two, he says, he hasn't even seen: “I'm very much aware of the critiques of the show, but I never even got to see the scripts.'') But the ultra-bleak “True Detective,'' he chuckles, is “far lighter'' than “Beasts of No Nation.'' The film was always going to be a more art-house proposition, so Netflix (which purchased the film for about $12 million) almost surely means a much wider audience. The choice, Fukunaga says, wasn't easy, but the lure of Netflix's 65 million subscribers worldwide won him over.
He filmed “Beasts of No Nation'' in Ghana. His 14-year-old star, Abraham Attah, was a street vendor without prior acting experience. For the intrepid Fukunaga, “Beasts of No Nation'' is about using cinema to connect far-apart worlds. “It's when you start seeing people for people and not just as a news headline, it changes your interest,'' says Fukunaga. “The reason for storytelling is to create empathy, to create connections with people around the fire, with people from far-away places that you wouldn't normally think you have anything in common with and yet you actually, absolutely do.'' By Jake Coyle THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ___ Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP
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Sept 10th - Sept 23rd, 2015
Bond author Anthony Horowitz apologizes for saying Idris Elba 'too street' to play 007
LONDON _ The author of the new James Bond novel apologized on Tuesday after he said that British actor Idris Elba is “too street'' to play 007. In an interview with the Daily Mail newspaper published over the weekend, Anthony Horowitz, the author of the new Bond novel “Trigger Mortis,'' said Elba is “too 'street' for Bond.'' Elba, 42, has been rumoured to be among the actors considered to replace Daniel Craig as the next Bond. He would be the first black actor to play the spy should he be cast. “Idris Elba is a terrific actor,
suave? Yeah.''
but I can think of other black actors who would do it better,'' Horowitz was quoted saying. “It's not a colour issue ... Is it a question of being
Horowitz said Tuesday he was thinking of Elba's gritty detective role in the BBC crime drama “Luther'' during the interview, and did not mean to cause offence. “In the article I expressed the opinion that to my mind Adrian Lester would be a better choice but I'm a writer not a casting director so what do I know?'' he said in a statement that was posted to his Twitter account. The Canadian Press (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)
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Playing History: Slave Trade’ video game altered after social media backlash game as a young slave steward named Putij, who serves on a ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
LOS ANGELES _ An educational video game has been edited following a social media backlash over a scene depicting slaves being packed into a ship. The creators of ``Playing History: Slave Trade'' removed a level Monday which featured black slave characters being dropped into a ship similar to the video game ``Tetris.'' `”Apologies to people who were offended by us using game mechanics to underline the point of how inhumane slavery was,'' read a statement posted on the game's page on Steam, an online store. “The goal was to enlighten and educate people _ not to get sidetracked discussing a small 15-second part of the game.''
The scene was also removed from the official trailer for the title, which was originally released by Copenhagen-based developer Serious Games Interactive in 2013. The game captured attention last week when it went on sale on Steam and was promptly chastised on social media for trivializing slavery with the stacking segment. Serious Games founder Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen took to Twitter to defend “Slave Trade'' against the controversy before deleting his account Tuesday. He could not be immediately reached for comment.
While the “Tetris''-like slave-stacking level has been excised from the game, a talking mouse character who guides players still says at one point: “Slave traders didn't look upon slaves as people but as a product. They therefore stacked the slaves on top of each other to get as many as possible shipped.'' Other titles in the Serious Games' “Playing History'' series include “Playing History: Vikings'' and “Playing History: The Plague.'' By Derrik J. Lang THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ___ Online: http://www.playinghistory.eu ___ Follow AP Entertainment Writer Derrik J. Lang on Twitter at http:// www.twitter.com/derrikjlang
“Slave Trade,'' which is intended to teach children ages 11 to 14 about slavery in the 18th century, casts players for most of the Advertisment
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