September 2014

Obama: Ebola crisis ‘spiralling out of control’

September 17, 2014 in International

ATLANTA, United States (AFP) -- President Barack Obama issued a global call to action to fight West Africa's Ebola epidemic yesterday, warning the deadly outbreak was unprecedented and "spiralling out of control", threatening hundreds of thousands of people. Speaking as he unveiled a major new US...

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CBS ends deal with Rihanna

September 17, 2014 in Regional

NEW YORK (AP) – CBS and Rihanna are splitting up after more fallout from the Ray Rice incident. The network said today it was permanently editing a song featuring Rihanna’s voice out of its Thursday night NFL telecasts – after the singer issued a profane tweet...

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Patti LaBelle being sued

September 17, 2014 in International

HOUSTON (AP) – An attorney for an ex-West Point cadet told jurors yesterday that veteran R&B singer Patti LaBelle ordered her bodyguard to beat up the cadet as he waited for a ride home outside a Houston airport terminal, resulting in a brain injury that...

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