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Dr. Dre to receive first Hip-Hop Icon Award from music industry group ASCAP

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:30 GMT

Dr. Dre will need to make room in his trophy case for another prestigious award.The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers said on Tuesday that Dr. Dre will receive the first-ever ASCAP Hip-Hop Icon Award. He’ll be honored at the organization’s Rhythm & Soul Music Awards on Thursday in Los Angeles.“Dr. Dre’s groundbreaking early work laid a foundation for hip-hop as we know it today,” Paul Williams, chairman of the board and president at ASCAP. “As a champion for some of today’s biggest artists and a successful entrepreneur, he changed the culture around hip-hop.” Hip-hop and history: The story behind one of L.A.’s most famous streets The honor Dre is receiving will be presented to ASCAP members whose musical contributions have made an “indelible impact” on the art and culture of hip-hop.DJ Kid Capri and DJ Drama will provide music for Thursday's event, which will celebrate 50 years of hip-hop.Dre, a seven-time Grammy winner from Compton, California, has produce...

Bid for Jay-Z and Beyonce's bidet on eBay

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:30 GMT

If you're looking to "upgrade" your home, you can do so with some appliances formerly used by Beyonce and Jay-Z.Eric of Eric’s Architectural Salvage L.A. told TMZ he's selling items like sconces, exterior lights and a large metal doorframe from a home the power couple rented. Even a bidet is up for grabs with the asking price of $2,400.The couple reportedly rented the Holmbly Hills mansion in 2015. The former owners reportedly sold the place after the "Crazy in Love" singers left. Eric purchased the items in 2017 when the new owners wanted to renovate the home.

Read: Justice Department filings related to Hunter Biden federal charges

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:30 GMT

Hunter Biden will plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors and struck a deal with federal prosecutors to resolve a felony gun charge, the Justice Department said Tuesday in court filings.Read the filings here:Related ArticlesNational Politics | Hunter Biden charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally having a weapon National Politics | Opinion: Democrats, GOP prove they don’t care about what voters want National Politics | Watch: President Biden speaks in Palo Alto National Politics | Biden crisscrosses Silicon Valley as DeSantis slips into town for busy day of fundraising National Politics | President Biden set to announce $600 million in climate projects during a visit to Palo Alto The-CNN-Wire & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

Rivian adopts Tesla’s EV charging standard, joining Ford and GM

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:30 GMT

By Ed Ludlow | BloombergRivian Automotive Inc. will incorporate Tesla Inc.’s electric-vehicle charging ports into future automobiles and gain access to its supercharger network, marking another high-profile adopter of technology that is rapidly becoming the industry standard.The agreement will give Rivian drivers access to more than 12,000 Tesla superchargers across the US and Canada beginning next year, according to a statement Tuesday. Rivian will also incorporate Tesla’s North American Charging Standard port into its existing EV models from 2025 and a future model called R2.Shares of Irvine, California-based Rivian climbed 4.5% at 9:36 a.m. in New York. Tesla shares were up 1.9%.There’s been a domino effect of EV makers and charging infrastructure companies shifting toward Tesla’s technology in North America since Ford Motor Co. struck a deal with Elon Musk’s company last month. That was followed shortly by a similar announcement between General Motors Co. and Tesla, along with m...

Sylvester Stallone says Adele made keeping Rocky statue a deal breaker in buying his California mansion

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:30 GMT

Sylvester Stallone left a piece of himself behind for Adele.In a recently published interview with the Wall Street Journal, Stallone confirmed that the “Hello” singer kept a statue of the actor as Rocky that overlooks the pool when she purchased his Los Angeles mansion.When asked is he had wanted to take the statue of the character with him, Stallone said, “I did.”“But she said ‘That’s a no deal. That’s gonna blow the whole deal,’” he told the publication. “She wanted the statue.”Related ArticlesEntertainment | Temple of Wings: Getty estate fine art auction in Berkeley Hills fetches $22 million Entertainment | Photos: Mariah Carey shot ‘I Don’t’ music video at this California mansion listed at $28.8 million Entertainment | Photos: Palm Springs home built by actress Lindsey Gort, developer husband asks $5.1 million Entertainment | Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s last happy supper at Chateau Miraval detailed in new report...

Cyprus president declares ‘zero tolerance’ policy on evasion of Russia sanctions

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:30 GMT

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus on Tuesday affirmed a “zero tolerance” policy toward any Cypriot citizen or company helping to evade international sanctions imposed on Russia following last year’s invasion of Ukraine.President Nikos Christodoulides underscored his administration’s mission to safeguard Cyprus’ name as a “credible business and financial center” after the U.S. and the U.K. recently included a handful of Cypriot nationals and Cyprus-registered companies on a list of “enablers” helping Russian oligarchs skirt sanctions.Christodoulides told a news conference on his administration’s first 100 days in office that the issue affords Cyprus an opportunity to rebrand itself as a financial node connecting “East and West, the European market with the Middle East, Asia and Africa.”“The credibility of our country abroad is extremely important so that we can attract quality investments that would bring revenue to our country, create new, quality jobs and much mo...

Charitable giving in 2022 drops for only the fourth time in 40 years: Giving USA report

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:30 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Charitable giving in the United States declined in 2022 — only the fourth time in four decades that donations did not increase year over year — according to the Giving USA report released Tuesday.Total giving fell 3.4% in 2022 to $499.3 billion in current dollars, a drop of 10.5% when adjusted for inflation. The decline comes at a time when many nonprofits, especially ones providing services to those in need, report an increase in requests for help.However, Josh Birkholz, chairman of the Giving USA Foundation, which publishes the report and provides data and insights about donation trends, said the results are actually much better than they could have been considering the tough economic climate of late 2022.“I go back and forth on whether it’s encouraging or discouraging,” Birkholz told The Associated Press in an interview. “There was a 20 to 25% decline in the stock market and an 8% inflation rate, but Americans still gave nearly a half trillion dollars....

Tribal activists oppose Nevada mine key to Biden’s clean energy agenda as ‘green colonialism’

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:30 GMT

OROVADA, Nevada (AP) — Just 45 miles (72 kilometers) from the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation where Daranda Hinkey and her family corral horses and cows, a centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s clean energy plan is taking shape: construction of one of the largest lithium mines in the world.As heavy trucks dig up the earth in this remote, windswept region of Nevada to extract the silvery-white metal used in electric-vehicle batteries, the $2.2 billion project is fueling a backlash. “No Lithium. No mine!″ proclaims a large hand-painted sign in Hinkey’s front yard.The Biden administration says the project will help mitigate climate change by speeding the shift away from fossil fuels. But Hinkey and other opponents say it is not worth the costs to the local environment and people. Similar disputes are taking place around the world as governments and companies advancing renewable energy find themselves battling communities opposed to projects that threaten wildlife, groundwater an...

FIFPRO releases report on disparities in Women’s World Cup qualifying

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:30 GMT

The path to the Women’s World Cup has been vastly uneven for the teams headed to Australia and New Zealand next month.A report released Tuesday by FIFPRO, the global players’ union, outlined the disparity in standards and conditions for qualifying for the teams that vied for the 32 spots in the tournament, which starts on July 20.The report said 29% of the players have not been paid for taking part in qualifying tournaments. When players were paid, often it was based on performance in matches. Only 40% of players considered themselves professional athletes.Additionally, 66% of players said they had to take unpaid leave or vacation days to play in qualifying events.Nearly all of the players, 93% of the 362 players surveyed, believed they were not paid enough.“In highlighting these conditions and the status of players across the globe, FIFPRO firmly calls on the industry to take a closer look at the qualification processes in each of the six confederations,” FIFPRO u...

UN official praises Kenya’s refugee integration program, says $200 million pledged, more needed

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:40:30 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Marking World Refugee Day, Kenya’s president met with a top U.N. official on Tuesday to discuss a new plan to integrate refugees into host communities.The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited the east African country and met with President William Ruto to show his appreciation for the country’s planned integration programs allowing refugees to become self-sufficient. Kenya hosts more than 600,000 refugees, hailing from 23 countries, including neighboring Somalia, South Sudan and Ethiopia. The majority live in Dadaab and Kakuma camps, north of the country. The camps are overcrowded and basic services are overstretched.Grandi told the Associated Press the integration program was a more sustainable approach as opposed to the current camp system that heavily relies on aid. He said that $200 million was pledged to the program and more was needed. However, no clear timeline for its kick-off.Grandi added that a model of the integratio...