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The Caribbean Guyana awaits help from Cuban experts to revive sugar industry
NEWS UN: Fewer hungry people around the world despite wars, poverty; majority reach UN goal
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``The near-achievement of the MDG hunger targets shows us that we can indeed eliminate the scourge of hunger in our lifetime,'' said U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's chief, Jose Graziano da Silva.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana _ Guyana’s prime minister says Cuba has pledged to help revive the South American country’s sluggish sugar industry. Moses Nagamootoo says Cuba will send a group of experts to advise the government on how to rebuild its sugar sector. He made the announcement after meeting Tuesday with Cuba’s vice-president in Guyana. No further details were provided. Guyana is the largest sugar-producing country in the Caribbean Community trade bloc, but it has seen a steady drop in production. The government also says it has run out of money to pay the salaries of workers at the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation. Cuba has struggled to revive its own sugar industry, though output has recovered somewhat since 2010’s 1.1 million tons, the lowest in a century. It once regularly produced 6 million tons. The Associated Press
Young crocodiles born in Sweden to be released in parents’ former swampy home in Cuba
ROME _ The number of hungry people around the world has dropped to 795 million from over a billion a quarter-century ago despite natural disasters, ongoing conflicts and poverty, the three U.N. food agencies said Wednesday. Countries in East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean showed the most progress in reducing hunger, thanks in part to economic growth that didn't exclude the poor, investments in agriculture and political stability, the agencies said in their annual State of Food Insecurity report. The report found that a majority of the countries monitored _ 72 out of 129 _ have met the U.N.'s ambitious Millennium Development Goals to halve undernourishment by 2015.
The agencies said the reduction in hunger and undernourishment came despite natural disasters, political instability and conflict in much of the developing world _ even though the world's population had grown by 1.9 billion people since 1990. The agencies said improved agricultural productivity, especially by family and small-scale farmers, and better social protection measures like food vouchers or school meal programs had had the most impact in reducing hunger. Sub-Saharan Africa still had the highest levels of undernourishment in the world: Almost one in four people there don't get enough food to live an active and healthy life. Some West African countries that did invest in agricultural productivity and infrastructure managed to meet the U.N. hunger targets, the report found. The Associated Press
TDHAKA, Bangladesh _ Bangladesh has banned a radical Islamist group accused of attacking and killing atheist bloggers and writers. The Ministry of Home Affairs said Monday that the Ansarullah Bangla Team was banned in response to a request by police because it has threatened and killed bloggers, writers and other activists. Junior Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said the decision was made under the anti-terrorism law. A police report said the group follows al-Qaida and has been active in Muslim-majority Bangladesh since 2008. Since February, three atheist bloggers who criticized radical Islam have been killed, including an American citizen of Bangladesh origin. The group has recruited students from leading colleges and universities.
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Ex Army general expected to become Guyana’s new president after ruling party defeated
Plane from Venezuela carrying more than a ton of cocaine crashes off Colombia's coast tered Colombia's air space Wednesday and ordered it to descend. After the pilot moved to escape, one of the plane's motors apparently failed and the aircraft crashed off the coast of Puerto Colombia.
HAVANA _ Ten young female crocodiles born in Sweden are to be released in their parents’ former swampy home in Cuba after being returned to the Caribbean island. The Skansen Zoo in Stockholm sent the reptiles to Cuba’s National Zoo in April to help encourage reproduction of the protected species native to the island. Hiram Fernandez, a veterinarian at the Cuban zoo, says the reptiles will be released soon in Zapata Swamp, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) southeast of the capital. Their ranks have been thinned by hunting and diminishing habitat, with few examples of Crocodylus rhombifer still found in Zapata Swamp and Cuba’s Isle of Youth. Fidel Castro in the 1980s gave the crocodiles’ parents, named Castro and Hilly, to Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov, who initially took them to Moscow. The Associated Press
BOGOTA _ A small plane from Venezuela with more than a ton of cocaine on board has crashed into the Caribbean while being pursued by Colombia's air force. Video released by the air force shows how fighter jets intercepted the Hawker 800 aircraft after it en-
Colombia's coast guard says the body of the pilot, whose nationality was unknown, was found among the wreckage along with 1.2 metric tons of cocaine. Venezuela has become a key transit country for narcotics. Much of the cocaine moves north to Central America on a dog-legged path to avoid entering Colombian airspace. The Associated Press
GEORGETOWN, Guyana _ A retired army general is poised to become Guyana’s new president after a multi-ethnic opposition coalition defeated a party that has been in power for nearly 25 years. Preliminary results released Thursday show that 69-year-old David Arthur Granger and his Partnership for National Unity-Alliance for Change Coalition obtained nearly 207,000 votes in Monday’s general elections. The governing People’s Progressive Party obtained nearly 201,500 votes. The coalition is expected to have a three- or four-seat majority in the 65-member Parliament of the South American country. President Donald Ramotar’s party had asked for a partial recount of ballots. It has been in power since 1992 and was seeking a sixth consecutive term. The Associated Press
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Legal battle over Martin Luther King Jr. Bible, Nobel prize headed for court ordered mediation asking a judge to order Bernice to surrender them. Speaking from the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where her father and grandfather preached, Bernice in February 2014 denounced her brothers' intentions, saying the Bible and peace prize medal were among their father's most cherished possessions and shouldn't be sold. ATLANTA _ A legal battle over civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s travelling Bible and 1964 Nobel Peace Prize is headed for court-ordered mediation, and lawyers for both sides said Wednesday they hope for a lasting resolution to issues that have long divided King's heirs. The three surviving King children _ Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King and the Rev. Bernice King _ are the sole shareholders and directors of the Martin Luther King Jr. Estate Inc. In January 2014, Martin and Dexter voted 2-1 against Bernice to sell their father's peace prize medal and travelling Bible to an unnamed private buyer.
The estate's lawyers had cited a 1995 agreement among King's heirs to sign over their rights to many items they inherited from their father to the estate. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. His widow, Coretta Scott King, died in 2006. Yolanda King, the Kings' eldest child, died in 2007. The case was set to go to trial in February, but Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney temporarily halted all action in the case at the parties' request to allow them time to settle. He ordered them to appear before him in late March if they hadn't reached an agreement by then, and he later extended that deadline to Wednesday.
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been involved in “intense settlement discussions'' on issues involving King's legacy, estate and related for-profit and non-profit entities. Barnum said they have made substantial progress and have even exchanged draft settlement agreements. But he asked for court-ordered mediation to get them to a final resolution in this case and also on broader issues. Nicole Jennings Wade, a lawyer for the King estate, said her client does not oppose mediation. McBurney said he plans to issue an order early next week outlining the mediation terms, including who must be present at any talks. He wants the parties to agree on a mediator or to submit names from which he can choose by June 30 and for mediation to be complete by Sept. 30, he said. Legal disputes have divided the slain civil rights icon's children over the last decade. By Kate Brumback THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad _ Former international soccer official Jack Warner on Wednesday denied the latest corruptions allegations against him. Warner, who represented his native Trinidad and Tobago for FIFA and is now a member of Parliament in the twin island nation, denied any wrongdoing, reaffirming previous denials when confronted with allegations of corruption during his tenure as a vice-president of FIFA and president of CONCACAF, the North American regional body of the federation. Warner was one of 14 people indicted in the U.S. on corruption charges stemming from an investigation of CONCACAF. Two of his sons have pleaded guilty to related charges. He said he has not been questioned in the probe.
“I have been afforded no due process and I have not even been questioned in this matter,'' he said in a statement. “I reiterate that I am innocent of any charges. I have walked away from the politics of world football to immerse myself in the improvement of lives in this country where I shall, God willing, die.'' In a brief phone conversation with The Associated Press, Warner declined to comment further and said he did not have enough information about the guilty pleas of his sons to comment. “I can't say anything about what I don't know about.'' Warner represents the constituency of Chaguanas West in Parliament. His term is due to expire when the session ends June 17. He can be extradited to the United States under a bilateral treaty. Later, he told TV6 that U.S. authorities “know where to find me'' and added “I sleep very soundly in the night.''
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Guyana and SUV’s receive a discounted washCheddi Jagan and vacuum service. In keeping with Airport the theme of the week, there will be Caribbean flair to the service. East Bank Demerara
One of Canada’s fastest growing sound systems, Illmatic Sound as well as local community business Reflections Auto Detailing, plays music host to Ajax Caribbean Week on Monday June 9th, 2015 at their headquarters located at 33 Harwood Street in Ajax as a part of the festivals weekly schedule of Caribbean programming. Ajax Caribbean Week, a festival celebrating music, food and the artistic expression of all islands that encompass the Caribbean and officially kicks off on Monday June 8th and runs until June 15th, 2015. Illmatic Sound will be live on location at Reflections Auto Detailing to provide the musical backdrop for patrons as they watch their cars, vans
“It’s good to see the Caribbean repre East Coast sented in Durham Region through this Demerara festival” said Christopher Miller who is Sound Essequibo known as Father Matic in the System fraternity. “This week Coast highlights people from the Caribbean who make Berbice positive contributions to Durham region and Mahaicony via their business or services helps Seawall increase traffic to their location. This is a great boost to our economy!” De Hoop Mahaica, Mahaica Caribbean Creek
In addition to sounds of the coming from Illmatic Sound, DJ Griff will spin some tunes, and artists Sample King and Cyborg will be on hand to perform live. In addition to patrons taking advantage of the wash and vacuum special, representatives from tourist boards, celebrity chefs and media will be on hand. Ajax has an approximate Caribbean population of 44,000 of the 110,000 residents. The June 9th event will be hosted by Ras King Leroy.
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New Bob Marley musical at Center Stage tries to help heal an uneasy Baltimore this spring
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Dolli Difference Releases raunchy Music Video raunchy in the lyrical department it didnt not show the sexy side of her she wanted to show so this week she release a video for "Lingerie".In the some what controversial video she is dressed in several nightwear and even appears to be topless in one scene but thanks to special lens flare effects nothing is shown.
Kwei-Armah played Marley's song “Burnin' and Lootin''' on his way into work on the night of the first curfew. The song's lyrics were prescient: This morning I woke up in a curfew/Oh God, I was a prisoner, too/ Could not recognize the faces standing over me/ They were all dressed in uniforms of brutality.”
NEW YORK _ Most theatre professionals like to say that whatever they're working on is very relevant to what's going on in the real world. That was not possibly more true than in Baltimore this spring. The city's flagship theatre, Center Stage, debuted a musical about reggae icon and civil rights activist Bob Marley during the city's spasm of violence and peaceful protests following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody. Several preview performances for the musical “Marley'' were lost amid protests marching near the theatre and the actors had to rush to finish rehearsals early on several evenings to accommodate a city-wide curfew. There were soldiers, horses and armoured vehicles in the streets and helicopters in the air as the cast and crew tried to finish a work that highlighted the life of a singer who demanded social justice and freedom for black people. A new framing scene was added to the play in which two black men watch footage of the Baltimore protests on a
smartphone, making the connection between the two movements clear. On May 2, the cast went out into the streets to give a free concert, including singing “One Heart'' to try to heal the city. “When real life is happening around you and you're trying to produce art, you have to submit to real life and have faith,'' said Kwame Kwei-Armah, Center Stage's artistic director who also wrote and directed the Marley musical. “I'm not sure in my life that I'll ever feel that connected or ever feel that blessed or ever feel that visceral call that theatre is about the here and now.'' The musical focuses on the years 1975 to 1978, when Marley survived an attempted assassination in Jamaica and went into exile in London. It's the first time a stage musical has used both Marley's songs and his life story. The musical features mid-'70s Marley albums as “Exodus,'' ''Kaya,” and ''Rastaman Vibration,” which include the songs ''Jamming,” ''Three Little Birds” and ''Roots, Rock, Reggae.” Mitchell Brunings portrays the title character.
“Somebody wrote these lyrics 30 years ago, somebody tapped into something 30, 40 years ago and it's more applicable than some of the work I've done throughout all of my life,'' said Kwei-Armah. “It's humbling and beautiful. It validates for me why I'm doing theatre.'' Suzette Newman, an executive producer of “Marley,'' said she is working to get the musical on the road after it ends its run in Baltimore on June 14. ”We absolutely hope that it will travel and go elsewhere. We're in the process of those discussions right now,'' she said. Until then, she and Kwei-Armah watch nightly as the audience goes from punching the air with “Get Up, Stand Up'' to joining the actors onstage in the show's emotional climax with “One Love.'' “The power of Bob hits me afresh nearly every night. Suzette and I are standing at the back, seeing the audience as they respond and run onto the stage to sing with the cast 'One Love' in a city that needs to be one and healed,'' said Kwei-Armah. By Mark Kennedy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ___ Online: http://centerstage.org
When Contacted this is what she had to say Self proclaimed "Gangsta Girl" and recording artist Dolli Difference as been making strides in the Music Industry locally in the Caribbean and places like UK and Africa. She first got recognition for her "Gangsta Girl" single and music video that garnered some good rotation on radio and television . She as performed on some of Jamaica's most prestigous events such as Sting, Spring break, St Mary Mi Come From and Portmore Seafood Fest and was booked for the Yankee All White Boat Cruise in Guyana recently .
Additionally she as released single such as "Self Esteem", "Back Bencha" "Yours", "Lingerie", "Vacuum " and"Gangsta Girl" She as always embraced her Gangster Girl personna but has always felt like she has'nt shown her sexier side to her audience. Earlier this year she set out to do extactly with the released a video for "Vacuum Goodie" which is getting great reception for its raunchy and hardcore lyrics. Although "Vacuum " was
"There is two sides to me the gangster girl side and the sexy girl side and I just wanted to show that sexy side of me for once", you know women like to dress up in their lingerie and look sexy when they entertaining their man and thats what video is all about. Since its release this week my phone as been blowing up for interviews and the feedback as been positive so far. You can watch the video on Youtube and decide for your self or follow @ dollidifference on Instagram Advertisment
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Billboard Artist Sea B Shoots Video For “Walk With You”,
Jamaica Tourist Board to giveaway two free tickets to Jamaica at the 2015 Aarhus Reggae Festival
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Stushie to open up for Queen Ifrica, Gyptian and more on ‘Legends of Reggae 2015 Tour’
Emerging Reggae Tickets for Legartist Stushie has ends of Reggae been added to the 2015 are available Release”, “Walk With his album lineup of one of atwww.ticketline. With You” has “Journey Through the biggest Reggae co.uk Space and Time” made its impact on tours to hit the UK the reggae scene. hitting the online for 2015, ‘LegStushie has been Reviews from fans stores next week, ends of Reggae.’ added as one of state that the billboard reggae the official opening Headliners on the artist Sea B recent- single is “A breath acts on all three tour are Queen ly hit the beaches of fresh air” with Ifrica, Gyptian, shows! She was the song combinof Miami to shoot Ken Boothe, Leroy invited to be a part ing the classic the upcoming vidSibbles and Chaka of the tour after elements of regeo for the album’s Demus and Pliers. the promoter, Diagae while reviving first single “Walk The tour will be mond Link, heard With You”. The vid- the scene with its two tracks she stopping in three eo features model, classic lovers rock did; ‘Stay with Me’ major UK cities, Terry Ann Ramarez sound. Some of the sponnamely; Manches- (Sam Smith’s covand was shot by sors of the event ter (on Friday May, er) and an untitled Florida's renowned As Sea B gears up are: Jamaica Tour29th at Manchestrack which is bafor a video prevideographer, ist Board, MJ Mag- ter Academy, locat- sically a medley of Adrian Allen Steady miere and an alazine, Cocavat, ed on Oxford Rd.), some of Chronixx’s Image Inc bum launch event, Goodness Event popular songs. Birmingham (on “Journey Through and Maria Jackson Saturday, May 30th Persons may listen After its series of Space And Time” is Entertainment. For at the Birmingham both songs via available for pre-orradio premieres more information links below and Tower Ballroom) and mentions in der on I-Tunes disFor its first staging, about the Aarhus and London (on DJs are welcome tributed by Zojak the Jamaica Obthe Aarhus Reggae Reggae Festival to reply for mp3 Sunday the 31st Worldwide. server, several onFestival will feature visit their website download. of May at London line media outlets a stellar line up at www.aarhusreg265x112_BlakeRealEstate_1-4page_ad.pdf Troxy 1 located 2013-05-22 3:20 PM at and HypeTV’s “The of artists, namely; gaefest.com 490 commercial). After meeting with the CEO/owner of Jam Yard, Henzel Clarke, and learning about all that he’s been doing to build brand Jamaica in Denmark, the Jamaica Tourist Board decided to support the first ever two days Reggae Festival in Aarhus by giving away two return tickets to the island. The tickets will be given away as gate prize and to be eligible persons need to purchase tickets for both days of the event; June 19th and 20th.
Natty King, Jah Turban, Empress Omolo, Pops Jabu, Etzia, Alpheus, Lise Ranks, Mwakenya and that is just to name a few. It will run for two days; on June 19th at V58 (Vestergade 58P 8000 Aarhus C) and June 20th at Fonden VoxHall (Vester Allé 15 8000 Aarhus C.).
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DETROIT (AP) -- It's your chance to live like a music legend. The Detroit
B.B. KING IS CELEBRATED
LAS VEGAS (AP) _ B.B. King's last engagement in Las Vegas got him a standing ovation. A memorial for family and friends drew more than 350 people on Saturday. Eight of his children and 10 of his grandchildren gave speeches in his honour. Tony Coleman, King's drummer for 37 years, joked that King fired him five times and hired him six times. Carlos Santana and Richie Sambora also attended. Yesterday, hundreds of music fans turned out in King's hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, as he was celebrated at the B.B. King Homecoming Festival. The festival was scheduled before King's death and he had played it many times. King's coffin will be taken in a procession down Beale Street in Memphis on Wednesday, then he will be buried in Indianola on Saturday.
mansion once owned by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy is for sale. Agent Deborah Smith tells The Associated Press the roughly 10,000-square-foot Italian Renaissance Revival home was listed this week for about 1.3 million dollars. Gordy bought what became known as the “Motown Mansion'' in 1967 and lived there a few years before moving to Los Angeles.
Kanye West joins lineup to perform at MICHAEL JACKSON'S Atlanta's popular Birthday Bash 20 with NEVERLAND IS FOR SALE Ludacris, Wale
ATLANTA _ Kanye West is bringing his talents to Atlanta's most popular hip-hop concert shows. WHTA, known locally as Hot 107.9, announced Wednesday that West will be one of the headliners at Birthday Bash 20 at Philips Arena on June 20. The Grammy-winning rapper will share the stage along with some of hip-hop's top performers, including Ludacris, Wale, Future, B.o.B., Big Boi and Rae Sremmurd.
West, who returns for a third time, performed at Birthday Bash 15 and 10. The show is a part of a three-day weekend that includes two other concerts featuring music acts from Bun B, Soulja Boy and Kevin Gates. Past artists to perform at Birthday Bash have included Jay Z, Drake, Usher, Lil Wayne, T.I., Chris Brown, Rick Ross and Young Jeezy.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Neverland Ranch is for sale. The Wall Street Journal reports Michael Jackson's former home and personal fantasyland is being listed at 100 million dollars. The California property has a train station, six-bedroom house, 50-seat movie theatre and a pair of lakes. It's been in limbo since Jackson's death in 2009. Jackson distanced himself from the ranch after a 2005 verdict that he was innocent on charges he molested children there
DJ Foota Hype took his 'A' game to the Best of the Best concert in Miami and rocked the crowd hard Foota Hype had the huge crowd in attendance of the longest running Caribbean music festival in the US, the annual Best of Best Concert, singing and shouting in unison to what has been arguably, his best ever interactive performance. Obviously keen to what his audience wanted to hear and a veteran at what he does, the se-
lector proved why he is hot, hype and travels weekly. Watch how he rocked the 25,000 strong crowd at the 9th Memorial Day Weekend edition of the annual Best of the Best Concert held at Bayfront Park last Saturday, in downtown Miami in a classic Foota Hype style showcase. By Sophia Mckay
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Album Review
Everything is 4 Jason Derulo
Trigga Reloaded Trey Songz
Jason Derulo has enlisted some firepower to collaborate with on his forthcoming album Everything Is 4, due out June 2. Jennifer Lopez and Meghan Trainor as well as Stevie Wonder and Keith Urban (on the same song!) will all make appearances on the summer release, which has already spawned the single “Want To Want Me.” The single rises 11-10 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, becoming the pop singer’s sixth Hot 100 top 10. Earlier this week, Derulo teased another song from the album, “Cheyenne.”
“Trigga” is the sixth studio album by American recording artist, singer-songwriter Trey Songz. It was released on digital retailers on July 1, 2014 via Atlantic Records.
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It comes preceded by the lead single “Na Na“, and the second promotional single “SmartPhones“. The track “What’s Best for You” was released as a countdown single alongside the pre-order of the album on iTunes on June 3rd. The album was also supported by the singles “Foreign“, “Change Your Mind“, “Touchin, Lovin” featuring Nicki Minaj, along with another promotional single “Ordinary” featuring Jeezy. Songz plans to re-release the album as “Trigga Reloaded” on 23 June 2015 including brand new single “Slow Motion“. Before that, Songz unveiled new EP called “Intermission” including 6 new tracks on 14 April 2015. Trey Songz released the full “Intermission 1 & 2” as an album release on digital retailers on 18 May 2015 (US).
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Sean “Diddy” Combs has changed his stage name back to Puff Daddy, a name he used for many years earlier in his career, according to Radio. The name change coincides with the announcement of his upcoming solo album, MMM, according to the report.
A$SAP Rocky pays tribute to A$AP Yams
Puff Daddy has also released the teaser for an upcoming music video for “Big Homie,” a track set to be released soon. Puff Daddy announced via Instagram (May 12) that his MMM album is scheduled for a June 29 release.
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his sophomore album At.Long.Last. A$AP. Rocky unveiled the cover through Instagram, picturing himself with a birthmark under his right eye and a cross under his left eye, a homage to album was executive produced by A$AP Yams, who tragically passed away this past January. The new album A.L.L.A. will release on June 2, featuring “M’s” and the new single “Everyday” featuring Miguel, Mark Ronson, and Rod Stewart.
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TRACY MORGAN SETTLES WITH WAL-MART OVER HIGHWAY WRECK
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Tracy Morgan has settled his lawsuit against Wal-Mart. He sued the discount retail chain over a highway crash that killed his friend -- and left him and two friends badly injured. Word of the settlement comes in a filing in federal court in Newark, New Jersey. Wal-Mart calls it an “amicable'' resolution. Back in January, Wal-Mart settled with the family of comedian James McNair, who died in the wreck almost a year ago. Meanwhile, the truck driver faces several criminal charges in New Jersey. He has pleaded not guilty. The driver wasn't a party to Morgan's federal lawsuit.
entertainment SNOOP DOGG: PLAYING THE “GAME''
LONDON (AP) -- Snoop Dogg is looking to get into the game -- “Game of Thrones,'' that is. The rapper is a big fan of the wildly popular H-B-O show. So big, he says he wants to go from watching it to being in it. Snoop says he doesn't know what role he'd like to play -- but hopes producers will come up with a part that would fit his personality. He has helped the show behind the scenes, doing some music on a mixtape to promote the new season.
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The Rock faces off against the Big One in ‘San Andreas’
David Oyelowo creates a tortured soul in HBO's 'Nightingale'
LOS ANGELES _ Dwayne Johnson has played his share of outsized heroes over the years. His characters have taken down crazed criminals and evil empires. He’s crushed an army of fire ants with his chin. He’s even flexed his way out of a plaster cast. But not even “The Rock’’ can beat an earthquake
LOS ANGELES _ HBO's “Nightingale'' is a small film with an indelibly big performance by David Oyelowo, who plays an emotionally damaged man losing himself further after a spasm of off-camera violence. The demands of the one-character drama gave him pause, the British actor said. But he doesn't shy away from a challenge, as he proved by his performance as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma,'' a widely acclaimed turn despite being overlooked by the Academy Awards this year.
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Usain Bolt getting back into shape ahead of worlds in Beijing, runs 200 at the Golden Spike
Usain Bolt wins 200 in 20.13 in cold at the Golden Spike in 1st race in Europe ahead of worlds
Ex FIFA vice president Warner arrested in Trinidad, freed on $2.5M bail in US corruption case
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic _ Usain Bolt says he is not worried by Justin Gatlin's fast times and is using this season to get into shape ahead of the world championship in Beijing after his injuries last season.
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic _ Usain Bolt won the 200 metres race at the Golden Spike meet on Tuesday, as the Jamaican star prepares for the world championships after a season marred by injuries.
The Jamaican great was talking on Sunday in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava two days before he runs the 200 metres at the Golden Spike meet there.
Facing rain and cold at the IAAF World Challenge event, Bolt came out of the bend slightly ahead and breezed unchallenged to victory, crossing the finish line in 20.13.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad _ Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner turned himself in to Trinidad police shortly after they issued an arrest warrant at the request of U.S. authorities. He has been released on $2.5 million bail.
The six-time Olympic champion says his focus this season is “on trying to get back into shape, get a lot of races on my belt before the world championship.''
The six-time Olympic champion improved on his previous season's best of 20.20, clocked in April in Jamaica.
Tuesday's event will be his second 200 after clocking 20.20 in Jamaica in April.
It was his first race in Europe this season as he gets into shape for the worlds in August in Beijing.
Bolt say he is feeling better than a month ago and his coach expects an unspecified fast time in Ostrava.
Isiah Young of the United States finished second in 20.35 and Lykourgos Stefanos Tsakonas of Greece was third in 20.62.
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Bailey wants Pan Am sprinters to feed off home support
Warner was forced out of FIFA in 2011 over a bribery scandal.
TORONTO - Former Olympic 100-metre champion Donovan Bailey knows just how important the support of the home crowd can be at a big event. He used it to his advantage in one of the more infamous races in sprinting history. Bailey, on hand Thursday for a Pan Am Games podium unveiling at Nathan Phillips Square, recalled his 1997 showdown with American Michael Johnson in a rare 150-metre race just down the road at the then-SkyDome.
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Warner arrived at a police station in the capital of Port-of-Spain with at least one lawyer Wednesday. He did not enter a plea and is scheduled to appear in court again July 12. He is one of 14 people indicted in the U.S. on corruption charges involving international soccer's governing body FIFA.
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Tracee Ellis Ross on the TV show 'black ish,' 'Diddy,' her famous mom and her natural hair ranting and raving about how long everything was taking. Ross: And did you hear what I said? Oh my god! (Laughs.) Everybody stopped. Because it was sort of like, 'Is he serious? Is he not serious? I'm not really sure.' And everybody stopped and he was like, 'I'm just sick of this. I'm the guest star! Did she know I was waiting?' And I busted through the door and I said, 'Well, they told me you were waiting, (so) I took longer.' AP: And what about Mary J.? LOS ANGELES _ On an unusually sweltering late-winter afternoon in a historic downtown nightclub, actress Tracee Ellis Ross and the cast of her sitcom “blackish'' have done some time travelling. For the series' season-one finale, airing Wednesday on ABC, the show's Johnson family has been transported from today's suburbs to late-1920s Harlem to tell the story of how Pops' ( Laurence Fishburne) greatgreat grandfather (portrayed by the modern-day dad Anthony Anderson) bet the family's future against a ruthless gangster (guest star Sean “Diddy'' Combs).
The entire “black-ish'' cast and crew were under incredible pressure, shooting at breakneck pace at a site out of the comfort zone of the “black-ish'' sets on the Disney lot in Burbank. To make things even harder, this was a lavish period piece featuring two busy guest actors with extremely limited time (Mary J. Blige also appears). The Associated Press caught up with Ross to ask about dancing while Blige sang, her famous mom and her awesome hair. AP: During one of the breaks in filming, Sean started to joke around, spoofing his own diva persona by
Ross: The highlight for me was dancing on the moon behind Mary J. Blige. She was lip-syncing, obviously, because she was singing to track, because that's what one has to do. But she was singing, as well. And not everyone got to hear her, but I did, from a very close proximity, sitting on the moon behind her, doing my weird arm dancing. AP: The show 'blackish' is the first major broadcast-network sitcom to focus solely on a black family in recent memory. And while your show is attracting a diverse audience, you have said the characters' skin colour is significant.
Ross: What I firmly believe is that this is not a story about a family that happens to be black. This is a story about a family that is black dealing with life. It's not about them being black, but they are black. And it's actually one of the things that I love about the show, because ... it's not about letting go of who you are, but, instead, owning your truth unapologetically. AP: It has introduced you to millions of viewers, though you are no newcomer, having done a ton of things, including eight seasons of the sitcom 'Girlfriends.' And yet, when we Google you, the first search results are pages and pages of articles about your natural hair. Ross: I think the reason is that it is about bigger issues. It's about expanding this idea in our culture where we get to be all unapologetically ourselves. And in the world of television and in the world of images and in the world of entertainment, there have been limited stories that get to be told. ... So, although it is just a hair conversation, underneath it, in essence, is me saying, 'This is who I am.' By the way, underneath the hundreds (of
Google-search pages) about my hair, are hundreds about my mom. (Laughs.) AP: After all these years, “black-ish'' does seem to be the project that pulls you out of the shadow of your famous mom. (Her mother is Motown legend Diana Ross and her father is music-business manager Robert Ellis Silberstein.) Ross: I don't know how aware of it I am. ... I think that because of who my mom is as a person and as a mom, I've never consciously been trying to get out of my mom's shadow. I've been consciously trying to discover who I am and make a mark on the world, so that I feel like my life is worth something. ___ Online: http://abc.go.com/ shows/blackish ___ Follow AP Entertainment Writer Mike Cidoni Lennox at www. twitter.com/CidoniLennox By Mike Cidoni Lennox THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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