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BRIT Awards 2018: Dua Lipa, Stormzy take top honours
He then became overwhelmed as he was announced as the victor of the most coveted prize of the night, the British album award, beating favourite Ed Sheeran to the accolade. His album Divide has sold more than 12 million copies around the world. He was given his trophy by Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, who called Sheeran "a lovely young guy". [Full Article...]
DC Area Students Skip School to Push Gun Legislation
Inspired by the vocal protests of students in South Florida whose high school was the scene of a deadly mass shooting last week, local students are organizing their own demonstrations to call for an end to gun violence. "I had said protesting that you never know it's going to be you until it happens". Their determination to see real change in gun control regulation is inspiring, and proof that... [Full Article...]
Denies 'Scripted Question,' Invites Pro-Gun Student to Appear — CNN Scrambles
CNN asked a survivor of the 14 February 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida to deliver scripted remarks during a televised town hall. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Bill Nelsen (D-Fla.), and Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel. WPLG-TV reported that Haab "wrote questions about school safety and suggested using veterans as security guards, but he claims CNN wanted him to ask scripted questions ... [Full Article...]
Ads in BC papers actually target Alberta voters: marketing expert
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced the ban on B.C. wine earlier this month, escalating a dispute with B.C. over plans for expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. The division among Trudeau's own voters suggests that the prime minister's backing of the pipeline might have a political cost. Shannon Phillips usually goes to the Shuswap Lake area every summer with her family, but with the ong... [Full Article...]
South Korea speeds to gold in women's 3000 short track
Italy's Sofia Goggia took the gold , with Norway's Ragnhild Mowinckel taking the silver . Vonn said she doesn't think her surgically repaired right knee will hold up until the 2022 Games in Beijing, but Kildow cited Roger Federer, 36, when asked about Vonn's future. [Full Article...]
Internet hoax claims Florida shooting survivors are 'crisis actors'
Hogg received so much attention from the very popular and powerful platform - YouTube . Conspiracy theories surrounding the tragedy have surfaced in the week since, including unfounded claims that Stoneman Douglas students who survived the shooting are " crisis actors ", or being coached by the mainstream media to use the massacre to lobby for gun control. [Full Article...]
Probing abuse claims, Vatican envoy undergoes emergency surgery in Chile
Archbishop Scicluna is in Chile to look into allegations against a bishop accused of covering up crimes against minors. The Maltese bishop began meeting victims and others opposed to the appointment of a bishop accused of covering up for the country's most notorious paedophile priest. [Full Article...]
Trump meets Florida survivors, suggests arming teachers
President Donald Trump holds his notes while hosting a listening session with students survivors of mass shootings, their parents and teachers in the State Dining Room at the White House on February 21, 2018 in Washington , DC. Trump asked his guests to suggest solutions and solicited feedback. Trump listened while survivors spoke during the event, but he later used the school shooting in... [Full Article...]