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Rep. Jamaal Bowman: Time to "rise up"

“It could get way, way worse”: Progressive New York congressman urges media and voters to “get in the game”

Salon · May 23, 2023

We asked Peso Pluma about his first hit. Then he hung up on us

LOS ANGELES — The hottest new star in music just hung up on me.

Los Angeles Times · May 23, 2023

Nigeria opens Africa's biggest oil refinery in drive to self-sufficiency

Nigeria has opened an oil plant billed as Africa's largest refinery. Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the new facility in Lagos, calling it a "game-changer". With a capacity of 650,000 barrels a day, the $19 billion plant built by Aliko Dangote – Africa's wealthiest man – could help Nigeria's drive…

France 24 · May 23, 2023

Helen Flanagan reveals she and Scott Sinclair have reached co-parenting 'compromise' with eldest daughter

The Corrie star split from her partner of 13 years Scott Sinclair last year, and is now trying to navigate the world of co-parenting with her ex

Bristol Post · May 23, 2023

Man, 18, arrested by police after reports of TikTok ‘prankster’

An 18-year-old man has been arrested by police after reportedly filming himself bursting into London homes for TikTok videos.

Evening Standard · May 23, 2023

Afternoon Update: Government grilled over Kathryn Campbell’s $900k job; Victoria to end native timber logging; and Qantas’s record profit

Native forests one of the winners from a tough Victorian state budget

The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2023

Teen arrested over TikTok ‘prank’ video showing man walking into strangers’ home

‘I do not underestimate the widespread upset, distress and concern that these videos caused’

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

‘I saw the opportunity’: Woman defends picking up ‘$8k’ sofa from New York street

TikTok video went viral after viewers were concerned the sofa contained bedbugs

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Couple with 37-year age gap who met when he was 15 have hopes dashed

Quran McCain, 25, is younger than one of 62-year-old Cheryl McGregor’s children

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

TikTok sues Montana to block first statewide ban of app

TikTok Inc. sued Montana over the first statewide ban of the popular app, saying the state has trampled free-speech rights based on a misguided view that Chinese ownership of the platform poses a national security threat to the United States.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023