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Angie Stone, a hip-hop pioneer in the late 1970s with the Sequence, one of the first all-female rap groups, who later switched gears as a solo R&B star with hits like “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” and “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” died on Saturday in Montgomery, Ala. She was 63.Her agent, Deborah Champagne, said she died in a hospital after being involved in a car crash following a performance.Alongside musicians like Erykah Badu, Macy Gray and Lauryn Hill, Ms. Stone was part of the neo-soul movement of the late 1990s and 2000s, which blended traditional soul with contemporary…

Fans at WWE Elimination Chamber in Toronto booed “The Star-Spangled Banner” ahead of the event Saturday night. American singer Elizabeth Irving performed the U.S. national anthem as a chorus of boos rained down. Irving also sings the national anthem ahead of Vancouver Canucks and Vancouver Whitecaps games. Star sports commentator Pat McAfee loudly lambasted the Canadian fans for booing, and the country as a whole, in response during the Peacock broadcast. “It kind of sucks that it’s in the terrible country of Canada that booed our national anthem to start this entire thing,” McAfee shouted at the broadcast table. Toronto’s booing of the anthem…

A Microsoft store in New York, US, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.  Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMicrosoft said Saturday evening that service was restored following an outage that left tens of thousands of users unable to access their Outlook email accounts and other programs. “We’re investigating an issue in which users may be unable to access Outlook features and services,” Microsoft 365 Status, the official Microsoft account for 365 service incidents, said in a post on X.Services such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure were reported down as of about 3:30 p.m.…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 37-year-old man died in police custody after police responded to a service call in Bedford, N.S., where authorities say he was experiencing a mental health episode. Halifax Regional Police say they responded to the 70 block of Farringdon Way at about 10:20 p.m. on Friday.Police said the man became aggressive, prompting officers to use a Taser.  The struggle continued, but authorities were able to gain control of the man, handcuff him and call Emergency Health Services (EHS). Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up…

The main cabin of a American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER jet. Mary Altaffer | APAmerican Airlines is planning to test complimentary inflight Wi-Fi starting next week as pressure mounts on carriers to offer the service free of charge.The tests will be available on three flights: Between hub Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina and Raleigh-Durham International Airport; Charlotte and Jacksonville International Airport in Florida; and between Miami International Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport.More and more carriers have either launched or are preparing to offer free inflight Wi-Fi, making it harder for competitors to charge for connectivity. American’s prices vary and are some…

A shocking number of Australian children are being targeted by strangers in the online world, with some 40 per cent of kids aged between eight and 15 regularly contacted by someone they didn’t know.More than that, 21 per cent of kids report strangers have tried to move them onto an encrypted chat platform and 49 per cent report seeing something on social media or messaging apps that they wish they hadn’t.Those are some of the disturbing findings from a global survey from Finnish phone manufacturer HMD, which surveyed 12,394 parents and children from the UK, the US, Australia, India and…

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police were searching for their chief on Sunday (Mar 2) after a court order for his arrest was issued over the killing of an officer during a botched raid, an official said. Inspector-General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon has been missing since a magistrate in the island’s south ordered his arrest on Friday, following allegations that he had ordered the raid on Dec 31, 2023. “We went to his home to carry out the arrest warrant but he had gone into hiding, leaving behind his bodyguards,” a senior officer told AFP. He said the court had also imposed a…

Football betting isn’t just about luck. If it were, bookies wouldn’t be in business, and we’d all be millionaires. In reality, making smarter bets requires strategy, discipline, and an understanding of the game that goes beyond who’s top of the league.With 2025 shaping up to be a dynamic year for football, strategies that worked in the past might not cut it anymore. The landscape is shifting – advanced stats and evolving betting markets are changing how people approach the game. If you’re looking to bet smarter, not harder, stick around. This guide’s got you covered.Oh, and if you enjoy a…

Japan’s largest wildfire in more than three decades was burning through a forested area of a small coastal city on Sunday after killing at least one person, damaging dozens of homes and prompting evacuation orders for thousands of residents, fire officials said.The roughly 1,800-hectare (4,500-acre) fire has been burning for days in Ofunato, a city on the east coast of Japan’s main island that is about 300 miles northeast of Tokyo. It had grown by 400 hectares since Saturday.Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency said it had learned of the fire on Wednesday afternoon, and that at least 84 homes…

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order making English the official language of the U.S.The order revokes an executive order issued by former President Bill Clinton in 2000, “Improving Access Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency,” that required federal agencies and recipients of federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers.However, Trump’s order notes it does not “require or direct” any change in services provided by any agency.It will be up to agency heads to decide if any changes should be made. President Donald Trump waves as he departs in his motorcade from the Trump International…